Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-24 21:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Deployments averaged 241 vessels per day, Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative report says, notes waning role for civilian fishing fleets
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[2026-02-24 20:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: In the early hours of February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared on Russian state television to announce a “special military operation” against Ukraine.
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[2026-02-24 19:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The United States has not yet agreed to South Korea’s proposal to reinstate a no-fly zone near the inter-Korean border under the suspended Sept. 19 military agreement, a high-ranking official at Seoul's Foreign Ministry said Monday, adding that consultations are ongoing.
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[2026-02-24 18:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Yonhap) -- The military has deployed some 500 service members and 27 helicopters to help combat wildfires raging across the country's central and southeastern regions, the Army said Tuesday.
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[2026-02-24 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This image released by the Iranian Red Crescent Society shows the scene of a helicopter crash in the town of Dorcheh some 205 miles (330 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Iranian Red Crescent Society via AP)
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[2026-02-24 18:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday said it has not monitored any alleged construction of a supposed Chinese military base in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal). This contradicted a recent statement by Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez who in an interview said China has constructed a military installation in the disputed waters.
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[2026-02-24 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Kyiv. She was met at the station by Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga, who handed her yellow and blue flowers. It was her tenth visit since the war began. Von der Leyen said Europe would stand with Ukraine through the winter, providing financial and military support.
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[2026-02-24 17:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: China took action against 40 Japanese companies and entities on Tuesday, accusing them of helping enhance Japan's military capabilities.
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[2026-02-24 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: On a dark and cold night in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, the netting protecting the road from attacks by explosive drones shimmered and rippled in the headlights of our armoured Toyota Land Cruiser, as we drove down strange and surreal tunnels to get in and out of the most intensive area of fighting in eastern Ukraine.
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[2026-02-24 16:46 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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[2026-02-24 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stands outside the Pentagon during a welcome ceremony for the Japanese defense minister at the Pentagon in Washington, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)
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[2026-02-24 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1981 -- Chun Doo-hwan, a former Army general who staged a military coup in December 1979, is elected as South Korea's 12th president by the electoral college he handpicked. Chun's predecessor, Park Chung-hee, was assassinated by his intelligence chief. Chun ruled South Korea from 1981 to 1988.
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[2026-02-24 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With the Russian military performing poorly, Ukraine is clarifying strategy and pushing back with modest success
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[2026-02-24 15:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Flo Joe with her third handler, Sergeant Ian Moss, in Afghanistan. (Supplied: Sgt Ian Moss)
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[2026-02-24 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Paramilitary soldiers and a police officer with a sniffer dog march past the main entrance gate of China’s Ministry of Commerce, in Beijing, on April 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
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[2026-02-24 15:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – In the weeks before the Pakistani military carried out air raids inside Afghanistan over the weekend, violence had been unrelenting.
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[2026-02-24 14:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: National Security Minister K Shanmugam says any Singaporean found fighting abroad will be detained by the Internal Security Department
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[2026-02-24 14:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has rebuked reports that the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen Dan Caine, warned him of the potential risks of striking Iran.
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[2026-02-24 14:19 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: China's Commerce Ministry took action against 40 Japanese companies and entities on Tuesday, citing national security concerns over their military ties.
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[2026-02-24 14:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US Department of War has reportedly signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s xAI to integrate its Grok chatbot into classified military systems, escalating pressure on rival contractor Anthropic as it refuses to lift safeguards on its Claude model.
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[2026-02-24 13:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing has also added 20 Japanese firms and institutions to a watch list for the export of goods with potential military applications
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[2026-02-24 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: South Korean complaint highlights growing difficulty in balancing ties with both security ally US and top trading partner China: analyst
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[2026-02-24 12:30 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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[2026-02-24 11:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Politics06/13/2023June 13, 2023
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[2026-02-24 11:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Conflicts02/23/2026February 23, 202605:08 min
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[2026-02-24 11:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Politics06/03/2021June 3, 202154:59 min
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[2026-02-24 11:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Conflicts06/14/2024June 14, 2024
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[2026-02-24 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington is reportedly pushing back on Seoul’s request for smaller drills, forcing the postponement of a major joint military briefing
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[2026-02-24 08:40 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 08:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Military generals tend to be much more realistic about the potential negative consequences of going to war, as well as difficulties and challenges, over and against the often more hawkish policy-makers.
