Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-13 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump descended the steps of Air Force One in Beijing on Wednesday evening, greeted with pomp and pageantry ahead of a high-stakes meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.
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[2026-05-13 23:51 UTC+10:00] [United Arab Emirates] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Outrage is mounting about the Gulf country’s complicity in Sudan’s catastrophic civil war – and it might be starting to hit them where it hurts
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[2026-05-13 23:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIRUT, Lebanon — Israel intensified strikes on Lebanon on Wednesday with the health ministry reporting nine people killed in attacks targeting cars between Beirut and the coastal city of Sidon despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
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[2026-05-13 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Spain has become the latest European nation to call for the EU to build its own army as opposed to relying on the NATO framework, citing a growing rift with the US. The idea itself, however, has split European NATO members, with many still viewing the US-led military bloc as a preferable defense mechanism.
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[2026-05-13 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Spain has become the latest European nation to call for the EU to build its own army as opposed to relying on the NATO framework, citing a growing rift with the US. The idea itself, however, has split European NATO members, with many still viewing the US-led military bloc as a preferable defense mechanism.
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[2026-05-13 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Trump and his Air Force One entourage have arrived in Beijing on Wednesday, greeted by a lavish red carpet welcome. The American president was received by Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, China’s ambassador to Washington Xie Feng, Executive Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxuong, and US envoy to Beijing David Perdue.
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[2026-05-13 23:34 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenBeijing, ChinaDonald Trump disembarks from Air Force One as he arrives for his state visit to China, his first in 10 years. The Iran war, trade, artificial intelligence and Taiwan are expected to dominate the US president’s talks with Chinese leadersPhotograph: Evan Vucci/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenFátima, PortugalThe statue of Our Lady of Fátima is carried through the crowd during the procession of candles, the highlight of celebrations at the Catholic shrinePhotograph: Armando França/APShareView image in fullscreenReggio Emilia,
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[2026-05-13 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Nearly 600 people have been killed in Lebanon since a so-called ceasefire was agreed last month, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has said.
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[2026-05-13 23:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov, attends a press conference at the (UNSCO) offices in Gaza City, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Adel Hana, File)
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[2026-05-13 23:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: My aunt Fatima, known as "Umm Sidqi", was one of many Palestinian women whose personal story reflected both the tragedy and resilience of the Palestinian people - from the Nakba in 1948 to the final chapter of her life during the genocidal war on Gaza in 2023.
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[2026-05-13 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo released by Amnesty International Nigeria, a patient receives treatment at the Yariman Bakura Specialist hospital in Gusau, Nigeria, Monday, May 11, 2026, after a Nigerian military airstrike struck a market on Sunday. (Amnesty International Nigeria Via AP)
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[2026-05-13 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Norway's Deputy Foreign Minister Andreas Kravik has visited Iran to seek a diplomatic solution to the US-Iran war, Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide has told The National.
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[2026-05-13 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Park Ji-hoon stars as an army recruit who has hallucinations and is assigned to kitchen duty, where he shows unusual cooking talents
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[2026-05-13 23:15 UTC+10:00] [The Legend of Kitchen Soldier] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Park Ji-hoon stars as an army recruit who has hallucinations and is assigned to kitchen duty, where he shows unusual cooking talents
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[2026-05-13 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Philippine Senate is in lockdown with military personnel seen entering the building where a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court had sought refuge.
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[2026-05-13 23:07 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Moscow and Kyiv trade long-range attacks after brief truce and Donald Trump’s assertion war could end soon
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[2026-05-13 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Pentagon is considering renaming the war with Iran from "Operation Epic Fury" to "Operation Sledgehammer" if President Trump orders a renewed full-scale bombing campaign against Iran, according to an NBC News report published Tuesday.
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[2026-05-13 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel has drastically escalated its attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip in the five weeks since halting its joint bombing with the United States of Iran, redirecting its firepower to the devastated Palestinian enclave.
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[2026-05-13 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Rival tax plans have drawn new battle lines ahead of the next election as the Coalition wages war on Labor’s property investor tax hikes and plots an automatic ongoing cut to income tax, rivalling Jim Chalmers’ plan to expand his new tax offset.
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[2026-05-13 22:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said Wednesday the principle of non-refoulement applies to two North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) captured by Ukrainian forces amid the Russia-Ukraine war.
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[2026-05-13 22:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SK Innovation Co., South Korea's leading refiner, on Wednesday said it swung to the black in the first quarter on inventory-related gains, led by higher oil prices and improved refining margins amid the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-05-13 22:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil price spikes are likely over the peak summer demand period as rapidly depleting inventories pile more pressure on the market, the International Energy Agency warned in its latest monthly update released on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-13 22:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Andriy Yermak, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s former chief of staff and close aide, is now at the centre of the country’s biggest corruption investigation since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.
