Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-02-23 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korean Embassy in Iran on Monday advised Korean nationals in the Middle Eastern country to leave it when flights are available as tensions are growing over the United States' possible military attack on Tehran.
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[2026-02-23 11:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Trump has warned that "really bad things will happen" if a deal is not reached between the two countries. (Reuters: Kevin Lamarque)
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[2026-02-23 11:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PARIS, France — Iranian officials held out hope for progress towards a deal to forestall fresh conflict when talks with US negotiators resume on Thursday, despite a huge build-up of American military might in the Middle East.
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[2026-02-23 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean Embassy in Iran on Monday advised Korean nationals in the Middle Eastern country to leave it when flights are available as tensions are growing over the United States' possible military attack on Tehran.
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[2026-02-23 11:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A new US-military-led task force specializing in intelligence collection on drug cartels played a role in the Mexican military raid on Sunday that killed the Mexican drug lord known as "El Mencho," a US defense official told Reuters.
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[2026-02-23 11:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: The US and Iran will hold a third round of talks in Geneva this week. Source: SBS News
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[2026-02-23 10:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: It took just over 14 months for Yoon Suk Yeol to go from South Korea's presidential residence to a life behind bars.
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[2026-02-23 09:58 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Mexico City: A major Mexican drug lord known as “El Mencho” has been killed in a military raid, Mexican officials said on Sunday, as the country’s government has been ramping up pressure on cartels after US intervention threats.
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[2026-02-23 09:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Report of a deal for 2,500 advanced anti-aircraft missiles emerges as the US weighs military action against Iran
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[2026-02-23 09:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The solution for Iran is no longer a limited military move, but a large, fundamental change, including the ousting of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a Saudi royal family source told N12 News on Sunday.
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[2026-02-23 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Mexican cartel head and drug trafficker Ruben Nemesio Oseguera, also known as “El Mencho,” was killed by the Mexican Army during a military operation on Sunday, Mexican authorities announced.
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[2026-02-23 08:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Mexico's Ministry of Defense announced on X that a military operation targeting the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) in the Tapalpa area resulted in the death of cartel leader Nemesio "Mencho" Oseguera.
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[2026-02-23 08:21 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
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[2026-02-23 08:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: “As I understand it, this is the biggest military buildup in the Middle East since 2003,” Col. Richard Kemp, a former British Army commander, told The Media Line. He paused on the comparison. The amount of force now in place, he said, is greater than what was visible during the 12-day war in June 2025.
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[2026-02-23 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has made his position on military fitness clear. He has no patience for “fat troops” or unready formations.
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[2026-02-23 05:51 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Investigation under way regarding death of Cpl Lucy Wilde, 25, who prince said ‘served with courage and distinction’
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[2026-02-23 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: US President Donald Trump is questioning why Iran has not yielded to mounting military pressure, according to special envoy Steve Witkoff.
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[2026-02-23 05:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Greenland said “no thanks” to US President Donald Trump’s plan to send a hospital ship to the Arctic island after he repeatedly threatened to seize the Danish autonomous territory for “national security” reasons.
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[2026-02-23 02:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump is questioning why Iran has not yet "capitulated" in the face of Washington's military build-up in the Middle East, the US president's special envoy Steve Witkoff has said.
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[2026-02-23 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Next-generation SSN features advanced acoustic stealth and strike capacity, narrowing tech gap with rival US
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[2026-02-23 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: As the breakaway region of Somaliland continues to seek international recognition, it said on Saturday that it was willing to give the United States access to its minerals and military bases.
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[2026-02-22 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Europe's lack of military readiness has become painfully obvious in recent years, due largely to the war in Ukraine as well as the Trump Administration's efforts to force NATO members to fulfill their basic obligations.
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[2026-02-22 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Amid increasing pressure from trade wars and climate change, Beijing is reframing agriculture as a matter of national security
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[2026-02-22 23:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has entrusted Iran's top national security official with the survival of the country in the case of attacks or assassination, a report by The New York Times said.
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[2026-02-22 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Somaliland is prepared to grant the United States access to its mineral resources and military bases, a senior minister says, as the breakaway Somali region pursues international recognition.
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[2026-02-22 20:07 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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[2026-02-22 20:07 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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[2026-02-22 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Syria has appointed a military officer as a presidential envoy to implement the January 29 agreement with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and to oversee the integration process.
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[2026-02-22 19:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Iranian university students have resumed protesting against the regime on the first day of a new semester, as US President Donald Trump considers limited military strikes to pressure the Islamic republic into signing a new nuclear deal.
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[2026-02-22 18:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Anzac-class frigate ‘conducted a routine transit through the South China Sea’, Australian defence department says
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[2026-02-22 18:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Steve Witkoff said Trump can’t understand Tehran’s refusal to yield despite Washington’s military build-up in the region
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[2026-02-22 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has reportedly been presented with several scenarios, including a military option to kill Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his son Mojtaba, who may be a successor.
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[2026-02-22 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Recht und Justiz20.09.202220. September 2022
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[2026-02-22 16:37 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: An Australian warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait, a government source said Sunday in the latest transit of the sensitive waterway by a U.S. ally, which Chinese state-backed media said was tracked and monitored by the nation's military.
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[2026-02-22 16:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Egypt and Turkey are rapidly building up an alliance that has moved the balance of power in the Middle East, with military and arms manufacturing ties central to their new alignment.
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[2026-02-22 16:05 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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[2026-02-22 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Trump says he is willing to "militarily secure" the Diego Garcia military base. (AFP: File)
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[2026-02-22 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss a route for Hongkongers wishing to acquire British citizenship, the US-Philippine military alliance, and a mass shooting in Canada
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[2026-02-22 13:56 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The South Australian Labor party is proposing to give “empty nesters” a massive stamp duty saving of more than $100,000 to encourage them to trade their large family homes for smaller dwellings, AAP reports.
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[2026-02-22 12:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean and U.S. militaries have decided to postpone announcing a date for the allies' major springtime exercise for this year due to differences over the scale of on-field drills, sources said Sunday.
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[2026-02-22 11:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Defence and National Security
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[2026-02-22 04:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli air strikes killed at least two Palestinians in Gaza on the third day of Ramadan in the latest breach of the truce deal signed with Hamas more than four months ago.
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[2026-02-22 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts are uncertain how much demand there will be for the fighter in the face of competition from the US F-35 or cheaper alternatives
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[2026-02-21 22:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli strikes on eastern Lebanon killed at least 10 on Friday, including a Hezbollah military official, in another violation of the ceasefire signed in November 2024.
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[2026-02-21 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: On the outskirts of Yaroun, a recently fortified military base looks towards Israel and the border wall known officially as the Blue Line.
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[2026-02-21 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Unrestrained military AI could doom us all. The window for a global middle-power alliance to rein in the superpowers is closing fast
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[2026-02-21 14:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: US forces launched a strike that killed three alleged drug traffickers in a boat in the eastern Pacific, the military said on Friday.
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[2026-02-21 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss the importance of safeguarding national security, and the Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse Ordinance
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