Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-03 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Lebanon's army chief Gen Rodolphe Haykal held an emergency meeting with US General Joseph Clearfield, head of the US-led ceasefire monitoring mechanism, as Israeli strikes intensified across southern Lebanon.
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[2026-05-03 15:55 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: On the surface, a natural fallout of the energy crisis triggered by the Iran war could see resource-poor Japan pivot to renewable energy in order to reduce its heavy dependence on oil from the Middle East.
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[2026-05-03 15:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Losses from 5-day strike estimated to reach W640b, two sides to enter mediation on fourth day
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[2026-05-03 15:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military warned residents of 11 towns and villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate immediately and move at least 1,000 metres away to open land.
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[2026-05-03 15:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army has demolished a monastery and a school run by the Sisters of the Holy Savior in the southern Lebanese border town of Yaroun.
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[2026-05-03 15:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A 14-point proposal from Iran sets out a framework to end the war, according to Tasnim News Agency. The plan responds to a US proposal and calls for resolving all issues within 30 days, prioritising a permanent end to the conflict rather than extending a temporary ceasefire.
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[2026-05-03 15:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Jordanian Armed Forces struck several arms and drug trafficking sites located along the Jordan-Syria border early Sunday morning, the army confirmed.
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[2026-05-03 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that the United States will supply Israel with about 10,000 advanced precision weapon kits worth nearly $1bn.
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[2026-05-03 14:41 UTC+10:00] [Celebrities] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: The impeachment case vs. Vice President Sara Duterte moves forward, while former lawmaker Zaldy Co keeps evading the law. A landfill fire in Navotas rages on, as joint war games with the United States expand to include more allies. Meanwhile, BINI keeps serving Pinoy Pride as Billboard honors them in Hollywood.
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[2026-05-03 14:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: An Australian military aircraft has made an emergency landing at Longreach Airport after smoke was seen onboard. (ABC News: Hannah Walsh)
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[2026-05-03 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The BBC joined Canada's military rangers on the final leg of a 5,200km (3,200 miles) Arctic patrol, where they shared the survival skills needed to endure freezing temperatures, navigate remote tundra and camp in conditions as cold as -60C (-76F).
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[2026-05-03 13:48 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Iran says the ‘ball is in the United States’ court’ as Trump says he is likely to reject new proposal from Tehran
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[2026-05-03 13:47 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.
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[2026-05-03 13:45 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Malacca: The Malacca Straits Mosque, sometimes called the “floating mosque” because it extends over the water, offers fine views of one of the busiest maritime choke points in the world.
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[2026-05-03 13:30 UTC+10:00] [European Parliament] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss how the world perceives China, and the work to be done to prevent rape
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[2026-05-03 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss how the world perceives China, and the work to be done to prevent rape
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[2026-05-03 13:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates has lifted all flight restrictions put in place since the start of the United States and Israel’s war on Iran, the country’s civil aviation authority has announced.
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[2026-05-03 12:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has said he is reviewing Iran’s 14-point proposal to end his war on the country, while warning that Washington could restart air strikes if Tehran “misbehaves”.
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[2026-05-03 12:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BERLIN (AP) — Germany's defense minister on Saturday appeared to take in stride a Pentagon announcement that the US plans to pull some 5,000 troops out of the country, President Donald Trump's latest attempt to reduce America's commitment to European security.
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[2026-05-03 12:08 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-05-03 11:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he was reviewing a new Iranian proposal to end the war but also expressed skepticism it would lead to a deal.
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[2026-05-03 11:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The only thing keeping the US economy from falling off a cliff is AI spending: Without it, the nation’s growth numbers would be in the toilet, dragged down by an Iran war that’s goosing gasoline prices and sending US consumers straight to the poor house.
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[2026-05-03 11:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: It was 3am and Adam Hourican was sitting at his kitchen table, a knife, hammer and phone laid out in front of him.
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[2026-05-03 11:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: For the first time on record, the top 15 military spenders allocated more than $2 trillion to defense in 2025.
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[2026-05-03 11:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he was reviewing a new Iranian proposal to end the war but also expressed skepticism it would lead to a deal.
