Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-03 11:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran launched a wave of attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait and civilian shipping in the Gulf in the early hours of Wednesday, US military officials said.
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[2026-06-03 11:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: IDF General Staff Operations Division head, Brig.-Gen. Yisrael Shomer, was questioned Tuesday morning by military police on suspicion of institutional offenses. Hours later, he announced that he would resign from the IDF effective immediately.
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[2026-06-03 11:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Dozens of Korean adoptees from North America and Europe recently gathered to leave their names on a wall at a former U.S. military base, hoping that, after decades, a birth mother might still be looking for them. (AP video shot by Yong Jun Chang)
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[2026-06-03 10:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has said it targeted US military assets in the Persian Gulf region in retaliation for American attacks. US Central Command said its forces intercepted multiple Iranian ballistic missiles and drones and carried out “self-defense strikes” on Qeshm Island.
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[2026-06-03 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: American and Chinese military officers have sat down for rare deconfliction talks in Hawaii, soon on the heels of the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing last month. According to a late Monday statement from the Chinese Navy, the two superpowers held what they described as "candid and constructive" exchanges during a two-day closed-door meeting.
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[2026-06-03 09:36 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US military says it struck tanker and sites on Iran’s Qeshm Island and defended Kuwait and Bahrain from missile attacks
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[2026-06-03 08:43 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Alarm after Elias Irizarry is hired to position in office that manages highly classified military operations
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[2026-06-03 05:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Tuesday appointed a housing official with no national security experience as acting director of national intelligence.
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[2026-06-03 04:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The mysterious leader of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force has issued a new warning to the US and Israel. According to Iran’s IRNA state media, Brigadier-General Esmaeil Qaani “has warned the United States and Israel against further military escalation in Gaza and Lebanon, saying that new fronts could open and maritime traffic in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait could mirror the situation in the Strait of Hormuz.”
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[2026-06-03 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A Taiwanese institute has unveiled a new model of armed “robot dog” designed for coastal patrols, reconnaissance, and high-risk military missions. The machines were presented during an event in Taipei on Tuesday.
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[2026-06-03 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF killed more than 20 terrorists and conducted 100 strikes during ground operations north of the Litania River, according to a military statement shared on Tuesday.
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[2026-06-03 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-03 02:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The AJ+ series Direct From investigates the connection between bodies donated to US universities and training programmes for Israeli military teams.
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[2026-06-03 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Britain has begun using SpaceX's militarized satellite network Starshield, according to two people familiar with the matter, making it among the first countries outside the United States to adopt Elon Musk's government-focused variant of Starlink.
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[2026-06-03 02:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A strategically important stretch of Arctic Ocean, known as the Bear Gap, has become the latest focus of concerns about Russia’s military ambitions in the far north.
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[2026-06-03 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE annual Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore has long served as Asia’s premier strategic gathering, where defense ministers, military chiefs, diplomats and scholars attempt to decipher the evolving balance of power in the Indo-Pacific. This year’s edition was particularly significant mainly because of the closely watched speech of United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth amid a turbulent global environment.
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[2026-06-03 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An attack against Hezbollah terror infrastructure in Tyre on Monday caused damage to a civilian hospital in the area, the IDF said after reviewing footage from the strike.
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[2026-06-03 01:09 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — France's military needs more weapons and arms production has to get faster, warned the country's top general Fabien Mandon.
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[2026-06-03 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Aukus] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
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
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[2026-06-03 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
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.
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[2026-06-02 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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.
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[2026-06-02 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Second world war] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
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
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[2026-06-02 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
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.
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[2026-06-02 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
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)
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[2026-06-02 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
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.
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[2026-06-02 20:27 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-06-02 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
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.
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[2026-06-02 18:31 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-02 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-06-02 17:19 UTC+10:00] [Lebanon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
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
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[2026-06-02 16:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli defence minister Israeli Katz, speaking in Tel Aviv on Monday, vowed to establish a military-controlled zone in the area of south Lebanon’s Litani River.
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[2026-06-02 15:54 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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[2026-06-02 15:40 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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[2026-06-02 15:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: French Ambassador to the United Nations Jerome Bonnafont described Israel’s expanding military incursion into Lebanon as a “major strategic mistake”, warning that the raising of an Israeli flag over Beaufort Castle reflected a “worrying return to the past”.
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[2026-06-02 15:33 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-06-02 15:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From Japan’s concerns about Russian military activity to moon bears freed in Laos, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting
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[2026-06-02 15:08 UTC+10:00] [Eid ul-Adha] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From Japan’s concerns about Russian military activity to moon bears freed in Laos, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting
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[2026-06-02 15:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar condemned Israel’s military actions in Lebanon and called for an immediate end to US military aid to Israel.
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[2026-06-02 14:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah said it carried out 31 attacks against Israeli military sites, troop gatherings and vehicles on Monday, describing the operations as a response to continued Israeli violations of the ceasefire and attacks on towns in southern Lebanon.
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[2026-06-02 13:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In one of the latest examples of political extremes converging over Israel, Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie joined forces this week to challenge a provision expanding US-Israel defense cooperation.
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[2026-06-02 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Images of occupying Israeli troops seizing a historic hilltop fortress in Lebanon on Sunday have provoked a breathless reaction among Israel’s political and military elite.
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[2026-06-02 11:52 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: June 2, 2026 11:52 | News
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[2026-06-02 10:23 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Revocation of access newest attempt by Trump’s defense department to restrict reporting on military affairs
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[2026-06-02 09:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: France's UN envoy slammed the scale and persistence of Israel's military campaign in Lebanon, warning that the offensive risked repeating the mistakes of past occupations.
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[2026-06-02 09:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A United States court of appeals has ruled that a policy under President Donald Trump to expel transgender troops from the military was a violation of the Constitution.
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[2026-06-02 08:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Elizabeth Warren called on the commerce secretary to testify on the issue amid concerns over fuelling China’s military capabilities
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[2026-06-02 08:53 UTC+10:00] [Chinese] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Elizabeth Warren called on the commerce secretary to testify on the issue amid concerns over fuelling China’s military capabilities
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[2026-06-02 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Tue 2 Jun 2026 at 7:59am
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[2026-06-02 07:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW DELHI — India said it will continue engaging with Myanmar after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks Monday with the leader of the country’s military-backed government, despite Western sanctions imposed after the military seized power in 2021.
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[2026-06-02 06:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has criticised US President Donald Trump’s announcement that planned Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs had been halted.
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