Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-17 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Building on our coverage of autonomous maritime warfare this week, Saronic Technologies is preparing to build a massive shipyard on the Texas coast capable of producing autonomous surface vessels at scale, a project expected to create more than 10,000 jobs.
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[2026-07-17 09:14 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: President Donald Trump’s media company is planning to charge for special high-speed access to Truth Social posts, including possibly his own affecting national security and financial markets.
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[2026-07-17 08:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In the latest manuever, video spreading widely on social media shows a jet from the Navy’s demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, flying so low over a crowded beach in Pensacola on Wednesday that chairs and tents went flying and children held their hands over their ears.
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[2026-07-17 07:39 UTC+10:00] [Artificial Intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BERLIN — Friedrich Merz and Emmanuel Macron opened two days of Franco-German talks Thursday with a pledge to strengthen Europe’s military, industrial and technological power, seeking to display that the continent’s key relationship can still deliver despite recent setbacks.
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[2026-07-17 07:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trump administration claims changes will combat visa fraud and strengthen national security, but legal experts condemn new proposals
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[2026-07-17 07:37 UTC+10:00] [US President] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trump administration claims changes will combat visa fraud and strengthen national security, but legal experts condemn new proposals
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[2026-07-17 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The fire, which broke out near Ores in Spain’s northeastern Aragon region on 15 July during an intense heatwave, quickly spread across dry vegetation, prompting the precautionary evacuation of at least five villages. Authorities moved residents to safety as thick smoke blanketed the area and rapidly advancing flames threatened homes, farmland and critical infrastructure.
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[2026-07-17 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Knesset plenum passed late Thursday night the bill to extend mandatory military service to 32 months.
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[2026-07-17 07:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Arabia is weighing different options to deal with the Houthis, who are escalating their threats against the kingdom in a sign officials and analysts say could forebode a return to fighting in Yemen.
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[2026-07-17 06:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV, Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shook up his wartime government, drawing thousands into the streets Thursday across Ukraine to protest the ouster of his youthful defense minister — seen as an innovator of the country’s successful drone technology but who clashed with the traditional military establishment.
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[2026-07-17 06:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-17 05:03 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: His comments come after 103 House Democrats backed an unsuccessful bid to halt billions in military aid to Israel
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[2026-07-17 04:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Trump administration is expected to broaden the scope of its military campaign against Iran, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
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[2026-07-17 04:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A wind turbine base is visible at Sunrise Wind offshore wind farm that is under construction off the coast of Montauk Point, New York, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)
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[2026-07-17 04:25 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President says he had to choose ‘one side or the other’ after breakdown of relations between ministry and military leaders
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[2026-07-17 04:25 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President says he had to choose ‘one side or the other’ after breakdown of relations between ministry and military leaders
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[2026-07-17 04:19 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: More than 100 Democrats voted to cut military aid to Israel as US public opinion shifts – Republicans are noticing too
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[2026-07-17 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatar has “categorically rejected” Israeli media reports that the country agreed to participate in military action against Iran, Al Jazeera reported on Thursday.
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[2026-07-17 03:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Europe’s lead agency fighting drug trafficking, the Maritime Analysis and Operations Center (MAOC), released a “call to action memo” this spring, urging countries to allow the “use of force during maritime pursuits, allowing for engine-disabling tactics and shooting,” confidential documents seen by the Washington Post, German broadcaster NDF, LeMonde in France, and NRC in the Netherlands found.
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[2026-07-17 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US military leadership has held off on ordering an intelligence review to help determine the events surrounding the US-attributed strike that hit a school in Iran in the initial strikes during Operation Epic Fury, CNN reported on Thursday, citing three sources familiar with the matter.
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[2026-07-17 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The U.S. House on Wednesday rejected an amendment by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) that would have eliminated $3.3 billion in annual U.S. military aid to Israel, voting 314–104 to defeat the proposal.
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[2026-07-17 02:08 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.
