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

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: IDF major charged with aiding enemy, taking bribe in alleged Gaza smuggling scheme

Snippet: An IDF major was indicted in military court on Wednesday for allegedly using his position near the Gaza border to smuggle a truckload of unauthorized goods into the enclave, bypass military checks, and bring an Israeli citizen into Gaza to complete the transfer.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/crime-in-israel/article-894730

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

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Peruvian President claims Jews pushed Germany into war because 'they controlled banks'

Snippet: Peruvian President José María Balcázar has sparked outrage after claiming that Jews were partly responsible for "pushing" Germany into war.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-894727

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

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Ukraine to seek clarity from US on Russian ceasefire proposal

Snippet: Ukraine will seek clarification from US President Donald Trump's team on details of a Russian proposal for a brief ceasefire next week, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/internationalrussia-ukraine-war/article-894737

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

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Trump more likely to continue game of chicken with Iran than to attack - analysis

Snippet: Despite clearly intentionally leaked reports about top American military officials briefing US President Donald Trump on new escalatory and potentially imminent military options versus Iran, all signs from Israeli and American sources to The Jerusalem Post are that the near future will see more of the current game of chicken.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-894735

[2026-05-01 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Pentagon Iran war cost estimates may exclude billions added from damaged US assets - CNN

Snippet: The cost of the Iran war to the US may be close to $40-50 billion when including the costs of rebuilding US military installations and replacing destroyed assets, CNN reported on Thursday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-894732

[2026-05-01 00:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Iran supreme leader vows 'new management' of Hormuz as tension with US escalates | The National

Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/04/30/iran-supreme-leader-vows-new-management-of-hormuz-as-tension-with-us-escalates/

[2026-05-01 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: ‘Toboso probe must yield laws to prevent deaths’

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines—The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-Elcac) on Thursday said a planned congressional inquiry into the April 19 clash in Toboso, Negros Occidental should lead to concrete legislation to prevent similar incidents.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/30/news/toboso-probe-must-yield-laws-to-prevent-deaths/2332931

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

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: France top arms exporter to Israel in 2024, according to EU data

Snippet: France was the top arms exporter to Israel in 2024, even as Israel said it would no longer be procuring weapons from the country.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/france-top-arms-exporter-israel-despite-blocking-some-sales

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

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Japan Intervened In FX Market To Buy Yen

Snippet: With Brent surging to a new post war high overnight, rising as high as $125 on fear of an imminent resumption of hostilities in Iran, which dragged yields higher, and also pushed the USDJPY above 160 for the first time since late March, overnight Japan made clear - again - it wouldn't take it any more, with the usual round of jawboning.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/japan-interveneed-fx-market-buy-yen

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

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why is China warning the UN of a Japanese ‘nuclear breakout’?

Snippet: Beijing asks the international body to prioritise Tokyo’s ‘dangerous tendency to seek nuclear weapons’ as regional row escalates

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3352062/why-china-warning-un-japanese-nuclear-breakout?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-01 00:00 UTC+10:00] [nuclear breakout] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why is China warning the UN of a Japanese ‘nuclear breakout’?

Snippet: Beijing asks the international body to prioritise Tokyo’s ‘dangerous tendency to seek nuclear weapons’ as regional row escalates

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3352062/why-china-warning-un-japanese-nuclear-breakout

[2026-04-30 23:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Middle East flight updates: Emirates up to 80 per cent of pre-war operation capacity | The National

Snippet: Air travel in the Gulf is ramping as a ceasefire between the US and Iran continues to bring relief to the region.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/travel/2026/04/30/iran-war-middle-east-flight-status/

[2026-04-30 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israel’s top Jewish religious body 'refuses to condemn' smashing of Jesus statue

Snippet: Israel’s Chief Rabbinate has declined to condemn the smashing of a statue of Jesus by a soldier in southern Lebanon earlier this month, according to Army Radio.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israels-top-jewish-religious-body-refuses-condemn-smashing-jesus-statue

[2026-04-30 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US economy grows 2% in January–March; Iran war clouds outlook

Snippet: The economy also recovered from last autumn’s 43-day federal shutdown

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3352072/us-economy-grows-2-january-march-iran-war-clouds-outlook?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-30 23:50 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US economy grows 2% in January–March; Iran war clouds outlook

