[2026-05-17 10:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: UK deploys anti-drone system on RAF jets in Middle East

Snippet: The United Kingdom said it has deployed a new “low-cost anti-drone system” on Royal Air Force fighter jets operating in the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/uk-deploys-anti-drone-system-raf-jets-middle-east

[2026-05-17 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Israel strikes south Lebanon day after ceasefire extension

Snippet: BEIRUT, Lebanon — Israel launched a massive series of airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday, despite an extension of the truce between the two countries.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/17/world/israel-strikes-south-lebanon-day-after-ceasefire-extension/2345590

[2026-05-17 10:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Hezbollah launches drone swarm at Israeli military target

Snippet: Hezbollah said it launched a “swarm of attack drones” targeting an Israeli military site in northern Israel and carried out more than a dozen additional attacks against Israeli forces.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hezbollah-launches-drone-swarm-israeli-military-target

[2026-05-17 09:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Bulgaria’s Dara wins Eurovision contest, beating out Israel for top spot

Snippet: The usually good-natured competition has faced a boycott by five countries over the Gaza conflict

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3353846/bulgarias-dara-wins-eurovision-contest-beating-out-israel-top-spot?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-17 09:46 UTC+10:00] [Gaza] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Bulgaria’s Dara wins Eurovision contest, beating out Israel for top spot

Snippet: The usually good-natured competition has faced a boycott by five countries over the Gaza conflict

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3353846/bulgarias-dara-wins-eurovision-contest-beating-out-israel-top-spot

[2026-05-17 09:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Hezbollah drone strike videos show evolving tactics against Israel

Snippet: Hezbollah has increased its use of small first-person view (FPV) drones to attack Israel, including systems controlled by fibre-optic cables to evade sophisticated defences.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1j2zwe9g5no?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-05-17 08:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: US cancels troop deployment to Poland amid tensions with allies

Snippet: The Pentagon has canceled plans to deploy 4,000 troops to Poland amid growing tensions between President Donald Trump and US allies over policy toward Iran.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640081-pentagon-cancels-troop-deployment-poland-media/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-05-17 08:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: US cancels troop deployment to Poland amid tensions with allies

Snippet: The Pentagon has canceled plans to deploy 4,000 troops to Poland amid growing tensions between President Donald Trump and US allies over policy regarding Iran.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640081-pentagon-cancels-troop-deployment-poland-media/

[2026-05-17 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: FBI Offers $200,000 Reward To Catch Former US Air Force Specialist In Iran Spying Case

Snippet: Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/fbi-offers-200000-reward-catch-former-us-air-force-specialist-iran-spying-case

[2026-05-17 07:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Terror ‘commander’ worked through new Iran-backed terror group to kill Trump

Snippet: Accused terror commander Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi worked through a new Iranian-backed terrorist group that emerged “essentially overnight” after the outset US-Israel war and urged followers to kill President Trump.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/16/world-news/terror-commander-urged-followers-of-brand-new-iran-backed-terror-group-to-kill-president-trump/

[2026-05-17 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: What raising my children in Israel is teaching me - opinion

Snippet: On the last day of February, when the war with Iran started, my family and I were “stranded” in the French Alps. Our scheduled flight home the next morning was canceled, and within hours we were forced to pivot. I reworked our plans and found an Airbnb that was in close vicinity to a synagogue in Geneva so we could attend a megillah reading for Purim and celebrate, somehow.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-896015

[2026-05-17 07:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: UN chief welcomes Lebanon ceasefire extension amid ongoing attacks

Snippet: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the extension of the ceasefire in Lebanon following the latest round of US-mediated talks in Washington, DC.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/un-chief-welcomes-lebanon-ceasefire-extension-amid-ongoing-attacks

[2026-05-17 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Eurovision final marred by protests as five countries boycott over Israel

Snippet: As the Eurovision Song Contest took to the stage for the Saturday night final in Vienna, thousands protested outside against Israel’s inclusion, and five countries boycotted the event over the genocidal war on Gaza.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/16/thousands-protest-at-eurovision-final-as-five-countries-boycott-over-israel

[2026-05-17 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Trump says Xi agrees Iran must open strait, but no sign China will weigh in

