Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-21 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Changes to the telecoms law remove barriers to foreign satellite internet firms and could help protect communication networks during a war
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[2026-07-21 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Changes to the telecoms law remove barriers to foreign satellite internet firms and could help protect communication networks during a war
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[2026-07-21 22:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Palestinian Authority’s buildup of a military force, in violation of the Oslo Accords, presents an unprecedented threat to millions of people living in central Israel, a newly published report penned by Lt.-Col. (res.) Maurice Hirsch, published in the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, warned.
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[2026-07-21 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Foreign ministers from the 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations and major partners gathered in Manila on Tuesday against a backdrop of instability beyond the region since the US and Iran resumed open conflict, raising concerns about energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz, as well as inflation and global growth.
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[2026-07-21 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Experts highlight struggle for conventional systems to detect fast, low-visibility vessels after first combat use of the technology
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[2026-07-21 21:30 UTC+10:00] [AH-64 Apache] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Experts highlight struggle for conventional systems to detect fast, low-visibility vessels after first combat use of the technology
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[2026-07-21 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: On 16 July, activists launched a digital campaign under the hashtag "They Lied to You" to refocus global attention on Israel's ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and to challenge the perception that the October 2025 ceasefire agreement brought Israel's military attacks on the besieged strip to an end.
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[2026-07-21 21:00 UTC+10:00] [ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Salah Sarsour, president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque, said ‘dehumanizing’ treatment reminded him of time spent in Israeli military jail
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[2026-07-21 20:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump is allegedly pressing the new British prime minister, Andy Burnham, to continue allowing American forces to use UK military bases for strikes on Iran, The Telegraph claimed on Tuesday.
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[2026-07-21 20:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump is allegedly pressing the new British prime minister, Andy Burnham, to continue allowing American forces to use UK military bases for strikes on Iran, The Telegraph claimed on Tuesday.
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[2026-07-21 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A six-person subcommittee in the Supreme National Security Council was behind the “on the spot” decisions made while negotiating the now-defunct Memorandum of Understanding with the United States, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Asriran, admitting that he has never met Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
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[2026-07-21 20:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US has completed its 10th consecutive night of attacks on Iran, widening the war it launched alongside Israel on 28 February, as Tehran retaliated against US military bases across the region and two vessels came under attack in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-07-21 20:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has dismissed two Western-backed military initiatives related to Ukraine, arguing that Prague does not need to be part of them.
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[2026-07-21 20:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has dismissed two Western-backed military initiatives related to Ukraine, arguing that Prague does not need to be part of them.
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[2026-07-21 20:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iranian officials have held talks with both Turkey and Azerbaijan officials, warning them against participating in attacks on Iran, Azerbaijani media site News.AZ reported on Monday, citing Iran's senior military advisor Yahya Rahim Safavi.
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[2026-07-21 19:57 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Tuesday evacuated two injured Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) personnel from Ayungin Shoal despite what it said were blocking maneuvers by China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels, as the military accused the Chinese Embassy of releasing an edited video that distorted the latest confrontation in the West Philippine Sea.
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[2026-07-21 19:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli media has claimed that Turkey was prepared to provide Iran with aerial military support if Kurdish militias had invaded the country during the Israeli-US war on Iran earlier this year.
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[2026-07-21 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US attacks Iran for 10th consecutive night as military operation expands beyond south
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[2026-07-21 18:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- The top military officers of South Korea and Australia held talks over the phone Tuesday to discuss the security environment of the Indo-Pacific region and agreed to expand military cooperation, the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.
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[2026-07-21 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Farnborough International Airshow kicked off on Monday and is one of the world's largest aerospace, aviation and defense trade shows. It is held every two years at Farnborough Airport in Hampshire.
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[2026-07-21 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- The Cabinet approved five presidential decrees Tuesday to reform the military counterintelligence unit, following the announcement to dismantle the command amid criticism over its undue political influence.
