Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-03 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump's administration has bypassed congressional review to approve military sales totaling over $8.6 billion to Middle Eastern allies Israel, Qatar, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates.
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[2026-05-03 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: HAVANA, Cuba — US President Donald Trump's threats of military aggression against Cuba have reached a "dangerous and unprecedented level," Cuban leader Miguel Diaz-Canel said Saturday, calling on the international community to respond.
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[2026-05-03 02:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has said the US decision to withdraw 5,000 troops from his country was "foreseeable", as the Nato military alliance says it is seeking clarification from Washington.
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[2026-05-03 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than two months into a war that has failed to deliver a decisive military or diplomatic win, United States President Donald Trump faces the risk that a standoff with Iran would drag on indefinitely and leave an even bigger problem for the US and the world than before he launched the conflict.
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[2026-05-03 00:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Addressing the cameras following reports of spiralling youth violence, including the killing of the 21-year-old former Israeli soldier Yemanu Binyamin Zalka last week, Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was clear.
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[2026-05-02 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Malian authorities say they are investigating soldiers suspected of involvement in a wave of simultaneous attacks on army bases across the country last week, claimed by an al-Qaeda affiliate and separatists.
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[2026-05-02 22:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Taiwan President Lai Ching-te delivers a speech as he inspects Taiwanese reservists participating in reserve military training in Ilan County, Eastern Taiwan, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)
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[2026-05-02 22:50 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte — The government is looking to work with fisherfolk affected by ongoing military exercises to help monitor nearby waters, while providing assistance to offset lost income during fishing restrictions, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said on Saturday.
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[2026-05-02 21:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: London's Metropolitan Police will not investigate 10 British nationals accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity while fighting with the Israeli military in Gaza.
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[2026-05-02 21:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: London's Metropolitan Police will not investigate ten British nationals accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity while fighting with the Israeli military in Gaza.
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[2026-05-02 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Some military officers in Mali worked with jihadis and separatists who recently launched their biggest round of attacks in over a decade in the conflict-battered country, authorities said late Friday.
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[2026-05-02 20:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Matzpen, the IDF unit most responsible for integrating and relaying artificial intelligence and “big data” intelligence across the military, played a critical role in transforming the air force’s effectiveness during the recent war with Iran, its commander, Col. Rotem Beshi, told The Jerusalem Post in an exclusive interview.
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[2026-05-02 18:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States urged Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Thursday to meet directly with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying a US-facilitated meeting could help secure an Israeli military withdrawal from southern Lebanon and restore Lebanese state control there.
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[2026-05-02 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF killed several Hezbollah terrorists and destroyed terror targets in southern Lebanon on Friday, the military said on Saturday.
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[2026-05-02 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A woman holds a poster of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in U.S.-Israeli airstrikes in Tehran on Feb. 28. Artificial intelligence has made military strikes nearly instantaneous. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by WANA/Reuters)
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[2026-05-02 15:51 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The Pentagon said Friday that the U.S. will withdraw 5,000 troops from military bases in Germany, following through on a threat U.S. President Donald Trump made after sparring with the country’s leader over the Iran war.
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[2026-05-02 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Wall Street Journal reported that the Iran war has provided countries including China, Russia and North Korea with insights into the capabilities and limitations of the United States military.
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[2026-05-02 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1967 -- Park Chung-hee, who led a military coup in 1961, is reelected as South Korea's sixth president.
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[2026-05-02 14:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military issued evacuation warnings for several towns in southern Lebanon, ordering residents to leave areas including Qaaqaait al-Jisr, Adchit al-Shaqif, Jebchit, Ebba, Kfar Jouz, Harouf, al-Duwayr, Deir ez-Zahrani and Habboush.
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[2026-05-02 12:47 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Six Australians detained by the Israeli military while attempting to take aid to Gaza have been released in Crete after days at sea.
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[2026-05-02 11:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladić enters court at The Hague during an appeal in 2021. (Reuters: Jerry Lampen)
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[2026-05-02 11:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: An RT crew has filmed an airstrike in southern Lebanon as the Israeli military continued to pound targets despite a ceasefire declared last month.
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[2026-05-02 10:29 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Singapore: Myanmar’s military has moved Aung San Suu Kyi, the nation’s most popular politician, from jail to home detention, marking the most significant shift in the regime’s strategy towards opponents since it rolled the tanks over her democratically elected government in the 2021 coup.
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[2026-05-02 09:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military on Friday said its air force intercepted two “suspicious aerial targets” before they crossed into Israel, after sirens warned of a possible infiltration in the north.
