Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-23 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: RT has gained rare access to Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school in the southern Iranian city of Minab, more than 80 days after US and Israeli strikes left the site in ruins and killed more than 170 people, most of them children.
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[2026-05-23 00:14 UTC+10:00] [Industry] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: HELSINGBORG, Sweden — NATO has formally invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to its upcoming leaders’ summit in Ankara, alliance chief Mark Rutte said Friday.
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[2026-05-23 00:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: With the "mini war" still ongoing (albeit with a 'ceasefire' in place), expectations were for UMich consumer sentiment to continue languishing at record lows in final May data released this morning.
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[2026-05-23 00:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Consumer sentiment has tumbled to a fresh record low in May as fears of higher prices grow due to the U.S.-Iran war and elevated oil prices, the University of Michigan's Surveys of Consumers said Friday.
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[2026-05-22 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In a quick market update, Newsquawk says risk-off as reporters push back on optimistic geopolitical reporting + Rubio says not there on Iran deal.
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[2026-05-22 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The bodies of Ryan Al-Fanikh, left, and Aya Al-Fanikh, whom relatives said were killed by an explosion caused by war remnants while they were playing in the village of Abu Habbah in eastern Idlib countryside, are carried during their funeral in Abu Habbah, Syria, Thursday, May 21, 2026. Another child was also killed and four others wounded.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
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[2026-05-22 23:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A woman looks at a makeshift memorial for fallen soldiers in Russia Ukraine war on Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
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[2026-05-22 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ukrainian forces carried out strikes on a Russian oil refinery in Yaroslavl, approximately 700 km from the Ukrainian border, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a statement this morning.
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[2026-05-22 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: As Israel approaches the holiday of Shavuot amid war, political division, and renewed international attacks on its legitimacy, it is worth revisiting one of the most unusual ideas in human civilization: The Jewish people became a nation before they possessed the land promised to them and enshrined in the law they received on Mount Sinai.
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[2026-05-22 23:41 UTC+10:00] [Film] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Cannes film festival: Lukas Dhont’s first world war-set gay romance is a heartfelt examination of cowardice and lives lived in secret amid the brutality of battle
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[2026-05-22 23:32 UTC+10:00] [Baltics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said Friday that NATO should focus on combating radical Islamism as the alliance grapples with Russia's war in Ukraine and growing concerns over U.S. disengagement from Europe.
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[2026-05-22 23:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: In the Russian‑occupied city of Starobilsk, drones struck a vocational college and its student dormitory overnight, partially collapsing the five‑storey residence building, according to Russian‑installed authorities. Officials said one person was killed and at least 35 injured in the attack in the occupied part of Ukraine’s Luhansk region in the night of 21 to 22 May.
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[2026-05-22 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Trump announced in a post on Truth Social late Thursday that he will send 5,000 additional troops to Poland, which has raised a lot of questions and introduced some level of confusion, given this is precisely the same number of troops the Pentagon has announced it plans to pull out of Germany.
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[2026-05-22 23:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah conducted drone strikes on Israeli military targets in Odeissah, Southern Lebanon, according to Al Manar news and video footage shared on Telegram.
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[2026-05-22 22:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russia’s attempts at escalation via Belarus, where it has delivered more nuclear weapons and held highly publicised joint war games, come as its ground war falters in Ukraine.
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[2026-05-22 22:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, has directed there be no increase in private school fees in 2026/27 in the emirate.
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[2026-05-22 21:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Fri 22 May 2026 at 9:39pm
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[2026-05-22 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Everyone knows about Leonard Cohen’s visit to Israel in 1973 when he spontaneously parachuted into Israel to entertain IDF troops on the front during the Yom Kippur War. Especially since the publication of Matti Friedman’s comprehensive
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[2026-05-22 21:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-05-22 21:24 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Pakistani mediators believe permanent ceasefire within reach although major points of disagreement remain
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[2026-05-22 21:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in NATO foreign ministers format in Helsingborg, Sweden, Friday, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool)
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[2026-05-22 21:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said that 35 ships, including oil tankers and container vessels, have transited the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours.
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[2026-05-22 21:07 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Gotland is preparing for a Russian attack while traditional security ties with the U.S. fray.
