Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-20 10:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and a team of ministers have spent the morning trying to rewrite the building narrative over changes to the capital gains tax discount, as a social media campaign against the changes by startup founders has gone viral .
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[2026-05-20 10:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli air strikes on the Nabatieh district in southern Lebanon killed nine people, including a woman, and wounded about 12 others, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA).
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[2026-05-20 10:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Ed Gallrein, a former Navy SEAL backed by President Donald Trump, defeated incumbent Rep. Thomas Massie in a Republican primary Tuesday in Kentucky's 4th congressional district, the latest in a series of successful attempts by the president to pick off his political opponents.
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[2026-05-20 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Key Gulf plants have been hit by Iranian missiles, causing a drop in output of the metal used in making solar panels and wind turbines
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[2026-05-20 10:00 UTC+10:00] [nickel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Key Gulf plants have been hit by Iranian missiles, causing a drop in output of the metal used in making solar panels and wind turbines
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[2026-05-20 09:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Abbas Araghchi said Iran was prepared to destroy more US aircraft if Washington chose to resume military action against Tehran.
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[2026-05-20 09:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Israeli air strikes have killed at least 19 people in southern Lebanon, the country's health ministry has said.
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[2026-05-20 09:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-20 09:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei rejected US claims about an elementary school in Minab that was struck by a missile, calling the allegations a “baseless fabrication and an appalling lie”.
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[2026-05-20 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement on Monday that it foiled an attempt to smuggle a large shipment of US-made weapons and ammunition into the country.
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[2026-05-20 09:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Vice-President J.D. Vance said US and Iran are working together positively; however, military campaign will restart if negotiations collapse
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[2026-05-20 09:28 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Vice-President J.D. Vance said US and Iran are working together positively; however, military campaign will restart if negotiations collapse
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[2026-05-20 09:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US Senate has advanced a resolution aimed at curbing President Donald Trump’s authority to continue military operations against Iran without congressional approval or a debate on the rationale, cost, strategy, and clear end goal.
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[2026-05-20 09:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-20 09:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in China on Tuesday evening for a two-day visit centred on talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, as Moscow and Beijing draw closer amid war, sanctions and an increasingly fractured global order.
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[2026-05-20 08:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Pentagon is seen, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-05-20 08:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UAE and France have signed a new defence cooperation agreement during an official visit by UAE Minister of State for Defence Mubarak bin Fadhel al-Mazrouei.
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[2026-05-20 08:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The administration of US President Donald Trump is reportedly set to tell European NATO members that Washington will reduce the military capabilities it would make available to the bloc in the event of a major crisis, including an attack on a member state.
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[2026-05-20 08:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: "At no point was live ammunition fired," said the Foreign Ministry in response to claims by activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla that Israeli forces opened fire on at least two of its vessels.
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[2026-05-20 08:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-20 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: European aerospace company Airbus has instructed staff to reduce “non-essential expenses” by 10 percent amid instability linked to the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-05-20 07:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., speaks to supporters during an election night watch party Saturday, May 16, 2026, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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[2026-05-20 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed at least 19 people, including four women and three children, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said, the latest in near-daily attacks from both sides that have not stopped despite the fragile, U.S.-brokered ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war.
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[2026-05-20 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-20 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Senate on Tuesday advanced a resolution to halt military action in Iran after a surprise defection from Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump's war effort.
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[2026-05-20 07:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The University of Haifa launched a new program to help discharged Druze soldiers bridge the gap between military service and life afterward, the university announced in a press release on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-20 07:30 UTC+10:00] [Arsenal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Declan Rice, David Raya and the defence stood out in Arsenal’s first league title since the Invincibles
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[2026-05-20 07:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on next to, from bottom right, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, top right, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Apple CEO Tim Cook, top left, and others during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, May 14, 2026.
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[2026-05-20 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Socialists in Bolivia, mobilized through the national labor union, highland farmer federations, and supporters of former left-wing President Evo Morales, have ignited social unrest over the U.S.-backed, market-oriented policy agenda of President Rodrigo Paz.
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[2026-05-20 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanese army commander Rudolf Heikel met UN Undersecretary-General for Safety and Security Gilles Michaud at army headquarters in Yarzeh to discuss “the latest developments in Lebanon and the region, as well as the post-UNIFIL phase”, according to a military statement.
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[2026-05-20 06:35 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: IBA, ZAMBALES, Philippines — Coastal communities in this province are once again preparing for possible livelihood disruptions as large portions of the province’s waters will be temporarily closed later this month for joint military exercises near Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.
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[2026-05-20 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: In Greek, “gerontion” means “little old man.” The famous poet T. S. Eliot published a poem titled “Gerontion” in 1920, in which a disillusioned elderly man reflects on Europe after World War I. In the poem, an old man’s voice laments the barren landscape of modern civilization with the intellectual frivolity and spiritual barrenness of postwar Europe.
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[2026-05-20 06:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United Nations has said 15,850 people, including 791 children, have been killed in Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion of the neighbouring country in February 2022.
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[2026-05-20 06:02 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our live rolling coverage of world affairs on Wednesday, May 20.
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[2026-05-20 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: At least one soldier who was killed in the Iranian strike on a US military outpost in Kuwait could have survived if requests for medical supplies weeks before had not been ignored, survivors said, in a report CBS published on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-20 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Fears over a broader regional war and attacks on Gulf infrastructure led the leaders of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar to intensify efforts to persuade US President Donald Trump to delay any potential strike on Iran.
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[2026-05-20 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Vice President JD Vance said on Tuesday that the United States and Iran have made a lot of progress in their talks, and neither side wants to see a resumption of the military campaign.
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[2026-05-20 05:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A former Conservative defence secretary has quit his job with a missile manufacturer over concerns he broke the rules governing the employment of former ministers.
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[2026-05-20 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, May 19 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump indicated Tuesday that a U.S. attack on Iran could resume in the coming days if a peace deal is not reached, after he announced a decision the previous day to hold off on a planned assault against the Islamic Republic.
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[2026-05-20 05:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Army on Tuesday slammed the "National Fact-Finding and Solidarity Mission" labeling it as merely a cheap worn-out propaganda out of sheer desperation to change the narratives of their defeat.
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[2026-05-20 04:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal jury has acquitted two business executives of charges that they conspired to bribe a retired four-star U.S. Navy admiral, who is now serving a six-year prison sentence for his conviction on corruption charges.
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[2026-05-20 04:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Wed 20 May 2026 at 4:54am
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[2026-05-20 04:45 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President claims planned Tehran attack postponed to allow talks to continue – but no indication peace plan is imminent
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[2026-05-20 04:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: CENTCOM head Brad Cooper said the school was on an active missile base, making the investigation ‘more complex’
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[2026-05-20 04:36 UTC+10:00] [Agence France-Presse] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: CENTCOM head Brad Cooper said the school was on an active missile base, making the investigation ‘more complex’
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[2026-05-20 04:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The European Union has promised “exceptional support” for farmers affected by rising fertiliser costs linked to the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-05-20 04:23 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Renewed threat comes after US president said he was ‘an hour away’ from ordering a strike before pulling back
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[2026-05-20 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Major (res.) Itamar Sapir, 27, from Eli, was killed in combat in southern Lebanon, the IDF announced on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-20 04:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Tuesday questioned whether the US military went too far in labelling AI company Anthropic a national security threat, as it heard arguments in a case that could reshape how the government deals with Silicon Valley.
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[2026-05-20 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This is a locator map for Sudan with its capital, Khartoum. (AP Photo)
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