Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-22 06:45 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-22 06:21 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our live rolling coverage of the Trump administration and the conflict in the Middle East on May 22.
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[2026-05-22 06:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Mexico’s central bank has lowered its benchmark interest rate following a split vote, as uncertainty surrounding the US-Israeli war on Iran continues to unsettle global markets.
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[2026-05-22 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-05-22 05:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Opposition to the US-Israeli war on Iran is increasing in the US, adding pressure on President Donald Trump amid worsening economic concerns.
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[2026-05-22 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A Ukrainian naval drone found off a Greek island earlier this month could have sunk a civilian ship and led to mass casualties, Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias has said.
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[2026-05-22 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran has been seeking to significantly expand the area around the Strait of Hormuz over which it claims military control by this week advancing the newly-created government agency of the "Persian Gulf Strait Authority".
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[2026-05-22 05:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US Government’s Wednesday charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro are over 30 years in the making, and could be grounds for a military operation on the island.
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[2026-05-22 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: In a week that began with Donald Trump revealing he was just an hour away from “making the decision” to resume attacks on Iran, the United States president has oscillated between expressing hope for a lasting ceasefire and threatening military escalation.
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[2026-05-22 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Lebanese army has issued a statement regarding upcoming negotiations between Lebanon and Israel, stressing that the military delegation taking part in the talks remains committed to the army’s principles.
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[2026-05-22 04:56 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, PALAWAN, Philippines — Personnel of the Joint Task Unit Pag-asa (JTUP) under the Western Naval Command (WesNavCom) station at the Pag-asa Island released a total of 57 sea turtle hatchlings into the West Philippine Sea on Monday, May 18.
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[2026-05-22 04:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-22 04:54 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: The statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of this site. This site does not give financial, investment or medical advice.
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[2026-05-22 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon’s ongoing war is expected to shrink the country’s economy by at least seven percent this year and could cost the country an estimated $20bn.
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[2026-05-22 03:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: 1 of 17 Sofia Grainge celebrates her daughter’s birthday with a festive ball pit. sofiagrainge/Instagram 2 of 17 Bella Thorne posts her cuddle puddle. bellathorne/Instagram 3 of 17 Lili Reinhart posts a souvenir snap from the Disney’s Haunted Mansion ride. lilireinhart/Instagram 4 of 17 Madonna strikes a glamorous pose on a leather couch.
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[2026-05-22 03:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Arabia has stopped issuing new contracts for western consultants and delayed some payments, despite the kingdom’s oil export revenue soaring to a three-year high on the back of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-05-22 03:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Long-range missiles were deployed to a Ground Self-Defense Force base in the city of Kumamoto in late March. (Photo by Kosuke Kondo)
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[2026-05-22 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-22 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Carl Henegan and Tom Jefferson via The Brownstone Institute,
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[2026-05-22 02:46 UTC+10:00] [US-China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
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[2026-05-22 02:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dubai's Arabian Travel Market, the emirate's flagship tourism industry event, will be held in September in an effort to “maximise participation” after being put on hold by the Iran war.
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[2026-05-22 02:27 UTC+10:00] [World Cup] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US president will have a prominent role at this summer’s World Cup, but his involvement with the sport started in military school
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[2026-05-22 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The UK Defense Ministry has claimed that two Russian fighter jets “dangerously” intercepted a British spy plane over the Black Sea, and released footage that it said showed the encounter. Moscow has consistently maintained that Russian pilots act in strict accordance with international law.
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[2026-05-22 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Saudi Arabia has halted issuing new contracts for western consultancies as the kingdom monitors the economic effects of the US-Iran war, the Financial Times reported, citing company executives.
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[2026-05-22 02:15 UTC+10:00] [Cuba] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: It’s a nerve-racking time for Havana neighbours of top Cuban officials as fears of US attack mount
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[2026-05-22 02:13 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PRAGUE — U.S. allies in Central Europe are playing down the impact of Washington’s decision to pull troops from the continent — insisting the transatlantic relationship remains strong despite the turmoil caused by Donald Trump.
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[2026-05-22 02:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: For some observers of Russia’s war on Ukraine, Mala Tokmachka has been mentioned so often in Russian military reports and pro-war Telegram channels lately that it has started to sound as though it were the key to victory in the entire war.
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[2026-05-22 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BANGKOK — Authorities in Thailand have arrested 11 more suspects in a widening investigation of a Chinese man charged this month with possessing military-grade weapons and links to cyber scam networks, police said on Thursday.