Snippet: ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/DUBAI - US President Donald Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping had agreed Tehran must reopen the Strait of Hormuz, though China gave no indication it would weigh in.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/17/world/trump-says-xi-agrees-iran-must-open-strait-but-no-sign-china-will-weigh-in/2345579

[2026-05-17 04:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israeli soldier killed in south Lebanon, military says

Snippet: Israel’s military said a soldier was killed during combat operations in southern Lebanon on Saturday, raising its total losses to 21 personnel since its war on Lebanon began in early March.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-soldier-killed-south-lebanon-military-says

[2026-05-17 04:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Trump gives Iran reason to worry about punishing new escalation

Snippet: President Trump gave Tehran another reason to worry Saturday, posting a video clip on his Truth Social showing him ordering a military attack on an Iranian aircraft.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/16/world-news/pentagon-making-plans-for-more-punishing-strikes-in-iran/

[2026-05-17 04:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Tehran Claims US Faces Escalating Economic Fallout From 'War Of Choice' As Hardship Mounts Inside Iran

Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned Saturday that the United States would face mounting economic fallout from its "war of choice" against Iran, as both sides appear settled into a long game of waiting to inflict the most severe economic and political damage on the other.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/tehran-warns-us-faces-escalating-economic-fallout-war-choice-hardship-mounting-inside-iran

[2026-05-17 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: USS Ford, world’s largest aircraft carrier, returns home after 11-month deployment: ‘Job well done’

Snippet: NORFOLK, Va. — The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, returned home to Virginia on Saturday after an 11-month deployment, the longest since the Vietnam War, that saw it support the US war with Iran and the capture of Nicolás Maduro when he was Venezuela’s president.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/16/world-news/uss-ford-worlds-largest-aircraft-carrier-returns-home-after-11-month-deployment-job-well-done/

[2026-05-17 03:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Eerie video captures final image of military diver killed in Maldives scuba dive recovery mission

Snippet: An eerie video captures the final hours of the Maldivian Coast Guard diver who died Saturday during a dangerous mission to recover the bodies of the Italian tourists trapped in a deep underwater cave.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/16/world-news/video-captures-final-image-of-diver-killed-in-maldives-recovery-mission/

[2026-05-17 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: WATCH: IDF strikes nearly 100 Hezbollah targets, kills two terrorists near rocket launch site

Snippet: Over the weekend, the IDF struck nearly 100 Hezbollah terror targets and killed Hezbollah terrorists as Israeli troops continue to operate in southern Lebanon.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-896371

[2026-05-17 03:36 UTC+10:00] [Conflict] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Crowds protest in Vienna ahead of Eurovision grand finale

Snippet: Thousands of people took to the streets in Vienna on Saturday to protest Israel’s participation in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, as the grand finale is set to kick off in the Austrian capital in the next few hours.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/crowds-protest-in-vienna-ahead-of-eurovision-grand-finale/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-05-17 03:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: The Spoiled Prince of Kiev: Zelensky has deceived and ruined his country with Western help

Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640073-zelensky-ruined-ukraine-west/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-05-17 03:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Read Full Article at RT.com

Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640073-zelensky-ruined-ukraine-west/

[2026-05-17 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Persian Gulf Countries 'Refused' UAE Call For Joint Attack On Iran

Snippet: The UAE tried but failed to persuade neighboring states, including Saudi Arabia and Qatar, to take part in a coordinated military attack on Iran, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/persian-gulf-countries-refused-uae-call-joint-attack-iran

[2026-05-17 02:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: London on edge as Tommy Robinson backers and pro-Palestinian marchers rally

Snippet: Around 4,000 police officers were deployed across London on Saturday as tens of thousands of demonstrators took part in two major rallies held simultaneously in the British capital during one of the busiest weekends of the year. Supporters of far-right activist Tommy Robinson gathered in central London for a “Unite the Kingdom” march under heavy security, while a separate pro-Palestinian demonstration marked Nakba Day, commemorating the displacement of Palestinians during the creation of Israel in 1948.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/05/16/london-on-edge-as-tommy-robinson-backers-and-pro-palestinian-marchers-rally/

[2026-05-17 02:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Ukrainian drones torch one of Russia’s biggest explosives plants

