[2026-05-18 19:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Hyundai says Korea’s ‘EV chasm is over’ amid intensifying price war

Snippet: Hyundai Motor Co. said the prolonged slowdown in electric vehicle demand has ended in Korea following signs of a rebound in the first quarter, as it pushes a more aggressive EV strategy.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10740382

[2026-05-18 19:08 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Augustus raises $2.5M for WA gold drilling

Snippet: Augustus Minerals has topped up its war chest with a $2.5 million placement to fast-track a second round of drilling at its Music Well gold project near Leonora in WA, after a stunning maiden drill campaign recently hit wide zones of gold mineralisation.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/augustus-raises-2-5m-for-wa-gold-drilling-20260518-p5zyhx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-18 19:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Frustrated McIlroy drops F-bomb in exchange with PGA heckler

Snippet: NEWTOWN SQUARE, United States — Rory McIlroy yelled an obscenity at a heckler who disturbed his shotmaking at a crucial moment in Sunday's final round of the PGA Championship.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/18/sports/frustrated-mcilroy-drops-f-bomb-in-exchange-with-pga-heckler/2345954

[2026-05-18 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Colombia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Drones reshape war in Colombia as deaths and injuries mount

Snippet: Civilians left increasingly exposed as a dangerous new front opens up in the country’s decades-old conflict

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/18/drones-war-colombia-civilians-farc-acled

[2026-05-18 18:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Israel built two military bases in Iraq before war on Iran: NYT

Snippet: Israel built two covert military outposts in Iraq’s western desert in advance of the US-Israel war on Iran, The New York Times has reported.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/18/israel-built-two-military-bases-in-iraq-before-war-on-iran-nyt

[2026-05-18 18:55 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Oil prices rise and bonds wobble as Iran war stokes inflation fears

Snippet: Trump warning over peace talks drives up crude price as UK gilts hit by uncertainty over Starmer leadership

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/18/oil-prices-rise-bonds-iran-war-peace-talks-inflation-trump-crude-gilts-starmer

[2026-05-18 18:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Mid-air collision at Idaho air show downs two US Navy fighter jets | South China Morning Post

Snippet: Four crew members safely ejected from two EA-18G Growlers after the mid-air collision during the Gunfighter Skies Air Show at Mountain Home Air Force Base.

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/video/world/3353964/mid-air-collision-idaho-air-show-downs-two-us-navy-fighter-jets

[2026-05-18 18:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Oil climbs while stocks and bonds drop as Trump threatens to renew strikes on Iran | The National

Snippet: Brent rose 1.78 per cent to $111.20, while WTI gained 2.08% to $107.60, as risk assets weakened.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/markets/2026/05/18/oil-climbs-while-stocks-and-bonds-drop-as-trump-threatens-to-renew-strikes-on-iran/

[2026-05-18 18:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Long-range strikes between Russia and Ukraine continue to escalate

Snippet: In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Services on Monday, May 18, 2026, a residential building is seen damaged after a Russian strike on Dnipro, Ukraine. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-drone-missile-attacks-putin-cfdab5379fa9c68b9a494da7473445d7

[2026-05-18 18:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Israeli forces to intercept Gaza flotilla with Australians on board, organisers say

Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-18/israeli-forces-start-intercepting-gaza-flotilla/106694178

[2026-05-18 18:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Taiwan defends US arms sales as ‘deterrent’ against Beijing

Snippet: Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has defended purchases of American weaponry after US President Donald Trump characterized weapons deliveries to the island as a bargaining chip in talks with Beijing.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640112-taiwan-defends-us-arms-sales/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-05-18 18:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: READ MORE: Taiwan defends US arms sales as ‘deterrent’ against Beijing

Snippet: Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has defended purchases of American weaponry after US President Donald Trump characterized weapons deliveries to the island as a bargaining chip in talks with Beijing.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640112-taiwan-defends-us-arms-sales/

[2026-05-18 18:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: As election war drums beat, is Malaysia’s ruling coalition done for?

Snippet: Rival-turned-ally Umno, and allies-turned-rivals Rafizi and Nik Nazmi, may force the prime minister to call an early election

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3353955/election-war-drums-beat-malaysias-ruling-coalition-done?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-18 18:19 UTC+10:00] [Malaysia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: As election war drums beat, is Malaysia’s ruling coalition done for?

