[2026-06-03 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Aukus] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: What’s a few secondhand subs between friends? Aukus revision shows how the US treats its allies. Will Australia stand for it?

Snippet: As Pete Hegseth reshapes the US military into a hyper-masculine zone of ‘warfighters’, we should ask if this is really who we want to be ‘good friends’ with

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/03/aukus-defence-deal-secondhand-submarines-australia-us-alliance

[2026-06-03 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Italian activists escalate Mediterranean port protests over Gaza genocide

Snippet: Pro-Palestinian activists have launched a new campaign at the port of Gioia Tauro in southern Italy aimed at disrupting military supplies involved in the Gaza genocide.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/italy-activists-escalate-port-protests-over-gaza-genocide-and-military-supply-chains-through

[2026-06-03 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: US job openings climbed to 7.6 million in April despite economic fallout from the Iran war

Snippet: A hiring sign is displayed at a restaurant in Niles, Ill., Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/job-openings-employment-iran-inflation-economy-4d61c1bd3c8cb426727b4902fb27d74e

[2026-06-03 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Putin in Beijing, ‘China shock’ in EU: 7 global relations reads

Snippet: From ‘miscalculation’ by the Dutch navy to China on Iran mediation, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in May 2026

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3355389/putin-beijing-china-shock-eu-7-global-relations-reads?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-06-03 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Pakistan] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Putin in Beijing, ‘China shock’ in EU: 7 global relations reads

Snippet: From ‘miscalculation’ by the Dutch navy to China on Iran mediation, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in May 2026

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3355389/putin-beijing-china-shock-eu-7-global-relations-reads

[2026-06-03 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Trump might intervene in Cuba because of the Iran war – not despite it | The National

Snippet: There’s an old slogan that used to be found on T-shirts sold to visitors in Havana, the Cuban capital – “Cuba Si!” or in English, “Yes, Cuba”. It goes back to a 1961 documentary about the Cuban communist revolution.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2026/06/02/us-cuba-donald-trump-fidel-raul-castro-marco-rubio-iran/

[2026-06-02 23:57 UTC+10:00] [Reform UK] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: An horrific murder – and a civil war threatening to tear apart the British right | Joe Mulhall

Snippet: After the conviction of Henry Nowak’s killer, the right is embracing racialised language. This tragedy is now just part of a political tussle

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/02/civil-war-british-right-rupert-lowe-nigel-farage-henry-nowak

[2026-06-02 23:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Belgian NGO urges India to arrest Israeli reservist over alleged war crimes

Snippet: A Belgium-based NGO has called on Indian authorities to arrest an Israeli army reservist on holiday in northern India over his alleged role in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/2/belgian-ngo-urges-india-to-arrest-israeli-reservist-over-alleged-war-crimes

[2026-06-02 23:26 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Patriot missile shortage has created ‘window of vulnerability’ Russia is exploiting in Ukraine

Snippet: Countries that rely on US-made air defence system feel increasingly exposed as interceptor supplies dwindle

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/02/patriot-missile-shortage-window-vulnerability-russia-exploiting-ukraine

[2026-06-02 23:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Oil Spikes As Iran Denies Progress Despite Hasty Lebanon Truce: US Talks Halted For 'At Least A Few Days'

Snippet: State media has belatedly responded to Trump's Monday claim that talks between the US and Iran are back on. Trump has even said Tuesday that he expects an agreement for an extended ceasefire to take place "over the next week" - along with the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/hezbollah-idf-trade-fire-amid-nominal-ceasefire-trump-says-iran-deal-coming-over-next

[2026-06-02 23:09 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Exams in Gaza and an Ebola protest arrest: photos of the day – Tuesday

Snippet: View image in fullscreenEdinburgh, UKPeter Murrell, who pleading guilty to embezzling £400,310 last week, arrives at court. He has not yet been sentencedPhotograph: Murdo MacLeod/The GuardianShareView image in fullscreenKyiv, UkraineA rescuer sits at a site of a Russian drone and missile strikePhotograph: ReutersShareView image in fullscreenKyiv, UkraineOlena Dniprovska, 65, sits outside her house, with injuries caused by a Russian strike that damaged her homePhotograph: Evgeniy Maloletka/APShareView image in fullscreenNairobi, KenyaAn activist is arrested by plainclothes police officers during a protest

