Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-15 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Australian military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The new strategy to be unveiled by Richard Marles will see defence spending rise to about 2.4% of GDP – but US president has urged allies to spend 3.5%
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[2026-04-15 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: An extra $53 billion will be injected into defence over the next 10 years as the Albanese government seeks to rebuff claims the nation’s military is dangerously unprepared for the age of modern warfare.
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[2026-04-15 22:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Iran has submitted a formal document to the International Maritime Organization’s Legal Committee, detailing what it calls severe maritime and civilian losses caused by US and Israeli military attacks.
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[2026-04-15 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Ukrainian military captured a Russian position using only ground robots and aerial drones — completely unassisted by any infantry, for the first time in the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced.
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[2026-04-15 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Wednesday attacked the judicial system ahead of a High Court of Justice hearing on petitions to dismiss him, accusing Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara of trying to silence right-wing voters.
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[2026-04-15 21:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's military warned on Wednesday it would block trade through the Red Sea, the Gulf and the Sea of Oman if the US naval blockade continues.
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[2026-04-15 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Gaza was hit by renewed deadly strikes late on Tuesday, 14 April, as casualties were taken to Al-Shifa Hospital following an Israeli attack in the Al-Shati refugee camp. Medical staff said five people were killed in a drone strike near a makeshift café. The incident highlights continuing violence despite a ceasefire officially in place since 10 October 2025.
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[2026-04-15 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chief Executive John Lee says city will act on lessons learned from deadly blaze, as Beijing warns against exploiting tragedies to sow unrest
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[2026-04-15 21:00 UTC+10:00] [National Security Education Day] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chief Executive John Lee says city will act on lessons learned from deadly blaze, as Beijing warns against exploiting tragedies to sow unrest
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[2026-04-15 20:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Slovenia’s newly elected parliament speaker has announced plans to hold a referendum on withdrawing the country from NATO, as the US‑led military bloc reels from its worst internal crisis in decades with Washington threatening to pull out from the organization entirely.
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[2026-04-15 20:00 UTC+10:00] [US taxation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As Americans race to file their federal taxes before Wednesday’s deadline, new analysis breaks down where the money goes
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[2026-04-15 19:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli attacks killed at least eight people and wounded 29 in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, Gaza’s health ministry said on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-15 19:09 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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[2026-04-15 18:47 UTC+10:00] [Beef] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to unpick America’s trade deal with the U.K. amid increasing frustration over Britain’s opposition to military action against Iran.
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[2026-04-15 18:29 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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[2026-04-15 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A major organization representing young Israelis serving in the military said on Wednesday that it will align politically with former prime minister Naftali Bennett, formally joining the “Bennett 2026” party ahead of the next Israeli elections.
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[2026-04-15 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A flag-raising ceremony is held at the Hong Kong Police College to mark National Security Education Day on April 15. (China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)
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[2026-04-15 17:11 UTC+10:00] [Indonesia] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Internal warnings reveal a government split over risks that blanket access for US warplanes could drag Indonesia into foreign conflicts
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[2026-04-15 16:25 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-15 16:23 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-15 16:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Signatories criticize US' military threats, territorial ambitions while calling for UN-led mediation
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[2026-04-15 16:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran secretly acquired a Chinese spy satellite, giving the Islamic Republic a new capability to target US military bases across the Middle East during the recent war, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-15 16:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The High Court of Justice is set to convene at 10 a.m. on Wednesday for a closely watched hearing on petitions seeking to force Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to dismiss National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, in a case that goes to the core of who decides when political supervision of the police crosses into unlawful interference with law enforcement.
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[2026-04-15 16:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Students prepare to enter Sudanese secondary school certificate exams under the control of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), in Khartoum, Sudan, Monday, April 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)
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[2026-04-15 16:10 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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[2026-04-15 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The UK is providing 120,000 drones to Ukraine in what the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said is the largest delivery of its kind.
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[2026-04-15 16:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army thwarted an attempt by Hezbollah to storm a military position in southern Lebanon, according to Yedioth Ahronoth.
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[2026-04-15 16:04 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-15 15:49 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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[2026-04-15 15:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran secretly acquired a Chinese spy satellite, giving the Islamic Republic a new capability to target US military bases across the Middle East during the recent war, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-15 15:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: ISLAMABAD (AP) — Hopes rose for renewed talks between the United States and Iran on Wednesday, as the US military said its blockade of Iranian ports was in full effect and Tehran threatened to retaliate by strike targets across the war-weary region.
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[2026-04-15 15:16 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Australian Defence Force will be dangerously unprepared for the growing security threats the nation faces unless the Albanese government announces a major increase in defence spending this week, some of the nation’s top military experts have warned.
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[2026-04-15 14:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: IDF troops operating in southern Lebanon located an anti-tank missile launcher aimed at northern Israel and carried out a series of strikes on Hezbollah operatives and infrastructure, the military said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-15 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter said Tuesday the first negotiation talks between Israel and Lebanon were “positive”, saying about the two countries “we are on the same side of the equation.”
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[2026-04-15 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Feng advocated for self-reliance, once saying ‘core technologies cannot be bought and relying on imports will not get us far’
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[2026-04-15 14:00 UTC+10:00] [China Daily] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Feng advocated for self-reliance, once saying ‘core technologies cannot be bought and relying on imports will not get us far’
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[2026-04-15 12:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The US military has killed four more people in its fourth deadly attack on vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean over the past four days.
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[2026-04-15 12:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: China has pushed back against criticism from US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, with a spokesperson at the Chinese embassy blaming global fuel shortages on instability in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-15 12:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The U.S. military launched a strike on another boat accused of carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, killing four people in the fourth such attack announced in the past few days.
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[2026-04-15 12:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US-mediated direct Israeli-Lebanese talks are unlikely to bring peace unless Washington pressures Israel to end its airstrikes and ground offensive, Naim Joseph Salem, a professor of international affairs and diplomacy at the Lebanese Army Military Academy, has told RT.
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[2026-04-15 11:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday marked the 77th anniversary of the Marine Corps, saying the military branch stands at the "vanguard" of the armed forces, the Marine Corps said.
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[2026-04-15 10:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The US military said Tuesday that four people had been killed in a strike on another alleged drug-trafficking boat, the fourth such deadly attack in as many days.
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[2026-04-15 10:39 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Strike marks third deadly attack on vessels in region in four days, and the killing of 174 people since September
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[2026-04-15 10:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Mike Waltz is America’s latest UN ambassador. He’s a Virginia Military Institute grad, Army colonel, combat-decorated officer, President Trump’s former national security adviser, former congressman, Green Beret, Armed Services Committee chairman, etc.
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[2026-04-15 10:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Pentagon is seen from an airplane, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-04-15 09:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli and Lebanese officials have held their first direct negotiations since 1983, as Israel continues its deadly military campaign against Hezbollah.
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[2026-04-15 08:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Congress is behind on yet more crucial work: If the House and Senate don’t renew it by Monday, a key section of the nation’s key foreign-spying law will expire — blowing a major hole in US national security.
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[2026-04-15 07:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah said that it launched a drone attack on Israeli military sites in the occupied Golan Heights late on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-15 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Berlin and Kiev will coordinate efforts to return military-age Ukrainian men residing in Germany to their home country, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has announced following a meeting with Vladimir Zelensky.
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[2026-04-15 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Berlin and Kiev will coordinate efforts to return military-age Ukrainian men residing in Germany to their home country, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has announced following a meeting with Vladimir Zelensky.
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