Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-07 12:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: From DJ’ing a wedding on the weekend to manning the White House press podium like a boss, from velvet-gloved diplomacy in Europe to juggling the roles of secretary of state and NSA director in the middle of a war, Marco Rubio is the administration’s secret charm bomb.
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[2026-05-07 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Michael Clements via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-05-07 12:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks narrowed gains late Thursday morning as investors hunted for profits following a record-breaking rally amid rising optimism for an end to the U.S.-Iran war.
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[2026-05-07 12:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: NEW YORK (AP) — With hundreds of vessels still stuck in the Persian Gulf and costs piling up, shipping companies are being whipsawed by uncertainty over how and when the Strait of Hormuz might reopen more than two months into the Iran war.
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[2026-05-07 12:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The State of Israel is in one of the most tense periods in its history. While the Ministry of Defense's air and naval convoys are pumping in weapons at an unprecedented pace and eyes are fixed on Tehran, Brigadier General (res.) Prof. Yaakov Nagel sat down for an open conversation with Maariv's military correspondent, Avi Ashkenazi.
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[2026-05-07 12:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Jeepney drivers gather to receive government cash aid in Manila on April 16. Transportation workers are among those hit hardest by soaring fuel prices in the Philippines, which imports 98% of its oil needs. © Reuters
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[2026-05-07 12:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Jeepney drivers gather to receive government cash aid in Manila on April 16. Transportation workers are among those hit hardest by soaring fuel prices in the Philippines, which imports 98% of its oil needs. © Reuters
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[2026-05-07 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Concerns in Japan are also mounting over the security ties between Japan and the US as Trump seeks to withdraw more troops from Europe
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[2026-05-07 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Tokyo] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Concerns in Japan are also mounting over the security ties between Japan and the US as Trump seeks to withdraw more troops from Europe
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[2026-05-07 11:59 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: May 7, 2026 — 11:59am
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[2026-05-07 11:59 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Iranian airstrikes have damaged or destroyed at least 228 structures or pieces of equipment at US military sites across the Middle East since the war began, hitting hangars, barracks, fuel depots, aircraft and key radar, communications and air defence equipment, according to a Washington Post analysis of satellite imagery.
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[2026-05-07 11:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wellington plans to increase defence spending to about 2 per cent of gross domestic product, citing rising geopolitical tensions
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[2026-05-07 11:55 UTC+10:00] [New Zealand] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wellington plans to increase defence spending to about 2 per cent of gross domestic product, citing rising geopolitical tensions
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[2026-05-07 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Sport / AFL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Enough evidence is in. Every team has played eight games, and it’s clear what is separating the best from the rest in season 2026.
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[2026-05-07 11:05 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Russia vows ‘retaliatory’ strikes if Moscow parade if attacked – despite Ukraine offering truce; departing Orbán surrenders Ukrainian cash and gold. What we know on day 1,534
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[2026-05-07 11:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- In the moments after recording the final three outs of his team's victory Wednesday night, LG Twins pitcher Kim Yun-sik was clutching a baseball in his left hand.
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[2026-05-07 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: North Korea’s envoy to the United Nations has declared that Pyongyang will not be bound by any treaty on atomic weapons and that no external pressure will change its status as a nuclear-armed state.
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[2026-05-07 10:40 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-05-07 10:40 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-05-07 10:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-05-07 10:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan were to hold their first "two-plus-two" vice-ministerial talks between their foreign and defense ministries in Seoul on Thursday to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation on a range of security issues of mutual interest, Seoul's foreign ministry said.
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[2026-05-07 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Lebanon ceasefire seems definitively off, as the capital of Beirut has come under heavy attack on Wednesday, with Israeli officials describing the military action as a targeted assassination of a top Hezbollah commander.
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[2026-05-07 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli drone and air strikes in southern and eastern Lebanon have killed 16 people, Lebanese officials said on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-07 09:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Seattle Mariners’ Julio Rodríguez tosses his bat and celebrates after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
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[2026-05-07 08:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US military has fired on and disabled an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman after President Donald Trump threatened to resume the bombing campaign unless Tehran agrees to end the war on Washington’s terms.
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[2026-05-07 08:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US military has fired on and disabled an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman after President Donald Trump threatened to resume the bombing campaign unless Tehran agrees to end the war on Washington’s terms.
