Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-26 19:10 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-26 18:01 UTC+10:00] [Diplomacy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that the United States and Iran may require “a few more days” to reach an agreement to end the war between the two countries, dampening hopes for a quick resolution to the military conflict that began three months ago.
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[2026-05-26 17:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — South Korean retail tycoon Chung Yong-jin on Tuesday issued his second apology in two weeks as Starbucks’ local operation faces a backlash over a recent marketing campaign that was widely perceived as mocking victims of a bloody military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in 1980.
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[2026-05-26 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The regional security forum opens on Friday in Singapore with no official word yet on who will lead the Chinese delegation
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[2026-05-26 17:03 UTC+10:00] [People's Liberation Army] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The regional security forum opens on Friday in Singapore with no official word yet on who will lead the Chinese delegation
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[2026-05-26 16:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US military said it launched overnight strikes on Iranian missile sites and boats laying mines, as mediators press ahead with talks aimed at ending the war.
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[2026-05-26 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — North Korea launched several projectiles, including a ballistic missile, into the Yellow Sea on Tuesday, South Korea's military said.
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[2026-05-26 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A Spanish citizen placed in quarantine at a military hospital in Madrid has tested positive for hantavirus, in a case linked to the outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship.
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[2026-05-26 16:09 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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[2026-05-26 16:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A senior spokesperson for Iran’s armed forces has said the country is prepared for any renewed conflict and has already identified targets in the event of a new attack by the United States or Israel, Press TV reported.
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[2026-05-26 15:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Two senior Israeli ministers have called for a more aggressive response to Hezbollah following a series of drone attacks from Lebanon. National security minister Itamar Ben Gvir said Israel should cut electricity supplies to Lebanon, seize the Zahrani River and return to full-scale military operations.
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[2026-05-26 14:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Defense industry cooperation between South Korea and Lithuania will be advantageous to both countries, said Lithuanian National Security Adviser Deividas Matulionis.
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[2026-05-26 14:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched an unidentified projectile off its west coast Tuesday, South Korea’s military said.
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[2026-05-26 14:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired at least one unidentified projectile toward the Yellow Sea on Tuesday, South Korea's military said.
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[2026-05-26 13:46 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-26 13:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The number of Germans who believe Russia may launch a military attack on their country has fallen sharply since last year, according to a recent poll.
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[2026-05-26 13:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The number of Germans who believe Russia may launch a military attack on their country has fallen sharply since last year, according to a recent poll.
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[2026-05-26 13:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Israeli army intensified strikes in southern Lebanon Monday, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered the military to escalate its offensive in Lebanon in an effort to "crush" Hezbollah.
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[2026-05-26 12:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Russia said Monday that it intended to launch "systematic strikes" on targets in Kyiv linked to the Ukrainian military as well as decision-making centres, and urged foreigners to leave, a day after one of its heaviest bombardments of the city since the start of the war.
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[2026-05-26 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This grab from video shows smoke rising over Khartoum, Sudan, Sept. 26, 2024, after Sudan’s military started an operation to take areas of the capital from its rival, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. (AP Photo/Rashed Ahmed, File)
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[2026-05-26 11:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military said sirens that sounded in northern Israel over a suspected hostile aircraft infiltration were triggered by a false alarm, according to Reuters.
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[2026-05-26 11:21 UTC+10:00] [US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: American military forces conducted what U.S. Central Command said were “self-defense strikes” in southern Iran on Monday “to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces.”
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[2026-05-26 11:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US military says it carried out ‘self-defence’ strikes in Iran, including on missile launch sites
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[2026-05-26 11:07 UTC+10:00] [US Central Command] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US military says it carried out ‘self-defence’ strikes in Iran, including on missile launch sites
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[2026-05-26 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: This approach could be used ‘to strike our land-based targets on one hand, and block vital maritime passages on the other’: Chinese analyst
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[2026-05-26 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: This approach could be used ‘to strike our land-based targets on one hand, and block vital maritime passages on the other’: Chinese analyst
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[2026-05-26 10:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States has launched strikes on targets in southern Iran, the US military has said, as Tehran’s top negotiators gather in Qatar for talks aimed at reaching a peace deal with Washington.
