Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-01 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli security minister Itamar Ben Gvir stormed the Al-Aqsa mosque complex on Monday, accompanied by Israeli settlers and military police.
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[2026-09-01 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks during a meeting about military families with President Donald Trump, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-09-01 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON - Iran said Monday that it had attacked US military targets in Jordan in retaliation for the first American strikes on its territory in a month, marking a fresh flare-up in the six-month war.
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[2026-09-01 02:02 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Response seeks to discredit Washington Post story that four generals and admirals advised against prolonging Iran war
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[2026-09-01 00:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Senior US military influencers were discreetly placed in government positions as part of a covert Pentagon operation, The Washington Post reported on Monday, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter and corroborating material.
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[2026-09-01 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: On September 30, the last American and coalition troops are scheduled to leave Iraq, ending a military presence that began in 2003. Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi calls the date “fixed and final”. October 1, he says, will open a new chapter in which Iraq exercises full sovereignty over its own soil.
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[2026-08-31 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States broke a one-month lull in its war on Iran by striking military targets on Larak Island on Sunday, in what US officials claim was a bid to prevent Tehran from using rockets to deploy sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-08-31 22:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli veterans' organisation Breaking the Silence has accused the country's military of killing Palestinians in Gaza and later seeking evidence to justify the killings.
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[2026-08-31 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump claimed that “Iran is officially a Failed Nation” in a Monday post on Truth Social, the day after the US struck Iranian military assets for the first time in weeks.
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[2026-08-31 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing has hit out at Tokyo’s moves to arm submarine drones with long-range missiles and test hypersonic weapons in Australia
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[2026-08-31 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Tokyo] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing has hit out at Tokyo’s moves to arm submarine drones with long-range missiles and test hypersonic weapons in Australia
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[2026-08-31 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Indonesian authorities are verifying Ukrainian claims that at least eight of its citizens have been recruited to fight alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, media reported Monday.
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[2026-08-31 20:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli media outlets on Sunday published a video showing National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir visiting Damon Prison, where dozens of female Palestinian prisoners are being held.
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[2026-08-31 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The opening ceremony for Super Garuda Shield, a 12-day military exercise hosted by Indonesia, was held in Bandung on Aug. 31 (Photo by Natsumi Kawasaki)
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[2026-08-31 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran says it has attacked US bases in Jordan and US military assets in the United Arab Emirates in retaliation for strikes on Larak Island in the first active exchange between the two sides since late July.
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[2026-08-31 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Defense and Military Forces] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Israeli flags lined the roadside next to Palestinian farms in an area of the Jordan Valley in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.Credit...
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[2026-08-31 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Highly regarded employee who handled international business for Chinese military trading firm arrested for leaking sensitive information
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[2026-08-31 19:00 UTC+10:00] [China's Anti-Espionage Law] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Highly regarded employee who handled international business for Chinese military trading firm arrested for leaking sensitive information
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[2026-08-31 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A 2-year-old toddler was lightly injured along with his 23-year-old father after he blocked the path of a Military Police vehicle using the child's stroller in Bnei Brak on Sunday.
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[2026-08-31 18:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Ballot counting begins in military-run Guinea-Bissau after voting ended in a referendum that could expand the president's powers, ahead of a general election later this year aimed at restoring civilian rule.
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[2026-08-31 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Life in Niamey returned to normal on Sunday, one day after Niger’s military regime put down a mutiny by soldiers.
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[2026-08-31 17:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The exercises, which have been held for nearly two decades, will include special forces infiltration training and cyberdefence drills
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[2026-08-31 17:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The exercises, which have been held for nearly two decades, will include special forces infiltration training and cyberdefence drills
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[2026-08-31 15:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Dozens of ultra-Orthodox (haredi) protesters attempted to block access roads leading to the Tel Hashomer IDF recruitment base in an effort to prevent haredi enlistment into the military on Monday morning, as the second day of the August 2026 haredi draft cycle began.
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[2026-08-31 15:31 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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[2026-08-31 14:59 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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[2026-08-31 13:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The bookstore closed six weeks after national security officers raided the shop in mid-July over allegations of acts with seditious intent.
