[2026-09-01 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Netanyahu's rhetoric on settler violence doesn't match Israeli government action

Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-01/west-bank-settler-violence-grows-amid-israel-politics/107097946

[2026-09-01 05:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Iran fires drone strike at UAE in new wave of retaliation

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/31/world-news/iran-fires-drone-strike-at-uae-in-new-wave-of-retaliation/

[2026-09-01 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: EU Commandos Board 6th Russian 'Shadow Fleet' Tanker After Putin Threatened Reverse Action

Snippet: Another Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker has been boarded by European forces - and this time the provocative action took place in Mediterranean waters. In a Monday post on X, Kaja Kallas announced the action by troops under the EU's Operation Irini. They boarded the MV Sun tanker for "flag verification," following suspicions that the vessel was in violation of international law.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/eu-commandos-board-6th-russian-shadow-fleet-tanker-after-putin-threatened-reverse

[2026-09-01 05:15 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ASX set to retreat as Wall Street slides; Oil prices climb after US strike on Iranian sites

Snippet: The price of oil rose and stocks fell on Wall Street after the US launched its first military action in a month against Iran.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/markets/asx-set-to-retreat-as-wall-street-slides-oil-prices-climb-after-us-strike-on-iranian-sites-20260901-p60t80.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-09-01 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Guinea-Bissau votes on stronger presidency as military transition nears end

Snippet: Guinea-Bissau voted Sunday on a proposed new constitution that would significantly strengthen presidential powers and shrink parliament, in a referendum seen as a test of the military government's bid to reshape the political system before elections scheduled for December.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/31/guinea-bissau-votes-on-stronger-presidency-as-military-transition-nears-end/

[2026-09-01 04:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Trump's vow to escalate on Iran rings hollow amid warnings from top US generals

Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to “hit [Iran] hard”, despite a report that the US’s top generals are warning that a prolonged large-scale war on Iran is unsustainable for the United States.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trumps-vow-escalate-iran-rings-hollow-amid-warnings-top-us-generals

[2026-09-01 04:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Trump's vow to escalate on Iran rings hollow amid warnings from top US generals

Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to “hit [Iran] hard”, despite a report that the US’s top generals are warning that a prolonged large-scale war on Iran is unsustainable for the United States.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/trumps-vow-escalate-iran-rings-hallow-amid-warnings-generals

[2026-09-01 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Palestinian farmers rebuild what Israeli settlers destroy in West Bank

Snippet: Burin, occupied West Bank – Ghassan Najjar’s phone starts ringing the moment the Israeli army rolls into Burin. It happens most days now – the whirring convoy of armoured personnel carriers working its way through the village’s narrow streets as soldiers fan out to shutter shops one by one.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/31/palestinian-farmers-rebuild-what-israeli-settlers-destroy-in-west-bank

[2026-09-01 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Israeli navy acting to deter Turkish maritime aggression as Ankara encroaches on areas of interest

Snippet: The Israeli navy is acting to deter Turkish maritime aggression in response to the Turkish navy traveling into new areas of interest to Israel, The Jerusalem Post has learned.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-907170

[2026-09-01 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Ben Gvir storms Al-Aqsa alongside settlers and Israeli police

Snippet: Israeli security minister Itamar Ben Gvir stormed the Al-Aqsa mosque complex on Monday, accompanied by Israeli settlers and military police.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/ben-gvir-storms-al-aqsa-alongside-settlers-and-israeli-police

[2026-09-01 03:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Mortgage rates surge to the highest since June 2025 as new Middle East attacks push oil prices up

Snippet: A jump in oil prices after renewed hostilities in the Iran war is pushing bond yields higher, and mortgage rates are following suit.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/31/mortgage-rates-surge-middle-east-attacks-oil.html

[2026-09-01 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Trump to meet US oil executives as Iran war keeps fuel prices high

Snippet: Republicans fear voters will punish them in November’s midterm elections after high fuel prices dramatically raised the cost of living

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3365892/trump-meet-us-oil-executives-iran-war-keeps-fuel-prices-high?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-09-01 03:47 UTC+10:00] [Taylor Rogers] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Trump to meet US oil executives as Iran war keeps fuel prices high

