[2026-05-25 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israel’s far-right ministers call for strikes on Beirut

Snippet: Two of Israel’s far-right ministers on Monday called for a major escalation of the war in Lebanon, with one openly advocating attacks on Beirut in response to Hezbollah drone strikes.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israels-far-right-ministers-call-strikes-beirut

[2026-05-25 21:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanity

Snippet: VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV called Monday for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit, issuing a sweeping manifesto on safeguarding humankind as the technology impacts everything from work to war.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10755557

[2026-05-25 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Is there a hidden bargain behind China’s silence on Iran? - opinion

Snippet: At first glance, the strategic rivalry between the United States and China appears nearly absolute. The two superpowers compete over trade, artificial intelligence, military influence, semiconductors, rare minerals, maritime dominance, and the future architecture of the international order.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-897209

[2026-05-25 21:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Rubio says Iran deal still possible Monday

Snippet: NEW DELHI, India — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that a deal to end the war with Iran could materialise "today", adding that Israel had the right to defend itself against attack.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/25/world/rubio-says-iran-deal-still-possible-monday/2350960

[2026-05-25 21:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Taipei ‘optimistic’ about arms deal even after US Navy chief says it’s on ice

Snippet: Taiwan’s defence minister says Washington has not notified the island of any pause to a US$14 billion weapons package

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3354780/taipei-optimistic-about-arms-deal-even-after-us-navy-chief-says-its-ice?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-25 21:07 UTC+10:00] [Institute for National Defense and Security Research] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Taipei ‘optimistic’ about arms deal even after US Navy chief says it’s on ice

Snippet: Taiwan’s defence minister says Washington has not notified the island of any pause to a US$14 billion weapons package

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3354780/taipei-optimistic-about-arms-deal-even-after-us-navy-chief-says-its-ice

[2026-05-25 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Netanyahu admits difficulty influencing Trump decisions on Iran, sources say

Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told confidants in private conversations that Israel has little ability to influence Donald Trump's decision-making on Iran as the US president negotiates a deal in the nearly three-month-old war, two sources said.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-897237

[2026-05-25 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Monarchists’ Savak marches revive memories of the shah’s torture state

Snippet: Supporters of Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s deposed shah, have marched through a number of European cities in recent weeks wearing military-style uniforms, carrying flags associated with Savak, the feared secret police accused of torture and repression under the monarchy.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/monarchists-savak-marches-revive-memories-shah-torture-state

[2026-05-25 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: More than 1.5 million pilgrims gather for Hajj amid push for peace in Middle East | The National

Snippet: More than 1.5 million Muslims gathered in Makkah on Monday for the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, which this year takes place as countries push for an end to the war in the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/05/25/more-than-15-million-pilgrims-gather-for-hajj-amid-push-for-peace-in-middle-east/

[2026-05-25 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Strait of Hormuz closure hits Afghanistan's trade and aid

Snippet: Supply trucks are parked inside the Kabul Customs yard in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-iran-war-hormuz-supplies-fa22df522fef9a4db873d4e8d9df0013

[2026-05-25 20:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Gaza flotilla activist: Engaging with IDF was main goal, not humanitarian aid

Snippet: A Gaza flotilla participant and well-known New York City anti-Israel activist said on Sunday that the primary objective of the blockade run on Gaza last week was not to deliver humanitarian aid, but to confront the Israel Defense Force (IDF) and draw attention to the Palestinian cause.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-897235

[2026-05-25 20:30 UTC+10:00] [Climate crisis] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: The BHP files: World’s biggest miner BHP backtracks on climate action with key projects put on ice, leaked documents reveal

Snippet: Exclusive: Cache of internal documents leaked to the Guardian and the ABC’s Four Corners show multinational has war-gamed ways to massively delay decarbonisation

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/25/bhp-files-leak-mining-company-climate-action

[2026-05-25 20:30 UTC+10:00] [Climate crisis] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Exclusive: Leaked documents show BHP’s climate backtrack - podcast

Snippet: Nour Haydar speaks with Christopher Knaus about the BHP files – the cache of internal documents leaked to the Guardian and the ABC’s Four Corners – which show that the world’s biggest miner has war-gamed ways to massively delay decarbonisation