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[2026-08-31 12:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Niger's military regime and its Russian paramilitary partners put down a mutiny by soldiers after a long and confusing day of fighting around the capital Niamey.
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[2026-08-31 12:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Niger’s military government has contained an attempted mutiny in the capital, but the uprising has exposed tensions inside an army struggling to contain persistent attacks by armed groups.
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[2026-08-31 08:47 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australian Oscar Jenkins has described surviving four days alone in a trench with a broken arm inside Russian territory and detailed why he joined Ukraine’s military, in his first interview from prison since being captured by Russian forces and jailed for 13 years.
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[2026-08-31 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian parliament's national security commission, vowed retaliation for the US attacks on Iranian launchers in Larak island in a post on X: "Test our will once more, and pay a heavier price. Retaliation is coming; JUST RUN!"
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[2026-08-31 07:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US carried out strikes on Iran’s Larak Island on Sunday, killing and injuring several soldiers and civilians, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said. The attack marked the first US military action inside Iran since late July, breaking a month-long lull in direct fighting.
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[2026-08-31 07:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Tehran has launched missile and drone strikes on US military positions in Jordan after Washington attacked Iran’s Larak Island, reigniting direct hostilities following a month-long lull.
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[2026-08-31 07:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. forces struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island on Sunday after the military said Revolutionary Guard forces were preparing rockets carrying sea mines for launch into the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command confirmed to MS NOW.
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[2026-08-31 07:06 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: US forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in the first military action in a month, according to a US official, breaking a lull in fighting during an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months.
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[2026-08-31 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Dmitry Kornev, military expert, founder and author of the MilitaryRussia project
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[2026-08-31 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Dmitry Kornev, military expert, founder and author of the MilitaryRussia project
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[2026-08-31 06:50 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-08-31 06:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US decision to brand Brazil’s two biggest criminal groups as terrorist organizations could serve as a pretext for military intervention, the Brazilian Foreign Ministry has warned.
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[2026-08-31 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Syrian security forces on Sunday killed a senior military officer of the former Bashar Al Assad regime, who played a major role in a "mutiny" against the country's new government last year, state television reported.
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[2026-08-31 05:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should receive a pardon to put an end to his ongoing criminal trial as part of a deal requiring him to step down from politics, former prime minister Naftali Bennett told The Jerusalem Post in an interview on Sunday, arguing that such an arrangement would allow the country to focus on national security.
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[2026-08-31 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Soldiers from the Givati Brigade's Rotem Battalion were prosecuted on Sunday by court-martial rather than criminally after refusing to board an armored personnel carrier (APC) with a female paramedic on Wednesday, an IDF source indirectly told The Jerusalem Post.
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[2026-08-31 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The heads of the US armed forces jointly warned US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth against continuing operations in Iran, The Washington Post reported on Sunday.
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[2026-08-31 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEN. JV Ejercito on Sunday said confidential and intelligence funds should be restricted to government agencies whose mandates involve law enforcement, intelligence and national security, as the Senate reviews the proposed P7.2 trillion national budget for 2027.
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[2026-08-31 01:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Voters in military-run Guinea-Bissau cast their ballots on Sunday in a referendum that could give the president more powers ahead of a general election meant to restore civilian rule later this year.
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[2026-08-30 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: In the latest turmoil to hit Niger in West Africa, the military-led government says it has contained a mutiny in the capital, Niamey, after hours of gunfire and explosions near key military and government sites.
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[2026-08-30 22:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli military sources have voiced concern that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could be deliberately escalating tensions in the occupied West Bank ahead of elections, Haaretz is reporting.
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[2026-08-30 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-08-30 22:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF and Israel Police traded accusations on Sunday morning, criticizing each other’s handling of extremist settler violence in the West Bank after at least eight Palestinians were injured in clashes on Saturday.
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[2026-08-30 21:57 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Have a Nice Stay’s closure follows mid-July operation by national security officers, who raided the shop over allegations of acts with seditious intent
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