Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-27 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Defence Industry
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[2026-05-27 16:53 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Strikes further strain supposed ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, and came as Iran said US had violated separate truce
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[2026-05-27 16:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: European Union agriculture ministers are meeting in Brussels to discuss the availability of fertiliser as the war on Iran disrupts global supply chains.
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[2026-05-27 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel expands Lebanon ground operation: Netanyahu says military taking control of strategic areas
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[2026-05-27 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Syria continues to make discoveries of chemical weapons from the previous Assad regime. Although most of the former regime’s weapons stockpile was supposed to have been removed in 2013-2014 after it was used to massacre people, some of it remained.
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[2026-05-27 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: On Monday President Vladimir Putin signed a law that effectively wipes clean up to 10 million rubles (approximately $140,000) in unpaid debt for new military recruits and their spouses, at a moment Russia needs more manpower to keep up its grinding 'special military operation' in Ukraine.
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[2026-05-27 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: By Myles Houlbrook-Walk
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[2026-05-27 16:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Wed 27 May 2026 at 4:22pm
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[2026-05-27 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran, Iran – “The fundamental principle is distrust towards America” – this is how senior lawmaker Abbas Moghtadaei described the situation to state television on Tuesday afternoon.
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[2026-05-27 16:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF struck the latest leader of Hamas in Gaza on Tuesday. This came after the killing of another Hamas leader there a week ago. At the same time, Israel's prime minister has vowed to crush Hezbollah. This puts Israel once again in the complex position of fighting and managing two fronts.
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[2026-05-27 16:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday he hoped parties in the Iran conflict can stay committed to pursuing a ceasefire and continue to meet each other halfway.
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[2026-05-27 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Film] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Hong Kong action master’s deliriously violent 1990 epic fuses gangland thriller, war movie and tragic melodrama into a spectacular vision of greed and moral collapse
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[2026-05-27 15:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: LONDON — European stocks are expected to open in mixed territory on Wednesday as regional investors assess the latest military operations against Iran.
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[2026-05-27 15:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iryna Nakonechna knits a toy capybara at her home in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, Saturday, May 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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[2026-05-27 15:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-05-27 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In today's episode of Trending Middle East, the UN Security Council has condemned the drone strike on the UAE’s Barakah nuclear power plant, calling it a flagrant violation of international law.
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[2026-05-27 15:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-05-27 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Humanitarian response] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Conflict and cuts in funding have left World Food Programme ‘taking from the hungry to feed the starving’
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[2026-05-27 14:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Strikes kill and wound dozens as Israeli forces push beyond the ‘Yellow Line’ in southern Lebanon
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[2026-05-27 14:49 UTC+10:00] [Lebanese] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Strikes kill and wound dozens as Israeli forces push beyond the ‘Yellow Line’ in southern Lebanon
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[2026-05-27 14:31 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-27 14:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan scrambled its fighter jets 448 times in nine months last year. Most of the intercepts involved Russian or Chinese aircraft
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[2026-05-27 14:22 UTC+10:00] [Chitose Air Base] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan scrambled its fighter jets 448 times in nine months last year. Most of the intercepts involved Russian or Chinese aircraft
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[2026-05-27 14:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed at least 31 people and wounded 40 others, the Lebanese health ministry said, after Israel said it would intensify its military campaign in the country.
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[2026-05-27 14:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Israel said on Tuesday it had attacked Hamas’s new armed wing chief, who it said was appointed just days earlier after Israel killed his predecessor.
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[2026-05-27 14:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Wed 27 May 2026 at 2:11pm
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[2026-05-27 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump departs Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-05-27 14:01 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The 32¢-per-litre discount on fuel will be removed at the end of June, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Wednesday, which would send the price of a litre of unleaded petrol above $2.15 and diesel beyond $2.60 unless there is a swift end to the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-05-27 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: David Miliband, president and chief executive officer of the International Rescue Committee, speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative, Sept. 19, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
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[2026-05-27 13:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: No sign of J-35 stealth fighter but the PLA Navy’s newest and most advanced frigate makes its carrier force debut
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[2026-05-27 13:57 UTC+10:00] [J-35] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: No sign of J-35 stealth fighter but the PLA Navy’s newest and most advanced frigate makes its carrier force debut
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[2026-05-27 13:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Elbit Systems Ltd. announced on Tuesday that it secured an approximately $1.4 billion defense contract from an unnamed European nation to supply a comprehensive suite of military modernization systems over the next five years.
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[2026-05-27 13:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Latest updatesIran war latest: Israeli strikes kill 31 in Lebanon as troops advance beyond 'yellow line'
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[2026-05-27 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss a flexible alternative to the proposed quota, why some consumers prefer ride-hailing, and US military killings in the Caribbean Sea
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[2026-05-27 13:30 UTC+10:00] [Uber] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss a flexible alternative to the proposed quota, why some consumers prefer ride-hailing, and US military killings in the Caribbean Sea
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[2026-05-27 13:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Elon Musk’s SpaceX pressured the Pentagon into paying higher rates for Starlink satellite connectivity used by US kamikaze drones during the Iran war, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-27 13:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Elon Musk’s SpaceX pressured the Pentagon into paying higher rates for Starlink satellite connectivity used by US kamikaze drones during the Iran war, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-27 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Perhaps the only thing predictable about the US-Iran conflict is its unpredictability. Over the past few days, there have been some credible signs that high-level communication involving the warring parties was taking place. Although a purported breakthrough has yet to materialise, the fact that talks were ongoing and included several regional countries, reassured many that a definitive end to the war was possible.
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[2026-05-27 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Throughout my career, there have been many market shocks and corrections, from the global financial crisis back in 2008, the end of quantitative easing and oil price crash of 2014, the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022, and, of course, the Iran conflict.
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[2026-05-27 12:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Netanyahu says military deepens operations
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[2026-05-27 12:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel has committed 3,005 violations of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, which came into effect in October.
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[2026-05-27 12:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran has accused the US of violating the ceasefire after American fighter jets struck targets in the country’s southern Hormozgan province.
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[2026-05-27 12:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran has accused the US of violating the ceasefire after American fighter jets struck targets in Hormozgan province in the south of the country.
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[2026-05-27 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Batteries] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: European commissioners are annoyed their Strasbourg trips involve a pit stop in a Luxembourg service station to recharge their electric vehicles — whose batteries cannot quite manage the 440-kilometer haul from Brussels.
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[2026-05-27 11:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States on Wednesday began their joint efforts to analyze remains presumed to be American soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War, Seoul's defense ministry said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-27 11:32 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Two Perth biotechnology companies are positioning themselves at the front line of Australia’s future biosecurity defence, combining cutting-edge molecular diagnostics with automated large-scale testing to tackle infectious disease threats before they spread out of control.
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[2026-05-27 11:24 UTC+10:00] [Taiwan] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: While approval is due soon for $14bn deal, actual deliveries to Taiwan are years away – making ‘Operation Epic Fury’ in the Gulf an unlikely cause
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[2026-05-27 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Oklo just secured a direct path to turn Cold War-era plutonium into fuel for its advanced reactors.
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[2026-05-27 11:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, center right, inspects the multiple weapons systems, at an undisclosed location, North Korea, Tuesday, May 26, 2026. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government.
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[2026-05-27 11:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Dang Van Phuoc, 22, a Vietnamese photographer working with the Associated Press, lies in a bed at the Vietnamese Military Hospital at Can Tho, Vietnam, 80 miles south of Saigon, March 19, 1969, after he was seriously injured during intense combat. (AP Photo/Al Chang, File)
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