Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-26 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A centrepiece of the Albanese government’s push to modernise the navy – a fleet of large, heavily armed warships that can operate with or without sailors on board – has been thrown into doubt after the United States military dumped its plan to develop the vessels.
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[2026-07-26 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara has asked the High Court of Justice to strike down a law suspending enforcement against ultra-Orthodox (haredi) yeshiva students who fail to report for military service, arguing that it leaves their duty to enlist intact while removing the consequences of refusing.
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[2026-07-26 17:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In return, North Korea has received cash, military technology, food and energy commodities to help it overcome international sanctions
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[2026-07-26 17:11 UTC+10:00] [Choe Son-hui] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In return, North Korea has received cash, military technology, food and energy commodities to help it overcome international sanctions
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[2026-07-26 16:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli military has issued two military orders to uproot vegetation and olive trees and seize Palestinian land in Jenin governorate in the occupied West Bank, Wafa reported.
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[2026-07-26 16:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-07-26 15:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: IDF forces mapped two terrorists' houses in the village of Tel on Saturday in preparation for their sealing and demolition, the military announced on Sunday.
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[2026-07-26 14:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: More than 300 people have lost their jobs over the past nine years after refusing their mandatory military service, according to a report from the Military Manpower Administration.
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[2026-07-26 13:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BRUSSELS — A Canadian woman was arrested and accused of espionage while working as an intern in the operational headquarters of the NATO military alliance, Belgian authorities said Saturday.
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[2026-07-26 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has, for now, set aside plans to sharply escalate the American military campaign against Iran, with growing concern that a wider war could dangerously deplete the Pentagon's stockpile of Patriot missile interceptors and other air defence munitions in the Middle East, The New York Times reports.
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[2026-07-26 12:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: France sent a hulking military cargo plane to dump tons of flame retardants as it battled raging wildfires Saturday and slashed the final stage of Tour de France to redeploy security personnel to the blazes that forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes.
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[2026-07-26 11:10 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: Pop star Katy Perry has slammed the White House for using one of her songs, Firework, in a TikTok video about US military strikes in Iran.
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[2026-07-26 10:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-26 09:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US military has said that its naval blockade against Iran "remains in full effect" but did not explain why it halted a streak of 13 nights of escalating strikes.
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[2026-07-26 09:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US military has said its naval blockade against Iran remains in full effect, as it redirected 12 commercial vessels attempting to reach Iranian ports, disabled two and boarded two others to enforce compliance.
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[2026-07-26 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Ukraine has rapidly expanded its one-way attack-drone campaign from the Sea of Azov into the Black Sea, claiming strikes against more than 180 vessels and maritime targets around the Crimean region over the past three weeks, according to Reuters. The widening maritime offensive follows a summer campaign in which Ukrainian drones struck dozens of Russian energy assets, warehouses and logistics hubs.
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[2026-07-26 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A drone was found in the Givat HaAvot neighborhood of Kiryat Arba, near Hebron, on Saturday evening, close to the home of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
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[2026-07-26 08:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Phil Brink of FreightWaves
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[2026-07-26 08:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Residents abandon nearby villages as crossing points remain closed
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[2026-07-26 07:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-26 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A general view of the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council Session with fellow heads of state at the NATO summit at the IFEMA arena in Madrid, on June 30, 2022. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP, File)
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[2026-07-26 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE world is again facing a huge spike in oil prices and shortages of fertilizer and other oil-based commodities that are worsening world hunger and driving thousands more poor people to starvation in Africa as Iran continues to attack shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and block oil tankers. Twenty percent of the world’s total oil supply and 33 percent of global fertilizers essential for food production passed through the strait daily.
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[2026-07-26 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BERLIN — The era in which global order rested on a United States monopoly over military and economic power and values has finally come to an end, taking Europe’s long period of stability with it. The world has become significantly more turbulent and uncertain, and the near future will bring even more instability.
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[2026-07-26 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Palestinians gather to repair a damaged house following an attack by Israeli settlers the previous day in the village of Sarra, near the West Bank city of Nablus, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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[2026-07-26 01:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-26 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Two British Army engineers have been arrested after allegedly stealing an armored personnel carrier from a military base and driving it through a row of civilian vehicles, causing an estimated £100,000 ($135,000) in damage, according to UK media.
