Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-31 16:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military said it has taken control of Beaufort Castle, a strategic hilltop fortress in southern Lebanon that has featured in several major confrontations since Israel’s 1982 invasion of the country.
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[2026-05-31 16:20 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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[2026-05-31 16:03 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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[2026-05-31 15:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Israeli military on Sunday claimed its forces have taken control of Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, as Israel expands operations despite a so-called ceasefire.
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[2026-05-31 15:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SINGAPORE, May 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has discussed a Japan-proposed bilateral military logistics support pact with Tokyo, although Seoul maintained its reservations over the matter, Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said Sunday.
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[2026-05-31 15:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Japan's defense minister took a veiled swipe at China Sunday, pledging to keep strengthening the military despite Beijing's criticism of Tokyo's increasingly muscular security stance.
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[2026-05-31 15:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hanwha Aerospace is reportedly in discussions with Germany, the UK and other European countries on potential arms deal, accelerating its defense push amid rising military spending in the region.
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[2026-05-31 15:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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[2026-05-31 15:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian judicial authorities have ordered the confiscation of the assets of 75 people accused of collaborating with foreign adversaries and engaging in activities deemed harmful to national security, according to the General and Revolutionary Prosecutor of Central Province.
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[2026-05-31 15:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s visit to the recent flotilla detainees was no spontaneous blunder. It was a deliberate step.
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[2026-05-31 15:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: After the events of October 7, 2023, Israelis searched for answers in Hamas tunnels, Iranian funding, intelligence failures, and military mistakes. But the painful truth is this: before Hamas crossed the border, Israel was already tearing itself apart from within.
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[2026-05-31 15:02 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Shinjiro Koizumi says Japan valued as a ‘peace-loving’ nation while China expands military capabilities ‘without sufficient transparency’
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[2026-05-31 14:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli newspaper Haaretz, citing military officers and informed sources, reported that there is growing frustration within the Israeli army over not being kept informed about negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
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[2026-05-31 14:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military said it has begun a “large-scale operation” in the Shaqif Heights and Saluki Valley areas of southern Lebanon, describing the campaign as an effort to destroy Hezbollah infrastructure and “eliminate militants” while expanding its control of the area.
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[2026-05-31 13:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: IDF ground troops have entered and secured the Beaufort Ridge and Wadi al-Saluki areas of southern Lebanon, the military announced on Sunday morning.
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[2026-05-31 13:39 UTC+10:00] [Australian military] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Defence minister says ‘cost-effective’ decision to buy only secondhand Virginia nuclear-powered submarines will make training and operations easier
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[2026-05-31 13:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-31 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) -- The chief of North Korea's spy agency has attended an international security forum in Russia and held a meeting with the country's Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu, the North's state media reported Sunday.
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[2026-05-31 13:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Washington is “close to a very good agreement with Iran” but warned that military options remain available if negotiations fail.
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[2026-05-31 11:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reported that the country’s military has unveiled a new naval attack craft named “27 Rajab” during a ceremony in Tehran’s Enqelab Square.
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[2026-05-31 11:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military issued new evacuation warnings for residents of several villages in southern Lebanon, ordering them to move north of the Zahrani River.
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[2026-05-31 10:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US and Cuban military officials have held a rare in-person meeting at the Guantanamo Bay naval base as Washington continues to increase pressure on the island nation.
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[2026-05-31 10:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces continued military operations across Gaza despite the ceasefire as Palestinians in the occupied West Bank reported a series of Israeli raids and attacks by Jewish settlers, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa.
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[2026-05-31 10:38 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Russian atomic energy agency claim that drone strike damaged Europe’s largest nuclear plant just a ‘propaganda ploy’, Ukraine military says. What we know on day 1,558
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[2026-05-31 10:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah said it carried out 24 military operations on Saturday targeting Israeli troops, military vehicles and infrastructure, while also launching multiple rocket barrages at the northern Israeli settlement of Kiryat Shmona.
