Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-16 14:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Smoke billows after drone strikes by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) targeted the northern port in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan, Sudan, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo, File)
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[2026-05-16 14:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed that Iran should not possess a nuclear weapon and stressed that the Strait of Hormuz would remain open.
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[2026-05-16 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Since his 2014 debut, the ‘Face Genius’ has embodied a fantasy figure in many roles. His latest hits screens as he performs military service
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[2026-05-16 14:45 UTC+10:00] [Cha Eun-woo] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Since his 2014 debut, the ‘Face Genius’ has embodied a fantasy figure in many roles. His latest hits screens as he performs military service
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[2026-05-16 14:10 UTC+10:00] [Human Interest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-05-16 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Bloomberg reported that the United Arab Emirates unsuccessfully attempted to persuade fellow members of the Gulf Cooperation Council to join a coordinated military campaign against Iran during the early stages of the US-Israeli war.
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[2026-05-16 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ammunition and optics manufacturers say that their weapons were used to set a new benchmark but offer no details
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[2026-05-16 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Hunan Huanan OptoElectronic Group] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ammunition and optics manufacturers say that their weapons were used to set a new benchmark but offer no details
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[2026-05-16 13:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — An Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Friday targeted the leader of Hamas ’ military wing, Israeli officials said, but it wasn't immediately clear if Izz al-Din al-Haddad was killed or injured.
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[2026-05-16 13:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-16 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The two-day meeting of BRICS foreign ministers in New Delhi ended on Friday without a joint statement due to "differing views" on the US-Israeli war against Iran and the current situation in West Asia, the Indian government said in a statement.
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[2026-05-16 13:16 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President says three days of strikes will not ‘go unpunished’ and points to Ukrainian attack on Russian oil refinery. What we know on day 1,543
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[2026-05-16 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The 11th China Military Intelligent Technology Expo opened Thursday at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, showcasing a lineup of drones, robotic war dogs, grenade launchers, wheeled unmanned systems, artificial intelligence, and other modern battlefield technologies.
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[2026-05-16 12:50 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The Defense Ministry is considering exports of surface-to-ship missiles to the Philippines, local media reported Friday, as Tokyo adopts a more assertive regional security role amid concern about China.
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[2026-05-16 11:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Seattle Mariners’ Cal Raleigh (29) strikes out swinging as Houston Astros catcher Christian Vázquez kneels behind home plate during the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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[2026-05-16 11:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said the Strait of Hormuz “will be open” and vowed that Iran would not be allowed to use the strategic waterway “as a weapon”.
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[2026-05-16 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: It's always interesting when gun control activists and the media discover something about the firearms world that gun enthusiasts have known for decades. It shows that the people desperately clamoring to erase the 2nd Amendment often know nothing about the weapons they want to regulate.
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[2026-05-16 11:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sat 16 May 2026 at 11:09am
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[2026-05-16 10:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Asia was first and hardest hit by fossil fuel disruptions caused by the Iran war’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz
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[2026-05-16 10:59 UTC+10:00] [Delhi] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Asia was first and hardest hit by fossil fuel disruptions caused by the Iran war’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz
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[2026-05-16 10:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: An Iraqi man was charged in New York on Friday with helping carry out attacks targeting US interests, including an alleged plan to bomb a synagogue in New York City and the European offices of two American banks.
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[2026-05-16 10:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. arrived at Fort Del Pilar, Baguio City on Saturday morning as he graces the graduation rites of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) “Talang Dangal” Class of 2026.
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[2026-05-16 10:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-16 10:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Democratic lawmakers criticised President Donald Trump’s war on Iran, saying the conflict was driving up fertiliser, fuel and household costs across the United States.
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[2026-05-16 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF declared a closed military zone in the areas of Rosh Hanikra and Achziv in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon, following a situation assessment, the military announced on Friday.
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[2026-05-16 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF completed a multi-scenario readiness exercise along Israel’s eastern border on Friday to assess the military’s readiness for a surprise attack.
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[2026-05-16 10:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-05-16 09:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said Americans would bear increasing economic costs from what he described as a “war of choice” launched by the United States and Israel against Iran.
