Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-03 17:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah said on Tuesday that it had launched attacks on three Israeli military bases, describing the strikes as retaliation for Israeli bombardment of its strongholds in Lebanon, including the southern suburbs of Beirut.
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[2026-03-03 17:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s air force is continuing operations against Iran’s air defence systems, targeting radar installations, missile launchers and personnel operating them, Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee said on Tuesday.
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[2026-03-03 17:00 UTC+10:00] [AI (artificial intelligence)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Speed and scale of US military’s AI war planning raises fears human decision-making may be sidelined
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[2026-03-03 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [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 South Korea–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-03-03 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The new round of coordinated military attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran marks a dramatic escalation in an already volatile confrontation.
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[2026-03-03 16:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Israeli PM adds that it will not be an ‘endless war’; Israeli military lists dozens of locations in Lebanon that could be targeted – follow the latest
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[2026-03-03 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Central Theatre Command] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The official dismissal confirms the fall of Han Weiguo, PLA Central Theatre Command’s inaugural commander
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[2026-03-03 15:50 UTC+10:00] [Institute for Science and International Security] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Strikes on Iran’s Natanz complex occurred between Sunday afternoon and Monday morning, report shows
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[2026-03-03 15:36 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Beijing can again leverage its critical minerals dominance over an increasingly busy US military, as Taiwan slides further down the White House list of priorities
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[2026-03-03 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military on Tuesday issued new evacuation orders for dozens of locations in Lebanon, including a warning for residents in two southern Beirut neighbourhoods to "stay away from several buildings ahead of imminent military action", news agency AFP reported.
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[2026-03-03 14:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles on Tuesday said Iranian forces struck the Al Minhad airbase near Dubai, a facility used by Australian troops, on the first night of the conflict.
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[2026-03-03 14:42 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BEIRUT (AP) — The Israeli military on Tuesday struck a building housing Hezbollah-aligned Al-Manar channel studios in Beirut’s southern suburbs following an evacuation warning, the channel said. In a statement, the Israeli military said it targeted “Hezbollah command centers and weapons storage facilities in Beirut.” Following the strike, plumes of smoke were seen billowing over the skyline.
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[2026-03-03 14:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: At least 96 people, including 85 civilians and 11 military personnel, were killed in the past 24 hours following joint US-Israeli strikes in Iran, the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said on Monday.
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[2026-03-03 14:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GUADALAJARA, Mexico — The leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel was buried Monday in a shiny golden casket with enormous flower wreaths and a large military presence in the state that gave name to one of Mexico's most powerful cartels.
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[2026-03-03 13:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump spoke about the military action in Iran, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine held a press conference at the Pentagon.
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[2026-03-03 13:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Ukrainian troops have retaken nine settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region since the end of January and are pressing ahead with a counterattack along the southeastern front line, the Ukrainian general staff said on Monday.
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[2026-03-03 13:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States said Monday that it was imposing sanctions on Rwanda's military, taking action against a longtime partner it accused of violating a peace agreement in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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[2026-03-03 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump said military campaign could ‘go far longer’ then initial four-to-five week projection as violence and chaos ripple across Middle East – key US politics stories from Monday 2 March at a glance
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[2026-03-03 12:44 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Top politicians will gather to set growth target with focus on technology self-reliance amid rising US competition
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[2026-03-03 12:43 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Defence Minister Richard Marles has confirmed no Australian Defence Force (ADF) members were injured during a strike on a Dubai air base where they were stationed.Marles revealed the Al Minhad Air Base, where some Australians are based, was hit by an air strike from Iran on Saturday, launched in response to US and Israeli strikes on the UAE on Saturday.He said none of the Australians at the base were injured in the strikes.LIVE UPDATES: Trump warns the 'big wave' yet
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[2026-03-03 12:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The US Embassy in Saudi Arabia’s capital city of Riyadh issued a shelter-in-place order Monday night after a drone attack. The embassy was “subjected to an attack by two drones according to initial estimates, resulting in a limited fire and minor material damage to the building,” a spokesperson for the Saudi defense ministry wrote on X.
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[2026-03-03 12:00 UTC+10:00] [National People's Congress] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Digitised battlefields demand new breed of soldier, as skilled at data analysis and psy-ops as at wielding a weapon, veteran instructor says
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[2026-03-03 11:55 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Bets that were placed on the ouster of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei drew scrutiny on Monday of prediction markets such as Polymarket and Kalshi, sparking calls from Democratic U.S. lawmakers to outlaw wagers on military actions that could enrich officials with inside knowledge.
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[2026-03-03 11:46 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-03 11:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that ongoing military operations against Iran would not end up being "endless," but achieving America's combat objectives would not happen "overnight," as he referred to the conflict as a "big battle space."
