Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-17 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Abdul Malik al-Houthi, an elusive figure who commands a battle-hardened force, scored his biggest military victory in years when his Iran-aligned Houthi terrorist group swept through Yemen's Red Sea coastline and tightened its grip on a vital shipping waterway, rattling oil superpower Saudi Arabia.
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[2026-09-17 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Two deadlines are looming for Iraq at the end of the month: the end of a decades-long U.S. military presence and the disarmament of non-state armed groups. The U.S. withdrawal is underway, and officials say the hundreds of troops remaining in northern Iraq will be out by the Sept. 30 deadline.
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[2026-09-17 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US military says it has attacked two boats that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) allegedly used in an attempt to seize an American drone.
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[2026-09-16 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said on Wednesday that the group had attacked an airbase in Khamis Mushait as well as Aramco facilities in Yanbu.
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[2026-09-16 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday that Defense Minister Andrei Belousov awarded a ship captain for his “skillful and decisive actions” after firing signal flares at a Danish military helicopter in the Baltic Sea earlier this week.
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[2026-09-16 22:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Arabia's air defences intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca on Tuesday before it entered prohibited airspace over the holy city, said a spokesman for the Saudi-led military coalition fighting Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis.
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[2026-09-16 22:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said on Wednesday that the group had attacked an airbase in Khamis Mushait as well as Aramco facilities in Yanbu.
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[2026-09-16 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Dong Jun makes rare public offer of foreign military aid at major security conference and skips mentions of Taiwan and South China Sea
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[2026-09-16 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Dong Jun makes rare public offer of foreign military aid at major security conference and skips mentions of Taiwan and South China Sea
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[2026-09-16 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has sent around 100,000 workers abroad, mostly to China and Russia, with some involved in manufacturing military drones at Russian factories in violation of U.N. sanctions, an international monitoring report showed Wednesday.
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[2026-09-16 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Ukraine war spillover into NATO 'eastern flank' members' airspace is now becoming a weekly reality, which presents added pressure and dangers which could potentially lead up to a major Russia-Western military confrontation. Lead NATO powers like Germany have of late also alleged Russian intelligence 'sabotage' campaigns involving drones near aviation hubs in central Europe.
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[2026-09-16 21:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-16 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Jean-Pierre Lacroix tells Beijing’s Xiangshan Forum that UN is struggling with fewer resources and a shrinking field presence
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[2026-09-16 21:00 UTC+10:00] [UN] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Jean-Pierre Lacroix tells Beijing’s Xiangshan Forum that UN is struggling with fewer resources and a shrinking field presence
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[2026-09-16 20:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli officials have leaked details of a secret meeting between military commanders from the US, Israel and several Arab states in Germany last week to discuss the war launched by Israel and the US against Iran.
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[2026-09-16 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Video clip shows honour guard drill mirroring the welcome extended to Donald Trump during his China trip
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[2026-09-16 20:03 UTC+10:00] [US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Video clip shows honour guard drill mirroring the welcome extended to Donald Trump during his China trip
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[2026-09-16 19:59 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Iran-aligned Houthi fighters pose next to a captured vehicle following what the source described as an attack on Saudi-backed forces in the location given by the source as al Jawf governorate, Yemen, in this screengrab taken from a video released by Houthi Military Media on September 15, 2026.
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[2026-09-16 19:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Security chiefs in Iran responsible for crimes against humanity during a violent crackdown on nationwide protests in 2022 continue to control a “deadly state machinery of repression”, Amnesty International has said.
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[2026-09-16 19:11 UTC+10:00] [Asylum] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: A tiny village in the south-East of England has symbolically “voted” to leave the U.K. in protest at the housing of asylum-seekers at a nearby military site.
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[2026-09-16 18:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The renewed confrontation between Washington and Tehran is increasingly being fought not only through military pressure but through the energy market, where disruptions to Gulf exports are pushing oil prices higher, testing the resilience of regional economies and creating a growing domestic challenge for the United States ahead of November’s midterm elections.
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[2026-09-16 17:48 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-09-16 17:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US troops have leaked new images to CBS News capturing widespread destruction at American military bases across the Middle East from Iran’s missile and drone attacks.
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[2026-09-16 17:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US troops have leaked new images to CBS News capturing widespread destruction at American military bases across the Middle East from Iran’s missile and drone attacks.
