Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-09 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-09 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: FIRST, we got hit by a double whammy of Covid-19 and Pharmally. Second, we reel from the spillover ravages of the Iran war after waking up to find flood control grafters had robbed us of our taxes. Both pairs of calamities sank the economy to new lows that left everyone worse off, especially the poor.
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[2026-05-09 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DIESEL prices will go down, while gasoline prices could rise next week, mostly due to the global market reacting to a possible ceasefire between the US and Iran, local oil industry sources said on Friday.
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[2026-05-09 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army's chief of staff, Eyal Zamir, has recommended Barak Hiram, a senior commander who was responsible for deadly attacks in Gaza and for Israeli forces firing tank shells at an Israeli home during the 7 October attacks, for the post of military secretary to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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[2026-05-09 01:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iranian women walk past American artist Roy Lichtenstein’s “Brattata” as they visit an exhibition called: “Art & war” displaying some artworks of American pop artists at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art in Iran, Thursday, May 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-05-09 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Belying the Trump administration's claims that a US blockade on Iran's use of the Strait of Hormuz has the country on the ropes and its oil infrastructure in near-term peril, a confidential CIA analysis says Iran can persevere another three or four months, if not longer. In a second stark contradiction of White House narratives, US intelligence assesses that the bulk of Iran's pre-war missile inventory is still intact.
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[2026-05-09 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rob Jetten, leader of the center-left D66 party, speaks on stage during exit poll results an election venue during a general election in Leiden, Netherlands, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, file)
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[2026-05-09 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.
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[2026-05-09 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Some 30 vessels from the Gaza-bound flotilla that set sail from Crete are now heading toward Turkey, according to flotilla organizers, a week after the Israeli Navy intercepted more than 20 boats and detained activists involved in the mission.
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[2026-05-09 00:42 UTC+10:00] [Russian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Across more than two decades in power, President Vladimir Putin has worked to turn Russia’s historic World War II memorial event into a celebration of future military glory and global clout.
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[2026-05-09 00:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Kamala Harris needed her mouth washed out with soap after delivering a profane assessment of the war in Iran during an appearance in Las Vegas Thursday.
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[2026-05-09 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington was expecting a response from Iran on Friday to US proposals for a deal to end the conflict.
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[2026-05-09 00:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. military said it struck two Iran-flagged unladen oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman on Friday, preventing the vessels from entering an Iranian port in violation of a U.S. naval blockade.
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[2026-05-09 00:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Federico Valverde went to hospital with a head injury after a dressing room row with Aurelien Tchouameni
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[2026-05-09 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BRUSSELS, Belgium — Airlines must not charge customers extra fuel fees after they have already bought tickets, the EU warned on Friday, as the aviation sector feels the pain from high energy prices because of the Middle East war.
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[2026-05-09 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, United States — Former journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winner Philip Caputo, best known for his memoirs as a US Marine officer in the Vietnam War, has died, his son said. He was 84.
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[2026-05-09 00:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has accused the US of opting for a "reckless military adventure" every time a "diplomatic solution is on the table".
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[2026-05-09 00:10 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 a continued slide (already at record lows) in the American consumer's sentiment in preliminary UMich data for May released today.
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[2026-05-09 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Wuhan University professor specialised in taking measurements from images and received a military award in 2015
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[2026-05-09 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Ke Tao] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Wuhan University professor specialised in taking measurements from images and received a military award in 2015
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[2026-05-08 23:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Two years after Sudan’s civil war forced him from his land, Omer al-Hassan returned to rebuild his farm in Omdurman.
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[2026-05-08 23:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. says Asean calls for an immediate end to hostilities in the Middle East, stressing that peace remains the bloc’s central appeal amid ongoing conflict involving Iran, Israel, and the United States. Speaking at the press conference during the 48th Asean Summit in Cebu on May 8, 2026, Marcos said Asean foreign ministers had issued a statement urging all parties to cease hostilities, step back from escalation, and pursue dialogue for a lasting resolution.
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[2026-05-08 23:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The US military launched a new series of airstrikes Friday, targeting a group of empty tankers in the Strait of Hormuz that were trying to barrel through the blockade of Iranian ports, according to Fox News.
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[2026-05-08 23:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has met United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Rome, as tensions grow between Italy and Washington over the US-Israel war on Iran.
