Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-12 14:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From Thailand’s suffering shrimp industry to China’s space firms anticipating SpaceX IPO, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2026-06-12 14:34 UTC+10:00] [Malaysia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From Thailand’s suffering shrimp industry to China’s space firms anticipating SpaceX IPO, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2026-06-12 13:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: South Korea’s ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for sending military drones into North Korea, a move prosecutors argued was aimed at creating a pretext for his disastrous martial law declaration in 2024.
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[2026-06-12 13:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military said its air force intercepted a drone that entered an area where Israeli forces were operating in southern Lebanon, after sirens warning of a hostile aircraft sounded in the northern Israeli town of Metula.
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[2026-06-12 13:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US military was three hours away from striking Iran when US President Donald Trump announced that a deal with Tehran had been agreed upon and canceled a planned attack, NBC reported on Thursday, citing two US officials familiar with the matter.
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[2026-06-12 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: When Iran’s military announced on Monday that it had ended a round of strikes against Israel, the Raja News site had something to say about it.
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[2026-06-12 11:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea hosted a military engineering and medical training program for troops from countries participating in UN peacekeeping missions as part of efforts to contribute to the international peace operations, the defense ministry said Friday.
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[2026-06-12 11:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Russia has no plans to attack NATO territory, the bloc’s senior military commander has said, despite warnings from some European officials that members should prepare for a potential armed clash with Moscow.
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[2026-06-12 11:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Russia has no plans to attack NATO territory, the bloc’s senior military commander has said, despite warnings from some European officials that members should prepare for a potential armed clash with Moscow.
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[2026-06-12 10:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea hosted a military engineering and medical training program for troops from countries participating in U.N. peacekeeping missions as part of efforts to contribute to the international peace operations, the defense ministry said Friday.
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[2026-06-12 10:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A US judge on Thursday allowed an Iranian-born engineer to be released on bail just days before his trial on charges linked to a deadly drone attack on a US military base in Jordan carried out by Iran-backed terrorists in 2024.
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[2026-06-12 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military is establishing a permanent base in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, marking the first such installation in an area under full Palestinian Authority civil and security control since the 1993 Oslo Accords, according to a report by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
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[2026-06-12 09:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: More than 50 Iranian military bases, including the headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), have been damaged by US-Israeli attacks since the war began, satellite images show.
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[2026-06-12 08:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Beni Sabti, an Iranian researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), implied that Israel is a US proxy, just as Hezbollah is an Iranian proxy, and criticized the American strategy amid the exchange of blows between the United States and Iran during an interview for 103FM.
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[2026-06-12 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The EU appears to be willing to sacrifice both the well-being of its people and its own fiscal stability for the sake of military buildup justified by an alleged Russian threat. The bloc’s members push forward with their defense budget increase plans despite record debt levels, with some of them also implementing major social spending cuts.
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[2026-06-12 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The armed forces minister has followed former Defence Secretary John Healey in quitting the government in a dispute with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer over funding for the military.
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[2026-06-12 07:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: More than half of all civilian deaths caused by explosive weapons in 2025 were attributed to the Israeli military, according to a new report by the Explosive Weapons Monitor.
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[2026-06-12 06:55 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-12 06:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs), or naval drones, are increasing their role in military affairs. This is part of the much larger unmanned or drone revolution that is taking place at all levels of the military, where the use of drones is becoming the norm.
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[2026-06-12 05:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Niger’s military-run government has enacted a new penal code that criminalises same-sex relations with heavy jail sentences.
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[2026-06-12 05:23 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-06-12 05:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: President Donald Trump threatened to seize Iran’s main oil export hub, Kharg Island, on Thursday, before flip-flopping on the grounds that the American people "don't have the stomach" for what military experts say would be an invasion entailing large US casualties.
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[2026-06-12 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Slovenia's government has revoked a 2025 decision banning the export and transit of weapons and military equipment to Israel, as well as most arms imports from the country, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
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[2026-06-12 04:52 UTC+10:00] [John Healey] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Former defence secretary accuses PM of putting UK’s security at risk at a time of growing international threats
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[2026-06-12 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ABIDYAN, Ivory Coast — Military-run Niger has enacted a new penal code criminalising same-sex relations with heavy jail sentences, following other west African countries in adopting tough anti-LGBTQ legislation.