Snippet: One of Russia’s largest explosives plants was torched in an overnight drone blitz Saturday by Ukrainian forces, as Kyiv continues its campaign to target military infrastructure deep behind enemy lines.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/16/world-news/ukrainian-drones-torch-one-of-russias-biggest-explosives-plants/

[2026-05-17 02:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Sudanese army captures key town near Ethiopian border from RSF

Snippet: Sudan’s army has recaptured a town in southeastern Blue Nile state, a state that has become a focal point in the civil war with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that’s been raging for more than three years.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/16/sudanese-army-captures-key-town-near-ethiopian-border-from-rsf

[2026-05-17 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Photos from Gaza showing aftermath of strike on Hamas militant

Snippet: Flames engulf a vehicle struck by an Israeli strike in a street of Gaza City, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/alhaddad-hamas-israel-war-gaza-photo-893b5d5910638a4393f7b6a495e04989

[2026-05-17 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: One Of Russia's Largest Fuel Facilities Spews 'Black Rain' Over Ryazan After Deadly Ukrainian Drone Strike

Snippet: An early Friday drone strike triggered a major fire at the Ryazan Oil Refinery, one of Russia's largest fuel production facilities, according to local residents and Russian monitoring channels.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/one-russias-largest-fuel-facilities-spews-black-rain-over-ryazan-after-deadly

[2026-05-17 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: How to defeat a populist?

Snippet: VIKTOR Orbán led Hungary as prime minister for 16 years before he was finally unseated by Hungarian voters in the April 2026 elections. His defeat was made possible by a broad coalition of political and civil society groups, led by Péter Magyar’s Tisza Party. Orbán had long projected himself as a populist and nationalist strongman, often aligning more closely with Russia’s Vladimir Putin than with the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/17/opinion/columns/how-to-defeat-a-populist/2345554

[2026-05-17 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Trump officials urged UAE to seize Iranian island, report says

Snippet: Senior officials in the administration of Donald Trump encouraged the United Arab Emirates to take a more direct role in the conflict with Iran and capture one of its islands in the Persian Gulf, according to a report by The Telegraph.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-officials-urged-uae-seize-iranian-island-report-says

[2026-05-17 01:57 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Israeli strikes kill six in southern Lebanon hours after extension of ceasefire

Snippet: Three paramedics at health centre among dead, while Israel also says it killed Hamas military chief in Gaza

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/16/israeli-strikes-southern-lebanon-hours-after-extension-of-ceasefire

[2026-05-17 01:36 UTC+10:00] [Citizenship] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Moldova president pushes back against Putin offering passports to Transnistria residents

Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin simplified the process for citizenship for residents of Moldova’s Transnistria region, which Moldovan President Maia Sandu blasted as a mobilization tool for Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/moldova-president-pushes-back-against-vladimir-putin-passports-transnistrians/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-05-17 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Hamas confirms Israel's killing of military leader

Snippet: Hamas has confirmed that Israel killed Izz al-Din al-Haddad, leader of the Qassam Brigades, the group’s armed wing, in Gaza.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hamas-confirms-israels-killing-leader-military-leader

[2026-05-17 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Iran warns of readiness for war and economic costs as US talks falter

Snippet: Iran says lack of trust is the main obstacle in US negotiations

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/16/iran_warns_of_readiness_for_war_and_economic_costs_as_us_talks_falter

[2026-05-17 01:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended but violence continues on the ground | The National

Snippet: Lebanon and Israel agreed late on Friday to extend their ceasefire by 45 days after talks between the two delegations at the US State Department, but Israeli strikes continued across southern Lebanon hours after the announcement.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/05/16/israel-lebanon-ceasefire-extended-but-violence-continues-on-the-ground/

[2026-05-17 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Gaza: Israel kills Hamas leader as deaths mount despite ceasefire

Snippet: Izz al-Din al-Haddad, born 1970, was killed in the attack by Israel. A joint funeral was held on Saturday for Haddad, his wife and their 19-year-old daughter

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3353841/gaza-israel-kills-hamas-leader-deaths-mount-despite-ceasefire?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-17 01:20 UTC+10:00] [Palestinians] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Gaza: Israel kills Hamas leader as deaths mount despite ceasefire

