Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-05-20 04:05 UTC+10:00] [British politics] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Defence Secretary John Healey has told his party’s warring leadership rivals that the “very credibility of Labour in government is at stake,” as the contenders to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister set out their stalls.
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[2026-05-20 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF Home Front Command is updating the warning system on its mobile phone and smart TV applications, aiming to clarify the type of event and issue clearer instructions, it announced on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-20 03:42 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — NATO’s top military commander on Tuesday said he did not expect further U.S. troop withdrawals soon, as allies privately pressed him to plug the gap created by Donald Trump’s move to pull thousands of soldiers from Europe.
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[2026-05-20 03:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Hamas leadership is planning to intensify efforts to kidnap Israeli soldiers, and has framed kidnappings as the only effective means of securing the release of Palestinian prisoners, according to an internal message published Monday by Israeli Public Broadcaster KAN News.
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[2026-05-20 03:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A captured Hamas military document found by IDF troops in the Gaza Strip in early 2025 shows how the terrorist organization used the ceasefire to train new fighters for a possible renewed war with Israel.
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[2026-05-20 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A joint operation against Islamic State fighters by Nigeria and the United States has killed 175 of the fighters over the past few days, the Nigerian military said Tuesday.
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[2026-05-20 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: At this point even hawkish Israeli think tank pundits are increasingly admitting that Iran currently has certain leverage and an edge when it comes to dealing with the United States, and the so far stalled and failed peace talks to end the war.
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[2026-05-20 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Global ports operator DP World attracted Dh854 million ($232.5 million) in investments in the first four months of this year, with nearly half coming during the wartime months, in a sign of investor confidence.
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[2026-05-20 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Democratic Representative John Garamendi questioned Admiral Brad Cooper during a hearing on Tuesday over whether the Pentagon believes hostilities between Tehran and Washington have ceased since last month’s ceasefire announcement.
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[2026-05-20 03:01 UTC+10:00] [Artificial Intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — Top European finance ministers privately pleaded with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to end his country’s war in the Middle East to prevent the conflict from dragging the continent deeper into economic calamity.
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[2026-05-20 02:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump says Chinese leader Xi Jinping has assured him that Beijing would not send weapons to Iran during the ongoing war.
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[2026-05-20 02:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Islamic regime held mass public weddings across Tehran for couples who registered their willingness to sacrifice their life as part of the war against Israel in a state-sponsored program, according to footage aired by state TV.
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[2026-05-20 02:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GEOPOLITICAL tensions could weigh on the region’s sovereigns and sukuk issuers through higher energy prices, weaker currencies and tighter external financing conditions, Fitch Ratings said.
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[2026-05-20 02:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GEOPOLITICAL tensions could weigh on the region’s sovereigns and sukuk issuers through higher energy prices, weaker currencies and tighter external financing conditions, Fitch Ratings said.
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[2026-05-20 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Perovskite solar cells will be installed at Self-Defense Force facilities across Japan starting in 2027 if the trial pans out. (Photo by Mizuho Miyazaki)
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[2026-05-20 02:27 UTC+10:00] [Elon Musk] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A long and bitter legal battle between tech billionaires Elon Musk and Sam Altman has culminated in victory for the OpenAI boss. Musk has vowed to appeal the verdict. But what did the trial reveal about big tech and the global AI race? Lucy Hough speaks to Guardian US tech and power reporter Nick Robins-Early
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[2026-05-20 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Russia has returned the military transport plane on which former president Bashar Al Assad's brother fled Syria 18 months ago, sources said, indicating improved relations despite an alliance between Damascus and Washington.
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[2026-05-20 02:23 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, on Tuesday unveiled a Dh1 billion ($270,000) strategy to advance the UAE's role in the global space sector.
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[2026-05-20 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by 'sundance' via The Last Refuge,
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[2026-05-20 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON — Oil prices eased Tuesday but remained above $100 a barrel while stocks wavered as investors tracked a potential deal between the US and Iran to end a war that has sent energy prices soaring.
