Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-08 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Inflation is likely to hit 5 per cent by the middle of the year and could soar to 7 per cent by Christmas if the war against Iran pushes oil to $US200 a barrel, with Jim Chalmers’ fifth budget to confirm Australians will face ongoing price pressures.
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[2026-05-08 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have quietly reopened their bases and airspace to the US military, which could allow President Trump to re-up his currently paused “Project Freedom” mission to protect shipping through the Strait of Hormuz against Iranian attacks, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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[2026-05-08 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health says the number of people killed in Israel’s war on Lebanon since March 2 has reached 2,727.
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[2026-05-08 04:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Corporate America is celebrating one of its strongest earnings seasons of the century — but analysts warned of possible storm clouds ahead as energy prices surge and consumer sentiment tanks because of the Iran war.
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[2026-05-08 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Whirlpool’s shares plunged more than 20% after the company said consumer confidence has fallen to “recession level lows” because of the Iran war, tanking demand for its big appliances.
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[2026-05-08 04:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Defence and National Security
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[2026-05-08 04:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Tourism, which accounts for around 14 percent of Jordan’s economy, is facing a sharp downturn as the war disrupts travel across the region.
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[2026-05-08 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Jack Ryan returns to the wild world of espionage in the new Prime Video film Jack Ryan: Ghost War.
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[2026-05-08 04:21 UTC+10:00] [Andrew, Duke of York] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: The police in Britain arrested a man on Wednesday evening after accusations he had acted in an intimidating manner and was in possession of a weapon near the home of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew.
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[2026-05-08 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Georgia Aquarium invited injured veterans from the Wounded Warrior Project to snorkel with a whale shark and manta rays as part of their Military Salute Program. (AP video: Emilie Megnien)
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[2026-05-08 04:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Marco Rubio revealed sanctions on Thursday, escalating Trump administration’s pressure campaign against Havana’s military-controlled economy
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[2026-05-08 04:15 UTC+10:00] [Sherritt International] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Marco Rubio revealed sanctions on Thursday, escalating Trump administration’s pressure campaign against Havana’s military-controlled economy
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[2026-05-08 04:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Germany's finance minister has blamed Donald Trump's "irresponsible war in Iran" for a big drop in his country's expected tax revenues.
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[2026-05-08 04:13 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Latest briefings float hope of basic deal that would keep peace and free shipping while further negotiations continue
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[2026-05-08 04:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-08 03:54 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President indicated that deal had materialised but truth was that Saudi Arabia had stopped US use of its bases
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[2026-05-08 03:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The Nigerian army said on Thursday that its troops had freed seven children and two adults who had remained in captivity following a kidnapping from an orphanage last month.
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[2026-05-08 03:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US-based financial analysis firm Moody's predicts that hotel occupancy in Dubai is set to plummet to 10 percent from a pre-war figure of 80 percent in the second quarter of the year, which ends on 1 July, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-08 03:39 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-08 03:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Kenya's foreign minister said on Thursday 19 citizens had died fighting on the Ukrainian frontline and 32 others were missing, as criticism mounts over reports of the forced enlistment of Kenyans into the Russian army.
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[2026-05-08 03:36 UTC+10:00] [Israel-Gaza war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US is unlikely to pressure Benjamin Netanyahu to comply with truce terms. Europe must take action
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[2026-05-08 03:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Reports that Saudi Arabia has refused the US military access to its airspace could significantly complicate Washington’s plans should it decide to return to attacks against the Islamic regime, a Gulf expert told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday.
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[2026-05-08 03:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, says current discussions centre on securing a ceasefire, ending the war and restoring regional stability.
