Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-01-01 02:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The German military has characterized hybrid measures such as cyberattacks and so-called disinformation campaigns as preparatory stages leading up to a military conflict, Politico has claimed, citing a classified document.
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[2026-01-01 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The drills were on a larger scale than previous ones and featured the use of rocket systems that could give mainland Chinese forces an edge
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[2025-12-31 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: President Xi Jinping also praises Chinese innovation, noting advancements in AI, chip development, aerospace and military technology
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[2025-12-31 21:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: China said it had "successfully completed" its military exercises around Taiwan on Wednesday.
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[2025-12-31 21:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Guinea's military leader Mamadi Doumbouya was declared winner of the presidential election held over the weekend, provisional results showed Tuesday.
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[2025-12-31 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan, Australia, Britain and the EU express concern about live-fire and blockade exercises around island
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[2025-12-31 13:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2025-12-31 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The ground forces of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theatre Command organised live fire training, while conducting long-range joint strike with units of the Navy, Air Force and Rocket Force in the waters to the south of Taiwan Island at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, said a military spokesperson.
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[2025-12-30 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As Asean chair, Malaysia’s PM Anwar Ibrahim says the bloc will assess Myanmar’s election cautiously to avoid legitimising military rule
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[2025-12-30 22:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: China launched rockets and deployed warships, bombers and amphibious assault vessels around Taiwan on Tuesday in the second day of large-scale military drills aimed at rehearsing a blockade of the self-ruled island.
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[2025-12-30 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The new proposals aim to protect national symbols and threaten action against those obstructing the use of the standard Chinese language
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[2025-12-30 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen launched a limited air strike targeting what it called foreign military support at Mukalla port, days after it warned the main southern separatist group against making military moves in the eastern province of Hadramout.
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[2025-12-30 11:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Coastguard releases poster depicting blockade as Eastern Theatre Command conducts live-fire exercises to north and south of island
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[2025-12-30 07:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: In patriotism-drenched promotions, press releases and tweets, TurboTax promotes special deals for military service members, promising to help them file their taxes online for free or at a discount.
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[2025-12-30 06:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Myanmar's ruling junta on Sunday held the first phase of the elections, the country's first poll since a military coup in 2021.
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[2025-12-30 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: China announced "major" military exercises around Taiwan on Monday amid rising tensions with Japan over the status of the self-governing island that Beijing claims as its territory.
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[2025-12-30 02:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The Chinese military launched its most extensive war games around Taiwan on Monday, saying the live-fire drills would simulate a blockade of the self-governing island's key ports.
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[2025-12-30 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: William Lai Ching-te outlines ‘layered defence’ fusion of satellite, radar and drone data to create backbone for security shield
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[2025-12-29 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The overwhelming lead claimed by the USDP in the first poll phase is met with condemnation from rights groups warning of a rigged process
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[2025-12-29 19:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: China is holding military drills around Taiwan simulating the seizure and blockade of the island’s key areas, as a warning against “separatist forces”.
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[2025-12-29 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts warn that conflict, power shortages and resource extraction under military rule are pushing Myanmar’s economy further into reverse
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[2025-12-29 11:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Military says it is conducting exercise across five areas near the self-governed island
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[2025-12-29 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Polls have closed in Myanmar’s first general election since the country’s military toppled Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically elected government in a 2021 coup.
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[2025-12-29 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fighter in service for more than a decade often patrols potential conflict hotspots including the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait
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[2025-12-29 00:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Myanmar on Sunday saw early voters queuing up outside polling stations to cast their ballot in the military-ruled nation's first general election in five years.
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[2025-12-28 19:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Two generals and an admiral have been expelled from the national legislature after noticeable absences in recent months
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[2025-12-28 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: सैन्य शासित म्यांमार में बीते पाच साल में ये पहले आम चुनाव हैं. रविवार को मतदान केंद्रों के बाहर मतदाताओं की लंबी कतारें देखी गईं. बेहद कड़े नियमों के तहत देश की सैन्य सरकार इन चुनावों को करा रही है और वह इन्हें देश में मेलमिलाप और लोकतंत्र की वापसी का रास्ता बताती है.