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[2026-06-12 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: John Healey has quit as defence secretary amid a battle within government over funding for a long-delayed military spending plan.
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[2026-06-12 04:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces opened fire on and seized a vehicle near the Awarta military checkpoint south of Nablus, according to the Wafa news agency, citing Palestinian security sources.
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[2026-06-12 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-12 03:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Thursday canceled the U.S. military's latest round of strikes against Iran, claiming, "Discussions and final points have been, in both concept and great detail, approved by all parties involved."
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[2026-06-12 03:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Ground-level footage from around the globe which millions of Pokemon Go users gathered over the years was likely fed to the US military, augmenting its satellite mapping for potential use in warfare, Google whistleblower Zach Vorhies has told RT.
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[2026-06-12 03:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Ground-level footage from around the globe which millions of Pokemon Go users gathered over the years was likely fed to the US military, augmenting its satellite mapping for potential use in warfare, Google whistleblower Zach Vorhies has told RT.
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[2026-06-12 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — A group of lawmakers in Southeast Asia promoting human rights called on Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro to "resist pressure" from some countries in the region seeking premature normalization of ties with Myanmar's military regime.
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[2026-06-12 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Trump is vowing another consecutive night of even heavier US military strikes on Iran. Yesterday's salvo involved at least 49 Tomahawk missile strikes, mainly happening against southern coastal areas off the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-06-12 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Three tankers have been struck by the US military over the past three days, killing at least three people.
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[2026-06-12 02:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW DELHI — Three Indian sailors died in a United States military operation to halt a tanker off Oman as part of Washington’s efforts to blockade Iran-linked shipping, Indian authorities confirmed on Thursday.
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[2026-06-12 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Pentagon updated its list of verified religious affiliations that US service members can identify with, and removed Christian as a classification for several religious groups, including the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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[2026-06-12 00:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-12 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF promoted two officers to the General Staff earlier this week, with Guy Markizeno becoming the new prime minister's military secretary, and Tal Politis becoming the new defense attaché in Washington.
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[2026-06-12 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has said the US will be hitting Iran “very hard tonight”, adding the military will be “taking Kharg Island” and other Iranian “oil infrastructure points in the not too distant future”.
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[2026-06-11 23:20 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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[2026-06-11 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: British Defense Minister John Healey resigned on Thursday amid a dispute over military spending, accusing Prime Minister Keir Starmer of failing to commit the government resources needed to defend the country at a time of heightened threat.
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[2026-06-11 22:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Iran will consider all of Elon Musk's companies in the Middle East as military targets as it retaliates against the U.S., Iranian state media outlet Fars reported Thursday.
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[2026-06-11 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has called on Republicans in Congress to pass a $350 billion military spending package that would also impose sweeping new national voting rules before the midterm elections.
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[2026-06-11 22:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli military forces raided the towns of Ma’ariya, and al-Arda in southern Syria’s Yarmouk Basin area at dawn, according to local officials cited by the news agency Sana.
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[2026-06-11 22:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US military said on Thursday it had disabled a third oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman overnight, as it “violated the blockade against Iran by attempting to transport Iranian oil”.
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[2026-06-11 22:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. military will attack Iran "VERY HARD TONIGHT," and will soon take over the country's "oil infrastructure points," President Donald Trump said Thursday morning.
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[2026-06-11 22:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Legislative Council subcommittee completes scrutiny of the Safeguarding National Security (Procedural Matters) Regulation
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[2026-06-11 22:21 UTC+10:00] [Paul Lam Ting-kwok] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Legislative Council subcommittee completes scrutiny of the Safeguarding National Security (Procedural Matters) Regulation
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[2026-06-11 22:15 UTC+10:00] [World / Europe] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Belfast: Britain’s defence minister has quit in frustration over cuts to spending on national security in an extraordinary move that heightens the instability of the government and builds momentum for a leadership challenge to replace Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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[2026-06-11 22:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: British Secretary of Defense John Healey has tendered his resignation to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in the latest blow to the embattled Labour government. Healey complained in an open letter that Starmer has been “unable, and the Treasury has been unwilling to commit the resources” required for sweeping reforms he sought to implement and to raise the spending level to 3% of GDP to meet Britain’s obligation to NATO.
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