Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-28 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Smoke and flames rise following an Israeli military strike on a target next to a tent camp in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, March, 25, 2026.(AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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[2026-03-28 01:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A strike hit Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday afternoon without any warning from the Israeli military, Lebanese state media reported.
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[2026-03-28 01:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Norway is set to raise defence spending by 3.5 percent of its gross domestic product to compensate for rising military equipment costs and to adjust to lessons learned from the Ukraine war, the government says.
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[2026-03-28 01:00 UTC+10:00] [PLA Air Force] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Jinglei-1 and H-6N strategic bomber combination completes nuclear triad, boosts second-strike capability, military magazine says
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[2026-03-28 00:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Footage shared by the Iranian Red Crescent showed damaged buildings and emergency teams at work, while Israel said it had carried out a "wide‑scale" wave of attacks in the capital and the north‑west province of West Azerbaijan. The images emerged as US media reported that Washington is considering sending up to 10,000 additional troops to the Middle East, a move that would deepen fears of a broader regional war.
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[2026-03-28 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran has formally accused the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia of allowing the US military to use their territory and airspace to launch and support strikes against the Islamic Republic, according to letters sent to the UN Security Council.
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[2026-03-27 23:06 UTC+10:00] [Iran war] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US secretary of state chided allies for rebuffing Trump’s demand for military help in the Gulf
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[2026-03-27 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: "We will not initiate war, but we possess overwhelming power to confront any aggression,” Iranian military commander Hossein Salami declared a year ago, just months before he was killed in an Israeli air strike.
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[2026-03-27 21:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: “We will not initiate war, but we possess overwhelming power to confront any aggression,” Iranian military commander Hossein Salami declared a year ago, just months before he was killed in an Israeli air strike.
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[2026-03-27 21:39 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-27 21:21 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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[2026-03-27 21:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Bahrain’s military says its air defences have intercepted a total of 154 missiles and 362 drones from Iran since the start of the war.
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[2026-03-27 21:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese state broadcaster highlights robot wolves, drones and laser weapons in new documentary about the PLA’s latest unmanned systems
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[2026-03-27 19:57 UTC+10:00] [Asean] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Military activities are hampering the transition towards renewable energy, with data transparency lacking among major defence spenders
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[2026-03-27 19:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US Department of Justice has settled a lawsuit brought by Michael Flynn, a former national security adviser to President Donald Trump, stemming from his prosecution during the Russiagate investigation.
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[2026-03-27 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Five years after the Myanmar military coup, the country is still in a brutal civil war. So, what’s happening in Myanmar now, and why has the conflict received so little global attention? Reporting by Nicholas Maher for ABC News Loop.
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[2026-03-27 19:44 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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[2026-03-27 19:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: “A bit” is what United States President Donald Trump thinks about the scale of Russia’s military aid to Iran.
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[2026-03-27 18:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel’s opposition says military forces are ‘in collapse’
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[2026-03-27 18:11 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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[2026-03-27 17:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army said in a statement that it targeted Iranian military infrastructure overnight, including missile launchers and storage sites.
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[2026-03-27 17:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday kicked off a surprise visit to Saudi Arabia, seeking support for Kyiv as the U.S. reportedly weighs shifting military resources to the Middle East amid escalating tensions with Iran.
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[2026-03-27 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Relatives grieve an Iraqi soldier killed in a strike Wednesday on a military clinic in western Iraq’s Anbar province, during a mass procession inside the shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf, Iraq, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
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[2026-03-27 16:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military ordered the forced evacuation of residents of the village of Sajd in southern Lebanon, saying Israeli forces will “act against it forcefully”.
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[2026-03-27 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Soldiers stand in formation during a vigil in memory of the victims of a military cargo plane crash in Puerto Leguizamo, at the Monument to the Fallen Heroes in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
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[2026-03-27 14:26 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US military stockpiles are under strain as a result of Iran war, Washington Post reports; Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets Saudi crown prince in Jeddah. What we know on day 1,493
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[2026-03-27 13:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and France signed a Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA) on Friday, expanding defense ties and allowing easier deployment of troops between the two countries.
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[2026-03-27 13:21 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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[2026-03-27 12:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has attended a multinational military meeting to discuss the safety of maritime navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, a JCS official said Friday, as Iran has effectively blocked the key oil trade route amid a prolonged Middle East conflict.
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[2026-03-27 12:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A U.S. judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic, the latest turn in the Claude maker’s high-stakes fight with the military over AI safety on the battlefield.
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[2026-03-27 11:45 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-03-27 11:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will extend his pause on US military strikes on Iran's energy infrastructure by 10 days to 8 p.m. on April 6 at the request of the Islamic Republic.
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[2026-03-27 11:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Military veterans are sounding off about a Democratic congressional candidate who they say inflated his Navy record and used a deceased Korea War vet’s gravesite as a campaign prop.
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[2026-03-27 11:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: California Gov. Gavin Newsom — an expected Democratic presidential candidate in 2028 — is raising the prospect of requiring Americans to complete a set period of national service, suggesting commitments ranging from at least six months to as long as a year and a half.
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[2026-03-27 10:37 UTC+10:00] [US House] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The planes were only 160 metres apart, in the latest incident involving a passenger jet and a US military aircraft
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[2026-03-27 10:17 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Face-off is over company’s refusal to let defense department use its Claude AI model in autonomous weapons systems
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[2026-03-27 10:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A pair of siblings face federal charges after an improvised explosive device was found at a Florida Air Force base that houses the military’s Central Command — which is running the war in Iran, prosecutors said Thursday.
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[2026-03-27 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military says more missiles have been launched from Iran towards Israel.
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[2026-03-27 08:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Lefty MS NOW host Lawrence O’Donnell went on a wild on-air tirade blasting Barron Trump for not enlisting in the military as tensions rage in the Middle East — calling him more “spoiled than an English princess.”
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[2026-03-27 07:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A suspected inside trader on the prediction market platform Polymarket netted $2.14 million in profits by correctly betting on a US military strike on Iran, but experts say they’re not covering their tracks very well.
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[2026-03-27 07:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Israeli military is sending more troops into southern Lebanon despite growing international concern about Israel’s deadly bombardment and push to deepen its invasion of Lebanese territory.
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[2026-03-27 06:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli military spokesman General Effie Defrin said that the Israeli military will continue to target Iranian leaders, following the killing of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy chief Alireza Tangsiri in Bandar Abbas overnight, the Times of Israel is reporting.
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[2026-03-27 04:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Military helicopters fly past the United Nations Headquarters building as seen from the rose garden, Sept. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah, file)
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[2026-03-27 02:50 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Remarks come after defense secretary calls for changes to military’s chaplain corps, which had been ‘watered down’
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[2026-03-27 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Yemen's Houthis have warned they will issue a "military response" if needed by Iran to counter the US-Israeli assault on the country.
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[2026-03-27 01:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Israel is now focused on “dismantling Hezbollah” as part of its wider campaign against Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, declaring that the military effort remains “in full swing” despite reports to the contrary.
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[2026-03-27 00:30 UTC+10:00] [John Swinney] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The UK government cited security concerns but gave few details, leaving observers to question if geopolitical pressure shaped move
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[2026-03-27 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen talk after reaching a trade deal at the Trump Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland Sunday, July 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
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[2026-03-26 22:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Satellite imagery has revealed a large-scale industrial complex in North Korea that analysts say may indicate an expansion of the country’s military drone program, according to a US-based monitoring outlet.
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[2026-03-26 21:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea will join a multinational military meeting to discuss the issue of maritime navigation in the Strait of Hormuz at France's request, officials said Thursday.
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