[2026-05-26 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Bank of Israel cuts interest rates, inflation stable despite Iran war

Snippet: The Bank of Israel lowered short-term interest rates for the third time in six months on Monday, citing a large appreciation of the shekel and stable inflation, while cautioning that geopolitical uncertainty remains high.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-897257

[2026-05-26 01:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Lebanon: Those who resist Israel are now called internal enemies of the state

Snippet: As with previous rounds of negotiations, the latest US-brokered talks between Lebanon and Israel, held in Washington earlier this month, signalled the laundering of war through diplomacy.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/lebanon-those-who-resist-israel-are-now-called-internal-enemies-state

[2026-05-26 01:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: What we know so far about the US-Iran deal

Snippet: US President Donald Trump has indicated that a potential deal between the US and Iran is “largely negotiated”. If agreed, it could bring to an end a regional conflict which has lasted almost three months.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/what-we-know-so-far-about-us-iran-deal

[2026-05-26 01:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: 'Failure': Israel reacts with alarm as emerging US-Iran deal draws criticism

Snippet: The emerging agreement between the United States and Iran to permanently end the war has been met with scepticism and growing alarm in Israel.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/failure-israel-reacts-alarm-emerging-us-iran-deal-draws-criticism

[2026-05-26 01:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Pope demands AI weapons be ‘disarmed’

Snippet: Pope Leo XIV has delivered a stark warning on artificial intelligence, claiming that the technology is aiding the “normalization of war” and transferring powers of life and death to unaccountable “technological actors.”

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640547-pope-ai-weapons-warning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-05-26 01:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Pope demands AI weapons be ‘disarmed’

Snippet: Pope Leo XIV has delivered a stark warning on artificial intelligence, claiming that the technology is aiding the “normalization of war” and transferring powers of life and death to unaccountable “technological actors.”

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640547-pope-ai-weapons-warning/

[2026-05-26 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Leaders keep a wary eye on Belarus for any signs it might offer Russia help in Ukraine

Snippet: KYIV, Ukraine — Belarus' exiled opposition leader visited Kyiv on Monday as the Ukrainian capital cleaned up after Russia’s biggest missile attack of the year, and world leaders kept a close eye on how much support the Belarusian government is ready to provide for Moscow’s all-out invasion of Ukraine.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/25/news/leaders-keep-a-wary-eye-on-belarus-for-any-signs-it-might-offer-russia-help-in-ukraine/2351131

[2026-05-26 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Pope Leo calls for tighter AI regulation and warns autonomous weapons now impossible to govern | The National

Snippet: Pope Leo XIV has urged governments to slow down and regulate the development of artificial intelligence systems in his first ⁠major document, released on Monday.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/europe/2026/05/25/pope-leo-calls-for-tighter-ai-regulation-and-warns-autonomous-weapons-now-impossible-to-govern/

[2026-05-26 00:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Muslims begin the annual Hajj in sweltering heat against a backdrop of war concerns

Snippet: MECCA, Saudi Arabia — The annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the Five Pillars of Islam, officially began Monday.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/25/news/world/muslims-begin-the-annual-hajj-in-sweltering-heat-against-a-backdrop-of-war-concerns/2351121

[2026-05-26 00:17 UTC+10:00] [US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The New York Times

Title: Trump’s Pressure Had Little Effect on Iran’s Terms for a Peace Deal

Snippet: Since President Trump announced a cease-fire with Iran in April, he has sought to force Tehran to accept his terms for a peace deal with a mixture of threats and limited military operations.

Read full article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/world/middleeast/iran-deal-trump-pressure.html

[2026-05-26 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Japan plans $19 bn extra budget as costs rise with Iran war

Snippet: TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Monday the government will compile a $19 billion supplementary budget to support households grappling with soaring everyday costs driven by the Iran war.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/25/news/world/japan-plans-19-bn-extra-budget-as-costs-rise-with-iran-war/2351103

[2026-05-26 00:01 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 92]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Each side spins a different story about the US-Iran peace talks – but Tehran may have the last word | Rajan Menon

Snippet: The twists and turns in this saga are bewildering, but Donald Trump appears to have the cards stacked against him

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/25/us-iran-peace-talks-tehran-donald-trump