Snippet: The economy also recovered from last autumn’s 43-day federal shutdown

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3352072/us-economy-grows-2-january-march-iran-war-clouds-outlook

[2026-04-30 23:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: US military equipment worth billions of dollars destroyed in Iran war

Snippet: Speaking at a televised Cabinet meeting on March 26, the US secretary of defense boasted of US military successes against Iran in the ongoing war. “Never in recorded history has a nation’s military been so quickly and so effectively neutralised,” he said, seated next to US President Donald Trump.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/30/us-military-equipment-worth-billions-of-dollars-destroyed-in-iran-war

[2026-04-30 23:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Indonesian soldiers accused of acid attack. What happened and why?

Snippet: The trial of four Indonesian soldiers accused of carrying out an acid attack on an activist who had campaigned against the expanding role of the armed forces in government has begun in a military court in Jakarta.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/30/indonesian-soldiers-accused-of-acid-attack-what-happened-and-why

[2026-04-30 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Britain to create anti-Russian naval force

Snippet: Britain and other north European states will create naval force outside of NATO to counter Russia, first sea lord and chief of naval staff in the UK, General Gwyn Jenkins, has said.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/639303-uk-nato-navy-jenkins/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-04-30 23:34 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Iran supreme leader issues defiant statement on strait of Hormuz

Snippet: Mojtaba Khamenei says Tehran will eliminate ‘enemy’s abuses of the waterway’ and guard its nuclear and missile programmes

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/30/iran-supreme-leader-issues-defiant-statement-on-strait-of-hormuz

[2026-04-30 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: No Victory for You, Mr. Trump: Putin Didn’t Invite Trump to Moscow Military Parade

Snippet: Russia’s Vladimir Putin did not invite U.S. President Donald Trump to attend the annual Victory Day parade in Moscow next week, the Kremlin said Thursday, a day after the two leaders spoke by phone for the first time in months.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/30/no-victory-for-you-mr-trump-putin-didnt-invite-trump-to-moscow-military-parade-a92649

[2026-04-30 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: No Victory for You, Mr. Trump: Putin Snubs Trump for Moscow Military Parade Invite

Snippet: Russia’s Vladimir Putin did not invite U.S. President Donald Trump to attend the annual Victory Day parade in Moscow next week, the Kremlin said Thursday, a day after the two leaders spoke by phone for the first time in months.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/30/no-victory-for-you-mr-trump-putin-snubs-trump-for-moscow-military-parade-invite-a92649

[2026-04-30 23:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Middle class may get relief as Gatchalian Seeks SSS, Pag-IBIG Loan Payment freeze

Snippet: SENATOR Win Gatchalian is urging the Social Security System (SSS) to implement a moratorium on loan payments, similar to a move by the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), to help the middle class cope with the ripple effects of high fuel prices driven by the Middle East conflict.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/30/tmt-newswire/middle-class-may-get-relief-as-gatchalian-seeks-sss-pag-ibig-loan-payment-freeze/2332900

[2026-04-30 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Mali crisis: Who are the key leaders to know about?

Snippet: Armed violence has intensified in Mali since Saturday after an al-Qaeda-linked armed group working with separatists attacked several military bases across multiple cities, including areas where senior government officials live, and took control of the northern city of Kidal.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/30/mali-crisis-who-are-the-key-leaders-to-know-about

[2026-04-30 23:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Israeli army major charged with smuggling goods into Gaza | The National

Snippet: Israel has charged a military officer for smuggling goods and an Israeli citizen into Gaza. His arrest came as part of continuing investigations into a suspected widespread operation that brought items into the besieged strip throughout the course of the Gaza war, fuelling a boom in the black market.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/04/30/israeli-army-major-charged-with-smuggling-goods-into-gaza/

[2026-04-30 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: ABC News

Title: Australia in talks over latest US proposal to open Strait of Hormuz

Snippet: The US is reportedly proposing an international coalition help open the Strait of Hormuz after the conflict ends. (Reuters)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-30/australia-in-talks-over-us-plan-to-open-strait-of-hormuz/106628400

[2026-04-30 23:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Palestinian teenager shot dead in occupied West Bank

