Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-20 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Lebanon on Wednesday extradited a former Syrian military officer under ousted President Bashar Assad and he will be put on trial in Syria, the Interior Ministry said.
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[2026-08-20 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s military has for the first time admitted that it opened fire on a vehicle carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab and her family in Gaza City two-and-a-half years ago.
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[2026-08-20 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces wounded two Palestinians, aged 70 and 15, during a raid on a home in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra, the Palestinian Red Crescent said.
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[2026-08-20 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The scandal and controversy over the USS Lincoln aircraft carrier continues, despite the Trump administration and top military brass reiterating this week that the issues have been hugely overblown. It's long been reported that the supercarrier which is front line in the war against Iran has suffered resupply problems, low morale, sub-standard conditions, and mental health problems given the over-extended deployment.
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[2026-08-20 03:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: NATO says it is prepared to address threats over possible Iranian attacks on United States military targets in Europe as Bulgaria has increased security measures at the Bezmer Air Base.
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[2026-08-20 03:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Election campaigns do not bring out the better angels of our nature. Just look at National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
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[2026-08-20 03:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The head of Israel's Mossad spy agency, Roman Gofman, held a phone call with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani last week in which they discussed Turkey's military presence in Syria, three people familiar with the matter said.
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[2026-08-20 03:21 UTC+10:00] [Gaza] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Military orders criminal investigation into deaths of five-year-old and six family members in Gaza in 2024
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[2026-08-20 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN — Iran’s armed forces warned Gulf countries against assisting the United States military on Wednesday, hours after the United Arab Emirates announced it was severing economic ties with Tehran following new attacks on shipping.
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[2026-08-20 01:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s military has for the first time admitted that it opened fire on a vehicle carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab and her family in Gaza City two-and-a-half years ago.
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[2026-08-20 01:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: More than two years after Hind Rajab was killed, becoming a symbol of the suffering of children in Gaza, Israel’s military, long accused of the atrocity, has announced a criminal investigation into the death of the five-year-old girl.
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[2026-08-20 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Opposition leader Yair Lapid presented a six-point plan for rebuilding Israel's foreign relations at the B'Yachad National Security Conference in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, warning that the country's international standing had entered a "disaster zone" and that foreign policy must be treated as an integral part of national security.
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[2026-08-20 01:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Less than two years after France handed back its last military base in Chad, the two countries appear to be rebuilding their military ties.
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[2026-08-20 01:14 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-08-20 00:43 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Israel’s military has cleared its personnel of any criminal wrongdoing over an April 2024 strike in Gaza which killed seven aid workers including Australian Zomi Frankcom.
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[2026-08-20 00:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Yemen’s Houthis say they have established three rules of engagement: countering Saudi restrictions with a maritime blockade, striking Saudi military deployments and defending Yemen’s sovereignty.
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[2026-08-20 00:36 UTC+10:00] [US midterm elections 2026] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: She made the statement during a debate when asked about potential threats to US national security in South China Sea
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[2026-08-20 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-20 00:27 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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[2026-08-20 00:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Wednesday that a U.S. decision to scale back military exercises with South Korea does not change what it see as their provocative nature, dampening hopes for a resumption of diplomacy between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump.
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[2026-08-20 00:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir boasted on Tuesday about the construction of a facility intended for the execution of Palestinian prisoners.
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[2026-08-20 00:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- Two senators have sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth calling on them to reverse their decision to scale back the ongoing South Korea-U.S. military exercise, warning that the cuts could degrade the allies' readiness and send a "wrong" signal to North Korea.
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[2026-08-20 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel’s strikes on the Abu al-Duhur military airfield in the Idlib province in northwestern Syria on Tuesday were necessary to avoid a direct clash with Turkish forces on its borders, two experts on the region told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday.
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[2026-08-20 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot condemned violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank on Wednesday, saying it justified France's recent sanctions against National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
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[2026-08-20 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Last month the British government added interference in the democratic process to the National Risk Register, ranking it alongside cyberattack and pandemic as a threat to national security.
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[2026-08-20 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Content generated by artificial intelligence models can ‘defy basic physics, design principles or operational constraints’
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[2026-08-20 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Content generated by artificial intelligence models can ‘defy basic physics, design principles or operational constraints’
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[2026-08-19 23:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said Wednesday that Pyongyang is more focused on the fact that South Korea-U.S. joint military exercises are continuing than on the recent decision to reduce the scale, Pyongyang's state media reported.
