Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-05-16 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In the battlefields of eastern Ukraine, a new kind of soldier was born. It doesn’t breathe, it doesn’t sleep, and recently, it did the unthinkable: It successfully negotiated the surrender of three Russian soldiers.
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[2026-05-16 05:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: India has increased export duties on petrol, diesel and aviation fuel, one day after raising domestic fuel prices for the first time since the US-Israeli war on Iran began on 28 February.
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[2026-05-16 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israeli forces had killed Izz al-Din al-Haddad, described by Israel as Hamas’s top military commander in Gaza.
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[2026-05-16 04:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MIAMI — The Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment against former Cuban President Raúl Castro, three people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday, as President Donald Trump threatens possible military action against the communist-run island.
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[2026-05-16 04:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE- Diane Christie holds a recovered dog tag belonging to her uncle, World War II U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Thomas Kelly, Friday, May 23, 2025, in San Leandro, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
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[2026-05-16 04:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: United Nations deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq said the Israeli military obstructed UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon on two occasions on Thursday.
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[2026-05-16 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Hamas military leader Izz ad-Din al-Haddad was targeted in Israeli strikes in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a Friday evening joint statement.
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[2026-05-16 04:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A California woman accused of pepper spraying an Army veteran during a caught-on-camera road-rage confrontation was arrested Thursday after allegedly leading police on a wild four-mile chase before officers discovered a large concealed knife inside her car, authorities said.
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[2026-05-16 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says strikes targeting Russia’s oil industry and military production facilities are “entirely justified” after Moscow flattened an apartment block in Kyiv, killing at least 24 people.
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[2026-05-16 04:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Gavin Newsom claims to have balanced the budget for the first time in five years, but the revised proposal he presented this week gives little hope to an improved outlook for the finances of the Golden State.
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[2026-05-16 03:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This satellite image provided by Airbus DS shows what appears to be a human-made track dug out in Iraq’s western Nukhaib desert, some 250 kilometers (155 miles), southwest of the capital, Baghdad, on Sunday, March 8, 2026. (© Airbus DS 2026 via AP)
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[2026-05-16 03:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cars wait to enter Fort Bliss, Texas, Sept. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Juan Carlos Llorca, File)
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[2026-05-16 03:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel said it carried out a strike in Gaza targeting Izz al-Din al-Haddad, whom it described as the most senior Hamas military leader remaining in the Gaza Strip.
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[2026-05-16 03:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Mortgage rates defied expectations by ticking down slightly this week, even as the latest inflation data revealed that surging oil prices resulting from the ongoing war in the Middle East have now bled into the costs of other goods and services.
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[2026-05-16 03:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has departed China following a three-day trip, touting several broad trade deals but suggesting little progress on key issues related to Taiwan or the US-Israeli war in Iran.
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[2026-05-16 03:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies at a House Appropriations subcommittee budget hearing for the Department of Defense, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Washington, as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine listens. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-05-16 03:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: NATO Assistant Secretary General Tarja Jaakkola speaks to reporters in Tokyo on May 15. (Photo by Shogo Kodama)
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[2026-05-16 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russia launched more than 1,400 drones and 56 missiles into Ukraine on Wednesday and Thursday.
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[2026-05-16 03:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UAE made a failed bid to convince Saudi Arabia and Qatar to launch a joint military response to Iran’s attacks on the Gulf, Bloomberg reported on Friday.
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[2026-05-16 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An Iraqi national with suspected ties to Hezbollah has been arrested on charges of carrying out a slew of terror attacks in Europe — and plotting the bombing of a New York synagogue.
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[2026-05-16 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed on Friday to launch more retaliatory strikes on Russia, a day after a Russian strike on Kyiv killed 24 people, including three children, according to officials.
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[2026-05-16 03:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli warplanes carried out two air strikes on the town of Harouf in southern Lebanon, destroying an ambulance centre linked to the Islamic Health Authority and wounding at least two people.