Snippet: HEBRON, West Bank (AP) — Mourners carried the body of a teenager killed by Israel’s military through the hills of the West Bank ’s largest city on Thursday, the latest victim in a surge of violence this month.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/palestinians-teenager-hebron-killed-west-bank-3f3adeecccfbbf017715bc463d58c324

[2026-04-30 23:11 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: US economic growth rebounds 2% as consumer spending slows amid Iran war

Snippet: First quarter output, driven by AI investment and government spending, rose as oil shock fuels inflation fears

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/30/gdp-consumer-spending-slows-iran-war

[2026-04-30 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: $25bn or $1 trillion: How much has Iran war really cost the US?

Snippet: United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has clashed with American lawmakers over the cost of war on Iran in his first appearance on Capitol Hill since the conflict – now into its third month – broke out.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/30/25bn-or-1-trillion-how-much-has-iran-war-really-cost-the-us

[2026-04-30 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Economic risks have 'intensified' since Iran war, says ECB

Snippet: Risks to the eurozone growth and inflation outlook have "intensified" due to the war in the Middle East and its impact on global energy supplies, the European Central Bank warned on Thursday.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/economic-risks-have-intensified-iran-war-says-ecb

[2026-04-30 22:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: U.S. jobless aid filings fall to 189,000 last week despite multiple economic headwinds, war in Iran

Snippet: Zoe Lloyd, a 21-year-old student at Northern Arizona University, works from her laptop at Sosta in Flagstaff, Ariz., on Monday, April 20 2026. (AP Photo/Cheyanne Mumphrey)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/unemployment-benefits-jobless-claims-layoffs-labor-0b3696c38edd9a0eafc5fa7d438c9108

[2026-04-30 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: S. Korea to send special envoy to Kuwait, Iraq, Bahrain amid Middle East crisis

Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will dispatch a special envoy to Kuwait, Iraq and Bahrain to strengthen cooperation with the Middle Eastern nations amid supply disruptions caused by the ongoing war in the region, the foreign ministry said Thursday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260430013900315

[2026-04-30 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Israel kills nine people in southern Lebanon despite ‘ceasefire’

Snippet: Israel’s attacks on southern Lebanon have killed at least nine people, according to the country’s National News Agency (NNA), despite a three-week extension to the United States-mediated “ceasefire” announced last week.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/30/israel-kills-nine-people-in-southern-lebanon-despite-ceasefire

[2026-04-30 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Russia Says UAE's 'OPECxit' Won't Spark Immediate Price War

Snippet: Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, quoted by the Russian news agency Interfax, downplayed fears that the UAE's planned OPEC exit will trigger an immediate oil price war and race to the bottom.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/russia-says-uaes-opecxit-wont-spark-immediate-price-war

[2026-04-30 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: U.S. economy grew 2% from January-March, recovering from federal shutdown; Iran war clouds outlook

Snippet: Gas prices are displayed at a gasoline station, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/gdp-economic-growth-inflation-iran-2e09bd656cd8ad1f9999c3cb7aac75e1

[2026-04-30 22:38 UTC+10:00] [Europe’s economic recovery] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: ECB holds interest rates but keeps June hike in play as war drags on

Snippet: FRANKFURT — The European Central Bank on Thursday decided to keep its key interest rate at 2 percent, opting for patience as it gauges the economic fallout from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-ecb-holds-rates-but-keeps-june-hike-play-as-war-drags-on/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-04-30 22:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: A key inflation gauge jumps in March as Iran war-driven gas prices squeeze budgets

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)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/consumer-prices-gas-inflation-5c2037950e57d8e5d402a40b8fc41384

[2026-04-30 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Core inflation rate hit 3.2% in March, as expected; GDP grew 2% in first quarter

Snippet: Consumers faced escalating prices in March as the Iran war sent oil soaring and created a new level of challenges for the Federal Reserve.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/30/pce-inflation-rate-march-2026.html

[2026-04-30 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: ECB Holds Rates At 2%, As Expected, With Stagflation Looming

Snippet: The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged, as expected, with officials signaling they need more time to assess the extent of the Iran war’s jolt to the economy. The deposit rate was left at 2%, where it’s been since June 2025 and in line with the predictions of all analysts in a Bloomberg survey.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/ecb-holds-rates-2-expected-stagflation-looming

