Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-09 16:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Shivshankar Menon served as Indian ambassador to China and Israel before becoming the national security adviser from 2010-2014 under the administration of Manmohan Singh. (Photo by Satoshi Iwaki)
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[2026-05-09 14:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Troops march during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade at the Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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[2026-05-09 14:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The occupied West Bank saw a wave of Israeli military raids, arrests and settler attacks overnight on Friday, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa.
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[2026-05-09 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say this year’s drills, which stress tested a new generation of mobile strike capabilities, were a pointed display of resolve
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[2026-05-09 14:00 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say this year’s drills, which stress tested a new generation of mobile strike capabilities, were a pointed display of resolve
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[2026-05-09 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US strikes on Iranian targets this week were not simply retaliation for another military exchange in the Gulf. Iran’s nuclear ambitions, missile and drone programmes, support for proxy militias, and attacks on regional infrastructure and civilians remain central threats. But those dangers are also tied to something broader: for decades, Iran’s leadership has opposed the direction much of the Gulf has taken politically, economically and diplomatically.
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[2026-05-09 13:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: HAVANA, Cuba — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday defended the Trump administration's decision to slap new sanctions on Cuba, the largest of which is against GAESA, or Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A., a business conglomerate operated by the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces.
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[2026-05-09 13:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: A rare large high-quality ruby has been found in conflict-torn Myanmar. (AP: Myanmar Military True News Information Team)
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[2026-05-09 12:08 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: More than 190 people have been killed in such strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean and Pacific
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[2026-05-09 12:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Vladimir Putin will attend Saturday's military parade in Moscow, amid a temporary ceasefire. (Sputnik: Mikhail Metzel via Reuters)
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[2026-05-09 11:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Friday that "I love South Korea," despite his earlier show of displeasure over a lack of support by Seoul and other allies for the United States' military operation against Iran.
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[2026-05-09 11:45 UTC+10:00] [United States Defense and Military Forces] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: The U.S. military on Friday conducted its third boat strike in five days against a vessel it accused of smuggling drugs, killing two and leaving one survivor at large in the eastern Pacific, U.S. Southern Command said in a social media post.
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[2026-05-09 11:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US military has attacked two more Iranian-flagged oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman as Washington presses ahead with a “freedom of navigation” blockade, while Tehran has compared control of the Strait of Hormuz to possessing an “atomic bomb.”
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[2026-05-09 11:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US military has attacked two more Iranian-flagged oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman as Washington presses ahead with its “freedom of navigation” blockade, while Tehran has compared control of the Strait of Hormuz to possessing an “atomic bomb.”
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[2026-05-09 10:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, May 8 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that "I love South Korea," despite his earlier show of displeasure over a lack of support by Seoul and other allies for the United States' military operation against Iran.
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[2026-05-09 10:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-05-09 08:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on 10 individuals and companies accused of helping Iran’s military obtain weapons and materials used in the production of Shahed drones.
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[2026-05-09 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The US military has struck two empty Iranian-flagged oil tankers, US Central Command says, adding that a third Iranian-flagged vessel had been disabled on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-09 08:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Donald Trump recently announced that he was reducing the US military presence in Germany by at least 5,000 troops, with plans to “cut way down” the 70,000 active-duty military personnel in Europe.
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[2026-05-09 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ahead of leaders’ summit in Beijing next week, experts point to a high-stakes competition that features military and mining technologies
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[2026-05-09 08:00 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ahead of leaders’ summit in Beijing next week, experts point to a high-stakes competition that features military and mining technologies
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[2026-05-09 06:00 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: The Pentagon has started releasing what it says are “never-before-seen files” related to reports of unidentified flying objects (UFOs), including videos and photographs of phenomena captured from US military posts around the world.
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[2026-05-09 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Pentagon said the U.S. military launched “self-defense strikes” on Iranian targets on Thursday after “unprovoked” attacks from the Islamic republic on U.S. Navy vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-09 05:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Aung San Suu Kyi has not had access to her family or lawyer since being imprisoned by the military. (Reuters: Ann Wang)
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[2026-05-09 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Despite Trump's disdain for his allies, the significant damage to US bases and military assets in the Middle East that are increasingly being reported means his military's physical options now seem more constrained. (Reuters: Eduardo Munoz)
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[2026-05-09 04:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US attacks on Iranian oil tankers were a “violation of the ceasefire and American terrorism,” said an Iranian military source, according to a report by semi-official Tasnim News.
