Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-03 11:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Australia's economy expanded less than expected in the first quarter, as subdued household spending, a pullback in government consumption and severe weather disruptions to mining and exports weighed on growth.
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[2026-06-03 11:31 UTC+10:00] [California] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Police say one hostage has been safely surrendered with the rest ‘in good health’ as people urged to avoid downtown
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[2026-06-03 11:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Amir Tibon’s memoir about his family’s ordeal during the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel and Laura Hobson Faure’s history of Jewish children who fled from Germany to France during World War II are among the finalists for the 2026 Sami Rohr Prize.
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[2026-06-03 11:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A woman who said she was abducted and sexually assaulted by the Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, before paying a ransom, poses for a portrait after an interview with The Associated Press in Omdurman, on the outskirts of Khartoum, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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[2026-06-03 11:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: IDF General Staff Operations Division head, Brig.-Gen. Yisrael Shomer, was questioned Tuesday morning by military police on suspicion of institutional offenses. Hours later, he announced that he would resign from the IDF effective immediately.
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[2026-06-03 11:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Dozens of Korean adoptees from North America and Europe recently gathered to leave their names on a wall at a former U.S. military base, hoping that, after decades, a birth mother might still be looking for them. (AP video shot by Yong Jun Chang)
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[2026-06-03 10:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. Central Command said Tuesday that it had defeated multiple Iranian ballistic missiles and drones and launched defensive strikes in response to "attempted attacks" by Iran, the latest in a cycle of attacks that has further threatened a fragile ceasefire.
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[2026-06-03 10:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil prices rose Wednesday as investors weighed uncertainty over U.S.-Iran talks with the two countries launching fresh strikes Tuesday, even as President Donald Trump said negotiations with Tehran were ongoing.
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[2026-06-03 10:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-03 10:29 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Marta Kostyuk says upcoming opponent Mirra Andreeva and others ‘know what’s going on’ but remain silent about war. What we know on day 1,561
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[2026-06-03 10:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-06-03 10:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has said it targeted US military assets in the Persian Gulf region in retaliation for American attacks. US Central Command said its forces intercepted multiple Iranian ballistic missiles and drones and carried out “self-defense strikes” on Qeshm Island.
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[2026-06-03 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jacob Burg via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-06-03 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Commercial fishing was once much more integral to the city’s way of life, as SCMP photographers documented
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[2026-06-03 10:00 UTC+10:00] [PostMag] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Commercial fishing was once much more integral to the city’s way of life, as SCMP photographers documented
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[2026-06-03 09:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Warning sirens were activated across Kuwait for a second time, according to the state news agency KUNA, after earlier reports that Kuwaiti armed forces were intercepting what they described as “hostile missile and drone threats”.
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[2026-06-03 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The sea is sometimes so tranquil that Captain Hassan Khan forgets his ship has been stuck in the middle of a war zone for three months.
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[2026-06-03 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: American and Chinese military officers have sat down for rare deconfliction talks in Hawaii, soon on the heels of the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing last month. According to a late Monday statement from the Chinese Navy, the two superpowers held what they described as "candid and constructive" exchanges during a two-day closed-door meeting.
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[2026-06-03 09:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A man has barricaded himself inside a JPMorgan Chase bank in Bakersfield, California, with an unknown number of people inside, police have said. Officers responded to the downtown branch after a bomb threat was reported at around 1pm on Tuesday.
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[2026-06-03 09:36 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US military says it struck tanker and sites on Iran’s Qeshm Island and defended Kuwait and Bahrain from missile attacks
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[2026-06-03 09:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: If Vladimir Putin's Russia had an official slogan, what would it be?
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[2026-06-03 09:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Aaron Glenn welcomes more help than he had as a rookie head coach saddled with growing pains, starting with a veteran quarterback of his offense (Geno Smith) and a veteran offensive coordinator/play-caller (Frank Reich) and a veteran quarterback of his defense (Demario Davis) … and an infusion of talent on both sides of the ball as well.