Snippet: Republicans fear voters will punish them in November’s midterm elections after high fuel prices dramatically raised the cost of living

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3365892/trump-meet-us-oil-executives-iran-war-keeps-fuel-prices-high

[2026-09-01 03:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Sudan's RSF and Israel held discreet meetings over last two years: Report

Snippet: Israel has held meetings with senior officials of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and received its delegations in Tel Aviv during the Sudan war, according to an investigation from Africa Intelligence.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/sudan-rsf-and-israel-held-discreet-meetings-over-last-two-years-report

[2026-09-01 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Finland's Israel policy might be driven by upcoming elections, expert tells 'Post' - interview

Snippet: Finland is sending seemingly contradictory messages on Israel, ending its multi-year funding agreement with UNRWA while quietly deepening defense cooperation with the Jewish state, even as Helsinki has become increasingly critical of Israel's war in Gaza.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-907166

[2026-09-01 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Caine says there are no plans to send troops to the polls in November

Snippet: Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks during a meeting about military families with President Donald Trump, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/caine-hegseth-trump-military-polling-voting-elections-98a06a37abf19613a0922a7e9359e999

[2026-09-01 03:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Nepal rescuers blast hillside in search of hydropower workers as families wait anxiously

Snippet: Army personnel have resorted to using explosives to blast into the hillside to reach the trapped workers

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5ylvgq9q71o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-09-01 03:13 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Trump threatens further action as US and Iran exchange fire in new flare-up

Snippet: Washington says it acted after observing Iran was planning to deploy fresh mines in strait of Hormuz

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/31/trump-threatens-further-action-us-iran-exchange-fire

[2026-09-01 02:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: WaPo columnist calls source for his own paper’s Iran war report ‘a traitor’ who ‘ought to be prosecuted’

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/31/media/wapo-columnist-calls-source-for-his-own-papers-iran-war-report-a-traitor-who-ought-to-be-prosecuted/

[2026-09-01 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Greece signs $3.5bn air defence deal with Israel

Snippet: Greece and Israel signed a $3.5bn defence deal on Monday that will see Israel build a multi-layered air defence system for Greece underscoring the deepening ties between the two Mediterranean countries.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/greece-signs-35bn-air-defence-deal-israel

[2026-09-01 02:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Bessent taunts Canada amid trade war: ‘What are they going to do, take their two submarines and sic them on us?’

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/31/us-news/scott-bessent-taunts-canada-amid-trade-war-what-are-they-going-to-do-take-their-two-submarines-and-sic-them-on-us/

[2026-09-01 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Iran retaliates after US resumes strikes

Snippet: WASHINGTON - Iran said Monday that it had attacked US military targets in Jordan in retaliation for the first American strikes on its territory in a month, marking a fresh flare-up in the six-month war.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/09/01/world/americas-emea/iran-retaliates-after-us-resumes-strikes/2415061

[2026-09-01 02:02 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Pentagon plays down report of Hegseth regularly overruling military advice

Snippet: Response seeks to discredit Washington Post story that four generals and admirals advised against prolonging Iran war

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/31/pentagon-report-pete-hegseth

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

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Greece signs $3.5bn air defence deal with Israel

Snippet: Greece and Israel signed a $3.5bn defence deal on Monday that will see Israel build a multi-layered air defence system for Greece underscoring the deepening ties between the two Mediterranean countries.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/greece-and-israel-sign-3-billion-air-defence-deal

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

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Israel Navy's first female missile boat chief expected to earn further promotions - exclusive

Snippet: The first-ever female missile boat commander, Lt.-Cmdr. R, has excelled in her first half-year managing her naval vessel and is expected to eventually earn additional promotions in the navy, The Jerusalem Post has learned.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-907155

[2026-09-01 01:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Araghchi blames ‘serpent’ Netanyahu for luring Washington into war on Iran

Snippet: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that Tehran will respond decisively to further attacks following the US bombing of Larak Island, which killed and wounded Iranian civilians and soldiers.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/araghchi-blames-serpent-netanyahu-luring-washington-war-iran