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[2026-05-02 09:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Board of Peace on Friday denied a report that the US-run Civil-Military Co-ordination Centre (CMCC) in Gaza was being shut down.
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[2026-05-02 08:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States military has said that it will pull 5,000 troops out of Germany amid ongoing tensions with the key European ally concerning the US war against Iran, according to media reports.
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[2026-05-02 07:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Defense Blog's Dylan Malyasov reports that U.S. Air Force Special Warfare Airmen tested a counter-drone interceptor in Arizona, designed as a low-cost solution against one-way attack drones, such as Iran's Shahed drone.
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[2026-05-02 07:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The US military plans to increase its use of artificial intelligence (AI) further after the Pentagon agreed to new and expanded contracts with some of the biggest names in technology.
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[2026-05-02 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Fiji Police and the country's military have joined forces in roadblocks across the country. (Supplied: Fiji Police)
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[2026-05-02 06:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Separatist rebels in Mali said Friday they captured a strategic military camp in the northern town of Tessalit after the withdrawal of the army and their Russian allies, as the militants launch their biggest round of attacks in over a decade.
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[2026-05-02 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Russia has emerged as the main supplier of oil to Syria, Reuters reporting shows, despite the new government's alignment with the West and widespread distrust of Moscow over its military support for fallen leader Bashar al-Assad.
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[2026-05-02 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Friday that it has reached deals with seven tech companies to use their artificial intelligence in its classified computer networks, allowing the military to tap into AI-powered capabilities to help it fight wars.
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[2026-05-02 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Gaza Board of Peace denied Friday's rumors about closing its Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in Kiryat Gat, saying the Reuters report was "wrong" and that "the CMCC is advancing its efforts every day to continue delivering aid at a level unprecedented in modern history."
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[2026-05-02 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-05-02 03:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A new poll has found that a large majority of people in the United States believe that the decision to take military action against Iran was a mistake, as the war roils the global economy and fuels cost-of-living concerns in the US.
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[2026-05-02 02:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Pentagon is seen from Air Force One as it flies over Washington on March 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
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[2026-05-02 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S. Navy cadets with the Maine Maritime Academy tour the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) State of Maine at the Hanwha Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia, on Aug. 26, 2025. The yard acquired by the South Korean conglomerate in 2024 epitomizes its drive to build ships for the U.S. Navy and expand its global maritime defense presence.
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[2026-05-02 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Tuareg separatists and jihadists waging a unified battle to bring down Mali’s junta have gained control of a key military camp in the north of the country.
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[2026-05-02 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The US Treasury Department imposed sweeping sanctions Friday on three major Iranian currency exchange houses and more than a dozen front companies, The Post has learned, accusing them of laundering billions of dollars in foreign currency to bankroll Tehran’s military and proxy network.
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[2026-05-02 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The World Health Organization has recorded 149 attacks by the Israeli military on health care facilities and workers in Lebanon, since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran on February 28, according to a statement posted by Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on X.
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[2026-05-02 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Iron Beam laser defense system was used less in the 2026 war with Iran because the military needs 14 batteries to have a significant enough impact, the Israeli Air Force said on Friday.
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[2026-05-02 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Israeli Air Force dropped 135,000 bombs collectively on the various fronts during recent years of war, dating back to October 7, 2023, the IDF announced on Friday.
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[2026-05-02 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Updated regulations give Tokyo greater scope to sell lethal weapons overseas, prompting rebuke from China, but the industry still faces hurdles
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[2026-05-02 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Southeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Updated regulations give Tokyo greater scope to sell lethal weapons overseas, prompting rebuke from China, but the industry still faces hurdles
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[2026-05-01 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Department of War has finalized agreements with OpenAI, Google, SpaceX/xAI, Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, and Reflection AI to deploy AI tools in "classified settings." This means these tools will operate within secure government networks where sensitive or secret national security information is handled, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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[2026-05-01 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan has linked Ukraine’s fate to its own security as it faces China’s growing military power
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[2026-05-01 23:40 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan has linked Ukraine’s fate to its own security as it faces China’s growing military power
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[2026-05-01 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah announced operations against Israeli forces in Southern Lebanon on Friday, citing Israeli violations to the ceasefire agreement, including home demolitions and airstrikes, Al Mayadeen reported.
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[2026-05-01 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military launched an airstrike on a home near Tyre, in Southern Lebanon, killing one woman and injuring four others, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA).
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[2026-05-01 22:41 UTC+10:00] [United States Defense and Military Forces] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: The Pentagon announced on Friday that it had reached deals with some of the technology industry’s biggest companies in an effort to expand the military’s artificial intelligence capabilities and increase the number of firms authorized to be on classified networks.
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