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[2026-06-03 08:43 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Alarm after Elias Irizarry is hired to position in office that manages highly classified military operations
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[2026-06-03 08:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Kuwait's army said on Wednesday that air defences were intercepting hostile missile and drone attacks and urged the public to follow security and safety instructions issued by the relevant authorities.
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[2026-06-03 08:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-03 08:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that Iran has mined "large segments" of the Strait of Hormuz, indicating that explosives in the strategic sea lane are more widespread than previoulsy acknowledged.
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[2026-06-03 08:06 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-06-03 07:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The US says it has struck and "disabled an unladen oil tanker" that was sailing towards Iran, as part of Washington's naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-06-03 07:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed five people, including a child, and wounded 48, the Lebanese health ministry said.
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[2026-06-03 07:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: On Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz fell into the hasbara trap. And it’s not even their fault.
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[2026-06-03 07:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An IDF reservist was moderately wounded, and three other soldiers were lightly wounded by a Hezbollah explosive drone strike on Tuesday, Army radio reported.
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[2026-06-03 07:03 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE starting June 12 2026
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[2026-06-03 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Treasury Department building is pictured at dusk in Washington, June 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
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[2026-06-03 06:39 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Senate estimates told it was a ‘joint idea’ to rework the nuclear submarine deal. Follow today’s news live
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[2026-06-03 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: American political party organizations have imploded in the post-World War II era, largely replaced by dark money from unknown donors. The party vacuum is ominous for a healthy democracy, because voters are left without stable cues about how to vote. There are options that could — it won’t be easy — strengthen parties and diminish the impact of dark money.
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[2026-06-03 04:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The mysterious leader of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force has issued a new warning to the US and Israel. According to Iran’s IRNA state media, Brigadier-General Esmaeil Qaani “has warned the United States and Israel against further military escalation in Gaza and Lebanon, saying that new fronts could open and maritime traffic in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait could mirror the situation in the Strait of Hormuz.”
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[2026-06-03 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday he is optimistic about the potential for a resumption in nuclear talks with Iran despite a shaky ceasefire in the war that is looking increasingly in doubt.
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[2026-06-03 04:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-06-03 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-06-03 03:48 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: On Monday night residents faced the third heavy assault on Ukraine’s capital in less than a month, as Putin appears to be trying to take advantage of a shortage of US-made air defence systems
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[2026-06-03 03:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Iran war, which began in February with a joint Israeli-US attack, has seen Tehran combine its trans-regional deterrence strategy with its domestic defence doctrine.
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[2026-06-03 03:35 UTC+10:00] [Lebanon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US president seeks to curb Israel’s intensified offensive as he looks for an exit from war with Iran, but turmoil in the Middle East will not easily be ended
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[2026-06-03 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Greek shipping mogul Evangelos Marinakis has said he is prepared to pay Iran a transit fee in order to keep the Strait of Hormuz open and that the fee would help compensate Iran for “damage” inflicted by the US-Israeli war on the Islamic Republic.
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[2026-06-03 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A Taiwanese institute has unveiled a new model of armed “robot dog” designed for coastal patrols, reconnaissance, and high-risk military missions. The machines were presented during an event in Taipei on Tuesday.
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[2026-06-03 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF killed more than 20 terrorists and conducted 100 strikes during ground operations north of the Litania River, according to a military statement shared on Tuesday.
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[2026-06-03 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-03 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney makes an address at the Canadian Association of Defense and Security Industries annual defense industry trade show CANSEC, in Ottawa, on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-06-03 02:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The AJ+ series Direct From investigates the connection between bodies donated to US universities and training programmes for Israeli military teams.
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[2026-06-03 02:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GENEVA, Switzerland — Even if the Middle East war stopped immediately, disrupted global humanitarian supply lines would not recover before 2027, the United Nations said Tuesday.
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[2026-06-03 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Britain has begun using SpaceX's militarized satellite network Starshield, according to two people familiar with the matter, making it among the first countries outside the United States to adopt Elon Musk's government-focused variant of Starlink.
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