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2026/jun/02/exams-in-gaza-and-an-ebola-protest-arrest-photos-of-the-day-tuesday

[2026-06-02 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Lebanon becomes political crisis for Netanyahu | The National

Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced fierce accusations of botching Israel's military campaign in Lebanon from across the political spectrum, after US President Donald Trump appeared to veto further fighting.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/06/02/lebanon-becomes-political-crisis-for-netanyahu/

[2026-06-02 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Second world war] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: My father, the German refugee who fought the Nazis as a ‘secret listener’

Snippet: As the far right fulminates about who ‘belongs’ in Britain, let’s remember Fritz Lustig, who arrived here in 1939, just months before war broke out. Initially jailed as an ‘enemy alien’, he played a vital role in a top-secret military intelligence unit

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/02/my-father-german-refugee-who-fought-nazis-as-secret-listener

[2026-06-02 22:47 UTC+10:00] [Ebola Virus] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The New York Times

Title: Battling a Deadly Ebola Outbreak in Eastern Congo

Snippet: “We’re at one of four Ebola treatment centers in Bunia. A 48-year-old woman who is a mother of five has arrived here feeling unwell. Doctors are asking her questions, assessing her, before they take her back to test her for Ebola.” This woman is one of the first patients at this new treatment center, which was built from the ground up less than 24 hours ago.

Read full article: https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/africa/100000010936755/ebola-virus-outbreak-congo-treatment.html

[2026-06-02 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Two IDF soldier indicted in string of weapons thefts from bases, selling rifles

Snippet: Two IDF soldiers have been indicted in connection with several cases of weapons and ammunition theft from military bases, the Israel Police announced on Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/crime-in-israel/article-898108

[2026-06-02 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Ehud Barak criticizes Netanyahu's Lebanon war policies, calls Bennett, Eisenkot 'superior' PMs

Snippet: Former prime minister Ehud Barak criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his handling of the war in Lebanon in an interview with 103FM on Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-898107

[2026-06-02 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Israeli weapons exports hit record high of $19B amid criticism

Snippet: An Israeli soldier occupies a military position overlooking the so-called Yellow Line in the central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/israel-defense-weapons-sales-gaza-hezbollah-iran-3e81dc181b6dc27edc448f89ed66117e

[2026-06-02 22:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Israel ‘sacrificing global economy’ to prolong war on Iran – professor

Snippet: Israel has a clear interest in prolonging US hostilities with Iran and has been successfully sabotaging efforts to reach a peace agreement, Tehran-based Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi has told RT.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640831-israel-derails-peace-talks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-06-02 22:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: US Futures Dip As Questions Mount Over Relentless Tech Rally, Lack Of Peace Progress

Snippet: Futs are weaker but well off their overnight lows as the US is set to lag its global peers; according to JPM investors will need to watch to see if there is a beginning of a larger rotation similar to Jan-Feb or perhaps a slight pullback following the US’s multi-week run.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/us-futures-dip-questions-mount-over-relentless-tech-rally-lack-peace-progress

[2026-06-02 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Is Iran the new regional superpower?

Snippet: The Iran war, which began in February with a joint Israeli-US attack, has seen Tehran combine its trans-regional deterrence strategy with its domestic defence doctrine.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/iran-new-regional-superpower

[2026-06-02 21:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Nuclear weapons could soon be hosted in more NATO nations — what it means for defense stocks

Snippet: The U.S. is said to be considering expanding its nuclear weapons-hosting capability to more European NATO member states.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/02/nuclear-weapons-us-nato-europe-jets.html

[2026-06-02 21:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Fighting persists despite ceasefires in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran

Snippet: The Israeli combat soldier saw his teammates yelling in celebration, congratulating one another. They had just struck a vehicle of Palestinians driving near the Israeli-controlled part of the Gaza Strip, killing everyone inside. The reservist said scenes like this had become common after a fragile ceasefire took effect in October.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-gaza-lebanon-hamas-hezbollah-fighting-ceasefire-3338e5a13a57333ca2a56b89041360ae

[2026-06-02 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Inflation in Iran reaches highest point since World War II

Snippet: People carry packages at Tehran’s historic Grand Bazaar, Iran, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-war-2-june-2026-9bde9a3425d4b9ff70f157bdae0fb982

