Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-07 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As the Hormuz blockade cuts off vital agricultural inputs, Food and Agriculture Organization official views China as key food security partner
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[2026-05-07 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As the Hormuz blockade cuts off vital agricultural inputs, Food and Agriculture Organization official views China as key food security partner
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[2026-05-07 22:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The authorities should give companies a greater voice in civilian-military collaboration, Major General Zhang Zhan argues
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[2026-05-07 22:57 UTC+10:00] [aerospace technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The authorities should give companies a greater voice in civilian-military collaboration, Major General Zhang Zhan argues
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[2026-05-07 22:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army Home Front Command is denying access to a security alarm system for fear of Iranian infiltration, causing distress among northern Israeli communities, Ynet reported on Thursday.
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[2026-05-07 22:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army Home Front Command is denying access to a security alarm system for fear of Iranian infiltration, causing distress among northern Israeli communities, Ynet reported on Thursday.
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[2026-05-07 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Less that two weeks after a coordinated wave of attacks struck Mali, the country’s junta leader has appointed a new chief of the general staff to the armed forces.
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[2026-05-07 22:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Nine people, including a seven-year-old and a 15-year-old girl, were injured during a Russian strike on the Novobavarskyi residential district of Kharkiv on Thursday morning. Mayor Ihor Terekhov confirmed that the attack damaged about eight private homes and ignited a fire that destroyed a civilian vehicle. This raid was part of a larger offensive involving 102 drones launched from various regions, including occupied Crimea.
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[2026-05-07 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: It's no secret that America's Gulf allies bore the brunt of Iran's military retaliation in the wake of Operation Epic Fury. Now there are reports of Washington being brushed back when it comes to ongoing base access in the region.
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[2026-05-07 22:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US’s arsenal of missiles and bombs could be severely affected by the Strait of Hormuz blockade, denying its arms factories a vital ingredient as it seeks to restock its weapons, The National can disclose.
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[2026-05-07 22:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US’s arsenal of missiles and bombs could be severely affected by the Strait of Hormuz blockade, denying its arms factories a vital ingredient as it seeks to restock its weapons, The National can disclose.
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[2026-05-07 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dubai ports operator DP World has launched cargo war risk insurance as Middle East trade routes remain severely disrupted by the fallout from the Iran war.
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[2026-05-07 22:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New report warns that rising conflicts, AI spending and energy security push are all expected to further increase global debt levels
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[2026-05-07 22:08 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New report warns that rising conflicts, AI spending and energy security push are all expected to further increase global debt levels
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[2026-05-07 22:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Whirlpool shares tumbled Thursday after the iconic appliance maker warned that the war in Iran triggered a severe downturn, underscoring how sharply higher fuel prices and collapsing consumer confidence are beginning to weigh on big-ticket purchases.
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[2026-05-07 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BEIRUT (AP) — 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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[2026-05-07 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Farming] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US war with Iran drives diesel fuel prices up during spring planting season, ‘hitting us at the wrong time’, farmers say
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[2026-05-07 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Indian army is looking to green sources for its cooking, vehicles and installations due to surging oil prices
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[2026-05-07 21:47 UTC+10:00] [Delhi] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Indian army is looking to green sources for its cooking, vehicles and installations due to surging oil prices
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[2026-05-07 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio came to the Vatican on Thursday for a potentially fraught encounter with Pope Leo as President Donald Trump has continued a series of disparaging attacks on the Catholic leader over the Iran war.
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[2026-05-07 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: On the evening of May 6, the Israel Defense Forces eliminated the commander of Hezbollah’s Radwan Force, according to the IDF. The commander was identified as Ahmed Ali Balout. The precision strike was one of many recent Israeli operations. The pace of these operations has changed since the ceasefire in Lebanon in early April.
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[2026-05-07 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Whirlpool shares crashed as much as 20% in premarket trading after the appliance maker slashed its full-year outlook and posted weaker-than-expected first-quarter results. Management directly blamed the three-month war in the Middle East for triggering a collapse in U.S. appliance demand.
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[2026-05-07 21:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli strikes killed at least six people in the Gaza Strip in the past day, the Gaza health ministry said.
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[2026-05-07 21:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Turkiye has unveiled a prototype of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) as part of a push to become self-reliant and to gain a foothold as a key defence player in the Middle East and among its NATO allies.
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[2026-05-07 21:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Eric Wainaina, a motorcycle taxi driver in Nairobi, Kenya, was already bracing for a loss in income when the rainy season hit in March, but the war on Iran, which erupted on 28 February, has also taken its toll.
