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

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Price war fears grip China’s EV market after woeful July sales figures

Snippet: Three premium Chinese electric car makers saw sales decline in July, intensifying concerns that the industry is heading for another discount war

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-evs/article/3362717/price-war-fears-grip-chinas-ev-market-after-woeful-july-sales-figures?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-03 09:00 UTC+10:00] [EV deliveries] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Price war fears grip China’s EV market after woeful July sales figures

Snippet: Three premium Chinese electric car makers saw sales decline in July, intensifying concerns that the industry is heading for another discount war

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-evs/article/3362717/price-war-fears-grip-chinas-ev-market-after-woeful-july-sales-figures

[2026-08-03 08:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Sudan army drone attack on Darfur kills 35, rights group says

Snippet: At least 35 people were killed, and several others wounded, when Sudanese army drones struck a traditional court in western Darfur, a rights group has said.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/2/sudan-army-drone-attack-on-darfur-kills-35-rights-group-says

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

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s military goal is to stand neck and neck with the US: ex-PLA colonel Zhou Bo

Snippet: Prominent commentator shares insights on the PLA’s 2027 goal, competition with the US, the Taiwan issue and the peacetime dilemma

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3362704/chinas-military-goal-stand-neck-and-neck-us-ex-pla-colonel-zhou-bo?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-03 08:00 UTC+10:00] [People's Liberation Army] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s military goal is to stand neck and neck with the US: ex-PLA colonel Zhou Bo

Snippet: Prominent commentator shares insights on the PLA’s 2027 goal, competition with the US, the Taiwan issue and the peacetime dilemma

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3362704/chinas-military-goal-stand-neck-and-neck-us-ex-pla-colonel-zhou-bo

[2026-08-03 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (EDITORIAL from The Korea Times on Aug. 3)

Snippet: When allies are mistaken for enemies: Command failure during joint drills exposes dangerous failures in military readiness

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260803000500320

[2026-08-03 07:30 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Inquirer

Title: China says drills conducted near Scarborough

Snippet: BEIJING — China said it conducted military and coast guard drills on Saturday near Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, a contested reef in the South China Sea, in a show of force after recent clashes with the Philippines in the disputed waters.

Read full article: https://www.inquirer.net/483128/china-says-drills-conducted-near-scarborough/

[2026-08-03 07:20 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Australia news live: Chalmers asks regulator to watch service stations ‘like a hawk’ as fuel excise cut ends

Snippet: Fuel excise cut, which was imposed after outbreak of Iran conflict, ended at midnight on Monday. Follow today’s news live

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/aug/03/australia-news-live-fuel-excise-cut-jim-chalmers-cost-of-living-anthony-albanese-labor-angus-taylor-coalition-one-nation-pauline-hanson-ntwnfb

[2026-08-03 07:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Trump to halt Iran strikes once parameters for ending war are met

Snippet: CAIRO — US President Donald Trump said in a Saturday evening social media post he will order American forces to hold off on new strikes against Iran, claiming Mideast allies had reached the parameters of a deal to end the five-month old war.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/03/world/trump-to-halt-iran-strikes-once-parameters-for-ending-war-are-met/2396632

[2026-08-03 06:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Timeline of Trump's threats and olive branches in the Iran war

Snippet: President Donald Trump holds up an image taken from his Truth Social account at an event about coal, Thursday, June 4, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson,File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-war-us-canceled-strikes-670f077d2cf5de7614cfce4ad40e4aaa

[2026-08-03 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Suicide bomber strikes crowd at anti-militant rally in Pakistan

Snippet: Mon 3 Aug 2026 at 5:11am

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-03/pakistan-suicide-bombing-anti-militant-rally/106988688

[2026-08-03 05:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Iran says negotiations with Oman over Strait of Hormuz in final stages

Snippet: Iran’s foreign minister says negotiations with Oman on the Strait of Hormuz are entering their “final stages”, as Tehran insists the vital waterway will never return to its pre-war status.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/2/iran-says-negotiations-with-oman-over-strait-of-hormuz-in-final-stages

[2026-08-03 04:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Iranians say the regime is at war 'with its own people'

Snippet: Mon 3 Aug 2026 at 4:39am

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-03/iran-war-united-states-israel-iranians/106975486

[2026-08-03 04:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Suspected suicide bombing kills at least 14 in Pakistan | The National

Snippet: At least 14 ​people ​were killed ​in a suspected ⁠suicide bombing on ​Sunday outside a police station ⁠in Pakistan's north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local officials said.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2026/08/02/suspected-suicide-bombing-kills-at-least-14-in-pakistan/

[2026-08-03 04:12 UTC+10:00] [Pakistan] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The New York Times

Title: Pakistan Police Station Bombing Kills at Least 14

Snippet: At least 14 people were killed in a suicide bombing outside a police station in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday evening, officials said, the worst attack in a surge of militant violence that has reignited fears in a region once dominated by the Pakistani Taliban.

