Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-14 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Between foreign reports, public confirmation by former head of Military Intelligence Tamir Hayman, and The Jerusalem Post’s own Western sources, it has been known now for some time that the Mossad sought to replace former supreme leader Ali Khamenei with former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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[2026-07-14 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli high-school student is facing possible disciplinary action after distributing flyers urging classmates to refuse military service over Israel's genocide in Gaza and the ethnic cleansing in the occupied West Bank, according to a report published by Haaretz.
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[2026-07-14 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir on Monday battled with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz over the government’s plan to pass a law exempting haredim from arrest when they dodge their legal obligations under Israel’s existing military draft laws.
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[2026-07-14 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The High Court of Justice questioned on Monday whether there was any need to continue hearing a petition challenging tax benefits for donations to yeshivot attended by draft-eligible students who have not regularized their military status, after the state accepted the petitioners’ central legal argument and began implementing it.
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[2026-07-13 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The European Union has imposed sanctions on Russian military officers, hackers and private companies, denouncing what it called a years-long cyber-espionage campaign against the bloc.
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[2026-07-13 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Germany will fund the purchase of 50,000 attack drones for the Ukrainian military, Reuters has reported, citing informed sources.
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[2026-07-13 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Slovakia was not the only NATO state that refused to participate in the bloc’s latest military aid package for Ukraine, the country’s president, Peter Pellegrini, has said.
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[2026-07-13 23:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US military has used one-way attack sea drones during operations against Iran overnight, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced. It was the first time that such unmanned surface vessels have been used in the ongoing war.
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[2026-07-13 23:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US has used "one-way" attack drones against Iran for the first time, the military's Central Command has announced, as the two countries continue to trade blows despite a supposed regional ceasefire.
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[2026-07-13 23:25 UTC+10:00] [Movies] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Brazil is in the midst of a cinematic golden age. In the past two years, the country has produced two Oscar-caliber films, “I’m Still Here” and “The Secret Agent,” both of which grapple with the country’s grim era under military dictatorship.
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[2026-07-13 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-07-13 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UK is designating Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a threat to national security under the controversial national security (state threats) bill enacted last week.
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[2026-07-13 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UK is designating Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a threat to national security under the controversial National Security (State Threats) bill enacted last week.
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[2026-07-13 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The island hopes contractors at military academies will free up personnel for combat missions, but critics raise infiltration concerns
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[2026-07-13 23:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The island hopes contractors at military academies will free up personnel for combat missions, but critics raise infiltration concerns
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[2026-07-13 22:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A court in Sudan has sentenced Gen Mohamed Dagalo, commander of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, to death for his alleged part in ethnically motivated killings in Darfur, the military-aligned judiciary said.
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[2026-07-13 22:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: US military says its latest wave of strikes targeting Iran is over, insisting Tehran does not control Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-07-13 22:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Firefighting teams from the UAE Armed Forces have dealt with a fire in a warehouse at Zayed Military City.
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[2026-07-13 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing is committed to building a fleet that can operate far from home – even in the face of the growing threat from anti-ship missiles
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[2026-07-13 22:00 UTC+10:00] [aircraft carrier programme] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing is committed to building a fleet that can operate far from home – even in the face of the growing threat from anti-ship missiles
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[2026-07-13 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, accompanied by several settlers, raided the village of al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on Monday, according to Wafa news agency, citing a local official.
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[2026-07-13 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) will be designated a threat to national security.
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[2026-07-13 21:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Yemen’s defence ministry said on Monday that its armed forces had targeted the runway at Sanaa International Airport to prevent an Iranian plane from landing.
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[2026-07-13 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan’s recent firing of an anti-ship missile was first time it had shown its ‘military muscle’ since World War II, security round table told
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[2026-07-13 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Palawan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan’s recent firing of an anti-ship missile was first time it had shown its ‘military muscle’ since World War II, security round table told
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[2026-07-13 20:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s Ministry of National Security, headed by far right politician Itamar Ben Gvir, is set to transfer four million shekels ($1.31m) to a sanctioned group which supports illegal settler outposts in the occupied West Bank, Israeli media is reporting.
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[2026-07-13 20:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Tensions between the United States and Iran are rising over control of the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, following a weekend of military exchanges that have heightened fears of a wider regional conflict.
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[2026-07-13 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s Ministry of National Security, headed by far right politician Itamar Ben Gvir, is set to transfer four million shekels ($1.31m) to a sanctioned group which supports illegal settler outposts in the occupied West Bank, Israeli media is reporting.
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[2026-07-13 20:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Bahrain’s military said its air defence systems intercepted several Iranian missile and drone attacks on Monday morning and accused Tehran of targeting civilians and private property.
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[2026-07-13 20:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Iranians are not going to give in this time, Dani Citrinowicz, an Iran researcher and expert on the Shiite axis at the Institute for National Security Studies, told Gideon Oko and Amichai Attali on 103FM.
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[2026-07-13 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-13 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Renewed US-Iran fighting drew Jordan and Bahrain deeper into the regional fallout over the weekend, as Iran launched another wave of missiles and drones toward US military facilities and countries hosting American forces following large-scale US strikes inside Iran.
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[2026-07-13 18:39 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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[2026-07-13 18:29 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US military says it hit dozens of Iranian sites in strikes on Monday while UN chief warns that a return to full-scale fighting would be ‘catastrophic’
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[2026-07-13 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Ukrainian President Zelensky is undertaking a dramatic cabinet reshuffle, at a moment Kiev sees itself as having military momentum against Russia with its non-stop drone assaults on Russian energy sites.
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[2026-07-13 17:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, Iran launches missile and drone attacks across Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait and Oman following waves of US strikes inside Iran. Gulf countries activate warnings and defences as Washington says its operation targeted Iranian military infrastructure to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-07-13 17:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Defence Investment Plan (DIP), although presented as an urgent response to unprecedented security threats facing Britain, says more about the imperatives of domestic politics than about national security needs.
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[2026-07-13 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Iran responded to a fresh wave of strikes from U.S. forces by launching an attack on American military bases in several Gulf states, deepening a standoff over the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-07-13 15:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran and the US traded more strikes on Monday, with Tehran claiming attacks on American military sites across the Middle East after Washington launched its fifth wave of strikes in six days in response to attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-07-13 15:50 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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[2026-07-13 15:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As the army’s economic roles grow, Kim Jong-un seeks to remind the generals who really holds power in Pyongyang
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[2026-07-13 15:19 UTC+10:00] [North Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As the army’s economic roles grow, Kim Jong-un seeks to remind the generals who really holds power in Pyongyang
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[2026-07-13 15:19 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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[2026-07-13 15:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Jordanian military said it show down four Iranian missiles that entered its airspace.
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[2026-07-13 14:58 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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[2026-07-13 13:31 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-07-13 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, United States — The US military launched a new wave of strikes against Iran on Sunday after renewed fighting over the Strait of Hormuz saw several of Washington's Gulf allies targeted by incoming fire.
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[2026-07-13 12:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: At least 300 people were evacuated from a Paris suburb after weapons were found in a vehicle near a synagogue.
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[2026-07-13 12:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-07-13 10:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran has warned that Arab states in the Middle East are legitimate targets for retaliatory strikes because they host US military bases.
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