Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-09 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Spain strongly condemned Israeli strikes on Lebanon as well as the broader war on Iran on Thursday, cementing Madrid's role as an outspoken critic of the US and Israeli military campaigns despite US threats to punish uncooperative NATO allies.
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[2026-04-09 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Footage from the scene showed a burnt‑out vehicle on Al‑Rashid Street, while mourners later gathered at Shifa and Al Aqsa hospitals before his burial. Al Jazeera and Palestinian health officials said Wishah died in the targeted strike on Wednesday, adding to growing concern over the safety of media workers in the war‑torn enclave, where journalists have continued reporting under fire.
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[2026-04-09 23:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Three Palestinians, including a child, were injured during an Israeli military raid on the neighbourhood of Umm al-Sharayet, south of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society reports.
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[2026-04-09 23:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: In the weeks since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, the battle for the narrative over the war's progress has been taking place at the heart of American military power.
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[2026-04-09 22:07 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
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[2026-04-09 21:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BANGKOK — Nearly 70 young Thai men sat on flimsy plastic chairs, faces tense as they waited to draw their fate from a jar — an annual ritual deciding whether they will serve in the military.
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[2026-04-09 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Four key players in the Iran war's tentative truce, from left: Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif; Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi; U.S. President Donald Trump; and Pakistan's military chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir. (Source photos by Reuters and AP)
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[2026-04-09 20:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Plans for automated military conscription during a US national emergency are advancing and on schedule to be in place by the end of the year, according to the federal agency tasked with maintaining the list, the Selective Service System (SSS).
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[2026-04-09 20:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Plans for automated military conscription during a US national emergency are advancing and on schedule to be in place by the end of the year, according to the federal agency tasked with maintaining the list, the Selective Service System (SSS).
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[2026-04-09 19:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli military shot and killed a young man and a child in Gaza on Thursday, Wafa news agency reported.
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[2026-04-09 19:19 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-09 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF said Thursday that it had killed a Hamas operative who posed a threat to Israeli forces and operated under the guise of a journalist, in a strike carried out in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, according to a military statement.
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[2026-04-09 18:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel's military said Thursday it killed Ali Yusuf Harshi, the nephew and close adviser of Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem, in Beirut a day earlier.
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[2026-04-09 18:21 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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[2026-04-09 18:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
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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[2026-04-09 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump tore into NATO after a roughly two-hour private meeting with Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Wednesday, underscoring the transatlantic rift following what the military alliance chief described as a blunt exchange of views.
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[2026-04-09 17:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Israel’s claimed killing of the top militant follows the deadliest day of the war in Lebanon
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[2026-04-09 17:55 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Israel’s claimed killing of the top militant follows the deadliest day of the war in Lebanon
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[2026-04-09 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Myanmar’s military representatives stay stand as Parliament chairman Aung Lin Dwe, unseen, leaves after a session at Union Parliament in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
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[2026-04-09 17:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has warned that US forces will remain deployed around Iran and threatened overwhelming military action if Tehran fails to meet Washington’s demands, casting doubt over a fragile ceasefire.
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[2026-04-09 17:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Authorities said military divers and emergency teams reached Francisco Zapata Nájera after pumping water from flooded galleries at the Santa Fe mine, which collapsed on 25 March. President Claudia Sheinbaum called the rescue “incredible”, while officials confirmed that two other workers had died and that one miner had earlier been brought out alive.
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[2026-04-09 16:12 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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[2026-04-09 15:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updatesIran war latest: Trump says military to remain in place until agreement is 'fully complied with'
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[2026-04-09 15:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- Hanwha Aerospace Co. said Thursday it has partnered with Spain's defense company Indra Group to collaborate on a military project in Chile.
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[2026-04-09 15:48 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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[2026-04-09 15:42 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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[2026-04-09 15:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump vented his frustration with NATO during a private meeting with its secretary-general, Mark Rutte, Wednesday as relations in the military alliance reached a crisis point over the Iran war.
