Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-28 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).
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[2026-05-28 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In a statement posted on Telegram, the Israeli military said it is carrying out strikes against Hezbollah command centres in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre.
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[2026-05-28 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Security Intelligence
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[2026-05-28 01:45 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.
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[2026-05-28 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Heavy use of key US weapons systems during the war on Iran is raising concerns about whether American forces would have enough firepower in a future conflict with China.
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[2026-05-28 01:38 UTC+10:00] [Batteries] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Ukraine is pleading for the U.S.'s help to defend against escalating Russian ballistic missile attacks, which killed several people and injured more than 90 over the weekend.
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[2026-05-28 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Bat Melech, which operates shelters for religious and ultra-Orthodox women fleeing domestic violence, reported Wednesday a rise in calls to its hotline during periods of war, warning that security emergencies are increasingly being felt inside Israeli homes.
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[2026-05-28 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel Hofsheet has demanded that the IDF overhaul its criminal prosecution policy for draft evaders, arguing in a letter warning of a possible High Court petition that the army treats soldiers and reservists who fail to report for service more harshly than those who never enlist at all.
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[2026-05-28 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Ali Bagheri Kani, deputy secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said that “the conditions and procedures for passing through the Strait of Hormuz will be completely different from the conditions before the conflict over Iran began,” in comments carried by Iran’s Mehr news agency on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-28 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Air strikes hit an area near southern Lebanon’s Tyre city following Israel’s forced displacement order issued earlier on Wednesday, according to reports from AFP and Lebanese media.
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[2026-05-28 01:07 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
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[2026-05-28 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, left, and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. meet May 28 in Japan. (Source photos by Ken Suzuki, Ken Kobayashi)
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[2026-05-28 00:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: “Civilians do not appear to have posed any risk to the life of the Israeli military, including some cases in which they appear to have been shot while carrying out daily activities or having approached or crossed Israel’s so-called yellow line,” said Ajith Sunghay, head of the UN human rights office in the occupied Palestinian territory, describing the pattern as alarming.
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[2026-05-28 00:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-28 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An aerial view of a mass grave where are buried those who were killed by the sarin struck during a 2013 chemical weapons attack that was blamed on then President Bashar Assad’s forces, in Zamalka neighbourhood, on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, file)
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[2026-05-28 00:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Despite a slight slowdown in economic growth this year due to the war in Iran, Africa's economic outlook remains strong, the African Development Bank said in its annual report released on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-28 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military has reported the impacts of “several explosive drones” in Israel's northern region, following the activation of sirens in the area.
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[2026-05-28 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Beirut, Lebanon – The Israeli military ordered the forced displacement of the population of Lebanon’s southern city of Nabatieh on Tuesday, amid an escalation of its campaign – ostensibly against Hezbollah targets – in Lebanon.
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[2026-05-28 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The university’s new chip design software is compatible with Huawei’s LogicFolding architecture introduced on Monday
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[2026-05-28 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Washington] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The university’s new chip design software is compatible with Huawei’s LogicFolding architecture introduced on Monday
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[2026-05-27 23:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Revolutionary Guards navy reported on Wednesday that a total of 23 ships have crossed the Strait of Hormuz with its permission in the last 24 hours, according to Iranian media.
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[2026-05-27 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Resident doctors in England are to stage a fresh round of strikes in June.
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[2026-05-27 23:41 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
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[2026-05-27 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military has issued a further warning to residents in Lebanon’s city of Tyre and surrounding neighbourhoods to evacuate their homes ahead of new strikes.
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[2026-05-27 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on defense hearing on the budget request for the Department of Defense, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-05-27 23:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In a statement delivered on Wednesday, Hamas officially confirmed the death of Mohammad Odeh, the head of Hamas's armed wing in Gaza, after being targeted by an Israeli attack.
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[2026-05-27 23:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Russia launched a $400 million attack on Ukraine over two days that has drawn renewed scrutiny, not only for its cost and scale, but also for the first technical failure in Moscow’s latest missile system.
