Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-15 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Old munitions buried in the soil from an abandoned military training ground in Mueritz National Park have forced firefighters to stay away
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[2026-07-15 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Palestinians carry the bodies of people killed in an Israeli military strike on a residential building on the back of a vehicle as they attend their funeral at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, July 15, 2026.(AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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[2026-07-15 21:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Have a Nice Stay bookshop in Prince Edward and Greenfield Book Store in Mong Kok targeted by national security police
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[2026-07-15 21:27 UTC+10:00] [Prince Edward] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Have a Nice Stay bookshop in Prince Edward and Greenfield Book Store in Mong Kok targeted by national security police
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[2026-07-15 20:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: EU countries on Wednesday agreed to extend the right for Ukrainians fleeing the war to stay until 2028, but excluded military-age men arriving in the bloc.
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[2026-07-15 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraq's anti-corruption authorities have arrested three senior military officers and five engineers over alleged irregularities in the awarding of a $71 million contract to renovate and equip a military hospital in Baghdad.
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[2026-07-15 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The alliance’s expanding military cooperation in the region will leave the bloc ‘increasingly at odds’ with multipolar world order
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[2026-07-15 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The alliance’s expanding military cooperation in the region will leave the bloc ‘increasingly at odds’ with multipolar world order
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[2026-07-15 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces briefly closed one of the gates to Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on Tuesday, citing military exercises.
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[2026-07-15 19:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: At least seven personnel were killed in US strikes on an Iranian military base in Bampur overnight, Iran's army said, according to Iran's Tasnim news agency.
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[2026-07-15 19:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrives for the Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)
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[2026-07-15 19:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. military strikes on Iran will intensify next week if Tehran does not cooperate in peace talks in the coming days, U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday.
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[2026-07-15 18:48 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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[2026-07-15 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Three U.S. Navy-backed Saronic Corsair one-way attack sea drones struck Iran's Bandar Abbas Naval Base on Sunday, according to U.S. Central Command.
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[2026-07-15 18:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top military officer was set to attend a trilateral meeting involving his U.S. and Japanese counterparts in Washington to discuss security cooperation in the face of North Korean nuclear and missile threats, officials said Wednesday.
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[2026-07-15 17:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States has launched another wave of attacks on Iran, striking what it said were military targets along the country’s southern coast and near the Strait of Hormuz, while Tehran claimed fresh attacks on US military facilities across the region as a fragile ceasefire comes under growing strain.
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[2026-07-15 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An IDF soldier convicted of spying for Iranian forces throughout 2025 was sentenced to five years in prison by a military court, the IDF announced on Wednesday.
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[2026-07-15 16:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Istanbul, Turkiye – At around 19:30 GMT on July 15, 2016, a faction of the Turkish military launched a coordinated attempt to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s democratically elected government.
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[2026-07-15 15:25 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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[2026-07-15 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Education Ministry says examination centres located near sensitive or army infrastructure have been moved to safer locations, including public halls and religious centres, Fars news agency.
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[2026-07-15 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Europe has spent years rebuilding its military in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Now, investment is increasingly converging around one technology that is seen as central to the continent's future security: drones.
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[2026-07-15 14:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-07-15 14:22 UTC+10:00] [West Philippine Sea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Modernizing the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ranked ahead of strengthening military partnerships and forging new defense agreements as Filipinos’ top choice for defending the country’s rights in its seas, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.
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[2026-07-15 13:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Central Command (Centcom) said it completed its latest seven-hour wave of attacks against Iran, adding that it hit "dozens of military targets near the Strait of Hormuz and the country's coastal areas".
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[2026-07-15 13:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries said he will vote against Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie’s amendment to cut military funding to Israel.
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[2026-07-15 13:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The US military early Wednesday reimposed a blockade on Iranian ports over Tehran’s attacks on ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, sparking new strikes on nations hosting American forces as an interim deal to end the war further unraveled.
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[2026-07-15 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. carried out another wave of strikes on Iran as it reimposed a blockade, striking dozens of targets over seven hours, the U.S. military’s Central Command said Wednesday.
