Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-03-30 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President is convening so-called ‘God squad’ to override provisions of Endangered Species Act for ‘national security’
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[2026-03-30 21:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: In November, three activists from Palestine Action Eire crashed a modified van through a barrier at Shannon Airport, drove onto the runway towards a United States military aircraft and sprayed green paint on a parked Boeing 737-700.
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[2026-03-30 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
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 21:04 UTC+10:00] [Film] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The actor and comedian, posting on X, said that ‘unlike in today’s universities’ the military would teach young people ‘how truly great their country is’
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[2026-03-30 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the military will seize additional territory in southern Lebanon and expand the so-called “buffer zone”.
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[2026-03-30 20:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Myanmar’s Lower House Speaker Khin Yi arrives to attend a session at the Lower House of Parliament in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Monday, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
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[2026-03-30 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli strike hit a Lebanese army checkpoint in the country's south on Monday, a Lebanese military official said, in the first direct attack on a military post since the start of Israel's war on Lebanon.
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[2026-03-30 20:32 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US ground troops have arrived in the Middle East but military options to open the strait risk strong retaliation from Iran
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[2026-03-30 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the military will seize additional territory in southern Lebanon and expand the so-called “buffer zone”.
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[2026-03-30 18:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — 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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[2026-03-30 17:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Three Israeli soldiers were seriously wounded, and several others were moderately injured in southern Lebanon yesterday, the Israeli military said.
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[2026-03-30 17:41 UTC+10:00] [COMMENTARY] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: War is always a gamble. That is true even when leaders call it something else, like “special military operation” (Russian President Vladimir Putin’s evasive name for his full-scale invasion of Ukraine) or “excursion” (U.S. President Donald Trump’s preferred term for his attack on Iran).
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[2026-03-30 17:35 UTC+10:00] [Petrol prices] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In the short term, Australians should save about 26c a litre at the pump but analysts warn there may be more action required if the energy crisis worsens
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[2026-03-30 17:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump said Sunday the US military was planning to construct a large complex beneath the new ballroom he is building at the White House.
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[2026-03-30 16:58 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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[2026-03-30 16:02 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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[2026-03-30 16:02 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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[2026-03-30 15:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military said it detected multiple ballistic missile launches from Iran targeting southern Israel, triggering sirens across affected areas.
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[2026-03-30 15:13 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Music] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: When BTS went on hiatus in 2022, the world of K-pop collectively gasped. The genre’s most popular group – one that arguably introduced K-pop to the rest of the world – was separating so that its members could enlist for mandatory South Korean military service. Would anything fill the void they left behind?
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[2026-03-30 14:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military said it is carrying out attacks on Iranian government infrastructure across Tehran, as part of a broader campaign targeting key sites in the capital.
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[2026-03-30 13:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Israel's parliament approved the 2026 budget early Monday, providing for a significant increase in military spending as the country remains engaged in wars on multiple fronts.
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[2026-03-30 13:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military said it intercepted two drones launched from Yemen, as air defences responded to an aerial threat over southern Israel.
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[2026-03-30 13:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A California Marine has been hauled into federal custody after authorities say he treated a military armory like a personal pawn shop, stealing high-tech missile systems and selling them off in Arizona.
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[2026-03-30 11:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Jerusalem — Israel's parliament approved the 2026 budget early Monday, providing for a significant increase in military spending as the country remains engaged in wars on multiple fronts. Lawmakers passed the budget with 62 votes in favour and 55 against.
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[2026-03-30 11:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on 2 March, when Hezbollah launched rockets towards Israel in response to US-Israeli strikes on Iran. Source: AFP / Jalaa Marey
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[2026-03-30 09:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran’s parliament speaker has accused the United States of plotting a ground attack despite publicly pushing for a negotiated deal, as the US deploys thousands of military personnel to the Middle East.
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[2026-03-30 09:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The “American Bad Ass” rocker sent social media into a tailspin after posting footage of a military helicopter hovering just yards away from his Tennessee estate dubbed the “Southern White House.”
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[2026-03-30 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A humble Long Island hero who is active-duty military and an FDNY Bravest recently got the surprise of a lifetime from the New York Islanders: a new pickup truck he desperately needed.
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[2026-03-30 09:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Tehran has declared the homes of US and Israeli officials and military commanders legitimate targets, in retaliation for repeated strikes on residential buildings in Iran that have reportedly killed nearly 2,000 civilians over the first month of the war.
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[2026-03-30 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Thanks to Dior’s Anderson, the historical garment is making a comeback, with styles from Napoleonic hussar jackets to more modern takes
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[2026-03-30 08:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: NEW YORK (AP) — A young man who moved from Connecticut to Israel last year to join the military was killed during a combat operation in southern Lebanon on Saturday just weeks after he completed training.
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[2026-03-30 08:52 UTC+10:00] [HSBC] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Participants at the talks will include government and military officials alongside energy, shipping, finance and insurance sector leaders
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[2026-03-30 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and maritime devices now serve as key enablers of deep strikes, precision targeting, and real-time intelligence. Armed remotely piloted aircraft – commonly known as “drones” – are now central to many military operations. The use of uncrewed vehicles in armed conflicts has grown significantly in recent years, raising humanitarian, legal and operational concerns.
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[2026-03-30 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed his country’s military to further expand invasions of southern Lebanon, as regional tensions spike amid the United States-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-03-30 03:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: CAIRO (AP) — An attack by Sudanese paramilitaries and their allied rebels in the central region of Kordofan killed at least 14 people, including five children and two women, a medical group said Sunday, in the latest deadly assault of the Sudan war.
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[2026-03-30 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DESPITE dwindling numbers of firearms, combatants and fronts, the communist New People’s Army is still around and yesterday managed to mark 57 years of fighting the government with bullets, landmines and arson. Success is largely measured in body count: killed enemy troops and civilians, the latter described by the National Democratic Front Negros Island as “nefarious military assets, out-and-out traitors and criminal elements” (Feb.
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[2026-03-30 01:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An Israel Defense Forces soldier was killed in combat in Southern Lebanon, the military announced on Sunday morning.
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[2026-03-30 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military said that an impact at an industrial zone may have been caused by missile shrapnel, shortly after it detected a new barrage fired from Iran.
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[2026-03-30 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Developers have come up with a propulsion system that combines the best of two worlds, according to state media
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[2026-03-29 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say the move marks a fundamental shift in Tokyo’s defence strategy, forcing Beijing to stay on high alert
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[2026-03-29 18:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed a test of an upgraded, high-thrust, solid-fuel engine for weapons and hailed it as a significant development to boost the country’s strategic military capability, state media reported Sunday.
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[2026-03-29 18:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed a test of a high-thrust, solid-fuel engine for weapons and hailed it as a development to boost the country’s strategic military capability, state media reported Sunday.
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[2026-03-29 17:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Rob Schneider has called on the US to reinstate the military draft as he sounded the alarm on American forces.
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[2026-03-29 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran says explosions may be heard in parts of Isfahan province as military teams neutralise remaining ammunition from earlier "American-Zionist attacks".
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[2026-03-29 16:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military on Sunday said Iran has been moving its command centres to mobile structures in recent days following strikes on fixed headquarters during the conflict, according to reporting in local media.
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[2026-03-29 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah said it launched missiles at an Israeli military base of Mahfa Alon southwest of Safed, describing the strike as part of a series of operations against Israeli forces.
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[2026-03-29 16:16 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-29 14:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran said it targeted Israeli military and infrastructure sites, including a radar centre and an airport facility, during strikes on Saturday, according to reports carried by state media.
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