Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-10 17:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S. and South Korean soldiers take part in a joint river-crossing exercise, part of their annual Ulchi Freedom Shield training, in Yeoju, South Korea, on Aug. 27, 2025. © Reuters
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[2026-08-10 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Col. Jang Do-young, left, public affairs director of South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff and Col. Ryan Donaldn, public affairs director of the United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command and United States Forces Korea attend a press briefing for the Ulchi Freedom Shield 2026 exercise at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea Monday, Aug.
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[2026-08-10 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News,
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[2026-08-10 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said inflation in Iran is starting to force the hand of the country’s rulers, and he believes that could benefit the US. It comes as the US military blockade puts more pressure on Tehran.
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[2026-08-10 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A former head of Israel’s National Security Council has called for Gaza to remain devastated for decades, openly presenting Palestinian despair and destruction as desirable outcomes after Israel’s genocide in the enclave.
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[2026-08-10 16:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran is more afraid of US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent than Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz said in an interview with Fox News on Sunday.
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[2026-08-10 16:32 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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[2026-08-10 16:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS comments from joint press briefing in paras 10-14; UPDATES photos)By Kim Seung-yeon
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[2026-08-10 16:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- The city of Pyeongtaek attempted several times to reach the U.S. military in South Korea via a telephone hotline to confirm the reported leak of white phosphorus at Osan Air Base last month, but the calls went unanswered, city officials said Monday, raising questions about the effectiveness of the supposed hotline.
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[2026-08-10 16:18 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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[2026-08-10 15:09 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.
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[2026-08-10 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States will begin a major combined military exercise next week, their militaries said Monday, as they are in preparations for Seoul's retaking of wartime command from Washington.
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[2026-08-10 14:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. military redirected 20 more commercial vessels away from Iranian ports last week under its naval blockade, signaling no let-up in maritime pressure as a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz stayed out of reach.
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[2026-08-10 14:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In a rare interview with The Associated Press, Robert “Madyar” Brovdi, the commander leading Ukraine’s drone war says his country’s recent strikes in Crimea are only the first phase of an open-ended campaign aimed at rendering the peninsula – illegally annexed by Russia in 2014 – unusable as a staging ground for Russian forces.
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[2026-08-10 14:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Yemeni military said early on Monday that a Houthi attack on the Red Sea port city of Mocha killed seven people, including military personnel and civilians, and wounded 30 others.
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[2026-08-10 14:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Trump administration’s expanded immigration enforcement has led to the detention of dozens of spouses and parents of active-duty U.S. service members after ending protections previously available to military families.
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[2026-08-10 13:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Members of K-Pop boy group Seventeen Mingyu, Seungkwan and Dino are set to begin their mandatory military service.
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[2026-08-10 11:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy band Seventeen's Seungkwan and Dino will enlist together on Oct. 26, their agency said Monday, while fellow member Mingyu will begin alternative military service next month.
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[2026-08-10 11:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Trump-backed Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella wasted no time putting his law-and-order agenda into high gear, launching a major military offensive against Marxist FARC dissidents days after taking office on Friday.
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[2026-08-10 11:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a Gaza plan hailed by US President Donald Trump, vowing no military withdrawal until Hamas "genuinely" disarms.
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[2026-08-10 11:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu restated his rejection of Donald Trump's latest Gaza plan in televised remarks to his right-wing government Sunday, even as Israel's military has effectively halted attacks in the territory under pressure from the US President.
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[2026-08-10 10:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — The former commander in chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Mohsen Rezaei, has been named head of the country's highest national security body, the Iranian presidency announced on Sunday.
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[2026-08-10 09:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-10 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli Air Force pilot trainee died by suicide at a military base in southern Israel on Sunday.
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[2026-08-10 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A former head of Israel’s National Security Council has called for Gaza to remain devastated for decades, openly presenting Palestinian despair and destruction as desirable outcomes after Israel’s genocide in the enclave.
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[2026-08-10 05:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has appointed Mohsen Rezaei, a former head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, state media reported on Sunday.