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[2026-05-20 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MY last domestic column concluded a series on political dynasties. For nine weeks since, this space tracked a global apocalypse: a catastrophic war ignited by a megalomaniac Trump that decapitated Iran’s leadership, devastated the Middle East, and wrecked the global economy. Yet, following this American defeat — a disaster Trump’s cohorts still cannot comprehend — (my next few columns) I must shift back to the local scenery.
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[2026-05-20 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE recent Atin Ito protest voyage in the West Philippine Sea was intended to be a powerful display of the Filipino people’s assertiveness on the nation’s territorial dispute with China.
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[2026-05-20 01:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: For companies operating in the Middle East, the difference between a covered loss and an uninsured one may come down to a single word: war.
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[2026-05-20 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The EU will turn to a long-term strategy involving cow dung to stave off a looming fertilizer shortage, rather than supporting farmers with immediate measures like suspending tariffs on Russian and Belarusian imports, Politico wrote on Monday.
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[2026-05-20 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Over a hundred boys who lost a parent, including during the October 7 War, celebrated their bar mitzvah in a joint event at the Western Wall on Sunday, Colel Chabad Rabbi Sholom Duchman told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-20 01:45 UTC+10:00] [Africa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — Europe is now unlikely to face a jet fuel supply crisis and major flight disruptions in the coming weeks — a big change from the dire warnings of just a few weeks ago.
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[2026-05-20 01:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Philippine authorities are investigating Senate security officers who discharged their weapons without provocation while a senator facing an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant took shelter inside the legislative building and later escaped.
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[2026-05-20 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee issued renewed evacuation threats to residents in 12 towns and villages in southern Lebanon, warning them to leave their homes before anticipated Israeli attacks.
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[2026-05-20 01:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A car bomb explosion near a Syrian Defence Ministry building in Damascus has killed at least one soldier and wounded more than 20 people, authorities say.
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[2026-05-20 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel Police arrested a man suspected of throwing an improvised explosive device at Rachel's Tomb last week, the police announced on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-20 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The International Criminal Court in The Hague is expected to issue arrest warrants against three senior political figures and two senior IDF commanders, according to estimates in Israel on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-20 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Farmworkers carry rice saplings for planting in India. Agriculture accounts for a substantial share of economic activity in India and Southeast Asia. © Reuters
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[2026-05-20 01:09 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump said the US may need to hit Iran again and he was only an hour away from deciding on a strike before he postponed
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[2026-05-20 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Motorists in the UK have faced higher fuel costs since the US-Israel war with Iran began on 28 February.
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[2026-05-20 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Amid attempts by some in Israeli society to prevent women from serving in combat roles in the IDF, the air force is quietly establishing a special commando unit, similar to the General Staff Reconnaissance Unit, composed entirely of female soldiers.
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[2026-05-20 00:49 UTC+10:00] [Drones (military)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Attack marks first time military action has forced a fully operating nuclear power plant to rely on backup generators
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[2026-05-20 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: One Syrian soldier was killed, and a number were wounded by a car bomb that exploded outside a Defense Ministry building in Damascus, the ministry said in a statement carried by state media.
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[2026-05-20 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In a huge and unexpected announcement, amid stalled US-Iran peace talks - which have proven a failure and illusive thus far, NATO now says it could deploy military assets to forcibly reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Per breaking newswires Tuesday late morning:
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[2026-05-20 00:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In the latest Defense and Tech by the Jerusalem Post podcast, host Anna Ahronheim sits down with Ghil Hardy, VP of Business Development at Cando and the ROM360 initiative.
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[2026-05-20 00:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: This year’s Cannes Film Festival has had a string of actors, writers and filmmakers speak publicly about the war in Gaza, the broader situation in Palestine and the risks faced by artists who take political positions.
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