Snippet: Rival-turned-ally Umno, and allies-turned-rivals Rafizi and Nik Nazmi, may force the prime minister to call an early election

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3353955/election-war-drums-beat-malaysias-ruling-coalition-done

[2026-05-18 18:12 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Meloni presses von der Leyen for energy carveout in EU spending rules

Snippet: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is pressing Brussels to loosen the EU’s fiscal rules to help governments absorb the economic shock unleashed by the Iran war and soaring energy prices.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/giorgia-meloni-presses-ursula-von-der-leyen-for-energy-carveout-in-eu-spending-rules/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-05-18 18:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: ABC News

Title: US conducts additional strikes against IS militants in Nigeria

Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-18/us-strikes-islamic-state-militants-nigeria/106693954

[2026-05-18 17:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Mali drone strikes kill at least 10 civilians at wedding

Snippet: Drone strikes by Mali’s army have killed at least 10 civilians as they prepared to celebrate a wedding in the central region of San in another escalation of the conflict since armed groups launched a widespread coordinated assault late last month.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/18/mali-drone-strikes-kill-at-least-10-civilians-at-wedding

[2026-05-18 17:39 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Middle East crisis live: Trump warns ‘clock is ticking’ for Iran to reach peace deal

Snippet: US president says there ‘won’t be anything left’ of country if it doesn’t come to an agreement

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/18/us-israel-iran-lebanon-donald-trump-hormuz-oil-latest-news-updates

[2026-05-18 17:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Iran war day 80: Trump warns Iran to make a peace deal

Snippet: Israel launches strikes across southern Lebanon despite extending ‘ceasefire’

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/18/iran-war-day-80-trump-issues-warning-tehran-ready-to-confront-aggression

[2026-05-18 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: CENTCOM regional cooperation stopped 6,000 drones, 1,500 ballistic missiles in Iran war - analysis

Snippet: US Central Command (CENTCOM) played a role in regional air defense that helped intercept “more than 6,000 one-way attack drones and over 1,500 ballistic missiles aimed at US forces, Israel, and Arab partners,” during the recent Iran conflict.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-896522

[2026-05-18 17:01 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: Myanmar’s resource curse fueling its forever war

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/05/myanmars-resource-curse-fueling-its-forever-war/

[2026-05-18 16:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (LEAD) Military resumes excavation project for remains of 4 'Silmido unit' commandos

Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more info, minor changes in last 2 paras)

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260518006651315

[2026-05-18 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Saudi Arabia targeted by drones ‘from Iraq,' condemns strike on UAE nuclear plant

Snippet: Saudi Arabia says that it has intercepted three drones that “‌entered ⁠its territory from Iraqi ⁠airspace,” the country's defense ministry said in a Sunday evening post to X/Twitter.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-896512

[2026-05-18 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Bennett’s UAE plans prompted Netanyahu office to reveal secret wartime visit - report

Snippet: The Prime Minister’s Office’s unusual decision to confirm that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had visited the United Arab Emirates during the war with Iran was driven by concern that former prime minister Naftali Bennett was also expected to travel to Abu Dhabi, N12 reported on Sunday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-896513

[2026-05-18 16:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Wall Street Journal warns of rising US fuel prices amid export surge

Snippet: An analysis by the Wall Street Journal said the United States has so far managed to cover domestic energy demand and offset part of the drop in Gulf oil production caused by the war, but warned that pressures are growing as inventories decline and refineries operate at full capacity.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/wall-street-journal-warns-rising-us-fuel-prices-amid-export-surge

[2026-05-18 16:21 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: Why Iran has already won the war

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/05/why-iran-has-already-won-the-war/

[2026-05-18 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: IDF reservists forced to cross Lebanon border despite being ineligible for benefits

Snippet: IDF reservist soldiers on the border with Lebanon are compelled to enter Lebanese territory, putting themselves at risk, despite not being eligible for benefits associated with the added risk, KAN News reported on Sunday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-896504

[2026-05-18 15:59 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Inquirer

Title: AFP: PH already in ‘political war’ amid West Philippine Sea dispute

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said the country should adopt a mindset that it is already in a “political war” amid the ongoing dispute with China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

Read full article: https://www.inquirer.net/475475/afp-ph-already-in-political-war-amid-west-ph-sea-dispute/

[2026-05-18 15:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: US troops in Korea showcase AI, drone ideas in Army innovation contest

Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10740179

[2026-05-18 15:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: KOICA, Turkey partner on tourism education in Tajikistan

Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10740178

[2026-05-18 15:50 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: New team to plan search for bodies of Italian divers lost in Maldives

Snippet: Male, Maldives: Three Finnish divers have arrived to draw up a fresh plan in the search for the bodies of four Italian divers believed to be deep inside an underwater cave. The initial search was suspended after a local military diver died during a perilous mission to try to reach them.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/asia/new-team-to-plan-search-for-bodies-of-italian-divers-lost-in-maldives-20260518-p5zyef.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-18 15:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: North Korea's Kim holds first division-brigade commanders’ meeting amid military revamp

Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10740173

[2026-05-18 15:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Military resumes excavation project for remains of 4 'Silmido unit' commandos

Snippet: SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- The military on Monday resumed an excavation project to locate the remains of four members of a former secret military unit established to train commandos to infiltrate North Korea, the defense ministry said.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260518006600315

[2026-05-18 15:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: S. Korea resumes search for remains of executed Silmido operatives after five decades

Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10740168

[2026-05-18 15:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Death-penalty law for Palestinians in West Bank takes effect in Israel | The National

Snippet: The death-penalty law passed in March by the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, has come into effect after an army commander signed an order implementing the measure, Israeli media has reported.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/05/18/death-penalty-law-for-palestinians-in-west-bank-takes-effect-in-israel/