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[2026-07-15 13:08 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-07-15 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: China's greatest military advantage may be its ability to convert its massive civilian manufacturing base into wartime production of low-cost, one-way attack drones modeled after Iran's Shahed-136.
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[2026-07-15 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry is considering a plan to establish an integrated military academy of the Army, Navy and Air Force in the central city of Daejeon, offering a full four-year education program, military sources said Wednesday.
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[2026-07-15 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: European NATO members are increasingly calling for a new nuclear strategy amid a military buildup frenzy under the pretext of the alleged “Russian threat.” The bloc’s members claim that spreading nuclear arms across the continent would somehow make it safer, while Moscow warns this approach could lead to catastrophic escalation.
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[2026-07-15 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: European NATO members are increasingly calling for a new nuclear strategy amid a military buildup frenzy under the pretext of the alleged ‘Russian threat’. The bloc’s members claim that spreading nuclear weapons across the continent will make them safer. Moscow has warned that this could lead to a catastrophic escalation.
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[2026-07-15 09:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-15 09:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran struck a critical facility in Kuwait on Wednesday, causing multiple "massive" explosions and starting a fire, according to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-linked Fars News Agency.
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[2026-07-15 09:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, right, welcomes Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, to the Pentagon, during a ceremony, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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[2026-07-15 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Foreign Minister spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said that the US military’s attack on a ranger post in Hormozgan is the latest example in a list of American war crimes against Iran which “grows longer every day”.
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[2026-07-15 08:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Senate Democrats have voted to block the debate on annual defence policy, objecting to Trump’s war on Iran as well as provisions that would more closely integrate the US and Israeli militaries.
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[2026-07-15 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PARIS — Ukrainian fighter pilots and troops took pride of place in France's national Bastille Day celebrations Tuesday as a massive parade showcased support for Ukraine and symbolically flexed European military muscle.
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[2026-07-15 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Thousands of French and Spanish supporters filled the streets around AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday 14 July, marching in separate groups while chanting to the sound of drums and horns ahead of their teams' FIFA World Cup semi-final. The match coincided with Bastille Day, France's national holiday commemorating the storming of the Bastille prison in 1789, a defining moment that ignited the French Revolution.
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[2026-07-15 06:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Central Command (Centcom) announced on Tuesday that the military is launching more strikes on Iran to “continue degrading Iranian capabilities used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz”, according to a post to X.
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[2026-07-15 05:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Kuwait's military said in a statement on Tuesday that one of its navy vessels was targeted in Iranian attacks, injuring four armed forces personnel.
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[2026-07-15 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Iran's military on Tuesday released footage said to show missiles being launched earlier that day towards U.S. bases in the region.
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[2026-07-15 04:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Israeli lawmakers in the Israeli parliament discuss after the vote on a bill that seeks to equate the study of Jewish texts with military service, in Jerusalem, Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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[2026-07-15 04:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian responded to Trump’s comments on Tuesday, in which he claimed the US had destroyed the majority of Iran’s military capabilities.
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[2026-07-15 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Ladislav Zemánek, non-resident research fellow at China-CEE Institute and expert of the Valdai Discussion Club
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[2026-07-15 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Ladislav Zemánek, non-resident research fellow at China-CEE Institute and expert of the Valdai Discussion Club
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[2026-07-15 04:08 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: House minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries, calls amendment ‘overly broad’ as party grapples with backlash over Israel
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[2026-07-15 02:28 UTC+10:00] [France] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Firework displays cancelled as Paris military parade asserts ‘France’s rearmament … and Europe’s strategic awakening’
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[2026-07-15 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Bulgaria has no place in the coalition of Western nations pushing for continued military aid to Ukraine, Prime Minister Rumen Radev has told Bulgarian broadcaster bTV.
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[2026-07-15 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Bulgaria has no place in the coalition of Western nations pushing for continued military aid to Ukraine, Prime Minister Rumen Radev has told Bulgarian broadcaster bTV.
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