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[2026-05-08 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese shipping giants are signing long contracts and rejigging their networks, as they hedge against prolonged disruptions to global trade routes
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[2026-05-08 23:30 UTC+10:00] [Cosco Shipping] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese shipping giants are signing long contracts and rejigging their networks, as they hedge against prolonged disruptions to global trade routes
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[2026-05-08 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Russian cities and communities are busy preparing Victory Day WW2 memorial events all across the country ahead of Saturday, and so security is already on edge and on high alert, especially in the Moscow area, given that Ukraine's devastating cross-border drone attacks have persisted and expanded of late.
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[2026-05-08 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Japanese refiner Idemitsu Kosan has purchased a shipment of Russian crude oil, the company told Russian state media on Friday, becoming the second firm in Japan to buy oil from Russia since the conflict in the Middle East disrupted global energy supplies.
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[2026-05-08 23:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo provided by Myanmar Military True News Information Team on Thursday, May 7, 2026, Myanmar’s newly discovered ruby is displayed at president office in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. (Myanmar Military True News Information Team via AP Photo)
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[2026-05-08 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Friday told China to back off who accused Japan of “neo-militarism” after it launched its Type 88 surface–to-ship missile in the Philippines for the first time.
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[2026-05-08 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: More than 65,000 business and individual customers across the UAE have availed loan deferrals, interest relief and fee waivers worth Dh6.2 billion ($1.69 billion) to offset the economic impact of the Iran war.
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[2026-05-08 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Wall Street may be profiting from the US and Israeli war on Iran, but short-term gains due to rising oil prices and market volatility are causing a slowdown in dealmaking – threatening its core business, market analysts have told Middle East Eye.
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[2026-05-08 22:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Thousands of people have taken part in the Palestine Marathon and Half Marathon which returned to the West Bank city of Bethlehem after a two-year pause because of restrictions over the Gaza War.
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[2026-05-08 22:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The War Department released more than 160 files Friday related to sightings of UFOs dating back nearly 80 years, two days after President Trump predicted “I think some of it’s going to be very interesting to people.”
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[2026-05-08 22:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Hiring was surprisingly strong in April for the second month in a row, signaling the labor market may be withstanding pressures from higher energy costs amid the Iran war for now.
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[2026-05-08 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-05-08 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A reported $125 million pocketed by an oil trader from a perfectly timed Iran-linked bet is “only the tip of the iceberg” in what appears to be a pattern of insider trading tied to key developments during the Iran war, Professor Jack Rasmus has told RT.
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[2026-05-08 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A reported $125 million pocketed by an oil trader from a perfectly timed Iran-linked bet is “only the tip of the iceberg” in what appears to be a pattern of insider trading tied to key developments during the Iran war, Professor Jack Rasmus has told RT.
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[2026-05-08 22:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rescue workers search through the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike the previous day in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, Thursday, May 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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[2026-05-08 22:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This photo is from the US Air Force’s “The Roswell Report,” released June 24, 1997, which discusses the alleged UFO incident in Roswell, N.M., in 1947. (U..S Air Force via AP, File)
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[2026-05-08 22:27 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-08 22:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures are higher and just shy of a new record, with technology names leading futures higher ahead of April jobs report, after Trump’s assertion that the Iran ceasefire is still holding despite an exchange of weapons between the US and Iran overnight, and a deep weekly loss for oil help futures regain positive momentum.
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[2026-05-08 22:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran seized a US-sanctioned tanker carrying Iranian oil in the Gulf of Oman, the Islamic Republic’s army said Friday after American and Iranian forces clashed in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-08 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that the U.S. is expecting a response on Friday from Iran on the proposal to end the war.
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[2026-05-08 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran has said it is reviewing a United States peace proposal that seeks to end the war, even as the two sides exchanged fire in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday.
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[2026-05-08 21:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Three people suffered moderate injuries after the UAE responded to further air strikes from Iran on Friday, the Ministry of Defence said.
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[2026-05-08 21:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates’ ministry of defence says its air defence systems intercepted two ballistic missiles and three UAV’s launched from Iran.
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[2026-05-08 21:21 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Russia and Ukraine are trading accusations of breaking their two very different versions of proposed ceasefire this morning as we get closer to the Victory Day parade in Moscow, with the Kremlin reportedly worrying about a potential Ukrainian strike.
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[2026-05-08 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that Iran has seized an oil tanker, accusing it of "attempting to disrupt oil exports and the interests of the Iranian nation."
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[2026-05-08 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Bahrain’s parliament has expelled three lawmakers after they voted against a royal decree removing judicial oversight in matters of citizenship, just days after dozens had their nationalities stripped in connection with the Iran war.
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