Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-24 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (URGENT) S. Korea to seek reinstatement of no-fly zone under suspended 2018 inter-Korean military pact: unification minister
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[2026-02-24 11:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Politics06/13/2023June 13, 2023
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[2026-02-24 11:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Conflicts02/23/2026February 23, 202605:08 min
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[2026-02-24 11:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Politics06/03/2021June 3, 202154:59 min
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[2026-02-24 11:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Conflicts06/14/2024June 14, 2024
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[2026-02-24 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington is reportedly pushing back on Seoul’s request for smaller drills, forcing the postponement of a major joint military briefing
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[2026-02-24 08:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Pentagon, the headquarters for the U.S. Department of Defense, is seen from the air, Sept. 20, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, FIle)
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[2026-02-24 08:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Military generals tend to be much more realistic about the potential negative consequences of going to war, as well as difficulties and challenges, over and against the often more hawkish policy-makers.
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[2026-02-24 08:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (URGENT) S. Korea to seek reinstatement of no-fly zone under suspended 2018 inter-Korean military pact: unification minister
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[2026-02-24 08:07 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Mexico City: A visit from a romantic partner of infamous cartel boss Nemesio Oseguera, known as “El Mencho,” led to his capture and death, Mexican authorities said in an assessment of Sunday’s operation, after which 25 members of the National Guard military police were killed in retaliatoryviolence.
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[2026-02-24 08:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — AI giant Anthropic is at risk of losing a lucrative Pentagon contract over its policy that its technology should never be used for the mass surveillance of US citizens or in fully autonomous weapons systems.
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[2026-02-24 08:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US military said on Monday that it struck a vessel in the Caribbean, killing three men, the latest such incident in recent months.
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[2026-02-24 07:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Around 20 IDF lone soldiers celebrated bar and bat mitzvah ceremonies at the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem on Monday morning, marking the first time they did so as Jews after completing a conversion process during their military service.
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[2026-02-24 07:14 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: It is the third such attack in a week, and is part of increased US forces in the Caribbean
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[2026-02-24 07:12 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The US military on Monday said it carried out another strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean, killing three "narco-terrorists."
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[2026-02-24 07:08 UTC+10:00] [Mexico] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump tells Mexico to ‘step up’ effort to combat cartels even after military operation kills drug lord known as ‘El Mencho’
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[2026-02-24 07:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States military has announced another strike in the Caribbean Sea that it said targeted drug smugglers, killing three people.
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[2026-02-24 06:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: India clears procurement of 114 Rafale jets in Rs 3.6 lakh cr military modernisation push India and France will co-produce Rafale fighter jets as well as helicopters, French President Emmanuel Macron said, news agency Reuters reported. New Delhi had last week already cleared a long-pending proposal to procure 114 Rafale fighter jets under a Government-to-Government framework with France.
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[2026-02-24 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Air superiority is a vital element of national security. Protecting the air space of our island is the prime core competency of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF). The SLAF will celebrate its 75th Anniversary on 2nd March 2026. Today we look at the home of the “top gun” pilots of the Sri Lanka Air Force.
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[2026-02-24 05:28 UTC+10:00] [Mexico] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Streets empty as residents shield from chaos of retaliatory attacks after death of ‘El Mencho’ in federal raid
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[2026-02-24 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Monday called on Mexico to boost its efforts targeting drug cartels as widespread violence spread across the United States' southern neighbor one day after a military raid killed a notorious Mexican drug lord.
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[2026-02-24 03:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Ethiopia celebrated the 65th anniversary of its Special Operations Command on Sunday in Hawassa, with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed praising the military's modernization efforts, as renewed tensions simmer along the Tigray border—the region devastated by civil war between 2020 and 2022.
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[2026-02-24 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: S&P Global vice chairman Daniel Yergin said on Monday the threat of a military confrontation between the US and Iran is putting a premium on oil prices.
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[2026-02-24 03:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: HONG KONG — A Hong Kong appeals court on Monday upheld the convictions and sentences of a dozen democracy campaigners jailed for subversion during the city’s largest trial under a Beijing-imposed national security law.
