Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-23 01:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Only 16 percent of Americans view the economy in the United States as “good” or “excellent”, a new Gallup poll suggests, as inflation continues to rise amid the war on Iran.
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[2026-05-23 01:31 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PRAGUE — A senior aide to Polish President Karol Nawrocki told POLITICO on Friday that “chaotic communication” in Washington is behind confusion over U.S. troop deployments and said the White House remains committed to boots on the ground.
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[2026-05-23 01:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Kremlin-backed authorities in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol on Friday announced gasoline rationing measures, coming as Ukrainian drone strikes against oil refineries across Russia cause a slump in fuel production.
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[2026-05-23 01:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Women grieve over the bodies of relatives who were killed on Tuesday in Israeli airstrikes in the southern village of Deir Qanoun al-Nahr, ahead of their funeral procession inside a morgue in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
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[2026-05-23 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
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[2026-05-23 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
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[2026-05-23 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States paused a $14 billion arms package for Taiwan due to military constraints related to the Iran war, US Navy Acting Secretary Hung Cao said during a congressional hearing on Friday.
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[2026-05-23 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A Qatari negotiating team arrived in Tehran on Friday in coordination with the United States to try to help secure a deal to end the war with Iran and resolve outstanding issues, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday.
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[2026-05-23 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-23 01:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Qatar Airways will skip handing out bonuses to almost 60,000 workers this year, according to a memo sent to employees this week that was seen by Bloomberg. The decision comes after the US-Israel war on Iran forced the carrier to cancel tens of thousands of flights and to lose out on billions in revenue.
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[2026-05-23 01:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Russia is emerging as an early beneficiary in the Iran war, as it is seeing a surge in oil revenue due to rising crude prices.
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[2026-05-23 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-23 01:08 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
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[2026-05-23 01:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Like many Moroccan farmers, Mehdi el-Maazi was hopeful that rare heavy rains would yield an abundant harvest this year -- but those hopes were quickly shattered as the Middle East war sent fuel and fertiliser costs soaring.
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[2026-05-23 01:05 UTC+10:00] [Artificial Intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Deep underground, below one of central London's tube stations, the British army has been simulating a 2030 large-scale land conflict between NATO and Russia sparked by Kremlin aggression in Eastern Europe.
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[2026-05-23 01:02 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ken Martin, the Democratic National Committee’s party chair, delayed releasing the DNC autopsy report, a 192-page analysis on the party’s 2024 election loss, for months – now that he has released the controversial report, he is facing mounting questions and a lack of confidence in his leadership.
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[2026-05-23 00:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: French authorities are investigating an alleged election meddling plot by an Israeli “information warfare” company targeting candidates critical of the Jewish state. The scheme – involving fake profiles and AI nudes – follows a familiar pattern.
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[2026-05-23 00:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: French authorities are investigating an alleged election meddling plot by an Israeli “information warfare” company targeting candidates critical of the Jewish state. The scheme – involving fake profiles and AI nudes – follows a familiar pattern.
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[2026-05-23 00:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that Israeli strikes have killed over 3111 and injured 9342 since March 2.
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[2026-05-23 00:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will send an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, a surprise move that has deepened uncertainty about Washington’s military posture in Europe.
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[2026-05-23 00:33 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said the EU should take inspiration from the U.S. on trade measures aimed at protecting strategic industries.
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[2026-05-23 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Lebanon has opened a large tent shelter on Beirut’s seafront to house civilians displaced by Israeli bombardment, as the number of people forced from their homes continues to rise. Rows of blue tents have been installed near Beirut port to replace informal camps that had spread along the Mediterranean coast in recent weeks.
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[2026-05-23 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: RT has gained rare access to Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school in the southern Iranian city of Minab, more than 80 days after US and Israeli strikes left the site in ruins and killed more than 170 people, most of them children.
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[2026-05-23 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: RT has gained rare access to Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school in the southern Iranian city of Minab, more than 80 days after US and Israeli strikes left the site in ruins and killed more than 170 people, most of them children.
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[2026-05-23 00:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: With the "mini war" still ongoing (albeit with a 'ceasefire' in place), expectations were for UMich consumer sentiment to continue languishing at record lows in final May data released this morning.
