Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-09 18:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Vladimir Putin has used his annual Victory Day speech in Moscow's Red Square to justify his war in Ukraine and denounce Nato.
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[2026-05-09 18:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Russia held its most scaled-back Victory Day parade in years on Saturday due to the threat of attack from Ukraine, where victory for Moscow’s forces has proven elusive more than four years into the deadliest European conflict since World War Two.
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[2026-05-09 18:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Army Medical University researchers issue grim warning after findings show high doses of fish oil tablets may accelerate Alzheimer’s decline
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[2026-05-09 18:23 UTC+10:00] [Army Medical University] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Army Medical University researchers issue grim warning after findings show high doses of fish oil tablets may accelerate Alzheimer’s decline
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[2026-05-09 18:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russia has kicked off its annual Victory Day military parade in Moscow to mark the defeat of Nazi Germany during the second world war.
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[2026-05-09 18:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Senior Israeli officials state that significant gaps still exist between the US and Iran, with the key question for Israel not just being what the Iranians are willing to offer to reach a deal and end the conflict, but how much US President Donald Trump is prepared to concede in order to achieve a diplomatic success.
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[2026-05-09 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: The European Commission on Friday clarified rules on air passenger rights given possible fuel shortages and travel disruption amid conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-05-09 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The launch of Ras Al Khaimah's multi-billion dollar Wynn Al Marjan Island gaming resort will be delayed after "logistical and shipping challenges" caused by the Iran war.
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[2026-05-09 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that his soldiers in Ukraine were fighting an "aggressive force" backed by all of NATO, and that the Russian army's cause was "just," as he addressed an annual Victory Day parade on Red Square.
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[2026-05-09 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that his soldiers in Ukraine were fighting an "aggressive force" backed by all of NATO and described his war goals as "just," in a combative address to the annual Victory Day parade on Red Square.
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[2026-05-09 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Treasury and State Department announcements come days ahead of US President Donald Trump’s expected China visit and summit with Xi Jinping
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[2026-05-09 17:16 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Treasury and State Department announcements come days ahead of US President Donald Trump’s expected China visit and summit with Xi Jinping
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[2026-05-09 17:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: NOTE:TO BE PUBLISHED SATURDAY
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[2026-05-09 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The increasingly intractable conflict between the U.S. and Iran is revealing American military and strategic vulnerabilities — and offering important lessons to its biggest rival.
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[2026-05-09 17:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-05-09 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Regional conflicts have a way of exposing what economic policy really means. When shipping routes are disrupted, supply chains become more expensive, households begin to think differently about savings and security, and companies about investment, the question for governments is no longer simply how to grow. It is how to grow with resilience.
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[2026-05-09 16:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military issued evacuation warnings for nine villages in southern Lebanon ahead of planned airstrikes targeting Hezbollah positions. Residents of Tayr Debba, Aabbasiyyeh, Burj Rahal, Maaroub, Barish, Arzoun, Jannata, Zrariyeh and Ain Baal were instructed to move at least one kilometre away from the targeted areas.
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[2026-05-09 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The US government is moving to evacuate American passengers from a cruise ship linked to a deadly hantavirus outbreak, with plans to transport them to a military base in Nebraska for quarantine and monitoring, federal health officials said Friday.
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[2026-05-09 16:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Tehran is still reviewing the latest US proposal related to negotiations over ending the conflict, adding that a response would be delivered “at the appropriate time”.
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[2026-05-09 16:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-05-09 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF struck over 85 infrastructure sites belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization in the past 24 hours, the military announced on Saturday.
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[2026-05-09 16:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The US said it expects Iran to respond to its latest proposal to end their war imminently, as clashes in the Strait of Hormuz threatened to further fracture a month-long ceasefire.
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[2026-05-09 15:39 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-09 15:34 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Rugby Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-09 15:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Regional conflict has not derailed efforts to forge closer trade ties but has in fact signalled the need to accelerate a free-trade agreement, the European Union’s envoy to the UAE has said.
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[2026-05-09 15:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Palestinians Tahseen Abu Assi, left, Khalil Abu Jayyab, center, and Abed Rahim Alostaz warm up before surfing on the beach in Gaza City, Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
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[2026-05-09 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Science] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With the war on Iran, Ukraine, AI and climate breakdown increasing the likelihood of a nuclear war, the clock stands closer to midnight than ever before. So who decides how many seconds we have left – and can we buy ourselves more time?