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[2025-12-28 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Procedural blockade for eight-year military spending package has also stalled 2026 general budget review, piling up pressure on ruling DPP
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[2025-12-28 11:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The multiphase election, which the junta insists is ‘free and fair’, comes nearly four years after it took power in a coup
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[2025-12-28 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The agreement will supply the Libyan National Army with 16 fourth-generation JF-17 fighters
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[2025-12-28 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Among those arrested was the president of the Palestinian Association in Italy, who reportedly funnelled funds to Hamas’ military wing
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[2025-12-27 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2025-12-27 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Top intelligence agency raises alarm over fake videos, audio and images aimed at undermining social stability and national security
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[2025-12-27 02:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: President Donald Trump said he had ordered the US military to launch "powerful and deadly" strikes against targets of the so-called Islamic State (IS or ISIS) group in northwestern Nigeria.
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[2025-12-27 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hesitation does not equal lack of courage, observers caution, citing legal and domestic constraints and a likely pivot to ‘risk avoidance’
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[2025-12-27 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Containers bear the words ‘plan for the maritime revival of the Chinese nation and the community of shared future for mankind in the ocean’
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[2025-12-26 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The Israeli military said on Thursday that it had killed a member of Iran’s elite Quds Force in a strike in southern Lebanon, accusing him of planning attacks against Israel from Lebanon and Syria.
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[2025-12-26 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Military chiefs describe flames used in cupping treatment as ‘necessary fire’; say strict fire prevention code enforced on ship
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[2025-12-26 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The budget comes as the market worries about Prime Minister Takaichi’s big spending policies adding to Japan’s public debt
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[2025-12-26 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Donald Trump unveils new class of ship meant to ‘inspire fear in America’s enemies’, but analysts say the initiative faces huge hurdles
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[2025-12-26 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Thailand and Cambodia have reported new fighting in their ongoing border conflict, as the first talks between the sides since the latest outbreak of violence get under way. Thailand’s military said on Wednesday that there had been clashes in the border provinces of Sisaket and Surin, Thai media reported, with Thai Forces responding to Cambodian BM-21 rocket attacks with artillery, tank fire and drones.
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[2025-12-26 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Feat seen to catapult China into global top tier of ultra-high-speed maglev technology and unlock new possibilities for hyperloop transport
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[2025-12-26 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah on Tuesday confirmed the death of Libyan military chief Muhammad Ali Ahmad al-Haddad in a plane crash in Turkey.
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[2025-12-25 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From hardware on show at China’s military parade to anti-drone systems, here are some of the year’s most notable People’s Liberation Army stories
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[2025-12-25 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: PLA warplanes and ships have been less active around the island in the second half of the year, Taiwanese data shows
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[2025-12-25 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: South Korea is taking steps to cool tensions – from moving to opening joint military drills to consultations to easing up on immediate denuclearisation demands
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[2025-12-25 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Libya’s Prime Minister said the country’s Chief of Staff was killed in an airplane accident in Turkiye, after he visited Ankara.
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[2025-12-24 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rare insight revealed on state television in footage from a PLA wargaming event in central China where dozens of systems were demonstrated
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[2025-12-24 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Generals Chang Dingqiu and Guo Puxiao were not present at PLA promotions ceremony on Monday, footage broadcast by CCTV shows
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[2025-12-24 19:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: ترکي او لیبیایي چارواکو تایید کړې ده چې پيښه هغه وخت رامنځته شوې چې نوموړی له څو نورو پوځي چارواکو سره د ترکیې له رسمي سفر څخه په خپله اختصاصي الوتکه کې د بیرته ستنیدو په حال کې و.
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