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[2026-03-03 11:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Monday that his administration projected the ongoing military operation against Iran to last four to five weeks, while highlighting America's capability to "go far longer than that."
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[2026-03-03 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Web Exclusive] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Democracy Now
Snippet: “The Secret Agent” is one of the most celebrated international films of the year. It has been nominated for four Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor. The film stars Wagner Moura and is set in Brazil in 1977, during the final years of the military dictatorship. We speak with the film’s director and screenwriter, Kleber Mendonça Filho.
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[2026-03-03 10:29 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Opposition industry spokesman Andrew Hastie has declared the global rules-based order is dead and that force is now the dominant authority in geopolitics, as he questioned whether devastating military strikes on Iran from the United States and Israel could bring about regime change.
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[2026-03-03 09:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Workers install a billboard on an overpass containing a portrait of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed during ongoing joint U.S.-Israeli military attacks, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-03-03 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US attacked Iran because they knew Israel was going to launch a military strike, and the Trump administration worried about retaliation from Tehran.
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[2026-03-03 08:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: With no sign of the conflict abating anytime soon, President Donald Trump says that the military operations are likely to last four to five weeks but that he was prepared “to go far longer than that.” He said Iran “posed a very clear, colossal threat.”
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[2026-03-03 08:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Within hours of the US launching ‘Operation Epic Fury’ against Iran, Tehran’s forces unleashed retaliatory strikes against American military bases in the Middle East, killing four US troops and destroying billions of dollars’ worth of equipment.
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[2026-03-03 08:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Within hours of the US launching ‘Operation Epic Fury’, Iran unleashed retaliatory strikes against American military bases in the Middle East. Behind a veil of censorship, it’s clear that the damage is far more severe than the Pentagon is admitting.
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[2026-03-03 07:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Spain says the United States is not using – and will not be using – joint military bases on its territory for operations against Iran, a mission condemned by Madrid.
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[2026-03-03 07:31 UTC+10:00] [AI (artificial intelligence)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Claude climbs to top of app store charts in US and UK after being blacklisted by Pentagon over ethics concerns
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[2026-03-03 07:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Louisiana National Guard, military police, and Louisiana law enforcement agencies patrol the French Quarter along Royal Street as part of a National Guard deployment for New Year’s celebrations in New Orleans, Dec. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
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[2026-03-03 07:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A worker instals a billboard on an overpass containing a portrait of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed during the ongoing joint U.S.-Israeli military campaign, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-03-03 07:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: US Central Command (CENTCOM) has released a new video of what appears to be an Iranian ship getting struck by American weaponry.
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[2026-03-03 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Oil prices have risen sharply, and stocks have slid as United States and Israeli attacks on Iran and retaliatory strikes against Israeli and US military installations in the Middle East have disrupted the global energy supply chain.
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[2026-03-03 06:45 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: PM says on 7.30 that the late Iranian leader should not be mourned. Follow today’s news live
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[2026-03-03 06:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) demanded a “formal investigation” into a popular Chinese gadget maker, alleging its products pose “unacceptable risks to US national security”.
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[2026-03-03 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has issued a statement saying Hezbollah’s military and security activities are banned, hours after Israel responded to the Iran-linked group’s rocket and drone attacks by launching air raids on southern Beirut.
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[2026-03-03 06:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: M23 rebels negotiate with Rwanda Army to release captured Romanian mercenaries to Rwanda Government, who were fighting alongside Democratic Republic of Congo army (FRDC), at Gisenyi border point in Congo, Jan. 29, 2025, after the M23 rebels advanced into eastern Congo’s capital Goma. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, file)
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[2026-03-03 06:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Trump gave a "brief update" on the war at a military medal ceremony, but did not take questions. (Reuters: Jonathan Ernst)
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[2026-03-03 06:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: With full military pomp, Ethiopia has marked the 130th anniversary of the historic Battle of Adwa, celebrating its 1896 victory over invading Italian forces, a triumph that ensured the country was never colonized and remains a powerful symbol of national pride.
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[2026-03-03 06:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Washington, DC – United States President Donald Trump has said the plan for the Iran war initially “projected four to five weeks”, adding the US military has the “capability to go far longer than that”.
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[2026-03-03 05:49 UTC+10:00] [Pete Hegseth] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In a combative press conference, the Pentagon chief dodged questions about the goals of the US military’s Iran operation
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[2026-03-03 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON — UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday British military bases in Cyprus will not be used by the US in its ongoing war with Iran.
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[2026-03-03 04:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Mohammad Raad, a member of the Lebanese parliament representing Hezbollah, has said there is no justification for the government's ban on his movement's military and security activities.
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[2026-03-03 04:15 UTC+10:00] [Pentagon] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Anthropic had previously turned down the Pentagon’s demand that it agree to unconditional military use of its Claude models
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