[2026-05-18 15:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Report: US ammunition flights arriving in Tel Aviv for resumption of Iran war

Snippet: Israeli broadcaster Channel 13 reported that dozens of US cargo aircraft carrying ammunition from bases in Germany landed in Tel Aviv over the past 24 hours.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/report-us-ammunition-flights-arriving-tel-aviv-resumption-iran-war

[2026-05-18 15:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: European markets to start the week lower after Trump threatens Iran

Snippet: LONDON — European stocks are expected to start the new trading week in negative territory as investors react to the latest developments in the U.S.-Iran war.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/18/european-markets-stoxx-600-ftse-dax-iran-latest-uk-news.html

[2026-05-18 14:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israeli media reports military preparing for possible Iran strikes

Snippet: Israeli media reported that Israel’s military is preparing for the possibility of renewed conflict with Iran, with public broadcaster Kan citing an unnamed security official as saying Israel would join any new US strikes and target Iranian energy infrastructure.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-media-reports-military-preparing-possible-iran-strikes

[2026-05-18 14:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Why Sudan disappeared from global headlines - until the Iran war

Snippet: There are wars that dominate the global imagination - and others that quietly fall out of it. Sudan has become the latter.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/why-sudan-disappeared-global-headlines-until-iran-war

[2026-05-18 14:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Lee stresses respect for corporate rights as Samsung strike looms

Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10740075

[2026-05-18 13:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Former IRGC commander calls US naval blockade ‘act of war’

Snippet: Iranian official Mohsen Rezaei warned the United States to end its blockade of Iranian ports, saying Tehran’s military remained prepared for further confrontation.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/former-irgc-commander-calls-us-naval-blockade-act-war

[2026-05-18 13:54 UTC+10:00] [Lifestyle / Life & relationships] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘No-limits’ motherhood: Are celebs offering a way forward or setting an impossible standard?

Snippet: Three weeks postpartum, most women are still navigating the aftermath of birth. They’re tired, sore and befuddled by brain fog. Sienna Miller, meanwhile, sat opposite US talk show host Jimmy Fallon – hair bouncy, skin glowing, looking pristine in a burnt-amber silk dress – discussing her latest movie, Jack Ryan: Ghost War, in front of more than a million viewers.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/no-limits-motherhood-are-celebs-offering-a-way-forward-or-setting-an-impossible-standard-20260518-p5zy43.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-18 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Israel to build IDF compound on site of demolished UN office in Jerusalem

Snippet: Israel has approved plans to establish a new military complex on the site of the former UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) headquarters in East Jerusalem, Defense Minister Israel Katz has announced.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640110-israel-defense-complex-unrwa-headquarters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-05-18 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Israel to build IDF compound on site of demolished UN office in Jerusalem

Snippet: Israel has approved plans to establish a new military complex on the site of the former UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) headquarters in East Jerusalem, Defense Minister Israel Katz has announced.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640110-israel-defense-complex-unrwa-headquarters/

[2026-05-18 12:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Iran war latest: UAE 'has right to respond' after drone strike on Barakah nuclear plant | The National

Snippet: Latest updatesIran war latest: UAE 'has right to respond' after drone strike on Barakah nuclear plant

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/05/18/live-us-iran-war-barakah/

[2026-05-18 12:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israeli strike in eastern Lebanon kills Islamic Jihad leader, daughter

Snippet: The National News Agency reported early Monday that an Israeli missile strike near Baalbek in eastern Lebanon killed a leader of Palestinian Islamic Jihad and his daughter.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-strike-eastern-lebanon-kills-islamic-jihad-leader-daughter

[2026-05-18 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Pro-Israel Forces Throw Kitchen Sink At Massie Ahead Of Tuesday Primary

Snippet: Eleven months after President Trump launched an all-out political war on Rep. Thomas Massie, the Tuesday, May 19 Kentucky GOP primary is almost here. With polls showing the race going down to the wire, the anti-Massie forces -- whose animus is largely driven by Massie's refusal to vote in accordance with the Israel lobby's wishes -- have been throwing everything they can at him, from vague 11th-hour allegations of inappropriate conduct with a woman, to AI ads showing Massie entering

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/pro-israel-forces-throw-kitchen-sink-massie-ahead-tuesday-primary

[2026-05-18 12:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Former US defence chief says he rejected Netanyahu’s Iran assessment

Snippet: Former US defence secretary and CIA director Robert Gates recalled a 2009 conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in which Netanyahu argued that Iran would quickly collapse if attacked militarily.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/former-us-defence-chief-says-he-rejected-netanyahus-iran-assessment

[2026-05-18 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (2nd LD) N. Korea's Kim chairs army commanders' meeting, orders southern border defense buildup

Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES lead, photos; UPDATES with more details throughout)

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260518000652320

[2026-05-18 12:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Lebanon says Israeli strikes kill 7

Snippet: Israeli strikes killed seven people in Lebanon on Sunday, including an Islamic Jihad commander, Lebanese authorities and state media said, despite a fragile ceasefire as Hezbollah called US-brokered talks between the two countries a "dead end."

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10739921