Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-25 17:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A United States military plane hit a concrete barrier while attempting to take off from a road during contingency training in the Philippines, injuring all five American personnel aboard, Philippine officials said Wednesday.
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[2026-02-25 16:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:National Security
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[2026-02-25 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States will stage their annual joint springtime military exercise next month to strengthen their combined defense posture as they are preparing for the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) from Washington to Seoul, the allies' militaries said Wednesday.
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[2026-02-25 13:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (URGENT) S. Korea to seek reinstatement of no-fly zone under suspended 2018 inter-Korean military pact: unification minister
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[2026-02-25 13:03 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Court itself to search devices for documents related to national security inquiry as newspaper calls ruling ‘victory’
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[2026-02-25 12:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Defence and National Security
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[2026-02-25 11:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (URGENT) S. Korea to seek reinstatement of no-fly zone under suspended 2018 inter-Korean military pact: unification minister
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[2026-02-25 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: There has been a large US military build-up in the Middle East in recent months, including the deployment of two carrier strike groups. Source: Getty / US Navy
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[2026-02-25 09:50 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-02-25 09:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) has voted in favor of a draft resolution reasserting support for "lasting peace" in Ukraine Tuesday, which marks four years since the 2022 Russian military entry into Ukraine.
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[2026-02-25 08:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US military says it tracked the vessel from the Caribbean Sea, as it sought to escape pursuit
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[2026-02-25 08:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Anthropic has until Friday to accept the Pentagon's demands that it loosen restrictions on how the Defence Department uses its AI tools, it has been reported.
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[2026-02-25 08:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-02-25 07:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pedestrians walk past a billboard depicting a U.S. aircraft carrier with damaged fighter jets on its deck and a sign in Farsi and English reading, “If you sow the wind, you’ll reap the whirlwind,” at Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) Square in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-02-25 07:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine is President Donald Trump’s dominant adviser on Iran, and this dates back to June 2025, The Jerusalem Post has learned.
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[2026-02-25 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Air Vice Marshal Padman De Costa President Volleyball and Beach Volleyball Committee of World Military Sports Council (CISM)
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[2026-02-25 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-02-25 04:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A few days ago, amidst heightened US-Iran tensions, a military helicopter landed at the Erbil airport in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Although Western troops are rarely seen on the city’s streets, Erbil Air Base is heavily staffed with soldiers, and military helicopters fly overhead every day. Now, this airport could potentially become a target for Iran if the situation escalates.
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[2026-02-25 04:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara told the High Court of Justice on Tuesday that the government has yet to formulate a plan to revoke personal economic benefits from ultra-Orthodox (haredi) draft dodgers, despite evidence that such sanctions are effective. She warned that the omission ran contrary to previous court rulings and harmed both the IDF’s manpower needs and the principle of equality in military service.
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[2026-02-25 04:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US military forces seized a sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from Caribbean waters, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, adding that it was the third such interdiction in that region.
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[2026-02-25 04:18 UTC+10:00] [Mexico] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Mexico’s president says there is ‘no risk’ for those visiting for Fifa games after military killed drug lord ‘El Mencho’
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[2026-02-25 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Ukraine marked four years since Russia’s invasion with a church service in Kyiv. President Volodymyr Zelensky stood beside European leaders and ministers to honour those killed. Candles were lit as prayers were read for soldiers and civilians lost since February 2022. Zelensky said Vladimir Putin had not broken Ukraine and promised to seek a just peace accepted by Ukrainians.
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[2026-02-25 04:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Soldiers stand guard in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Nov. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Tommy Trenchard, File)
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[2026-02-25 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Upcoming talks on Tehran’s nuclear program will decide whether US soldiers “go to hell or return to America,” Ebrahim Rezaei, an Iranian MP and spokesman for parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, has warned.
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[2026-02-25 03:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has grown increasingly frustrated with the limits of US military leverage against Iran, according to CBS News, citing sources familiar with the matter.
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[2026-02-25 03:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The USS Gerald R. Ford carrier is traversing the Mediterranean, reportedly set to dock in Israel's port of Haifa next, following a prior stop in Crete early this week, after having been ordered from the Caribbean to the Middle East area as the US threatens Iran.
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[2026-02-25 03:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DURING an event at the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio over the weekend, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said the Senate was still “considering possible actions” to take in the case of Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, who disappeared in November after rumors began circulating that the International Criminal Court (ICC) had issued an arrest warrant against him.