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[2026-07-17 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. military said it ended its latest wave of airstrikes targeting Iran. Iran retaliated with missile and drone fire targeting Bahrain and Kuwait before dawn.
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[2026-07-17 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The High Court of Justice will convene a nine-justice panel on July 28 to hear petitions against a law freezing arrest, investigation, and enforcement proceedings against qualifying ultra-Orthodox (haredi) yeshiva students who fail to report for military service.
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[2026-07-17 01:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-17 00:51 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Vadym Iermolaiev says military intelligence officers were behind assassination attempt that seriously wounded his wife and child
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[2026-07-16 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The transition comes at a sensitive time due to ongoing tensions in the South China Sea and Manila’s row with some retired officers over Marcos
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[2026-07-16 23:50 UTC+10:00] [Philippine Air Force] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The transition comes at a sensitive time due to ongoing tensions in the South China Sea and Manila’s row with some retired officers over Marcos
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[2026-07-16 23:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. authorized the deputation of law enforcement agencies and other government instrumentalities to help ensure the peaceful and orderly conduct of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections in September, Malacañang said Thursday.
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[2026-07-16 22:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russian military bloggers praised the dismissal of Ukraine’s Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who has been credited with cutting bureaucracy and boosting drone warfare against Russia, saying the shake-up would only benefit Moscow’s war effort.
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[2026-07-16 22:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: For more news, analysis, and the latest updates, head to jpost.com.
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[2026-07-16 22:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Hezbollah’s continued armed presence is harming Lebanon’s security, 51% of Lebanese participants answered in a YouGov survey published last month by the Council for a Secure America.
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[2026-07-16 22:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US military footage shows strike on ship in the Gulf
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[2026-07-16 21:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-16 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The impostor known as ‘Lieutenant Nat’ dressed in military uniform, spoke to the press and even walked alongside the prime minister at the fire scene.
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[2026-07-16 20:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A majority of Iranian political figures have said a full-scale military conflict between Iran and the US is unlikely, but warned that limited confrontations will possibly continue.
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[2026-07-16 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The Higher School of Economics, one of Russia’s most prestigious universities, announced Thursday that it will offer free tuition to applicants who sign a one-year military contract to fight in Ukraine, even if they fail to meet the university’s entrance exam requirements.
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[2026-07-16 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com
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[2026-07-16 19:56 UTC+10:00] [Cooperation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BERLIN — German military personnel are set to take part in France’s flagship nuclear drill Poker for the first time this fall, according to a German government official.
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[2026-07-16 19:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The exteriors of the bookstore ‘Have A Nice Stay’ is seen in Prince Edward district, Hong Kong, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Kanis Leung)
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[2026-07-16 19:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Junaid Rashid was five when his father vanished from military custody nearly three decades ago, one of the thousands who disappeared during the armed rebellion in India-administered Kashmir.
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[2026-07-16 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Russia carried out precision strikes overnight on Ukrainian military-industrial and port infrastructure, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
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[2026-07-16 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Russia carried out precision strikes overnight on Ukrainian military-industrial and port infrastructure, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
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[2026-07-16 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An IDF soldier from Bat Yam was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of supplying IDF grenades, ammunition, and other weapons to people in possible connection with a wave of recent grenade attacks in central Israel.
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[2026-07-16 18:51 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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[2026-07-16 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- Hanwha Aerospace Co. has won the contract to supply unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) to the Army, the arms procurement agency said Thursday, a move expected to speed up the military's high-tech modernization drive.
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[2026-07-16 18:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The US military has continued strikes against Iran, hitting targets further to the country’s north as well as close to capital Tehran for the first time in the latest round of violence.
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[2026-07-16 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States military says it has launched another wave of strikes on Iran, while Tehran says it retaliated with missile and drone attacks against US military assets in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan.
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[2026-07-16 18:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- The presidential national security office held a meeting Thursday to discuss trade and security issues between South Korea and the United States, officials said.
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[2026-07-16 17:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced a new annual testosterone screening programme for US service members aged 30 and over.
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