Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-05-10 08:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China needs a powerful military force to defend national interests at home and abroad. Tolerance of corruption is incompatible with that goal
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[2026-05-10 08:45 UTC+10:00] [Wei Fenghe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China needs a powerful military force to defend national interests at home and abroad. Tolerance of corruption is incompatible with that goal
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[2026-05-10 08:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump was still waiting for Iran’s counter-offer to his latest bid to settle the war Saturday, while threatening to flex American military muscle if Tehran doesn’t agree to terms.
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[2026-05-10 07:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A human rights group, the Red Ribbons Campaign, has “condemned in the strongest terms” efforts by far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir to advance death penalty legislation targeting Palestinians.
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[2026-05-10 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The Defence and Veterans' Service Commission is set to lead an inquiry into military sexual violence within the ADF. (ABC News: Patrick Thomas)
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[2026-05-10 06:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A human rights group, the Red Ribbons Campaign, has “condemned in the strongest terms” efforts by far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir to advance death penalty legislation targeting Palestinians.
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[2026-05-10 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel built a secret military base in a remote part of the Iraqi desert to support an airstrike in the war against Iran, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Saturday evening.
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[2026-05-10 05:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A Palestinian family in the occupied West Bank has been forced by Israeli settlers, reportedly under military protection, to dig up their father’s grave and rebury him, which the United Nations is condemning as “appalling and dehumanising”.
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[2026-05-10 04:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — 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 03:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel and the US prioritized the degradation of Iran's nuclear weaponization abilities during Operation Roaring Lion and Operation Epic Fury over the targeting of nuclear enrichment sites, an Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) analysis of satellite imagery revealed on Thursday.
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[2026-05-10 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: IN 2001, Basilan became infamous around the world when the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) abducted 20 hostages, including three Americans, from Dos Palmas Resort in Palawan. The ASG entered Lamitan City in Basilan with their hostages and took over a church and a hospital compound. The military surrounded the ASG, then led by Abu Sabaya, and fierce clashes ensued.
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[2026-05-10 01:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Retired US Army sergeant Todd Neiss says he was blindsided when he allegedly came face-to-face with three massive Bigfoot-like creatures during a military mission — and now believes the elusive beasts may be “watching us.”
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[2026-05-10 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned Niger’s suspension of nine French media publications as the military government continues to crack down on journalists.
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[2026-05-10 00:00 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: An exhibit of psyops leaflets released in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya finally shows American people the messages that were made in their nameBy Moustafa Bayoumi
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[2026-05-09 22:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: They are the Women in Black.
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[2026-05-09 21:42 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The U.S. military on Friday said its forces struck and "disabled" two Iranian-flagged oil tankers to stop them pulling into an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman.
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[2026-05-09 21:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump told reporters in Washington that the ceasefire with Iran was holding. Trump also said Iran “trifled with us,” after the U.S. military said it intercepted Iranian attacks on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz and “targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U.S. forces.”
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[2026-05-09 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Russian servicemen 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 the World War II. (Maxim Shipenkov/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-05-09 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr says there has been 'a nano-shift' in Asean's approach to crisis-hit Myanmar, a country formally excluded from high-level summits since a 2021 military coup that triggered a bloody civil war. Speaking at a press conference closing the 48th Asean Summit in Cebu on May 9, 2026, the Philippine leader also outlined plans for a shared regional fuel reserve and warned of the 'alarming' consequences of any disruption to navigation in the South China Sea.
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[2026-05-09 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States military has killed two “narco-terrorists”, leaving one survivor, in its latest attack on vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
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[2026-05-09 19:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korean troops marched in Russia's Victory Day military parade held in Moscow on Saturday, according to footage released by Russia's Tass news agency, in a show of the growing military ties between the two nations.
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[2026-05-09 19:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran’s only operating nuclear power plant in Bushehr continues to function normally despite reports of renewed US-Iran military exchanges, Aleksey Likhachev, CEO of the Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom, has said.
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[2026-05-09 18:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Army Medical University researchers issue grim warning after findings show high doses of fish oil tablets may accelerate Alzheimer’s decline
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[2026-05-09 18:23 UTC+10:00] [Army Medical University] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Army Medical University researchers issue grim warning after findings show high doses of fish oil tablets may accelerate Alzheimer’s decline
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[2026-05-09 18:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russia has kicked off its annual Victory Day military parade in Moscow to mark the defeat of Nazi Germany during the second world war.
