Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-01 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US Central Command has requested that long-delayed Dark Eagle hypersonic missiles be deployed to the Middle East, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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[2026-05-01 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US Democrats failed on Tuesday in another attempt to limit Donald Trump’s authority to use military force against Cuba, so what’s next?
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[2026-05-01 06:39 UTC+10:00] [Caribbean] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US Democrats failed on Tuesday in another attempt to limit Donald Trump’s authority to use military force against Cuba, so what’s next?
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[2026-05-01 06:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Top congressional lawmakers shrugged off the supposed Friday deadline to reauthorize the war in Iran, given that it’ll be 60 days since Operation Epic Fury began.
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[2026-05-01 06:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: FRONT ROYAL, Virginia — King Charles III was treated to a big helping of Americana on Thursday, the final day of a state visit aimed at healing ties between Britain and the United States strained by the war in Iran.
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[2026-05-01 06:21 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Hope that sessions of MDMA-assisted therapy could help soldiers fight longer by helping them process trauma
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[2026-05-01 06:16 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our live rolling coverage this Friday, May 1.
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[2026-05-01 06:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: At least nine people, including two children, were killed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon on Thursday, the health ministry said, as violence continues despite a ceasefire now in its second week.
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[2026-05-01 06:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Luciano V. replaces the fuel nozzel after filling the tank of their 1999 Mazda Miata at an Astro gas station on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
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[2026-05-01 06:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Fifa President Gianni Infantino on Thursday told the world football body's congress that Iran would take part in the World Cup this summer, despite the war between Tehran and the US.
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[2026-05-01 06:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Fifa President Gianni Infantino on Thursday told the world football body's congress that Iran would take part in the World Cup this summer, despite the war between Tehran and the US.
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[2026-05-01 06:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Former Welfare and Social Affairs Ministry official Inbar Yehezkeli joined the Yashar! party list ahead of the upcoming elections, and will lead its “national rehabilitation plan,” which calls to address the issues of post-trauma victims in the country, Yashar! leader Gadi Eisenkot announced on Thursday.
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[2026-05-01 05:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Chief of the Australian Defence Force Admiral David Johnston with Tonga's Chief of Defence Staff Brigadier Lord Fielakepa at the Joint Heads of Pacific Security meeting in Brisbane. (Supplied: Department of Defence)
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[2026-05-01 05:58 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Donald Trump is set to receive a briefing on a proposal for a new series of “short and powerful” military strikes targeting Iran’s infrastructure, according to a recent report.
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[2026-05-01 05:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Speaking from the Oval Office, US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Iran “wants to make a deal” but responded that he “doesn’t know” if the US will restart the war following their ceasefire deal.
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[2026-05-01 05:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Oil prices jumped to their highest since 2022 after a report that the US military is set to brief President Donald Trump on new plans for potential action in the Iran war.
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[2026-05-01 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The working people of Sri Lanka mark this year’s May Day at a decisive moment, as the country secures significant economic achievements despite a challenging global climate shaped by conflict, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said in his May Day message.
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[2026-05-01 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Lavrov, after all, speaks for a country that has borne the brunt of both ‘World Wars’, the first one which also helped his people overthrow an oppressive feudal monarchy and begin a revolutionary new societal experiment. Even if that Russian Revolution was ultimately too new an experiment to be followed through, Mr.
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[2026-05-01 05:38 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Four soldiers are on trial for their alleged involvement in an acid attack on a prominent activist in Indonesia. Source: SBS, AP
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[2026-05-01 05:35 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Italy’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka, with accreditation to the Maldives Damiano Francovigh paid a courtesy call on Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Sampath Thuyacontha at the Defence Ministry on Wednesday (29).
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[2026-05-01 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s leading sports hydration brand Yeti Isotonic, partnered with the Negombo Rifle Club (NRC) as its official hydration partner at the recently concluded Sharpshooter 2026 held in Kandy. Sharpshooter 2026 is one of Sri Lanka’s premier shooting competitions, organised by the Hill Country Sports Shooting Club. The event attracted nearly 350 competitors, including elite shooters from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Police and leading civilian clubs.
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[2026-05-01 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: People walk near a billboard featuring an image of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. (Reuters: Majid Asgaripour/WANA)
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[2026-05-01 05:30 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The two Presidents discussed the Ukraine conflict and the escalation in the Middle East, according to Yury Ushakov Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with his US counterpart Donald Trump on Wednesday, during which the two discussed issues including the Ukraine conflict and the crisis in the Persian Gulf, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov has said.
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[2026-05-01 05:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: President Donald Trump’s announcement Wednesday that he was considering pulling some U.S. troops out of Germany stunned defense officials, who scrambled to figure out if the president was serious about following through on his threats this time.
