Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-15 03:52 UTC+10:00] [West Bank] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Palestine’s vice-president calls plan ‘flagrant violation of international law’ and a step towards full Israeli annexation
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[2026-08-15 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel is awaiting US approval for a military operation aimed at taking control of the Ali Taher Ridge in southern Lebanon, Lebanese newspaper Al Joumhouria reported Friday morning, citing a senior security official.
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[2026-08-15 02:35 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-08-15 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Via The Libertarian Institute
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[2026-08-15 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: China and Egypt are set to strengthen military cooperation with a new round of joint air force exercises scheduled to take place in Egypt from mid-August through early September.
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[2026-08-15 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: QUSRA, Palestinian Territories — Activists attempted to deliver supplies to Palestinians under an almost weeklong settler siege in the West Bank on Friday, with the Israeli military again deployed at the flash point site.
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[2026-08-15 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Peruvian authorities have intensified efforts against illegal gold mining in the Amazon’s Madre de Dios region. (AP Video by Steven Grattan. Produced by Julián Trejo Bax)
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[2026-08-15 02:02 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-08-15 01:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A text book, shown Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 in Washington, to be used by the Pentagon this fall when they will begin implementing a curriculum that centers on Western civilization and Christianity in the schools it operates for military families, part of an effort by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to redirect the education system toward patriotic values and classical learning.
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[2026-08-15 01:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Palestinian residents of the West Bank village of Qusra have been ordered to leave their homes after a days-long siege and repeated attacks by Israeli settlers, with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) declaring the area a closed military zone in what it claims is a move to protect civilians.
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[2026-08-15 01:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Palestinian residents of the West Bank village of Qusra have been ordered to leave their homes after a days-long siege and repeated attacks by Israeli settlers, with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) declaring the area a closed military zone in what it claims is a move to protect civilians.
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[2026-08-15 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: For almost a week, Israeli settlers, with the military standing by in full view, have besieged Palestinian families in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra, in an attempt to force them from their land and take over their homes.
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[2026-08-15 00:50 UTC+10:00] [Extreme heat] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: PM urges people not to risk lives and homes by starting fires as military brought in to help deal with wildfires
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[2026-08-15 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: One week on from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye signing their joint defence agreement, the Turkish defence ministry revealed more details about the alliance on Thursday. They include plans to hold joint military exercises and to deepen cooperation between their defence industries.
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[2026-08-14 23:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Army Staff Sgt. Alexis Jaramillo shows photos of his wife, Maisa Lopes Eliaser, a Brazilian national who is detained by ICE, near the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center where she is currently held, in Basile, La., Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Joseph Vidrine)
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[2026-08-14 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Saudi Arabia and 13 other countries have confirmed the creation of a maritime military coalition to safeguard freedom of navigation through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, with more nations expected to join.
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[2026-08-14 22:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Israel’s defence minister has ordered the military to hand over responsibility for civilian law enforcement to the police in Qusra, as criticism mounts over the country's failure to end a six-day siege by violent settlers against Palestinian families in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-08-14 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: State prosecutors in the northwestern city of Pskov have asked a judge to sentence veteran opposition politician Lev Shlosberg to 12 years and one month in prison for “discrediting” and spreading “fake news” about the Russian military, the liberal Yabloko party said Friday.
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[2026-08-14 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Latvia’s military said a foreign drone had entered its airspace as a result of Russia’s electronic warfare activity over the Balvi region
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[2026-08-14 20:30 UTC+10:00] [European Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Latvia’s military said a foreign drone had entered its airspace as a result of Russia’s electronic warfare activity over the Balvi region
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[2026-08-14 20:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Convertible Y-20B aircraft give PLA Air Force operational flexibility to project power deeper into the western Pacific
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[2026-08-14 20:27 UTC+10:00] [Y-20B] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Convertible Y-20B aircraft give PLA Air Force operational flexibility to project power deeper into the western Pacific
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[2026-08-14 18:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A powerful explosion has ripped through a weapons factory in Italy owned by Franco-German defense group KNDS, a major arms supplier to the Ukrainian military.
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[2026-08-14 18:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A powerful explosion has ripped through a weapons factory in Italy owned by Franco-German defense group KNDS, a major arms supplier to the Ukrainian military.
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[2026-08-14 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli defense officials have been shocked by the rapid recovery of Iran’s military capabilities since the heavy bombardment by the US and Israel in the opening stages of the conflict, the Jerusalem Post has reported.
