Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-11 13:30 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-11 12:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry said Monday that North Korea's participation in Russia's Victory Day parade was to display the two nations' deepening military ties.
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[2026-05-11 12:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LONDON (AFP) -- The UK and France will on Tuesday host a multinational meeting of defense ministers on military plans to restore trade flows through the Strait of Hormuz, the British government said.
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[2026-05-11 11:47 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: May 11, 2026 11:47 | News
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[2026-05-11 11:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON, United Kingdom — The UK and France will on Tuesday host a multinational meeting of defence ministers on military plans to restore trade flows through the Strait of Hormuz, the British government said.
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[2026-05-11 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Utah-based defense tech firm Hypercraft has unveiled a 300 hp diesel-hybrid-electric unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) that can power directed-energy weapons, charge drones, and sustain a forward command post, all autonomously.
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[2026-05-11 10:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military carried out about 40 air strikes on villages in southern Lebanon during the final hours of Sunday, while artillery shelling, home demolitions and bombardments continued across border towns, according to local media reports.
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[2026-05-11 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Manhattan congressional candidate Jack Schlossberg says he supports the effort to block arms sales to Israel and claims that the US has already lost the war in Iran.
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[2026-05-11 05:42 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he thinks Russia’s conflict with Ukraine is coming to an end, addressing reporters after a scaled-back military parade in Moscow marking the Soviet victory in World War Two.
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[2026-05-11 05:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In a revelation sure to outrage Baghdad and broad swathes of the Iraqi public, Israel established a secret military base in Iraq's desert region to support air operations against Iran, related to the start of Trump's Operation Epic Fury, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.
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[2026-05-11 04:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iraq’s parliament is set to summon the defence and interior ministers following reports that Israel established a secret military post inside the country during the war on Iran, according to The New Arab.
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[2026-05-11 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S and Moroccan military forces take part in the 20th edition of the African Lion military exercise, in Tantan, south of Agadir, Morocco, Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy, File)
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[2026-05-11 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Japanese police arrested a local military officer on suspicion of trespass after an alleged break-in at China's embassy in Tokyo. (Reuters: Issei Kato)
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[2026-05-11 03:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: President Donald Trump has warned that the United States will target any Iranian trying to reach the country’s highly enriched uranium, saying that the nuclear material is under constant surveillance by the US military.
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[2026-05-11 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: IT’S been three weeks since 19 suspected rebels were killed in a series of clashes in Barangay Salamanca, Toboso, Negros Occidental. The war of the narrative continues to rage: It’s massacre versus legitimate military operation. As for the 19 killed — were some of them unarmed activists, or were they all members of the communist terrorist group?
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[2026-05-11 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Vladimir Putin has signalled that his country’s war with Ukraine may be ‘coming to an end’, as the Russian president again blamed the West for prolonging the fighting through military support to Kyiv.
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[2026-05-11 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iraq’s parliament is set to summon the defence and interior ministers following reports that Israel established a secret military post inside the country during the war on Iran, according to The New Arab.
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[2026-05-11 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iraq’s parliament is set to summon the defence and interior ministers following reports that Israel established a secret military post inside the country during the war on Iran, according to The New Arab.
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[2026-05-11 01:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A covert IDF outpost operated deep inside the Iraqi desert during the opening phase of the war with Iran, according to a report by The Jerusalem Post's senior military correspondent and intelligence analyst, Yonah Jeremy Bob.
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[2026-05-11 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian foreign policy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The son of Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf – now leading Iran’s peace negotiations with US – lived and worked in Melbourne, raising questions about national security and sanctions
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[2026-05-11 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Everyone is talking about the hangman’s noose cake that National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir received from his wife, but most critics appear to be missing the real point.
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[2026-05-11 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The technology has become increasingly important for militaries around the world, but the two sides may struggle to reach a consensus
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[2026-05-11 00:00 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The technology has become increasingly important for militaries around the world, but the two sides may struggle to reach a consensus
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[2026-05-10 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir pushed the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee (FADC) in a closed session on Sunday to draft large numbers of haredim into the military, as well as to pass other laws to expand the IDF.