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2026/may/25/bhp-climate-backtrack-exclusive-full-story-podcast

[2026-05-25 20:30 UTC+10:00] [BHP] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: BHP files: leaked memo shows miner backtracking on key climate projects in Australia – video

Snippet: The world’s biggest miner has halted or delayed projects to cut vast amounts of emissions and has quietly war-gamed options to stall major climate investments in its Western Australian iron ore operations into the next two decades, according to documents leaked to the Guardian and ABC’s Four Corners. In a statement, BHP said its progress towards net zero emissions was dependent on technological shifts in trucks, trains and dozers, which were not yet ready to be deployed Read more from

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/video/2026/may/25/bhp-files-leaked-memo-shows-miner-backtracking-on-key-climate-projects-in-australia-video

[2026-05-25 20:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Metal detectorist finds WW2 soldier's cigarette case hundreds of miles from where he died

Snippet: A World War Two soldier's silver cigarette case has been found by a metal detectorist 82 years and 370 miles away from where he died.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8jv018xmrvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-05-25 20:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Belarus in world's focus after Russia’s missile attack on Ukraine

Snippet: Red Cross volunteers help an injured woman in a shelter after a Russian strike on a residential neighborhood in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-missile-attack-belarus-macron-e4bac36b2e74e67d64d23eeaac5885c0

[2026-05-25 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: 'A building for every drone': Zamir, Smotrich call to strike Beirut over drone attacks on soldiers

Snippet: IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir said that Israel should attack Beirut in response to Hezbollah's drone attacks on Israeli troops in southern Lebanon during a Security Cabinet meeting on Monday, sources confirmed to The Jerusalem Post.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-897231

[2026-05-25 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Israel kills three in attacks on Lebanon, issues more displacement orders

Snippet: At least three people have been killed in Israeli air attacks on vehicles in southern Lebanon, the country’s National News Agency (NNA) reported, as the Israeli military issued new forced displacement orders for residents in the south.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/25/israel-kills-three-in-attacks-on-lebanon-issues-more-displacement-orders

[2026-05-25 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: How to think about the Iran war — and what it means for oil and stocks

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/25/business/how-to-think-about-the-iran-war-and-what-it-means-for-oil-and-stocks/

[2026-05-25 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Pope calls US-backed ‘just war’ idea outdated

Snippet: Pope Leo XIV on Monday described the concept of a “just war”, advanced by US President Donald Trump’s administration, as “outdated”, warning that “humanity is slipping into a violent culture of power”.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/pope-calls-us-backed-just-war-idea-outdated

[2026-05-25 19:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The New York Times

Title: Iran War Live Updates: Peace Deal Could Take Days to Nail Down

Snippet: Tehran4:03 p.m. May 25

Read full article: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/25/world/iran-war-trump

[2026-05-25 19:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: The art of the incomplete deal: To open the strait, Trump had to leave the hard issues for later

Snippet: Washington: The temporary agreement that the Trump administration announced with Iran this weekend isn’t a peace deal. It isn’t a nuclear deal. It isn’t a missile deal.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/the-art-of-the-incomplete-deal-to-open-the-strait-trump-had-to-leave-the-hard-issues-for-later-20260525-p600i1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-25 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Attack on Russian college dorm exposes European hypocrisy – George Galloway (VIDEO)

Snippet: EU leaders are losing their remaining credibility by condemning Russia’s retaliatory strikes against Ukrainian military targets while ignoring Kiev’s deadly drone attack on a college dorm in the Lugansk People’s Republic, former British MP George Galloway has said.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640530-lugansk-eu-macron-galloway/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-05-25 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Attack on Russian college dorm exposes European hypocrisy – George Galloway (VIDEO)

Snippet: EU leaders are losing their remaining credibility by condemning Russia’s retaliatory strikes against Ukrainian military targets while ignoring Kiev’s deadly drone attack on a college dorm in the Lugansk People’s Republic, former British MP George Galloway has said.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640530-lugansk-eu-macron-galloway/

[2026-05-25 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: How well do you know US war history? Test your knowledge

Snippet: Associated Press correspondent Peter Arnett, left, marches in column with Vietnamese troops as he covers the war in Vietnam, Nov. 11, 1965. The conflict is described as one of the most difficult and dangerous for those who cover it because of the way it is fought. There are no front lines or clearly marked friendly or enemy territories.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/america250-quiz-memorial-day-military-war-history-associated-press

[2026-05-25 18:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Pakistan attack kills at least 24, injures over 50, as explosive-laden car hits train | South China Morning Post

Snippet: A local official said the train, carrying army personnel and their relatives, was going from Quetta to Peshawar.