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[2026-05-08 03:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: UK media reported that a man wearing a balaclava had allegedly threatened Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor when he was out walking his dogs
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[2026-05-08 03:29 UTC+10:00] [Jeffrey Epstein] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: UK media reported that a man wearing a balaclava had allegedly threatened Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor when he was out walking his dogs
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[2026-05-08 03:28 UTC+10:00] [Keir Starmer] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Whoever leads Britain through the next three years may have to navigate a recession, even a war. The way we choose that person needs an urgent overhaul
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[2026-05-08 03:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran has created a government agency to vet and tax vessels seeking passage through the crucial Strait of Hormuz, a shipping data company reported Thursday, as Tehran said it was reviewing the latest US proposals for ending the war.
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[2026-05-08 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Valerie Bertinelli is using swear words one sentence at a time.
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[2026-05-08 03:09 UTC+10:00] [Royal Navy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Moscow steps up maritime presence in North Sea after UK threats to seize shadow fleet oil tankers
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[2026-05-08 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military has launched an inquiry after a viral video showed one of its soldiers in southern Lebanon desecrating a statue of the Virgin Mary.
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[2026-05-08 02:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Vice foreign and defense ministers from Japan and South Korea held their first two-plus-two meeting in Seoul on May 7. © Kyodo
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[2026-05-08 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
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[2026-05-08 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
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[2026-05-08 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US-based financial analysis firm Moody's predicts that hotel occupancy in Dubai is set to plummet to 10 percent from a pre-war figure of 80 percent in the second quarter of the year, which ends on 1 July, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-08 02:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Russian air defenses shot down 347 Ukrainian drones overnight, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Thursday, in what appeared to be a major attack after Moscow spurned Kyiv’s ceasefire earlier in the week and tension mounted over safety at Russia's upcoming Victory Day celebrations.
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[2026-05-08 02:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The steep rise in jet fuel prices caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran is posing a bigger challenge to the global airline industry than the Covid-19 pandemic did, according to AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes.
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[2026-05-08 02:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The steep rise in jet fuel prices caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran is posing a bigger challenge to the global airline industry than the Covid-19 pandemic did, according to AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes.
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[2026-05-08 02:23 UTC+10:00] [Saudi Arabia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Riyadh told White House it would deny access for operation to provide tankers military escort through strait of Hormuz
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[2026-05-08 02:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has awarded the Order of Civil Merit to Francesca Albanese, recognising her advocacy during Israel’s war on Gaza.
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[2026-05-08 02:04 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Nofolk police arrest man on suspicion of public order offence and possession of offensive weapon
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[2026-05-08 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Federal investigators are probing at least four suspiciously timed oil trades worth more than $2.6 billion that were placed just minutes before major announcements about the Iran war sent crude prices tumbling, according to a report.
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[2026-05-08 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-08 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: One word dominates Red Square right now: "Victory".
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[2026-05-08 01:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A cross-dressing “neighbor from hell” has been terrorizing a Bronx apartment building where he’s been living rent-free for a year — wildly waving around weapons, masturbating in the hallway and even threatening to blow the place up with gas, disturbing footage shows.
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[2026-05-08 01:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIRUT — A dozen U.S. Democratic Senators have called for the U.S. Central Command to answer questions about American coordination with Israel in declaring broad “ evacuation zones ” in Lebanon and Iran, alleging that the practice may violate international law.
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[2026-05-08 01:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A man has been arrested on suspicion of a public order offence and possessing an offensive weapon close to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's home in Norfolk.
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[2026-05-08 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The driver seen racing down a sidewalk chasing a child on a dirt bike then tried to break into a neighbor’s home — just to fall on her face because she was so drunk, according to the neighbor.
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[2026-05-08 01:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mourners carry the body of Azzam al-Hayya, son of Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya, mourn over his body after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike, at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City Thursday, May 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
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[2026-05-08 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Real Madrid are in the midst of a civil war with fans demanding star player Kylian Mbappe is sold.
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[2026-05-08 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: With hopes of a permanent truce being continually undermined by minor skirmishes and blockade infringements, it remains unclear whether this war is close to ending. And while oil prices gyrate from one Trump Truth post to the next, two weeks of Brent above $100/barrel (only just inching below as of this morning) suggests the market is not buying into the quick resolution narrative.
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