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[2026-05-13 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Military personnel enter the senate building where Philippine Senator Ronald dela Rosa has been under protective custody since Monday. (REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez)
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[2026-05-13 22:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The risk of sanctions has fuelled concerns that monetary transfers from migrant workers via banks or other operators could be disrupted
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[2026-05-13 22:04 UTC+10:00] [Asian migrant workers] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The risk of sanctions has fuelled concerns that monetary transfers from migrant workers via banks or other operators could be disrupted
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[2026-05-13 21:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: BEIJING, May 13 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a much-anticipated summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, where the leaders are expected to discuss an array of knotty issues, including trade, the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and Taiwan.
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[2026-05-13 21:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The World Food Programme is significantly scaling back operations in Syria due to "critical funding shortfalls", despite a continuing need for assistance in the war-torn country, the UN agency has said.
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[2026-05-13 21:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Canada is looking to build alliances with nations outside traditional partnerships – including the UAE – as global powers such as the US and China chart their own course, its Minister of National Defence has said.
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[2026-05-13 21:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: This week, Israelis will commemorate Jerusalem Day, a national holiday marking the occupation of East Jerusalem by Israeli forces after the 1967 war.
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[2026-05-13 21:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US intelligence agencies are telling policymakers that Iran has regained access to most of its missile sites, launchers and underground facilities, contrary to Washington’s rhetoric about decimating Iran, according to a report by The New York Times (NYT).
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[2026-05-13 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: In the past, the notion of “peace through strength” was read as a military proposition: Assemble enough force, and adversaries will stand down.
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[2026-05-13 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iraq’s Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Abdul Amir Rashid Yar Allah, visited a desert region of the country southwest of Najaf and Karbala on March 12. The goal of the visit was to demonstrate that Iraq can secure its own desert regions. The unstated reason for the visit is that this is an area that The Wall Street Journal had claimed there was a “secret” Israeli base in March.
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[2026-05-13 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: During an interview on 103FM, former prime minister and former IDF chief of staff Ehud Barak criticized Netanyahu for presenting what he called an unrealistic vision to US President Donald Trump. He referred to a meeting between the two leaders where Netanyahu reportedly suggested that military action against Iran could lead to regime collapse, stating: "We will act, the regime will crack, there is an opportunity to eliminate the leadership, this will topple the regime." Barak dismissed these claims, arguing
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[2026-05-13 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Liverpool] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Slot won the league in his first season but Liverpool’s title defence has been disappointing. Should he stay or go?
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[2026-05-13 20:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: More than 250 celebrities have signed a letter in defence of Southbank Centre chair Misan Harriman over comments he made on the Golders Green attacks in London.
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[2026-05-13 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump is set to arrive in Beijing Wednesday for his highly anticipated summit with leader Xi Jinping at a restless moment for a world worried about war, trade and artificial intelligence.
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[2026-05-13 20:45 UTC+10:00] [Air Force One] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese social media users react to Rubio’s tracksuit photo, calling it a ‘meaningless gimmick’ and raising questions about sanctions
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[2026-05-13 20:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Europe's leading travel operator Tui has seen a 10% fall in revenue from summer holiday bookings made by UK customers, who have become more cautious due to the Iran war.
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[2026-05-13 20:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said Wednesday the principle of non-refoulement applies to two North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) captured by Ukrainian forces amid the Russia-Ukraine war.
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[2026-05-13 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A person is seen inside a burning vehicle as men attempt to put out the fire after an Israeli airstrike hit a car in the coastal town of Barja, south of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Mustafa Jamalddine)
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[2026-05-13 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Mossad chief David Barnea visited the UAE at least twice during Operation Roaring Lion to coordinate regarding the war, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing Arab officials and a source familiar with the matter.
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[2026-05-13 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Adjustment follows similar moves by Cathay Pacific and Hong Kong Airlines, which have both announced reductions in fuel surcharges
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[2026-05-13 20:30 UTC+10:00] [Malaysia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Adjustment follows similar moves by Cathay Pacific and Hong Kong Airlines, which have both announced reductions in fuel surcharges
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[2026-05-13 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Supply disruptions and rising costs linked to Middle East instability are forcing companies to adjust sourcing, production and investment plans
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[2026-05-13 20:30 UTC+10:00] [European companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Supply disruptions and rising costs linked to Middle East instability are forcing companies to adjust sourcing, production and investment plans
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[2026-05-13 20:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Iran's grip over the Strait of Hormuz is throttling the world’s energy supplies and inflicting global economic pain, but a U.S. naval blockade and deepening pressures on its own economy are also testing its ability to withstand the war and defy Washington's demands.
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[2026-05-13 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The head of Microsoft’s Israeli subsidiary is leaving his post following an investigation into the use of the tech company’s Azure platform by the Israeli defence ministry.
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[2026-05-13 20:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Nine people have been killed and at least 28 injured in the latest Russian drone attacks across Ukraine, local officials have said.
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[2026-05-13 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The missiles are central to Malaysia’s troubled littoral combat ship programme as Putrajaya says it will seek an explanation from Oslo
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