Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-20 14:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-04-20 14:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cyprus’ main Evangelos Florakis naval base, just 142 miles (229 kilometers) from Lebanon’s coast, will get a new, U.S. European Command-funded heliport that will be able to accommodate large, Chinook-type transport helicopters for airlifting evacuees out of conflict zones. (AP Video by Petros Karadjias. Production by Menelaos Hadjicostis.)
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[2026-04-20 13:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Thousands of American and Philippine troops, joined for the first time by a significant contingent of Japanese forces, began annual military exercises Monday set against the backdrop of the Middle East war.
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[2026-04-20 12:32 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The Chinese military has dispatched naval vessels led by one of its most advanced warships — the Type 052D destroyer Baotou — through a waterway near Amami Oshima off Kagoshima Prefecture for training in the western Pacific Ocean.
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[2026-04-20 12:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Israel said its military had been instructed to use "full force" against threats in Lebanon despite a truce, and vowed to level homes allegedly used by Hezbollah, with state media reporting demolitions were underway Sunday.
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[2026-04-20 12:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This image from video provided by U.S. South Command, shows a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean shortly before it was destroyed by the U.S. military, killing two and injuring one, on Jan. 23, 2026. (U.S. Southern Command via AP, File)
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[2026-04-20 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul stocks opened a tad higher Monday amid woes that tensions in the Middle East would again flare up as Iran's military warned it would respond after US forces attacked an Iranian-flagged ship.
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[2026-04-20 10:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks opened a tad higher Monday amid woes that tensions in the Middle East would again flare up as Iran's military warned it would respond after U.S. forces attacked an Iranian-flagged ship.
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[2026-04-20 10:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The United States attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship it said had tried to evade its naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, and Iran's joint military command vowed to respond, throwing a fragile ceasefire into question days before it expires.
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[2026-04-20 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces said they killed an “armed” person who crossed the so-called “yellow line” in southern Lebanon, a military zone extending several kilometres north of the border.
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[2026-04-20 10:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's military has vowed to respond after a US destroyer on Sunday fired on an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman that tried to evade a US naval blockade.
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[2026-04-20 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran said the US military seized one of its commercial vessels in the Sea of Oman, accusing Washington of “maritime piracy” and violating a ceasefire.
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[2026-04-20 09:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military said a photo showing a soldier damaging a statue of Jesus in southern Lebanon is authentic after a review.
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[2026-04-20 09:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Filipino and U.S. soldiers fire a howitzer during the annual Balikatan military drills in Aparri, Philippines, on May 3, 2025. © Reuters
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[2026-04-20 09:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran’s hardline Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps leader has effectively taken control of Tehran’s military and negotiation team over the weekend, analysts said.
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[2026-04-20 09:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Documents just released by Tulsi Gabbard “show a coordinated effort to frame President Trump” over his July 2018 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, roars Hans Mahncke at The Federalist. “Perhaps the most significant” revelation: the “conflicts of interest” of whistleblower Eric Ciaramella, who was “involved in organizing” the 2016 meeting that pushed Kyiv to oust the prosecutor probing Hunter Biden’s firm — the issue Trump alluded to during his call.
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[2026-04-20 09:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: "Edward", a nine-year old Kenyan boy, has always been aware his father worked for the British military. The boy's skin colour, lighter than his peers, has provoked years of bullying. His father disappeared before Edward [not his real name] was born, leaving his mum living in extreme poverty, ostracised by some of her family.
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[2026-04-20 08:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Defense Ministry on Thursday reported that 170 people had been recognized as fallen members of the Israeli military over the past year.
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[2026-04-20 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Defence Minister Israel Katz also said the military will demolish any structure or roads that were ‘booby-trapped’ and threatened soldiers
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[2026-04-20 06:35 UTC+10:00] [Bint Jbeil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Defence Minister Israel Katz also said the military will demolish any structure or roads that were ‘booby-trapped’ and threatened soldiers
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[2026-04-20 06:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: PARIS — An 85-year-old French widow who moved to the US to start a new life with an American military veteran she first met more than half a century ago is back in France again after a harrowing 16 days spent in federal immigration custody.
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[2026-04-20 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Even as the global economy shakes, the world community watches a rare geopolitical event: the mighty sole superpower, the United States of America, is compelled by war-battered ‘heathen’ Iran to comply with Tehran’s pre-condition for talks! Imperial Washington has had to get its client colony Israel to halt its military battering of Iranian ally Hezbollah, the powerful Lebanese Shia social movement and militia.
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[2026-04-20 05:53 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Of all Donald Trump’s instincts, perhaps his keenest is leverage. He knows how to use the power gifted to him – whether it be America’s economic size or military strength – to heap pressure on friends and adversaries.
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[2026-04-20 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Amid a military operation, a widening deficit, and a surge of violence in Arab society, Israel faces a compounded challenge – security, social, and economic. A Bank of Israel report published this week makes clear that precisely at this moment, advancing a new five-year plan for Arab society is essential.
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[2026-04-20 01:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel has published a map outlining a new military deployment line inside southern Lebanon, days after a ceasefire with Hezbollah took effect, indicating it will maintain an occupation beyond the border.