[2026-06-02 21:24 UTC+10:00] [Balkans] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Serbia will not impose visas on Russians, says president

Snippet: Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has dismissed reports that Belgrade would end visa-free travel for Russian citizens, reaffirming the country’s close ties with Moscow despite the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/serbia-aleksandar-vucic-russia-visa-free-travel/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-06-02 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: New York Post

Title: TikTok warped Americans’ view of the Iran war — one post at a time

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/06/02/opinion/tiktok-warped-americans-view-of-the-iran-war-post-after-post/

[2026-06-02 21:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: How the war has made Iran’s water crisis worse

Snippet: As Iran engages in negotiations with the United States to end the three-month war, it is confronted with a water crisis that has been overshadowed by the conflict.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/2/how-the-war-has-made-irans-water-crisis-worse

[2026-06-02 21:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Lebanon parliament speaker says he would guarantee Hezbollah’s commitment to ‘global ceasefire’ with Israel

Snippet: Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri would guarantee Hezbollah’s adherence to a “global ceasefire” with Israel if such an agreement is reached, his adviser told AFP on Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/lebanon-parliament-speaker-says-he-would-guarantee-hezbollahs-commitment

[2026-06-02 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Israel and Hezbollah exchange fire despite Trump announcement | The National

Snippet: Israel launched a series of strikes on southern Lebanon that killed at least nine people on Tuesday, while Hezbollah claimed new attacks on Israeli troops, only hours after US President Donald Trump announced that the two sides had agreed to stop fighting.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/06/02/israel-and-hezbollah-exchange-fire-despite-trump-announcement/

[2026-06-02 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Iran military sites 'completely hidden,' can sustain production, senior IRGC general boasts

Snippet: Iran’s military industries are operating and completely hidden, Brigadier General Mohammad Jafar Asadi, a senior Iranian military commander, was quoted as saying on June 2.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-898099

[2026-06-02 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Israeli MK Akram Hasson launches caucus to build post-war normalization lane with Lebanon

Snippet: Israeli lawmaker Dr. Akram Hasson is leading a new Knesset caucus aimed at promoting eventual peace and normalization between Israel and Lebanon, arguing that Israel should begin speaking directly to Lebanese communities that may want stability, economic recovery, and freedom from Hezbollah’s control.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-898104

[2026-06-02 20:27 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: Japan’s Terra Drone gaining battlefield experience in Ukraine

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/06/japans-terra-drone-gaining-battlefield-experience-in-ukraine/

[2026-06-02 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Oil prices slide on Hezbollah ceasefire and Iran peace talks | The National

Snippet: Oil prices fell on Monday after surging in the previous session amid continued uncertainty over peace negotiations to end the Iran conflict.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2026/06/02/oil-prices-slide-on-hezbollah-ceasefire-and-iran-peace-talks/

[2026-06-02 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Jakarta deploys troops against muggers, stirring dark memories | South China Morning Post

Snippet: While residents of the Indonesian capital welcome tougher action against street crime, rights groups fear a return to authoritarian-era security crackdowns.

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/video/asia/3355711/jakarta-deploys-troops-against-muggers-stirring-dark-memories

[2026-06-02 19:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: UK needs autonomous killer weapons – senior official

Snippet: The UK must prepare for the possibility of “taking the human out of the loop” using highly automated weapons systems, according to Al Carns, the parliamentary under-secretary of state for the armed forces.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640848-uk-automous-weapons-systems/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-06-02 19:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Iran-backed militia in Iraq announces plan to place weapons under state control | The National

Snippet: Iran-backed militia Asaib Ahl Al Haq (AAH) said it has begun implementing a decision to disengage from the Popular Mobilisation Forces and place all of its weapons under state control, in a rare public move by one of Iraq’s most powerful armed factions.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/06/02/powerful-iran-backed-militia-in-iraq-announces-plan-to-place-weapons-under-state-control/

[2026-06-02 19:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Nigeria's president hails the navy as it marks its 70th anniversary

Snippet: The Nigerian Navy marked its 70th anniversary on Monday with a fleet review in Lagos attended by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/06/02/nigerias-president-hails-the-navy-as-it-marks-its-70th-anniversary/

[2026-06-02 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Two people killed in Kenya protest against US Ebola quarantine site plan, organizer, sources say

