Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-20 16:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired at least one identified projectile toward the East Sea on Sunday, South Korea's military said.
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[2026-09-20 15:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Large corporate labs regain access after 14 years, but strict rules leave applications short of available slots
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[2026-09-20 14:45 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-09-20 13:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military says its forces have killed a Hamas commander, Muhammad Suleiman Byouk, in Khan Younis in Gaza on Thursday.
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[2026-09-20 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Newly public military records are offering another look at unexplained objects encountered by U.S. forces, including a cluster reportedly moving through Middle Eastern airspace at extraordinary speed, according to the NY Post.
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[2026-09-20 11:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has announced seven conditions for starting any negotiations to the US government, Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council has said.
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[2026-09-20 11:43 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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[2026-09-20 10:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump arrives to board Marine One on the Ellipse near the White House, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-09-20 10:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US Military said it killed four people in a strike on a vessel in the Caribbean on Saturday, alleging that the vessel was involved in drug trafficking.
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[2026-09-20 09:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said that Saudi Arabia may have unmet military needs from the attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels and that Turkiye would consider how to support the kingdom as part of a trilateral defence pact.
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[2026-09-20 08:48 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Oil and liquefied natural gas shipments through the Strait of Hormuz in the past two weeks reached the highest level in six months, signaling that U.S. naval protection and mine clearance efforts are “paying off,” a regional U.S. commander said.
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[2026-09-20 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Brent crude futures eased toward $103 a barrel by the end of the week as mixed Iran headlines and hopes for renewed diplomacy around next week's United Nations General Assembly weighed on energy markets.
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[2026-09-20 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday that Saudi Arabia may have military needs due to the ongoing attacks by Yemen's Houthis and that Turkey was ready to help under a trilateral defense pact that also includes Pakistan.
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[2026-09-20 06:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Denmark has hailed a “binding” deal by United States President Donald Trump to give Washington “permanent control” over Greenland’s security and bar Russian and Chinese military bases from the Arctic territory.
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[2026-09-20 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) arrested two terrorists on Friday following reports of a fire being set near the Palestinian village of Burqa in the West Bank, the military said on Saturday.
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[2026-09-20 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday that Saudi Arabia may have some military needs due to the ongoing attacks by Yemen's Houthis and that Turkey would look into them as part of a trilateral defence pact signed with Pakistan.
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[2026-09-20 04:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Elor Azaria escorted by his mother arrives to Israeli military court on July 30, 2017, in Tel Aviv, Israel. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty, Pool, File)
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[2026-09-20 04:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran has announced Saturday that its Supreme National Security Council has submitted Tehran's conditions for ending the war with the United States via Qatar, and that it awaits the Trump White House's response.
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[2026-09-20 03:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF is preparing for Yom Kippur by reinforcing forces across all fronts, under the direction of IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir.
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[2026-09-20 03:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF killed a Hamas commander on Thursday who infiltrated Israel during the October 7 attacks, the military confirmed on Saturday.
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[2026-09-20 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for greater use of AI and automation in the country’s offensive and defensive weapons, while urging manufacturers to boost production.
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[2026-09-20 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for greater use of AI and automation in the country’s offensive and defensive weapons, while urging manufacturers to boost production.
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[2026-09-20 01:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Veteran pro-Israel Democratic Congressman Brad Sherman issued a stark warning to Israel over the weekend, arguing that shifting American public opinion, continued settler violence, Israel's limited investment in its diplomatic apparatus, and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's place in the cabinet are putting Israel's international standing and its relationship with the United States at risk.
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[2026-09-20 01:33 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Germany's chief of defense Carsten Breuer will take over as chair of NATO's highest military authority, after a majority of the alliance's top generals backed his candidacy in a secret vote on Saturday.
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[2026-09-20 00:43 UTC+10:00] [Greenland] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Statement sought to clarify Trump’s announcement that US will have ‘permanent control’ over Greenland’s security
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[2026-09-19 22:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: In recent days, Israeli media reports have claimed the military is running low on certain equipment and troops.
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[2026-09-19 21:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Saturday called for greater reliance on dialogue, cooperation and multilateral institutions.
