Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-27 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Moscow has warned that it could strike British military targets inside and outside Ukraine if Kyiv continues to fire long-range UK-made cruise missiles into Russia.
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[2026-08-27 22:53 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-08-27 22:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF launched a wave of strikes against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon on Thursday after the terror group launched two explosive drones toward IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, the military stated.
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[2026-08-27 22:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TORONTO — As Canada moves to reduce its dependence on American military suppliers, the push is on display inside a Toronto garment factory.
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[2026-08-27 21:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. inspects the Batangas Egg Producers Multipurpose Cooperative in San Jose, Batangas on Aug. 27, 2026. The facility produces pasteurized and powdered eggs aimed at provide a protein source for typhoon victims and military personnel.
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[2026-08-27 21:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. inspects the Batangas Egg Producers Multipurpose Cooperative in San Jose, Batangas on Aug. 27, 2026. The facility produces pasteurized and powdered eggs aimed at provide a protein source for typhoon victims and military personnel.
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[2026-08-27 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday that Russia could strike British military targets inside and outside Ukraine in response to Ukrainian strikes on Russia using British missiles.
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[2026-08-27 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iranian threats against American and Israeli leaders have expanded beyond presidents, military commanders, and senior policymakers to include members of their families. The immediate question is how much of the rhetoric represents psychological warfare and how much reflects preparations for actual operations.
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[2026-08-27 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi military personnel and municipal workers came under fire in Baghdad on Thursday as they tried to remove illegal housing structures, leaving a senior officer dead and five other people wounded, an Iraqi security official and state media said.
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[2026-08-27 20:26 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — More than 10, 000 military personnel had been deployed in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said amid final preparations for the Sep. 14 parliamentary polls.
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[2026-08-27 20:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Moscow warns of potential strikes on British military targets, urging London to change its stance on supporting Kyiv
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[2026-08-27 20:12 UTC+10:00] [Maria Zakharova] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Moscow warns of potential strikes on British military targets, urging London to change its stance on supporting Kyiv
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[2026-08-27 19:34 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Kremlin threatens British targets inside and outside Ukraine and says UK and France bear ‘direct responsibility’ for Ukrainian strikes on Russia
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[2026-08-27 19:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Teams from across Uganda’s Defence Forces showcased their skills this week at the 2026 edition of the Interforces Drill Competition.
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[2026-08-27 19:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF killed two Hamas Nukhba terrorists in strikes on the Gaza Strip on Sunday, the military said in a Thursday statement.
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[2026-08-27 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Energy industry] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Decision not to improve resilience sooner described as ‘unacceptable gamble with our national security’
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[2026-08-27 18:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US Army said on Wednesday it is awarding up to $2.2 billion to five companies to build and operate tiny nuclear reactors on military bases, which it hopes will one day power remote installations.
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[2026-08-27 17:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- The Navy said Thursday it plans to begin test flights of the P-3CK patrol aircraft next month, as it seeks to gradually resume operations of the military plane that had been grounded following last year's fatal crash.
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[2026-08-27 17:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The surge in pensions may weaken the country’s push to buy modern military assets to strengthen its deterrence
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[2026-08-27 17:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The surge in pensions may weaken the country’s push to buy modern military assets to strengthen its deterrence
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[2026-08-27 15:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military carried out two waves of air strikes on Ali al-Taher Hill, located in southern Lebanon's Upper Nabatieh, the National News Agency (NNA) reported.
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[2026-08-27 14:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry said Thursday it will consider more effective ways to gather public input on its plan to merge three military academies, after the first hearing on the proposal ended in a complete shambles.
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[2026-08-27 14:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A US Air Force judge on Wednesday ordered Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, and three co-defendants to go on trial before a military tribunal in June 2028.
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[2026-08-27 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Conflict shows the value of nimble procurement, which experts say could help Tokyo respond to Beijing’s military build-up
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[2026-08-27 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Naval News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Conflict shows the value of nimble procurement, which experts say could help Tokyo respond to Beijing’s military build-up
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[2026-08-27 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: On Tuesday, one of Syria's most prominent Kurdish leaders, Mazloum Abdi, announced the end of the Syrian Democratic Forces as an autonomous military entity, fulfilling an agreement to integrate tens of thousands of its fighters into the institutions of the Syrian state.