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[2026-05-26 10:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has accused the United States of carrying out a deadly missile strike on a sports hall in the southern city of Lamerd on 28 February, the day the US and Israel launched military operations against Iran.
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[2026-05-26 10:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil prices were mixed Tuesday as U.S. military operations in southern Iran on Monday and President Donald Trump's mixed messaging on the negotiations between Tehran and Washington kept traders on edge.
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[2026-05-26 10:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The US military said Monday that it carried out “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran, including on missile launch sites and boats placing mines, even as President Donald Trump said on social media that negotiations were “proceeding nicely.”
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[2026-05-26 10:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Shinsegae Group Chairman Chung Yong-jin said Tuesday he would like to "ask for forgiveness" over the controversial promotional event by Starbucks Korea that evoked painful memories of a brutal military crackdown against the 1980 Gwangju pro-democracy movement.
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[2026-05-26 10:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- Shinsegae Group Chairman Chung Yong-jin said Tuesday he would like to "ask for forgiveness" over the controversial promotional event by Starbucks Korea that evoked painful memories of a brutal military crackdown against the 1980 Gwangju pro-democracy movement.
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[2026-05-26 10:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF struck more than 70 Hezbollah infrastructure targets in several areas across Lebanon, including the Bekaa Valley and Tyre, the military announced in a statement on Monday.
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[2026-05-26 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohammad Bagher Zolqadr called for national unity and cohesion, saying the country’s military, diplomatic efforts and public mobilisation had demonstrated resilience in the face of external pressure.
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[2026-05-26 10:07 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: WA could become the third state in Australia to begin manufacturing military missiles after the government announced it was seeking expressions of interest to build a weapons hub.
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[2026-05-26 09:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US military carried out strikes in southern Iran on Monday, according to remarks attributed to a spokesperson for US Central Command (Centcom) in a report by Fox News.
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[2026-05-26 09:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: According to a Sunday CBS News report citing US officials, Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is still in hiding in a secret location with extremely limited communication to the outside world. Driven underground by a pervasive fear within Tehran's remaining leadership structure following relentless US and Israeli military strikes, the Supreme Leader is effectively isolated.
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[2026-05-26 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the Israeli military to intensify strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon to “crush” the armed group.
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[2026-05-26 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Protesters hold placards and lights during a rally against Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's policies on constitutional revision and military expansion, in front of the parliament building in Tokyo on May 19. © Reuters
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[2026-05-26 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Israeli military says it has begun a wave of strikes across Lebanon following an announcement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that his country will intensify its attacks on Hezbollah.
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[2026-05-26 05:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Far Right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir pushed for Prime Minister Benjamin Netnayhu to intensify fighting in Lebanon following Hezbollah drone attacks on Monday and amid developments over a potential US-Iran deal, which could influence Israel’s ability to strike the terror group.
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[2026-05-26 04:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A senior US official has signalled Washington could support a wider Israeli military campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, as cross-border attacks intensify.
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[2026-05-26 03:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Seven months after a “ceasefire” was brokered to halt Israel’s genocide in Gaza, the agreement has morphed into a deadly cover for continued Israeli military operations in the enclave.
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[2026-05-26 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Hezbollah has the military capabilities and support to drag Lebanon into a civil war, Lt.-Col. (res.) Sarit Zehavi, founder and president of the Alma Research and Education Center, told The Jerusalem Post on Monday. Her comments came a day after Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem directed the terror group’s follower base to “bring down the government.”
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[2026-05-26 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia ’s new conscription law, which establishes penalties of up to five years in prison for those who evade military service, has come into effect, the country’s Prime Minister Hun Manet said Monday.
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[2026-05-26 02:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Dmitry Kornev, military expert, founder and author of the MilitaryRussia project
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[2026-05-26 02:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Dmitry Kornev, military expert, founder and author of the MilitaryRussia project
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[2026-05-26 00:17 UTC+10:00] [US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Since President Trump announced a cease-fire with Iran in April, he has sought to force Tehran to accept his terms for a peace deal with a mixture of threats and limited military operations.
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[2026-05-26 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: On Saturday, the US military conducted a highly visible drill right in the heart of Caracas, marking the first known American military exercise on Venezuelan soil since the chaotic January 3rd operation to abduct Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
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[2026-05-25 22:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich advocated for strikes on Beirut and cutting off electricity to Lebanon
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