Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-24 21:12 UTC+10:00] [Dongguan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Exercise will ‘rapidly integrate’ the advanced vessels into the joint combat system covering Taiwan and the seas near Japan
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[2026-03-24 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military will control the remaining bridges over Lebanon's Litani River and the area south of the river, Israel's defence minister said on Tuesday.
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[2026-03-24 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Argentina] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Fifty years after the military seized power and disappeared 30,000 people forcibly, some families are finding closure
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[2026-03-24 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Senior US military officials are looking into the possibility of deploying airborne troops to capture Kharg Island, responsible for 90% of Iran’s crude oil exports, the New York Times has reported, citing American defense sources.
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[2026-03-24 20:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Hong Kong police are now empowered to require anyone suspected of violating the semi-autonomous city’s national security law to hand over passwords to their mobile phones or computers.
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[2026-03-24 20:05 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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[2026-03-24 20:00 UTC+10:00] [East China Sea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: PLA Daily describes upgraded Type-12 surface-to-ship missiles as offensive weapons capable of targeting neighbouring countries
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[2026-03-24 19:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned the Israeli military that its troops in the north and the Gaza Strip would be targeted “without any limit” if Israel targets civilians in the Palestinian territories and Lebanon, IRNA reported.
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[2026-03-24 19:49 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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[2026-03-24 19:45 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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[2026-03-24 19:05 UTC+10:00] [Internal Security Department] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The government warned that volunteering with organisations like Sar-El could lead to legal action
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[2026-03-24 18:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: At least 66 people have died and dozens of others have been wounded after a Colombian military plane with 125 people on board crashed after takeoff in the south of the country, officials have said.
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[2026-03-24 18:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A military transport plane with 128 people on board, mostly soldiers, crashed shortly after taking off Monday in Puerto Leguizamo, Colombia, killing at least 66 people and leaving dozens injured, the head of Colombia’s armed forces said.
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[2026-03-24 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Open-source flight-tracking data indicated possible movement of US military personnel from the East Coast toward the Middle East, with multiple flights departing from Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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[2026-03-24 16:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Japan is expected to send combat troops to military exercises in the Philippines instead of the usual humanitarian assistance and disaster response trainers, Armed Forces of the Philippines chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. says on March 24, 2026
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[2026-03-24 16:35 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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[2026-03-24 16:28 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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[2026-03-24 16:15 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-24 16:05 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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[2026-03-24 15:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: At least 66 people were killed after a Colombian military Hercules C-130 transport plane crashed shortly after takeoff on Monday in the southern province of Putumayo. Many others were injured, while rescue and evacuation operations continued into the night.
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[2026-03-24 15:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A senior Iranian lawmaker warned officials to “think wisely” before entering talks with the United States, citing past instances where negotiations coincided with military action, Fars news reported.
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[2026-03-24 15:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
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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[2026-03-24 14:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BEIRUT (AFP) -- A series of strikes hit Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday and early Tuesday, the first attack on the Hezbollah stronghold in days, as Israel's military said it captured two members of the Iran-backed group in southern Lebanon.
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[2026-03-24 13:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Japan is expected to send troops to military exercises in the Philippines instead of the usual humanitarian assistance and disaster response trainers, Armed Forces of the Philippines chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. said on Tuesday.
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[2026-03-24 12:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BOGOTA, Colombia — A military transport plane with 121 people on board, mostly soldiers, crashed shortly after taking off Monday in Puerto Leguizamo, Colombia, killing at least 33 people and leaving at least 81 injured, according to the town's deputy mayor.
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[2026-03-24 12:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIRUT — A series of strikes hit Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday and early Tuesday, the first attack on the Hezbollah stronghold in days, as Israel's military said it captured two members of the Iran-backed group in southern Lebanon.
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[2026-03-24 12:08 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Refusing to comply could lead to up to one year in jail and a hefty fine, while providing false or misleading information carries up to three years in prison
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[2026-03-24 11:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks opened sharply higher Tuesday, as investors pin hopes on easing military tensions in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-24 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Revisions that came into effect on Monday give police powers enjoyed in other jurisdictions and will speed up investigations, they say
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[2026-03-24 11:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Monday that he ordered the postponement of threatened military strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure for five days, stressing that both Washington and Tehran want to make a deal to end their war.
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[2026-03-24 10:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A loud blast rang out over Jerusalem early Tuesday after Israel's military said it detected another Iranian missile launch, the second of the day, AFP is reporting.
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[2026-03-24 10:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An air strike has targeted a military base used by Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) in the town of Jurf al-Sakhar, Babil province, south of Baghdad.
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[2026-03-24 08:53 UTC+10:00] [Mark Lambert] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ageing cadre and a weak pipeline risk eroding US-China policy, business insight and national security preparedness as prowess dwindles
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[2026-03-24 08:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel’s far-right minister of finance, Bezalel Smotrich, has urged his country to annex southern Lebanon, as the military has destroyed bridges and homes in an intensified assault on the area.
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[2026-03-24 06:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Donald Trump said yesterday (23) that he has ordered the United States military to postpone strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for five days after holding “good and productive conversations” with Tehran.
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[2026-03-24 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Oil prices dropped by over 13 percent yesterday (23) after an announcement by US President Donald Trump that he would instruct the military to delay any strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure.
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[2026-03-24 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: China urged on Monday an immediate stop to military operations and return to dialogue and negotiation, as fighting in the Middle East continues to spread and the risk of further escalation grows.
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[2026-03-24 06:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that he spoke with Donald Trump, saying that the US president believed US-Israeli military gains in Iran could be converted into a negotiated agreement that protects Israel's interests.
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[2026-03-24 06:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A Colombian military plane with 125 people on board has crashed after takeoff in the south of the country, the Colombian Air Force said.
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[2026-03-24 05:58 UTC+10:00] [C-130] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Military sources said 71 people had been rescued alive from the wreckage; the air force said 125 soldiers were travelling on board
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[2026-03-24 05:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: There is a striking difference between a modern-day energy crisis and the ones from the last century: now, the world has alternatives to fossil fuels.
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[2026-03-24 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: When military recruiters arrived at the Lunin College of Transport Technologies in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk last month, they hoped they would find students willing to enlist as drone operators — but few took up the offer.
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[2026-03-24 05:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Gold futures kept tumbling Monday despite President Trump’s halt on military strikes against Iran as investors continued to fret that the conflict could stall interest-rate cuts.
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[2026-03-24 05:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BOGOTÁ, Colombia — A military transport plane crashed Monday when taking off in Colombia, officials said, with at least 80 people aboard though there were conflicting reports about how many troops were dead and injured.
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[2026-03-24 04:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: BOGOTA, Colombia — A military cargo plane crashed shortly after taking off Monday in southwestern Colombia, causing an undetermined number of casualties, the country’s defense minister said.
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[2026-03-24 04:12 UTC+10:00] [Colombia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Cargo plane carrying between 80 and 110 soldiers crashes shortly after takeoff in southern Amazon region
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[2026-03-24 04:04 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: After Tehran targeted the UK-US base on Diego Garcia, Israel’s military said European capitals were also at risk
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[2026-03-24 03:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: UK Defence Secretary John Healey claimed on Monday that Iran fired two missiles at the joint UK-US Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean on Friday.
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[2026-03-24 03:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A military cargo plane crashed shortly after taking off Monday in southwestern Colombia, causing an undetermined number of casualties, the country’s defense minister said.
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[2026-03-24 02:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The United States deployed drones to Nigeria to provide training and intelligence, a U.S. defense official said Monday, as the West African country’s military fights a multifaceted security crisis.
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