[2026-09-08 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s Xi sends a strong message before his US visit

Snippet: Xi’s month of travel signals that China is playing a key role in South-South cooperation amid a tariff war and geopolitical instability

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3366616/chinas-xi-sends-strong-message-his-us-visit?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-09-08 09:15 UTC+10:00] [Brics] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s Xi sends a strong message before his US visit

Snippet: Xi’s month of travel signals that China is playing a key role in South-South cooperation amid a tariff war and geopolitical instability

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3366616/chinas-xi-sends-strong-message-his-us-visit

[2026-09-08 09:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Chinese Oil Demand Unexpectedly Soars, Sending Shanghai Crude Above $100, With Brent Prices Set To Follow

Snippet: One of the reasons why the price of oil failed to soar during the "actively kinetic" phase of the Iran war, when shipments through Hormuz were effectively halted and the world faced a shortage of about 10-15mmb/d, is that Chinese oil demand plunged. Whether due to a sharp slowdown in the economy (which after the sudden "recap" of China's banks appears very likely) or due to an aggressive drain of China's strategic reserve, the reality is that, as discussed here

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/chinese-oil-demand-unexpectedly-soars-sending-shanghai-crude-above-100-brent-prices-set

[2026-09-08 08:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Ofer Winter rejects Goldknopf's demand for universal yeshiva student IDF draft exemption

Snippet: Brig.-Gen. (res.) Ofer Winter, the chairman of the People of Israel party, fired back at Yitzhak Goldknopf, head of United Torah Judaism's haredi (ultra-Orthodox) faction Agudat Yisrael, on Monday after he stated that UTJ would demand a full military draft exemption for any student of a yeshiva.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-907884

[2026-09-08 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: How Tokyo is widening regional defence ties to complicate Beijing’s Taiwan calculus

Snippet: Tokyo is strengthening partnerships across the Indo-Pacific and beyond, possibly bolstering its ability to withstand a prolonged armed conflict

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3366646/how-tokyo-widening-regional-defence-ties-complicate-beijings-taiwan-calculus?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-09-08 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: How Tokyo is widening regional defence ties to complicate Beijing’s Taiwan calculus

Snippet: Tokyo is strengthening partnerships across the Indo-Pacific and beyond, possibly bolstering its ability to withstand a prolonged armed conflict

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3366646/how-tokyo-widening-regional-defence-ties-complicate-beijings-taiwan-calculus

[2026-09-08 07:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Iran touts ballistic missile and warns it will take preemptive action against threats

Snippet: A motorboat travels past commercial vessels anchored amid haze in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-strait-hormuz-war-washington-shipping-missile-563212b3d68eb50ac3e16e18dd2e6e01

[2026-09-08 07:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Oil prices hit six-week high amid US-Iran conflict — but drivers could soon get relief at the pump

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/09/07/business/oil-prices-hit-six-week-high-amid-us-iran-conflict-but-drivers-could-soon-get-relief-at-the-pump/

[2026-09-08 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Netanyahu’s main challenger accuses Israeli PM of prioritising survival over security

Snippet: Gadi Eisenkot, a former military commander, said Netanyahu had ducked responsibility in the years since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3366694/netanyahus-main-challenger-accuses-israeli-pm-prioritising-survival-over-security?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-09-08 06:51 UTC+10:00] [State of Israel] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Netanyahu’s main challenger accuses Israeli PM of prioritising survival over security

Snippet: Gadi Eisenkot, a former military commander, said Netanyahu had ducked responsibility in the years since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3366694/netanyahus-main-challenger-accuses-israeli-pm-prioritising-survival-over-security

[2026-09-08 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Iran raises gasoline price again for its heaviest users as economy struggles

Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran early Tuesday introduced a higher price for its heaviest users of gasoline, state media reported, in the latest economic pinch caused by months of war. It’s the second such hike since December.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-gasoline-price-increase-fuel-economy-cbbadcb666c7bac69c3c02b1ec0ae88c

[2026-09-08 06:30 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Morning Mail: Labor group’s alarm at US military in Australia; food price warnings amid El Niño; and Radiohead return

Snippet: Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Politics, really newsletter.

