[2026-08-13 11:41 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Japan Times

Title: Iran takes more robust military stance amid frozen U.S. talks

Snippet: Iran has reorganized its military to be more aggressive abroad as talks on ending the war with the U.S. remain mired in stalemate, a sign that Tehran is preparing for a protracted era of regional conflict.

Read full article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/13/world/politics/iran-military-stance-us-talks/

[2026-08-13 11:08 UTC+10:00] [Australian military] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: David McBride leaves prison on parole after being jailed for leaking Afghanistan war documents

Snippet: Attorney general grants former army lawyer’s release after 27 months in jail

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/13/david-mcbride-released-jail-prison-parole

[2026-08-13 10:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Apache helicopter crash in Texas killed two US Army soldiers, sparked large fire

Snippet: Two US Army soldiers died when an Apache military helicopter attached to the service's Fort Hood base crashed into a field in Texas on Wednesday, sparking a large grass fire, officials said.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-905359

[2026-08-13 08:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Texas military helicopter crash kills 2 before sparking wildfire and evacuations

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/12/us-news/texas-military-helicopter-crash-kills-2-before-sparking-wildfire-and-evacuations/

[2026-08-13 08:27 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: US army helicopter crashes in Texas, killing two people and sparking wildfire

Snippet: Military official says AH-64 Apache had been on a routine training flight near Fort Hood when it went down

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/12/army-helicopter-crash-texas

[2026-08-13 08:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Mystery plane spotted in Kansas sparks rumors it could be America’s new, top secret $700M bomber

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/12/us-news/mystery-military-aircraft-in-kansas-sparks-b-21-raider-rumors/

[2026-08-13 07:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: US strikes in Yemen killed 153 civilians in 2025, says Pentagon review

Snippet: United States military strikes targeting Yemen’s Houthis killed 153 civilians last year and wounded another 243, according to a Pentagon assessment of the attacks.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/12/us-strikes-in-yemen-killed-153-civilians-in-2025-says-pentagon-review

[2026-08-13 07:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Hegseth cautions that ICC may investigate US boat strikes in Latin America

Snippet: United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has warned that the International Criminal Court (ICC) could investigate US military actions in Latin America, including strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean decried by rights groups as extrajudicial killings.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/12/hegseth-cautions-that-icc-may-investigate-us-boat-strikes-in-latin-america

[2026-08-13 07:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: BBC News

Title: Two dead after military helicopter crashes in Texas

Snippet: A US Army Apache helicopter

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceqep0n2ej9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-08-13 07:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: AP News

Title: 2 people died in military helicopter crash by Fort Hood

Snippet: An Army Apache helicopter crashed in a central Texas field on Wednesday, killing both people on board and sparking a wildfire that forced several homes to be evacuated, sheriff’s official said.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/fort-hood-texas-apache-military-helicopter-crash-267e94dda85fe0901e604f8a899444a8

[2026-08-13 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Iran reshapes military command for ‘offensive’ phase of war, crackdown on dissent

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/12/world-news/iran-reshapes-military-command-for-offensive-phase-of-war-crackdown-on-dissent/

[2026-08-13 05:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Defence minister says Israeli military indefinitely remain in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza

Snippet: Israeli military “under no circumstances” will withdraw from land it occupies in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza, Israel’s i24 news reported the defence minister saying.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/defence-minister-says-israeli-military-indefinitely-remain-lebanon-syria

[2026-08-13 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Iraq says September 30 withdrawal deadline for US-led coalition ‘final’

Snippet: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has said that the September 30 deadline for ending the US-led international coalition’s military mission in Iraq and completing the withdrawal of its forces is “fixed and final”.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/12/iraq-says-sept-30-deadline-to-end-us-led-military-coalition-final

[2026-08-13 05:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The New York Times

Title: A Special U.S. Navy Squadron Photographed the Last Total Solar Eclipse in Spain in 1905

Snippet: The last total solar eclipse visible from Spain was nearly 121 years ago, and, just like this year, it drew crowds from around the world. Among the spectators for the event, on Aug. 30, 1905, were the crews of three warships sent by the U.S. military to take high-definition photographs of the sun’s corona.