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[2026-05-22 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Trucks carrying intercontinental ballistic missiles rumbled over forest roads, atomic-powered submarines set sail from Arctic and Pacific ports, and crews scrambled into warplanes as Russia and neighboring Belarus held the final stage of their joint nuclear drills Thursday.
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[2026-05-22 01:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Donald Trump, described as an “aspiring dictator”, should face international justice over the war in Iran and his support for Israel’s actions, according to American lawyer Reed Brody, widely known as the “dictator hunter”, in an interview with AFP.
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[2026-05-22 01:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-22 01:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said 31 ships transited the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours “with the coordination and security of the IRGC Navy”.
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[2026-05-22 01:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A Navy officer helps a woman cross a flooded street after heavy rain in Poza Rica, Veracruz state, Mexico, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez, File)
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[2026-05-22 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Two months ago, at the end of March, we reported that Turkey was aggressively dumping its gold reserves in a panic scramble to obtain dollar funding, which Erdogan's regime was using to keep the Turkish lira from crashing, and to also pay for energy imports which had suddenly soared in price as a result of the Iran war.
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[2026-05-22 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UN Secretary General's personal envoy for Sudan has said the time had come to move from military rule to civilian governance and added that the UN is now focused on strengthening civil society to prepare it for a bigger future role.
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[2026-05-22 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran runs weapons training for Tehran civilians amid fears of renewed war
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[2026-05-22 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ukraine has shored up its air defense system as the war with Russia drags on, the BBC reported on Thursday.
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[2026-05-22 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The whole world was shocked out of its wits on September 17-18, 2024, when the Mossad brought the mighty 150,000-rocket-wielding Hezbollah terror army to its knees in an instant with a “fleet” of exploding beepers. Or, rather, almost the whole world, excluding the Mossad operatives and defense officials who ran the operation, such as “Adam Feyn,” who recently published a book in Hebrew, Hoda’ah Goralit (Fateful Message), about the operation and gave his first English-language interview about it to The
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[2026-05-22 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Muslims preparing to serve up family feasts to mark Eid Al Adha are counting the cost of surging livestock prices, amid high demand and disruption caused by the Iran war.
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[2026-05-21 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A war has broken out inside Koreatown’s red-hot hospitality and restaurant scene, and the combatants include some of the biggest names in Los Angeles’ dining industry, including famed chef and restaurateur Nancy Silverton and her partner Joe Bastianich.
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[2026-05-21 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Iran has said it is significantly expanding the area around the Strait of Hormuz over which it claims military control in an effort to assert its sovereignty of the key trade route.
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[2026-05-21 23:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The alleys of Al Seef, futuristic silhouette of One&Only One Za'abeel, Dubai Marina’s waterfront and the city's desert landscapes all feature prominently in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War, the latest instalment in the long-running espionage franchise that had its global premiere on Prime Video on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-21 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Dubai is set to provide economic incentives worth over $400 million, as businesses struggle to cope with the aftermath of the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-21 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this image made from video provided by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Thursday, May 21, 2026, A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is seen during drills of Russia’s nuclear forces in Belarus. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
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[2026-05-21 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Sudanese army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has told Middle East Eye he is willing to open talks with the United Arab Emirates, as long as certain conditions are met.
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[2026-05-21 22:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The attack entirely destroyed the building and left heavy structural rubble scattered across nearby narrow streets. By Thursday morning, personal household belongings, clothing, and children’s toys were visible mixed among the debris. While no fatalities were immediately confirmed, emergency and rescue teams extracted multiple injured civilians from the wreckage. The victims, including at least one individual reported to be in critical condition, were transferred to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah for emergency treatment.
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[2026-05-21 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street to attend the weekly session of Prime Minister’s Questions in parliament in London, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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[2026-05-21 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil prices jumped Thursday on a report that Iran's supreme leader will not allow the country's enriched uranium to be shipped abroad, a position that will likely complicate peace talks with the U.S.
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[2026-05-21 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Ukrainian military units have introduced tournaments and point based systems designed to improve speed, precision and coordination among drone pilots. While details about a reported “Wild Drones” competition remain unclear, the wider practice is well established across Ukraine’s defence sector. Operators train by flying low and fast through obstacle courses that simulate battlefield conditions such as trenches, ruined buildings and wooded terrain.
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[2026-05-21 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Palantir is among the most controversial technology companies of the modern era. Its clients include US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), the US Army, police, intelligence, and security agencies in multiple European countries. The company also supplies technology to the Israeli military amid its genocide in Gaza.
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