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[2026-02-24 08:23 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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[2026-02-24 08:07 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Mexico City: A visit from a romantic partner of infamous cartel boss Nemesio Oseguera, known as “El Mencho,” led to his capture and death, Mexican authorities said in an assessment of Sunday’s operation, after which 25 members of the National Guard military police were killed in retaliatoryviolence.
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[2026-02-24 08:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — AI giant Anthropic is at risk of losing a lucrative Pentagon contract over its policy that its technology should never be used for the mass surveillance of US citizens or in fully autonomous weapons systems.
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[2026-02-24 08:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US military said on Monday that it struck a vessel in the Caribbean, killing three men, the latest such incident in recent months.
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[2026-02-24 07:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Around 20 IDF lone soldiers celebrated bar and bat mitzvah ceremonies at the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem on Monday morning, marking the first time they did so as Jews after completing a conversion process during their military service.
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[2026-02-24 07:14 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: It is the third such attack in a week, and is part of increased US forces in the Caribbean
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[2026-02-24 07:12 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The US military on Monday said it carried out another strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean, killing three "narco-terrorists."
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[2026-02-24 07:08 UTC+10:00] [Mexico] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump tells Mexico to ‘step up’ effort to combat cartels even after military operation kills drug lord known as ‘El Mencho’
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[2026-02-24 07:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States military has announced another strike in the Caribbean Sea that it said targeted drug smugglers, killing three people.
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[2026-02-24 06:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: India clears procurement of 114 Rafale jets in Rs 3.6 lakh cr military modernisation push India and France will co-produce Rafale fighter jets as well as helicopters, French President Emmanuel Macron said, news agency Reuters reported. New Delhi had last week already cleared a long-pending proposal to procure 114 Rafale fighter jets under a Government-to-Government framework with France.
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[2026-02-24 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Air superiority is a vital element of national security. Protecting the air space of our island is the prime core competency of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF). The SLAF will celebrate its 75th Anniversary on 2nd March 2026. Today we look at the home of the “top gun” pilots of the Sri Lanka Air Force.
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[2026-02-24 05:28 UTC+10:00] [Mexico] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Streets empty as residents shield from chaos of retaliatory attacks after death of ‘El Mencho’ in federal raid
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[2026-02-24 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Monday called on Mexico to boost its efforts targeting drug cartels as widespread violence spread across the United States' southern neighbor one day after a military raid killed a notorious Mexican drug lord.
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[2026-02-24 03:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Ethiopia celebrated the 65th anniversary of its Special Operations Command on Sunday in Hawassa, with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed praising the military's modernization efforts, as renewed tensions simmer along the Tigray border—the region devastated by civil war between 2020 and 2022.
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[2026-02-24 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: S&P Global vice chairman Daniel Yergin said on Monday the threat of a military confrontation between the US and Iran is putting a premium on oil prices.
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[2026-02-24 03:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: HONG KONG — A Hong Kong appeals court on Monday upheld the convictions and sentences of a dozen democracy campaigners jailed for subversion during the city’s largest trial under a Beijing-imposed national security law.
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[2026-02-24 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz has signed a military order designating five Palestinian local online media platforms as “terrorist” organisations, alleging links to Hamas, according to local Israeli media.
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[2026-02-24 01:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Jerusalem District Court on Monday rejected National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s request to delay the implementation of a recent ruling ordering the promotion of police officer Rinat Saban, finding that further postponement could deepen the harm already caused both to the officer and to the public interest in an independent police force.
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[2026-02-24 01:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A convoy carrying U.S. Army vehicles drives away from the International Coalition’s Qasrak Base, its largest base in northeastern Syria, heading toward Iraqi territory on the outskirts of Qamishli, eastern Syria, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026.(AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)
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[2026-02-24 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Mexico] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Schools close and flights suspended after military raid kills Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes
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