Read full article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/world/europe/total-solar-eclipse-spain-1905-us-navy.html

[2026-08-13 04:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iraq says no foreign military presence by 1 Oct and weapons will be under state control

Snippet: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi said that the country will be free of any foreign military presence on its soil and that weapons will be solely under state control by 1 October.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iraq-says-no-foreign-military-presence-or-weapons-outside-state-control

[2026-08-13 03:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Most Poles want unemployed Ukrainian men deported – poll

Snippet: Most Poles would back the deportation of unemployed military-age Ukrainian men, a recent survey by the Warsaw-based IBRiS Institute for Market and Social Research has indicated.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/644173-most-poles-want-unemployed-ukrainian-men-deported-poll/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-08-13 03:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Read Full Article at RT.com

Snippet: Most Poles would back the deportation of unemployed military-age Ukrainian men, a recent survey by the Warsaw-based IBRiS Institute for Market and Social Research has indicated.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/644173-most-poles-want-unemployed-ukrainian-men-deported-poll/

[2026-08-13 03:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: US military to complete Iraq withdrawal by September, ending 23-year presence

Snippet: President Donald Trump meets with Iraq’s Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iraq-us-withdrawal-7d050ff17a0c52298207bd9e60851fcd

[2026-08-13 03:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Lebanon condemns 'systematic' Israeli destruction in south

Snippet: Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Wednesday condemned Israel's "systematic destruction" in the country's south as a violation of international law, as Israel's defence minister said its military was "destroying all the houses" there.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/lebanon-condemns-systematic-israeli-destruction-south

[2026-08-13 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Pentagon accused of ‘whitewashing’ civilian casualties

Snippet: The Pentagon was accused of whitewashing US Army crimes after publishing its annual estimate of civilian casualties in 2025.The report, submitted to Congress late Monday and obtained by US news outlets, contains numbers that are far lower than estimates by independent outlets.The Pentagon concluded that US military operations killed 153 civilians and injured 243 last year.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/644176-pentagon-civilian-casualties-whitewashing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-08-13 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Pentagon accused of ‘whitewashing’ civilian casualties

Snippet: The Pentagon was accused of whitewashing US Army crimes after publishing its annual estimate of civilian casualties in 2025.The report, submitted to Congress late Monday and obtained by US news outlets, contains numbers that are far lower than estimates by independent outlets.The Pentagon concluded that US military operations killed 153 civilians and injured 243 last year.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/644176-pentagon-civilian-casualties-whitewashing/

[2026-08-13 02:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: US strengthens military presence in breakaway Puntland amid battle for Red Sea

Snippet: In early August, the commander of US Special Operations Command Africa, Major General Claude Tudor, signed a deal with the president of Somalia’s northeastern, semi-autonomous Puntland State, Saeed Abdullahi Deni.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-strengthens-military-presence-breakaway-puntland-amid-battle-red-sea

[2026-08-13 02:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Ministers push ahead with housing asylum seekers on ex-military sites

Snippet: A former military site near Piddington, Oxfordshire, could become a centre for asylum-seekers

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgdpzg0eyno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-08-13 01:37 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: USS Abraham Lincoln sailors tried to jump overboard amid extended deployment – reports

Snippet: Aircraft carrier’s crew in ninth month at sea and has spent record 250 days consecutively without making land

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/12/uss-abraham-lincoln-overboard-extended-deployment

[2026-08-13 01:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran's new Security Council shake-up reveals growing divisions over US deal

Snippet: Soon after Iranian negotiators reached a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States in late June to end months of hostilities, Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) issued a statement endorsing the agreement.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/irans-new-security-council-shake-reveals-growing-divisions-over-us-deal

[2026-08-13 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Settlers maintain siege of Palestinian homes in West Bank as army withdraws | The National