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[2026-05-22 21:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US officers attend Belarus-Russia war games amid NATO tensions
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[2026-05-22 20:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: More than 1,000 demonstrators marched towards the Israeli embassy, waving Palestinian flags and chanting slogans in support of Gaza. Some protesters lit flares from rooftops opposite the embassy while police buses lined nearby streets. The rally remained peaceful but reflected growing anger in Greece over Israel’s handling of the flotilla and the treatment of detainees.
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[2026-05-22 20:30 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: HELSINGBORG, Sweden — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Friday praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s abrupt announcement to deploy 5,000 U.S. troops to Poland — a dramatic change on last week's move to cut the presence of American forces in the country.
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[2026-05-22 20:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Civil servant unions have called on their members to boycott Starbucks Korea over a promotional event that evoked painful memories of a brutal military crackdown on the 1980 pro-democracy movement, officials said Friday.
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[2026-05-22 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Laser defence systems are now battlefield ready to take on Iran's Shahed and other offensive drones with a beam that "fries" incoming targets.
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[2026-05-22 20:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The southern Golan Heights unfolds with a scale so immense that the horizon feels less like a boundary and more like a promise stretching endlessly forward. To understand this region, one must begin with the basalt cliffs of Kfar Haruv, where the landscape opens dramatically above the Kinneret. This vista carries centuries of memory, conflict, longing, and reinvention layered into every ridge and valley.
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[2026-05-22 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: NATO will spend hundreds of billions of dollars on defense in the coming years, its Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Friday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump pledged thousands of new troops to its eastern flank.
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[2026-05-22 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Fears of a US military operation against Cuba – or an outright invasion – have escalated after Washington indicted former Cuban leader Raul Castro, as the US continues to choke the island with an economic blockade.
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[2026-05-22 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Fears of a US military operation against Cuba – or an outright invasion – have escalated after Washington indicted former Cuban leader Raul Castro, as the US continues to choke the island with an economic blockade.
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[2026-05-22 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Nigel Farage] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Defence secretary also asks if billionaire’s company may have benefited from Iran war, which Reform leader initially supported
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[2026-05-22 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Ukrainian drone flyovers over NATO members’ territory could lead to uncontrollable military escalation if Western leaders continue to refuse direct dialogue with Russia, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has warned.
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[2026-05-22 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Ukrainian drone flyovers over NATO members’ territory could lead to uncontrollable military escalation if Western leaders continue to refuse direct dialogue with Russia, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has warned.
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[2026-05-22 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The agreement highlights Beijing’s push to rewire agricultural supply chains, as it seeks to reduce vulnerability in global markets
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[2026-05-22 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Astana] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The agreement highlights Beijing’s push to rewire agricultural supply chains, as it seeks to reduce vulnerability in global markets
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[2026-05-22 19:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Acting navy secretary suggests US$14 billion weapons deal is on hold, but Taipei says it has ‘no information’ about a freeze
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[2026-05-22 19:52 UTC+10:00] [Guo Jiakun] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Acting navy secretary suggests US$14 billion weapons deal is on hold, but Taipei says it has ‘no information’ about a freeze
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[2026-05-22 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Nato has to be good for all those involved, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday ahead of a Nato meeting in Helsingborg, Sweden, adding that he expects the meeting will set the groundwork for the Nato leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, later this year.
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[2026-05-22 19:08 UTC+10:00] [Taiwan] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Hung Cao’s comments are latest blow to Taipei after Donald Trump recently cast doubt over US’s enduring support
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[2026-05-22 18:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Fri 22 May 2026 at 6:52pm
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[2026-05-22 18:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has announced plans to deploy an additional 5,000 troops to Poland.
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[2026-05-22 18:19 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-05-22 18:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF's Gender Affairs Advisory Unit received 2,420 reports of sexual assault and harassment in 2025, 350 more complaints than in 2024, the military reported to the Knesset on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-22 18:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran's foreign minister met Pakistan's interior minister on Friday to discuss proposals to end the US-Israeli war, Iranian media reported, with Tehran and Washington still at odds over Tehran's uranium stockpile and controls on the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-22 18:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-05-22 18:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Former U.S. President John F. Kennedy signs a proclamation for the interdiction of the delivery of offensive weapons to Cuba during the Cuban missile crisis, at the White House in Washington in this handout photograph taken on Oct. 23, 1962. © Reuters
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[2026-05-22 18:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-22 18:01 UTC+10:00] [EU-US military ties] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: HELSINGBORG, Sweden — Stockholm is leaving the door open to a possible role for NATO in reopening the critical Strait of Hormuz waterway, Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard told POLITICO.
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