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/08/morning-mail-tuesday-ntwnfb

[2026-09-08 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: [Jan-Werner Mueller] Far right’s war on modern architecture

Snippet: Although the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has been surging in the polls for two years, it has been kept from power by other parties’ refusal to enter governing coalitions with it. But since this “firewall” relies on the AfD never winning outright majorities, it could be fatally undermined by this weekend’s state election in Saxony-Anhalt.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10865391

[2026-09-08 06:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: NT deputy chief minister's family link to $40b data centre company plans

Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Government

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-08/nt-gerard-maley-conflict-of-interest-sister-in-law-beetaloo/107116362

[2026-09-08 05:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Syria’s Assad-era reactor configured for nuclear weapons: IAEA

Snippet: Syria’s Assad-era nuclear facility was configured to produce material for possible use in nuclear weapons, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency has reported.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/7/syrias-assad-era-reactor-configured-for-nuclear-weapons-iaea

[2026-09-08 05:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Yemen's Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of air raids, missile strikes

Snippet: Yemen's Houthis on Monday accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out air strikes around the country, including the deadly bombardment of a prison, as the group presses on in an offensive to seize territory near the Bab el-Mandab Strait.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/yemens-houthis-accuse-saudi-arabia-air-raids-missile-strikes

[2026-09-08 05:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: The domestic armed threat facing Iran

Snippet: Iranian authorities have repeatedly publicised arrests and clashes with small armed cells inside the country, or skirmishes with armed groups along land borders, particularly in the lead-up to and during the war with Israel and the United States.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/7/the-domestic-armed-threat-facing-iran

[2026-09-08 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Travel / Reviews & advice] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Despite conflict, epic Qantas non-stop Europe route is still flying

Snippet: It’s a busy Thursday morning at Fiumicino Airport, but Qantas check-in is peacefully quiet. My suitcase is promptly tagged to my final destination, Melbourne, and I’m reminded to collect the bag in Perth for customs clearance before dropping it off again. Given airspace disruptions in the Middle East, this is currently the only flight between Europe and Australia running non-stop in each direction (Qantas’ Paris flights are detouring through Singapore, and Perth-London flights do the same when flying west).

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/traveller/reviews-and-advice/despite-conflict-epic-qantas-non-stop-europe-route-is-still-flying-20260907-p60v2u.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-09-08 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: The war happening while the world watches Iran

Snippet: Foreign Correspondent

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-08/lebanon-israel-hezbollah-shadow-war/107111986

[2026-09-08 03:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: US Navy SEALS spent four months demaining the Strait of Hormuz in dangerous, nighttime mission

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/09/07/world-news/us-navy-seals-spent-four-months-demaining-the-strait-of-hormuz-in-dangerous-nighttime-mission/

[2026-09-08 03:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Bolivian blast death toll rises to 7, rescuers search for missing soldiers

Snippet: The death toll from explosions at a military base in Bolivia has risen to seven, as rescue teams continue searching for people still missing three days after the blasts.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/7/bolivian-military-base-blast-leaves-seven-dead-seven-missing

[2026-09-08 02:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Israel carries out fresh strikes on Lebanon, killing 12

Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-08/israel-lebanon-fresh-strikes/107126714

[2026-09-08 02:37 UTC+10:00] [Syria] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Syrian reactor could have been used for nuclear weapons if completed, UN says

Snippet: Chief of nuclear watchdog says secret Assad-era facility would have been able to produce fissile material

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/07/syrian-reactor-could-nuclear-weapons-if-completed-un

[2026-09-08 02:33 UTC+10:00] [Balkans] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Ratko Mladić funeral exposes gap between Serbia’s EU ambitions and political reality

Snippet: BELGRADE — Serbia’s hopes of joining the EU were further threatened Monday by the funeral of a notorious army commander convicted of war crimes and the Srebrenica genocide.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/ratko-mladic-funeral-serbia-eu-ambitions-political-reality/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-09-08 02:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Arab League urges restraint as regional tensions escalate

