Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-16 00:45 UTC+10:00] [Conflict] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday he would no longer advise young people to move to the U.S. for work or study, citing what he described as the worsening “social climate” in America.
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[2026-05-16 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says his government received messages from President Donald Trump’s administration indicating it is open for new talks to end the war in the region, but “distrust” remains in Tehran about US intentions.
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[2026-05-16 00:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rescue workers clear the rubble of a house heavily damaged after a Russian strike on a residential neighborhood in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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[2026-05-16 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: More than seven months have passed since a US-mediated ceasefire was announced with the stated aim of ending Israel's two-year genocide in Gaza.
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[2026-05-16 00:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi criticized the U.S. in a televised interview on Thursday, blaming tensions in the Strait of Hormuz on “U.S. aggression”.
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[2026-05-16 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that Tehran has "no trust" in the United States and remains interested in negotiations only if Washington demonstrates seriousness, as talks aimed at ending the war remain stalled. Speaking to Indian media during the second day of the BRICS foreign ministers meeting in New Delhi, Araghchi said military initiatives are ineffective in resolving regional crises, Turkey Today reported.
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[2026-05-16 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel has arrested over 23,000 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since the start of its genocidal war in Gaza, according to Wafa news agency's report of a statement by the Palestinian Prisoners Club.
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[2026-05-15 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US boasts impressive military capabilities that solidify the country’s position among the world’s military powers. This also applies to missile technology – the US maintains its status as a major global missile power, and long competed with the Soviet Union in the missile and space race.
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[2026-05-15 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US boasts impressive military capabilities that solidify the country’s position among the world’s military powers. This also applies to missile technology – the US maintains its status as a major global missile power, and long competed with the Soviet Union in the missile and space race.
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[2026-05-15 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s China visit was an attempt to “save face” and seek relief after the Iran war destabilized the global economy, geopolitical analyst Danny Haiphong has told RT. According to Haiphong, the US is now in a “far weaker position” than China and is seeking closer ties with Beijing to stabilize its economy and global standing.
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[2026-05-15 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s China visit was an attempt to “save face” and seek relief after the Iran war destabilized the global economy, geopolitical analyst Danny Haiphong has told RT. According to Haiphong, the US is now in a “far weaker position” than China and is seeking closer ties with Beijing to stabilize its economy and global standing.
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[2026-05-15 23:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The move came on the same day the WHO said Ukraine’s mental health crisis is growing, with ‘work to do until the end of the century’
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[2026-05-15 23:44 UTC+10:00] [ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The move came on the same day the WHO said Ukraine’s mental health crisis is growing, with ‘work to do until the end of the century’
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[2026-05-15 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: VIENNA, Austria — A ballad from Australian star Delta Goodrem and a Danish ode to clubbing will fill the airwaves in Saturday's Eurovision grand final in Vienna after making it through the second semi-final, which delivered a message in defence of LGBTQ people.
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[2026-05-15 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The governments of India and the United Arab Emirates have signed new pacts on defence and petroleum supply during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to the UAE on Friday, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on X.
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[2026-05-15 23:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LOS ANGELES — Britain's Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, are developing a film adaptation of a best-selling memoir about a British military mission in Afghanistan, Netflix said Thursday.
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[2026-05-15 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Former Vice President Kamala was dragged online for her laundry list of progressive “bad ideas” she wants to bring to the table at what she’s dubbed a “No Bad Idea Brainstorm” for Democrats.
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[2026-05-15 23:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Gaza residents gathered on Thursday in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, to bury two Palestinians killed during an Israeli strike on a wake held on Al-Nuzha Street. Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for Gaza’s Civil Defence, said Israeli warplanes targeted a group of civilians attending the mourning gathering, injuring several others.
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[2026-05-15 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Philippines has pledged to cooperate with a request from the International Criminal Court (ICC) to detain a prominent politician who evaded arrest earlier this week as he fled the Senate building despite efforts by the army to arrest him and reports of gunfire.
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[2026-05-15 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Trump's China trip has concluded, with the multi-day summit producing comments from both sides that pointed to warming bilateral relations. As Trump returns aboard Air Force One on Friday morning, traders are shifting focus to overnight turmoil in South Korea, where labor action risks rattled Samsung shares and other memory stocks, and dragged the country's benchmark KOSPI index lower.
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[2026-05-15 22:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An FBI seal is displayed on a podium before a news conference at the field office in Portland, Ore., Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
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[2026-05-15 22:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces launched new air strikes near Hiram Hospital in Tyre, Southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese National News Agency (NNA).
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[2026-05-15 22:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: An attack on a security compound in northwest Pakistan has killed several paramilitary officers, with the Afghan-based Pakistan Taliban (TTP) claiming responsibility.
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[2026-05-15 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Russia and Ukraine exchanged 205 prisoners of war on Friday, hours after rescue workers ended their search of a destroyed block of flats in Kyiv in which 24 people were killed, including three girls.
