Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-19 14:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-19 14:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A second South Korean activist was detained by the Israeli military while sailing toward the Gaza Strip on Monday, months after another Korean activist was detained during a similar voyage in October, a human rights group said.
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[2026-05-19 12:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The New York Times reported that Iran is embedding missiles beneath mountains and revising its military tactics in preparation for a possible new phase of confrontation.
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[2026-05-19 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa receives military honors during a welcome ceremony at the Planalto Presidential Palace, prior to a meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasilia, Brazil, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis Nova, File)
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[2026-05-19 11:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States said Monday it had approved the sale of more than $4 billion in military helicopters to South Korea, which has vowed to buy more US weapons as it defends against the North.
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[2026-05-19 11:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- Shinsegae Group Chairman Chung Yong-jin on Tuesday issued an apology over a promotional event by Starbucks Korea that sparked backlash for evoking painful memories associated with South Korea's military rule on the anniversary of the 1980 Gwangju pro-democracy movement.
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[2026-05-19 11:19 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ministry of Defence names soldier who fell from her horse as Lance Bombardier Ciara Sullivan, 24, part of the King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery
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[2026-05-19 11:03 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President says he has instructed US military to be ready for ‘a full, large scale assault of Iran, on a moment’s notice’ – key US politics stories from Monday 18 May
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[2026-05-19 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘No matter how advanced the equipment is, if people cannot effectively operate it, it remains nothing more than cold steel’: PLA Daily
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[2026-05-19 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘No matter how advanced the equipment is, if people cannot effectively operate it, it remains nothing more than cold steel’: PLA Daily
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[2026-05-19 10:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korean troops have not crossed the inter-Korean border so far this year as Pyongyang appears to have completed land-clearing work as part of its border fortification measures, a military source said Tuesday.
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[2026-05-19 10:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In the Middle East, defining moments are not always measured by the size of an explosion or the number of casualties. Sometimes, they are measured by the reaction that follows. After Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed the killing of Haddad, one of Hamas’s most prominent military council commanders, what drew attention inside Gaza was not only the assassination itself, but the silence that followed it.
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[2026-05-19 10:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil prices fell Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would postpone a planned military strike on Iran following requests from key Middle Eastern leaders, easing fears of an imminent escalation that could disrupt global crude supplies.
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[2026-05-19 10:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Mohsen Rezaei, a member of Iran’s Expediency Council, issued a response after US President Donald Trump said he had delayed a planned military strike on Iran.
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[2026-05-19 10:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Monday he has instructed the US military not to launch an attack on Iran, planned for Tuesday, following requests from the leaders of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.
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[2026-05-19 09:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces have continued intercepting Gaza-bound flotilla vessels in international waters, organisers said on Monday, accusing the Israeli military of seizing additional ships and detaining their crews.
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[2026-05-19 08:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A senior Iranian military commander has issued a stark warning to the United States and its allies, cautioning against any renewed escalation.
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[2026-05-19 07:07 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US president says plans for a US military strike on Iran have been paused because ‘serious negotiations are now taking place’
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[2026-05-19 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: President Diaz-Canel stressed Cuba’s right to defend itself after reports Havana had obtained over 300 military drones from Russia and Iran
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[2026-05-19 06:51 UTC+10:00] [Cuba] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: President Diaz-Canel stressed Cuba’s right to defend itself after reports Havana had obtained over 300 military drones from Russia and Iran
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[2026-05-19 06:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US president has said Gulf leaders urged Washington to delay a planned military strike on Iran, citing ongoing diplomatic efforts.
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[2026-05-19 06:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The price of oil slumped on Monday after US President Donald Trump said he was holding off a military attack on Iran planned for Tuesday at the request of Gulf states.
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[2026-05-19 05:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ANKARA, Turkey — Israel's navy intercepted an activist flotilla in international waters off Cyprus on Monday, halting the latest attempt to challenge a naval blockade of Gaza and draw attention to the grim living conditions for Palestinians in the war-battered coastal territory.
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[2026-05-19 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: At a moment the US-Iran ceasefire is officially on life support, and with the world's most critical energy chokepoint remaining blocked while the American consumer is paying the price at the pump, beltway hawks are calling for renewed major military action to 'solve' the standoff.
