Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-02 09:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-02 09:53 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
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[2026-05-02 09:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A tale of two gas stations drives home a point: It’s Sacramento policy –– and not the Iran war –– that make fuel costs so onerous in California.
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[2026-05-02 09:46 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
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[2026-05-02 09:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military on Friday said its air force intercepted two “suspicious aerial targets” before they crossed into Israel, after sirens warned of a possible infiltration in the north.
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[2026-05-02 09:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Board of Peace on Friday denied a report that the US-run Civil-Military Co-ordination Centre (CMCC) in Gaza was being shut down.
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[2026-05-02 09:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has warned several European countries, including the UK, Poland, Lithuania, and Estonia, to expect delays in deliveries of American-made weapons because the war with Iran has depleted stockpiles, the Financial Times reported late on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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[2026-05-02 09:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has warned several European countries, including the UK, Poland, Lithuania, and Estonia, to expect delays in deliveries of American-made weapons because the war with Iran has depleted stockpiles, the Financial Times reported late on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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[2026-05-02 08:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States military has said that it will pull 5,000 troops out of Germany amid ongoing tensions with the key European ally concerning the US war against Iran, according to media reports.
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[2026-05-02 08:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump declared that a ceasefire had "terminated" hostilities against Iran, as he sought to bolster his argument that he does not need lawmakers' permission to continue the conflict.
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[2026-05-02 08:31 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president says European countries are ‘absolutely horrible’ to refuse to support operations in strait of Hormuz
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[2026-05-02 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a charter school in The Villages, Fla., Friday, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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[2026-05-02 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In a huge late in the day Friday development, the Trump administration plans to pull some 5,000 troops from NATO member Germany, CBS is reporting. Citing senior defense officials, the Pentagon expects the troop draw down will happen over a six to twelve month period, Reuters has also separately reported, in what clearly appears a punitive measure aimed at Berlin by the Trump White House.
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[2026-05-02 08:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, May 1 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the withdrawal of about 5,000 American troops from Germany, the Pentagon said Friday, two days after President Donald Trump said his administration was weighing whether to reduce the number of its service members in the allied country.
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[2026-05-02 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US will withdraw 5,000 troops from Nato ally Germany, as a rift over the Iran war widens between President Donald Trump and Europe.
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[2026-05-02 08:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The US Department of Defence plans to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany, amid a spat between US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the war with Iran.
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[2026-05-02 07:45 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
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[2026-05-02 07:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Defense Blog's Dylan Malyasov reports that U.S. Air Force Special Warfare Airmen tested a counter-drone interceptor in Arizona, designed as a low-cost solution against one-way attack drones, such as Iran's Shahed drone.
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[2026-05-02 07:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Rebel Wilson gave evidence across three days. (AAP: Dan Himbrechts)
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[2026-05-02 07:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Curbs tied to Iran and a fragile ceasefire cast a shadow over the leaders’ planned Beijing summit as tensions between the powers mount
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[2026-05-02 07:25 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Curbs tied to Iran and a fragile ceasefire cast a shadow over the leaders’ planned Beijing summit as tensions between the powers mount
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[2026-05-02 07:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: At least 12 people have been killed, including a child, in southern Lebanon, as Israel continues its strikes despite a ceasefire.
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[2026-05-02 07:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The US military plans to increase its use of artificial intelligence (AI) further after the Pentagon agreed to new and expanded contracts with some of the biggest names in technology.
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[2026-05-02 07:07 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-05-02 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Fiji Police and the country's military have joined forces in roadblocks across the country. (Supplied: Fiji Police)
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[2026-05-02 06:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Separatist rebels in Mali said Friday they captured a strategic military camp in the northern town of Tessalit after the withdrawal of the army and their Russian allies, as the militants launch their biggest round of attacks in over a decade.
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[2026-05-02 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Follow the latest news on the Iran war
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[2026-05-02 06:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US-Israeli war on Iran has already been “terminated,” and the Trump administration believes it does not need an extension from Congress to continue the fighting, the Associated Press has reported, citing sources.