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[2026-05-31 08:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A provision in a bill before the United States Congress could tie the American and Israeli militaries far more closely together, deepening their cooperation on weapons research, production and technology.
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[2026-05-31 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to convene a high-level security meeting at 10:30pm local time (19:30 GMT) as Israeli forces continue their military offensive in Lebanon and push deeper into areas where Hezbollah operates.
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[2026-05-31 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran has reasserted its control over the Strait of Hormuz, warning that foreign commercial and military vessels will be targeted, if they do not comply with regulations governing passage through the strategic waterway.
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[2026-05-31 04:40 UTC+10:00] [Drug Abuse and Traffic] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: The U.S. military killed three men in a strike against a boat in the eastern Pacific that it said was transporting narcotics, U.S. Southern Command announced on Saturday.
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[2026-05-31 03:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-31 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Just a few hours after President Trump boasted that the US Navy had detonated "numerous" Iranian sea mines, NBC News reported that, even after three months of warfare, the US military has yet to confirm the presence of even a single mine in the strategically critical Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-31 02:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Growing frustration is emerging in northern Israel as Hezbollah's attacks continue despite months of military operations and repeated promises that security would be restored.
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[2026-05-31 02:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-31 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-31 01:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters has issued a fresh warning to commercial and military vessels operating in the Strait of Hormuz, saying all ships must comply with regulations set by Tehran.
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[2026-05-31 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Russia and the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan have reached a military and technical cooperation agreement, Russian news outlet Interfax reported this week.
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[2026-05-31 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. continues to pursue a ‘great deal’ which would make sure Iran does not have nuclear weapons, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the press in Singapore during his trip for the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue security summit. Hegseth also hailed a “new chapter” in relations with China, saying a “more collaborative” approach would guid ties between the two superpowers.
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[2026-05-30 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Three weeks after CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with officials in Havana, reopening a political backchannel between Washington and the Cuban government, a rare military-to-military meeting unfolded at the edge of the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay.
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[2026-05-30 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel’s military has advanced beyond the Litani River in southern Lebanon for the first time since 2006 and appear poised to encircle the major city of Nabatieh.
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[2026-05-30 23:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army warned that it expects an escalation in fire from Lebanon towards northern Israel, amid its expansion of military operations in southern Lebanon, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported.
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[2026-05-30 23:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The recent discovery of Assad-era chemical weapons munitions and materials in Syria has implications beyond the identification and destruction of hazardous stockpiles. The evidence could help investigators trace the military and security command structures that oversaw the chemical weapons program under Assad and support efforts to hold those responsible for war crimes committed during the civil war accountable.
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[2026-05-30 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In the wake of the Xi-Trump summit, the US and Chinese delegations dispense with the tough talk of previous years
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[2026-05-30 23:30 UTC+10:00] [Singapore] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In the wake of the Xi-Trump summit, the US and Chinese delegations dispense with the tough talk of previous years
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[2026-05-30 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon's military has said that a "targeted" Israeli strike wounded two soldiers in southern Lebanon, a day after military delegations from the two countries met in Washington.
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[2026-05-30 22:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US and Iran are signalling cautious progress towards a possible agreement, although tensions remain high and military threats continue to accompany diplomacy, according to US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth, who warned that Washington would strike Tehran if talks fail.
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[2026-05-30 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The US, UK and Australia say they will develop underwater drone technology to protect undersea cables and boost defence, under their military alliance known as Aukus.
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[2026-05-30 21:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel's military on Saturday issued three expulsion orders for residents of 13 villages in southern Lebanon, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said troops had pushed deeper into the country.
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[2026-05-30 21:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel's military on Saturday issued three expulsion orders for residents of 13 villages in southern Lebanon, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said troops had pushed deeper into the country.
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[2026-05-30 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Defence and National Security
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[2026-05-30 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A medical military service series, a work-based romcom and two school-based dramas are among the K-dramas to watch in June 2026
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