Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-08 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel will launch an "all-out war" in the occupied West Bank if any military operations are discovered being planned by groups linked to the Palestinian Authority, Defence Minister Israel Katz has said.
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[2026-09-07 23:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Two IDF soldiers were lightly injured by a Hezbollah terrorist in the Beaufort Ridge area of southern Lebanon, their military said on Monday, noting that it struck Hezbollah targets in response to the attack.
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[2026-09-07 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States-led international military coalition will conclude its mission in Iraq by the end of this month, the country’s armed forces have confirmed to state media.
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[2026-09-07 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Israel’s Aurelius Capital is to take over a Volkswagen factory in Germany, repurposing the site to manufacture military equipment with Rafael Advanced Defence Systems.
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[2026-09-07 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Thousands of people gathered in Belgrade on Monday to pay their respects to former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic before his burial, which took place without formal state or military honors.
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[2026-09-07 21:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Taiwanese defence minister says exchanges with the US are ‘even more extensive than you might imagine’
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[2026-09-07 21:55 UTC+10:00] [Taipei] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Taiwanese defence minister says exchanges with the US are ‘even more extensive than you might imagine’
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[2026-09-07 21:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel’s military has been ordered to prepare for an “all-out war” against the Palestinian Authority if it deems that the internationally backed organisation is “about to launch an October 7-style terrorist attack against [Israeli soldiers] and Jewish settlements”.
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[2026-09-07 21:17 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Tehran – Iran’s foreign ministry on Monday warned South Korea against military deployment or involvement in U.S. operations in the Strait of Hormuz, saying such a move would have “serious consequences“.
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[2026-09-07 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN — Iran's foreign ministry on Monday warned South Korea against military deployment or involvement in US operations in the Strait of Hormuz, saying such a move would have "serious consequences."
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[2026-09-07 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Victoria Friedman via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-09-07 19:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Turkey plans to increase defense spending by 229% over the next three years as part of a push to develop its own technologies and produce higher-value products in the defense industry, Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz announced on Sunday, according to Turkish media reports.
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[2026-09-07 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has successfully tested a new anti-ship missile over a US Navy vessel, the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Major General Mohsen Rezaei, said, according to Fars News.
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[2026-09-07 18:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran considers its military actions, including strikes against US bases in the Middle East, to be “completely legal” under its right to self-defence, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said.
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[2026-09-07 17:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- Main opposition leader Jang Dong-hyeok vowed Monday to take all possible measures to stop the government's move to integrate the academies of three military branches.
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[2026-09-07 17:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson said in a post on X/Twitter on Monday that South Korea's military participation or presence in operations in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz would be regarded as support for US "aggression" and would have serious consequences.
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[2026-09-07 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A man touches the cross as Serbian national military servicemen stand around the coffin of the former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic, who died last week while serving a life sentence for genocide and other atrocities during the war in Bosnia, at the St. Luka Church, in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, Sept.
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[2026-09-07 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF began Operation “Kadmat Homa” (Advancing the Wall) in the sector of the 80th Division, near Eilat and the surrounding areas, the military announced on Monday, exactly a month before the third anniversary of the October 7 massacre.
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[2026-09-07 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Military researchers suggest large-calibre weapons firing fragmenting shells from battleships could neutralise low-cost drone swarms
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[2026-09-07 17:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Military researchers suggest large-calibre weapons firing fragmenting shells from battleships could neutralise low-cost drone swarms
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[2026-09-07 16:45 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: PHILIPPINE DEFENSE CHIEF. Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto 'Gibo" Teodoro Jr.
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[2026-09-07 16:27 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-09-07 16:25 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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[2026-09-07 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Over 300 fighters and civilians have been killed since renewed fighting erupted in Yemen last week, according to AFP citing a tally based on military and medical sources from both sides.
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[2026-09-07 16:07 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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[2026-09-07 16:00 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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[2026-09-07 15:58 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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[2026-09-07 15:49 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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[2026-09-07 15:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The new head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council on Sunday said Tehran plans to announce an "exclusion zone” outside the Strait of Hormuz aimed at vessels it believes are attempting to transit the waterway.
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[2026-09-07 15:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Israel's military ordered evacuations in southern Lebanon Monday, ahead of planned strikes on a Hezbollah facility, deepening cracks in a ceasefire that has failed to stop near-daily exchanges of fire.
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[2026-09-07 14:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said that they shot down a Saudi CH-4 armed reconnaissance drone over al-Jawf province.
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[2026-09-07 13:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The U.S. military is expanding routine health checks to include hormone-related testing, with new Pentagon rules requiring testosterone screening for a large portion of the force. The requirements apply to both active-duty personnel and reservists and took effect immediately, according to CBC.
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[2026-09-07 12:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details in paras 10-15) By Kim Seung-yeon
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[2026-09-07 12:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir informed Police Commissioner Insp.-Gen. Danny Levi that he would not approve appointments of senior police officers until after the election, and in a letter sent to him on Sunday argued that advancing appointments at the current time could harm public trust.
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[2026-09-07 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iranian academic Mohammad Marandi has warned that Tehran would consider South Korea an enemy and could strike its economic and military interests across the Persian Gulf if Seoul joins the US-led war on Iran.
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[2026-09-07 11:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Ukraine lost around $1.2 billion to fraud, waste and mismanagement in military procurement in 2024 alone, the New York Times has reported, citing confidential government audits and court records.
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[2026-09-07 11:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military early on Monday ordered residents of Deir Zahrani in southern Lebanon to leave the area.
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[2026-09-07 11:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea, the United States and Japan began a five-day joint military exercise Monday, proceeding on schedule even as key Seoul-Washington drills were recently scaled back upon US President Donald Trump's order.
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[2026-09-07 10:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan began a five-day joint military exercise Monday, proceeding on schedule even as key Seoul-Washington drills were recently scaled back upon U.S. President Donald Trump's order.
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[2026-09-07 10:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks started sharply higher Monday, driven by gains in tech shares, despite heightened military tensions in the Middle East.
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[2026-09-07 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started sharply higher Monday, driven by gains in tech shares, despite heightened military tensions in the Middle East.
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[2026-09-07 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jeff Schogol via Task & Purpose,
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[2026-09-07 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CAIRO — The new head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council on Sunday said Tehran plans to announce an "exclusion zone” outside the Strait of Hormuz aimed at vessels it believes are attempting to transit the waterway.
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[2026-09-07 06:52 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
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[2026-09-07 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian military] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Video credit: The Australian Ministry of Defence
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[2026-09-07 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF is expected to make a historic change to its system for profiling candidates for potential combat roles, lowering the minimum “score” required to be eligible for such a role to provide more soldiers for combat in an era when the military faces a massive shortage.
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[2026-09-07 03:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: HAVANA (AP) — Former Cuban President Raúl Castro reappeared in public at a military event that celebrated the anniversary of an army branch responsible for protecting its top leaders.
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[2026-09-07 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Sunday announced a heightened military posture in the war with the US, saying that new attacks on the country will "meet a faster, heavier and more painful response."
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[2026-09-07 02:23 UTC+10:00] [Competition] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The European Union’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas on Sunday was forced to cancel the launch of a new high-level group made up of former political and military leaders following pressure from EU member countries, in what could prove another blow to the former Estonian prime minister.
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[2026-09-07 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran, Iran – The United States continues to rely on a mix of military force and economic sanctions against Iran, which has so far only prompted authorities in Tehran to consider more forceful responses.
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