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[2026-09-16 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US House of Representatives passed a resolution on Tuesday designed to severely limit US military action in Iran, directing US President Donald Trump to remove all US Armed Forces from the Islamic Republic "other than those elements of the Armed Forces that may be necessary to defend [US and allies] from imminent attack."
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[2026-09-16 17:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-09-16 17:12 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The failure to protect Afghans who worked with Australia and face Taliban persecution has been so egregious the nation does not deserve to win a prized seat on the United Nations Security Council, military and police veterans have argued.
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[2026-09-16 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Yemen's Houthis claimed to have downed an F-15 fighter jet belonging to the Royal Saudi Air Force over Yemen's Marib Governorate, the terror group's military spokesperson Yahya Saree claimed on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-16 16:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea and the United States have scaled back field training exercises (FTX) during the Ulchi Freedom Shield, a combined military exercise, compared with last year.
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[2026-09-16 15:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-09-16 15:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: For a third time, the US House has voted to end the war in Iran, approving a war powers resolution that would halt President Donald Trump’s ability to continue military action without congressional approval.
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[2026-09-16 14:33 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-09-16 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: "Expert, reliable, considered, actionable opinion"
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[2026-09-16 13:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Saudi Arabia’s air defences destroyed a Houthi drone south of Makkah before it entered prohibited airspace over the holy city, the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen said on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-16 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Retired PLA colonel says defence minister’s speech signals growing confidence and lower tension with US
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[2026-09-16 12:45 UTC+10:00] [US President Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Retired PLA colonel says defence minister’s speech signals growing confidence and lower tension with US
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[2026-09-16 12:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Chinese defence minister officially opens the security conference with a warning about ‘zero-sum’ mindsets
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[2026-09-16 12:12 UTC+10:00] [Xiangshan Forum] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Chinese defence minister officially opens the security conference with a warning about ‘zero-sum’ mindsets
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[2026-09-16 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US military has released what it said was video of commandos intercepting and blowing up a vessel involved in the drug trade in the Eastern Pacific.
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[2026-09-16 11:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Army Chief of Staff Gen. Kim Gyu-ha has met with top military officials of the Polish Army and discussed ways to expand high-level exchanges and defense industry cooperation, the South Korean Army said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-16 11:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- Army Chief of Staff Gen. Kim Gyu-ha has met with top military officials of the Polish Army and discussed ways to expand high-level exchanges and defense industry cooperation, the South Korean Army said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-16 10:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: IDF Chief of Staff, Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir instructed the Military Advocate General, Maj.-Gen. Itai Ofir to open an investigation into the NAZA documentary on Tuesday, after tensions over the film’s subject matter ignited in Israel.
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[2026-09-16 10:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Some 200 experts and scholars from around the world are taking part in the three-day forum in Beijing
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[2026-09-16 10:26 UTC+10:00] [Alcott Wei] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Some 200 experts and scholars from around the world are taking part in the three-day forum in Beijing
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[2026-09-16 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A Yemeni military spokesperson said that the government forces attacked Houthi positions and equipment in Taiz.
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[2026-09-16 09:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Palestinians carry the body of Ahmad Al-Batsh, a Qassam Brigades commander in Jabaliya, the military wing of Hamas, during his funeral after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Yousef Al Zanoun)
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[2026-09-16 08:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The German Defense Ministry has a secretive military unit dedicated solely to facilitating cooperation between Berlin and Kiev, including meeting Ukraine’s weapons demands, the Financial Times has reported. Dubbed Sonderstab Ukraine (Special Staff Ukraine), the unit processes arms procurement contracts signed by Kiev under Berlin’s military support program, which amounts to €11.5 billion ($13.27 billion) this year alone.
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[2026-09-16 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Mobile polling teams visited homes in rural areas on 14 September, carrying ballot boxes and portable voting booths. Footage showed residents casting their ballots outside their homes, while members of Russia’s Central Electoral Commission oversaw the process alongside Russian servicemen and police officers. Russia’s parliamentary election is due to take place nationwide from 18 to 20 September.
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[2026-09-16 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Houthis’ latest advances along Yemen’s Red Sea coast mark a significant escalation amid the war with Iran, but US President Donald Trump has so far resisted greater military involvement in the region.
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[2026-09-16 04:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Police forces at California’s K-12 schools have quietly been purchasing and using military equipment for decades — and some have yet to comply with a state law requiring them to disclose that to the public.
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