Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-12 20:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The subdued results came after the firm reported its first quarterly loss in the fourth quarter last year amid an ongoing price war
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[2026-05-12 20:48 UTC+10:00] [Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: The Iran war has wreaked havoc on global supply chains, caused a spike in oil prices and scrambled international trade.
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[2026-05-12 20:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Idemitsu Kosan is one of the few companies that has been able to slip a vessel through the Strait of Hormuz since the U.S. attacked Iran. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Yuki Nakao and Idemitsu Tanker website)
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[2026-05-12 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel's military chief has warned lawmakers that the army's reserve forces could face collapse within months unless the government urgently passes legislation to expand conscription and extend military service, Israeli media reported.
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[2026-05-12 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Royal Navy has allocated up to £200,000 (nearly $270,000) to redesign female officers’ ceremonial uniforms amid concerns that the buttons on the jackets were “inappropriately placed,” according to an internal document cited by The Times.
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[2026-05-12 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Checking a bag has gotten more expensive across the board, as airlines are increasing their fees due to rising fuel costs amid the war with Iran.
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[2026-05-12 20:29 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has addressed a press conference with Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.
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[2026-05-12 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The Nigerian military and the "bandit" gangs it is fighting killed around 100 civilians Sunday in one of the bloodiest single days of the country's conflict against armed groups, sources across the country have told AFP.
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[2026-05-12 19:53 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Worst-case scenario modelling by Treasury shows oil prices as high as $200 a barrel in September quarter and inflation at 7.25% due to Iran war
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[2026-05-12 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has become an active combatant in the Iran war, according to fresh reporting in The Wall Street Journal.
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[2026-05-12 19:40 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Treasurer Jim Chalmers is not only betting his fifth budget will deliver Millennials and Zoomers a chance at owning a home while delivering a much-needed boost to productivity, but that the war against Iran ends soon.
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[2026-05-12 19:40 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s war with Iran has forced the government to spend an extra $15 billion over four years, slashing economic growth forecasts and spurring warnings of a disastrous spike in inflation if the conflict drags on and oil prices surge to as much as $US200 a barrel.
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[2026-05-12 19:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel’s military has killed six people in an air raid on a house in southern Lebanon, the latest violation of a United States-brokered truce that has only ever existed on paper.
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[2026-05-12 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said he was "very disappointed" with Kurdish groups, who he criticised for failing to provide military support to the Iranian opposition.
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[2026-05-12 19:32 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: May 12, 2026 19:32 | News
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[2026-05-12 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF is establishing a factory that will produce first-person view (FPV) "suicide" drones, intended to employ approximately 200 haredi (ultra-Orthodox) soldiers, Army Radio reported on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-12 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: United States Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee confirmed that Israel sent Iron Dome batteries to the United Arab Emirates to use in defense against Iranian attacks during an interview at a Thursday Tel Aviv University conference.
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[2026-05-12 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF's Golani Brigade announced on Tuesday that it recently advanced all the way to the Litani River, around 10 kilometers from the Israeli border, including using robots for portions of the operations.
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[2026-05-12 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump speaks before signing a proclamation in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-05-12 18:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said he was "very disappointed" with the Kurds who he criticised for failing to provide military support to the Iranian opposition.
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[2026-05-12 18:54 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: At least one person killed as Moscow launches drone strikes on energy facilities and apartments
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[2026-05-12 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US has supported Israel throughout the war on Iran and the genocide in Gaza. Much of that backing is rooted in Washington's long-standing regional and strategic interests.
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[2026-05-12 18:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel sent an Iron Dome battery and personnel to operate the air defence system to the United Arab Emirates, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-12 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US and Denmark have been negotiating increased military presence in Greenland over recent months, the BBC reported on Tuesday, citing multiple officials familiar with the discussions.
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[2026-05-12 18:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Belgium is seeking to deepen defense and aerospace cooperation with South Korea as Korean defense exports rapidly expand across Europe and NATO markets amid growing geopolitical uncertainty and Europe’s rearmament drive.
