Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-14 16:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump says American forces have "obliterated" all of Iran's military defences on Kharg Island, the primary terminal for Iranian oil exports.
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[2026-03-14 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military said Saturday it detected North Korea firing at least one projectile toward its eastern sea.
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[2026-03-14 15:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — All six crew members of a KC-135 refueling aircraft that crashed while supporting operations against Iran are dead, the U.S. military said Friday.
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[2026-03-14 15:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea fired at least one unidentified projectile in an eastward direction Saturday, South Korea's military said.
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[2026-03-14 15:33 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump also threatens to hit island’s oil infrastructure if Tehran does not allow passage for ships via Strait of Hormuz
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[2026-03-14 15:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States had heavily bombed military targets on Iran's oil hub Kharg Island and the US Navy would soon begin escorting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-03-14 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran warned that any attack on its oil and energy infrastructure would trigger retaliatory strikes on facilities in the region owned by companies with American shares or those cooperating with the United States, state media reported, citing Tehran’s Khatam al-Anbiya military command headquarters.
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[2026-03-14 13:25 UTC+10:00] [Cybercrime] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Sprawling compound, including mock-up banks and police offices, uncovered by Thai military during border clashes
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[2026-03-14 13:04 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Defense secretary offers alternative TV headlines to reporters to more favourably reflect US military campaign in Iran – key US politics stories from 13 March 2026
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[2026-03-14 12:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has said that the United States will hit Iran "very hard" over the next week, as the US military operation against the Islamic Republic enters its 14th day, aiming to destroy Tehran's missile capabilities, its Navy, and end its pathway to nuclear arms.
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[2026-03-14 12:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Several more states have moved to join the Gaza genocide case at the UN’s top court, deepening international divisions over Israel’s military campaign in the Palestinian enclave, according to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
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[2026-03-14 12:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Several more states have moved to take part in the Gaza genocide case at the UN’s top court, deepening international divisions over Israel’s military campaign in the Palestinian enclave, according to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
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[2026-03-14 12:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US military said Iran did not destroy or disable the USS Abraham Lincoln after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed it had struck the aircraft carrier with ballistic missiles in the Gulf.
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[2026-03-14 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Saturday said Iran’s “unconditional surrender” would mean “their military is gone, their big threat is gone in every way,” describing it as the end of the country’s ability to pose a major threat.
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[2026-03-14 11:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Iran-linked hacker group claimed responsibility for a cyberattack targeting Stryker, a Michigan-based technology company, saying the attack was retaliation for US and Israeli military strikes on Iran.
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[2026-03-14 11:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military said it identified missiles launched from Iran toward Israel, triggering the activation of defensive systems to intercept the threat.
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[2026-03-14 11:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel is planning to expand its military operations in Lebanon with the aim of controlling the entire area south of the Litani River, according to Axios, which cited US and Israeli officials.
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[2026-03-14 11:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Rights groups have slammed United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for saying that “no quarter” will be shown to Iran, as the US and Israel continue their military campaign against the country.
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[2026-03-14 11:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: According to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, North Korea launched ballistic missiles into the east sea on Saturday as South Korea and the United States were conducting their military exercise. Source: AAP / Jeon Heon-Kyun
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[2026-03-14 10:49 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
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[2026-03-14 10:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island – the loading site for most of the Islamic Republic’s oil exports – were “totally obliterated” by US airstrikes during a historic bombing raid in the Persian Gulf, President Trump announced Friday.
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[2026-03-14 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he directed the U.S. Central Command to carry out a bombing raid, hitting military targets on Iran's Kharg Island.
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[2026-03-14 09:57 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth believes the media has not been sufficiently effusive about the success of the American military operation against Iran.
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[2026-03-14 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Pentagon is redeploying the USS Tripoli amphibious assault ship to the Middle East as the American military works to dislodge Iranian influence over the vital Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-03-14 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said that Sri Lanka should hold regular discussions with leaders of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) countries to minimise the military conflicts that have emerged in the Middle East and the economic impact arising from them.
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[2026-03-14 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Despite the optimism expressed in some quarters, it would be premature to declare that the American and Israeli military campaign against Iran has already stalled or that the crisis will soon be resolved through international mediation. The situation remains volatile, and the resilience of the Iranian state is still being tested.
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[2026-03-14 06:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The US-Israeli military operation against the Iranian regime has decapitated its leadership and brought freedom closer than ever to the Iranian people.