[2026-05-26 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Pentagon Conducts First Military Drill In Venezuela Since Maduro Overthrow

Snippet: On Saturday, the US military conducted a highly visible drill right in the heart of Caracas, marking the first known American military exercise on Venezuelan soil since the chaotic January 3rd operation to abduct Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/pentagon-conducts-first-military-drill-venezuela-maduro-overthrow

[2026-05-25 23:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Trump demands Arab nations recognise Israel as part of Iran war deal

Snippet: Mon 25 May 2026 at 11:52pm

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-25/trump-demands-arab-nations-recognise-israel/106720560

[2026-05-25 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: China's Xi meets Pakistan PM Sharif as Iran war mediation drags on

Snippet: BEIJING — China's leader Xi Jinping met with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Beijing on Monday, state media reported, as diplomatic efforts by several countries to formally end the Iran war drag on.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/25/news/world/chinas-xi-meets-pakistan-pm-sharif-as-iran-war-mediation-drags-on/2351048

[2026-05-25 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: UAE Eid staycation demand offers respite for hotels as Iran war hits tourism | The National

Snippet: Hoteliers in the UAE are gearing up for a surge in residents' bookings due to the impact of the Iran war on regional travel during Eid Al Adha.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/05/25/uae-eid-staycation-demand-offers-respite-for-hotels-as-iran-war-hits-tourism/

[2026-05-25 23:16 UTC+10:00] [Dumping/Duties] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Five EU countries call for tougher trade weapons to tackle China

Snippet: PARIS — A France-led group of five EU countries is calling on Brussels to make a broader use of tariffs and other defensive measures to take on China and other countries' abusive trade practices.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-china-economy-germany-tougher-trade-weapons/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-05-25 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Could Brazilian oil emerge as one of the big winners of the Iran war?

Snippet: China and India are increasingly turning to Brazil to make up for lost oil supplies as the fallout from the US-Israel war on Iran continues to disrupt energy trade through the Strait of Hormuz.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/25/could-brazilian-oil-emerge-as-one-of-the-big-winners-of-the-iran-war

[2026-05-25 22:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran officials visit Qatar as part of 'diplomatic process' to end war

Snippet: Iran's top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf arrived in Qatar on Monday as part of the "diplomatic process" to end the war with the US, state media reported.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-officials-visit-qatar-part-diplomatic-process-end-war

[2026-05-25 22:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: In Rare Phone Call, Macron Warns Belarus' Lukashenko Against Directly Joining Ukraine War

Snippet: In their first direct contact since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, French President Emmanuel Macron telephoned Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to warn him against increasing his country's engagement in the war, according to sources who spoke to AFP.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/rare-phone-call-macron-warns-belarus-lukashenko-against-directly-joining-ukraine-war

[2026-05-25 22:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: 'Failure': Israel reacts with alarm as emerging US-Iran deal draws criticism

Snippet: The emerging agreement between the United States and Iran to permanently end the war has been met with scepticism and growing alarm in Israel.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-reacts-alarm-emerging-us-iran-deal-draws-criticism

[2026-05-25 22:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Israeli far-right ministers want ‘return to war in Lebanon’ despite peace talks

Snippet: National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich advocated for strikes on Beirut and cutting off electricity to Lebanon

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3354791/israeli-far-right-ministers-want-return-war-lebanon-despite-peace-talks?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-25 22:21 UTC+10:00] [Religious Zionist Party] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Israeli far-right ministers want ‘return to war in Lebanon’ despite peace talks

Snippet: National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich advocated for strikes on Beirut and cutting off electricity to Lebanon

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3354791/israeli-far-right-ministers-want-return-war-lebanon-despite-peace-talks

[2026-05-25 22:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: At a Tehran press conference, we asked the regime directly 'will there be tolls?'

Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-25/iran-discusses-strait-of-hormuz-toll-says-everything-costs-money/106720158

[2026-05-25 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Georgia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Trump Tower in Georgia to be built on land part-owned by son of US sanctions-hit leader

Snippet: Links between Trump Organization and Ivanishvili family for Tbilisi skyscraper raise new conflict of interest concerns

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/25/trump-tower-georgia-tbilisi-land-part-owned-son-us-sanctions-leader

[2026-05-25 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israel’s far-right ministers call for strikes on Beirut

Snippet: Two of Israel’s far-right ministers on Monday called for a major escalation of the war in Lebanon, with one openly advocating attacks on Beirut in response to Hezbollah drone strikes.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israels-far-right-ministers-call-strikes-beirut

[2026-05-25 21:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanity

Snippet: VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV called Monday for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit, issuing a sweeping manifesto on safeguarding humankind as the technology impacts everything from work to war.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10755557

[2026-05-25 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Is there a hidden bargain behind China’s silence on Iran? - opinion

Snippet: At first glance, the strategic rivalry between the United States and China appears nearly absolute. The two superpowers compete over trade, artificial intelligence, military influence, semiconductors, rare minerals, maritime dominance, and the future architecture of the international order.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-897209

[2026-05-25 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: 'Weak, ineffective people': Trump slams 'Dumocrats, RINOs' who warned against rumored Iran deal

Snippet: US President Donald Trump slammed recent critics of the rumored 60-day ceasefire agreement with Iran, saying people “know nothing about the potential deal I am making with Iran, things that haven’t even been negotiated yet,” in a post on Truth Social on Monday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-897236

[2026-05-25 21:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Rubio says Iran deal still possible Monday

Snippet: NEW DELHI, India — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that a deal to end the war with Iran could materialise "today", adding that Israel had the right to defend itself against attack.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/25/world/rubio-says-iran-deal-still-possible-monday/2350960

[2026-05-25 21:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Taipei ‘optimistic’ about arms deal even after US Navy chief says it’s on ice

Snippet: Taiwan’s defence minister says Washington has not notified the island of any pause to a US$14 billion weapons package

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3354780/taipei-optimistic-about-arms-deal-even-after-us-navy-chief-says-its-ice?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-25 21:07 UTC+10:00] [Institute for National Defense and Security Research] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Taipei ‘optimistic’ about arms deal even after US Navy chief says it’s on ice

Snippet: Taiwan’s defence minister says Washington has not notified the island of any pause to a US$14 billion weapons package

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3354780/taipei-optimistic-about-arms-deal-even-after-us-navy-chief-says-its-ice

[2026-05-25 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Netanyahu admits difficulty influencing Trump decisions on Iran, sources say

Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told confidants in private conversations that Israel has little ability to influence Donald Trump's decision-making on Iran as the US president negotiates a deal in the nearly three-month-old war, two sources said.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-897237

[2026-05-25 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Monarchists’ Savak marches revive memories of the shah’s torture state

Snippet: Supporters of Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s deposed shah, have marched through a number of European cities in recent weeks wearing military-style uniforms, carrying flags associated with Savak, the feared secret police accused of torture and repression under the monarchy.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/monarchists-savak-marches-revive-memories-shah-torture-state

[2026-05-25 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: More than 1.5 million pilgrims gather for Hajj amid push for peace in Middle East | The National

Snippet: More than 1.5 million Muslims gathered in Makkah on Monday for the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, which this year takes place as countries push for an end to the war in the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/05/25/more-than-15-million-pilgrims-gather-for-hajj-amid-push-for-peace-in-middle-east/

[2026-05-25 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Strait of Hormuz closure hits Afghanistan's trade and aid

Snippet: Supply trucks are parked inside the Kabul Customs yard in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-iran-war-hormuz-supplies-fa22df522fef9a4db873d4e8d9df0013

[2026-05-25 20:30 UTC+10:00] [Climate crisis] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: The BHP files: World’s biggest miner BHP backtracks on climate action with key projects put on ice, leaked documents reveal

Snippet: Exclusive: Cache of internal documents leaked to the Guardian and the ABC’s Four Corners show multinational has war-gamed ways to massively delay decarbonisation

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/25/bhp-files-leak-mining-company-climate-action

[2026-05-25 20:30 UTC+10:00] [Climate crisis] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Exclusive: Leaked documents show BHP’s climate backtrack - podcast

Snippet: Nour Haydar speaks with Christopher Knaus about the BHP files – the cache of internal documents leaked to the Guardian and the ABC’s Four Corners – which show that the world’s biggest miner has war-gamed ways to massively delay decarbonisation

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2026/may/25/bhp-climate-backtrack-exclusive-full-story-podcast