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[2026-05-10 23:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Cheong Wa Dae held a working-level meeting of the National Security Council on Sunday, the presidential office said, possibly to discuss the outcome of an investigation into the recent explosion and fire on a South Korean-operated vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-10 22:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- Cheong Wa Dae held a working-level meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) on Sunday, the presidential office said, possibly to discuss the outcome of an investigation into the recent explosion and fire on a South Korean-operated vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-10 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Chengdu Defence Technology Industry Expo showcases advanced equipment, including submarine-launched drones
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[2026-05-10 22:00 UTC+10:00] [robot wolves] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Chengdu Defence Technology Industry Expo showcases advanced equipment, including submarine-launched drones
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[2026-05-10 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The first plane carrying passengers evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship departed from Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday, headed for a military hospital in Madrid.
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[2026-05-10 20:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Russian servicemen march as they attend the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Saturday, May 9, 2026, during celebrations of the 81st anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany during World War II. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov, Pool)
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[2026-05-10 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The commander of Iran’s armed forces met the country’s Supreme Leader on Sunday to brief him on “new guiding measures to pursue military operations and firmly confront adversaries,” according to the Fars news agency.
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[2026-05-10 20:08 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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[2026-05-10 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: While global attention remains fixed on missile salvos and air-defense battles across the Persian Gulf, defense planners in Beijing are quietly harvesting the most valuable strategic resource modern warfare can produce. The ongoing conflict has generated volumes of analysis on interceptor depletion rates, air defense saturation, and the resilience of hardened infrastructure.
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[2026-05-10 18:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: An international advocacy group Saturday condemned Niger's suspension of nine French media outlets accused of “threatening public order and national security.”
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[2026-05-10 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI — The British military said a bulk carrier caught fire Sunday after being hit by an unknown projectile off the coast of Qatar.
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[2026-05-10 16:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
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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[2026-05-10 15:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This is a locator map for the Gulf Cooperation Council member states: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo)
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[2026-05-10 15:26 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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[2026-05-10 15:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – In Pakistan, May began with streets in major cities dotted with banners and posters honouring the military leadership that, in the official telling, guided the country’s defences and led the nation to victory in the four-day aerial war with India last year.
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[2026-05-10 14:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran warned on Saturday that it would target US military bases and warships in the region if Iranian tankers or commercial vessels come under attack, as Washington awaited Tehran’s response to a proposed agreement aimed at ending the conflict.
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[2026-05-10 14:05 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Tehran accuses Washington of ‘reckless military adventure’; Trump prepares for rare China visit amid turbulent backdrop – key US politics stories from 9 May 2026 at a glance
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[2026-05-10 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Drones (military)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With Trump wavering on Nato and war in Ukraine, Europe is scrambling to spend billions on weapons such as drones
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[2026-05-10 13:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The latest Iran-linked espionage indictment should not be treated as a marginal security story in a country already dealing with many others.
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[2026-05-10 11:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked a North Korean military commander after North Korean troops took part in Russia's Victory Day military parade, the North's state media reported Sunday, in the latest sign of deepening ties between the two countries.
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[2026-05-10 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked a North Korean military commander after North Korean troops took part in Russia's Victory Day military parade, the North's state media reported Sunday, in the latest sign of deepening ties between the two countries.
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[2026-05-10 10:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he thinks Russia's conflict with Ukraine is coming to an end, addressing reporters after a scaled-back military parade in Moscow marking the Soviet victory in World War Two.
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[2026-05-10 10:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A commander in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said missiles and drones operated by the force are locked onto American targets and military vessels in the region and are awaiting orders to strike.
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[2026-05-10 09:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Wall Street Journal reported that Israel established a covert military outpost in the Iraqi desert to support its air campaign against Iran, citing people familiar with the matter, including US officials.
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[2026-05-10 09:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Bryan Lutz via DollarCollapse.com,
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[2026-05-10 09:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israel secretly built a military outpost in the Iraqi desert to support its air campaign against Iran and even launched strikes on Iraqi troops who nearly discovered it, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing US officials familiar with the matter.
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