Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-18 01:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s army has said its air defences are working to intercept incoming missiles fired from Iran.
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[2026-03-18 00:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: S.H. Kim of South Korea walks to the 17th tee during the first round of The Players Championship golf tournament Thursday, March 12, 2026, in Ponte Bedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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[2026-03-18 00:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City — Two members of the New People's Army (NPA) surrendered to the military in Bukidnon, Lt. Col. Jorge Jallorina, commanding officer of the army's 8th Infantry Battalion (IB), said on Tuesday.
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[2026-03-17 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iranian Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani, greets journalists upon his arrival to meet with the Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)
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[2026-03-17 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Israeli military has launched new waves of air raids across southern Lebanon after announcing “limited and targeted ground operations” on Monday against Hezbollah positions.
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[2026-03-17 23:07 UTC+10:00] [World Baseball Classic] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: USA and Venezuela play for title on Tuesday night
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[2026-03-17 22:55 UTC+10:00] [Thailand] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The military plans to add permanent walls and electronic fences equipped with sensors and CCTV cameras to the 1.3km barrier
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[2026-03-17 22:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korean Air Co. said Tuesday it will extend the suspension of its Incheon-Dubai flights through April 19 due to ongoing military conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-17 22:24 UTC+10:00] [Gulf of Tonkin] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Agreement between naval commanders ahead of 40th joint exercise comes as Vietnamese leader To Lam hails ties with China as ‘top priority’
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[2026-03-17 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s national security chief Ali Larijani, whom Israel claims was killed in strikes on Tehran, appeared publicly just days earlier at the annual al-Quds Day rally in the Iranian capital.
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[2026-03-17 21:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Last week Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, accused figures linked to Epstein’s network of plotting to provoke a global crisis and blame Tehran.
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[2026-03-17 21:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: This is the second part in Al Jazeera’s Blood Tech series, looking at how governments around the world – including those who have criticised Israel – are still using the technology it has tested on Palestinians. You can read the first part, which looks at how the UK has utilised Israeli military spyware, here.
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[2026-03-17 21:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JERUSALEM — Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that Iran's powerful national security chief Ali Larijani was "eliminated last night," along with the commander of Tehran's Basij paramilitary force.
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[2026-03-17 20:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Monday urged allied nations to join U.S. efforts to secure the strategic Strait of Hormuz, calling it a "test of loyalty"—but key partners including Britain, Germany, Japan and Australia swiftly distanced themselves from any military role.
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[2026-03-17 20:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military says it has detected missiles launched from Iran towards its territory. Air defence systems are operating to intercept the incoming projectiles, according to a statement from the army
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[2026-03-17 20:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Israeli defense minister said Tuesday that the Israeli military killed top Iranian security official Ali Larijani in an overnight strike.
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[2026-03-17 20:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Tasnim News Agency says a message from Ali Larijani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, will be published shortly.
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[2026-03-17 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz claimed that Iranian national security chief Ali Larijani was killed in Israeli strikes on Tehran overnight. There has been no official confirmation from Iran.
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[2026-03-17 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, has been according to Israel’s Defence Minister Katz. Iran has not commented on the claim.
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[2026-03-17 20:17 UTC+10:00] [Sweden] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The UN organisation head said an international naval operation, as suggested by Trump, would not be sustainable
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[2026-03-17 20:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Civilians covered in dust. Blood-stained school bags. Hospitals turned into military targets.
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[2026-03-17 20:06 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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[2026-03-17 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Israeli military has claimed in a post on X Tuesday that it has killed the commander of the Basij unit, the internal security paramilitary militia of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
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[2026-03-17 19:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel's military has targeted Iran's security chief Ali Larijani, four Israeli officials said, adding that it was not immediately clear whether he was killed or injured. Larijani was one of the targets of strikes carried out by the Israeli military last night across Iran, the officials told Reuters.
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[2026-03-17 19:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-03-17 18:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army has ordered the forced evacuation of residents south of Lebanon’s Zahrani River ahead of what it called as a new military operation against Hezbollah.
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[2026-03-17 18:21 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-17 18:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s military on Tuesday said that Division 36 of the army has joined "expanded ground operations” in southern Lebanon, as fighting with Hezbollah intensifies along the border.
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[2026-03-17 17:17 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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[2026-03-17 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Israeli military said early Monday it struck more Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut. Moments before the announcement, a powerful strike hit Beirut’s southern suburbs. (AP video by Zakaria Khatib)
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[2026-03-17 16:23 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-17 16:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Afghanistan has accused Pakistan’s military of launching an air strike on a hospital treating drug users in the capital, Kabul, killing at least 400 people.
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[2026-03-17 15:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: London: “Hundreds of American soldiers have been captured across the Gulf. US military bases throughout the region lie in ruins. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is dead or gravely wounded.
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[2026-03-17 15:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Defence and National Security
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[2026-03-17 14:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense said its air defences intercepted and destroyed three drones in the eastern region of the country.
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[2026-03-17 13:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s Army has suspended rifle shooting drills to conduct safety checks across all units, after an elementary school girl was injured at a playground in Daegu on Monday by what is believed to be a stray bullet.
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[2026-03-17 13:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Israel on Monday warned that displaced Lebanese driven from their homes by its military campaign would not be able to return until the safety of Israelis living near the border was ensured, as Israeli troops pushed into new parts of southern Lebanon.
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[2026-03-17 12:30 UTC+10:00] [white paper] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s latest white paper on Hong Kong clears up misconceptions by chronicling the progress made on protecting national security
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[2026-03-17 12:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iraqi militia group, Islamic Resistance in Iraq, said it carried out 21 operations targeting US military bases in Iraq and the wider region over the past 24 hours.
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[2026-03-17 11:36 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand for China to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz will almost certainly be rejected out of hand. But it unwittingly touches a sensitive debate simmering among foreign policy thinkers in Beijing: Should President Xi Jinping start using his military to shape geopolitical outcomes?
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[2026-03-17 11:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Monday the United States has requested that a planned summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping be delayed for "a month or so," as the US conducts its military campaign against Iran.
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[2026-03-17 10:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military says it has detected missiles launched from Iran heading towards Israeli territory and has urged residents in affected areas to seek shelter immediately.
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[2026-03-17 09:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Israeli military has taken out more than 60% of Iran’s rocket launchers in the first three weeks of the war, with at least another three weeks of fighting expected.
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[2026-03-17 08:13 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: The Israeli military has stepped up its presence in southern Lebanon. Source: AAP / EPA / Atef Safadi
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[2026-03-17 07:27 UTC+10:00] [Afghanistan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Pakistani military had ‘once again violated Afghan territory’, said the Taliban, calling the strikes a crime and an ‘act of inhumanity’
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[2026-03-17 07:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Tasnim News Agency has published a six-point message from Ali Larijani, Iran's secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, addressed to Muslims worldwide and the governments of Islamic countries.
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[2026-03-17 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan government on Monday accused Pakistan of killing civilians in fresh airstrikes on Kabul, but Islamabad said it had conducted precision strikes on military and "terrorist" targets.
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[2026-03-17 05:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has said “numerous countries” have told him “they’re on their way” following his appeal for an international naval coalition to secure the Strait of Hormuz amid the US-Israel war on Iran.
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[2026-03-17 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Defence and National Security
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[2026-03-17 05:41 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US has overwhelming military power. Yet the battle has moved to oil routes, alliances and domestic politics – where Tehran is testing western unity
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