[2026-05-25 20:30 UTC+10:00] [BHP] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: BHP files: leaked memo shows miner backtracking on key climate projects in Australia – video

Snippet: The world’s biggest miner has halted or delayed projects to cut vast amounts of emissions and has quietly war-gamed options to stall major climate investments in its Western Australian iron ore operations into the next two decades, according to documents leaked to the Guardian and ABC’s Four Corners. In a statement, BHP said its progress towards net zero emissions was dependent on technological shifts in trucks, trains and dozers, which were not yet ready to be deployed Read more from

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/video/2026/may/25/bhp-files-leaked-memo-shows-miner-backtracking-on-key-climate-projects-in-australia-video

[2026-05-25 20:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Metal detectorist finds WW2 soldier's cigarette case hundreds of miles from where he died

Snippet: A World War Two soldier's silver cigarette case has been found by a metal detectorist 82 years and 370 miles away from where he died.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8jv018xmrvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-05-25 20:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Belarus in world's focus after Russia’s missile attack on Ukraine

Snippet: Red Cross volunteers help an injured woman in a shelter after a Russian strike on a residential neighborhood in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-missile-attack-belarus-macron-e4bac36b2e74e67d64d23eeaac5885c0

[2026-05-25 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: 'A building for every drone': Zamir, Smotrich call to strike Beirut over drone attacks on soldiers

Snippet: IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir said that Israel should attack Beirut in response to Hezbollah's drone attacks on Israeli troops in southern Lebanon during a Security Cabinet meeting on Monday, sources confirmed to The Jerusalem Post.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-897231

[2026-05-25 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Israel kills three in attacks on Lebanon, issues more displacement orders

Snippet: At least three people have been killed in Israeli air attacks on vehicles in southern Lebanon, the country’s National News Agency (NNA) reported, as the Israeli military issued new forced displacement orders for residents in the south.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/25/israel-kills-three-in-attacks-on-lebanon-issues-more-displacement-orders

[2026-05-25 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: How to think about the Iran war — and what it means for oil and stocks

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/25/business/how-to-think-about-the-iran-war-and-what-it-means-for-oil-and-stocks/

[2026-05-25 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Pope calls US-backed ‘just war’ idea outdated

Snippet: Pope Leo XIV on Monday described the concept of a “just war”, advanced by US President Donald Trump’s administration, as “outdated”, warning that “humanity is slipping into a violent culture of power”.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/pope-calls-us-backed-just-war-idea-outdated

[2026-05-25 19:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The New York Times

Title: Iran War Live Updates: Peace Deal Could Take Days to Nail Down

Snippet: Tehran4:03 p.m. May 25

Read full article: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/25/world/iran-war-trump

[2026-05-25 19:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Suspected Ebola cases top 900 in DR Congo — WHO chief

Snippet: GENEVA, Switzerland — More than 900 suspected Ebola cases have been identified in the conflict-hit Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief has said.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/25/world/suspected-ebola-cases-top-900-in-dr-congo-who-chief/2350914

[2026-05-25 19:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: The art of the incomplete deal: To open the strait, Trump had to leave the hard issues for later

Snippet: Washington: The temporary agreement that the Trump administration announced with Iran this weekend isn’t a peace deal. It isn’t a nuclear deal. It isn’t a missile deal.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/the-art-of-the-incomplete-deal-to-open-the-strait-trump-had-to-leave-the-hard-issues-for-later-20260525-p600i1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-25 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Attack on Russian college dorm exposes European hypocrisy – George Galloway (VIDEO)

Snippet: EU leaders are losing their remaining credibility by condemning Russia’s retaliatory strikes against Ukrainian military targets while ignoring Kiev’s deadly drone attack on a college dorm in the Lugansk People’s Republic, former British MP George Galloway has said.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640530-lugansk-eu-macron-galloway/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-05-25 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Attack on Russian college dorm exposes European hypocrisy – George Galloway (VIDEO)

Snippet: EU leaders are losing their remaining credibility by condemning Russia’s retaliatory strikes against Ukrainian military targets while ignoring Kiev’s deadly drone attack on a college dorm in the Lugansk People’s Republic, former British MP George Galloway has said.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640530-lugansk-eu-macron-galloway/