Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-25 11:06 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Russia’s deadly attack condemned across Europe; Macron warns Belarusian leader Lukashenko to stay out of the war, source says. What we know on day 1,552
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[2026-05-25 11:01 UTC+10:00] [Hezbollah] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: The leader of Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group, on Sunday welcomed a possible deal between Iran and the United States to end their war. But he rejected direct talks between Israel and Lebanon and called for the Lebanese people to take to the streets.
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[2026-05-25 10:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO, Japan — Oil prices plunged more than five percent in Asian early trading on Monday as hopes of a US-Iran deal to end the Middle East war rose despite comments from President Donald Trump downplaying its imminence.
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[2026-05-25 10:28 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: The Filipino military will continue to be a recipient of Japan’s official security assistance framework for the fourth straight year, strengthening their defense partnership amid an increasingly assertive China, Japanese government sources said Sunday.
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[2026-05-25 10:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AGUSAN DEL SUR, Philippines — Chrishia Mae Tajarros delivered the first gold in Palarong Pambansa—again.
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[2026-05-25 10:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AGUSAN DEL SUR, Philippines — Chrishia Mae Tajarros delivered the first gold in Palarong Pambansa—again.
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[2026-05-25 10:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US stock futures rose on Monday while the dollar and oil prices slipped as the prospect of a deal to end the Iran war buoyed risk appetite although a lack of clarity over when the Strait of Hormuz would open kept enthusiasm in check.
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[2026-05-25 10:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A 15-year-old Palestinian was wounded during an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank, while three Palestinian fishermen were injured by Israeli gunfire off the coast of Gaza City, according to Palestinian media reports.
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[2026-05-25 10:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The United States is close to reaching a deal with Iran that would end the war , reopen the Strait of Hormuz and see Iran give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium , regional officials told The Associated Press on Sunday, though US President Donald Trump said he told representatives “not to rush into a deal.”
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[2026-05-25 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Among the Intelligence Directorate, Izz al-Din al-Haddad was defined as an extremely cautious person, bordering on paranoid. He was someone who did not sleep in the same place twice, who implemented decisions at the front lines of terrorist activity against Israel with obsessive attention to micro-tactics, and who survived for many years while in the crosshairs of the IDF and Shin Bet.
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[2026-05-25 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Scott Ritter is a former US Marine Corps intelligence officer and author of 'Disarmament in the Time of Perestroika: Arms Control and the End of the Soviet Union.' He served in the Soviet Union as an inspector implementing the INF Treaty, in General Schwarzkopf’s staff during the Gulf War, and from 1991-1998 as a UN weapons inspector.
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[2026-05-25 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Scott Ritter is a former US Marine Corps intelligence officer and author of 'Disarmament in the Time of Perestroika: Arms Control and the End of the Soviet Union.' He served in the Soviet Union as an inspector implementing the INF Treaty, in General Schwarzkopf’s staff during the Gulf War, and from 1991-1998 as a UN weapons inspector.
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[2026-05-25 08:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Crude oil prices fell more than 4% on Sunday after President Donald Trump indicated that talks with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz are advancing, though he said the U.S. would not rush a deal.
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[2026-05-25 08:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Mon 25 May 2026 at 8:43am
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[2026-05-25 08:40 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Russia suspected of obstructing signal on flight bringing John Healey home from visit to British troops in Estonia
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[2026-05-25 07:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has told several Arab and Muslim leaders he expects them to normalise relations with Israel if a deal to end the war with Iran is reached, according to US officials cited by Axios.
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[2026-05-25 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: An RAF jet with the UK defence secretary on board had its signal jammed as it flew near the Russian border earlier this week.
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[2026-05-25 07:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-25 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-25 06:01 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Lithuania on Tuesday following a string of drone incursions that have seen citizens told to find safety in basements and bomb shelters.
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[2026-05-25 05:59 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington/islamabad: US President Donald Trump said he had told his representatives not to rush into any deal with Iran, as his administration played down hopes of an imminent breakthrough in the three-month-old war that had been raised a day earlier.
