Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-01 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BERLIN — After declaring Iran’s military “gone,” United States President Donald Trump appealed to the United Kingdom, France, Japan, and South Korea — as well as China, Iran’s strategic partner — to send minesweepers and naval forces to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. When allies balked, the request turned into a warning: the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) would face “a very bad” future if it refused.
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[2026-04-01 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AUSTIN, Texas — The National Security Strategy (NSS) that United States President Donald Trump’s administration published in November was remarkable, far-reaching, and unlike any other NSS that has appeared since George H.W. Bush “kicked the Vietnam syndrome” in the early 1990s. In the cover letter that bears his signature, Trump described the document as a “road map to ensure that America remains the greatest and most successful nation in human history.”
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[2026-04-01 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States President Donald Trump is threatening to deploy ground troops to seize critical oil infrastructure on Iran’s Kharg Island, a military gambit that experts say would risk American lives and could still fail to end the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-01 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Whitney Cummings continued to bring the laughs on Tuesday’s episode of The View, this time skewering Kid Rock alongside Joy Behar.
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[2026-04-01 02:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Authorities in the Ryazan region have ordered businesses to nominate a minimum number of employees for contract military service, marking the latest iteration of government efforts to maintain a steady flow of troops to the front line in eastern Ukraine.
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[2026-03-31 23:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir was pictured rejoicing in the passing of a controversial bill that would allow the execution of Palestinian prisoners.
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[2026-03-31 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's IRGC has confirmed that top military general Jamshid Eshaghi has been killed along with his family in an attack.
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[2026-03-31 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Violent crime committed by active-duty Russian servicemen has surged since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Poland-based news outlet Vot Tak reported, with murders, sexual assaults and robberies rising far faster than the military’s expansion.
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[2026-03-31 22:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump has warned the U.K. and France that the "U.S.A. won't be there to help you anymore," as he vented his frustration over the close allies' refusal to join military action against Iran.
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[2026-03-31 22:29 UTC+10:00] [Sabrewing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Designed for both military and civilian use, it has 7-tonne take-off weight and is the world’s heaviest cargo drone in full-scale flight
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[2026-03-31 20:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel is prepared for "weeks" more of attacks on Iran, a military spokesman said on Tuesday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview that the war was "beyond the halfway point".
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[2026-03-31 19:08 UTC+10:00] [Defence Innovation Science and Technology Institute] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s military mouthpiece claims Tokyo has ‘astonishing’ stockpile of nuclear materials and the tech to produce weapons
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[2026-03-31 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon informed the United Nations in a letter that it has criminalised Hezbollah's military wing, Al Hadath reported, citing a diplomatic official.
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[2026-03-31 18:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: There were full military honors for Algeria’s former president, Liamine Zeroual, on Monday as the 84-year-old former general was laid to rest in his home town of Batna.
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[2026-03-31 18:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Israeli military has said four soldiers were killed in combat in southern Lebanon, where its forces are clashing with Hezbollah fighters after launching a ground invasion of the country.
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[2026-03-31 18:22 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia is closing in on a breakthrough deal to sell hundreds of locally designed combat drones, called Ghost Bats, to the German military in an agreement that could pave the way for the cutting-edge aircraft to be exported around the world.
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[2026-03-31 18:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: White House says it doesn't need Spain after airspace closure to US military, Spain's Catholic Church signs deal to compensate abuse victims and more news on Tuesday March 31st.
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[2026-03-31 17:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A US military squadron stationed in Alaska has joined live-fire drills with the South Korean military, according to the US Eighth Army on Tuesday.
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[2026-03-31 17:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian media reported that initial investigations indicated strikes in central Iran had hit some "military sites", without specifying the locations.
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[2026-03-31 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Government told to focus on transition to mix of wind, solar, tidal and nuclear energy
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[2026-03-31 15:42 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-31 15:41 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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[2026-03-31 11:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah said it carried out 43 operations against Israeli army targets in a single day, including strikes on military bases, settlements and border positions. The group said the attacks were part of ongoing efforts to counter Israeli military activity.
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[2026-03-31 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Philippines] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Critics oppose the return of Japanese troops over Tokyo’s lack of a formal apology for the wartime abuse of Filipino ‘comfort women’
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[2026-03-31 10:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As ties with Washington sour, China is reviving a cold war strategy to defend against a US attack
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[2026-03-31 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Back in 2022, one of the biggest bands on the planet was forced to pull the plug. But with their mandatory service in the South Korean military concluded, BTS – RM, J-Hope, Suga, Jung Kook, V, Jimin, and Jin – are back in action, and prepping a new record aimed at their ARMY fanbase the world over.
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[2026-03-31 09:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Yemeni lawmaker says in a lawsuit that U.S. military veterans who worked for a private security firm were hired as mercenaries to kill him in 2015 on behalf of the United Arab Emirates as part of a campaign by the U.S. ally that targeted political opponents.
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[2026-03-31 09:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Army launched an investigation after a military helicopter was seen in viral video hovering yards away from Kid Rock’s Tennessee estate during a training run on Saturday.