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[2026-05-09 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump's decision to remove the 10% tariff on Scotch whisky exports to the U.S. has brought relief to the embattled sector — and could also provide a much-needed boost to a niche corner of the industry: premium cask investing.
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[2026-05-09 14:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Troops march during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade at the Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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[2026-05-09 14:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The occupied West Bank saw a wave of Israeli military raids, arrests and settler attacks overnight on Friday, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa.
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[2026-05-09 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say this year’s drills, which stress tested a new generation of mobile strike capabilities, were a pointed display of resolve
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[2026-05-09 14:00 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say this year’s drills, which stress tested a new generation of mobile strike capabilities, were a pointed display of resolve
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[2026-05-09 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US strikes on Iranian targets this week were not simply retaliation for another military exchange in the Gulf. Iran’s nuclear ambitions, missile and drone programmes, support for proxy militias, and attacks on regional infrastructure and civilians remain central threats. But those dangers are also tied to something broader: for decades, Iran’s leadership has opposed the direction much of the Gulf has taken politically, economically and diplomatically.
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[2026-05-09 13:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Trading data reviewed by Reuters showed that investors placed roughly $7 billion in bets on falling oil prices during March and April, shortly before major announcements by US President Donald Trump concerning Iran policy and the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-05-09 13:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Border Guard officers and Northern District detectives, carrying out a search for illegal weapons in Nazareth, arrested a suspect moments after he committed a shooting in April, Israel police announced on Friday.
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[2026-05-09 13:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: HAVANA, Cuba — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday defended the Trump administration's decision to slap new sanctions on Cuba, the largest of which is against GAESA, or Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A., a business conglomerate operated by the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces.
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[2026-05-09 13:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: A rare large high-quality ruby has been found in conflict-torn Myanmar. (AP: Myanmar Military True News Information Team)
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[2026-05-09 13:26 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-05-09 13:16 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ukraine president says ‘Red Square shall be excluded’ from any attacks, while Kyiv, Moscow and Trump proclaim three-day ceasefire. What we know on day 1,536
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[2026-05-09 13:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A batch of electrical vehicles for sale parked at a car yard in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Oct. 3, 2024. (AP Photo, File)
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[2026-05-09 12:08 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: More than 190 people have been killed in such strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean and Pacific
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[2026-05-09 12:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Vladimir Putin will attend Saturday's military parade in Moscow, amid a temporary ceasefire. (Sputnik: Mikhail Metzel via Reuters)
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[2026-05-09 11:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Friday that "I love South Korea," despite his earlier show of displeasure over a lack of support by Seoul and other allies for the United States' military operation against Iran.
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[2026-05-09 11:45 UTC+10:00] [United States Defense and Military Forces] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: The U.S. military on Friday conducted its third boat strike in five days against a vessel it accused of smuggling drugs, killing two and leaving one survivor at large in the eastern Pacific, U.S. Southern Command said in a social media post.
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[2026-05-09 11:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United States Department of War has declined to comment on reports of a possible recent strike near Iran’s Kharg Island, the country’s main oil export terminal, according to Associated Press.
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[2026-05-09 11:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Preah Vihear/Siem Reap provinces – When asked how she spends her day, 11-year-old Sokna rattled off a list of chores.
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[2026-05-09 11:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US military has attacked two more Iranian-flagged oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman as Washington presses ahead with a “freedom of navigation” blockade, while Tehran has compared control of the Strait of Hormuz to possessing an “atomic bomb.”
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[2026-05-09 11:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US military has attacked two more Iranian-flagged oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman as Washington presses ahead with its “freedom of navigation” blockade, while Tehran has compared control of the Strait of Hormuz to possessing an “atomic bomb.”
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[2026-05-09 10:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — A US fighter jet on Friday disabled two Iranian-flagged tankers, prompting retaliatory attacks and rattling a shaky truce as President Donald Trump said he was awaiting Tehran's reply to his latest proposal to end the Middle East war.
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[2026-05-09 10:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, May 8 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that "I love South Korea," despite his earlier show of displeasure over a lack of support by Seoul and other allies for the United States' military operation against Iran.
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