Snippet: Israel's military has withdrawn troops sent on Wednesday to end a days-long siege by settlers on Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/12/settlers-maintain-siege-of-palestinian-homes-in-west-bank-as-army-withdraws/

[2026-08-13 00:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: How Houthis gained enough firepower to be major military player | The National

Snippet: The Houthi rebels' missile advances have created a “global threat” with a military might that far outstrips many modern armies, experts have told The National.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/12/how-houthis-gained-enough-firepower-to-be-major-military-player/

[2026-08-13 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Who are Tehran’s newly appointed military, IRGC chiefs? - explainer

Snippet: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei issued decrees on Monday appointing six military and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officials to leadership positions, filling vacancies left by commanders killed in Israeli and US strikes during Operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-905313

[2026-08-13 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Gaza BoP agreement grants Hamas military wing $160 million in cash, Liberman claims

Snippet: The 15-point Gaza Board of Peace plan grants Hamas's military wing $160 million in cash, Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman claimed in an X/Twitter post on Wednesday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-905315

[2026-08-13 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Israel's defense chiefs rethink Gaza, Iran, Lebanon strategy three years into war - exclusive

Snippet: Standing two months away from the three-year anniversary of the start of the Israel-Hamas War, The Jerusalem Post has recently interviewed and spoken to top current and former defense officials, some of whom rarely speak to the media, to provide a broader view of where Israel stands on all of the military fronts.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-905317

[2026-08-13 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: Russian Combat Drone Forum Postponed Over Fears of Ukrainian Attack

Snippet: Organizers of a major forum for Russian military drone operators have postponed this year’s event, citing intelligence that Ukraine was preparing an attack involving ballistic missiles and what they described as “terrorist bio-drones.”

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/08/12/russian-combat-drone-forum-postponed-over-fears-of-ukrainian-attack-a93476

[2026-08-13 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran's new Security Council shake-up reveals growing divisions over US deal

Snippet: Soon after Iranian negotiators reached a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States in late June to end months of hostilities, Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) issued a statement endorsing the agreement.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/irans-new-security-council-shake-reveals-growing-divisions-over-us-deal

[2026-08-12 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Why has North Korea fired a missile ahead of US-South Korea drills?

Snippet: North Korea has fired a ballistic missile into waters off its east coast, just days before the United States and South Korea begin annual military drills known as the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises in the region.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/12/why-has-north-korea-fired-a-missile-ahead-of-us-south-korea-drills

[2026-08-12 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Music] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘Today’s Brazilians have no idea what it feels like to lose democracy’: Joyce Moreno on her battles to become a Latin musical great

Snippet: After her defiant femininity outraged many in Brazil, she lived through a military dictatorship and was boycotted for years. But after more than 30 albums, she explains how she kept going

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/12/todays-brazilians-have-no-idea-what-it-feels-like-to-lose-democracy-joyce-moreno-on-her-battles-to-become-a-latin-musical-great

[2026-08-12 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Iran Rejects US Pressure, Enters 'Survival Economy' As Mediators Cite 'Absolutely No Progress'

Snippet: In his latest Wednesday Truth Social post, Trump issues a familiar refrain (one that will likely be on repeat up to the November midterms), claiming that the USA has "total control" over the Strait of Hormuz and "I think we will keep it". It's also yet more confirmation that he's opting for economic siege warfare as the US military campaign is on halt.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/iran-rejects-us-pressure-enters-survival-economy-mediators-desperate-restored-mou

[2026-08-12 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Israeli settlers besieging Palestinian families in West Bank village

Snippet: Watch: Palestinians living in Qusra shared this video showing settlers and members of the Israeli military

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0npjkqrleo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-08-12 21:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Libya reels from assassination, oil strikes and central bank turmoil

Snippet: Libya was plunged into fresh turmoil this week after a car bomb killed eastern military intelligence chief Fawzi al-Mansouri in Benghazi, drone attacks struck the country’s largest operational oil refinery and the central bank governor resigned from his post.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/libya-reels-assassination-oil-strikes-and-central-bank-turmoil