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[2026-05-09 04:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A US military aircraft had a freaky chase encounter with a “super-hot” orb during a nighttime search mission just last year, the newly released UFO files show.
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[2026-05-09 04:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, May 8 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday raised questions about allies' lack of support for the United States' military efforts to address Iran's nuclear ambitions and reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-09 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Secondary school students wave the Kuwaiti flag as they gather in the grounds of the Fajr al-Sabah School to attend in-person classes in Kuwait City on May 3, 2026. High school students resumed in-person classes after a suspension of more than two months following military strikes launched by the US and Israel against Iran that killed its supreme leader, triggering a war that spread across the Middle East and prompting the Kuwaiti Education Ministry to implement remote learning for students.
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[2026-05-09 03:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Greek military is examining a mysterious unmanned naval drone spotted in the Ionian Sea by local fishermen.
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[2026-05-09 03:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army's chief of staff, Eyal Zamir, has recommended Barak Hiram, a senior commander who was responsible for deadly attacks in Gaza and for Israeli forces firing tank shells at an Israeli home during the 7 October attacks, for the post of military secretary to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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[2026-05-09 02:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, has condemned recent US military action against Iranian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, warning against what he described as escalating behaviour.
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[2026-05-09 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-09 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army's chief of staff, Eyal Zamir, has recommended Barak Hiram, a senior commander who was responsible for deadly attacks in Gaza and for Israeli forces firing tank shells at an Israeli home during the 7 October attacks, for the post of military secretary to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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[2026-05-09 00:42 UTC+10:00] [Russian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Across more than two decades in power, President Vladimir Putin has worked to turn Russia’s historic World War II memorial event into a celebration of future military glory and global clout.
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[2026-05-09 00:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. military said it struck two Iran-flagged unladen oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman on Friday, preventing the vessels from entering an Iranian port in violation of a U.S. naval blockade.
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[2026-05-09 00:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has accused the US of opting for a "reckless military adventure" every time a "diplomatic solution is on the table".
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[2026-05-09 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Wuhan University professor specialised in taking measurements from images and received a military award in 2015
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[2026-05-09 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Ke Tao] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Wuhan University professor specialised in taking measurements from images and received a military award in 2015
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[2026-05-08 23:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The US military launched a new series of airstrikes Friday, targeting a group of empty tankers in the Strait of Hormuz that were trying to barrel through the blockade of Iranian ports, according to Fox News.
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[2026-05-08 23:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo provided by Myanmar Military True News Information Team on Thursday, May 7, 2026, Myanmar’s newly discovered ruby is displayed at president office in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. (Myanmar Military True News Information Team via AP Photo)
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[2026-05-08 22:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures are higher and just shy of a new record, with technology names leading futures higher ahead of April jobs report, after Trump’s assertion that the Iran ceasefire is still holding despite an exchange of weapons between the US and Iran overnight, and a deep weekly loss for oil help futures regain positive momentum.
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[2026-05-08 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tokyo’s recent tracking of three PLA Navy warships transiting Tsushima Strait comes amid heightened regional tensions
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[2026-05-08 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Japanese] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tokyo’s recent tracking of three PLA Navy warships transiting Tsushima Strait comes amid heightened regional tensions
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[2026-05-08 19:30 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Making a deal means the US finding a position that doesn’t threaten the Iranian regime’s survival. The alternative is a prolonged and damaging stalemate
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[2026-05-08 19:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has demanded a “public progress update” from United States authorities on the FBI probe into the Israeli military’s killing of Palestinian-American Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, 51, who was shot dead in the occupied West Bank in 2022.
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[2026-05-08 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A civilian and three IDF soldiers were indicted Friday after being arrested in March on suspicion of maintaining long-term contact with Iranian intelligence operatives and carrying out security-related tasks at their direction before their military enlistment, the Shin Bet, Israel Police, and Military Police confirmed in a statement.
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[2026-05-08 19:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Under President Vladimir Putin, Victory Day — the date when Russians celebrate the Soviet victory over the Nazis in World War II — has become a flagship event in the annual calendar, with thousands of military personnel and dozens of military vehicles parading through Red Square.
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[2026-05-08 18:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [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 ROK–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-05-08 18:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Editorial from Chinese military’s official newspaper is the first time that Li Shangfu has been labelled a traitor
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