[2026-09-01 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: India's GDP records surprise growth of 7.8% amid Iran war

Snippet: The government has rolled out a string of economic measures since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran war at the end of February, while the economy has continued to benefit from consumption tax cuts made in September last year. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/economy/india-s-gdp-records-surprise-growth-of-7.8-amid-iran-war

[2026-09-01 01:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Trump says Iran is ‘dead’, vows to respond after renewed clashes

Snippet: President Donald Trump has once again declared that Iran is “dead”, calling for the country’s leaders to be tried for what he described as “war crimes against humanity”.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/31/trump-says-iran-is-dead-vows-to-respond-after-renewed-clashes

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

Source: AP News

Title: France and Sweden sign deal for 4 frigates to boost NATO's newest member

Snippet: French President Emmanuel Macron, right, is welcomed by Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, in Stockholm, Sweden, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (Anders Wiklund /TT News Agency via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/sweden-france-defense-frigates-337cf7361f015657a75139b43c5d6a3d

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

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: War of words: Lebanon tells Iran to liaise through state institutions amid tensions over Hezbollah | The National

Snippet: Lebanon's Foreign Minister has said international relations should be conducted through state institutions in response to criticism from Abbas Araghchi, his Iranian counterpart, over Beirut’s handling of ties with Tehran.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/31/war-of-words-lebanon-tells-iran-to-liaise-through-state-institutions-amid-tensions-over-hezbollah/

[2026-09-01 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Comics and graphic novels] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Gen Z ‘Chinamaxxers’ fantasise about life in China. This journalist and this artist can never go back there

Snippet: A graphic novel by Melissa Chan and Badiucao imagines China and the US at war in 2035. They hope to remind young people that ‘authoritarianism everywhere is bad’

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/sep/01/gen-z-chinamaxxing-china-graphic-novel-you-must-take-part-in-revolution

[2026-09-01 00:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Why has Greece signed a $3.5bn missile deal with Israel?

Snippet: Greece has inked a weapons deal with Israel that will see a $3.5bn multi-layered air defence system delivered to Athens in what is the largest defence agreement ever between the two countries.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/31/why-has-greece-signed-a-3-5bn-missile-deal-with-israel

[2026-09-01 00:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: What missiles? Jordanians shrug off US-Iran war and press on with everyday life | The National

Snippet: When the war between Iran and the US escalates, the skies above the arid expanse of north Jordan can become the scene of a brief aerial war, with defences targeting Iranian projectiles.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/31/jordan-iran-mafraq/

[2026-09-01 00:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: War and heat: Why are wheat prices soaring?

Snippet: Wheat prices have risen sharply amid disruptions to Black Sea exports as the Russia-Ukraine war continues and as changing weather patterns cause droughts that have sharply reduced production.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/31/war-and-heat-why-are-wheat-prices-soaring

[2026-09-01 00:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Pentagon covertly puts conservative military influencers into US government positions - report

Snippet: Senior US military influencers were discreetly placed in government positions as part of a covert Pentagon operation, The Washington Post reported on Monday, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter and corroborating material.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-907137

[2026-09-01 00:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Modi tells Putin India backs every effort to end the war in Ukraine, Interfax reports

Snippet: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday that his country backed every peace effort to end the war in Ukraine, the Interfax news agency reported.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-907149

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

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Don't let Iran-backed militias to set the clock on America's exit from Iraq | The National

Snippet: On September 30, the last American and coalition troops are scheduled to leave Iraq, ending a military presence that began in 2003. Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi calls the date “fixed and final”. October 1, he says, will open a new chapter in which Iraq exercises full sovereignty over its own soil.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2026/08/31/iraq-us-iran-militias-kurdistan-isis-ali-al-zaidi-withdrawal/

[2026-08-31 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan hold first committee meeting under defence pact | The National

Snippet: Turkish, Saudi Arabian and Pakistani officials met in Istanbul on Monday for a first committee meeting under the joint defence accord ⁠they recently signed.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/31/turkey-saudi-arabia-and-pakistan-hold-first-defence-pact-meeting/

[2026-08-31 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan hold first committee meeting under defence pact | The National

