Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-06 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices slumped more than 10 per cent on Wednesday after reports that the US and Iran are nearing a deal to end the war that has strangled a fifth of global oil and gas supplies.
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[2026-05-06 22:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures are up big this morning and making fresh all time highs, led by tech companies, while oil prices and bond yields fell sharply on optimism that the US and Iran are nearing a peace deal. As of 8:00am Nasdaq 100 futures jumped 1.7% while those for the S&P 500 gained 1%, with both gauges set to build on record highs.
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[2026-05-06 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Trump told The Post Wednesday morning it is “too soon” to start thinking about face-to-face peace talks between the US and Iran, despite optimistic reports the two nations were closing in on a potential framework to end their 67-day war.
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[2026-05-06 22:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing says Japan’s ‘neo-militarism’ is a ‘scourge’ that threatens regional peace and stability
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[2026-05-06 22:13 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing says Japan’s ‘neo-militarism’ is a ‘scourge’ that threatens regional peace and stability
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[2026-05-06 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – On Monday morning, the United States Navy began escorting commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. By Tuesday afternoon, the operation had been paused.
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[2026-05-06 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The battlefield in Ukraine could soon feature more robot than human soldiers - that is the startling claim made by a Ukrainian-British military start-up.
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[2026-05-06 21:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — A total of 62 Chinese vessels were spotted in parts of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) in April, coinciding with military activities for this year’s Exercise Balikatan, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Wednesday. The following are the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy ships and Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessels in the following areas:
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[2026-05-06 21:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A majority of Jewish Israelis think ending the war with Iran under current conditions is against their country’s interests, widening a rift with an international community favouring a permanent ceasefire.
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[2026-05-06 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A British court has convicted four members of the pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action over a 2024 raid on an Israeli-linked defense facility in Bristol, which they suspected was supplying the Israeli military with arms. The case has caused debate over the UK’s role in Israel’s campaign in Gaza, which led to widespread destruction and thousands of civilian casualties.
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[2026-05-06 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A British court has convicted four members of the pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action over a 2024 raid on an Israeli-linked defense facility in Bristol, which they suspected was supplying the Israeli military with arms.
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[2026-05-06 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGC) said on Wednesday that with US threats coming to an end, "safe and stable" transit through the Strait of Hormuz will be ensured.
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[2026-05-06 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Vietnam's President To Lam and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pose for a photo at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on May 6. © Reuters
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[2026-05-06 21:25 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
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[2026-05-06 21:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian air strikes have damaged or destroyed at least 228 US structures or equipments across the region since the start of the war in late February, the Washington Post reported.
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[2026-05-06 21:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Foreign Minister Cho Hyun held phone talks with his Jordanian counterpart Wednesday to discuss the latest developments in the Middle East and bilateral relations, Seoul's foreign ministry said.
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[2026-05-06 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Hormuz 'bottleneck' puts uneven pressure on Gulf economies and global oil
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[2026-05-06 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: HONG KONG (AP) — China’s diplomatic role in the Iran war has come into sharper focus following talks between Chinese and Iranian foreign ministers on Wednesday, days before U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
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[2026-05-06 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The past two and a half years have been challenging for the aviation industry in Israel. During the Swords of Iron War, virtually all international airlines—including the large American carriers—stopped flying to Israel. Many carriers were concerned that ballistic missiles hurtling through the air could strike an airliner or damage Ben Gurion Airport.
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[2026-05-06 21:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE rejects Sudan’s allegation that it had orchestrated drone strikes on Khartoum’s main airport, an Emirati official told The National on Wednesday, calling the claims “unfounded accusations and deliberate propaganda”.
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[2026-05-06 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US Department of Homeland Security identified the US-Israeli war with Iran as a potential motive for the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump and senior members of his administration at a White House reporters' gala last month, according to an intelligence report sent to state and local law enforcement nationwide and other federal agencies.
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[2026-05-06 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has said Washington will temporarily halt a military operation aimed at guiding ships through the Strait of Hormuz, citing a potential breakthrough in a deal with Iran.
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[2026-05-06 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Super Rugby Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: It is feared soft-power politics and a $240m war-chest could leave Samoa and Tonga uniquely vulnerable
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[2026-05-06 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The new sound of war on Israel’s northern front is not the roar of a fighter jet, nor the launch signature of a ballistic missile. Rather, it is the hum of fibre-optic drones: cheap enough to lose, precise enough to matter, and difficult enough to jam that they expose a doctrinal gap in the Israeli military.
