Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-14 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PM’s meeting with the Emirati president marks a ‘historic breakthrough’ in relations between the two countries
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[2026-05-14 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump landed in Beijing on Wednesday for a closely watched summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, where the war in Iran, trade tension and Taiwan are expected to dominate discussions.
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[2026-05-14 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ceremony commemorating Israel’s Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers, or Yom HaZikaron, at the Military Cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, Tuesday April 21, 2026. (Ilia Yefimovich/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-05-14 03:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: At least a dozen gunshots rang out inside the Philippine Senate building in Manila earlier on Wednesday as police and marines moved to arrest Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa on an International Criminal Court warrant for alleged crimes against humanity linked to former President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war on drugs, a campaign that left more than 6,000 suspected drug dealers dead in operations.
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[2026-05-14 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., the ranking member, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, prepare to hear from U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz on his 2027 budget request, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/J.
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[2026-05-14 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: When President Donald Trump meets with his counterpart, Xi Jinping, a new item will be added to the long list of issues of mutual interest and potential disagreement between the United States and China: the war in Iran.
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[2026-05-14 03:20 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The critically ill Nobel peace laureate should be released. Iranians’ human rights are under attack from both the regime and the US-Israel war
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[2026-05-14 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the United Arab Emirates to meet with President Mohammed bin Zayed at the beginning of Operation Roaring Lion, the Prime Minister's Office announced on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-14 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the UAE during the war on Iran, his office has just announced.
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[2026-05-14 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Saudi fighter jets bombed targets linked to powerful Tehran-backed Shi'ite militias in Iraq during the Iran war, while retaliatory strikes were also launched from Kuwait into Iraq, multiple sources familiar with the matter said.
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[2026-05-14 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF struck Hezbollah terror infrastructure in southern Lebanon on Thursday, including weapons storage facilities, loaded and ready-to-fire launchers, and operations facilities.
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[2026-05-14 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russia has placed British former Defence Minister Ben Wallace on a wanted list in connection with an unspecified criminal investigation, according to the Russian Interior Ministry’s database cited by state media.
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[2026-05-14 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Chinese electronics factory. China's exports to the U.S. fell in 2025, but its overall trade surplus with the world grew. © Reuters
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[2026-05-14 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Chinese electronics factory. China's exports to the U.S. fell in 2025, but its overall trade surplus with the world grew. © Reuters
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[2026-05-14 02:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: President Vladimir Putin replaced the governors of the Bryansk and Belgorod regions on Wednesday, installing a military general and a former official in occupied Ukraine to lead the two border regions.
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[2026-05-14 02:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: President Vladimir Putin replaced the governors of the Bryansk and Belgorod regions on Wednesday, installing a military general and a former official in occupied Ukraine to lead the two border regions.
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[2026-05-14 02:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: At least six people have been killed and dozens injured in “one of the longest, massive Russian attacks against Ukraine”, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, despite renewed claims from the Russian and United States presidents that the war may be nearing an end.
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[2026-05-14 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-14 02:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Americans paid more for their groceries last month, but high gasoline prices resulting from the Iran war were only one of the reasons why.
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[2026-05-14 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The United States and Chinese flags are flown outside a hotel expected to be used for U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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[2026-05-14 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The highly vaunted Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline remains stalled months after Gazprom signed what it called a “legally binding” memorandum with China to build it, even as the Iran war has renewed Russian hopes that concerns over energy security could push Beijing closer to a deal.
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[2026-05-14 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIJING — United States President Donald Trump said he would ask Xi Jinping to “open up” China to American firms as he headed to Beijing on Wednesday for a high-stakes summit that will also bring up the war on Iran.
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[2026-05-14 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-14 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Saudi Arabia conducted covert strikes on Iran during the Middle East war, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing sources.
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[2026-05-14 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Saudi Arabia conducted covert strikes on Iran during the Middle East war, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing sources.