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[2026-08-14 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli defense officials have been shocked by the rapid recovery of Iran’s military capabilities since the heavy bombardment by the US and Israel in the opening stages of the conflict, the Jerusalem Post has reported.
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[2026-08-14 18:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Lee Yong-soo, a 97-year-old survivor of Japan's wartime sexual slavery, attended a commemorative ceremony at the Kim Koo Museum & Library in Seoul on Friday to mark the Memorial Day for Victims of Japan's Military Sexual Slavery.
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[2026-08-14 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Our view of the missing air-defense layer around data centers and other critical infrastructure emerged in late January, roughly one month before the US-Iran conflict, when we published "Explosion in AI Data Center Buildouts Will Demand Next-Gen Counter-Drone Security."
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[2026-08-14 17:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
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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[2026-08-14 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Friday that he had instructed the IDF to prepare a plan to transfer all civilian enforcement authority for Israeli communities and residents in the West Bank to the Israel Police, as part of a broader effort to redefine the military's role in the territory.
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[2026-08-14 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israeli-American startup Covenant Industries successfully conducted a live launch of its innovative new Anthem cruise missile last week in the Tan Tan area of southern Morocco, as part of a joint military exercise involving the US military and the Moroccan Armed Forces.
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[2026-08-14 16:05 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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[2026-08-14 15:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: North Korea has denounced major United States-South Korea military drills set to start next week as a provocation that heightens tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
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[2026-08-14 14:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- The upcoming key combined exercise with South Korea will focus on "modernizing" the bilateral alliance and "shaping" the security environment in Northeast Asia, the U.S. military said Friday, a reference that may hint at the scope of its role expanding beyond the Korean Peninsula.
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[2026-08-14 14:56 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: GINOWAN, OKINAWA PREF. – Okinawa International University President Hajime Asato called for the immediate closure of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Futenma air station, at a gathering Thursday to mark 22 years since a U.S. military helicopter crashed into the premises of the university.
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[2026-08-14 14:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Taiwanese soldier fires a gun aboard an armored vehicle during the annual Han Kuang military exercises in Taipei on Aug. 13. © Reuters
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[2026-08-14 14:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-14 13:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Vice President JD Vance said that Washington is using "diplomatic, military and economic" means to pressure Iran.
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[2026-08-14 13:39 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: SEOUL – North Korea is denouncing upcoming joint military drills by U.S. and South Korean forces and warning it could respond with stronger deterrence measures.
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[2026-08-14 12:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more details in last 2 paras)
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[2026-08-14 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Compared to what Ukraine and Russia are learning in the context of their grinding years-long war, the Pentagon is a bit late in putting together comprehensive drone swarm battle plans and tactics, but it seems to be the clear direction of future conflict spaces.
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[2026-08-14 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A vehicle from U.S. Army’s the Stryker Combat Team crosses a floating bridge on the Namhan River during the combined river-crossing drill between South Korea and the United States as a part of the Ulchi Freedom Shield 25 in Yeoju, South Korea, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)
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[2026-08-14 10:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea on Friday denounced an upcoming joint military exercise between South Korea and the United States, warning it will respond to the drills "with a new level of a deterrent."
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[2026-08-14 10:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a national security memorandum permitting foreign shipbuilders to build up to two ships in their parent shipyards for delivery to the United States, as the US seeks to rebuild its Navy and shipbuilding industrial base.
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[2026-08-14 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, from right, speaks as President Donald Trump and Jennifer Hegseth listen during a meeting about military families, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-08-14 09:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Friday denounced an upcoming joint military exercise between South Korea and the United States, warning it will respond to the drills "with a new level of a deterrent."
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[2026-08-14 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a national security memorandum permitting foreign shipbuilders to build up to two ships in their parent shipyards for delivery to the United States, as the U.S. seeks to rebuild its Navy and shipbuilding industrial base.
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[2026-08-14 08:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Thursday to impose new tariffs on drones and their components, including a 15 percent levy on imports from South Korea, Japan and other economies, the White House said, portraying the move as an effort to bolster national security.
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[2026-08-14 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan presents a complex strategic calculus for Beijing, demanding a masterclass in balance
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[2026-08-14 07:30 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan presents a complex strategic calculus for Beijing, demanding a masterclass in balance
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