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[2026-05-06 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A taxi in front of the Russian Embassy in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, March 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)
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[2026-05-06 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Timofey Bordachev, Program Director of the Valdai Club
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[2026-05-06 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Timofey Bordachev, Program Director of the Valdai Club
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[2026-05-06 20:18 UTC+10:00] [Southeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-06 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Tawazun Council and AD Ports Group have joined forces to develop a strategic industrial base in Abu Dhabi in a bid to enhance the UAE’s defence manufacturing capabilities.
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[2026-05-06 20:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: China has erected a monument to the World War II Cairo Declaration at the historic Mena House Hotel in Egypt where the document was signed.
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[2026-05-06 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel will begin supplying jet fuel to Germany following a recent request received by the Energy Ministry, the Foreign Affairs Ministry (MFA) announced in a X/Twitter post on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-06 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States and Iran are closing in on a one-page memo to end their war, a Pakistani source involved in the peace efforts told Reuters on Wednesday, confirming an Axios report citing two US officials.
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[2026-05-06 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In the UK capital, Bomb Crater Pond is full of wildlife, while scientists studying land obliterated by recent Russian blasts 1,500 miles away have seen ‘how quickly nature begins to heal itself’
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[2026-05-06 19:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Axios reports that the White House is nearing a preliminary deal with Iran to end the war. This is based on a 14-point, one-page memorandum that creates a 30-day negotiating window for a broader nuclear and Strait of Hormuz deal and follows President Trump's announcement last night of "great progress" and a "complete and final" deal nearing.
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[2026-05-06 19:32 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Dozens killed despite ceasefire announced by Zelenskyy, after Moscow asked for Saturday truce for its annual military parade
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[2026-05-06 19:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: After 'King's Warden,' star returns in genre switch, headlining feel-good military comedy rooted in popular webtoon
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[2026-05-06 19:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun held phone talks with his Jordanian counterpart Wednesday to discuss the latest developments in the Middle East and bilateral relations, Seoul's foreign ministry said.
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[2026-05-06 18:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The price of a gallon of regular petrol climbed 31 cents in the past week, spiking to an average of $4.48 per gallon, according to the American Automobile Association, rising 50 percent since the US-Israel war on Iran began.
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[2026-05-06 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) -- Iran on Wednesday denied any military involvement in a recent explosion and fire on a South Korean-operated vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-06 18:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Authority says fewer than 5 per cent of Hong Kong flights have been cancelled in May and June, and about 1 per cent in July, despite global fuel crisis
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[2026-05-06 18:37 UTC+10:00] [Mable Chan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Authority says fewer than 5 per cent of Hong Kong flights have been cancelled in May and June, and about 1 per cent in July, despite global fuel crisis
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[2026-05-06 18:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Berlin, Germany – A diplomatic rift between US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the war on Iran has escalated into a broader debate about Europe’s transatlantic ties – while Berlin pushes to become the continent’s leading military power.
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[2026-05-06 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Chad's armed forces said at least 24 soldiers have been killed in an overnight attack by Boko Haram militants on an army post in the Lake Chad region.
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[2026-05-06 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The energy and fertiliser shocks come amid crucial planting windows for Asia’s farmers, exposing the region’s dire dependencies
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[2026-05-06 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Pakistan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The energy and fertiliser shocks come amid crucial planting windows for Asia’s farmers, exposing the region’s dire dependencies
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[2026-05-06 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The spokesman and defense counsel has described as "fake news" and "pure fiction" allegations that her client, Vice President Sara Duterte, threw a laptop at him over her alleged frustrations on her impeachment case.
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[2026-05-06 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will conduct an integrated military firepower exercise open to the public later this month, showcasing its advanced maneuvering of key defense assets, the defense ministry said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-06 17:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - In this photo provided by Ukraine’s 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade press service, people cover bodies of civilians killed in Russia’s aerial guided bomb attack in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (Iryna Rybakova/Ukraine’s 93rd Mechanized Brigade via AP)
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[2026-05-06 17:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: With its effective closure sending shockwaves through the global economy, the Strait of Hormuz has been much discussed throughout the Iran war.
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[2026-05-06 17:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The administration of US President Donald Trump has approved the potential sale of precision-guided bomb kits worth $373.6 million to Ukraine, following congressional pressure over stalled arms deliveries.
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