Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-28 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF arrested five people during three separate counterterrorism operations in the West Bank throughout Tuesday and Wednesday, the military announced Thursday morning.
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[2026-05-28 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-28 16:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The metal is down nearly 20 per cent from its all-time high in January as investors focus on the Federal Reserve’s plans to combat inflation
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[2026-05-28 16:23 UTC+10:00] [gold] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The metal is down nearly 20 per cent from its all-time high in January as investors focus on the Federal Reserve’s plans to combat inflation
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[2026-05-28 16:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: According to regional authorities, the victims included two children aged 11 and 12, while several adults were taken to hospital. Emergency services said the attack sparked a major blaze that spread across 1,800 square metres, affecting commercial buildings in a busy part of the city. Firefighters and rescue teams were deployed as thick black smoke rose above the area.
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[2026-05-28 16:14 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-28 15:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese defense contractor IHI has begun receiving imagery from its observation satellites. (Photo by Kotaro Igarashi)
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[2026-05-28 15:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Vice-President of the European Commission, Kaja Kallas, warned on Thursday that the war on Iran will not benefit any country.
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[2026-05-28 15:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Tehran9:19 a.m. May 28
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[2026-05-28 15:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Tehran10:58 a.m. May 28
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[2026-05-28 15:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Oil prices have jumped after the US carried out new attacks on Iran, targeting a military site in Bandar Abbas, a strategic port city.
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[2026-05-28 15:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-05-28 15:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back will attend the 23rd Asia Security Summit in Singapore from Friday to Sunday, and hold talks with defense chiefs from several countries, the Defense Ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-05-28 15:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: LONDON — European stocks are expected to open in negative territory on Thursday as investors assess the prospects of a peace deal to end the Iran war.
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[2026-05-28 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Taylor Swift performs at the Paris Le Defense Arena during her Eras Tour concert in Paris, May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly, File)
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[2026-05-28 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In today's episode of Trending Middle East, Kuwait said its air defences responded to missile and drone attacks on Thursday morning. It came after US forces carried out new strikes on Iranian drones.
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[2026-05-28 14:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-05-28 14:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan's car exports to the Middle East account for 13% of its total overseas shipments of the vehicles by value. (Photo by Toshiaki Sasatsu)
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[2026-05-28 14:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan's car exports to the Middle East account for 13% of its total overseas shipments of the vehicles by value. (Photo by Toshiaki Sasatsu)
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[2026-05-28 14:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: For 66 years Valerie Smith kept a bomb in her garden and invited her neighbours to play with it.
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[2026-05-28 14:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIJING — China's military said on Wednesday it drove away a Dutch navy vessel it accused of "illegally intruding" into the area around the Paracel Islands in the contested South China Sea.
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[2026-05-28 14:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: NC AI said Thursday it had been selected as the final contractor for a government-led defense R&D project ordered by South Korea's Agency for Defense Development in a consortium with Hyundai Rotem.
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[2026-05-28 14:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it targeted a US airbase in the region on Thursday in response to new strikes, marking the second armed clash between the rivals this week.
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[2026-05-28 14:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it targeted a US airbase in the region on Thursday in response to new strikes, marking the second armed clash between the rivals this week.
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[2026-05-28 14:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-28 14:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump stands with other World leaders before a Board of Peace meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace, Feb. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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[2026-05-28 13:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US military has carried out new strikes against an Iranian drones that it said posed a threat to American forces and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-28 13:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump threatened to “blow up” Oman if it agreed to work with Iran to impose a fee for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz as part of a settlement to end the war on Tehran.
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[2026-05-28 13:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Japanese Emperor Naruhito, right, escorts Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., left, during a welcome ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)
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[2026-05-28 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Jose Maria A. Concepcion III, president and CEO of RFM Corp., tells Nikkei Asia that he doesn't expect the Iran war to severely disrupt his Philippine food and beverage company. (Photo by Tsubasa Suruga)
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[2026-05-28 13:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said they targeted a US air base at 4.50am local time (1.50am GMT) in response to Washington's attack near Bandar Abbas airport, the Tasnim news agency reported.
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[2026-05-28 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Kuwait's air defenses were activated Thursday in response to "hostile missile and drone threats," according to a post from its armed forces on X. The post did not say where the attacks were from, but added any sounds of explosions heard were the result of air-defense systems intercepting the attacks.
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[2026-05-28 13:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A person stands in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei index, seen through the glass wall of an office building in Tokyo, May 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
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[2026-05-28 13:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This is a locator map for the Gulf Cooperation Council member states: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo)
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[2026-05-28 13:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Several areas in southern Lebanon, including Tyre and Sidon, have been hit by Israeli attacks.
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[2026-05-28 13:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Australia could host American nuclear weapons at some point, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu has warned. Washington is also eyeing Japan and South Korea as deployment options, he told a Russia-ASEAN meeting on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-28 13:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Australia could host American nuclear weapons at some point, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu has warned. Washington is also eyeing Japan and South Korea as deployment options, he told a Russia-ASEAN meeting on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-28 13:03 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US forces down attack drones in Bandar Abbas amid further military activity around the strait of Hormuz, with Iranian forces reportedly firing at four ships in the waterway
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[2026-05-28 13:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The story of Alex Miller has many similarly tragic antecedents over the last two and a half years that Israel has been at war.
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[2026-05-28 12:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Australian government is suing US manufacturing giant 3M for AU$2bn in damages (US$1.4bn; £1.1bn) over its alleged use of toxic "forever chemicals" in firefighting foam that contaminated dozens of defence bases across the country.
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[2026-05-28 12:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The official Kuwait News Agency is reporting that air defences are currently responding to missile attacks and hostile drones.
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[2026-05-28 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Israel’s offensive aimed at weakening the group complicates US-Iran peace efforts, analysts say
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[2026-05-28 12:45 UTC+10:00] [Joseph Aoun] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Israel’s offensive aimed at weakening the group complicates US-Iran peace efforts, analysts say
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[2026-05-28 12:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks were trading more than 1 percent lower late Thursday morning as foreign investors unloaded local shares following a recent tech-led rally and news that the United States launched new strikes against Iran.
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[2026-05-28 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by John Gallo,
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[2026-05-28 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-05-28 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Get news alerts fromYou can manage notifications at any time by clicking the notifications icon.SubscribeMaybe later
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[2026-05-28 12:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with details of Ahn's planned bilateral meetings in paras 5-10; ADDS byline) By Kim Seung-yeon
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[2026-05-28 12:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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[2026-05-28 12:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — US forces carried out new defensive strikes on Iran on Wednesday after President Donald Trump asserted that Iran is “negotiating on fumes” and insisted that November’s midterm elections in the United States won’t make him rush into a deal to end the nearly three-month-old conflict.
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