Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-05 22:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Israeli military launched an overnight bombing campaign in Lebanon outside its so-called security zone, just hours after announcing it had cleared Hezbollah fighters from the strategic Ali Al Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, further straining the country’s fragile ceasefire.
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[2026-09-05 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Pete Hegseth] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US defense secretary faces internal dissent and discord at the Pentagon, accused of focusing on culture war issues and his own political ambitions as the Iran war drags on
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[2026-09-05 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Brazil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Carlos de Almeida Baptista Júnior describes 2022 meeting in new book as ex-leader’s son vies with Lula for presidency
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[2026-09-05 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Former National Security Council chief Maj.-Gen. (res.) Giora Eiland warned that Israel is facing a difficult diplomatic situation, saying world leaders lack trust in the government and that its conduct is pushing countries away and could harm vital interests, during a Thursday interview with 103FM's Roni Bar-On and Aryeh Eldad.
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[2026-09-05 18:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States investigators have subjected about 50 members of the US military’s Joint Staff to lie detector tests following a series of unauthorised media leaks, according to a report by The New York Times (NYT).
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[2026-09-05 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘The rise mainly came from the military conflict in the Middle East earlier this year. Of the rest, half involved lost identity documents,’ immigration chief says
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[2026-09-05 16:45 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘The rise mainly came from the military conflict in the Middle East earlier this year. Of the rest, half involved lost identity documents,’ immigration chief says
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[2026-09-05 16:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Israel claimed ‘operational control’ of Lebanon’s Ali Taher and a network of tunnels beneath it, in a rare flashpoint after the ceasefire. Israel’s military said Hezbollah, a militant group backed by Iran, had used the tunnels to shelter its fighters, and weapons, and had repeatedly attacked Israeli forces in the area with drones.
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[2026-09-05 15:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Palestinian media has reported land seizure, vandalism and raids by the Israeli military and settlers in the occupied West Bank:
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[2026-09-05 13:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Two explosions at a military facility in the Bolivian city of Viacha have killed at least 10 people and injured dozens of others, authorities said.
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[2026-09-05 13:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: At least 10 people were killed and dozens more injured on Friday after an explosion at a military barracks in the Bolivian municipality of Viacha, about 30 km (19 miles) from La Paz, local authorities said.
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[2026-09-05 13:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The explosion on Friday afternoon happened at the Bolivian defence ministry's fireworks stockpile. (Reuters: Red Siglo XXI)
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[2026-09-05 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US government investigators have subjected some 50 members of the US military's Joint Staff to polygraph tests over leaks to journalists, including information about the US's diminishing stockpile of munitions due to the Iran war, The New York Times reported on Saturday morning, citing officials briefed on the situation.
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[2026-09-05 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran may be considering a significant escalation in its war with the United States, having grown more confident in its ability to attack targets in the Middle East, The New York Times reported on Friday, citing recent US intelligence reports.
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[2026-09-05 12:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The explosion happened at a barracks in Viacha, about 30km from La Paz
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[2026-09-05 12:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-05 12:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In an extraordinary move, US government investigators have subjected 50 members of the American military’s Joint Staff to polygraph tests over leaks to journalists, including about how the Iran war has created a shortage of crucial munitions, New York Times reported.
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[2026-09-05 12:32 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The head of the U.S. military’s Pacific Command (PACOM) has met with the Chinese military in charge of operations covering Taiwan and other areas, amid rising tensions over the democratic island.
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[2026-09-05 12:29 UTC+10:00] [military personnel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Officials say the blast originated from the defence ministry’s fireworks stockpile at a facility in the western city of Viacha
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[2026-09-05 10:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Mladic’s body arrives to full military honours in Serbia | AJ Shorts
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[2026-09-05 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Israel-Gaza war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: Guardian investigation reveals targeting of World Central Kitchen convoy was result of widely used military tactic
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[2026-09-05 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The White House has returned to its prior talking point that the war against Iran shouldn't be called a war. In earlier stages of the conflict President Trump had applied various monikers that stopped far short, from an "excursion" to a "little detour" to a "stopover" to a mere limited "military operation".
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[2026-09-05 07:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Costa Rican President Laura Fernandez has suggested that United States military operations in the country’s territory could bring national security benefits.