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[2026-05-16 09:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A fighter jet turned heads in Southern California after being hauled through city streets under police escort as part of preparations for the 64th Annual City of Torrance Armed Forces Day celebration.Video from above showed the aircraft, identified as an F-5, being transported around 10:30 p.m. Thursday from Torrance Airport to City Yard, where it will be put on public display for the weekend’s festivities.
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[2026-05-16 09:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: House Republicans fumed Friday after the Pentagon scrapped a deployment of 4,000 US troops to Poland – a nation War Secretary Pete Hegseth has praised for being a “model ally.”
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[2026-05-16 09:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump downplayed the effect redistricting will have on the midterm elections and said the outcome of the Iran war will be a bigger factor.
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[2026-05-16 09:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Swiss Federal Intelligence Service has said it will finally open long-sealed files on the notorious Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele, but without saying when.
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[2026-05-16 09:01 UTC+10:00] [Philippines] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Chaotic week in which enforcer of ‘war on drugs’ flees senate building leaves government looking ‘incompetent’
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[2026-05-16 08:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sat 16 May 2026 at 8:15am
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[2026-05-16 07:34 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump administration accused of cutting military’s civilian harm program in light of US strike on girls school in Iran
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[2026-05-16 07:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: At least seven people have been killed and dozens wounded after Israeli forces bombed a residential building and a civilian vehicle west of Gaza City.
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[2026-05-16 07:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson taunted Zohran Mamdani over his war on Wall Street — claiming that the Big Apple mayor’s antagonism is accelerating a stampede of businesses down to the booming Texas city.
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[2026-05-16 07:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-16 07:06 UTC+10:00] [Premier League] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Aston Villa qualified for the Champions League in style after leapfrogging Liverpool with a stirring victory that exposed the blind spots that have undermined Arne Slot’s meek title defence. Ollie Watkins scored twice after Virgil van Dijk had cancelled out Morgan Rogers’ brilliant, curling opener before Villa’s captain, John McGinn, completed the rout from the edge of the box.
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[2026-05-16 07:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Taiyo Oil tanker that arrived in Japan in March, having taken on Middle Eastern oil off the coast of Malaysia. (Photo obtained by Nikkei)
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[2026-05-16 07:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: At least seven Palestinians have been killed and dozens injured in two Israeli air strikes on a residential building and a civilian vehicle in Gaza City, according to medical sources.
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[2026-05-16 07:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli strike directly targeted a civil defence centre in the town of Harouf in Lebanon’s Nabatieh district, killing three paramedics and critically injuring a fourth.
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[2026-05-16 06:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Palestinians react to a fire following an Israeli strike on a residential building in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
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[2026-05-16 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: There is little doubt that Iran's Shahed drone threat has become a major concern, menacing surrounding Gulf states, commercial tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, and U.S. bases across the region. This backdrop helps explain why the State Department's Rewards for Justice program has now put up to $15 million for new information in connection with an already sanctioned Iranian drone-production network linked to the IRGC-Qods Force.
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[2026-05-16 06:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli warplanes launched an air strike on the town of Mansouri in Lebanon’s Tyre district, targeting the coastal area.
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[2026-05-16 06:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-16 06:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Wall Street’s rally hit a wall Friday as investors dumped stocks amid a sharp jump in Treasury yields, another surge in oil prices and ongoing fears about the Iran war.
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[2026-05-16 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From China’s nuclear weapons to Trump’s summit entourage, here are highlights from our overseas correspondents in the first half of May 2026
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[2026-05-16 06:00 UTC+10:00] [New York] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From China’s nuclear weapons to Trump’s summit entourage, here are highlights from our overseas correspondents in the first half of May 2026
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[2026-05-16 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Knesset passed the Economic Assistance Plan Law last week, authorizing government compensation for businesses affected by Operation Roaring Lion. Within a day, the Israel Tax Authority (ITA) said it had opened a limited online system to claim payments for war-related damages. The full system should be up and running by this coming Sunday.
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