Read full article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/world/asia/pakistan-police-station-bombing.html

[2026-08-03 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Voices from the Arab press: The Red Sea, redrawing the war map

Snippet: An-Nahar, Lebanon, July 23

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-904102

[2026-08-03 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: At least 14 killed, 18 wounded in suicide bombing outside Pakistan police station

Snippet: At least 14 people were killed in a suspected suicide bombing outside a police station in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, a rescue group and a regional police official said, as the country battles widening insurgencies.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-904362

[2026-08-03 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: Ukrainian Drones Kill 8 in Russia and Strike Wildberries Warehouse

Snippet: Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least eight people in Russian regions overnight and on Sunday, hitting targets including a warehouse belonging to Wildberries, Russia's largest online retailer, regional officials said.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/08/02/ukrainian-drones-kill-8-in-russia-and-strike-wildberries-warehouse-a93396

[2026-08-03 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: After Trump walks back pledge to give Ukraine Patriot license, Russian attacks kill nine people

Snippet: Hours after US President Donald Trump walked back his public pledge to give Ukraine the license to build Patriot interceptor missiles, Russian ballistic missile attacks on Ukraine killed at least nine people and injured dozens.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/internationalrussia-ukraine-war/article-904349

[2026-08-03 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Saudi Crown Prince MBS urges Trump to ‘prioritise dialogue’ in US-Iran war

Snippet: Saudi Arabia’s crown prince spoke to Donald Trump about the deepening crisis between Washington and Tehran, urging a renewed push for dialogue over further military escalation, hours before the United States president halted his latest attacks on Iran.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/2/saudi-crown-prince-mbs-urges-trump-to-prioritise-dialogue-in-us-iran-war

[2026-08-03 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: US, Mideast allies near deal to end Iran war

Snippet: WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump, in a Saturday evening social media post, claimed that Mideast allies have reached the parameters of a deal to end the Iran war and said that he would hold off on ordering new strikes in the five-month-old conflict for now.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/03/world/americas-emea/us-mideast-allies-near-deal-to-end-iran-war/2396547

[2026-08-03 01:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Suicide bombing kills 14 at anti-militant rally in Pakistan

Snippet: Police officers examine the site following a suicide bombing, in Kabal, a town in the Swat Valley in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Sherin Zada)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-suicide-bombing-swat-valley-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-de23ab4eadd9cbb9c792b1564cf6e893

[2026-08-03 01:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Ukraine says major Russian oil refinery and airfield hit, as Moscow reports eight deaths

Snippet: President Zelensky described the latest Ukrainian strikes as "our long-range sanctions" against Russian facilities he says finance Moscow's war

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c998gg5pe09o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-08-03 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: 'Defend Israel Or The Homeland': Top US General Issues Stark Warning To Pentagon Brass

Snippet: The highest-ranking US general in Europe informed the Pentagon this week that he does not have enough naval units to protect Israel against potential Iranian missile strikes, according to a report by the Washington Post on Saturday.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/military/defend-israel-or-homeland-top-us-general-issues-stark-warning-pentagon-brass

[2026-08-03 00:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Unusual movement of US forces in Iraqi Kurdistan prompts early drawdown questions | The National

Snippet: Unusual movement of US troops and equipment has been observed in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, in recent days, raising questions about whether the US-led anti-ISIS coalition is beginning an early drawdown ahead of its planned exit next month.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/02/unusual-movement-of-us-forces-in-iraqi-kurdistan-prompts-early-drawdown-questions/

[2026-08-03 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Ukrainian drones kill 5 in Russia and set fire to Wildberries warehouse

Snippet: Firefighter put out a fire at a Nova Poshta postal warehouse following Russian air attack on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Yevhen Titov)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-wildberries-warehouses-drones-d2c705445dad07fced4fb8c1e3d314c5