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[2026-05-16 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivers the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, Feb. 24, 2026, in Williamsburg, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, Pool, file)
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[2026-05-16 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent suggestion that the war in Ukraine may be nearing an end has reopened a central question for Kyiv and its partners: Is Moscow preparing for a genuine diplomatic opening, or is it using the language of peace to pressure Ukraine and divide Western support while the war continues?
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[2026-05-16 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: On Shabbat morning of February 28, as Jews gathered in synagogue to read from the Torah about the importance of remembering – and destroying – the evil Amalek, American and Israeli fighter jets began their own destruction of the Iranian military.
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[2026-05-16 02:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah said its fighters struck an Israeli tank near the southern Lebanese town of Biyyada and targeted three Israeli military bulldozers operating in Khiam.
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[2026-05-16 02:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A worker installs a seat at Toyota Motor's Motomachi assembly plant in Aichi prefecture, Japan. (Toyota Motor)
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[2026-05-16 02:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The BRICS alliance of major developing economies has failed to issue a joint statement after their two-day meeting in India, amid internal divisions over the Iran war which is affecting several members.
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[2026-05-16 02:39 UTC+10:00] [Cannes film festival] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The film-maker, who won the Grand Prix for A Hero in 2021, condemned both the killing of protesters and the conflict’s bombing campaigns during a Cannes press conference
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[2026-05-16 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-16 02:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The lawyers of a Palestinian Gazan man have made a formal submission to the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor demanding that 14 Hamas leaders be investigated for crimes committed against the Palestinian people.
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[2026-05-16 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli army chief of staff Eyal Zamir said one of the key lessons from the Hamas-led attacks of 7 October 2023 was “the need for high and constant readiness for a surprise attack on our borders, from the platoon level to the General Staff”.
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[2026-05-16 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Asked about the risk of a US-China conflict over Taiwan, President Trump told reporters on Air Force One, “I think we’ll be fine.”
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[2026-05-16 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: UNITED States President Donald Trump recently called Iran’s latest proposal on ending their war “garbage.” He said he did not even bother to finish reading it.
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[2026-05-16 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: UNITED States President Donald Trump recently called Iran’s latest proposal on ending their war “garbage.” He said he did not even bother to finish reading it.
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[2026-05-16 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: HOW very cautious and discriminating Executive Secretary Ralph Recto sounded as he issued a taunt that the media instantly rated as his most damaging strike delivered against Rep. Leandro Leviste of Batangas’ first district:
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[2026-05-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-16 01:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump rejected reports suggesting Iran still possesses a large number of missile launchers, describing the claims as “fake news”.
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[2026-05-16 01:48 UTC+10:00] [A&E] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Doctors and nurses say hit drama paints a mostly realistic picture of the frontline of emergency medicine
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[2026-05-16 01:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates and India have signed pacts on defence, energy and shipping during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Gulf state on Friday, as both countries seek to deepen their relationship amid heightened tensions between Abu Dhabi and Tehran.
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[2026-05-16 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Nuclear power] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Port Kembla residents will likely resist base due to risk of nuclear accident and potential as target for ‘military adversaries’, documents state
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[2026-05-16 00:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: China and the United States have provided critical support to the oil market and helped ease the huge supply disruption in the Middle East and kept energy prices from surging even higher.
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[2026-05-16 00:57 UTC+10:00] [Mali] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Army supported by Russian mercenaries launches airstrikes after offensive by coalition of Islamist extremists and Tuareg separatists
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[2026-05-16 00:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a conflict that drags on despite peace talks has taken a dangerous new turn, with civilians now struck from the air by drones, far from the front line.
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[2026-05-16 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says his government received messages from President Donald Trump’s administration indicating it is open for new talks to end the war in the region, but “distrust” remains in Tehran about US intentions.
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[2026-05-16 00:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rescue workers clear the rubble of a house heavily damaged after a Russian strike on a residential neighborhood in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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