Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-26 21:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The military governor of the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province, the epicentre of the current Ebola outbreak, has likened the struggle to contain the spread of the virus to a "war" for which they are lacking resources to fight.
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[2026-05-26 21:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Israel said it would intensify its campaign in Lebanon overnight, as alarm builds over Hezbollah's drone capabilities, which are exacting a heavy toll on Israeli troops and northern communities.
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[2026-05-26 20:40 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-26 20:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip have killed 906 Palestinians and injured 2,747 others since the ceasefire began in October.
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[2026-05-26 20:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE's floating hospital in Egypt has welcomed aboard two more patients from the Gaza Strip under a major humanitarian drive aimed at easing the strain on the war-hit enclave's health sector.
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[2026-05-26 20:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Moscow and New Delhi are in negotiations for additional deliveries of Russian S-400 long-range air defense systems, Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) said Tuesday.
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[2026-05-26 20:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran, Iran – Iran and the United States continue negotiations through intermediaries to reach an understanding, but no deal appears imminent after another exchange of fire amid an air of distrust.
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[2026-05-26 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: If Indonesia turns Kertajati Airport into a Hercules repair hub, it risks being seen as siding with the US in times of war, analysts say
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[2026-05-26 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: If Indonesia turns Kertajati Airport into a Hercules repair hub, it risks being seen as siding with the US in times of war, analysts say
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[2026-05-26 19:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A Ukrainian serviceman of the Cerberus Ground Unmanned Systems Company of the 60th Separate Mechanized Brigade, Third Army Corps, conducts a drill with a combat ground drone during a training at the polygon in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
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[2026-05-26 19:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Tuesday that countries in the region will no longer be a "safe haven" for the US and its military bases.
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[2026-05-26 19:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump walks down the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Friday, Nov. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
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[2026-05-26 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dubai's inflation nearly doubled in three months after the US-Iran conflict shut the Strait of Hormuz, but any sharp slowdown by the end of the year may not mean life will become less costly for consumers.
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[2026-05-26 19:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to intensify strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon to deliver what he described as a decisive blow to the armed group.
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[2026-05-26 19:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to intensify strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon to deliver what he described as a decisive blow to the armed group.
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[2026-05-26 19:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Twenty years ago, I watched Saddam Hussein's execution on satellite TV. I have never forgotten that moment. My mother sat on the sofa. My father and I stood. The three of us stared at the screen, frozen.
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[2026-05-26 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Treasury yields fell on Tuesday as bond markets returned from a Memorial Day break to bolstered hopes of a Middle East peace deal, even as the U.S. military conducted fresh strikes on Iran.
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[2026-05-26 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In the ongoing US-Iran ceasefire negotiations, Iran may consider transferring its 60% enriched uranium, which currently lies beneath the rubble of bombed nuclear facilities, but could potentially be quickly weaponized, to China.
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[2026-05-26 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Countries in the Middle East will no longer be able to host US military bases, Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei's official Farsi-language X/Twitter account posted on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-26 19:10 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-26 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army has begun mobilsing reserve soldiers in order to expand its offensive in Lebanon, according to Israel's public broadcaster KAN.
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[2026-05-26 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Refugees] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In Cairo’s Faisal district, those who fled conflict at home say they face violence and uncertainty, making a voyage across the Mediterranean their only hope
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[2026-05-26 18:59 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Outgoing anti-corruption commissioner Paul Brereton mounted a combative defence of his conduct, rejecting suggestions he had breached public trust and warning against assumptions another adverse finding would emerge from an ongoing investigation into his handling of conflicts of interest.
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[2026-05-26 18:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US strikes southern Iran in 'self defence' targeting Iranian mine boats
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[2026-05-26 18:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered the restoration of international internet access, moving to end a months-long blackout that has cut most of the country off from the global web since the war with Israel and the US broke out.
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[2026-05-26 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Is Washington's ally the United Kingdom making preparations to 'do more' related to the Iran crisis at the behest of President Trump?