[2026-08-03 00:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: US Air Force signs $1.84 billion contract with Northrop Grumman for Rafael Litening targeting pods

Snippet: The United States Defense Department has awarded Northrop Grumman a $1.84 billion contract to supply Litening targeting pods to the US Air Force and to upgrade and maintain existing systems.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/all-news/article-904346

[2026-08-03 00:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: IDF kills three terrorists in Gaza from Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Army of Islam

Snippet: The IDF on Sunday confirmed the killing of three terrorists from three separate terror groups in the Gaza Strip in the last week.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-904348

[2026-08-03 00:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: 'We are winning, but the next threat is already inside Israel,' IDSF chairman says

Snippet: IDF Brig.-Gen. (res.) Erez Winner told the "Defense & Tech" podcast that Israel has defeated Hamas and Hezbollah militarily, while calling the length of the Gaza war a military failure.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/podcast/jpost-podcast/article-904347

[2026-08-03 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Sunken Nazi warships resurface in Europe amid record heatwave (PHOTOS)

Snippet: Several sunken World War II-era Nazi warships have resurfaced in the Danube River amid a major heatwave and prolonged drought. The vessels became visible as the water level in Europe’s second-longest river fell to record lows.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/643756-nazi-warships-europe-heatwave/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-08-03 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: US punished Colombia’s outgoing leader for calling Gaza war ‘genocide’ – FM to RT (VIDEO)

Snippet: Israel is at the heart of Washington’s long-running tensions with Colombia and its outgoing President Gustavo Petro, Foreign Minister Rosa Yolanda Villavicencio has told RT.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/643770-colombia-trump-palestine-israel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

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

Source: RT News

Title: US and Israel staged Spain migration invasion – Iran

Snippet: The US and Israel orchestrated the mass migrant crossing from Morocco into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta to punish Madrid for its refusal to bow to pressure on the Middle East conflicts, Iran’s embassy in Kenya has suggested. Spain has been at odds with Washington and West Jerusalem over the Gaza war and strikes on Iran.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/643773-us-israel-staged-spain-migrant-crisis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-08-03 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Trump’s immigration approval holds steady as economy rating remains low, AP-NORC poll finds

Snippet: President Donald Trump, center, walks from Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Friday, July 31, 2026, from Camp David, the presidential retreat. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-approval-rating-immigration-economy-iran-healthcare-f14da4276e2e0d5ec9b79f0d48e22788

[2026-08-03 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Hamas disarmament roadmap is an opening, and there is only one way to not lose it - opinion

Snippet: When we addressed the United Nations Security Council together, one Palestinian and one Israeli, we made a straightforward case: Hamas must relinquish its weapons, an International Stabilization Force must deploy, and reciprocal confidence-building measures must move both peoples away from perpetual war. Neither people can achieve lasting security through the permanent insecurity of the other.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-904344

[2026-08-03 00:01 UTC+10:00] [Housing] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: House prices slide across Australia as Middle East conflict and tax changes begin to bite

Snippet: Cotality data shows a drop in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, as nation’s median home price falls about $19,000 below its March peak

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/03/house-prices-slide-across-australia-as-middle-east-conflict-and-tax-changes-begin-to-bite

[2026-08-02 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Trump Says "Perimeters Of A Deal Reached" With Iran To Reopen Hormuz After Call With Saudi Crown Prince

Snippet: The past few days have been tense. Although no US strikes were launched from Friday night into Saturday morning and the Gulf region remained quiet early Sunday, anticipation surrounding President Trump's next move is keeping energy traders and Gulf governments on edge. The big concern is that another round of strikes could trigger a wider regional conflict, particularly as the Iranian-backed Houthis have reactivated offensive operations in the southern Red Sea in recent weeks.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/trump-says-perimeters-deal-reached-iran-reopen-hormuz-after-call-saudi-crown-prince

[2026-08-02 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Colombian rebel group’s ‘vile terrorist attack’ injures 11, kills dog

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/02/world-news/colombian-rebels-injure-11-during-truck-bombing-in-cucuta/

[2026-08-02 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Moscow mayor calls deadly bomb attack on a restaurant a 'terrorist act'

Snippet: Sun 2 Aug 2026 at 11:09pm

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-02/moscow-bombing-restaurant-mayor-terror-act/106988208

[2026-08-02 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Investors scored on Iran war's oil market boom. Staying long the trade will get trickier

