Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-29 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Researchers say their AI ‘brain plus tool army’ cuts analysis time and overcomes obstacles without human intervention
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[2026-05-29 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Air Target Agent System] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Researchers say their AI ‘brain plus tool army’ cuts analysis time and overcomes obstacles without human intervention
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[2026-05-29 12:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Industrial output in Japan rose in April, helped by increases in machinery production. (Photo by Naoki Hori)
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[2026-05-29 12:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Motorists may get relief from lower fuel prices next week, with diesel and gasoline pump prices seen to decline sharply as global oil prices eased amid developments in the Middle East war, local oil industry sources said.
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[2026-05-29 12:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he directed the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to increase control of Gaza to 70%.
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[2026-05-29 12:20 UTC+10:00] [Drones] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: A Russian drone entered Romanian airspace and crashed into an apartment block early Friday, causing a fire and minor injuries to two people, Romania’s defense ministry said in a statement.
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[2026-05-29 12:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- The government on Friday posthumously awarded the order of national security merit to four Navy officers who were killed in a fatal maritime patrol aircraft crash during training last year, the Navy said.
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[2026-05-29 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A man walk near the entrance of the Shangri-La Hotel, the venue for the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s annual defense and security forum, in Singapore, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
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[2026-05-29 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: NASA unveiled plans earlier this week for a lunar base as the U.S. finds itself locked in a multi-domain race with China, one that stretches across energy, compute, weapons, drones, trade, rare earths, shipbuilding, and now the Moon.
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[2026-05-29 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-29 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Catholic] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: There’s a tradition at the Cannes film festival: when the lights go down, the audience claps and cheers when the logos of their favorite producers and distributors appear.
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[2026-05-29 11:55 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-29 11:53 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Japan’s U.N. ambassador on Thursday dismissed as “ridiculous” Russia’s criticism of its military buildup at a time when Moscow was continuing its war against Ukraine in violation of the U.N. Charter.
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[2026-05-29 11:24 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ukraine to receive first 16 of the Swedish planes in early 2027; US congressmen back Zelenskyy plea for more Patriots. What we know on day 1,556
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[2026-05-29 11:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: IDF commanders, soldiers, and equipment were used without higher authorization to host a group of VIP customers from a private production company, KAN News reported on Thursday.
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[2026-05-29 11:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Days after Hebrew Union College graduated its final rabbinical class in Cincinnati, a new Jewish seminary has its eyes on the school’s campus and wants the state of Ohio to bestow the prize on it.
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[2026-05-29 11:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan's healthcare industry, like that of its counterparts around the world, depends on supplies of oil derivatives used to make medical consumables, such as gloves and tubing. © Kyodo
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[2026-05-29 11:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Dylan Butts writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to today's edition of the Daily Open newsletter.
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[2026-05-29 11:08 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-29 10:58 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Case involving June 2025 protest is escalation in Trump officials’ attack on first amendment rights, say experts
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[2026-05-29 10:55 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Co-hosts Reged Ahmad and Jonathan Yerushalmy look at whether the Iran war, a new $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund and Donald Trump’s intervention in Republican primaries is turning his own party against him. They also look at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert going off air, and whether it signals the end of American political satire
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[2026-05-29 10:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A drone crashed into an apartment block in eastern Romania near the Ukrainian border on Friday, injuring two people, emergency services said.
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[2026-05-29 10:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A.J. Ewing looked just as smooth gliding to the center-field warning track and reaching back for the wall as he did running forward to make an all-or-nothing dive.
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[2026-05-29 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Palestinian civil defence workers in Khan Younis are battling a massive fire following a new Israeli strike.
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[2026-05-29 10:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back was set to depart for Singapore on Friday to attend an annual security forum, where he is expected to highlight South Korea's defense policy and hold a series of bilateral meetings with counterparts of key partner nations.
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[2026-05-29 10:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday reiterated President Donald Trump's "redline" demands in negotiations with Iran, including Tehran's commitment not to seek nuclear weapons, amid reports that Washington and Tehran have reached a tentative peace deal awaiting Trump's final approval.
