Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-19 15:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trip marks first time entire legislature has travelled to capital for study trip, with itinerary including seminars on national security and other topics
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[2026-07-19 15:05 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trip marks first time entire legislature has travelled to capital for study trip, with itinerary including seminars on national security and other topics
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[2026-07-19 14:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A top Iranian military commander, Major-General Ali Abdullahi, warned that “any aggression or barbarism will be met with a decisive and devastating response” from the country’s armed forces, Al Jazeera reported.
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[2026-07-19 14:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States military said Sunday that it launched new strikes on Iran to “swiftly punish” the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for an attack that killed two American service members and left one missing and four requiring hospitalisation.
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[2026-07-19 14:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [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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[2026-07-19 13:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The United States and Iran exchanged strikes aimed at infrastructure and military targets on Saturday as their battle over the Strait of Hormuz intensified. The U.S. Central Command said early Saturday that its seventh straight night of strikes had hit “surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage, and maritime capabilities.”
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[2026-07-19 12:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac), a leading pro-Israel lobbying group in the United States, has stopped accepting campaign contributions for 15 House Democrats it had previously endorsed, after they voted this week for an amendment to cut off all US military aid to Israel, media reports said.
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[2026-07-19 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Former Likud minister Yuli Edelstein issued his criticism of Israel’s ruling party over legislation that would exempt many ultra-Orthodox men from military service in an interview with 103FM on Wednesday.
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[2026-07-19 12:16 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI-generated and may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article. Report issues here.
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[2026-07-19 10:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, United States — The United States launched new airstrikes Saturday to "punish" Iran after reporting the first US military deaths since renewing its hostilities with the Islamic republic.
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[2026-07-19 10:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The United States launched new strikes against Iran, Central Command said, after it earlier announced that two US military personnel were killed in Jordan and another was missing following an Iranian attack.
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[2026-07-19 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Brent crude futures jumped a little more than 4% to nearly $88 a barrel, putting the crude oil benchmark on track for its biggest weekly gain since April. That move followed an Axios report that said the Trump administration had notified Israel it was deploying additional aerial assets to the region, signaling the US military could expand strikes on Iran as soon as this weekend.
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[2026-07-19 07:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BRIDGEWATER, New Jersey (AP) — The U.S. military said on Saturday that two additional service members were killed as part of the war with Iran, bringing the total number of deaths to 16.
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[2026-07-19 07:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli artillery killed a Palestinian woman and wounded several other people after shelling a group in Gaza City's Zeitoun neighbourhood, Al Jazeera reported, citing a source in the ambulance and emergency service.
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[2026-07-19 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Israel Defense Forces opened 57 criminal investigations into the deaths of multiple Palestinian and Lebanese detainees in Israeli military custody but never indicted anybody, according to Haaretz. Seven of the cases reportedly relate to captives who suffered fatal gunshot wounds.
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[2026-07-19 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Israel Defense Forces opened 57 criminal investigations into the deaths of multiple Palestinian and Lebanese detainees in Israeli military custody but never indicted anybody, according to Haaretz. Seven of the cases reportedly relate to captives who suffered fatal gunshot wounds.
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[2026-07-19 05:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-07-19 04:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A merchant vessel and military forces have been involved in an incident about 100 nautical miles east of Duqm, Oman, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).
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[2026-07-19 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States military says that two service members have been killed and four medically evacuated following an Iranian missile and drone attack in Jordan.
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[2026-07-19 03:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Three US service members have been killed after Iranian forces struck American military facilities in Jordan with ballistic missiles and kamikaze drones, the Pentagon has reported.
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[2026-07-19 03:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei hit out at US President Donald Trump after the US military and Iran continued strikes on each other on Saturday.
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[2026-07-19 02:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Mali’s army says it has launched a counterattack after fighters linked to al-Qaeda and members of a separatist group ambushed soldiers in the volatile north.
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[2026-07-19 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United States and Iran exchanged strikes aimed at infrastructure and military targets on Saturday as their battle over the Strait of Hormuz intensified.
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[2026-07-19 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran said on Saturday that it had suspended all of its commitments under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), accusing the United States of violating the agreement as military exchanges between the two countries continued.