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[2026-04-20 01:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States has proposed plans to rebuild Rafah, a city in southern Gaza that was flattened by two years of Israeli bombardment. It has been touted as the centrepiece of a US-Israeli vision for a post-war Gaza, but satellite images suggest the project has stalled before even breaking ground.
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[2026-04-20 01:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Lebanese people returning to southern Lebanon have found ways to traverse the Litani River, despite Israeli strikes on bridges over the river. The fact is that the river is not very large, and people have found a way to make temporary passages over it. In videos online, it appears in many cases people have been able to drive over the river, which looks more like a stream, via ad-hoc solutions such as putting some rocks, mud, and other items over
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[2026-04-20 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iranians striving to maintain a semblance of normal life after weeks of US and Israeli bombing and a deadly crackdown on protesters in January remain daunted by the future as damage from airstrikes and internet cuts take a toll.
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[2026-04-19 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF has established a Forward Defense Line in southern Lebanon, the military announced on Sunday, publishing a map of the new line on Telegram.
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[2026-04-19 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The US military is deploying unmanned and autonomous surface platforms that can tow an advanced mine-hunting sonar system to detect sea mines that were deployed by Iranian naval forces. This development comes even as Iran closed the Hormuz chokepoint on Saturday morning.
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[2026-04-19 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Sunday that Muslim countries in the region are concerned by a growing military alliance between Israel, Greece and Cyprus.
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[2026-04-19 22:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing could send in GJ-21s – which have long endurance and high manoeuvrability – to counter uncrewed combat boats, military magazine says
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[2026-04-19 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing could send in GJ-21s – which have long endurance and high manoeuvrability – to counter uncrewed combat boats, military magazine says
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[2026-04-19 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-19 21:54 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Liz Kendall tries to limit fallout from vetting scandal as PM prepares for Commons showdown
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[2026-04-19 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: As a South Azerbaijani dissident journalist, I am overjoyed to live in a world without the tyrant Ali Larijani, Iran’s former Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council. He was the mastermind behind much of the Iranian regime’s policy and a man with a long history of oppressing the Azerbaijani nation.
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[2026-04-19 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A ceasefire offered hope after weeks of intensified Israeli strikes on Lebanon, but renewed Israeli attacks and the creation of a military boundary similar to the “Yellow Line” in Gaza are casting doubt on the agreement.
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[2026-04-19 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Military advisers intentionally excluded President Donald Trump from the command room during the recent high-stakes extraction of a downed American airman in Iran, fearing his erratic temper would jeopardize the mission, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing a senior administration official.
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[2026-04-19 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday condemned the easing of sanctions on Russian oil after the United States extended a waiver meant to soften surging energy prices driven by the Middle East war.
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[2026-04-19 17:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Las Vegas military veteran is pushing back against his homeowners’ association (HOA) after reportedly being cited for displaying vintage fire hydrants tied to his military service and decades-long firefighting career.
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[2026-04-19 17:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: COLOGNE, Germany — Wearing a gas mask, a young man performs a rapid series of push-ups, jumps and squats at the German military's recruiting booth at FIBO, the world's largest fitness expo, held in Cologne.
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[2026-04-19 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh said his country isn’t for a new round of face-to-face talks with the US because the Americans “have not abandoned their maximalist position.” On Friday, US President Donald Trump said the US would go into Iran and “get all the nuclear dust,” referring to the 970 pounds (440 kilograms) of enriched uranium believed to be buried under nuclear sites badly damaged by US military strikes last year.
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[2026-04-19 15:54 UTC+10:00] [COMMENTARY] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: While you wouldn’t know it from the recent U.S.-Israeli military confrontation with Iran, the latest U.S. National Security Strategy, made public in December, marks a decisive departure from the post-Cold War paradigm. It explicitly characterizes previous U.S. strategy — under which Washington assumed responsibility for global challenges — as fundamentally “misguided” and declares a retreat from its role as the dominant global power.
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[2026-04-19 15:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — North Korea test-fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Sunday, South Korea's military said, the latest in a recent flurry of launches by the nuclear-armed state.
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[2026-04-19 14:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Confusion over the critical chokepoint threatened to deepen the energy crisis roiling the global economy and push the two countries toward renewed conflict, even as mediators expressed confidence a new deal was within reach. Iran’s joint military command said on Saturday that “control of the Strait of Hormuz has returned to its previous state ...
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[2026-04-19 14:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Ministry of Defense on Sunday vowed to increase the application of psychological investigations after military suicides, as the military seeks to combat its biggest killer.
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[2026-04-19 13:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said negotiations with the United States ended without concrete results after Washington raised “new and excessive demands”, despite earlier agreeing to Tehran’s framework.
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[2026-04-19 13:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israel's military said Saturday it had established a "Yellow Line" in southern Lebanon, similar to the one separating its forces from Hamas-held areas in Gaza, adding it had hit a "terrorist cell" operating along the demarcation.
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[2026-04-19 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Island vulnerable to panic should real-world crisis happen ‘because we are unprepared’, security scholar says
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[2026-04-19 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Liu Fu-kuo] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Island vulnerable to panic should real-world crisis happen ‘because we are unprepared’, security scholar says
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