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[2026-02-24 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz has signed a military order designating five Palestinian local online media platforms as “terrorist” organisations, alleging links to Hamas, according to local Israeli media.
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[2026-02-24 01:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Jerusalem District Court on Monday rejected National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s request to delay the implementation of a recent ruling ordering the promotion of police officer Rinat Saban, finding that further postponement could deepen the harm already caused both to the officer and to the public interest in an independent police force.
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[2026-02-24 01:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A convoy carrying U.S. Army vehicles drives away from the International Coalition’s Qasrak Base, its largest base in northeastern Syria, heading toward Iraqi territory on the outskirts of Qamishli, eastern Syria, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026.(AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)
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[2026-02-24 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Mexico] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Schools close and flights suspended after military raid kills Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes
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[2026-02-24 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The weapon – reportedly capable of firing guided munitions – represents a significant upgrade for PLA Navy
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[2026-02-23 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States has started withdrawing from a key military base in northeastern Syria and redeploying its forces to northern Iraq, marking the first phase of a pullout expected to last several weeks.
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[2026-02-23 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: As a new round of talks between the United States and Iran is scheduled to take place in Geneva, Tehran has reiterated that it wants to find a diplomatic solution with the US on its nuclear programme but will defend itself if Washington resorts to military action.
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[2026-02-23 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: DW writer and editor specializing in international politics and transnational security, with a focus on Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
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[2026-02-23 21:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: There is no shortage of gloomy assessments of the global situation at the moment. "In the era of great powers, our freedom is no longer a given. It is under threat," said German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the opening of the Munich Security Conference. And he explicitly mentioned China: "China has the ambition to shape global affairs, laying the foundations for this over many years with strategic patience.
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[2026-02-23 21:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Kurdish parties in Iran on Sunday announced that they were forming a coalition called the Alliance of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan, a front opposed to the Islamic Republic as pressure from domestic protests and the US military increases.
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[2026-02-23 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Indonesian island renowned for parties and chilling turns holiday spot for fitness-mad travellers who seek ‘military-style’ boot camps
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[2026-02-23 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: 6,621 complaints were filed in 2025 by IDF soldiers against the military for various kinds of mistreatment, the Defense Ministry Complaints Ombudswoman announced on Monday in its annual report on the subject.
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[2026-02-23 20:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Kuwait has ratified amendments to its national military service law, including compulsory service for every citizen when they reach 18, local media reported.
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[2026-02-23 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Andrew Korybko,
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[2026-02-23 18:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A senior Pakistani government official has claimed that its military killed at least 70 fighters in air raids along the border with Afghanistan, claims Kabul has denied, amid escalating tensions between the two South Asian neighbours.
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[2026-02-23 18:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Within hours of the killing of Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias El Mencho, in a military raid on Sunday, gunmen suspected to be his loyalists blocked motorways across several states and set cars and businesses on fire.
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[2026-02-23 18:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the South Korea–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-02-23 17:46 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-02-23 15:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Hong Kong Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by jailed democracy campaigners in a high-profile subversion case brought under the Beijing-imposed national security law.
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[2026-02-23 15:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the South Korea–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-02-23 15:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An American soldier who is credited with saving the lives of 200 Jewish comrades in a prisoner of war camp in Germany during World War II will receive the US military’s highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.
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[2026-02-23 14:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Within hours of the killing of Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, better known as El Mencho, in a military raid on Sunday, gunmen suspected to be his supporters blocked highways across several states and set cars and businesses ablaze.
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[2026-02-23 14:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran's response to US attacks would be "severe" even if President Donald Trump orders "limited" military action, Tehran said on Monday.
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[2026-02-23 13:52 UTC+10:00] [Mexico] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Drug lord who was killed by Mexican special forces on Sunday led a cartel known for aggression and military-style arsenal
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[2026-02-23 12:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Choe Ryong-hae, the 76-year-old chairman of the North Korean parliament who once served as the top military leader, has been excluded from members of the country's ruling party central committee, along with other senior officials, signaling a major generational shift in leadership.
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[2026-02-23 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Appellate court also upholds acquittal of barrister Lawrence Lau in the subversion case
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