Snippet: Turkish, Saudi Arabian and Pakistani officials met in Istanbul on Monday for a first committee meeting under the joint defence accord ⁠they recently signed.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/08/31/turkey-saudi-arabia-and-pakistan-hold-first-committee-meeting-under-defence-pact/

[2026-08-31 23:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Greece signs $3.5bn air defence deal with Israel

Snippet: Greece has signed a $3.5bn defence deal with Israel to provide its first integrated “multi-layered” air defence network.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/31/greece-signs-3-5bn-air-defence-deal-with-israel

[2026-08-31 23:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Why is piracy picking up off Somalia’s coast again?

Snippet: The Federal Government of Somalia announced on August 29 that the Turkish navy, working with Somali forces, had freed the cargo ship MV Lutuf after a 10-day pursuit, killing 14 pirates and destroying four of their boats.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/31/why-is-piracy-picking-up-off-somalias-coast-again

[2026-08-31 23:33 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: A mobile cinema in Gaza and a golden ritual in Thailand: photos of the day – Monday

Snippet: View image in fullscreenGaza StripPalestinians, mostly children, watch a film screening organised by the Little Wings mobile cinema initiative in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood in war-torn Gaza City. The initiative aims to help children experience the magic of cinema and some normalcy amid the widespread destructionPhotograph: Omar Ashtawy/HL/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenChitwan, NepalMourners comfort each other outside a morgue in Nepal’s Chitwan district after catastrophic flash floods in the Nepal-Tibet border region.Photograph: Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenAyutthaya, ThailandDevotees at

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2026/aug/31/a-mobile-cinema-in-gaza-and-a-golden-ritual-in-thailand-photos-of-the-day-monday

[2026-08-31 23:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: ABC News

Title: Iran says two killed in US strikes on island in Strait of Hormuz

Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-31/iran-says-two-killed-in-us-strikes-in-larak-island-strike/107100108

[2026-08-31 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Turkey says roadmap being prepared to expand Mecca defence alliance

Snippet: Turkey is working on a roadmap for other countries to join a joint defence pact established earlier this month with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Monday.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/turkey-says-roadmap-being-prepared-expand-mecca-defence-alliance

[2026-08-31 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Can Iran use rockets to mine the Strait of Hormuz, as US claims?

Snippet: The United States broke a one-month lull in its war on Iran by striking military targets on Larak Island on Sunday, in what US officials claim was a bid to prevent Tehran from using rockets to deploy sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/31/can-iran-use-rockets-to-mine-the-strait-of-hormuz-as-us-claims

[2026-08-31 22:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye meet: What’s next for their defence pact?

Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan — Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye have formally called their new mutual-defence pact the Mecca Defence Alliance, announcing the name on Monday in Istanbul after a meeting between senior officials from the three countries.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/31/pakistan-saudi-arabia-turkiye-meet-whats-next-for-their-defence-pact

[2026-08-31 22:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israeli army shoots first and finds reasons to justify mass killings later, veterans group says

Snippet: Israeli veterans' organisation Breaking the Silence has accused the country's military of killing Palestinians in Gaza and later seeking evidence to justify the killings.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-army-shoots-first-and-finds-reasons-justify-mass-killings-later-veterans-group-says

[2026-08-31 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Trump declares Iran ‘officially a failed nation’ after renewed US strikes

Snippet: US President Donald Trump claimed that “Iran is officially a Failed Nation” in a Monday post on Truth Social, the day after the US struck Iranian military assets for the first time in weeks.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-907141

[2026-08-31 22:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Trump calls for leaders of ‘failed nation’ Iran to be tried for ‘war crimes against humanity’ after latest US strikes

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/31/world-news/trump-calls-for-leaders-of-failed-nation-iran-to-be-tried-for-war-crimes-against-humanity/

[2026-08-31 22:26 UTC+10:00] [Elbit] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Israel and Greece sign US$3.5 billion defence deal, largest ever between the 2

Snippet: Buyers favouring Israel's battle-tested weapons have helped push its defence exports to record highs

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3365876/israel-and-greece-sign-us35-billion-defence-deal-largest-ever-between-two