Snippet: Izz al-Din al-Haddad, born 1970, was killed in the attack by Israel. A joint funeral was held on Saturday for Haddad, his wife and their 19-year-old daughter

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3353841/gaza-israel-kills-hamas-leader-deaths-mount-despite-ceasefire

[2026-05-17 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Israeli army kills Palestinian man, raids homes in occupied West Bank

Snippet: Israeli forces killed a Palestinian in a targeted attack on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health says, as the army also storms homes amid settler attacks.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/16/israeli-army-kills-palestinian-man-raids-homes-in-occupied-west-bank

[2026-05-17 01:10 UTC+10:00] [Hawaii] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Kash Patel faces scrutiny over snorkeling outing at USS Arizona memorial in Hawaii

Snippet: FBI director reportedly took a snorkel excursion at site containing remains of more than 1,000 navy sailors and marines

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/16/kash-patel-snorkeling-uss-arizona-memorial-hawaii

[2026-05-17 01:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Canadian travel to US picks up for first time since trade war

Snippet: For the first time since Canadians started boycotting travel to the US to protest the trade war, trips south of the border have started to pick up — slowly.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/16/world-news/canadian-travel-to-us-picks-up-for-first-time-since-trade-war-started/

[2026-05-16 23:55 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Military diver dies searching for bodies of four Italians in Maldives underwater cave

Snippet: Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/world/maldives-italian-divers-military-diver-dies-searching-for-bodies-of-4-italians-in-an-underwater-cave/d24bfee6-31f4-4ae2-afc7-10ca5d212d18

[2026-05-16 23:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Maldivian military diver dies in search of bodies of 4 Italian divers

Snippet: The group of Italian divers is believed to have died while exploring a cave at a depth of about 50 metres (160 feet) in Vaavu Atoll despite the Maldives’ 30-metre diving limit

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3353830/maldivian-military-diver-dies-search-bodies-four-italian-divers?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-16 23:31 UTC+10:00] [Vaavu Atoll] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Maldivian military diver dies in search of bodies of 4 Italian divers

Snippet: The group of Italian divers is believed to have died while exploring a cave at a depth of about 50 metres (160 feet) in Vaavu Atoll despite the Maldives’ 30-metre diving limit

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3353830/maldivian-military-diver-dies-search-bodies-four-italian-divers

[2026-05-16 23:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Global oil stockpiles could hit record lows if Strait of Hormuz remains closed

Snippet: Global oil inventories are falling at a record pace to compensate for the big supply disruption in the Middle East and they will approach critical levels if the Strait of Hormuz does not reopen.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/16/oil-inventory-stockpile-iran-war-strait-hormuz.html

[2026-05-16 23:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Marcos to PMA graduates: Remain loyal to Constitution, don't be silent to wrongdoing

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday urged the new graduates of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) to remain loyal to the Constitution and not to remain silent in the face of wrongdoing.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/16/news/marcos-to-pma-graduates-remain-loyal-to-constitution-dont-be-silent-to-wrongdoing/2345494

[2026-05-16 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Pentagon 'Blindsided' As Hegseth Pulls Plug On 4,000-Troop Deployment To Poland

Snippet: President Trump's earlier previewed controversial troop cuts for the European continent may already be in progress, and could happen more rapidly than previously thought.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/military/pentagon-blindsided-hegseth-pulls-plug-4000-troop-deployment-poland

[2026-05-16 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Agency says over 40 per cent of Sudanese face acute food insecurity

Snippet: A United Nations-backed global hunger monitoring agency said on Friday that amid the ongoing civil war in Sudan, millions of people face crisis levels of acute food insecurity.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/05/16/agency-says-over-40-per-cent-of-sudanese-face-acute-food-insecurity/

[2026-05-16 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Top Hamas military leader killed in Israeli air strikes, official confirms

Snippet: Sat 16 May 2026 at 10:14pm

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-16/hamas-military-leader-killed-israeli-air-strikes-gaza/106688480

[2026-05-16 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Italy] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Peacock ‘invasion’ of Italian seaside town ruffles feathers

Snippet: With Punta Marina residents loving or loathing the incomers, ‘peacock rangers’ have been appointed to defuse tensions

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/16/peacock-italy-punta-marina-tensions