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[2026-04-09 15:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: All US military personnel and equipment will "remain in place in, and around, Iran" until Tehran complies with the ceasefire agreement, US President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social late Wednesday night.
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[2026-04-09 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Speech live-streamed to PLA’s high-level units calls for resolute political loyalty with no room for self-interest or corruption
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[2026-04-09 15:02 UTC+10:00] [President Xi Jinping] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Speech live-streamed to PLA’s high-level units calls for resolute political loyalty with no room for self-interest or corruption
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[2026-04-09 14:26 UTC+10:00] [South Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Local school closes in Daejeon city as hundreds of emergency service and military personnel scour area around O-World theme park where the wolf escaped from
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[2026-04-09 14:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Donald Trump said all US ships, aircraft, and military personnel would stay in place in and around Iran until it fully complied with a deal.
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[2026-04-09 14:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump said Wednesday U.S. military forces will remain deployed in and around Iran until Tehran fully complies with the "real agreement," warning that any breach would trigger a military response larger than anything seen before.
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[2026-04-09 14:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that American military will remain deployed near Iran until a "real agreement" is reached.
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[2026-04-09 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In a significant development for the intersection of artificial intelligence policy and national security, a federal appeals court in Washington ruled on April 8 that the Department of War may designate Anthropic as a supply-chain risk while a full judicial review plays out. The decision came after the AI company sought an emergency stay to block the controversial designation.
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[2026-04-09 12:31 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump vented his frustration with NATO during a private meeting with its secretary-general, Mark Rutte, on Wednesday as relations in the military alliance reached a crisis point over the Iran war.
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[2026-04-09 12:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Youth unemployment is roughly five times the national average and a stable job is rare for many entering the workforce
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[2026-04-09 12:15 UTC+10:00] [Thailand] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Youth unemployment is roughly five times the national average and a stable job is rare for many entering the workforce
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[2026-04-09 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: China's manufacturing base is now churning out short-range, low-cost kamikaze drones priced at under $500 per unit, which X user PLA Military Updates has described as "Baby Shahed" drones.
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[2026-04-09 12:02 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Courtney Williams accused of sharing material with reporter examining deaths and drugs at US military base
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[2026-04-09 11:54 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates has called for a “sustained approach” to address Iran’s full range of threats, including its nuclear capabilities and ballistic missiles, as a truce with the Islamic Republic appears precarious.
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[2026-04-09 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — After years of sidelining the Sahel's military rulers, the United States under President Donald Trump is shifting to engagement and prioritizing the quest for security and minerals over promotion of democracy.
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[2026-04-09 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The federal government plans to automatically register eligible men for the military draft beginning in December, according to a proposed rule published last week.
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[2026-04-09 08:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said countries supplying Iran with military equipment will face immediate 50 percent tariffs on all goods entering the United States.
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[2026-04-09 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As the conflict has intensified, more energy and civilian sites have been targeted in what is seen as a broader approach
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[2026-04-09 08:00 UTC+10:00] [China.com] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As the conflict has intensified, more energy and civilian sites have been targeted in what is seen as a broader approach
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[2026-04-09 07:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: US forces struck more than 13,000 targets in Iran, including most of the regime’s weapons factories and every attack drone production facility, as part of the “decisive military victory” achieved during Operation Epic Fury, according to the Pentagon.
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[2026-04-09 07:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-04-09 07:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said his party will seek passage of a resolution to stop further US military action in Iran during Thursday’s session.
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[2026-04-09 07:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: “The two sides” in the US-Iran ceasefire “seem to have a dramatically different sense of what they just agreed upon,” frets National Review’s Jim Geraghty. Iran made a slate of “unrealistic demands” on uranium enrichment, control of Hormuz and sanctions relief; “a U.S. concession to just about any of them would represent a dreadful setback to American national security interests.” Remember, too: “The Iranian regime has broken just about every treaty it has ever signed.” “Trump may well believe that
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