Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-26 21:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Tensions boiled over Wednesday at a government-hosted public hearing on its plan to consolidate the military academies, as their graduates and cadets blasted government officials as "gangsters" in protest of the plan.
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[2026-08-26 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit called for Ra’am chairman MK Mansour Abbas to be disqualified from running for the Knesset following remarks he made on Wednesday morning, claiming Arab parties were forced to accept Israel as a Jewish state to avoid being barred from elections.
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[2026-08-26 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: The U.S. Army paid General Dynamics $533 million for an artillery factory that failed to produce a single usable shell.
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[2026-08-26 19:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Germany's military mission to Iraq formally ended on Wednesday, in the first major departure from the Kurdistan Region as part of the US-led, anti-ISIS coalition’s broader withdrawal from the country by September 30, Iraqi authorities announced.
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[2026-08-26 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Black radar-absorbing finish on upgraded ship-launched weapon would improve penetration and visual camouflage over deep water, say analysts
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[2026-08-26 19:04 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Black radar-absorbing finish on upgraded ship-launched weapon would improve penetration and visual camouflage over deep water, say analysts
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[2026-08-26 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- Tensions boiled over Wednesday at a government-hosted public hearing on its plan to consolidate the military academies, as their graduates and cadets blasted government officials as "gangsters" in protest of the plan.
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[2026-08-26 18:09 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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[2026-08-26 17:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-26 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Last week, Israel carried out a raid targeting the runway of Syria’s Abu al-Duhur airbase, a largely inactive facility with no flights taking place. The strikes did not appear to achieve any significant military objective, beyond causing minor damage.
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[2026-08-26 16:24 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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[2026-08-26 16:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te attends a drone demonstration during the annual Han Kuang military exercises at a navy base in Kaohsiung on Aug. 8. © Reuters
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[2026-08-26 16:03 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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[2026-08-26 15:30 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-08-26 15:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: This is the second incursion in weeks since over 10 Chinese and Russian military jets entered the zone in late June
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[2026-08-26 15:27 UTC+10:00] [East Sea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: This is the second incursion in weeks since over 10 Chinese and Russian military jets entered the zone in late June
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[2026-08-26 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1980 -- Chun Doo-hwan, a former army general, is named president by a hand-picked electoral college. Chun seized power in an internal military coup on Dec. 12 of the previous year, in which he arrested then martial law commander Gen. Chung Seung-hwa.
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[2026-08-26 14:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: From a buzzy pianist cameo with queer undertones to a full-fledged lead role, Song Kang is returning to the keyboard
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[2026-08-26 14:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel's far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, posted a video of himself sitting at what he said was the director’s desk of Unrwa in Qalandiya Refugee Camp, celebrating the raid on the UN agency.
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[2026-08-26 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jennifer Kavanagh via Responsible Statecraft,
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[2026-08-26 12:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia’s illegal tobacco trade has become a matter of national security after entrenching criminal networks that can be exploited by terrorists, the Coalition’s taskforce on the black market has warned, as the party weighs up slashing the excise by up to 80 per cent.
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[2026-08-26 12:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The United States is preparing to conduct a trilateral military exercise with South Korea and Japan, the US Pacific Command said Wednesday, suggesting that the drills are on track despite the recent scaling back of a Seoul-Washington combined exercise at US President Donald Trump's directive.
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[2026-08-26 12:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The confrontation between the United States and Iran has entered a new phase. The military conflict that dominated headlines earlier this year is increasingly giving way to a broader contest of economic pressure, maritime security, diplomacy, and great-power competition. This is part of the changing world order, as the conflict accelerates new trends around the world.
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[2026-08-26 11:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil fell Wednesday, amid easing concerns about military conflict as the U.S. leans towards economic sanctions to pressure Iran.
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[2026-08-26 11:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- The United States is preparing to conduct a trilateral military exercise with South Korea and Japan, the U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) said Wednesday, suggesting that the drills are on track despite the recent scaling back of a Seoul-Washington combined exercise at U.S. President Donald Trump's directive.
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[2026-08-26 11:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at a forum of The Americas Counter Cartel Coalition in Panama City, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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[2026-08-26 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Sudan’s war is showing signs of a changing dynamic. Sudanese armed forces (SAF) have made a series of gains in North Kordofan state; the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is facing a new wave of defections; and army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is opening a political track while insisting the military campaign will continue.