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[2026-07-19 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Canadian military is preparing to evacuate 600 people from the remote Fort Hope, an indigenous community in northern Ontario
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[2026-07-19 01:05 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Canadian military is preparing to evacuate 600 people from the remote Fort Hope, an indigenous community in northern Ontario
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[2026-07-19 01:03 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Pete Hegseth announced that soldiers aged 30 and older in the US military will be screened for low testosterone
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[2026-07-19 00:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The United States and Iran exchanged strikes aimed at infrastructure and military targets on Saturday as an Iranian negotiator said Tehran had suspended its commitments under the interim deal with the U.S. — snapping another fragile thread as the war shows no end in sight.
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[2026-07-18 23:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: A wildfire in Spain's northern municipality of Ores has burned more than 15,400 hectares, regional media says on July 18, 2026.
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[2026-07-18 23:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-18 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed responsibility for numerous attacks on US military sites in Kuwait, Jordan, and Bahrain on Saturday morning, according to Iranian state media outlets.
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[2026-07-18 19:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Israel is advancing a plan to use crocodiles at its prisons, a policy promoted by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who was voted into office on a promise to dramatically worsen conditions for Palestinians in Israeli jails.
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[2026-07-18 19:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. military said early Saturday it ended a seventh straight night of strikes against Iran, as Kuwait and Bahrain reported attacks by Iranian projectiles and commercial shipping continued to face disruptions.
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[2026-07-18 18:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The EU is set to use a multibillion-euro antitrust fine imposed on Google to help ease pressure on the bloc’s budget after years of increased military spending and aid for Ukraine.
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[2026-07-18 18:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The EU is set to use a multibillion-euro antitrust fine imposed on Google to help ease pressure on the bloc’s budget after years of increased military spending and aid for Ukraine.
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[2026-07-18 16:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli authorities have ordered the confiscation of 16.577 dunums (4.09 acres) of land in the village of Dura al-Qar', northeast of Ramallah and al-Bireh, for what they described as military purposes, Wafa reported.
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[2026-07-18 15:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has warned countries hosting US military forces to prepare for a "corresponding response", Iranian media reported.
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[2026-07-18 15:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Two soldiers and three civilians were injured after two motorcycle-riding suspects hurled a grenade at a military convoy in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur on Saturday morning, police said.
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[2026-07-18 14:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-18 14:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Major General Mohsen Rezaee, a senior Iranian military adviser, has warned that if the US continues bombing Iran over the coming days, Tehran will launch “full-scale offensive operations”, according to state-controlled news agency IRIB.
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[2026-07-18 13:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military has looted and destroyed three schools in southern Lebanon, Rima Karami, the country’s education and higher education minister, said in a statement carried by Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) on Friday.
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[2026-07-18 13:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Jordanian military has said its air defences downed 10 Iranian missiles that breached the country’s airspace early on Saturday morning.
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[2026-07-18 12:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States has chosen not to extend its state of emergency over what it deemed threats posed by Beijing's hardline national security law in Hong Kong, US officials confirmed Friday.
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[2026-07-18 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Several US service members were injured when Iranian attacks struck military facilities in Jordan earlier this week, CBS News reported on Friday, just as Tehran launched another wave of retaliatory strikes.
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[2026-07-18 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Several US service members were injured when Iranian attacks struck military facilities in Jordan earlier this week, CBS News reported on Friday, just as Iran launched another wave of retaliatory strikes.
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[2026-07-18 11:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had photo sessions with participants in a women's association meeting and members of a construction and engineering military unit, the Korean Central News Agency reported Saturday.
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[2026-07-18 10:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy "unequivocally announces" that the Strait of Hormuz has become "highly perilous" and is now fully sealed off due to the "crimes of the US military", state broadcaster IRIB reported.
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[2026-07-18 10:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had photo sessions with participants in a women's association meeting and members of a construction and engineering military unit, the Korean Central News Agency reported Saturday.
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[2026-07-18 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF detained several Israeli civilians on Friday for illegally crossing into Syrian territory, the military said, following a search operation.
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[2026-07-18 08:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States Army has launched a seventh consecutive night of strikes on Iran, as a military adviser to the Iranian supreme leader warns of a full-scale offensive if US attacks continue.
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