[2026-05-04 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: As fuel costs soar, cycling advocates argue our priorities are all wrong

Snippet: By Roxanne Fitzgerald

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-04/ebikes-surge-fuel-crisis-cars-darwin-wait-list-iran-war/106612904

[2026-05-04 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: [Man-Ki Kim] Security beyond self-reliant defense

Snippet: Global instability is intensifying. The prolonged war in Ukraine, North Korea’s growing military ties with Russia, unrest in the Middle East, and supply-chain threats in the Strait of Hormuz all point to one reality: economic security can no longer be assumed. For Korea, lasting security depends not only on economic growth, defense industrial progress, or technological advancement, but also on recognizing a vital distinction: autonomy is not the same as security.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10730369

[2026-05-04 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Cartoon for May 4, 2026 | The National

Snippet: Get news alerts fromYou can manage notifications at any time by clicking the notifications icon.SubscribeMaybe later

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/05/03/us-congress-iran-war-middle-east/

[2026-05-04 05:48 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Fuel import expenditure increases by 74.7 percent

Snippet: It has been reported that Sri Lanka’s fuel import expenditure has also increased significantly in comparison to the increase in fuel prices in the world market due to the war situation in the Middle East.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/05/04/business/988556/fuel-import-expenditure-increases-by-74-7-percent/

[2026-05-04 05:41 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Trump reviewing Iran’s new offer but doubts it is ‘acceptable’

Snippet: President Donald Trump said Saturday (2) that he was reviewing a new offer from the Iranian regime to end the war, but offered little optimism that the proposal would succeed.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/05/04/world/988975/trump-reviewing-irans-new-offer-but-doubts-it-is-acceptable/

[2026-05-04 05:40 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Daily News

Title: Trump threatens more cuts after US announced withdrawal of 5,000 troops from Germany

Snippet: The Pentagon said on Friday the US will withdraw roughly 5,000 troops from Germany over the next year, a move President Donald Trump said is just the beginning.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/05/04/world/988647/trump-threatens-more-cuts-after-us-announced-withdrawal-of-5000-troops-from-germany/

[2026-05-04 05:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Using faith to justify war - DailyNews

Snippet: A sense of religious justification may be comforting to those who fight and their leaders. But many protagonists in wartime think they have God on their side. President Abraham Lincoln noted in his second inaugural address that soldiers in the Union and Confederate armies “both read the same Bible and pray to the same God, and each invokes His aid against the other.” The way faith and religious scripture have been used by the US and Israel to justify launching

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/05/04/general-opinion/988682/using-faith-to-justify-war/

[2026-05-04 05:38 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]

Source: 9News

Title: LIVE: Cargo ship attacked by multiple small craft off Iran

Snippet: Hello and welcome to our live rolling coverage of the war in Iran and politics in the US on Monday, May 4, 2026.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-may-4donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines/5d0eb4fe-9c97-450b-86e1-1bdb15badd54

[2026-05-04 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Iran submits 14-point response to US proposal on ending war via Pakistan - DailyNews

Snippet: Iran has submitted a 14-point response to a US proposal on ending the war through a Pakistani intermediary, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on aturday.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/05/04/world/988658/iran-submits-14-point-response-to-us-proposal-on-ending-war-via-pakistan/

[2026-05-04 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: National plan needed to enhance community-based life-saving capabilities - Defence Deputy Minister - DailyNews

Snippet: The Government is planning to enhance community based life-saving capabilities in light of the high death toll resulting from drowning.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/05/04/local/988730/national-plan-needed-to-enhance-community-based-life-saving-capabilities-defence-deputy-minister/

[2026-05-04 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: ‘Measures to eradicate drug menace proceeding effectively’ - DailyNews

Snippet: Unlike in the past, efforts to curb drug trafficking are proceeding through highly organised, systematic frameworks, Defence Secretary Sampath Thuyacontha stated.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/05/04/local/988812/measures-to-eradicate-drug-menace-proceeding-effectively/

[2026-05-04 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Lance Corporal remanded for bribery - DailyNews

Snippet: A Lance Corporal stationed at the Pandulagama Army Camp in Anuradhapura was arrested last Thursday (30) by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) on charges of bribery.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/05/04/lawnorder/988826/lance-corporal-remanded-for-bribery/