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[2026-05-14 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Observers noted the number of recent strategic and trade blows, including the war on Iran, have not derailed the meeting from going ahead
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[2026-05-14 01:59 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Observers noted the number of recent strategic and trade blows, including the war on Iran, have not derailed the meeting from going ahead
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[2026-05-14 01:45 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-14 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Israeli drone strikes on Wednesday hit multiple vehicles along a main highway south of Beirut, killing eight people — including a woman and her two children — according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry, in one of the deadliest escalations since the ceasefire took effect.
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[2026-05-14 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Palmer Luckey's Anduril announced a $5 billion Series H funding round at a $61 billion valuation, led by Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz. This comes as President Trump's 'war economy' and the rise of 'war unicorns' gain momentum.
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[2026-05-14 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Israel launched a wave of strikes on Lebanon on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people on the eve of a third round of peace talks in Washington.
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[2026-05-14 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: About 80% of war-damaged sites in Iran’s capital have been repaired, Al Jazeera is reporting, citing a report by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB).
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[2026-05-14 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-14 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s Interior Ministry has issued an arrest warrant for former British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace on charges of “justifying terrorism,” the exiled news outlet Mediazona reported Wednesday.
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[2026-05-14 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: US wholesale inflation came in hot last month. Producer prices rose 6% from a year earlier, most since December 2022, as the 10-week Iran war pushed up energy prices and put pressure on companies to pass along higher costs to consumers.
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[2026-05-14 01:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: It has been 28 days since the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire began, and despite the number of Israeli air strikes decreasing in the early days, the illegal occupation continues in the form of property destruction.
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[2026-05-14 01:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Energy Secretary Chris Wright warned Wednesday that Iran is “frighteningly close” to developing weapons-grade enriched uranium.
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[2026-05-14 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Tens of thousands marched through Brussels on Tuesday to protest Belgian federal reforms, rising military spending, and what demonstrators say are insufficient action on soaring energy prices. The rally comes amid an EU-wide energy crisis and rising defense budgets across the bloc.
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[2026-05-14 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A Chinese supertanker carrying two million barrels of Iraqi crude sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday after being stranded in the Gulf for more than two months due to the US-Iran war, LSEG and Kpler ship-tracking data showed.
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[2026-05-14 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Southern Command chief Maj.-Gen. Yaniv Asor presented a plan to Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir for a return to fighting in Gaza, along with options for continued operations in the Gaza Strip, Walla reported on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-14 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Even though Democrats and Republicans in the multicultural city are happy to host the players, some Persians refuse to support them
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[2026-05-14 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Sarah Hanna] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Even though Democrats and Republicans in the multicultural city are happy to host the players, some Persians refuse to support them
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[2026-05-14 00:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: US President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for his highly anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a restless moment for a world worried about war, trade and artificial intelligence.
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[2026-05-14 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Global Sumud Flotilla will set sail anew from Turkey to Gaza on Thursday, GSF Steering Committee member Saif Abu Keshek announced on Wednesday during a press conference, following the Israeli Navy's interception of the activist fleet and detainment of key figures.
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[2026-05-14 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Dh6.2 billion ($1.69 billion) relief for bank customers in the UAE is nothing compared to the Dh200 billion in assistance the UAE Central Bank extended during the Covid pandemic, reflecting the far smaller impact of the current crisis on the country's economy, the UAE Banks Federation chairman Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair has said.
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[2026-05-14 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russia has tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile as part of its efforts to modernise its nuclear forces, and President Vladimir Putin has hailed the launch just days after his claim that the fighting in Ukraine is nearing an end.
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[2026-05-14 00:03 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With US inflation at a three-year high, US president insisted he’s not focused on economic hardship sparked by the conflict
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[2026-05-14 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel is concerned that US President Donald Trump may reach a "bad deal" with Iran, and is trying to influence negotiations to address key issues, Israeli officials told CNN.
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[2026-05-14 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF, Defense Ministry, and defense contractors are set to complete a series of capability tests on Wednesday, drawing on both local and international sources, to deal with fiber-optic and racer drones.
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[2026-05-13 23:51 UTC+10:00] [United Arab Emirates] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Outrage is mounting about the Gulf country’s complicity in Sudan’s catastrophic civil war – and it might be starting to hit them where it hurts
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