Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-08 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Wall Street may be profiting from the US and Israeli war on Iran, but short-term gains due to rising oil prices and market volatility are causing a slowdown in dealmaking – threatening its core business, market analysts have told Middle East Eye.
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[2026-05-08 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The 49ers made some subtle alterations to their defense via free agency and the draft. And they are hopeful those changes help push them from being the top-13 group they were last season to one that cracks the top 10.
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[2026-05-08 22:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Thousands of people have taken part in the Palestine Marathon and Half Marathon which returned to the West Bank city of Bethlehem after a two-year pause because of restrictions over the Gaza War.
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[2026-05-08 22:46 UTC+10:00] [Airspace] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas on Friday proposed doubling European Peace Facility funding for Moldova to €120 million annually, noting the boost would make it the bloc’s biggest defense support package for any country outside Ukraine.
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[2026-05-08 22:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The War Department released more than 160 files Friday related to sightings of UFOs dating back nearly 80 years, two days after President Trump predicted “I think some of it’s going to be very interesting to people.”
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[2026-05-08 22:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Hiring was surprisingly strong in April for the second month in a row, signaling the labor market may be withstanding pressures from higher energy costs amid the Iran war for now.
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[2026-05-08 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-05-08 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A reported $125 million pocketed by an oil trader from a perfectly timed Iran-linked bet is “only the tip of the iceberg” in what appears to be a pattern of insider trading tied to key developments during the Iran war, Professor Jack Rasmus has told RT.
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[2026-05-08 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A reported $125 million pocketed by an oil trader from a perfectly timed Iran-linked bet is “only the tip of the iceberg” in what appears to be a pattern of insider trading tied to key developments during the Iran war, Professor Jack Rasmus has told RT.
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[2026-05-08 22:27 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-08 22:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures are higher and just shy of a new record, with technology names leading futures higher ahead of April jobs report, after Trump’s assertion that the Iran ceasefire is still holding despite an exchange of weapons between the US and Iran overnight, and a deep weekly loss for oil help futures regain positive momentum.
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[2026-05-08 22:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran seized a US-sanctioned tanker carrying Iranian oil in the Gulf of Oman, the Islamic Republic’s army said Friday after American and Iranian forces clashed in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-08 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that the U.S. is expecting a response on Friday from Iran on the proposal to end the war.
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[2026-05-08 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran has said it is reviewing a United States peace proposal that seeks to end the war, even as the two sides exchanged fire in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday.
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[2026-05-08 21:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Three people suffered moderate injuries after the UAE responded to further air strikes from Iran on Friday, the Ministry of Defence said.
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[2026-05-08 21:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates’ ministry of defence says its air defence systems intercepted two ballistic missiles and three UAV’s launched from Iran.
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[2026-05-08 21:21 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Russia and Ukraine are trading accusations of breaking their two very different versions of proposed ceasefire this morning as we get closer to the Victory Day parade in Moscow, with the Kremlin reportedly worrying about a potential Ukrainian strike.
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[2026-05-08 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that Iran has seized an oil tanker, accusing it of "attempting to disrupt oil exports and the interests of the Iranian nation."
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[2026-05-08 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Bahrain’s parliament has expelled three lawmakers after they voted against a royal decree removing judicial oversight in matters of citizenship, just days after dozens had their nationalities stripped in connection with the Iran war.
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[2026-05-08 21:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A plan to install permanent gates at the iconic Washington Square Park is igniting a tug-of-war between safety and preserving the Big Apple park’s historically “free” spirit.
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[2026-05-08 21:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Decrease to take effect on May 16 and comes after airline raised surcharges due to higher fuel prices as Middle East war disrupted supplies
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[2026-05-08 21:05 UTC+10:00] [mainland China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Decrease to take effect on May 16 and comes after airline raised surcharges due to higher fuel prices as Middle East war disrupted supplies
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[2026-05-08 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Actors attend a historical reenactment depicting the arrival of trains after the end of the war as a part of celebrations ahead of the 81st anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany during World War II, at the Baltiysky railway station in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, May 7, 2026.
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[2026-05-08 21:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In an exclusive interview, a seafarer describes the strike on the MKD Vyom in the Gulf of Oman that killed his friend and crewmate, Dixit Solanki
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[2026-05-08 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tokyo’s recent tracking of three PLA Navy warships transiting Tsushima Strait comes amid heightened regional tensions
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[2026-05-08 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Japanese] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tokyo’s recent tracking of three PLA Navy warships transiting Tsushima Strait comes amid heightened regional tensions
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[2026-05-08 20:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: European airlines should use US-made jet fuel to combat soaring prices and limited supply caused by the US-Israel war with Iran, two major international airline bodies have suggested.