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/video/asia/3354751/pakistan-attack-kills-least-24-injures-over-50-explosive-laden-car-hits-train

[2026-05-25 18:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: UAE deports Pakistani Shiites: jobs lost and savings frozen amid Iran war

Snippet: Over one hundred deported Pakistanis said they were unable to retrieve their luggage or savings before being placed ‌on deportation flights

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3354750/uae-deports-pakistani-shiites-jobs-lost-and-savings-frozen-amid-iran-war?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-25 18:39 UTC+10:00] [Human Rights Watch] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: UAE deports Pakistani Shiites: jobs lost and savings frozen amid Iran war

Snippet: Over one hundred deported Pakistanis said they were unable to retrieve their luggage or savings before being placed ‌on deportation flights

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3354750/uae-deports-pakistani-shiites-jobs-lost-and-savings-frozen-amid-iran-war

[2026-05-25 18:31 UTC+10:00] [US-China tech war] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China to give every humanoid robot a digital ID in push to boost industry standards

Snippet: The national initiative will give every bipedal humanoid a unique code, like a national ID but for robots

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3354747/china-give-every-humanoid-robot-digital-id-push-boost-industry-standards

[2026-05-25 18:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Foreign ministers of S. Korea, Croatia discuss arms, energy cooperation

Snippet: Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and his Croatian counterpart, Gordan Grlic Radman, met in Seoul on Monday to discuss ways to expand bilateral cooperation in the weapons and energy sectors, Seoul's foreign ministry said.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10755518

[2026-05-25 18:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: How Memorial Day has evolved from its Civil War origins

Snippet: Eugene and Linda Lamie, of Homerville, Ga., sit by the grave of their son U.S. Army Sgt. Gene Lamie in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, 2023, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/memorial-day-meaning-origin-2e6085ce93ea0c0e46e1ff1e095ba860

[2026-05-25 18:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: NACC boss Paul Brereton resigns amid pressure over misconduct, defence ties

Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-25/nacc-chief-paul-brereton-resigns-amid-defence-ties/106719370

[2026-05-25 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: CIA knows Iran's real power center while Washington pretends otherwise - opInion

Snippet: As negotiations between Washington and Tehran remain deadlocked, US President Donald Trump convened a high-level meeting Friday with senior US national security officials, including the CIA director, secretary of defense, and vice president, to discuss scenarios for a possible return to military confrontation with the Islamic Republic.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-897213

[2026-05-25 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Russia jams signal of RAF jet carrying UK's Defense Minister Healey after trip to Estonia - report

Snippet: A Royal Air Force jet carrying British Defense Secretary John Healey had its signal jammed after it flew past the Russian border last week, The Times reported on Sunday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-897203

[2026-05-25 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Australia's spy chief says antisemitism was left unchecked after Gaza war

Snippet: Antisemitism in Australia was left unchecked after the October 2023 outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, fueling violence against Jewish people, the country's spy chief told an inquiry into the Bondi Beach mass shooting on Monday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-897212

[2026-05-25 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China lifts peacekeeping budget share amid warnings bodies like UN may be sidelined

Snippet: SIPRI says Beijing’s participation in such UN missions helps ‘project an image of itself as a responsible major power’

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3354743/china-lifts-peacekeeping-budget-share-amid-warnings-bodies-un-may-be-sidelined?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-25 18:15 UTC+10:00] [United Nations] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China lifts peacekeeping budget share amid warnings bodies like UN may be sidelined

Snippet: SIPRI says Beijing’s participation in such UN missions helps ‘project an image of itself as a responsible major power’

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3354743/china-lifts-peacekeeping-budget-share-amid-warnings-bodies-un-may-be-sidelined

[2026-05-25 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: High Court to hear petition over recognition of soldiers who died by suicide after war service