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[2026-08-10 04:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: IDF Central Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth signed a notice of intent to demolish the home of terrorist Duas Hasson, who killed 18-year-old Yehuda Sherman and injured another Israeli in a car ramming attack in the West Bank in March, the military confirmed on Sunday.
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[2026-08-10 03:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In a separate statement, Yemen’s military said the Houthis carried out missile and drone strikes on the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Mocha
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[2026-08-10 03:45 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In a separate statement, Yemen’s military said the Houthis carried out missile and drone strikes on the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Mocha
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[2026-08-10 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Two drones were spotted over a military base in western Germany just days after an explosive-laden device was found at Leipzig airport.
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[2026-08-10 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian troops have rescued 33 people who were abducted while traveling in Zamfara state, in the northwestern part of the country, an army statement on Sunday said.
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[2026-08-10 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Books] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Tom Gauld on the military history dad’s holiday reading – cartoon
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[2026-08-10 00:21 UTC+10:00] [International Relations] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Syria and Russia have come to an agreement reorganizing Moscow’s military presence in the country after more than a year and a half of negotiations, the Syrian foreign ministry announced on Sunday.
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[2026-08-10 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Syria says it has reached a deal with Moscow on the future of Russia’s two military bases in the country, which were used to support ousted President Bashar al-Assad during the Syrian war.
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[2026-08-10 00:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria and Russia have reached an agreement over the future of two strategic Mediterranean coastal bases that ultimately ends their use a military outposts for Moscow, Syria’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday.
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[2026-08-09 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Attacks by the Houthis in Yemen on Sunday killed at least four troops from the internationally-recognised government forces and wounded 20 more personnel, two military sources told AFP.
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[2026-08-09 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Media] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Guardian journalists have been uncovering cases involving US military personnel that bypassed British courts. It involved telling the stories of women who have been denied important rights and protections, and safeguarding them as sources
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[2026-08-09 22:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Ukraine’s practice of awarding drone operators points for killing Russian soldiers is “macabre” and disturbing, Britain’s most senior military officer, Richard Knighton, has said.
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[2026-08-09 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Syria and Russia have agreed to transform Russian military bases and facilities on the Syrian coast into joint training and rehabilitation centres under new arrangements, Syria's Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
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[2026-08-09 22:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel rejected a 15-point proposal and ruled out any Israeli military withdrawal from the Gaza Strip until Hamas is fully disarmed.
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[2026-08-09 21:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected US President Donald Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza, stating that no military pull-out will happen until Hamas is "genuinely" disarmed.
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[2026-08-09 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The new defense pact signed by Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey, though far from ideal for Israel, “doesn't shut the door completely on normalization” between Riyadh and Jerusalem, Dr. Yoel Guzansky, head of the Gulf Research Field at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday.
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[2026-08-09 19:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military-backed government has rejected the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ renewed call for the unconditional release of detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and dismissed the need for the organization’s special envoy on Myanmar, according to the foreign affairs ministry.
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[2026-08-09 18:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: There is little chance of Iran ever giving up their control over the Strait of Hormuz, Dr. Raz Zimmt, head of the Iran program at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), told 103FM on Sunday morning.
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[2026-08-09 18:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Armed Bedouin clans in the Gaza Strip have fought Hamas's military wing at the height of their activity and inflicted significant casualties, security officials said on Sunday.
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[2026-08-09 17:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military-backed government has rejected the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ renewed call for the unconditional release of detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and dismissed the need for the organization’s special envoy on Myanmar, according to the foreign affairs ministry.
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[2026-08-09 16:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
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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[2026-08-09 15:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has set out new conditions it says the United States must meet before the Strait of Hormuz can fully reopen.
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[2026-08-09 14:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Hezbollah launched an explosive drone near IDF soldiers north of the Beaufort Castle area on Friday, but the IDF did not report the incident, according to Israeli media outlets.
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[2026-08-09 14:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea is considering reducing and eventually abolishing the supplementary military service system, as the country faces a shrinking pool of people available for active military service.
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