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[2026-08-27 11:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Senator Chris Van Hollen has criticised Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and "extremists" in the Israeli government after a raid on an Unrwa facility in occupied East Jerusalem.
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[2026-08-27 11:34 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Two modern commanders appointed on Donetsk front after dismissal of ‘Soviet-era’ Oleksandr Syrskyi as head of military. What we know on day 1,645
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[2026-08-27 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A U.S. military judge on Wednesday set a summer 2028 trail date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three others accused of plotting the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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[2026-08-27 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: One key tool Washington has long utilized for influence operations and covert regime change plotting abroad has long been the establishment of foreign media for political messaging.
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[2026-08-27 07:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Justice Department says QTFY targeted US critical infrastructure on behalf of China’s security ministry and military
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[2026-08-27 07:58 UTC+10:00] [Microsoft] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Justice Department says QTFY targeted US critical infrastructure on behalf of China’s security ministry and military
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[2026-08-27 07:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-27 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s order to substantially reduce joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States has revived speculation about another summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
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[2026-08-27 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Arthur Zhang via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-08-27 04:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tuesday’s announcement that the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces had dissolved, with its forces merging with the Syrian military, represents a boost for a government seeking to demonstrate that it has sole authority over the country.
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[2026-08-27 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa have held discussions, including on the fate of Russia’s military bases in the Middle Eastern country.
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[2026-08-27 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Palestinian police officers set up a checkpoint in Area C of the West Bank, where they were not authorized to operate, and unlawfully arrested a reservist IDF soldier who was traveling in the area on Sunday, military sources confirmed to The Jerusalem Post.
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[2026-08-27 01:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: More than 250 academics and lawyers have written to British Prime Minister Andy Burnham urging him to end military cooperation with Israel and de-proscribe direct action group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation.
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[2026-08-27 01:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have announced their dissolution in Syria as part of an agreement with the interim government.
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[2026-08-27 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Uganda's military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba has announced plans to run for president in 2031, signalling a possible bid to succeed his father, President Yoweri Museveni.
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[2026-08-27 00:09 UTC+10:00] [Borders] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: ´Hungary’s government has formally condemned Russia’s military aggression and announced its support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity, according to policy guidelines published late Tuesday — marking a sharp break with the Russia-friendly policies of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
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[2026-08-27 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: More than 250 academics and lawyers have written to British Prime Minister Andy Burnham urging him to end military cooperation with Israel and de-proscribe direct action group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation.
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[2026-08-26 23:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Palestinians in the West Bank village of Madama say they fear further violence after Israeli MP Zvi Sukkot smashed a local memorial with a sledgehammer as IDF soldiers stood by. The military later insisted the incident was neither authorized nor anticipated.
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[2026-08-26 23:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Palestinians in the West Bank village of Madama say they fear further violence after Israeli MP Zvi Sukkot smashed a local memorial with a sledgehammer as IDF soldiers stood by. The military later insisted the incident was neither authorized nor anticipated.
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[2026-08-26 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF struck and destroyed a structure in the Jabalya area of the Gaza Strip that was used as an ambush position for Hamas terrorists and as a storage facility for various types of weapons on Tuesday, the military said on Wednesday.
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[2026-08-26 22:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US threat to sever Iran’s economic lifeline with a raft of new sanctions, coupled with Tehran’s warnings of military retaliation and further restrictions on oil exports, has raised the stakes across the region.
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[2026-08-26 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: “America’s impatience in this war has brought the US into the conflict without coherent policy, without clear strategy, and without even trying to create a coalition to support the operation,” Dr. Lynette Nusbacher, a military historian and former head of the Strategic Horizons Unit in the UK Cabinet Office, told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday.
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[2026-08-26 21:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Iran will not allow military vessels to transit through the Strait of Hormuz under an agreement the Islamic Republic is currently negotiating with Oman, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister told state TV late on Tuesday night.
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[2026-08-26 21:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Palestinians walk past a food-aid warehouse damaged in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a nearby house in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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