Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-21 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States military has announced that it attacked another alleged drug trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific.
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[2026-03-21 06:43 UTC+10:00] [America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Policy aims to increase federal government’s ability to fight national security concerns and counter Beijing’s growing dominance in sector
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[2026-03-21 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: As the war in the Middle East continues, intelligence gathered by the Pentagon is being analysed by technology from the artificial intelligence company Anthropic, on a system run by the data analytics firm Palantir.
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[2026-03-21 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iraq has declared force majeure on all oil fields developed by foreign oil companies, as military operations in the region have disrupted navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, preventing most of the country's crude exports from moving, oil ministry sources said.
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[2026-03-21 03:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Department of National Defense (DND) slammed China for criticizing Philippine military officials over operations near Bajo de Masinloc, saying it was a “self-directed farce.”
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[2026-03-21 02:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Military police patrol during a police operation in the Morro dos Prazeres community in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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[2026-03-21 02:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Washington, DC – The administration of US President Donald Trump has offered a carousel of contradicting final objectives for the US-Israeli war with Iran: destroying its regional military might; decapitating its leadership; fomenting dissent; eliminating its nuclear programme.
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[2026-03-21 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, left, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine walk to depart on Marine One with President Donald Trump from the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-03-21 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Nato has withdrawn almost all personnel from Iraq amid regional instability caused by the war on Iran, according to officials at Iraq’s National Security Advisory speaking to AFP and Al Jazeera.
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[2026-03-21 01:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israel’s ongoing military operation in Lebanon violates international law, French President Emmanuel Macron has said.
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[2026-03-21 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: European leaders call for end to 'reckless attacks' on Middle East energy facilities
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[2026-03-21 00:16 UTC+10:00] [White House] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The policy aims to increase the federal government’s ability to fight AI-generated scams and national security concerns
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[2026-03-21 00:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Madagascar's military leader, President Michael Randrianirina, announced Thursday that anyone applying to become a minister in the new government will undergo lie detector tests to screen for corruption—a rare and unprecedented vetting measure.
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[2026-03-21 00:04 UTC+10:00] [Trident] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Man and woman, one of whom is understood to be Iranian, held after asking to enter sensitive military site
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[2026-03-21 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese observers question whether air strikes, and even a limited ground presence, will be enough to remove the threat to shipping
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[2026-03-20 23:50 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Defense secretary had said relatives of service members killed in refueling tanker crash told him ‘do not stop until the job is done’
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[2026-03-20 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Iranian military spokesperson has said Israeli and American officials and military personnel will not be safe in “resorts and tourist centres around the world”, Iranian media are reporting.
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[2026-03-20 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran intends to take part in this summer’s FIFA World Cup but only if the team’s matches are moved from the US to Mexico, the head of the country’s football federation has said. The announcement comes as the US and Israel continue their military campaign against Iran, now in its fourth week.
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[2026-03-20 21:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Iranian foreign ministry says it told the UK that allowing the US to use British military bases will be treated as “participation in aggression”.
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[2026-03-20 18:49 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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[2026-03-20 18:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, on Friday called for continued efforts to maintain national security, local media reported.
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[2026-03-20 18:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Full-group comeback after military service signals renewed global ambitions — and a possible Grammy push
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[2026-03-20 18:13 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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[2026-03-20 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Environment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In this week’s newsletter: with US-Israeli strikes hitting oil refineries, military bases and nuclear facilities, monitors are warning that the conflict will have devastating effects
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[2026-03-20 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military on Friday said that it struck infrastructure sites belonging to the Syrian government overnight in response to alleged attacks against Druze civilians in Sweida, Reuters news agency reported.
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[2026-03-20 17:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Launch of unnumbered missiles from Iran was detected, triggering air defence systems to “intercept the threat”, the Israeli military said on Friday.