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[2026-09-19 21:10 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: DENMARK. Denmark's Minister of Defense Jeppe Bruus, along with Greenland's Minister for Foreign Affairs Mute B. Egede, visits the NATO military exercise Arctic Shield 2026 in Narsarsuaq, Greenland, on Wednesday, September 9, 2026
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[2026-09-19 20:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Holidaymakers on the Greek island of Crete watched a major military exercise unfold just 50 metres from the beach on Friday. The annual Medusa drills, led by Greece and Egypt, took place near the port city of Chania and featured drone attacks, fast-boat landings and simulated fire from marines and special forces.
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[2026-09-19 20:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The number of US service members who have died while deployed in the Middle East since the start of the Iran war is higher than the Pentagon’s public tally, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing military sources. The Pentagon’s public casualty database may be missing as many as five military fatalities, according to the report.
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[2026-09-19 20:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The number of US service members who have died while deployed in the Middle East since the start of the Iran war is higher than the Pentagon’s public tally, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing military sources. The Pentagon’s public casualty database may be missing as many as five military fatalities, according to the report.
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[2026-09-19 19:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Greenland’s government leader Jens-Frederik Nielsen, and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen visit Qoornoq, Greenland on Sept. 6, 2026. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP, File)
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[2026-09-19 18:56 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — NATO’s most senior commanders elect a new leader on Saturday in a consequential vote that will help shape how the alliance prepares for a potential Russian incursion and navigates persisting transatlantic tensions.
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[2026-09-19 17:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel’s bitter political divisions are particularly sharp before the country’s October elections. But the furious response to a new documentary about the military’s actions in the genocidal war on Gaza has revealed an issue that much of Israel’s political and media establishment appears united on.
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[2026-09-19 17:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraq's Transport Ministry said it has returned restricted airspace in the western part of the country to civilian authorities, ending limits that had been in place for military operations since 2016.
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[2026-09-19 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States is reportedly considering a significant reduction in its military presence in Europe after its allies there refused to allow Washington to use their airbases for the war on Iran.
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[2026-09-19 15:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Rear Admiral Abdullah bin Salem al-Shehri, commander of the Multinational Maritime Defence Coalition (MMDC), has said that protection of international waterways is an international responsibility, and warned that “any threat to international maritime security will be deterred”. Al Shehri was addressing the press after the coalition’s fourth planning meeting concluded in Jeddah on Friday.
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[2026-09-19 15:28 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-09-19 12:38 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Washington – The U.S. military came close to boarding a Chinese vessel in the Middle East earlier this year based on a flawed intelligence report prepared with the help of artificial intelligence, CNN said Friday.
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[2026-09-19 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Against a backdrop of resource nationalism, Beijing surrounding Taiwan with a record number of ships and raising blockade risks, an ongoing trade war, and President Trump challenging BRICS, the US military is disrupting China's access to cheap crude oil from countries such as Venezuela and Iran. This is merely the US response after Beijing spent the last 1.5 years depriving the West of rare earths and other critical materials.
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[2026-09-19 11:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An intelligence report disclosing that a Chinese ship in the Middle East was transporting components of a nuclear weapons program immediately set off alarm bells across the US military before it was determined that the intelligence was false, a Friday CNN report revealed.
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[2026-09-19 11:01 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The agreement would allow the US to expand its military presence, while Denmark and Greenland say it preserves their sovereignty and right to self-determination
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[2026-09-19 10:09 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: Denmark, the United States and Greenland are expected to sign an agreement that will allow the US to increase its military presence in the Danish territory and ban adversaries such as Russia and China from building bases or making sensitive investments there.
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[2026-09-19 09:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-19 08:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says the deal will be signed by the three governments next week. (AP: Evgeniy Maloletka)
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[2026-09-19 07:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Pentagon is considering big changes to how it positions its forces in Europe and the Middle East, as it weighs what could amount to a major military shake-up.
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[2026-09-19 07:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Friday announced an agreement with Greenland and Denmark that gives the U.S. what he described as "permanent control over security, and all other needs" in the Danish island territory.
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[2026-09-19 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A motorboat travels past commercial vessels anchored amid haze in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-09-19 05:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-19 04:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States military says it is moving forward with a policy of mandatory testosterone testing among US service members aged 30 and older, following an earlier pause and questions from medical experts.
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