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[2026-05-02 05:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: In the absence of a technological and operational response to Hezbollah’s latest drone threat, Israel Defense Forces troops in Southern Lebanon are improvising solutions to deal with the danger.
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[2026-05-02 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A retired top US general Friday said Iran’s leaders “certainly don’t care” what happens to their people — so President Trump should stop trying to negotiate and resume bombing the Middle Eastern country.
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[2026-05-02 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The interruption to supplies of fertiliser and its key ingredients due to the war in Iran could cost up to 10 billion meals a week globally and will hit poorest countries hardest, according to the boss of one of the world’s biggest fertiliser producers.
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[2026-05-02 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Russia has emerged as the main supplier of oil to Syria, Reuters reporting shows, despite the new government's alignment with the West and widespread distrust of Moscow over its military support for fallen leader Bashar al-Assad.
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[2026-05-02 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Friday that it has reached deals with seven tech companies to use their artificial intelligence in its classified computer networks, allowing the military to tap into AI-powered capabilities to help it fight wars.
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[2026-05-02 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Editorial] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: United States (US) Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has revealed that the Iran War has so far cost the US taxpayers a staggering US$ 25 billion, on top of the US annual defence budget of US$ 900 billion. This is expected to balloon to US$ 1.5 trillion next year, which is more than double the combined defence expenditure of the next two countries on the list – China and Russia, which itself is engaged in a war.
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[2026-05-02 05:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: President Donald Trump has told Congress that US hostilities with Iran have "terminated" owing to an ongoing ceasefire as he argued that he did not need lawmakers' authorisation for the conflict.
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[2026-05-02 05:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Mayor Zohran Mamdani took advantage of his taxpayer-funded housing to film a slick campaign video for a lefty candidate in a contentious New York congressional race — sparking backlash from critics who said it could run afoul of conflict of interest laws.
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[2026-05-02 05:15 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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[2026-05-02 05:12 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.
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[2026-05-02 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Anwar Gargash, the powerful diplomatic adviser to the UAE's president said this week that tensions with Iran had reached a "watershed moment" for Gulf security. (Reuters: Hamad I Mohammed)
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[2026-05-02 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Donald Trump has said that he is “not satisfied” with Iran’s latest peace proposal to end the war which has killed thousands and triggered a global energy crisis.
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[2026-05-02 04:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: China’s ambassador to the UN said on Friday that the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz was "wreaking havoc" on global oil markets and the wider economy, as the Iran war continues to disrupt energy flows.
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[2026-05-02 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates announced on Tuesday that it would withdraw from OPEC and OPEC+, ending nearly six decades in the oil producers’ cartel. The move removes the alliance’s third-largest producer just one day before members were set to meet in Vienna, and it comes as the war between Iran and the US-Israeli coalition enters its ninth week.
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[2026-05-02 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In 2006, weeks after a monthlong missile war with Hezbollah had shut down much of northern Israel, Warren Buffett flew to Tel Aviv and acquired an 80% stake in Iscar, a precision metalworking business in Tefen.
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[2026-05-02 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Gaza Board of Peace denied Friday's rumors about closing its Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in Kiryat Gat, saying the Reuters report was "wrong" and that "the CMCC is advancing its efforts every day to continue delivering aid at a level unprecedented in modern history."
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[2026-05-02 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran told Saudi Arabia and Oman that it planned to “heavily target” the UAE in response to the US-Israeli war on the Islamic Republic, in an apparent move to drive a wedge between Abu Dhabi and its Gulf neighbours, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal published on Thursday.
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[2026-05-02 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. Army is proposing developing a gargantuan, 3-gigawatt data center complex on Fort Bliss property that within a few years would consume more electricity than all of El Paso Electric’s 460,000 customers combined – even as questions about its development, water usage and air pollution remain unanswered.
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[2026-05-02 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A majority of children around the world will have gone to school this morning. Perhaps their parents watched them leave or reminded them to pack something. Or perhaps they did not think about it at all, because they did not need to.
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[2026-05-02 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-05-02 03:58 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-02 03:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A new poll has found that a large majority of people in the United States believe that the decision to take military action against Iran was a mistake, as the war roils the global economy and fuels cost-of-living concerns in the US.
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