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[2026-09-05 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US’ new tech strategy shows Washington is adopting the core lesson of China’s rise: tech leadership is a national security imperative
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[2026-09-05 07:30 UTC+10:00] [US Steel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US’ new tech strategy shows Washington is adopting the core lesson of China’s rise: tech leadership is a national security imperative
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[2026-09-05 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military said on Friday it struck southern Lebanon after Hezbollah launched a drone attack towards Israeli soldiers.
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[2026-09-05 07:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF struck Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after the terrorist organization launched a drone towards Israeli soldiers, the military said on Friday.
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[2026-09-05 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A US Army doctor has testified that she knows of 28 US military deaths caused by Covid-19 vaccines, Politico has reported citing a court deposition. The US government is investigating 2,544 deaths reported following the jabs, the official has said.
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[2026-09-05 06:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This photo provided by Mary Remmes shows Maj. Alex Klinner, Jan. 10, 2026. (Mary Remmes via AP)
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[2026-09-05 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by AG News Staff via American Greatness,
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[2026-09-05 01:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel’s military actions resulting in the displacement of entire Palestinian populations in three refugee camps in the occupied West Bank “appear to amount to collective punishment and raise concerns of ethnic cleansing”, a United Nations Human Rights report has found.
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[2026-09-05 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A senior official from South Korea's presidential office said the government is considering various options in the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo by Yosuke Onchi)
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[2026-09-05 00:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani security forces killed 48 militants in a series of raids on hideouts in the country’s restive southwest over the past 72 hours, the military said Friday.
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[2026-09-04 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia ’s army announced Friday that it will resume joint military exercises with the United States early next year after they had been suspended for almost a decade.
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[2026-09-04 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: You are a soldier, tasked with searching a house for a suspected terrorist and hidden weapons. The house is full of women, children, and an elderly, sick, bedridden man.
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[2026-09-04 23:12 UTC+10:00] [Conflict] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — Marine Le Pen is facing a fight over military aid to Ukraine after two leading center-right rivals accused her party of playing into Russia’s hands.
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[2026-09-04 22:36 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Senator releases letters from armed forces after reports of location data being used to track US troops in Middle East
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[2026-09-04 22:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Foreign weapons, military technology and mercenaries are sustaining Sudan’s war and enabling attacks that may amount to war crimes, a United Nations investigation has found.
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[2026-09-04 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese weapons are gaining favour as the West African country cuts ties with Western suppliers, analyst says
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[2026-09-04 22:00 UTC+10:00] [France] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese weapons are gaining favour as the West African country cuts ties with Western suppliers, analyst says
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[2026-09-04 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Israel’s National Security Minister has presented a plan to illegally expel all Gazans to foreign countries, a policy he claimed was “realistic”.
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[2026-09-04 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Military links have brought waves of Americans to Thailand since the 1940s, with the crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln the latest to visit
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[2026-09-04 21:32 UTC+10:00] [Thailand] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Military links have brought waves of Americans to Thailand since the 1940s, with the crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln the latest to visit
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[2026-09-04 20:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Jakarta says it has yet to determine if the 8 were recruited through job offers and duped into joining Russia’s military.
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[2026-09-04 20:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US military officials say they have disabled advertising trackers on a range of phones and computers, according to letters released on Friday by US Senator Ron Wyden and statements given to Reuters, a development that follows reports that commercially available location data had been used to target American forces in the Middle East.
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[2026-09-04 20:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Having survived his ship’s bombardment and emerged bewildered from the Mediterranean into which he was thrown, Menachem Begin resolved to turn military defeat into moral victory.
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[2026-09-04 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: At least three JL-10s carrying PL-5 missiles were involved in incident at disputed atoll in what could be a more cost-effective tactic
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[2026-09-04 20:00 UTC+10:00] [BN-2A Islander] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: At least three JL-10s carrying PL-5 missiles were involved in incident at disputed atoll in what could be a more cost-effective tactic
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[2026-09-04 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An Israeli citizen was indicted for unspecified actions threatening national security undertaken on behalf of a foreign government, the State Prosecutor's Office publicized on Friday.
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[2026-09-04 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: MK Tally Gotliv will be given the second place on Otzma Yehudit's list for the upcoming Knesset elections, party leader and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir announced at a press conference on Friday.
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