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[2026-05-03 10:56 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Russian troops edge closer to Kostiantynivka in Donetsk region; two people killed in Kherson after drone attack. What we know on day 1,530
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[2026-05-03 10:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump said late Saturday that he is reviewing Iran’s latest proposal for ending the war as tensions with the Islamic Republic continue to mount.
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[2026-05-03 10:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: I met Suri, the no-longer-young Indonesian, yet intelligent and well-educated, about two years ago over breakfast at a hotel in the United Arab Emirates, where he worked as a dedicated and enthusiastic waiter.
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[2026-05-03 10:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF, Israel Police, and Border Police conducted a joint operation overnight on Thursday night, raiding an illegal weapons manufacturing site in Nablus, seizing the equipment, and arresting one individual.
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[2026-05-03 10:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Trump said that "it’s a possibility that" strikes on Iran "could happen" again. Source: Getty / Roberto Schmidt
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[2026-05-03 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel's security cabinet has been summoned to discuss the possibility of reviving the fighting in Gaza, according to a Saturday KAN report.
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[2026-05-03 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Donald Trump once predicted the US-Israeli war in Iran would last no longer than six weeks. It has now entered its third month.
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[2026-05-03 09:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, serious-faced and clad in black, strolled down a lilac carpet in Saudi Arabia in March, it marked a moment in the US-Israeli war in Iran. A rather unexpected one.
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[2026-05-03 09:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-03 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Donald Trump is set to travel to Beijing in mid-May for a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the first U.S. presidential visit to China in eight years, and a meeting already delayed once by the Iran war.
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[2026-05-03 09:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The president also has floated a new plan to reopen the Hormuz, after the US warned shipping firms against paying Iran for safe passage
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[2026-05-03 09:02 UTC+10:00] [Persian Gulf] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The president also has floated a new plan to reopen the Hormuz, after the US warned shipping firms against paying Iran for safe passage
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[2026-05-03 09:01 UTC+10:00] [Photography] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenControl panel and mural at the Byurakan astrophysical observatory, Armenia The Soviets presented science as a utopian ideal. Thousands of researchers worked in imperfect secrecy on ‘big science’ initiatives, mostly for cold war military objectives. In the 1990s, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, many institutions were left destitute and their advanced technology was doomed to extinction.
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[2026-05-03 08:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has put forward a 14-point proposal to the United States aimed at ending the war, according to the semi-official Tasnim News Agency.
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[2026-05-03 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Rare agreement with Iranian officials? President Trump has newly said the US Navy is acting "like pirates" as he described an operation about seizing a ship amid the ongoing blockade of Iranian ports.
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[2026-05-03 07:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Attorneys for the “Butcher of Bosnia” have pleaded for his release from prison after about 15 years behind bars, saying the notorious war criminal is already on his death bed after a stroke.
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[2026-05-03 07:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A 19-year-old man has been charged over a bomb hoax that led to the evacuation of show by comedian Peter Kay in Birmingham.
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[2026-05-03 07:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Zack Schofield has told ABC News some of his crew members were beaten and shot point-blank with rubber bullets. (ABC News)
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[2026-05-03 07:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A doctor with Medecins Sans Frontieres has warned that patients with chronic illnesses in southern Lebanon are going without treatment as hospitals divert resources to cope with mass displacement caused by Israeli attacks.
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[2026-05-03 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Youth obsessed Russian strongman Vladimir Putin is now bankrolling the “world’s first” anti-aging vaccine.
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[2026-05-03 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Kuwait recorded zero crude oil exports in April for the first time since the end of the Gulf War, according to shipping monitor TankerTrackers.com.
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[2026-05-03 06:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Ukrainian officials said Saturday that “unusual activity” and “minor provocations” were seen on the Belarusian side of its border, leading to fears of escalation in its four-year long war with Russia.
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[2026-05-03 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A 15-year-old boy, who lost his leg in a landmine explosion, walks out of the prosthetics center in Sanaa, Yemen. In 2024, more than 6,000 victims of landmines and explosive remnants of war were recorded, with children the biggest casualty group. © Reuters
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[2026-05-03 05:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reiterated warnings to Belarus not to get involved in Russia’s invasion as he reported unusual activity near the shared border between the two.
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[2026-05-03 05:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: It was a party to die for.
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