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[2026-05-08 20:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Bahrain’s parliament has expelled three lawmakers after they voted against a royal decree removing judicial oversight in matters of citizenship, just days after dozens had their nationalities stripped in connection with the Iran war.
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[2026-05-08 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The European Commission on Friday told airlines that the impact of the Iran war on the jet fuel market is not severe enough to allow airlines to charge passengers a fuel hike surcharge, or to avoid compensation payments for cancelled flights. All passenger protection rules remain unchanged, the commission said.
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[2026-05-08 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE announced Dh180 billion ($49 billion) in cumulative offtakes over the next decade during the Make it in the Emirates summit as part of the government's push to strengthen and broaden the country's industrial base amid Iran war driven uncertainties.
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[2026-05-08 20:35 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-08 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday. His visit was expected to be a fence-mending mission after weeks of tensions over the war in Iran in which US President Donald Trump has repeatedly bashed Pope Leo over his promotion of peace in the region.
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[2026-05-08 20:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has seized the oil tanker Ocean Koi over an alleged attempt to disrupt Iran's oil exports, Iranian state media said on Friday.
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[2026-05-08 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Two soldiers were moderately wounded, and an additional soldier was severely wounded in two separate incidents involving explosive drones launched by Hezbollah, the IDF confirmed on Friday.
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[2026-05-08 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli strikes on the southern Lebanese town of Toura killed two people and wounded five others on Thursday, Lebanon's National News Agency reported.
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[2026-05-08 19:30 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Making a deal means the US finding a position that doesn’t threaten the Iranian regime’s survival. The alternative is a prolonged and damaging stalemate
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[2026-05-08 19:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Spanish government has awarded Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Palestine, one of its highest civilian honours for her work “documenting and denouncing violations of international law in Gaza".
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[2026-05-08 19:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has demanded a “public progress update” from United States authorities on the FBI probe into the Israeli military’s killing of Palestinian-American Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, 51, who was shot dead in the occupied West Bank in 2022.
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[2026-05-08 19:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States and Iran have exchanged fire in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting fears that the already fragile ceasefire between the warring nations could collapse.
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[2026-05-08 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A civilian and three IDF soldiers were indicted Friday after being arrested in March on suspicion of maintaining long-term contact with Iranian intelligence operatives and carrying out security-related tasks at their direction before their military enlistment, the Shin Bet, Israel Police, and Military Police confirmed in a statement.
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[2026-05-08 19:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: More than half of Lebanon's population depends on humanitarian aid, a European Union official said on Friday, as Israel continues its attacks on the country despite a ceasefire in the two-month-long war on Lebanon.
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[2026-05-08 19:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Under President Vladimir Putin, Victory Day — the date when Russians celebrate the Soviet victory over the Nazis in World War II — has become a flagship event in the annual calendar, with thousands of military personnel and dozens of military vehicles parading through Red Square.
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[2026-05-08 18:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
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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[2026-05-08 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Toyota forecast a 20 percent decline in profit for the current financial year on Friday, as cost and supply uncertainties stemming from the Iran war weigh on earnings even as robust demand for its hybrid models powers sales growth.
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[2026-05-08 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In a rare outbreak of sanity from the continent that perfected kicking the can, officials on NATO’s eastern front are openly admitting what Brussels and Frankfurt have spent years denying: you can’t fund a permanent war footing with infinite borrowing and hope the bond market never notices.
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[2026-05-08 18:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has accused members of the court's governing body of waging a "dangerous" and biased campaign to remove him from office over unfounded sexual misconduct allegations and his investigation into alleged Israeli war crimes.
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[2026-05-08 18:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Editorial from Chinese military’s official newspaper is the first time that Li Shangfu has been labelled a traitor
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[2026-05-08 18:13 UTC+10:00] [Wei Fenghe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Editorial from Chinese military’s official newspaper is the first time that Li Shangfu has been labelled a traitor
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[2026-05-08 18:10 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US said it carried out strikes on Iranian military targets after an attack on three American destroyers in the strait of Hormuz
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[2026-05-08 18:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has accused members of the court's governing body of waging a "dangerous" and biased campaign to remove him from office over unfounded sexual misconduct allegations and his investigation into alleged Israeli war crimes.
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