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[2026-08-26 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Comprehensive Archipelagic Defence Concept] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US embassy says American military personnel wanted to assess Sanjia Steel’s premises as a potential site for next year’s Balikatan exercises
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[2026-08-26 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US embassy says American military personnel wanted to assess Sanjia Steel’s premises as a potential site for next year’s Balikatan exercises
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[2026-08-26 10:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- Several Russian military aircraft briefly entered South Korea's air defense identification zone (KADIZ) above its eastern waters before exiting, prompting the Korean military to dispatch fighter jets in response, officials said Wednesday.
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[2026-08-26 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump's move last week to scale back annual military drills with South Korea came as Seoul finalizes hundreds of billions of dollars in investment commitments to Washington.
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[2026-08-26 09:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday reiterated his earlier remarks about a directive to scale back South Korea-US military exercises and his "very good" relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, as he seeks to reengage with Kim this year.
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[2026-08-26 08:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) yet again cautioned the entire Filipino nation not to bite into disinformation, rewritten history and fabricated stories on issues concerning national security and maritime domain especially with the noted increase in foreign malign influence (FMI) all over the information space.
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[2026-08-26 08:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) has reported that the Israeli military carried out a large-scale detonation in the southern Lebanese town of Khiam.
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[2026-08-26 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli military strike targeting a nearby building destroyed a warehouse storing nutritional supplies for malnourished children, pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers in central Gaza’s Deir el-Balah, Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) said in a statement on Tuesday.
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[2026-08-26 07:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States Air Force said it is seeking charges under the military justice system against Major Jason Watson for his public call for the impeachment and removal from office of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance over the US-Israel war on Iran.
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[2026-08-26 07:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: A perceived shift in the Iran war from a military conflict to an economic one has seen the oil price and Treasury yields dive and shares rise.
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[2026-08-26 07:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: More than 40 members of the United States Congress have penned a letter to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling on him to push for the release of Sama Safi, a 20-year-old US citizen who has been detained by the Israeli military since June.
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[2026-08-26 06:23 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Cristy Maryori Villafranca-Trejo, deported to Honduras, is latest military spouse to face removal amid Trump 2.0
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[2026-08-26 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan responded on Monday to Israeli strikes on a Syrian military base last week, saying Ankara would not abandon its friends in the region and that no outside power could set the boundaries of Turkish foreign policy.
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[2026-08-26 04:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Trump took to Truth Social on Tuesday to declare that all mines have been removed from the Strait of Hormuz - it what seems yet another attempt to declare all is well at a moment Washington has shifted from prior military operations to an economic 'strangulation' and siege policy targeting the Islamic Republic.
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[2026-08-26 03:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday reiterated his earlier remarks about a directive to scale back South Korea-U.S. military exercises and his "very good" relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, as he seeks to reengage with Kim this year.
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[2026-08-26 03:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan responded on Monday to Israeli strikes on a Syrian military base last week, saying Ankara would not abandon its friends in the region and that no outside power could set the boundaries of Turkish foreign policy.
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[2026-08-26 03:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Authorities asked for clues about problems in PLARF’s purchases spanning all stages of the process and different forms of procurement
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[2026-08-26 03:07 UTC+10:00] [Wang Houbin] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Authorities asked for clues about problems in PLARF’s purchases spanning all stages of the process and different forms of procurement
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[2026-08-26 02:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The Spanish government has declared the situation in Ceuta a “national security interest” and has announced the creation of a certified body gathering several authorities for a more coordinated response to ensure the safe passage of migrants back to Morocco.
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[2026-08-26 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ASUS Philippines today announced the arrival of its newest battle-tested desktop family, bringing heavy-duty performance and military-grade durability to Filipino gamers.
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[2026-08-26 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KOTA KINABALU — Last week, United States President Donald Trump appeared once again to be extending an olive branch to North Korea, signaling his willingness to engage its leader Kim Jong Un while calling for a reduction in the scale of joint US-South Korean military exercises. To some observers, this may look like Washington is softening its stance toward Pyongyang.
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[2026-08-26 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BANGLADESH — Thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh’s sprawling camps protested dire conditions on Tuesday, as they marked nine years since a military crackdown drove them out of neighboring Myanmar.
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[2026-08-26 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Muskö island, a scenic location, is also home to a major naval base
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