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[2026-02-25 03:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DURING an event at the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio over the weekend, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said the Senate was still “considering possible actions” to take in the case of Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, who disappeared in November after rumors began circulating that the International Criminal Court (ICC) had issued an arrest warrant against him.
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[2026-02-25 03:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIJING — China imposed export restrictions on 40 Japanese companies on Tuesday, citing national security concerns, as Beijing escalated a months-long row that has seen Chinese tourism to Japan plummet.
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[2026-02-25 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KUALA LUMPUR — Previously we discussed Iran’s latest internal dynamics in this column. It is now perhaps worth turning to the longstanding and intensifying tension between the United States and Iran. For decades, relations between Washington and Tehran have been marked by sanctions, hostile rhetoric, proxy confrontations and periodic crises.
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[2026-02-25 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Five months ago, the “Super-Sparta” address captured the harrowing dissonance of a nation at war. The momentum of the speech was defined by a brutal paradox – a people whose hearts were buried in the darkness of Hamas tunnels, watching the clock run out on their captive loved ones, while their military might was being felt across the Middle East.
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[2026-02-25 02:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The military spokesperson for the M23 rebel group, Lieutenant-Colonel Willy Ngoma, was killed early Tuesday in a drone strike near Rubaya in North Kivu province, multiple sources confirmed, dealing a significant blow to the rebel movement amid ongoing ceasefire efforts.
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[2026-02-25 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Middle East leaders expect the US to follow through on its military build-up to strike Iran but experts warn that the duration of any campaign will be limited by constraints on Washington's arsenal.
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[2026-02-25 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A routine morning in a central Iran market turned into a disaster Tuesday when an Iranian army helicopter crashed into a fruit and vegetable bazaar in Isfahan province, killing four people and prompting an emergency response as officials blamed a mechanical problem for the deadly impact.
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[2026-02-25 02:18 UTC+10:00] [US] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The US military is slowly scaling down its presence in Okinawa following decades of talks and delays colored by lingering animosity between US forces and local residents — in large part stemming from the 1995 scandal which saw three US servicemen abduct, assault and rape a 12-year-old Okinawan girl.
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[2026-02-25 02:09 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Little sign Moscow’s ability to continue waging war for a fifth year is diminished, analysis suggests
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[2026-02-25 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Lebanese soldiers conducting an operation in southern Lebanon came under fire from the IDF near Marjeyoun, the Lebanese Armed Forces claimed on Tuesday.
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[2026-02-25 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Lebanon's Hezbollah will not necessarily take military action against Israel or the United States if Iran is attacked, The National has been told, despite assessments in Washington that the group could retaliate.
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[2026-02-25 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Ghana has renamed its main international airport, dropping the name of a military officer linked to the 1966 overthrow of the country’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah. This move has reignited old political and historical tensions.
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[2026-02-25 00:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian military helicopter crashed into a fruit and vegetable market in central Iran on Tuesday, reportedly killing at least four people.
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[2026-02-24 23:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Pentagon, the headquarters for the U.S. Department of Defense, is seen from the air, Sept. 20, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, FIle)
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[2026-02-24 23:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has renewed his threats of military action against Iran, claiming that the Islamic Republic will face a “very bad day” unless it agrees to a nuclear deal.
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[2026-02-24 23:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps held military drills on Tuesday as the country said it was ready to strike a deal with the US to avoid the "gamble" of war.
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[2026-02-24 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Mexico's most wanted cartel boss was killed Sunday in a Mexican military operation reportedly supported by U.S. intelligence; however, the emergence of potential successors indicates the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) is not at the end of its road, only suggesting the decapitation strike is more likely to drive short-term fragmentation and retaliatory or spillover risks.
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[2026-02-24 22:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A few days ago, amidst heightened US-Iran tensions, a military helicopter landed at the Erbil airport in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
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[2026-02-24 22:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: It has been almost three months since Cameroon’s leading opposition figure, Anicet Ekane, died in military detention, some five weeks after being arrested.
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[2026-02-24 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israeli women are visible almost everywhere. They serve in the military, dominate classrooms and welfare services, and make up a large share of the workforce. During war and crisis, that visibility only intensifies. Women are described as resilient, capable, and indispensable.
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[2026-02-24 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: PublishedFebruary 24 2026
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[2026-02-24 21:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Russian Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday removed a controversial banner on its outer wall of the embassy complex amid speculation the message might allude to Russia's war with Ukraine, while canceling an external event commemorating its military.
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[2026-02-24 21:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Jakarta has reiterated that it ‘will not conduct military operations’ after it agreed to assume the role of deputy commander of the force
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