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[2026-05-19 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has said he is holding off a military attack on Iran planned for Tuesday at the request of Gulf states as "serious negotiations are now taking place".
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[2026-05-19 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US president said ‘serious negotiations’ are under way but he told the military ‘to be prepared to go forward … on a moment’s notice’
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[2026-05-19 05:43 UTC+10:00] [Qatar] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US president said ‘serious negotiations’ are under way but he told the military ‘to be prepared to go forward … on a moment’s notice’
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[2026-05-19 05:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Monday said he had delayed a planned US military strike on Iran after appeals from Gulf leaders, who told him serious negotiations with Tehran were under way.
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[2026-05-19 05:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump gestures to reporters as he walks across the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, May 15, 2026, in Washington, on return from Beijing where he met with China’s President Xi Jinping. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-05-19 05:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: As if Pentagon losses in the Trump-Netanyahu war on Iran weren't already sapping them enough already, American taxpayers were losers again on Sunday when two U.S. Navy EA18-G Growlers blew up in spectacular fashion after colliding at an air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho. Four crew members ejected and were medically evaluated and said to be in stable condition.
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[2026-05-19 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Activists with the Boycott, Divestments and Sanctions (BDS) movement and No Harbour for Genocide (NHB) are raising the alarm over what they describe as a "flood" of military supplies from India to Israel, after six shipments of suspected military-grade steel were identified on multiple Swiss vessels en route to weapons factories in Israel.
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[2026-05-19 04:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel has said that the island nation does not seek confrontation, but warned that United States military action against it would result in a “bloodbath”.
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[2026-05-19 04:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Military units in Belarus have begun joint training exercises with Russia on nuclear weapons combat, the Belarusian Ministry of Defence has announced.
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[2026-05-19 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Hamas has named Mohammed Ouda as the new leader of the Izzadin al-Qassam Brigades, its military wing, following the assassination of Izz ad-Din al-Haddad, London-based Saudi state-owned outlet Asharq al-Awsat reported on Monday.
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[2026-05-19 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Monday that any US military action against Cuba would lead to a "bloodbath" with incalculable consequences for regional peace and stability.
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[2026-05-19 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Pakistan has deployed 8,000 troops, a squadron of fighter jets, and an air defense system to Saudi Arabia under a mutual defense pact, ramping up military cooperation with Riyadh even as Islamabad serves as the main mediator in the Iran war.
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[2026-05-19 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Chris Summers via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-05-19 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: From left, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Saturday, May 9, 2026, during celebrations of the 81st anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany during the World War II. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov, Pool)
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[2026-05-19 00:42 UTC+10:00] [Cuba] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Cuba’s president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, says any US strike would be catastrophic after reports of 300+ drones
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[2026-05-19 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Equatorial Guinea’s Foreign Minister Simeon Oyono Esono Angue met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Monday, where the two discussed defence cooperation and Russia’s role in Africa.
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[2026-05-18 23:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-18 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF killed Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander Wael Mahmoud Abd al-Halim in a targeted strike in Lebanon on Sunday night, the military announced on Monday.
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[2026-05-18 22:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The decoupling of the US and European armies within NATO is no longer theoretical – the process is already underway. American troop deployments are being cancelled, and weapons deliveries – delayed.
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[2026-05-18 22:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The decoupling of the US and European armies within NATO is no longer theoretical – the process is already underway. American troop deployments are being canceled, and weapons deliveries – delayed.
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[2026-05-18 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli authorities have approved the creation of a new military complex in place of where the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) headquarters in Jerusalem once stood.
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[2026-05-18 21:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines—The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on Monday condemned the “terror-grooming” of the Communist Party of the Philippines, New People’s Army, and National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) as another former student leader died in an encounter between military forces and insurgents in Negros Occidental recently.
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[2026-05-18 21:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The Nigerian military said Monday that a new operation with U.S. forces has killed more than 20 Islamic State group militants in northeastern Borno state.
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[2026-05-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia and Belarus launched joint military exercises on Monday to practice the combat deployment of tactical nuclear weapons, marking the first such drills since Moscow deployed its Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missile system to Belarusian territory.
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[2026-05-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing says suspects helped others bypass flight restrictions, posing risks to national security
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[2026-05-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [drones] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing says suspects helped others bypass flight restrictions, posing risks to national security
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