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[2026-05-01 05:19 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Oil prices whipsawed and surged toward their highest levels since the war with Iran began, only for the leaps to quickly vanish. The US stock market, meanwhile, is rising following strong profit reports from big companies like Alphabet.
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[2026-05-01 05:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: It could be Apple vs. Facebook for the Seahawks.
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[2026-05-01 05:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A California city near the Mexican border has had enough of the state’s openness toward illegal immigrants — now taking the state’s sanctuary laws to court.
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[2026-05-01 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: If you don’t like conflict on Margo’s Got Money Troubles, just wait fifteen minutes. In this week’s episode, the family Millet takes a trip to Las Vegas for Shyanne and Kenny’s Elvis-themed nuptials. Once again, one of Margo’s parents finds out her big sex-worker secret. Once again, ugly things are said.
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[2026-05-01 04:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A British diving team has found the submerged wreckage of a US Coast Guard ship that was torpedoed off the UK coast during World War I, killing all 131 people on board, officials said.
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[2026-05-01 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A World War Two bomb discovered at a building site in Plymouth will be destroyed in a controlled explosion on Friday.
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[2026-05-01 04:45 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will override scepticism among his own MPs and plough billions into the Suburban Rail Loop even as inflation fears and war-fuelled building costs force the Albanese government to pull back on road and rail projects.
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[2026-05-01 04:43 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Thank you for joining our continuing live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East and King Charles and Queen Camilla’s state visit to the United States, as well as developments in Australia.
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[2026-05-01 04:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday indicated that he approved of the decision by the United Arab Emirates to leave the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) amid the fallout from the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-05-01 04:37 UTC+10:00] [Pete Hegseth] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Senator Jack Reed says at hearing that defense secretary failed to give Trump accurate picture of war in Iran
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[2026-05-01 04:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The $25b that the US has already spent on the war in Iran could have paid for the entirety of the UN’s humanitarian plan for 2026 to provide life-saving assistance to 87 million people, its head of humanitarian operations told AFP on Thursday.
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[2026-05-01 04:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to house arrest, state media report, more than five years after the military toppled the civilian government that the Nobel laureate had led and jailed her.
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[2026-05-01 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIRUT — Israeli strikes on south Lebanon killed at least 15 people, the health ministry said Thursday, as the country's president decried what he described as ongoing Israeli violations of a nearly two-week ceasefire.
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[2026-05-01 04:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Raf Milo, commander of Israel’s Northern Command, announced that Israeli forces have invaded 10km into Lebanese territory in the south and “do not intend to pull back”.
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[2026-05-01 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An Odesa Jewish elementary school and a Jewish orphanage were severely damaged in Russian bombings on Wednesday night, according to Southern Ukraine and Odesa Chief Rabbi Avraham Wolff and Chabad, leading to the decision to temporarily shutter the school.
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[2026-05-01 03:40 UTC+10:00] [Science] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: By attacking the basic settlement between scientists and the state, the US president has proved that experts can’t avoid these fights
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[2026-05-01 03:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday that the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is “an extension of military operations” and called the “continuation of this oppressive approach... intolerable”.
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[2026-05-01 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who has since the war's start and prior assassinations of top leaders including Ayatollah Ali Khamenei become the most visible figurehead representing the Islamic Republic to the world, has continued trolling the United States even as President Trump is renewing fresh military strikes amid an uneasy extended ceasefire and ongoing US naval blockade of Iranian ports.
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[2026-05-01 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: President Donald Trump has renewed his attacks on German Chancellor Friedrich Merz as the rift between the United States and one of its closest European allies widens over Berlin’s criticism of the war on Iran.
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[2026-05-01 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: An inquest into the shooting of five people in west Belfast in 1972 has found that the Army "lost control" in a number of cases and "overreacted to a perceived threat".
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[2026-05-01 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Central Command (Centcom) has requested to deploy the military’s secretive Dark Eagle hypersonic missile to the Middle East for possible use against Iran as a way to hit targets deep inside the Islamic Republic while remaining beyond the reach of its air defences, according to a report by Bloomberg on Thursday.
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[2026-05-01 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran’s severely injured supreme leader remained defiant on Thursday as he vowed to protect the Islamic Republic’s nuclear and missile capabilities — warning that America’s only place in the Gulf was “at the bottom of its waters.”
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[2026-05-01 02:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Amid the ongoing conflict in Iran and surging fuel costs, your vacation could increase in price even after you’ve paid or be canceled outright.
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[2026-05-01 02:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Displaced Palestinian Reem Abu Lahia uses water to do laundry inside the tent where she lives in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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[2026-05-01 02:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: US inflation accelerated in March as the Iran war raised gasoline prices, bolstering financial market expectations that the Federal Reserve could keep interest rates unchanged well into next year.
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[2026-05-01 02:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Gasoline prices are displayed at a Mobil gas station on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
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