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[2026-05-12 18:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A judge in Moscow on Tuesday sentenced exiled television journalist Tikhon Dzyadko to eight years in prison in absentia after finding him guilty of spreading “fakes” about Russia’s armed forces and violating the country’s law on “foreign agents.”
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[2026-05-12 18:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel sent Iron Dome anti-missile batteries and personnel to operate them to the United Arab Emirates to defend the country during the Iran war, the U.S. ambassador to the country said Tuesday.
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[2026-05-12 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ukraine’s Head of the Office of the President Andrii Yermak speaks at a news conference in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
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[2026-05-12 17:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with sentence recommendation for former defense minister in paras 6-7; ADDS photo)
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[2026-05-12 17:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Monday marked the first day of an indefinite walkout among teachers in the eastern Spanish region, and there's more protests to come this week. Here's what parents in Valencia, Alicante and Castellón need to know about the teachers' strikes.
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[2026-05-12 17:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' military hardware includes warships like the destroyer “Yoshii”, launched here at its Nagasaki Shipyard in Japan last December. (Photo by Taro Fujii)
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[2026-05-12 17:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Fighters from the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group have withdrawn from several areas of the violence-plagued eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the group, locals and the military told AFP on Monday.
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[2026-05-12 17:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Japanese snack giant Calbee says it will temporarily switch to black and white packaging for some its best-known products as supplies of an ingredient used in ink have been disrupted by the Iran war.
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[2026-05-12 17:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Two former Chinese defense ministers have been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for corruption, in one of the most severe punishments handed down to senior military officials in recent years.
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[2026-05-12 17:42 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A memorial space commemorating the sacrifices made by allied nations and veterans who supported South Korea during the Korean War opened to the public at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-12 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Nearly 20 countries are interested in drone deals with Ukraine and four agreements have already been signed, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday.
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[2026-05-12 17:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Tugboats assist a container ship as it prepares to dock at the Manila International Container Terminal at the Philippine capital April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
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[2026-05-12 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Duterte’s former top enforcer Ronald Dela Rosa has taken refuge in the Philippine Senate to avoid arrest.
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[2026-05-12 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: London, United Kingdom – Trust, once lost, is hard to claw back. For Palantir Technologies, a leading defence and intelligence software firm in the United States, the trust that the company established in the United Kingdom on a one-British-pound ($1.37) National Health Service (NHS) contract during the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 – which translated into a six-year relationship worth nearly 400 million pounds ($546m) – has recently eroded.
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[2026-05-12 17:04 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president says Tehran’s peace proposal ‘totally unacceptable’ and ‘a piece of garbage’
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[2026-05-12 16:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Trump says ceasefire is on 'life support' after rejecting Iran's latest proposal
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[2026-05-12 16:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Calbee says it is using monochrome designs for some of its products, as the Iran war has caused a shortage of naphtha used in packaging
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[2026-05-12 16:52 UTC+10:00] [Hokkaido] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Calbee says it is using monochrome designs for some of its products, as the Iran war has caused a shortage of naphtha used in packaging
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[2026-05-12 16:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military issued new evacuation orders for residents of the southern Lebanese towns and villages of Arzoun, Tayr Debba, Al-Bazouriyah and Al-Hawsh, warning civilians to leave before planned military operations.
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[2026-05-12 16:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: As US President Donald Trump prepares to touch down in China for his first visit to the country since the start of his second term, the world is once again watching the uneasy dance between the world’s two largest economies.
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[2026-05-12 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Wall Street Journal reported that the United Arab Emirates secretly carried out a series of attacks against Iran during the ongoing conflict involving the United States and Israel.
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[2026-05-12 16:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Air travel in the Gulf is ramping up amid a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran. The UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority announced the full resumption of air traffic operations in the country on May 2 while Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait have reopened their airspace after large-scale closures following the outbreak of the Iran war on February 28.
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[2026-05-12 16:14 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-12 16:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
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.
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[2026-05-12 15:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Forces Command.
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