Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-13 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Dozens of people died in airstrikes in Nigeria's northeastern Yobe state as military aircraft hunted Boko Haram jihadists, local residents and Amnesty International said on Sunday.
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[2026-04-13 01:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said the U.S. has no valid reason to carry out a military attack against the island or to attempt to depose him.
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[2026-04-13 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said on Sunday that he feels like the “owner” of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City and that he was seeking greater access for Jewish worshippers.
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[2026-04-13 01:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Speaking after his noon prayer on 12 April 2026 at the Vatican, the pontiff said he felt “closer than ever” to the people of Lebanon. He stressed that the principle of humanity obliges all sides to shield civilian populations from the effects of war, as Israeli strikes persist in southern regions.
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[2026-04-13 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Construction on President Trump’s prized $400 million White House ballroom project can proceed for at least a few more days because of national security concerns, an appeals court ruled Saturday.
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[2026-04-13 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Soldiers from the IDF's Golani Brigade's 13th Battalion killed Hezbollah terrorists responsible for the death of St.-Sgt. Touvel Yosef Lifshiz, in an operation the military announced on Sunday.
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[2026-04-13 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Soldiers from the IDF's Givati Brigade found Hezbollah terrorists operating out of a government hospital in Bint Jbail, southern Lebanon, the military announced on Sunday.
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[2026-04-13 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday accused Israel of carrying out atrocities against Palestine and Lebanon and threatened potential military action against the Jewish state, similar to its past interventions in Karabakh and Libya.
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[2026-04-13 00:01 UTC+10:00] [Anthony Albanese] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: PM tells Guardian Australia Hezbollah should cease reprisals and confirms Australia’s military surveillance aircraft will remain in region
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[2026-04-12 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has said on his Truth Social platform that the US military is "locked and loaded" to "finish up the little that is left of Iran" at the appropriate moment.
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[2026-04-12 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Trump begins blockading Strait of Hormuz, warns US military will "finish up the little that is left of Iran"
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[2026-04-12 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US plans to interdict ships and clear mines, warning of military retaliation and raising fears of major escalation
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[2026-04-12 23:10 UTC+10:00] [Pakistan] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US plans to interdict ships and clear mines, warning of military retaliation and raising fears of major escalation
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[2026-04-12 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In a recent podcast episode, Menahem Landau, a prominent figure in the defense technology sector, shared his expert insights on the rapidly evolving landscape of military technology.
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[2026-04-12 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah has said it launched a drone attack that hit a military vehicle containing an Israeli command crew in Taybeh, a town in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-04-12 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Pakistan-based drone company Sysverve Aerospace can now be added to the rapidly expanding list of defense firms worldwide racing to develop, manufacture, stockpile, and potentially deploy low-cost, one-way attack drones on the modern battlefield. The proliferation of these drones across two major battlefields in Eurasia is set to permanently reshape warfare.
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[2026-04-12 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President’s proposed budget slashes health department by 12% while throwing $1.5tn – a 42% increase – to the military
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[2026-04-12 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Israeli military halted 40 boats assembled by the same organisation in October last year, arresting more than 450 activists including Greta Thunberg
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[2026-04-12 20:40 UTC+10:00] [Liam Cunningham] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Israeli military halted 40 boats assembled by the same organisation in October last year, arresting more than 450 activists including Greta Thunberg
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[2026-04-12 20:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir visited Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied Jerusalem.
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[2026-04-12 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A ceasefire with Iran may have stopped the immediate exchange of missiles or drones, but just like the last war, less than a year ago, it will not halt the technological processes that underpin Iran’s arsenal of ballistic missiles and drones still aimed at and primed to be launched toward Israel and the Gulf states.
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[2026-04-12 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two US Navy warships transited the Strait of Hormuz to begin clearing Iranian-laid mines, US Central Command said Saturday — a claim Tehran denied as the Revolutionary Guards threatened to deal "severely" with military vessels crossing the strategic waterway.
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[2026-04-12 19:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — In 2011, President Barack Obama declared it was time for America to leave behind the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and “pivot” to Asia to counter the rise of China. Fifteen years later, the US finds itself still at war in the Middle East and has pulled military assets from the Asia-Pacific as it aims to eliminate the threat posed by Iran's nuclear and missile programs.
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[2026-04-12 19:04 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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[2026-04-12 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF destroyed on Friday an explosives manufacturing lab in Tulkarm in the West Bank, the military said on Sunday morning.
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[2026-04-12 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A US Army veteran was charged on Wednesday with providing classified information to a journalist for a book that alleged drug trafficking, murder, and corruption at a military base where she had worked, the Department of Justice said.