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[2026-05-27 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: As families went out shopping to prepare for the festival of Eid al-Adha in the streets of Gaza City on Tuesday night, they were met with Israeli bombs.
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[2026-05-27 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Several Hezbollah drones exploded in northern Israel on Wednesday afternoon, the IDF announced.
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[2026-05-27 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An Iranian anti-ship missile was likely involved in an attack on a cargo ship operated by local shipper HMM in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month, South Korea's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-27 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: After years of waiting, the US delivered to Israel the first of at least six, and possibly eight, KC-46 midair refueling aircraft for future potential attacks on Iran and other distant targets, the IDF said on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-27 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A female submariner has alleged she was raped by a colleague three years ago while they were serving at the Faslane Naval base on the Clyde.
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[2026-05-27 23:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte takes oath during a senate inquiry on the so-called war on drugs during his administration at the Philippine Senate, on Oct. 28, 2024, in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
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[2026-05-27 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The World Health Organization chief has warned that the conflict raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was dramatically complicating efforts to rein in an Ebola outbreak.
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[2026-05-27 22:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon’s National News Agency has reported a new wave of Israeli attacks and forced displacement orders targeting areas in southern and eastern Lebanon.
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[2026-05-27 22:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Rescue operations are continuing near Tyre, where authorities and local residents are still searching for survivors and assessing the scale of destruction caused by the strikes. Footage from the scene shows emergency crews digging through the rubble of destroyed buildings in southern Lebanon as residents inspect the damage, search for missing relatives and try to recover belongings from the debris.
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[2026-05-27 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has declined to condemn Russia over its warning about upcoming strikes on military-linked sites in Kiev in retaliation for Ukraine’s deadly attack on a school dormitory in Starobelsk.
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[2026-05-27 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has declined to condemn Russia over its warning about upcoming strikes on military-linked sites in Kiev in retaliation for Ukraine’s deadly attack on a college dormitory.
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[2026-05-27 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Supply constraints sparked by the Iran war will drive household energy costs in the U.K. to their highest level in two years over the summer, the country's energy regulator said on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-27 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. crude oil prices fell about 6% Wednesday on a report Iran would restore traffic through the Strait of Hormuz as part of a framework deal with the U.S.
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[2026-05-27 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: As Palestinians in Gaza celebrated Eid al-Adha, Israel continued to launch strikes on the besieged enclave, with authorities saying ceasefire violations have topped 3,000.
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[2026-05-27 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: "The army stole our sheep and killed my son," said Ali Kaabneh, standing at the spot where his 16-year-old son Yousef was shot in the village of Jiljilya, north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, as settlers and Israeli soldiers raided the area last Wednesday.
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[2026-05-27 22:28 UTC+10:00] [Germany] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Daniela Klette sentenced to 13 years for crimes committed during three decades of hiding in plain sight
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[2026-05-27 22:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: As Palestinians in Gaza celebrated Eid al-Adha, Israel continued to launch strikes on the besieged enclave, with authorities saying ceasefire violations have topped 3,000.
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[2026-05-27 22:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: More than 200 members of Israel’s defense-tech community met on Tuesday for an urgent closed-door session to discuss how to accelerate deployment of solutions addressing the use of fiber optic and first person view (FPV) drones to attack IDF forces in southern Lebanon and northern Israel.
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[2026-05-27 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military has said that it carried out strikes on more than 150 "Hezbollah sites" over the past 24 hours.
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[2026-05-27 21:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A former member of the German militant group Red Army Faction (RAF) has been jailed for 13 years for carrying out a string of armed robberies between 1999 and 2016.
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[2026-05-27 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: "The army stole our sheep and killed my son," said Ali Kaabneh, standing at the spot where his 16-year-old son Yousef was shot in the village of Jiljilya, north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, as settlers and Israeli soldiers raided the area last Wednesday.
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[2026-05-27 21:24 UTC+10:00] [Lebanon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Residents live in fear of nightly raids and daytime bombings from the Israeli military occupying their land
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[2026-05-27 21:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday that “the main battleground today is the economic war” in the ongoing conflict with the US and Israel.
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