Snippet: Two people were killed in central Kenya on Monday during a protest against moves by the United States to set up an Ebola quarantine facility at a military base there, protest organizer Patrick Wahome and a security source told Reuters.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-898075

[2026-06-02 19:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Middle East flight updates: British Airways, Air France and Lufthansa delay Dubai flights | The National

Snippet: Air travel in the Gulf is ramping up amid a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran. The UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority announced the full resumption of air traffic operations in the country on May 2 while Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait have reopened their airspace after large-scale closures following the outbreak of the Iran war on February 28.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/travel/2026/06/02/iran-war-middle-east-flight-status/

[2026-06-02 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Residents trapped under rubble after massive Russian missile barrage on Kyiv | The National

Snippet: Rescue crews are searching for civilians trapped in a collapsed block of flats in Kyiv after one of Russia’s biggest attacks of the war killed 11 people and injured more than 100 on Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/europe/2026/06/02/residents-trapped-under-rubble-after-massive-russian-missile-barrage-on-kyiv/

[2026-06-02 19:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Inflation hits 3.2% in the euro zone as Iran war pushes energy costs higher

Snippet: Euro zone inflation rose to an estimated 3.2% in May, driven by surging energy prices.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/02/inflation-euro-zone-iran-energy-costs.html

[2026-06-02 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Iran war means larger Israeli influence among Arab states, top defense sources say

Snippet: Following the Iran war, Israel will have even larger influence in the region among Arab states, despite a wide range of contradictory trends, top Israeli defense sources said on Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-898095

[2026-06-02 18:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Still too risky to move seafarers out of Gulf — UN agency boss

Snippet: ATHENS — Despite the current ceasefire between the United States and Iran, it remains too risky to move the thousands of sailors stuck in the Gulf, the head of the UN's shipping agency said.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/06/02/world/still-too-risky-to-move-seafarers-out-of-gulf-un-agency-boss/2356529

[2026-06-02 18:31 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Aussie rockstar and former military admiral spearhead AUKUS inquiry

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/aussie-rockstar-and-former-military-admiral-spearhead-aukus-inquiry-20260602-p603as.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-06-02 18:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: JCS chief inspects readiness posture at coastal, riverine units

Snippet: SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman Gen. Jin Yong-sung visited a Marine unit and the Army's Capital Corps Command west of Seoul on Tuesday to check operational readiness in coastal and riverine security, the JCS said.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260602009100315

[2026-06-02 18:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: 1967 Korea Herald edition to be acquired as Korean War artifact

Snippet: The Ministry of Unification is acquiring Korean War-related artifacts, including a 1967 edition of The Korea Herald, for research at the National Memorial for Abductees during the Korean War in Paju.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10762610

[2026-06-02 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: AUKUS sub shift a front for US access to Australian bases

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/06/aukus-sub-shift-a-front-for-us-access-to-australian-bases/

[2026-06-02 17:19 UTC+10:00] [Lebanon] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Middle East crisis live: Conflict continues in Lebanon despite Trump hailing Israeli-Hezbollah de-escalation

Snippet: Israeli military says it intercepted missiles from Lebanon this morning while Netanyahu says his forces will continue operating in the south of the country

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jun/02/iran-us-israel-lebanon-trump-netanyahu-hezbollah-beirut-hormuz-talks-oil-latest-news-updates

[2026-06-02 17:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: At least nine people killed, dozens wounded in Russian attacks on Ukraine

Snippet: Ukrainian authorities say at least nine people have been killed and dozens wounded in Russian missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, days after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Moscow was preparing a major assault.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/2/at-least-nine-people-killed-dozens-wounded-in-russian-attacks-on-ukraine

[2026-06-02 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Malaysia tells Norway to hasten scrapped missile deal refund

Snippet: Defence Minister Khaled said the government was exploring alternatives from other countries, including Italy, France and South Korea

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3355656/malaysia-tells-norway-hasten-scrapped-missile-deal-refund?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-06-02 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Malaysia tells Norway to hasten scrapped missile deal refund

Snippet: Defence Minister Khaled said the government was exploring alternatives from other countries, including Italy, France and South Korea

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3355656/malaysia-tells-norway-hasten-scrapped-missile-deal-refund