[2026-04-30 22:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: European Central Bank keeps rates on hold in the face of inflation threat

Snippet: The European Central Bank kept interest rates on hold at its April meeting, despite a surge in inflation in the euro zone since the war in Iran began.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/30/european-central-bank-april-2026-rate-decision-inflation-stagflation-risk-iran-war.html

[2026-04-30 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Pakistan and China strengthen cooperation with submarine launch

Snippet: In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, right, poses for photos with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar in Beijing on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Cai Yang/Xinhua via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-navy-china-submarine-76ffcad6b050a81115e0738b0b23d477

[2026-04-30 22:09 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Japan Times

Title: Supreme leader vows Iran won’t give up nuclear technologies

Snippet: Iran’s new supreme leader gave a rare statement on Thursday, vowing not to give up the country’s nuclear or missile technologies and signaling Tehran would keep control of the Strait of Hormuz.

Read full article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/30/world/iran-vow-nuclear-tech/

[2026-04-30 22:06 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Bomb meant for ‘Butcher of Bucha’ kills subordinate in remote Russian town, sources say

Snippet: A Russian commander who led troops during the Bucha massacre in 2022 was said to be the blast’s intended target

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/30/bomb-butcher-bucha-military-town-east-russia

[2026-04-30 21:53 UTC+10:00] [Cooperation] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Politico

Title: Merz touts continued US military ties despite Trump threats

Snippet: BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday stressed Germany’s deep military cooperation with Washington — despite Donald Trump's threat to withdraw U.S. troops from Germany.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/friedrich-merz-touts-continued-us-military-ties-despite-us-donald-trump-threats/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-04-30 21:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Iran war tests India’s Brics leadership as ‘political relevance’ questions mount

Snippet: With Brics members Iran and the UAE as belligerents, the bloc has failed to reach a common position on the Middle East conflict

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3352055/iran-war-tests-indias-brics-leadership-political-relevance-questions-mount?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-30 21:49 UTC+10:00] [Gaza] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Iran war tests India’s Brics leadership as ‘political relevance’ questions mount

Snippet: With Brics members Iran and the UAE as belligerents, the bloc has failed to reach a common position on the Middle East conflict

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3352055/iran-war-tests-indias-brics-leadership-political-relevance-questions-mount

[2026-04-30 21:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: WATCH: Govt unveils microsite for Middle East crisis response

Snippet: The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on April 30, 2026 unveils the 'Unified Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food, and Transport' (UPLIFT) microsite, which reflects the government’s efforts to cushion the impact of surging oil prices driven by the war in the Middle East. In a press conference in Malacañang, Budget Undersecretary Goddes Hope Libiran said the new 'transparency tool' was a fulfillment of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s promise of 'a coordinated, transparent and people-centered service for the Filipino people.'

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/30/videos/watch-govt-unveils-microsite-for-middle-east-crisis-response/2332654

[2026-04-30 21:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Trump warns he may cut US troop presence in Germany after Iran feud

Snippet: President Trump on Wednesday leveled a new threat against NATO ally Germany, suggesting he could soon reduce the US military presence there as he continues to feud with Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the US-Israel war against Iran.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/30/us-news/trump-warns-he-may-cut-us-troop-presence-in-germany-after-iran-feud/

[2026-04-30 21:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran's leader accuses US of driving Middle East insecurity, defends Iran’s military capabilities

Snippet: The Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has accused the United States of driving instability across the Middle East, linking regional tensions to Washington’s military footprint and its joint war with Israel against Iran.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/irans-leader-accuses-us-driving-middle-east-insecurity-defends-irans

[2026-04-30 21:33 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Michael West Media

Title: UK rates kept on hold as bank weighs Iran war impact

Snippet: April 30, 2026 21:33 | News

Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/uk-rates-kept-on-hold-as-bank-weighs-iran-war-impact/

[2026-04-30 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Twelve IDF soldiers wounded in drone strike as fighting escalates along Lebanon border

Snippet: Twelve IDF soldiers were wounded on Thursday after a drone struck an armored military vehicle near the northern community of Shomera, as drone incursion sirens blared across northern communities throughout the morning.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-894709