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[2026-05-29 10:09 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president’s move comes as both sides try to prevent fresh ceasefire breaches scuppering a potential deal
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[2026-05-29 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Vietnamese Communist Party leader To Lam, left, will deliver a keynote address during this year's Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth will represent Washington at the security meeting. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
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[2026-05-29 10:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A dramatic police raid on a former real estate agent’s inner-north home forced the evacuation of nearby Abbotsford residents after detectives uncovered a suspected bomb hidden on the property.
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[2026-05-29 09:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Friday as investors weighed fresh military activity involving Iran against signs that Washington and Tehran were nearing a temporary agreement to halt their three-month conflict.
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[2026-05-29 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A former chief of staff of UK Special Forces has told a public inquiry he believed war crimes allegations against the SAS were not referred to military police out of concern an investigation could disrupt operations and negatively affect morale.
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[2026-05-29 09:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Controversy has broken out in Germany over the trial of five pro-Palestinian activists, who are charged with belonging to a criminal organisation and destroying about €1m (£870,000) worth of property at the site of an Israel-based defence firm in Germany's Ulm.
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[2026-05-29 09:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Cuba's Deputy Foreign Minister Josefina Vidal sees the risk of US military aggression against the island growing as negotiations between the nations stagnate, she said on Thursday.
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[2026-05-29 08:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back was set to depart for Singapore on Friday to attend an annual security forum, where he is expected to highlight South Korea's defense policy and hold a series of bilateral meetings with counterparts of key partner nations.
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[2026-05-29 08:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on defense hearing on the budget request for the Department of Defense, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-05-29 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Traffic at the Strait of Hormuz remains quiet amid the ongoing conflict between the U.S. and Iran. © Reuters
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[2026-05-29 07:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Guatemalan government has denied reports that it agreed to allow the United States to carry out strikes against drug traffickers in the Central American country, while confirming that it has sought security cooperation with Washington.
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[2026-05-29 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says securing freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz after the US-Israel war on Iran will require additional naval vessels.
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[2026-05-29 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Continuing our theme that the endgame in drone warfare is nowhere near complete, and in many ways is only just beginning, a U.S. company called DZYNE Technologies has developed a containerized mass-launch system for kamikaze drones.
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[2026-05-29 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-29 05:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo speaks to reporters in Guatemala City, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)
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[2026-05-29 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Yashar! Party leader Gadi Eisenkot said that it was necessary to come up with a “realistic plan” to draft haredim (ultra-Orthodox) into the military, ahead of the upcoming elections and amid the IDF’s severe manpower shortage.
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[2026-05-29 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: For several days, the Israelis have been warning of new military strikes on Lebanon's capital. People have been seen flooding out of the southern suburbs which have been a historic stronghold of Hezbollah support.
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[2026-05-29 05:12 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The US stock market is pushing to more records as companies like Dollar Tree, Snowflake and Hormel Foods keep piling up profits. A tentative deal to extend the ceasefire in the war with Iran by 60 days also helped lift the market and rein in oil prices.
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[2026-05-29 05:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the Israeli army to expand its control of the Gaza Strip to 70 percent, according to remarks aired by Israeli media.
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[2026-05-29 05:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIJING, China — China said Thursday it will send a delegation of experts and scholars from its army's study institutions to attend Asia's premier security forum in Singapore.
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[2026-05-29 04:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — The United States and Iran accused each other of violating an ongoing truce on Thursday following an exchange of fire, three months after the Middle East war began with a wave of US-Israeli strikes on the Islamic republic.
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[2026-05-29 04:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israel has intensified its attacks on Lebanon, striking Beirut for the first time since a ceasefire took effect last month. RT journalist Ali Rida Sbeity has reported from the scene that residents of the crowded southern suburb received “no warning” before the attack.
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[2026-05-29 04:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States has enough munitions for any plausible scenario in the Iran war, but rebuilding its depleted inventories will “take years”, according to a new report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
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[2026-05-29 04:22 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: The US and Iran have reached an agreement to extend the ceasefire in the war by 60 days, but President Donald Trump has yet to approve it, according to sources familiar with the matter.
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