[2026-05-04 05:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Why Israel’s uneasy Iran ceasefire may be better than it looks - opinion

Snippet: The image of the seventh night of Passover, 2026, stands strong in our collective Israeli memories. Standing on the brink of our modern-day Red Sea climax, we awaited a cataclysmic event of similarly epic proportions.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-894961

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

Source: New York Post

Title: Iran makes outlandish new demands to reopen Strait of Hormuz— and gives Trump a deadline

Snippet: Iran has made a slew of outlandish new demands to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in its latest peace proposal — and claimed it was setting a 30-day deadline for President Trump to agree.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/03/world-news/iran-gives-trump-one-month-deadline-to-end-war/

[2026-05-04 05:05 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Warnings over Russian ‘blood oil’ as Asian fuel imports increase

Snippet: Australia’s increased reliance on Asian fuel is putting the nation at risk of importing sanctioned Russian “blood oil” via third countries, experts and pro-Ukraine groups say, as the US-Israeli war on Iran threatens global energy supplies.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/markets/warnings-over-russian-blood-oil-as-asian-fuel-imports-increase-20260414-p5znvc.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-04 05:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Tax windfall from Iran war to be pocketed in federal budget

Snippet: Jim Chalmers says upward revisions to revenue driven by the Iran war will be used to pay down debt. (ABC News: Stuart Carnegie)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-04/tax-windfall-iran-war-to-be-banked-federal-budget/106636300

[2026-05-04 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘Leaving to resettle in a country at war’: The Australian Jews fleeing Sydney

Snippet: Nir Golan was called a “dirty Jew” and was subjected to a Nazi salute by a stranger as he waited for a bus in broad daylight, in a busy thoroughfare of Bondi Junction. Witnesses turned their heads and said nothing as hate speech spewed from a man who seemingly targeted Golan for wearing a kippah.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/leaving-to-resettle-in-a-country-at-war-the-australian-jews-fleeing-sydney-20260501-p5zt00.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-04 04:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: ABC News

Title: Mariana's husband beat her but police were no help, so she wrote to Putin

Snippet: Topic:Domestic Violence

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-04/russia-domestic-violence-on-rise-analysts-say-amid-ukraine-war/105732706

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

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Bessent On Iran: "We Are Suffocating The Regime"

Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent joined Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo to discuss how the Trump administration is "suffocating" Iran with economic and financial pressure amid an ongoing U.S. military blockade of the Hormuz chokepoint.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/bessent-iran-we-are-suffocating-regime

[2026-05-04 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran drug prices rise as war hits industry, official says

Snippet: Iran’s medicines regulator says the war has pushed up drug prices and strained supply chains, as damage to key industries ripples through the health sector.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-drug-prices-rise-war-hits-industry-official-says

[2026-05-04 04:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Rubio to visit Rome, meet Pope Leo after Trump row in attempt to ‘thaw’ relations

Snippet: The Vatican said the US secretary of state’s meeting would take place on Thursday, weeks after Trump criticised the pope’s anti-war rhetoric

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3352292/rubio-visit-rome-meet-pope-leo-after-trump-row-attempt-thaw-relations?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-04 04:14 UTC+10:00] [Antonio Tajani] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Rubio to visit Rome, meet Pope Leo after Trump row in attempt to ‘thaw’ relations

Snippet: The Vatican said the US secretary of state’s meeting would take place on Thursday, weeks after Trump criticised the pope’s anti-war rhetoric

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3352292/rubio-visit-rome-meet-pope-leo-after-trump-row-attempt-thaw-relations

[2026-05-04 03:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Large Cargo Ship Near Hormuz Reports Being Attacked, In First Escalation Since April 22

Snippet: A large cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz has reported being attacked by multiple small craft, the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said Sunday, marking at least two dozen attacks in and around the strait since the Iran war began.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/large-cargo-ship-near-hormuz-reports-being-attacked-first-escalation-april-22

[2026-05-04 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: 'Bluesky Goes Full Panic' After Fired Trump Official's Anti-ICE Website Doxxes Almost 18,000 Leftists

Snippet: Nearly 18,000 left-wing activists on BlueSky are in panic mode this weekend after an anti-ICE activist website launched by a fired Trump official exposed their personal details due to a vulnerable connection (an unprotected API).