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[2026-05-07 08:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Aaron Glenn will be calling the Jets defense this season. So what will new defensive coordinator Brian Duker’s role be?
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[2026-05-07 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Priority should be safe return of Namu, crewIranian Embassy rebuffs any military involvement in explosion on Korean-operated ship in the Strait of Hormuz
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[2026-05-07 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Japan's prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is pushing to revise the country's pacifist constitution. The BBC's Tokyo correspondent Kurumi Mori explains why the country is shifting away from it's anti-war stance, and why there are increasing protests in response.
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[2026-05-07 07:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Metals Royalty Company is betting big on America’s push to rebuild its steel supply chain — striking a $132.5 million deal to buy a royalty stake in a massive Minnesota iron ore project that executives say could become a cornerstone of the nation’s “green steel” future.
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[2026-05-07 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it has warned diplomatic missions to promptly evacuate their staff from the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, in case Moscow launches a mass strike on the city in response to potential Ukrainian attempts to disrupt Russia’s May 9 Victory Day commemorations.
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[2026-05-07 07:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Russian punk protest group Pussy Riot and Femen, founded in Ukraine, have staged a striking joint protest at this year's Venice Biennale, as Russia returns to the prestigious arts fair for the first time since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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[2026-05-07 07:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Iran says a US proposal to end the war is "still being considered", after reports the two sides could be close to an agreement.
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[2026-05-07 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump says he has had “very good talks” with Iran over the past 24 hours and it is “very possible that we will make a deal”, as Tehran reviews a US peace proposal that sources said would formally end the war.
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[2026-05-07 07:04 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-05-07 06:48 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-07 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Yet another major Wall Street firm is poised to expand outside New York City – the latest blow to the Big Apple’s tax coffers thanks to Mayor Zohran Mandani’s war on wealthy residents and businesses, The Post has learned.
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[2026-05-07 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Azzam al-Hayya, son of Hamas leader Khalil al-Haya, was seriously injured in an IDF strike in Gaza, Saudi news network Al Jazeera reported on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-07 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: History is likely to be as kind to Jerome Powell, the outgoing chair of the US Federal Reserve Board, as it has been to Winston Churchill. Today, Churchill is mainly remembered for his courageous leadership during World War II, when he mobilized Britons to fend off the Nazi onslaught.
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[2026-05-07 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Recent international news has been dominated by the Iran war, particularly by the provocative statements of US President Donald Trump, making it difficult to shake off a sense of gloom. Against this backdrop, it was refreshing to encounter a piece of news that felt almost uplifting, especially as it came from King Charles III of the United Kingdom.
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[2026-05-07 06:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces continued military operations across the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, including the detention of a young Palestinian man in the city of Tubas, according to the Wafa news agency.
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[2026-05-07 06:09 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Polish President Karol Nawrocki said Wednesday that Poland is ready to host American troops withdrawn from Germany and that he would personally lobby Donald Trump to send them east.
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[2026-05-07 06:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The US military fired on an Iranian oil tanker Wednesday as President Donald Trump sought to pressure Tehran into reaching a deal to end the war. The Islamic Republic said it was reviewing the latest American proposals.
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[2026-05-07 06:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-07 05:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Israel has attacked Beirut for the first time since it agreed to a ceasefire in the war with the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, putting further pressure on a deal that has failed to stop the conflict.
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[2026-05-07 05:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout; ADDS photo)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-05-07 05:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Experts are dubious that time will work in Mr. Trump’s favor. The United States “can certainly do more damage to the Iranian economy, but they have withstood more pressure than any other economy in history, and that hasn’t produced the collapse of the regime or more reasonable positions,” said Suzanne Maloney, an Iran specialist and director of the foreign policy program at the Brookings Institution.
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[2026-05-07 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Jet fuel shortages threaten to disrupt summer travel as the loss of supplies from the Middle East ripples across Asia and Europe.
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[2026-05-07 05:49 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Good morning and welcome to our live rolling coverage of the war in Iran, this Thursday, May 7.
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[2026-05-07 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: France has deployed its sole, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to the Middle East as part of a joint effort with the UK and Europe to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, military officials said Wednesday.
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