Snippet: The Arab League has gathered in Cairo against a backdrop of rising regional tensions, with maritime security in the Gulf and Israeli military operations in Lebanon among the key concerns.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/07/arab-league-urges-restraint-as-regional-tensions-escalate/

[2026-09-08 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: NKorea commissions naval destroyer

Snippet: SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un commissioned his second naval destroyer and called for building a more reliable nuclear deterrent, state media reported Monday, as the US, South Korea and Japan began a trilateral military exercise he views as a security threat.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/09/08/world/asia-oceania/nkorea-commissions-naval-destroyer/2419856

[2026-09-08 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: When sanity goes on trial

Snippet: IT can be exhausting, if not frustrating, to keep in lockstep with developments in the Middle East. Somewhat more uplifting is the tit-for-tat in the tariff war between the United States and Canada. Then there’s news of Alex Eala’s battles on the tennis court that gives me a natural high nowadays, something I’m definitely not alone in.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/09/08/opinion/columns/when-sanity-goes-on-trial/2419955

[2026-09-08 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Anatomy of a dynastic war

Snippet: THE impeachment battle involving Vice President Sara Duterte is a sobering picture of our brand of politics and governance at its most fundamental — a dynastic war. At its core, a zero-sum struggle among powerful political forces, with democratic institutions serving as both the battlefield and the weapons of war.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/09/08/opinion/columns/anatomy-of-a-dynastic-war/2419945

[2026-09-08 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Sudan rights coalition urges UN to disclose SAF’s foreign supporters | The National

Snippet: A Sudanese coalition on Monday called on the UN Human Rights Council to identify and publicly name the countries and external entities supporting the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in the civil war, and to renew the mandate of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/09/07/sudan-rights-coalition-urges-un-to-disclose-safs-foreign-supporters/

[2026-09-08 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Balabac is ours; don’t tell us how to defend it

Snippet: MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s decision to cite Philippine military facilities in Balabac as a justification for strengthening Malaysia’s defenses in Sabah deserves a firm Filipino response.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/09/08/opinion/columns/balabac-is-ours-dont-tell-us-how-to-defend-it/2419931

[2026-09-08 01:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Germany asks ICJ to dismiss Gaza genocide case brought by Nicaragua

Snippet: Germany asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday to dismiss a case accusing it of facilitating genocide in Gaza through its military support for Israel.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/germany-asks-icj-dismiss-gaza-genocide-case-brought-nicaragua

[2026-09-08 01:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: New York Post

Title: Andrew Garfield details ‘miserable’ experience filming ‘The Uprising’ after telling billionaires to be ‘scared’

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://pagesix.com/2026/09/07/entertainment/andrew-garfield-details-miserable-experience-filming-peasant-war-film-the-uprising/

[2026-09-08 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: UN expert warns evidence of Israel’s ‘atrocity crimes’ risks being removed

Snippet: Francesca Albanese says rubble in Gaza is ‘material record’ of the war and the implications of Israel’s large-scale debris removal are ‘profound’

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3366684/un-expert-warns-evidence-israels-atrocity-crimes-risks-being-removed?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-09-08 01:45 UTC+10:00] [Washington] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: UN expert warns evidence of Israel’s ‘atrocity crimes’ risks being removed

Snippet: Francesca Albanese says rubble in Gaza is ‘material record’ of the war and the implications of Israel’s large-scale debris removal are ‘profound’

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3366684/un-expert-warns-evidence-israels-atrocity-crimes-risks-being-removed

[2026-09-08 01:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: UN rights chief urges end to arms sales to Israel

Snippet: UN human rights chief Volker Turk has urged states to end weapons sales to Israel.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/un-rights-chief-urges-halt-arms-sales-israel

[2026-09-08 01:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic gets hero’s burial in Serbia

Snippet: Serbia holds funeral for convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/7/convicted-war-criminal-ratko-mladic-gets-heros-burial-in-serbia

[2026-09-08 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Germany asks ICJ to dismiss Gaza genocide case brought by Nicaragua