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/bluesky-goes-full-panic-after-exposed-api-unveils-anti-ice-army-18000-leftists

[2026-05-04 03:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Doomsday for California as last barrel of oil from the Middle East arrives in Long Beach

Snippet: California is now going to face its first real test of the energy crisis stemming from America’s conflict with Iran and exacerbated by the state’s green-energy policies.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/03/us-news/doomsday-for-california-as-last-barrel-of-oil-from-the-middle-east-arrives-in-long-beach/

[2026-05-04 03:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Trump’s disapproval rating hits record high, new poll shows

Snippet: Disapproval rose to 62%, the worst of his two terms in office, amid economic issues since launching his war against Iran

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/03/trump-disapproval-rating-poll

[2026-05-04 02:55 UTC+10:00] [Airspace] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Europe’s nagging fear: Putin’s ‘window of opportunity’ is now

Snippet: BRUSSELS — European governments worry Vladimir Putin will see this as his moment to strike.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-fears-valdimir-putin-window-opportunity-nato-test/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-05-04 02:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Iran attacks cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz

Snippet: A cargo ship was struck by multiple small craft while sailing near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, UK military officials said.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/03/world-news/iran-attacks-cargo-ship-in-strait-of-hormuz/

[2026-05-04 02:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Tehran on the brink: Iran’s healthcare system nears collapse amid war

Snippet: Israeli and American airstrikes have devastated Iran’s healthcare system, destroying key pharmaceutical factories and strategic research institutes.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-894986

[2026-05-04 02:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Israel intercepts Gaza 'condom' flotilla, detaining nearly 200 activists, sparking backlash

Snippet: Israel’s navy boarded more than 20 vessels from a the Global Sumud Flotilla headed toward Gaza, detaining 175 activists before transferring most of them to the Greek island of Crete.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/podcast/article-894991

[2026-05-04 02:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: NATO rift widens as Trump eyes troop withdrawal from Germany

Snippet: The Pentagon has ordered the withdrawal of approximately 5,000 troops from Germany, with US President Donald Trump warning that the pullout could only be the beginning.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/639394-nato-rift-widens-as-trump-eyes-troop-withdrawal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-05-04 02:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: NATO rift widens as Trump eyes troop withdrawal from Germany

Snippet: The Pentagon has ordered the withdrawal of approximately 5,000 troops from Germany, with US President Donald Trump warning that the pullout could only be the beginning.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/639394-nato-rift-widens-as-trump-eyes-troop-withdrawal/

[2026-05-04 02:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran outlines three-stage plan to end war: Report

Snippet: Al Jazeera has obtained new details about Iran’s latest proposal to end the war, delivered to the United States through Pakistan, according to sources.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-outlines-three-stage-plan-end-war-report

[2026-05-04 02:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: NATO accused of propaganda after meeting producers – Guardian

Snippet: NATO is holding closed-door consultations with TV and film industry professionals across Europe and the US, The Guardian reported on Sunday. The move has prompted accusations that the bloc is working to leverage the arts for “fear mongering” and “propaganda,” it added.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/639393-nato-tv-film-makers-propaganda/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-05-04 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Strait talk and migration shivers

Snippet: MORE than two months into the volatile Iran-US war, permanent and temporary migration to the Five favorite DestiNations for Filipinos — Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK and the US — mirrors how the ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz must proceed: carefully, ready for unannounced, expensive fees, and always in danger of being held captive.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/04/opinion/columns/strait-talk-and-migration-shivers/2334492

[2026-05-04 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Strait talk and migration shivers

Snippet: MORE than two months into the volatile Iran-US war, permanent and temporary migration to the Five favorite DestiNations for Filipinos — Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK and the US — mirrors how the ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz must proceed: carefully, ready for unannounced, expensive fees, and always in danger of being held captive.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/04/opinion/columns/strait-talk-and-migration-shivers/2334493

[2026-05-04 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Israel threatens Gaza war resumption to force disarmament as ‘truce’ frays

Snippet: In the shattered neighbourhoods of Khan Younis and Deir el-Balah in the Gaza Strip, the roar of Israeli drones and the concussive thud of controlled demolitions are daily reminders that the war has never really ended.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/3/israel-threatens-gaza-war-resumption-to-force-disarmament-as-truce-frays