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[2026-03-31 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, has passed a controversial bill that will instruct military courts to impose the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of killing Israelis in acts of “terror”, but will not impose the same penalty on Jewish Israelis convicted of kiling Palestinians.
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[2026-03-31 07:15 UTC+10:00] [East Wing] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump described security features including ‘bulletproof glass’ and a ‘drone-proof roof’ at the US$400 million ballroom
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[2026-03-31 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa stated yesterday (30) that the national security once achieved has been compromised, and the country has faced five tragedies over the past seven years. He made these remarks while attending a ceremony at the Sri Jayewardenepura Jayasekararamaya Vihara to honour Most Venerable Rajawatte Wappa Thera, who was conferred the ‘Aggamaha Saddhammajothika Dhaja’ title by Myanmar.
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[2026-03-31 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast gives a press conference at the military base “Solo de Zaldivar,” near the Chacalluta border crossing, in Arica, Chile, Monday, March 16, 2026, after signing a decree to deter irregular migration along the northern border with Peru and Bolivia. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
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[2026-03-31 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: With a massive US military buildup in the Middle East and prospects for a diplomatic breakthrough looking grim, an American operation against Iran might finally be around the corner. Modern geopolitics, military technology and Iran’s defences make a land invasion highly complex. Military history teaches us that airpower alone is insufficient to achieve the kind of aims the White House and Pentagon are aspiring for themselves.Defence analysts assume that a ground war on Iran’s own terrain- will send American troops
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[2026-03-31 06:05 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-31 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Food / Eating out (Syd)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Sydney’s lower north shore has long been the home to an excellent collection of Japanese restaurants. In Neutral Bay, there are almost 20 around Military Road, packed into an area smaller than eight football fields. Near Coles, Komaru quietly pumps out excellent sushi and sashimi lunch sets, while Jugemu & Shimbashi is still one of the only restaurants in Sydney making soba by hand.
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[2026-03-31 03:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NAYPYIDAW - Myanmar cleared the way on Monday for coup-leading general Min Aung Hlaing to become president and maintain his rule in civilian garb, with lawmakers nominating him as a vice-presidential candidate and the junta replacing him as military commander.
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[2026-03-31 03:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: As the US and Israel boast of the military success of their bombing campaign in Iran, ordinary Iranians describe a very different reality – one defined by profound losses.
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[2026-03-31 02:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has stepped down as Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar's armed forces to pave the way to becoming president. (Reuters: Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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[2026-03-31 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump is considering a military operation to send US soldiers inside Iran to extract nearly 1,000 pounds of uranium from Iran, officials said.
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[2026-03-31 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Italian navy is interested in purchasing the Turkish Bayraktar TB3 armed drone, a senior Italian military official said during a parliamentary hearing last week.
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[2026-03-31 00:41 UTC+10:00] [US government] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: It suspended the Netzah Yehuda, a unit of ultra-Orthodox soldiers that has been linked to abuses of Palestinian civilians in the past
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[2026-03-31 00:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Trump confirmed Sunday that a “massive” military complex is being built under his vaunted White House ballroom, providing new details on the secret project that was exposed in a recent lawsuit.
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[2026-03-31 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A Palestinian man inspects a torched house following Israeli settlers’ rampage through nearby Nablus-area villages on Sunday night, in West Bank village of Deir al-Hatab, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
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[2026-03-31 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: From left, US Sen. Jacky Rosen, Vice Mister of Taiwan National Defense Ministry Hsu Szu-chien, US Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Secretary-General of the Taiwan National Security Council Joseph Wu, Sen. John Curtis, and US Sen. Thom Tillis, first from right, smile as they visiting the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) in Taoyuan City, Northern Taiwan, Monday, March 30, 2026.
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[2026-03-30 23:52 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has threatened widespread destruction of Iran's energy resources and other vital infrastructure if a deal to end the war with Tehran is not reached soon.In a social media post on Monday, Trump said "great progress is being made" in talks with Iran to end military operations.But he bristled that if a deal was not reached and and if the strategic Hormuz Strait was not immediately reopened, the US would broaden its offensive by "completely obliterating all
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[2026-03-30 23:30 UTC+10:00] [Leon Tong Ying-kit] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The amendments clarify ambiguities, close loopholes and are neither more intrusive nor less lawful than comparable legislation elsewhere
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[2026-03-30 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump is considering a military operation to seize the enriched uranium held at Iranian nuclear sites, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing sources.
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[2026-03-30 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Spain has closed its airspace to US planes involved in attacks on Iran, a step beyond its previous denial of use of jointly-operated military bases, Defence Minister Margarita Robles said on Monday.
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[2026-03-30 22:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Since launching their military offensive on Iran on February 28, the United States and Israel have carried out thousands of strikes across the Middle East nation of about 90 million people, targeting military as well as civilian infrastructure, including hospitals, schools and residential buildings.
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[2026-03-30 22:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s military says that Israel was behind an attack on a desalination plant in Kuwait.
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