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[2026-05-26 18:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Russia said on Tuesday its government has warned U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to evacuate diplomats and American citizens from Kyiv, as Moscow plots fresh strikes on the Ukrainian capital.
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[2026-05-26 18:08 UTC+10:00] [Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022)] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: The trench warfare and heavy artillery on Ukraine’s battlefields in 2022 doesn’t look much like the war by air and sea that began when the United States and Israel attacked Iran.
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[2026-05-26 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The High Court of Justice opened Tuesday’s hearing on petitions against the government’s decision to close Army Radio by pressing the state over public statements made by members of the advisory committee Defense Minister Israel Katz appointed to examine the station’s future.
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[2026-05-26 18:01 UTC+10:00] [Diplomacy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that the United States and Iran may require “a few more days” to reach an agreement to end the war between the two countries, dampening hopes for a quick resolution to the military conflict that began three months ago.
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[2026-05-26 17:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on US-Iran war
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[2026-05-26 17:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) wrapped up Tuesday's trading session above 8,000 points, as foreign investors returned to net buyers of local stocks on expectations that the United States and Iran may be nearing a deal to end the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-05-26 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: In markets in Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis on 25 May, residents gathered around sheep and goats that few could afford to buy. Abdelrahman al-Farra, displaced from Khan Younis, said a 40-kilogram sheep now costs up to $8,000, far beyond the reach of most families living in tents after nearly two years of conflict between Israel and Hamas.
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[2026-05-26 17:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — South Korean retail tycoon Chung Yong-jin on Tuesday issued his second apology in two weeks as Starbucks’ local operation faces a backlash over a recent marketing campaign that was widely perceived as mocking victims of a bloody military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in 1980.
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[2026-05-26 17:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli airstrike on a village in eastern Lebanon killed 12 people, the country’s state-run National News Agency said Tuesday.
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[2026-05-26 17:10 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A Perth man who made social media posts supporting the gunmen who attacked a Jewish community at Bondi Beach in December has pleaded guilty to racism and weapons charges.
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[2026-05-26 17:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Tue 26 May 2026 at 5:05pm
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[2026-05-26 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The regional security forum opens on Friday in Singapore with no official word yet on who will lead the Chinese delegation
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[2026-05-26 17:03 UTC+10:00] [People's Liberation Army] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The regional security forum opens on Friday in Singapore with no official word yet on who will lead the Chinese delegation
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[2026-05-26 16:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US military said it launched overnight strikes on Iranian missile sites and boats laying mines, as mediators press ahead with talks aimed at ending the war.
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[2026-05-26 16:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said a potential deal to end the US-Israel war on Iran could “take a few days” to be agreed, after US forces claimed to have struck Iranian missile sites and boats laying mines in southern Iran amid talks in Qatar.
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[2026-05-26 16:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea on Tuesday launched projectiles towards the West Sea, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
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[2026-05-26 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-26 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — North Korea launched several projectiles, including a ballistic missile, into the Yellow Sea on Tuesday, South Korea's military said.
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[2026-05-26 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A Knesset bill currently being formulated by the Israel Tax Authority is set to affect all veterans of the IDF's technological units, and tie them, and any tech company they found, to Israel for tax purposes, for 10 years after their discharge.
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[2026-05-26 16:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry urged North Korea to cooperate with Seoul's efforts to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula on Tuesday, shortly after Pyongyang fired multiple missiles in its latest missile launch.
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[2026-05-26 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A Spanish citizen placed in quarantine at a military hospital in Madrid has tested positive for hantavirus, in a case linked to the outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship.
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[2026-05-26 16:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States forces have said they carried out attacks in southern Iran, describing the attacks as “self-defence” operations as top Iranian officials have travelled to Qatar for talks.
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[2026-05-26 16:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US secretary of state’s trip aims to mend bilateral relationship, focusing on trade, defence and Quad unity
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[2026-05-26 16:11 UTC+10:00] [Quadrilateral Security Dialogue] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US secretary of state’s trip aims to mend bilateral relationship, focusing on trade, defence and Quad unity
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