[2026-05-04 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Gaza cannot be rebuilt until Palestinians control their own political future

Snippet: After Israel and its international backers have destroyed the Gaza Strip over the past 30 months, their primary focus has shifted to shaping the intricate features of the next phase. This effort aims to ensure ultimate dominance and control by imposing macrostructures and conditions for the "day after", entrenching settler-colonial schemes under the guise of a so-called ceasefire and reconstruction.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/gaza-cannot-be-rebuilt-until-palestinians-control-their-own-political-future

[2026-05-04 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Air force expansion propels Israel to a major military power - analysis

Snippet: Israel’s rapid expansion of its air force amidst the current multi-front war is transforming the nation into a major military power.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-894982

[2026-05-04 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: More Nepalis drive electric, evading global fuel shocks

Snippet: KATHMANDU, Nepal — As global fuel markets reel from the Middle East war, motorists in Nepal are increasingly turning to electric vehicles, with high demand putting a strain on dealerships.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/03/news/world/more-nepalis-drive-electric-evading-global-fuel-shocks/2334538

[2026-05-04 01:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: WATCH: IAF strikes Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon

Snippet: The Air Force killed Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon after they were seen transporting weapons in a vehicle near IDF soldiers, the military said on Sunday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-894981

[2026-05-04 01:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Iran presents 14-point peace proposal, calls for end to war in 30 days

Snippet: Iran presented its 14-point plan designed to end the war rather than extend the ceasefire, Al-Jazeera reported on Sunday, citing the state-affiliated agency Nour News.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-894984

[2026-05-04 00:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: ‘Immortal Regiment’ march held in Washington (PHOTOS)

Snippet: Several hundred people have taken part in an ‘Immortal Regiment’ march in Washington, commemorating those who fought for the Soviet Union in the Second World War, the Russian Embassy in DC has said.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/639391-immortal-regiment-washington-us/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-05-04 00:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Finance chief calls for regional cooperation in tackling economic impact from Iran war

Snippet: SEJONG, May 3 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol on Sunday called for strengthening regional cooperation in responding to growing external economic uncertainty from the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, the finance ministry said.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260503004000315

[2026-05-04 00:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: On World Press Freedom Day, Pope honours journalists killed in war zones

Snippet: Pope Leo has marked World Press Freedom Day ⁠by condemning ⁠violations of media freedom around the world and paying tribute to journalists killed while reporting in ⁠conflict zones.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/3/pope-honors-journalists-killed-in-war-zones-on-world-press-freedom-day

[2026-05-04 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Israeli court extends detention of two Gaza flotilla activists until Tuesday

Snippet: The Ashkelon Magistrate’s Court on Sunday extended by two days the detention of two foreign activists who were arrested after the Israeli Navy intercepted a Gaza-bound flotilla in international waters last week.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-894978

[2026-05-04 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: 2 US service members missing after military exercises in Morocco

Snippet: RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Two U.S. service members are missing in southwestern Morocco after taking part in annual multinational military exercises in the North African country, the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) said Sunday.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/03/news/world/2-us-service-members-missing-after-military-exercises-in-morocco/2334513

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

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why a 5-year defence pact between North Korea and Russia could make China uneasy

Snippet: Rare cooperation plan with Moscow could accelerate Pyongyang’s military modernisation on multiple fronts, analysts say

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3352265/why-5-year-defence-pact-between-north-korea-and-russia-could-make-china-uneasy?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-04 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why a 5-year defence pact between North Korea and Russia could make China uneasy

Snippet: Rare cooperation plan with Moscow could accelerate Pyongyang’s military modernisation on multiple fronts, analysts say

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3352265/why-5-year-defence-pact-between-north-korea-and-russia-could-make-china-uneasy

[2026-05-03 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Trump Must Choose 'Impossible' War Or 'Bad Deal' With Iran: IRGC Message To US

Snippet: Iran is telling Washington that the ball is in its court as President Trump has affirmed over the weekend that he is reviewing the latest peace deal submitted via Pakistani mediators. Tehran is further saying the US is going from worse to worse as it must now choose between an "impossible" military operation or a "bad" deal.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/trump-must-choose-impossible-war-or-bad-deal-iran-irgc-message-us