Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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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 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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[2026-09-04 18:23 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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[2026-09-04 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Pentagon instructed US military personnel to stop referring to ongoing operations against Iran as "Operation Epic Fury" in August, CBS reported on Thursday, citing an email sent to the US Air Force.
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[2026-09-04 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF dismantled over 30 weapon production machines in the Nablus area over the course of a two-day counterterrorism operation, the military announced on Friday.
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[2026-09-04 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Concern is mounting within the IDF Southern Command that commanders in Hamas’s military wing could carry out a guerrilla operation against IDF outposts or patrols along the Yellow Line in response to a series of targeted strikes and the capture of a senior Hamas official earlier this week, sources told Walla on Thursday.
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[2026-09-04 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan — Pakistan’s parliament in late August passed legislation that, for the first time, spells out in statute the powers of the country’s most senior military office, continuing a restructuring of the military’s command structure that began with last November’s 27th constitutional amendment.
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[2026-09-04 16:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baqaei, on Thursday indicated that Qatar confirmed Iranian attack "were directed towards US military facilities".
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[2026-09-04 16:22 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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[2026-09-04 15:53 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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[2026-09-04 15:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In today's episode of Trending Middle East, Israel is to release five civilians detained in occupied areas of southern Lebanon, as part of a renewed diplomatic push between the two countries. But it comes as the Israeli military abducts three other Lebanese.
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[2026-09-04 15:06 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-09-04 15:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Huge funeral expected for the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, who died last week in UN detention facility in The Hague aged 84
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[2026-09-04 15:05 UTC+10:00] [World War] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Huge funeral expected for the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, who died last week in UN detention facility in The Hague aged 84
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[2026-09-04 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1966 -- The first contingent of the "White Horse" division lands in South Vietnam, becoming the first South Korean military unit to take part in the Vietnam War.
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[2026-09-04 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: South Korea is reviewing practical options, including possible military measures, for supporting freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, a presidential Blue House official said on Friday.
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[2026-09-04 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Monica O'Shea via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-09-04 13:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: When five major Mediterranean desalination plants went offline earlier this week, household taps didn't run dry. It exposed why water, electricity, food, and shelters must be treated as matters of national security. That is precisely why the incident should be treated as a warning rather than dismissed as a crisis successfully contained.
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[2026-09-04 12:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The South Korean military is preparing to deploy troops to the Strait of Hormuz, a National Defense Ministry official told Australia's broadcaster SBS.
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[2026-09-04 12:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office said Friday no final decision has been reached on sending military forces to the Strait of Hormuz, saying a review is still under way.
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[2026-09-04 12:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Britain should tighten its procurement process to ensure the country's military hardware and kit contain no Chinese-made parts -- including the uniforms -- experts say. © Reuters
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[2026-09-04 11:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Vice President JD Vance told reporters on Thursday that the US is "very fully" investigating the military's reported strikes on a wedding in Iran which killed at least four people this week.
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[2026-09-04 11:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will hold an annual international security forum next week to discuss ways for cooperation in the midst of growing uncertainties in the global security environment, the defense ministry said Friday.
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[2026-09-04 10:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN — Iran said it hit US military bases in Kuwait and the UAE on Thursday, vowing to avenge a wedding attack it blamed on Washington as US Vice President JD Vance said the strike was being investigated.
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[2026-09-04 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that an investigation would determine what caused a dispute between two of Ukraine's security agencies to escalate into a shootout in Kyiv this week that left three members of the Defense Ministry's HUR Military Intelligence Directorate injured.
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[2026-09-04 08:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: On Thursday, 56 civil rights and advocacy groups urged Congress to scrap a defence bill provision that would strengthen US-Israeli military technology ties, according to a letter seen by Reuters.
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[2026-09-04 08:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Former White House staffer calls for espionage and cyber options as Washington prepares for a potential Chinese breakthrough
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[2026-09-04 08:13 UTC+10:00] [Superpowers and AGI] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Former White House staffer calls for espionage and cyber options as Washington prepares for a potential Chinese breakthrough
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[2026-09-04 07:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Vice President JD Vance told reporters on Thursday that the US is "very fully" investigating the military's reported strikes on a wedding in Iran which killed at least four people this week.
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[2026-09-04 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The High Court of Justice unanimously struck down on Thursday an amendment that froze arrest, investigation, and enforcement proceedings against haredi (ultra-Orthodox) yeshiva students who failed to report for mandatory military service, with eight of the nine justices also ruling that the amendment does not meet the legal framework.
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[2026-09-04 05:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The body of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic, who died last week while serving a life sentence for war crimes, has returned to Belgrade for burial, where it has been received with military honours.
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[2026-09-04 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A Russian serviceman was hospitalized Thursday after an attempt on his life, authorities said, a shooting that follows a series of attacks on military personnel and figures linked to Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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[2026-09-04 04:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: “For the surgeons, it was a regular workday.” This is how, many years later, one of the doctors from Unit 731 recalled the autopsies performed on living humans in a Japanese military laboratory near Harbin during the Second World War.
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[2026-09-04 04:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: “For the surgeons, it was a regular workday.” This is how, many years later, one of the doctors from Unit 731 recalled the autopsies performed on living humans in a Japanese military laboratory near Harbin during the Second World War.
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[2026-09-04 04:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Otzma Yehudit chairman and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Thursday unveiled "Disengagement 710," a policy plan to encourage Gaza Strip residents to emigrate voluntarily to countries willing to receive them.
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[2026-09-04 04:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Dozens of civil rights and advocacy groups are urging Congress to scrap a defense bill provision that would deepen US-Israeli military technology ties, according to a letter seen by Reuters, at a time of growing US skepticism toward the longtime ally.
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[2026-09-04 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov has announced the launch of a new military technology company, with Palantir CEO Alex Karp set to become its lead investor.
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[2026-09-04 03:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: On Thursday, 56 civil rights and advocacy groups urged Congress to scrap a defence bill provision that would strengthen US-Israeli military technology ties, according to a letter seen by Reuters.
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[2026-09-04 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump attends an event with Republican lawmakers in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-09-04 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The dissection of the war and peace policies that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces from his challengers in the October 27 election is not new: he has failed to achieve diplomatic and lasting strategic changes to make Israel safer, wasting a wide range of large tactical military wins.
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[2026-09-04 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said it was a "realistic" plan to forcibly remove Palestinians from Gaza and send them abroad.
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[2026-09-04 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN — Iran attacked United States military bases in Kuwait on Thursday, despite President Donald Trump threatening further strikes in a fresh flare-up six months into the Middle East war.
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[2026-09-04 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SYDNEY, Australia — Australia and the United States agreed to boost American military presence in the island continent and speed up cooperation, both countries said.
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[2026-09-04 01:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF will begin rolling out changes to strictly kosher food service next week, the military announced in an August statement.
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[2026-09-04 00:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Thursday the deaths of six more military personnel from US strikes this week, bringing the military death toll to at least 13.
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[2026-09-04 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The island’s cabinet approves supplementary budget, with heavy investment in missiles, drones and classified programmes
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[2026-09-04 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The island’s cabinet approves supplementary budget, with heavy investment in missiles, drones and classified programmes
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[2026-09-03 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel has released five Lebanese men its forces detained in areas under military control in southern Lebanon, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office.
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[2026-09-03 23:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir will unveil a plan on Thursday to "encourage voluntary emigration from Gaza", making it a central plank of his election campaign and a key demand for joining any future coalition.
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