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[2026-05-25 05:47 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-25 05:44 UTC+10:00] [Lebanon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Some casualties after attacks on multiple locations in south and east of country on Sunday, state media reports
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[2026-05-25 05:40 UTC+10:00] [United States Politics and Government] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Senate Republicans cast doubt on the viability of a potential peace deal between the United States and Iran over the weekend as President Trump doubled down in support of his administration’s negotiations to end the nearly three-month-old war.
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[2026-05-25 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: By the middle of last week, senior Israeli officials and their counterparts in the Gulf states had rarely appeared more divided over one question: What will US President Donald Trump decide regarding the war with Iran?
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[2026-05-25 05:32 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Good morning and welcome to our rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East on Monday, May 25.
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[2026-05-25 05:28 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Australian sharemarket is set for an uncertain start to the session as US President Donald Trump said he had told his representatives not to rush into any deal with Iran, appearing to dampen hopes of an imminent breakthrough in the three-month-old war that had been raised by both sides a day earlier.
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[2026-05-25 05:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Mon 25 May 2026 at 5:24am
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[2026-05-25 05:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli strikes have killed at least six people in southern Lebanon as the Israeli army issues fresh evacuation orders.
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[2026-05-25 04:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The European Union’s top brass and the leaders of several member states have issued statements on the latest exchange of strikes between Kiev and Moscow that ignore the recent deadly Ukrainian attack on a college dormitory that preceded Russian retaliatory strikes.
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[2026-05-25 04:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The European Union’s top brass and the leaders of several member states have issued statements on the latest exchange of strikes between Kiev and Moscow that ignore the recent deadly Ukrainian attack on a college dormitory that preceded Russian retaliatory strikes.
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[2026-05-25 04:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-25 04:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriela Passos, File)
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[2026-05-25 04:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has threatened Saudi Arabia and other Arab and Muslim countries to join the Abraham Accords as a price to pay to pay for ending the Israeli-US war on Iran.
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[2026-05-25 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US military on Saturday conducted a drill in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas that rehearsed a potential emergency and evacuation at its embassy.
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[2026-05-25 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US military on Saturday conducted a drill in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas that rehearsed a potential emergency and evacuation at its embassy.
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[2026-05-25 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Mohsen Rezaei, a military advisor to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, said on Sunday that managing the Strait of Hormuz was Tehran's "legal right" in order to ensure national security.
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[2026-05-25 04:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US has apparently had to agree to unfreeze billions of Iranian assets for a regime more hardline than before the war
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[2026-05-25 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha also called for a ‘strong response’ after the overnight attacks, which mainly targeted the Kyiv region
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[2026-05-25 03:27 UTC+10:00] [Putin] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha also called for a ‘strong response’ after the overnight attacks, which mainly targeted the Kyiv region
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[2026-05-25 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A massive suicide car bomb attack blew up and derailed a train transporting security personnel in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.
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[2026-05-25 03:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A few months ago David Navazio, founder and CEO of medical supply company Gentell, had never heard of the Strait of Hormuz. But now, the narrow waterway thousands of miles away from the company's headquarters in Yardley, Pennsylvania, is impacting the company's operations in more ways than one.
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[2026-05-25 03:15 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-25 03:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon’s Health Ministry says Israeli air strikes have killed 3,151 people and wounded 9,571 since 2 March, according to a statement carried by the National News Agency.
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[2026-05-25 02:50 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump insists US won’t rush talks with Tehran after rebukes from Republicans, including Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham
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[2026-05-25 02:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The New York Times has long been notorious for its severe bias and hatred against Israel and the Jewish people.
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[2026-05-25 02:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) used a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based company to buy Chinese satellite equipment linked to its drone program, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
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[2026-05-25 02:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A leading analyst says Tehran will view any generous US offer with suspicion, fearing it could mask preparations for further military action.
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[2026-05-25 02:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-25 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: For years, Shahid Ali and his wife quietly saved money in a small tin box tucked away in their East London home.
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