Snippet: The High Court of Justice was set to hear on Monday morning a petition challenging the state’s handling of discharged soldiers and reservists who died by suicide after their military service, in cases where their deaths may have been connected to their service in the Gaza war.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-897204

[2026-05-25 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Lebanon: Those who resist Israel are now called internal enemies of the state

Snippet: As with previous rounds of negotiations, the latest US-brokered talks between Lebanon and Israel, held in Washington earlier this month, signalled the laundering of war through diplomacy.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/lebanon-those-who-resist-israel-are-now-called-internal-enemies-state

[2026-05-25 17:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Iran war day 87: Trump says US not in rush to sign deal, dashing optimism

Snippet: What's the long-term global impact of the war on Iran?

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/25/iran-war-day-87-trump-says-us-not-in-rush-to-sign-deal-dashing-optimism

[2026-05-25 17:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Defense, energy, among Marcos’ top priorities in Japan state visit

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is expected to push for strengthened collaboration in key areas of interest, among them security and energy resilience, between Manila and Tokyo when he embarks on his state visit to Japan from May 26 to 29, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/25/news/defense-energy-among-marcos-top-priorities-in-japan-state-visit/2350901

[2026-05-25 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: US-Iran deal hopes push oil prices below $100 a barrel | The National

Snippet: Oil prices slipped below $100 a barrel on Monday on hopes of a deal between the US and Iran, after President Donald Trump said the Strait of Hormuz blockade would stay in place until an agreement is sealed.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2026/05/25/oil-prices-iran-war-us-trump/

[2026-05-25 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Rubio says US will find ‘another way’ if Iran talks fail

Snippet: The United States will either secure a strong agreement with Iran or confront the country “another way”, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says after President Donald Trump moved to temper expectations that an agreement to end the war is close.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/25/rubio-says-us-will-find-another-way-if-iran-talks-fail

[2026-05-25 17:30 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Japan Times

Title: Iran and U.S. play down hopes for imminent breakthrough in war

Snippet: NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD – Iran and the United States played down hopes for an imminent breakthrough in the three-month-old war on Monday, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying there will either be a good agreement or Washington would deal with the country in “another way.”

Read full article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/25/world/trump-iran-deal-us-blockade/

[2026-05-25 17:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: What to know about possible Iran war deal

Snippet: Women hold portraits of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, during a ceremony honoring the armed forces and those killed in the war with Israel and the U.S. at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-united-states-deal-explainer-war-b1659232611edc10808612e30647c17d

[2026-05-25 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Inquirer

Title: Japan-PH defense ties: Security through shared vision

Snippet: Fresh off the Balikatan exercises earlier this month, Japan is considering selling advanced missile systems to the Philippines – a historic first for the archipelagic nations. The announcement marks a major development in Japan-Philippine defense ties, where capacity-building efforts take center stage amid increasingly dangerous provocations that threaten to undermine the rules-based international order.

Read full article: https://www.inquirer.net/476011/japan-ph-defense-ties-security-through-shared-vision/

[2026-05-25 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Israel-Gaza war] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Listen to the stories of Gaza's women to fully grasp the horrors Israel is inflicting on us | Olfat al-Kurd

Snippet: I survived months of bombardment before escaping. The systematic dismantling of our home has harmed every aspect of women’s lives

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/25/stories-gaza-women-horrors-israel

[2026-05-25 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China sales stable as European luxury brands tally first-quarter impact of Iran war

Snippet: While LVMH, Hermes and Prada recorded increased sales in Chinese market, Kering reported a decline

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3354733/china-sales-stable-european-luxury-brands-tally-first-quarter-impact-iran-war?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-25 17:00 UTC+10:00] [luxury brands] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China sales stable as European luxury brands tally first-quarter impact of Iran war

Snippet: While LVMH, Hermes and Prada recorded increased sales in Chinese market, Kering reported a decline

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3354733/china-sales-stable-european-luxury-brands-tally-first-quarter-impact-iran-war

[2026-05-25 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Toyota to cut more production abroad due to Iran war

Snippet: Toyota plans to cut overseas production of cars, including IMV series. (Toyota Motor)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/automobiles/toyota-to-cut-more-production-abroad-due-to-iran-war