Snippet: The past week's earnings from the energy sector demonstrated just how much the U.S.-Iran war has contributed to the short-term performance of major players in the oil market — and to the portfolio gains of investors who targeted stock opportunities in the sector. The sums are massive, but sitting on those gains for too long could be a mistake, according to investing experts.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/02/oil-prices-iran-war-energy-market.html

[2026-08-02 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: US troop pullback raises fears of more attacks on Iraqi Kurdistan - analysis

Snippet: The autonomous Kurdistan Region of Northern Iraq has been attacked by around 1,000 missiles and drones since February, when the Us and Israeli war on Iran began. This has impacted the Kurdistan region greatly, leading to deaths and injuries of dozens of people and causing energy companies to suspend operations.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-904334

[2026-08-02 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Over 8,000 plaintiffs seek to hold PA liable for October 7 massacre, war damages

Snippet: Lawyers for more than 8,000 people seeking to hold the Palestinian Authority responsible for harm caused by the October 7 massacre and the war that followed are expected to file written arguments with the Jerusalem District Court by the end of Sunday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-904331

[2026-08-02 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump tariffs] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Trump is determined to pursue his trade war – and he may be difficult to stop

Snippet: The president’s minions have trawled the statutes to restore roadblocks to trade. The invocation of Smoot-Hawley looks especially dangerous

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/02/trump-tariffs-weapon

[2026-08-02 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Opec+ agrees output rise in September amid uneasy pause in Iran war | The National

Snippet: Opec+ has agreed to increase crude oil output for a sixth consecutive month in September, as the Middle East teeters on the verge of an all-out war, and Houthi rebel attacks on Red Sea shipping compound threats to global energy supplies.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2026/08/02/opec-agrees-output-rise-in-september-but-pauses-increase-from-fourth-quarter/

[2026-08-02 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: Female Bomber Kills at Least 3, Injures 21 Near Moscow Restaurant

Snippet: A homemade bomb carried by a woman killed at least three people and injured 21 near an upscale restaurant in central Moscow on Saturday evening, authorities said, amid unconfirmed speculation on social media that the attack may have been linked to the war in Ukraine.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/08/02/female-bomber-kills-at-least-3-injures-21-near-moscow-restaurant-a93395

[2026-08-02 21:31 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Decades on from the US’s disastrous campaign in Afghanistan, Trump is making all the same mistakes | Simon Tisdall

Snippet: The president has blundered into a ‘forever war’ with Iran he can’t win, but refuses to end. Such hubris has a long history

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/02/donald-trump-iran-afghanistan-25-years-same-mistakes

[2026-08-02 21:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Trump's Iran U-turns feed 'Taco' narrative | The National

Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s latest move in the Iran conflict has added another chapter to a pattern critics have called “Taco” — short for “Trump always chickens out”.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/02/trumps-iran-u-turns-feed-taco-narrative/

[2026-08-02 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: 'The Koren Tanakh of the Land of Israel': Groundbreaking way to explore the Book of Samuel - review

Snippet: The Book of Samuel pauses, in the middle of a war, to name two rocks. Jonathan is about to climb toward a Philistine garrison above a ravine, with no one beside him but his armor-bearer, and the text stops to record that a crag stood on either side of the pass, one called Botzetz, the other Seneh.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-904132

[2026-08-02 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: 'Reclaiming Redemption Vol. II': Tracing Jewish survival from exile to war - book review

Snippet: Longtime Magazine contributor Rabbi Moshe Taragin is an educator at Yeshivat Har Etzion, founded in 1968 to foster the love of God, of learning Torah, and of the people and the Land of Israel.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-904134

[2026-08-02 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Mike Pompeo: 'Gulf states will have to join US to finish the job on Iran' | The National

Snippet: Ask Mike Pompeo if there is a risk of an all-out Middle East war, and he not only corrects you; he raises the stakes.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/2026/08/02/mike-pompeo-gulf-states-will-have-to-join-us-to-finish-the-job-on-iran/

[2026-08-02 20:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Why the Tell settler confrontation near Nablus could mark a West Bank turning point - analysis

Snippet: The deadly confrontation in Tell near Nablus last week and the conflict that followed have intensified competing claims over settler violence and Palestinian attacks, while raising a broader question: how much further can the West Bank deteriorate before localized confrontations develop into a sustained uprising in the form of an intifada?

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-904315