[2026-08-12 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: UK fears naval escalation with Russia – Times

Snippet: British officials and diplomats fear an unintended maritime escalation with Russia and are pressuring senior military leaders to restore direct communication with their Russian counterparts, The Times reported on Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/644164-uk-russia-miiltary-dialogue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-08-12 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Read Full Article at RT.com

Snippet: British officials and diplomats fear an unintended maritime escalation with Russia and are pressuring senior military leaders to restore direct communication with their Russian counterparts, The Times reported on Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/644164-uk-russia-miiltary-dialogue/

[2026-08-12 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Killing Iran’s commanders did not kill the system that produced them - opinion

Snippet: Leadership decapitation is frequently treated as a measure of success in conflicts involving centralized authoritarian systems and irregular security organizations. Removing senior commanders can disrupt command and control, degrade institutional knowledge, create succession problems, and generate uncertainty throughout the security apparatus. Yet the strategic effect of leadership targeting ultimately depends on a more difficult question: whether the removal of individuals changes the institutions and strategic logic that produced them.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-905288

[2026-08-12 20:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Live updates: Trump says he was taken off of Air Force One due to threat

Snippet: President Donald Trump secretly flew out of last month’s NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on an alternate military aircraft while the White House made it appear that the Republican president was flying on Air Force One, according to a report published by The Washington Post on Monday.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/live/trump-news-midterms-primaries-updates-08-12-2026

[2026-08-12 20:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Defense chief meets alumni leaders of 3 military academies amid integration push

Snippet: Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back met with the alumni groups of the Army, Navy and Air Force academies Wednesday to seek their support for the government's push to integrate the academies into a single institution, the defense ministry said.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10839359

[2026-08-12 20:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Taiwan responds furiously as China, Indonesia plan military exercise off coast

Snippet: China's military operates around Taiwan on an almost ‌daily basis. (AP: Taiwan Coast Guard)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-12/taiwan-condemns-plan-for-china-indonesia-military-exercise/107030316

[2026-08-12 20:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (4th LD) N. Korea conducts another missile launch ahead of key S. Korea-U.S. military drills

Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with phone call between officials of S. Korea, U.S., Japan in paras 17-18)By Kim Seung-yeon

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260812000754315

[2026-08-12 20:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Putin warns of retaliation over Western vessel seizures, calls them piracy

Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, visits the Varyag missile cruiser of the Pacific Fleet to watch a military exercise near Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, on Sakhalin Island, Russia, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/russia-putin-navy-ships-seizures-shadow-fleet-0c184bfe95397fae3b7093139453d1cb

[2026-08-12 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: PLA to hold first joint naval drill with Indonesia in waters east of Taiwan

Snippet: As Washington and its allies tighten cooperation in the region, Beijing steps up defence ties with Southeast Asia’s biggest economy

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3363775/pla-hold-first-joint-naval-drill-indonesia-waters-east-taiwan?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-12 20:00 UTC+10:00] [PLA] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: PLA to hold first joint naval drill with Indonesia in waters east of Taiwan

Snippet: As Washington and its allies tighten cooperation in the region, Beijing steps up defence ties with Southeast Asia’s biggest economy

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3363775/pla-hold-first-joint-naval-drill-indonesia-waters-east-taiwan

[2026-08-12 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ProPublica

Title: Fiasco in the Factory: Taxpayers Funded a $533 Million Artillery Plant That Made Nothing

Snippet: These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.

Read full article: https://www.propublica.org/article/general-dynamics-artillery-factory-failed

[2026-08-12 19:56 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Ukraine hammers key Russian port in overnight drone attack

Snippet: Russian authorities said Ukraine’s overnight bombardment of the western Krasnodar region killed two people and injured at least 12.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-krasnodar-novorossiysk-ukraine-war-attack/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-08-12 19:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (LEAD) Defense chief meets alumni leaders of 3 military academies amid integration push

Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline, paras 1-2; ADDS byline, paras 6-8 with alumni group, ministry statement) By Kim Hyun-soo

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260812003651315