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[2026-05-07 21:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Less that two weeks after a coordinated wave of attacks struck Mali, the country’s junta leader has appointed a new chief of the general staff to the armed forces.
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[2026-05-07 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: New recruits to the Pontifical Swiss Guard swore loyalty to Pope Leo XIV on 6 May, during a ceremony in Vatican City. 28 new halberdiers took their oath in the presence of the Pope, the first time in over 50 years that a pontiff has personally presided over the swearing-in.
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[2026-05-07 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: “[Starmer] never once condemned Israeli war crimes.” Peter Oborne spent decades at the heart of the British establishment. The award-winning journalist and author of ‘Complicit’ sits down with Mohamed Hashem on Real Talk to break down how the Iraq war set the template for Gaza, and why there is a direct path between the two.
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[2026-05-07 21:12 UTC+10:00] [Airline industry] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ryanair says that unlike others it will not be cancelling summer flights, as it hedged fuel contracts before Iran war
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[2026-05-07 21:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The rally that propelled gold and silver to record-breaking highs in 2025 could pick up again if a U.S.-Iran peace deal is reached, market watchers told CNBC as prices ticked higher on Thursday.
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[2026-05-07 20:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio opened a fence-mending visit to the Vatican on Thursday after President Donald Trump’s broadsides against Pope Leo XIV and the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran angered the Holy See and sparked ongoing sparring between the two American leaders.
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[2026-05-07 20:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The first Turkey-Japan Defense Industry Cooperation Day took place on the sidelines of the 5th edition of the biennial SAHA International Defense & Aerospace Exhibition that is ongoing until Saturday. (Photo by Kana Watanabe)
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[2026-05-07 20:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BRP Quezon, the mock enemy vessel, side flips and sinks after the first strike of Japan's Type 88 missile which only took six minutes to reach target positioned 75 kilometers northwest of Paoay coast in Ilocos Norte on May 6, 2026.
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[2026-05-07 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: There have certainly been escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz this week amid a wave of Iranian attacks on commercial ships after a U.S. military effort to escort merchant vessels through the maritime chokepoint.
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[2026-05-07 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Last month's coordinated attacks against Mali targeted the country's junta leader Assimi Goita, an army spokesperson said on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-07 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran says US proposal to end the war is still 'under review'
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[2026-05-07 20:42 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dispatched Kyiv's chief negotiator to meet with Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in the U.S., a top Ukrainian official told POLITICO.
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[2026-05-07 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said he met recently with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, state media reported on Thursday, offering a first public account of him meeting Khamenei after the latter suffered severe wounds at the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-05-07 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli strikes have damaged buildings in Beirut’s southern suburbs and hit a commercial site in southern Lebanon despite a ceasefire, according to two videos shared by Ruptly on Thursday.
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[2026-05-07 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli strikes have damaged buildings in Beirut’s southern suburbs and hit a commercial site in southern Lebanon despite a ceasefire, according to two videos shared by Ruptly on Thursday.
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[2026-05-07 20:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Seven children and two women abducted by gunmen at an orphanage last month in the north-central region of Nigeria have been rescued by troops, the country’s army said on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-07 20:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese military court gave suspended death sentences Thursday to former defense ministers Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe, who were accused of bribery, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.
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[2026-05-07 20:10 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: The United States was waiting on Thursday for Iran to convey its response to the latest American proposal to end the war, after public messages from top-ranking officials on both sides suggested a burst of behind-the-scenes diplomatic activity.
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[2026-05-07 20:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Two former Chinese defence ministers, Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu, have been sentenced to death with reprieve on corruption charges, according to Xinhua.
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[2026-05-07 20:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Two former Chinese defence ministers, Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu, have been sentenced to death with reprieve on corruption charges, according to Xinhua.
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[2026-05-07 20:02 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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[2026-05-07 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Redistricting across the US has turned into all-out war between the Democrats and the Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterm elections in November.
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[2026-05-07 19:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hotel occupancy in Dubai is projected to fall to 10 percent in the second quarter of 2026 from 80 percent before the Iran war began at the end of February, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing Moody’s Analytics.
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[2026-05-07 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Brent crude futures briefly tumbled below $100 a barrel on Wednesday morning after an Axios report indicated the Trump administration and Tehran were working toward a one-page memorandum of understanding to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-07 19:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli warplanes and drones struck Nabatieh in southern Lebanon on Wednesday morning, killing one person and injuring several others, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency.
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