Snippet: Germany asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday to dismiss a case accusing it of facilitating genocide in Gaza through its military support for Israel.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/germany-asks-icj-dismiss-nicaragua-genocide-case-over-arms-supplies-israel

[2026-09-08 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian military] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Grassroots Labor group urges Albanese government to chart course away from ‘American war machine’

Snippet: Pressure follows revelations US military and weapons manufacturers control or have access to more than 100 bases across Australian continent

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/08/grassroots-labor-pressure-group-albanese-government-us-military-war-machine

[2026-09-08 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Mamdani’s hit on US military is economic idiocy — here’s the truth

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/09/07/opinion/mamdanis-hit-on-us-military-is-economic-idiocy-heres-the-truth/

[2026-09-08 00:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Germany’s AfD wins in key state: Is far-right on cusp of national rule?

Snippet: For the first time since World War II, a far-right party is within reach of power at state level in Germany, after coming first in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/7/germanys-afd-wins-in-key-state-is-far-right-on-cusp-of-national-rule

[2026-09-08 00:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Syrian reactor could have been used for nuclear weapons, IAEA says

Snippet: International Atomic Energy Agency’s director-general Rafael Mariano Grossi, left, and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani attend a press conference in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/syria-nuclear-reactor-plutonium-weapons-0d72d8d543a1fe5218d21b6f13f9fbcb

[2026-09-08 00:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (LEAD) N. Korean defense minister blasts U.S.' joint military drills, says will take necessary measures

Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details in paras 4-7)

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260907009951320

[2026-09-08 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Thousands turn out in Serbia for funeral of 'Butcher of Bosnia' Ratko Mladić

Snippet: A priest blesses the coffin of the late Bosnian Serb military leader

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn5dkk7yw74o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-09-08 00:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: US Air Force widow initially denied benefits because Iran conflict ‘not technically a war’

Snippet: Libby Klinner, the widow of 33-year-old Air Force Maj. Alex Klinner, will receive at least some of the payment she is entitled to after she was initially told that combat-related benefits were unavailable to her family because the conflict with Iran “is not technically a war,” prompting a frustrated social media post that went viral.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-907840

[2026-09-08 00:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Syrian nuclear site destroyed by IDF in 2007 was useful for weapon production, IAEA chief says

Snippet: The nuclear reactor Syria had nearly completed in 2007 when Israeli jets destroyed it was of a type that could quickly produce fissile material usable in nuclear weapons, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi said on Monday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-907853

[2026-09-08 00:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Reporter's Notebook: The two faces of General Ratko Mladic

Snippet: BANJA LUKA, Republika Srpska – In the center of Banja Luka, at a memorial dedicated to those killed in the wars accompanying the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, a smaller memorial had appeared. It showed the photo of a man decked in military garb and was accompanied by floral wreaths.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-907845

[2026-09-08 00:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: The UAE, like the US and Israel, is normalising a permanent state of war

Snippet: It took the Russian President Vladimir Putin 10 full months after his invasion of Ukraine to call what his country was engaged in a war.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/uae-us-israel-normalising-permanent-state-war-region

[2026-09-08 00:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: N. Korean defense minister blasts U.S.' joint military drills, says will take necessary measures

Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- The North Korean defense minister strongly denounced the Freedom Edge exercise involving South Korea, the United States and Japan currently under way, vowing to take "reflective countermeasures," Pyongyang's official media outlet reported Monday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260907009900320

[2026-09-08 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: War criminal Mladic buried with military honours in Serbia despite EU warnings

Snippet: Thousands of mourners gather to attend his funeral in Belgrade, defying EU warnings against glorification of war criminals

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3366676/war-criminal-mladic-buried-military-honours-serbia-despite-eu-warnings?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-09-08 00:18 UTC+10:00] [EU] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: War criminal Mladic buried with military honours in Serbia despite EU warnings

Snippet: Thousands of mourners gather to attend his funeral in Belgrade, defying EU warnings against glorification of war criminals

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3366676/war-criminal-mladic-buried-military-honours-serbia-despite-eu-warnings