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[2026-05-09 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Treasury and State Department announcements come days ahead of US President Donald Trump’s expected China visit and summit with Xi Jinping
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[2026-05-09 17:16 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Treasury and State Department announcements come days ahead of US President Donald Trump’s expected China visit and summit with Xi Jinping
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[2026-05-09 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The increasingly intractable conflict between the U.S. and Iran is revealing American military and strategic vulnerabilities — and offering important lessons to its biggest rival.
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[2026-05-09 17:00 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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[2026-05-09 16:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military issued evacuation warnings for nine villages in southern Lebanon ahead of planned airstrikes targeting Hezbollah positions. Residents of Tayr Debba, Aabbasiyyeh, Burj Rahal, Maaroub, Barish, Arzoun, Jannata, Zrariyeh and Ain Baal were instructed to move at least one kilometre away from the targeted areas.
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[2026-05-09 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The US government is moving to evacuate American passengers from a cruise ship linked to a deadly hantavirus outbreak, with plans to transport them to a military base in Nebraska for quarantine and monitoring, federal health officials said Friday.
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[2026-05-09 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF struck over 85 infrastructure sites belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization in the past 24 hours, the military announced on Saturday.
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[2026-05-09 16:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The US said it expects Iran to respond to its latest proposal to end their war imminently, as clashes in the Strait of Hormuz threatened to further fracture a month-long ceasefire.
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[2026-05-09 16:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Shivshankar Menon served as Indian ambassador to China and Israel before becoming the national security adviser from 2010-2014 under the administration of Manmohan Singh. (Photo by Satoshi Iwaki)
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[2026-05-09 14:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Troops march during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade at the Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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[2026-05-09 14:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The occupied West Bank saw a wave of Israeli military raids, arrests and settler attacks overnight on Friday, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa.
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[2026-05-09 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say this year’s drills, which stress tested a new generation of mobile strike capabilities, were a pointed display of resolve
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[2026-05-09 14:00 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say this year’s drills, which stress tested a new generation of mobile strike capabilities, were a pointed display of resolve
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[2026-05-09 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US strikes on Iranian targets this week were not simply retaliation for another military exchange in the Gulf. Iran’s nuclear ambitions, missile and drone programmes, support for proxy militias, and attacks on regional infrastructure and civilians remain central threats. But those dangers are also tied to something broader: for decades, Iran’s leadership has opposed the direction much of the Gulf has taken politically, economically and diplomatically.
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[2026-05-09 13:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: HAVANA, Cuba — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday defended the Trump administration's decision to slap new sanctions on Cuba, the largest of which is against GAESA, or Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A., a business conglomerate operated by the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces.
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[2026-05-09 13:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: A rare large high-quality ruby has been found in conflict-torn Myanmar. (AP: Myanmar Military True News Information Team)
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[2026-05-09 12:08 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: More than 190 people have been killed in such strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean and Pacific
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[2026-05-09 12:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Vladimir Putin will attend Saturday's military parade in Moscow, amid a temporary ceasefire. (Sputnik: Mikhail Metzel via Reuters)
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[2026-05-09 11:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Friday that "I love South Korea," despite his earlier show of displeasure over a lack of support by Seoul and other allies for the United States' military operation against Iran.
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[2026-05-09 11:45 UTC+10:00] [United States Defense and Military Forces] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: The U.S. military on Friday conducted its third boat strike in five days against a vessel it accused of smuggling drugs, killing two and leaving one survivor at large in the eastern Pacific, U.S. Southern Command said in a social media post.
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[2026-05-09 11:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US military has attacked two more Iranian-flagged oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman as Washington presses ahead with a “freedom of navigation” blockade, while Tehran has compared control of the Strait of Hormuz to possessing an “atomic bomb.”
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[2026-05-09 11:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US military has attacked two more Iranian-flagged oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman as Washington presses ahead with its “freedom of navigation” blockade, while Tehran has compared control of the Strait of Hormuz to possessing an “atomic bomb.”
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[2026-05-09 10:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, May 8 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that "I love South Korea," despite his earlier show of displeasure over a lack of support by Seoul and other allies for the United States' military operation against Iran.
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