Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-05-08 18:13 UTC+10:00] [Wei Fenghe] [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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[2026-05-08 18:10 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US said it carried out strikes on Iranian military targets after an attack on three American destroyers in the strait of Hormuz
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[2026-05-08 17:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: May 9 is a venerated date on the Russian calendar. The anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II is usually commemorated with a grand military parade outside the Kremlin, on Moscow’s Red Square.
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[2026-05-08 17:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Engineers tell state media they had provided technical support during a conflict that saw an Indian fighter downed by a Chinese-made fighter
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[2026-05-08 17:26 UTC+10:00] [Stockholm International Peace Research Institute] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Engineers tell state media they had provided technical support during a conflict that saw an Indian fighter downed by a Chinese-made fighter
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[2026-05-08 17:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is not considering signing a bilateral military logistics support agreement with Japan, a defense ministry official said Friday, following a report suggesting Tokyo seeks to push for such a deal.
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[2026-05-08 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: After Zelenskyy, Robert Brovdi is Moscow’s top assassination target owing to his long-range attacks deep within Russia
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[2026-05-08 16:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Paraguayan President Santiago Pena, left, accompanied by Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, delivers a speech during a military welcome ceremony in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, May 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
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[2026-05-08 16:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Chad has declared a 20-day state of emergency in the violence-hit Lake Chad region following a wave of deadly attacks blamed on jihadist group Boko Haram. The decision comes after at least 26 soldiers and two senior generals were killed in separate ambushes this week, triggering nationwide mourning and intensified military operations.
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[2026-05-08 16:24 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-08 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran does not have an active military dolphin unit, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth confirmed this week, amid concerns about Iran laying underwater mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-08 15:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Farmers already stressed by the war at home between Sudan’s military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are now watching costs rise due to war in the Middle East. (AP video shot by: Fay Abuelgasim)
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[2026-05-08 15:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [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 ROK–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-05-08 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1928 -- Japanese colonial authorities suspend publication of the Chosun Ilbo newspaper for running an editorial critical of Japan's military advancement into the Chinese province of Shandong. The move, which marked the fourth suspension of a Korean newspaper by Japanese authorities, lasted 133 days.
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[2026-05-08 14:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah announced early on Friday that it carried out 13 attacks on Israeli forces and military sites in response to escalating attacks in Lebanon.
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[2026-05-08 12:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIJING — A Chinese military court gave suspended death sentences Thursday to two former defense ministers who were accused of bribery, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.
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[2026-05-08 12:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The US military said it intercepted Iranian attacks Thursday on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz and “targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U.S. forces," highlighting the fragility of the month-old ceasefire between the two countries.
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[2026-05-08 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 1.6 percent lower late Friday morning as investors locked in profits amid resurfaced military tensions in the Middle East.
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[2026-05-08 12:29 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ex-defence ministers, Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe both sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve, among the most severe sentences in a years-long purge
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[2026-05-08 12:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Myanmar has been largely sidelined from top-level Asean meetings since a 2021 military coup that sparked a nationwide civil conflict
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[2026-05-08 12:18 UTC+10:00] [Min Aung Hlaing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Myanmar has been largely sidelined from top-level Asean meetings since a 2021 military coup that sparked a nationwide civil conflict
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[2026-05-08 11:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- The military manpower agency said Friday it has advised those who are scheduled to enter the compulsory military service before the June 3 local elections to participate in early voting.
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[2026-05-08 10:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The US military said it carried out strikes on Iranian military targets Thursday after an attack on three American destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz, while Tehran accused Washington of striking first.
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[2026-05-08 10:57 UTC+10:00] [Roger Stone] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Stone being paid $50,000 a month to ‘rebuild’ relations between Washington and Myanmar’s military-backed government
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[2026-05-08 10:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks started lower Friday on profit hunting following a recent rally and renewed military tensions in the Middle East after the United States and Iran exchanged fire.
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[2026-05-08 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started lower Friday on profit hunting following a recent rally and renewed military tensions in the Middle East after the United States and Iran exchanged fire.
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[2026-05-08 08:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US military conducted strikes on Iran’s Qeshm port and Bandar Abbas in the early hours of Friday.
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[2026-05-08 08:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The US military unleashed a wave of “self-defense” strikes on an Iranian port Thursday after Tehran launched an “unprovoked” attack targeting US Navy ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, officials said.
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[2026-05-08 07:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Iranian state media, citing a military official, says Tehran has fired missiles at "enemy units" after a US attack on an Iranian tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-08 07:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Russia has doubled down on its threat to strike Kyiv on Victory Day on May 9, which it marks with a military parade through Red Square
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[2026-05-08 07:55 UTC+10:00] [Agence France-Presse] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Russia has doubled down on its threat to strike Kyiv on Victory Day on May 9, which it marks with a military parade through Red Square
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[2026-05-08 07:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump adjusts his microphone while speaking during an event for military mothers in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-05-08 07:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: This week marked Cinco de Mayo, the Mexican celebration of a 19th century military victory over the French. US President Donald Trump seems to have taken on a south-of-the-border vibe, ordering both a Taco and a Nacho.
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[2026-05-08 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: For regional governments, strategy is about preserving options. China has read this instinct carefully and given it a diplomatic vocabulary
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[2026-05-08 07:30 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: For regional governments, strategy is about preserving options. China has read this instinct carefully and given it a diplomatic vocabulary
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[2026-05-08 07:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a press briefing in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-05-08 07:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US military has launched a wave of strikes on Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran accused Washington of violating the ceasefire and retaliated against American warships in the area.
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[2026-05-08 07:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The administration of US President Donald Trump is considering extracting oil from beneath military bases to refill the depleted Strategic Petroleum Reserve, according to Bloomberg.
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[2026-05-08 07:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The administration of US President Donald Trump is considering extracting oil from beneath military bases to refill the depleted Strategic Petroleum Reserve, according to Bloomberg.
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[2026-05-08 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Democrats in the United States Senate have raised questions about the US military’s potential role in establishing vast “evacuation zones” in Lebanon, Gaza and Iran.
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[2026-05-08 06:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Explosions have been reported in the southern Iranian port of Bandar Abbas and on Qeshm Island, according to Iranian state media.
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[2026-05-08 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Defence and National Security
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[2026-05-08 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Defence and National Security
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[2026-05-08 05:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, May 7 — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday there was no “immunity” for Israel’s enemies, a day after the Israeli military targeted a Hezbollah commander in its first strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs since a cease-fire was declared last month.
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[2026-05-08 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have quietly reopened their bases and airspace to the US military, which could allow President Trump to re-up his currently paused “Project Freedom” mission to protect shipping through the Strait of Hormuz against Iranian attacks, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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[2026-05-08 04:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Defence and National Security
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[2026-05-08 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Georgia Aquarium invited injured veterans from the Wounded Warrior Project to snorkel with a whale shark and manta rays as part of their Military Salute Program. (AP video: Emilie Megnien)
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[2026-05-08 04:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Marco Rubio revealed sanctions on Thursday, escalating Trump administration’s pressure campaign against Havana’s military-controlled economy
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[2026-05-08 04:15 UTC+10:00] [Sherritt International] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Marco Rubio revealed sanctions on Thursday, escalating Trump administration’s pressure campaign against Havana’s military-controlled economy
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