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[2026-08-19 23:32 UTC+10:00] [Civilian Casualties] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: The Israeli military said on Wednesday that it would open criminal investigations into the killing of Palestinians by its troops in two high-profile cases during the war in Gaza, including the deaths of Hind Rajab, a 6-year-old girl, and of more than a dozen medical workers.
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[2026-08-19 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Turkey has sought to downplay Tuesday’s Israeli strikes on the Abu al-Duhur military airbase in northern Syria, about 70km from the Turkish border, viewing them as an election stunt by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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[2026-08-19 23:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israel is building an execution facility for Palestinian prisoners sentenced to death on terrorism charges, ultranationalist National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has announced. Apart from an execution chamber, the facility will house viewing booths where “crime victims” and their families can witness hangings – an option “customary in many countries,” Ben-Gvir mentioned while presenting the facility on Tuesday.
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[2026-08-19 23:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israel is building an execution facility for Palestinian prisoners sentenced to death on terrorism charges, ultranationalist National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has announced. Apart from an execution chamber, the facility will house viewing booths where “crime victims” and their families can witness hangings – an option “customary in many countries,” Ben-Gvir mentioned while presenting the facility on Tuesday.
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[2026-08-19 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Israeli military police are to open a criminal case over the death of five-year-old Hind Rajab, the Palestinian girl whose killing and traumatic final moments in Gaza sparked outrage around the world.
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[2026-08-19 22:44 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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[2026-08-19 22:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Two tunnels belonging to Hamas were sealed in the Gaza Strip, the military announced on Wednesday.
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[2026-08-19 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is visiting Baghdad while at the same time US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken UAE National Security Adviser Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan to discuss the Hormuz situation and security. Except of course the two sides aren't talking with each other.
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[2026-08-19 22:11 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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[2026-08-19 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-08-19 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Pingtung county government demands explanation after off-course rocket alarms villagers before crashing in remote area
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[2026-08-19 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Kirin Project] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Pingtung county government demands explanation after off-course rocket alarms villagers before crashing in remote area
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[2026-08-19 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Anton was walking home with a friend in Kyiv when he was suddenly seized and forced into the back seat of a police car, with an officer on each side, heading towards a future that would likely see him in the trenches.
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[2026-08-19 21:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Decommissioned Syrian air force planes are seen at the Abu Duhur military air base east of Idlib, following the takeover of the area by Syrian opposition fighters on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Albam, File)
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[2026-08-19 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE.- Mourners gather around the bodies of 8 Red Crescent emergency responders, recovered in Rafah a week after an Israeli attack, as they are transported for burial from a hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on Monday, March 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana,File)
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[2026-08-19 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF's Military Advocate-General's Corps on Wednesday issued its first landmark war crimes report since October 7 regarding over 150 probes, addressing the World Central Kitchen (WCK) saga, the Islamic Crescent saga, and three other major cases.
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[2026-08-19 20:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf addresses attendees at the site near Baghdad International Airport where Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani was killed in a U.S. drone strike, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026.(AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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[2026-08-19 20:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s attack on Syria’s Abu al-Duhur airbase could have triggered a direct military confrontation with Turkey, US Ambassador to Turkey and Syria envoy Tom Barrack has warned.
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[2026-08-19 19:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces have arrested at least 23 Palestinians during raids across the occupied West Bank, according to Wafa news agency and local officials, as the military expands its campaign across the territory.
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[2026-08-19 19:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Turkey firmly rejected on Wednesday what it called "untenable allegations" by Israel regarding its military position in Syria, after Israel bombed a Syrian air base near the Turkish border and said Syria was on the verge of permitting Turkish troops to deploy there.
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[2026-08-19 19:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: German Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil has urged the European Union to seriously consider sanctioning Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over his call for the nightly killing of Palestinian men, women and children in Gaza.
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[2026-08-19 19:22 UTC+10:00] [Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Wednesday that Seoul received no warning of Donald Trump’s plan to slash joint military exercises, a move the U.S. president announced publicly and linked to South Korea’s refusal to help with his war in Iran.
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