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[2026-05-15 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Saudi Arabia has floated the idea of a landmark non-aggression pact between the Gulf states and Iran after the end of the US-Israeli war on Tehran, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing diplomatic sources.
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[2026-05-15 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Saudi Arabia has floated the idea of a landmark non-aggression pact between the Gulf states and Iran after the end of the US-Israeli war on Tehran, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing diplomatic sources.
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[2026-05-15 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: International body also urges city to pursue medium-term financial reforms, such as introducing goods and services tax, to boost revenue
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[2026-05-15 22:48 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: International body also urges city to pursue medium-term financial reforms, such as introducing goods and services tax, to boost revenue
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[2026-05-15 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Bond yields, oil and the dollar are surging this morning as US futures tumble from all-time highs, with Tech underperforming driven by a series of factors including i) surging energy prices on lack of Iran war progress, ii) elevated positioning into options expiry; iii) Central bank repricing, iv) Tech sell-off driven by higher yields, and v) strikes at Samsung Electronics.
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[2026-05-15 22:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has publicly defended Spanish footballer Lamine Yamal after Israel's defence minister accused the Barcelona star of "inciting hatred" for waving a Palestinian flag during the club's victory parade on Monday.
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[2026-05-15 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: China is eager to "help" peace negotiations between Washington and Tehran, U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday, as he concluded a two-day presidential summit in Beijing.
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[2026-05-15 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: There’s a lesson for the US president in Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in the early 19th century
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[2026-05-15 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: There’s a lesson for the US president in Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in the early 19th century
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[2026-05-15 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he departs Beijing Capital International Airport aboard Air Force One on May 15. © Reuters
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[2026-05-15 22:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The released prisoners included privates, sergeants and officers captured during battles in Mariupol, Donetsk, Kharkiv and other frontline regions since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. Video released by the Ukrainian presidential office showed returning soldiers crying, embracing fellow servicemen and calling relatives shortly after crossing back into Ukrainian-controlled territory.
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[2026-05-15 22:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – A two-day meeting of BRICS foreign ministers in New Delhi ended on Friday without a common position on the war on Iran, with the bloc’s outcome document acknowledging only that “differing views” remained among members.
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[2026-05-15 22:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Despite a ceasefire being in place since April 16, intense fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has continued, resulting in hundreds of deaths and widespread destruction across Lebanon.
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[2026-05-15 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: We noted on Thursday that, once President Trump's summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded, the Trump team's next focus would likely shift back toward Cuba. That pivot now appears underway. Aboard Air Force One early Friday, while returning stateside, Trump told reporters that "Cuba needs our help," signaling the Caribbean island nation is moving higher on the administration's agenda.
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[2026-05-15 22:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are to make a film based on a true story of British troops under siege during the Afghanistan war.
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[2026-05-15 21:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: French prosecutors say a 15-year-old boy has been killed and a boy of 13 is fighting for his life in a suspected drugs-related shooting in the western city of Nantes.
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[2026-05-15 21:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: As Israel celebrates Jerusalem Day, marking 59 years since the reunification of the city in the Six Day War, this week’s haftarah for “Machar Chodesh” (“tomorrow is the new moon”) offers a timely message about longing, loyalty, and the enduring bond between the Jewish people and their homeland.
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[2026-05-15 21:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Tehran has "no trust" in the US and is interested in negotiating with Washington only if it is serious, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday, as talks on ending the war remained on hold.
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[2026-05-15 21:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates attempted to persuade neighboring Gulf States, including Saudi Arabia and Qatar, to coordinate a military response to Iran's missile, rocket, and drone attacks during the recent war, with Abu Dhabi's leadership feeling frustrated when neighbors refused, people familiar with the matter said to Bloomberg on Friday.
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[2026-05-15 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he departs Beijing Capital International Airport aboard Air Force One on May 15. © Reuters
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[2026-05-15 21:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Palestinians mark 78 years since the Nakba on Friday – one of the largest refugee crises in modern history – as expanding Israeli settlements and military operations are again forcing communities from their homes, RT’s Charlotte Dubenskij reports.
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[2026-05-15 21:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Palestinians mark 78 years since the Nakba on Friday – one of the largest refugee crises in modern history – as expanding Israeli settlements and military operations are again forcing communities from their homes, RT’s Charlotte Dubenskij reports.
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[2026-05-15 20:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Finland has stood down its defence forces after sounding an alarm over suspected drone activities in its airspace.
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[2026-05-15 20:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Egypt’s latest IMF review is taking place as officials present the economy as stable, even while many households are facing rising costs and reduced support.
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[2026-05-15 20:51 UTC+10:00] [Defense budgets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: WARSAW — Poland, one of the closest U.S. allies in Europe, was blindsided by this week's surprise decision from Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth to cancel the planned deployment of 4,000 American troops to the country.
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[2026-05-15 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Visitors are gathered next to a display of an NSM Naval Strike Missile made by Norwegian company Kongsberg, presented at the Euronaval show, in Le Bourget, North of Paris, France, Wednesday Oct. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
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