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[2026-05-23 00:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Consumer sentiment has tumbled to a fresh record low in May as fears of higher prices grow due to the U.S.-Iran war and elevated oil prices, the University of Michigan's Surveys of Consumers said Friday.
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[2026-05-22 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In a quick market update, Newsquawk says risk-off as reporters push back on optimistic geopolitical reporting + Rubio says not there on Iran deal.
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[2026-05-22 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The bodies of Ryan Al-Fanikh, left, and Aya Al-Fanikh, whom relatives said were killed by an explosion caused by war remnants while they were playing in the village of Abu Habbah in eastern Idlib countryside, are carried during their funeral in Abu Habbah, Syria, Thursday, May 21, 2026. Another child was also killed and four others wounded.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
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[2026-05-22 23:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A woman looks at a makeshift memorial for fallen soldiers in Russia Ukraine war on Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
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[2026-05-22 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ukrainian forces carried out strikes on a Russian oil refinery in Yaroslavl, approximately 700 km from the Ukrainian border, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a statement this morning.
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[2026-05-22 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: As Israel approaches the holiday of Shavuot amid war, political division, and renewed international attacks on its legitimacy, it is worth revisiting one of the most unusual ideas in human civilization: The Jewish people became a nation before they possessed the land promised to them and enshrined in the law they received on Mount Sinai.
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[2026-05-22 23:41 UTC+10:00] [Film] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Cannes film festival: Lukas Dhont’s first world war-set gay romance is a heartfelt examination of cowardice and lives lived in secret amid the brutality of battle
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[2026-05-22 23:32 UTC+10:00] [Baltics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said Friday that NATO should focus on combating radical Islamism as the alliance grapples with Russia's war in Ukraine and growing concerns over U.S. disengagement from Europe.
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[2026-05-22 23:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: In the Russian‑occupied city of Starobilsk, drones struck a vocational college and its student dormitory overnight, partially collapsing the five‑storey residence building, according to Russian‑installed authorities. Officials said one person was killed and at least 35 injured in the attack in the occupied part of Ukraine’s Luhansk region in the night of 21 to 22 May.
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[2026-05-22 23:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah conducted drone strikes on Israeli military targets in Odeissah, Southern Lebanon, according to Al Manar news and video footage shared on Telegram.
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[2026-05-22 22:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russia’s attempts at escalation via Belarus, where it has delivered more nuclear weapons and held highly publicised joint war games, come as its ground war falters in Ukraine.
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[2026-05-22 22:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, has directed there be no increase in private school fees in 2026/27 in the emirate.
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[2026-05-22 22:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli strikes have killed 3089 and injured 9397 others betweeen 2 March and 21 May, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry's updated statement yesterday.
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[2026-05-22 21:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Fri 22 May 2026 at 9:39pm
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[2026-05-22 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Everyone knows about Leonard Cohen’s visit to Israel in 1973 when he spontaneously parachuted into Israel to entertain IDF troops on the front during the Yom Kippur War. Especially since the publication of Matti Friedman’s comprehensive
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[2026-05-22 21:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-05-22 21:24 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Pakistani mediators believe permanent ceasefire within reach although major points of disagreement remain
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[2026-05-22 21:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in NATO foreign ministers format in Helsingborg, Sweden, Friday, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool)
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[2026-05-22 21:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said that 35 ships, including oil tankers and container vessels, have transited the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours.
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[2026-05-22 21:07 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Gotland is preparing for a Russian attack while traditional security ties with the U.S. fray.
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[2026-05-22 21:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US officers attend Belarus-Russia war games amid NATO tensions
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[2026-05-22 20:30 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: HELSINGBORG, Sweden — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Friday praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s abrupt announcement to deploy 5,000 U.S. troops to Poland — a dramatic change on last week's move to cut the presence of American forces in the country.
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[2026-05-22 20:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Civil servant unions have called on their members to boycott Starbucks Korea over a promotional event that evoked painful memories of a brutal military crackdown on the 1980 pro-democracy movement, officials said Friday.
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[2026-05-22 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Laser defence systems are now battlefield ready to take on Iran's Shahed and other offensive drones with a beam that "fries" incoming targets.
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[2026-05-22 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: NATO will spend hundreds of billions of dollars on defense in the coming years, its Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Friday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump pledged thousands of new troops to its eastern flank.
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