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[2026-03-14 05:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON - The US military said on Friday it has elevated the investigation into a devastating February 28 strike on an Iranian girls' school after media reports revealed the probe shows US forces were likely responsible.
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[2026-03-14 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Dubai, the city of clean, safe streets, discreet banks, abundant air travel options and red carpets rolled out for the rich, is watching its reputation unravel under the weight of foreign military ambitions.
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[2026-03-14 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Dubai, the city of clean, safe streets, discreet banks, abundant air travel options and red carpets rolled out for the rich, is watching its reputation unravel under the weight of foreign military ambitions.
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[2026-03-14 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: It is Iran — not the US — setting the terms of a battle which is now not a battle over military might but of economics and messing with people's heads. (Reuters: Evan Vucci )
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[2026-03-14 04:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel has destroyed a bridge in southern Lebanon and dropped leaflets over Beirut warning the country faces the same scale of destruction visited upon Gaza, as its military campaign against Hezbollah enters a devastating new phase.
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[2026-03-14 04:51 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: White House contends with reality of shoddy preparations for war and unclear conditions for victory
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[2026-03-14 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that the Iranian military launched missiles and drones at Israel in coordination with Hezbollah, Al Jazeera is reporting.
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[2026-03-14 03:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Israel and the United States are reshaping the strategic balance of the Middle East through a joint military campaign aimed at dismantling Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities and weakening its network of proxy militias, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday night.
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[2026-03-14 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel has launched a new phase of its assault on Iran, targeting checkpoints manned by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) based on tip-offs from informants on the ground, Reuters is reporting, citing a source briefed on Israel's military strategy.
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[2026-03-14 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Colombian President Gustavo Petro has cautioned the US administration against trying to build “an empire” in Latin America, urging Washington to pursue dialogue rather than military intervention.
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[2026-03-14 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Colombian President Gustavo Petro has cautioned the US administration against trying to build “an empire” in Latin America, urging Washington to pursue dialogue rather than military intervention.
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[2026-03-14 02:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The EU is facing a dilemma that could define its role in the escalating confrontation with Iran. Supporting Washington’s military campaign may strengthen transatlantic unity, but it also risks dragging the continent into a conflict that could trigger severe economic and energy consequences for the bloc.
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[2026-03-14 02:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The EU is facing a dilemma that could define its role in the escalating confrontation with Iran. Supporting Washington’s military campaign may strengthen transatlantic unity, but it also risks dragging the continent into a conflict that could trigger severe economic and energy consequences for the bloc.
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[2026-03-14 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Afghanistan’s Taliban government accused Pakistan’s military Friday of targeting homes in overnight airstrikes in Kabul and other areas of the country, saying at least six civilians were killed and more than a dozen injured, as fighting between the neighbors entered its third week.
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[2026-03-14 01:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a multibillion-dollar plan to increase the country’s military presence in the Arctic.
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[2026-03-14 01:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a multibillion-dollar plan to increase the country’s military presence in the Arctic.
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[2026-03-13 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: With the eyes of the world on the United States and Israel’s war in Iran, Israeli strikes and raids in Gaza and settler attacks and military operations in the occupied West Bank have continued unabated.
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[2026-03-13 23:00 UTC+10:00] [semiconductor] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese team’s semiconductor tech research combines power and memory, allowing for smaller and more powerful military electronics
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[2026-03-13 22:36 UTC+10:00] [Lebanon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Israel has issued a new displacement order for southern Lebanon, instructing residents within 25 miles of the border between the two countries to head north. The order covers major Lebanese cities and dozens of villages. Israel’s military is considering an escalated campaign in Lebanon against Hezbollah after the pro-Iran group launched its most intense attacks yet on Wednesday night.
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[2026-03-13 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this image made from video, a mirage fighter jet prepares to take off at an Air base in Hsinchu, Taiwan, Thursday, April 6, 2023. (AP Photo, file)
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[2026-03-13 22:11 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President posts on Truth Social to ‘watch what happens today’ and says it is an ‘honor’ to be killing regime’s leaders
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[2026-03-13 22:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Friday clarified that there are no indications the United States is withdrawing its military assets from the Philippines for use in its ongoing war with Iran.
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[2026-03-13 21:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A United States refuelling aircraft has crashed in western Iraq, killing four of the six crew members on board, United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said, as rescue efforts for the two other service members continue.
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