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[2026-03-20 17:35 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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[2026-03-20 17:26 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: At least 16 US aircraft have been lost so far, mostly Reaper drones, amid the high-tempo air strike campaign against Iran
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[2026-03-20 16:26 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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[2026-03-20 14:58 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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[2026-03-20 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s wife, Rama Duwaji, deactivated an old X account after a series of resurfaced posts showed her praising Palestinian terrorists, bashing Israel and criticizing the US military.
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[2026-03-20 12:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said that Israel and the United States are “protecting the entire world” through their military campaign against Iran, claiming Israeli strikes have significantly degraded Tehran’s military capabilities.
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[2026-03-20 12:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Wall Street Journal reported that US warplanes and attack helicopters have begun an intensified military campaign to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global shipping route disrupted by Iran.
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[2026-03-20 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian foreign policy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With the US and Israel’s war on Iran continuing to send waves of disruption around the world, Guardian Australia political editor Tom McIlroy speaks to two guests about the impact of the conflict on Australia.
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[2026-03-20 11:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The European Council warned that developments in Iran and the wider region threaten regional and international security, calling for de-escalation and support for diplomatic efforts to reduce tensions and reach a lasting solution to the conflict.
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[2026-03-20 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Jennifer Welch on a Wednesday episode of the “I’ve Had It” podcast accused President Donald Trump and the Republican Party of treating support for the U.S. troops as “performative,” while discussing the possibility of American boots being on the ground in Iran.
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[2026-03-20 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Mexican authorities have revealed that 11 people were killed during a raid that resulted in the capture of Omar Oswaldo Torres, the leader of a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel.
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[2026-03-20 08:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Video aired on Iranian state television on Thursday 19 March captured Red Crescent teams rescuing an injured man from collapsed buildings in South Khorasan province after a reported US-Israeli strike. According to SNN.ir, bulldozers cleared debris across residential areas while emergency workers combed through the rubble. A provincial spokesman confirmed that the bodies of a young girl and several women were found beneath the structures.
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[2026-03-20 08:36 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Singapore/Jakarta: Four Indonesian military officers have been arrested in connection with a chemical attack on a young Indonesian activist who had long been critical of the country’s security forces and had investigated their conduct during last year’s deadly nationwide protests.
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[2026-03-20 08:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Arabia reserves the right to act militarily against Iran and any trust with Tehran has been shattered, the Saudi foreign minister said early on Thursday, after Riyadh was targeted by Iranian ballistic missiles.
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[2026-03-20 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: An F-35 fighter jet from the United States has made an emergency landing at an airbase in the Middle East after carrying out a combat mission over Iran, according to US military officials.
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[2026-03-20 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Pentagon is now prioritizing refilling its own weapon stocks instead of sending them to Ukraine, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has said, blaming the Biden administration for any “challenges” the US military has been facing lately.
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[2026-03-20 07:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel's military attacks had "decimated" Iran and that the Middle East war could finish sooner than expected, even as the Islamic republic kept up attacks on Gulf oil and gas targets that have jolted global markets.
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[2026-03-20 07:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: China has called for an end to the US-Israel war on Iran and says the safety of waterways should not be disturbed.
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[2026-03-20 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Iran is considering charging transit fees on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a lawmaker said on Thursday, as officials in Tehran stepped up rhetoric over the strategic waterway after this week’s attacks on energy sites in the Persian Gulf.
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[2026-03-20 06:33 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US Southern Command chief tells senators amid Trump’s increasing use of force in the region and comments about taking Cuba
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[2026-03-20 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A series of “unidentified” drones have been spotted hovering over the Washington D.C. military base where Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth live, prompting the U.S. government to consider relocating them.
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[2026-03-20 06:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: CAPSAT military unit commander Col. Michael Randrianirina is seen in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Oct. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)
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[2026-03-20 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran could face retaliation from its Gulf neighbors for attacks on their energy infrastructure, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Al Saud has warned, adding that the “patience” of the countries of the region is not “unlimited.”
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[2026-03-20 05:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: After the assassination of Ali Larijani, the powerful secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, questions have emerged over who will lead the country.
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