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[2026-07-26 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Two British Army engineers have been arrested after allegedly stealing an armored personnel carrier from a military base and driving it through a row of civilian vehicles, causing an estimated £100,000 ($135,000) in damage, according to UK media.
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[2026-07-25 22:59 UTC+10:00] [Airplanes] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — France is deploying military planes and getting help from other EU countries in the fight against the worst wave of wildfires in the country's recent history.
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[2026-07-25 20:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Medical Aid for Palestinians has warned that Palestinians in Nablus are facing an "existential threat" following an overnight escalation in settler attacks and military raids, which also saw healthcare facilities targeted.
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[2026-07-25 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ukraine's forces struck a Russian warship and vessels used for transporting Iran-linked military cargo in the Caspian Sea, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday.
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[2026-07-25 20:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Saudi Arabia said on Saturday that its coalition forces struck Houthi militia in Yemen after the Iran-backed group claimed to have attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea earlier in the week.
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[2026-07-25 20:00 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: No press briefing has been held for months, as the defence department belatedly or inaccurately releases figures
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[2026-07-25 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: PLA may be practising ‘reconnaissance and strike’, in which drones and helicopters work in tandem alongside rocket artillery
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[2026-07-25 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Tamkang University] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: PLA may be practising ‘reconnaissance and strike’, in which drones and helicopters work in tandem alongside rocket artillery
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[2026-07-25 19:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported an "encounter" between a tanker and "military forces" in the Gulf of Oman on Friday.
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[2026-07-25 19:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel is pushing ahead with its military crackdown across the occupied West Bank, arresting dozens following a shooting that killed four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers.
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[2026-07-25 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Lawyers for Niger's deposed president, Mohamed Bazoum, have called for his immediate release three years after he was toppled and detained by the military.
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[2026-07-25 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Global development] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: ‘I can’t tolerate this life,’ said the 24-year-old in his last voice message to his relatives. Attacked by the military, a rebel army and criminal gangs, Siraz Ullah risked all for a better future
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[2026-07-25 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An air defense system operated by Greek military personnel in Saudi Arabia intercepted two ballistic missiles launched from Yemen on Saturday targeting oil refineries in Yanbu, Greek security sources told Reuters.
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[2026-07-25 17:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-07-25 15:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Overnight Israeli military and settler raids have left a Palestinian teenager and an elderly man injured by gunfire in Bethlehem and Nablus, Al Jazeera reported.
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[2026-07-25 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Researchers have identified four challenges that could undermine Beijing’s five-year plan for a modern military by 2030
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[2026-07-25 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Researchers have identified four challenges that could undermine Beijing’s five-year plan for a modern military by 2030
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[2026-07-25 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: IRBIL, Iraq — The US military said Friday that it fired on another merchant vessel that was trying to breach its blockade of Iran's ports, while the Islamic Republic targeted American strongholds around the Persian Gulf.
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[2026-07-25 11:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Spain declared a state of emergency and sent the military to try to contain wildfires near Madrid, while France evacuated thousands of tourists threatened by a blaze west of Bordeaux.
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[2026-07-25 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com,
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[2026-07-25 10:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US military has said it had fired on and disabled a tanker ship that was attempting to evade the American blockade on Iranian ports.
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[2026-07-25 09:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: CHANTHABURI, Thailand -- Gen. Ukrit Boontanon surveyed the 4.3-meter high wall fortified with concrete slabs able to withstand small-arms fire and topped with rolls of barbed wire. Thailand's supreme military commander then headed for a door at one end and shook it firmly. A hard tug rattled the three attached padlocks, affirming it was shut to prying eyes from Cambodia on the other side.
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[2026-07-25 08:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said it carried out airstrikes targeting Houthi military sites in the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah on Friday that were linked to attacks on Saudi shipping.
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[2026-07-25 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: When the US House of Representatives narrowly passed a $1.5 trillion budget for the Department of War this week, the bill included a controversial provision that would permanently integrate US and Israeli military tech advancements in a way that would - as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put it - turn Israel from a foreign aid recipient to a full-scale partner.
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