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[2026-04-12 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The petitions seeking to compel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to dismiss National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir are themselves an unlawful attempt to transfer core executive authority from the elected government to the court and the attorney-general, the government and Netanyahu argued in a joint response to the High Court of Justice on Sunday.
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[2026-04-12 17:00 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: War with Iran has brought 15 American sites across the UK countryside firmly into the spotlight
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[2026-04-12 16:12 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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[2026-04-12 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The top US diplomat in Taiwan said China should abandon its threats and military pressure against Taiwan and talk to the island's leaders, as that would avoid misunderstandings and stabilize relations.
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[2026-04-12 14:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Speaking to reporters outside the White House on Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed military victory against Iran and downplayed the importance of ongoing ceasefire negotiations involving Vice President JD Vance because “regardless what happens we win.”
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[2026-04-12 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) conducts routine underway operations while transiting through the Taiwan Strait, May 8, 2024. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd class Ismael Martinez/U.S. Navy via AP, File)
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[2026-04-12 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In what should not at all be a surprise to anyone who has been awake and observant over the past 20+ years of America's military interventions in the Middle East, the Israeli Army and intelligence officials have concluded that Iran's news leadership is more extreme than the previous one.
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[2026-04-12 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A Pakistani military force arrived at Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz Air Base on Saturday, as part of a strategic defense pact between the two countries, the kingdom's defense ministry has announced.
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[2026-04-12 11:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Two US Navy warships transited the Strait of Hormuz to begin clearing Iranian-laid mines, US Central Command said Saturday -- a claim Tehran denied as the Revolutionary Guards threatened to deal "severely" with military vessels crossing the strategic waterway.
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[2026-04-12 10:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — A federal judge must reconsider the possible national security implications of halting construction of President Donald Trump's $400 million White House ballroom, an appeals court ruled on Saturday.
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[2026-04-12 08:51 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Suspect in 40s arrested after man apparently climbed on to USAF C130 Hercules transport plane on remote taxiway in County Clare
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[2026-04-12 08:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has said that it fired missiles at Israeli army positions near Bint Jbeil in the south of the country.
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[2026-04-12 07:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have warned that any attempt by military vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz would be met with “a strong response” in a statement broadcasted to Iranian media.
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[2026-04-12 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: One IDF soldier was severely injured during an operational accident in central Gaza, the military announced on Saturday.
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[2026-04-12 05:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Kuwait’s Interior Ministry said on Saturday it has dismantled a 24-member cell accused of funnelling money to terrorist organisations, in what it described as a “pre-emptive” operation to protect national security.
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[2026-04-12 05:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Kuwait’s Interior Ministry said on Saturday that it has dismantled a 24-member cell accused of funnelling money to terrorist organisations, in what it described as a “pre-emptive” operation to protect national security.
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[2026-04-12 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Artist renderings of the new White House East Wing and Ballroom are photographed Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
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[2026-04-12 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States military command that oversees the Middle East (CENTCOM) has said that two of its ships have travelled through the Strait of Hormuz, a claim swiftly denied by Iran.
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[2026-04-12 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Pakistan has deployed fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, its first visible military move under a mutual defence pact between the two countries, as it hosts ceasefire talks aimed at ending weeks of regional fighting between the US, Israel and Iran.
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[2026-04-12 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ISLAMABAD/DUBAI — Pakistan has sent fighter jets and other military forces to Saudi Arabia to boost security under a defense pact between the two countries, the Saudi defense ministry said on Saturday, as Islamabad hosted talks aimed at ending the Iran war.
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[2026-04-12 05:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A maniac reportedly attacked a US war plane with a hatchet at a major civilian airport in Ireland Saturday, causing extensive damage at a controversial stopover site for American military.
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[2026-04-12 03:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran has begun barricading the entrances to the Isfahan underground nuclear facility in an attempt to prevent the potential seizure of Iran’s enriched uranium, according to a report released by the Institute for Science and International Security on Thursday.
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[2026-04-12 02:37 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Three arrested by federal agents had family ties to Iranian military general, regime spokesperson or security chief
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[2026-04-12 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THESE days, war no longer feels far away. It appears on our screens in real time — missiles arcing across the night skies, drones slipping past defenses, military bases struck with unsettling precision. What once seemed like distant battlefields now appear as interconnected networks of targets. Watching recent fiery exchanges in the Middle East, one cannot help but ask: in a world of long-range missiles and autonomous weapons, is any base truly safe?
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