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[2026-07-21 16:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- The government on Tuesday revoked state awards given to more than 150 individuals who were found to have been involved in a 1979 military coup and acts of state violence, the interior ministry said.
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[2026-07-21 16:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-07-21 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted Amazon infrastructure in Bahrain, the terror group claimed on Monday.
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[2026-07-21 16:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's proposed cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is aimed at enhancing their own respective contributions to global peace and stability, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday, in its first response to recent concerns by Russia over what it described as growing military cooperation between Seoul and NATO.
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[2026-07-21 16:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-07-21 16:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-07-21 16:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-07-21 15:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Ministry of National Defense announced Tuesday that it will change the restrictions on military zones covering 29 square kilometers of land nationwide.
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[2026-07-21 15:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: It's been 10 days since U.S. President Donald Trump declared the ceasefire with Iran "over," with both sides launching military strikes and renewing geopolitical uncertainty.
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[2026-07-21 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows a section of an earthen barrier being built by the Israeli military, right side of image moving top to bottom, in the central Gaza Strip, July 1, 2026. At left is the Maghazi refugee camp, and on the other side are homes demolished by the military.
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[2026-07-21 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japanese defence ministry confirms the navy vessels were spotted in the Pacific, southwest of the remote Okinotori Island
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[2026-07-21 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Chinese] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japanese defence ministry confirms the navy vessels were spotted in the Pacific, southwest of the remote Okinotori Island
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[2026-07-21 13:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ahn Gyu-back’s accuser claims a gap in his military record reflected an absence without leave. Ahn has called it an ‘administrative error’
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[2026-07-21 13:14 UTC+10:00] [Lee Jae Myung] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ahn Gyu-back’s accuser claims a gap in his military record reflected an absence without leave. Ahn has called it an ‘administrative error’
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[2026-07-21 12:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) it struck more US military targets in Kuwait, state news agency IRNA reported.
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[2026-07-21 12:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The defense ministry on Monday said it will lift or ease restrictions in military protection zones equivalent to 10 times the size of Yeouido in western Seoul, as the government seeks to address public inconveniences and promote balanced regional development.
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[2026-07-21 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry on Monday said it will lift or ease restrictions in military protection zones equivalent to 10 times the size of Yeouido in western Seoul, as the government seeks to address public inconveniences and promote balanced regional development.
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[2026-07-21 11:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Air force drones are tracking stagnant water on rooftops, while its troops are helping overstretched hospital staff keep track of patients
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[2026-07-21 11:48 UTC+10:00] [monsoon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Air force drones are tracking stagnant water on rooftops, while its troops are helping overstretched hospital staff keep track of patients
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[2026-07-21 11:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Central Command (Centcom) said that it ended another wave of strikes against Iran, claiming attacks on military command centres, maritime capabilities, missile and drone launch sites as well as air defence systems.
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[2026-07-21 11:24 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Russia using up more ballistic missiles than it makes, thinktank says; military chief may go in fallout from defence minister’s sacking. What we know on day 1,609
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[2026-07-21 11:21 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-07-21 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: An Ontario police department is warning residents not to bring unexploded military munitions to the station after a woman walked in carrying a live World War II grenade, according to the NY Post.
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[2026-07-21 10:55 UTC+10:00] [Northeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-07-21 10:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- Actor Kwak Dong-yeon will begin his mandatory military service in August, his agency said Tuesday.
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[2026-07-21 08:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Gustavo Petro addresses supporters, flanked by Vice President Francia Marquez, left, and Sen. Maria Jose Pizarro, right, after a military parade marking Colombia’s Independence Day in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, July 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
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[2026-07-21 08:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced Monday that its most recent retaliatory operations against US military assets in Jordan were carried out with "cooperation and accurate information" provided by the Jordanian people.
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[2026-07-21 07:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US defence contractors must identify critical mineral sources and reduce dependence on Beijing-linked materials
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[2026-07-21 07:46 UTC+10:00] [Washington] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US defence contractors must identify critical mineral sources and reduce dependence on Beijing-linked materials
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