Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-06 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Revamped orbital technology can potentially send steerable microwave beams to Earth, capable of jamming or securing military communications
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[2026-04-05 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The electromagnetic weapon is designed for stealth operations, according to state broadcaster CCTV
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[2026-04-05 22:00 UTC+10:00] [electromagnetic coils] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The electromagnetic weapon is designed for stealth operations, according to state broadcaster CCTV
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[2026-04-05 21:45 UTC+10:00] [Germany] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ministry clarifies clause affecting those up to age 45 that is part of legislation that came into effect in January
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[2026-04-05 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: All German men aged between 17 and 45 now need approval from the Bundeswehr - i.e., the German army - for longer stays abroad. Under the new Military Service Act, this applies to trips abroad lasting more than three months, the Defence Ministry has announced. The daily Frankfurter Rundschau was the first to report on the change.
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[2026-04-05 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Whales] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US has invoked national security to remove protections for the endangered cetacean, of which only about 50 are left
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[2026-04-05 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran executed two men convicted of attempting to storm a military facility and access an armory during unrest in January, the Mizan news outlet of its judiciary said on Sunday.
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[2026-04-05 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF identified approximately 165 Hezbollah rocket launches that landed at or near positions belonging to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), the military reported on Sunday.
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[2026-04-05 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Soldiers from the IDF's 226th Brigade identified two Hezbollah terror cells in southern Lebanon, coordinating with the air force, who struck the terrorists, killing them, the military confirmed on Sunday morning.
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[2026-04-05 18:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Sky News
Snippet: The changes were made late last year but only reported recently, with Germany looking to bolster its armed forces. A government spokesperson has since confirmed they expect permission to be given in most circumstances.
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[2026-04-05 18:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran executed two men convicted of attempting to storm a military facility and access an armour during the large anti-government protests in January, the Mizan news outlet of its judiciary said on Sunday.
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[2026-04-05 16:50 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Japan should take a proactive role in realizing an early ceasefire over military conflicts between the U.S.-Israeli forces and Iran by boosting multilateral cooperation, Jitsuro Terashima, chairman of the Japan Research Institute, has said.
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[2026-04-05 16:02 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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[2026-04-05 15:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military said its air force struck more than 120 targets in central and western Iran over the past 24 hours, including air defence systems and missile infrastructure.
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[2026-04-05 15:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Sunday that two military officers missing in Iran have been rescued.
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[2026-04-05 14:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel Police caught a murder suspect on March 25 who had been hiding in an IDF military base.
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[2026-04-05 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Yemen’s Houthi group said it would carry out attacks on Israel in coordination with Iran and Hezbollah, with its military spokesman Yahya Saree announcing a joint operation targeting Ben Gurion Airport.
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[2026-04-05 11:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A South Korean military helicopter accidentally entered the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas last month during wildfire operations, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Sunday.
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[2026-04-05 11:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean military helicopter accidentally entered the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas last month during wildfire operations, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Sunday.
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[2026-04-05 10:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s armed forces have decided to add two major power stations in Israel to their target bank, Tasnim news agency reported, citing military sources.
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[2026-04-05 10:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Israeli military said on Saturday it would strike an area near the main crossing between Syria and Lebanon, urging residents to evacuate immediately as it continued its attacks across Lebanon.
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[2026-04-05 10:09 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Berlin/London: When Iceal Hambleton, a US air force navigator, was shot down over Vietnam more than half a century ago, any hopes of a swift rescue were quickly dashed.
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[2026-04-05 09:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The revelation of the bomb’s make-up comes amid questions of how it sat outside the military installation for six days without being found
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[2026-04-05 09:32 UTC+10:00] [Matthew Stamm] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The revelation of the bomb’s make-up comes amid questions of how it sat outside the military installation for six days without being found
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[2026-04-05 08:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The last several days have seen a limited number of foreign vessels successfully and safely cross the Strait of Hormuz for the first time, amid the ongoing de facto military blockage by Iran.
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[2026-04-05 08:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military says it has carried out more than 200 air strikes over the weekend targeting sites in Iran and Lebanon.
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[2026-04-05 07:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli soldier has been killed and another seriously wounded in what the military claimed was a friendly fire incident in southern Lebanon.
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[2026-04-05 07:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: German men aged between 17 and 45 may need to seek approval for lengthy stays abroad, under changes introduced as part of a a new law which introduced voluntary military service.
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[2026-04-05 06:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Yemen’s Houthi movement has claimed it carried out a joint military operation with Iranian forces and Hezbollah targeting sites in Israel, including Ben Gurion Airport.
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[2026-04-05 06:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The administration of United States President Donald Trump has filed an emergency motion to resume construction on its White House ballroom, arguing that completing the work is necessary for national security.
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[2026-04-05 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Organisers say aid mission is ‘a military operation without guns’ – but their plan is at the mercy of regional geopolitics
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[2026-04-05 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The war that erupted on February 28, 2026, when the United States and Israel launched strikes against the Islamic Republic’s military and nuclear infrastructure, marks the collapse of a secular illusion: the belief that a revolutionary Islamic state behaves like a Westphalian bureaucracy, driven by state interest and strategic calculation, rather than pursuing a project that seeks to overturn the existing order.
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[2026-04-05 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: After the October 7, 2023, massacre on Israel by Hamas, Israel cannot brook illusions about the dawn of regional peace, nor can it return to the “containment” policies of recent decades that prioritized diplomacy over decisive military triumphs against jihadist adversaries.
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[2026-04-05 05:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran's resilience after more than a month of very heavy US-Israeli bombing has become obvious. The country's somewhat ancient air force and navy have been largely obliterated, and yet all the while the Iranian military has kept up intense ballistic missile and drone strikes on Israel and Gulf states. Tehran's missile arsenal is what is understood to have always been formidable.
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[2026-04-05 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Polymarket removed a forum related to the rescue mission of U.S. military servicemembers amid political pressure, the latest sign of mounting scrutiny around prediction markets.
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[2026-04-05 04:38 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US National Park Service lawyers cite materials that will be installed to make ‘heavily fortified’ facility
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[2026-04-05 02:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US federal agents have arrested the niece and grand-niece of late Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani after Secretary of State Marco Rubio revoked their lawful permanent resident status, the State Department said on Saturday.
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[2026-04-05 02:25 UTC+10:00] [US immigration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: State department said niece and grandniece of Qassem Soleimani, killed in 2020 US drone strike, celebrated attacks against US soldiers
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[2026-04-05 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Philippines will continue its engagements with Myanmar following the election of military leader Min Aung Hlaing as president, Malacañang said.
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[2026-04-05 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE aggressive stance taken by the Philippines against China in the South China Sea dispute has backfired. Under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration, the country shifted to a more confrontational policy. This included frequent public protests, highly publicized maritime incidents, and joint patrols and stronger military ties with the United States.
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[2026-04-05 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE aggressive stance taken by the Philippines against China in the South China Sea dispute has backfired. Under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration, the country shifted to a more confrontational policy. This included frequent public protests, highly publicized maritime incidents, and joint patrols and stronger military ties with the United States.
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[2026-04-05 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Two family members of assassinated Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani have been arrested in the United States after their residency permits were rescinded.
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[2026-04-05 01:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Two rescue helicopters have been deployed in the search for an American pilot missing behind enemy lines in Iran — as armed tribesmen have fanned out across the desert terrain in a bid to find the vanished US military member.
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[2026-04-05 01:43 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Alan Hayward James, who called himself ‘Al Capone’, admitted to rigging bids for IT contracts with Pentagon
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[2026-04-05 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: “We are on track to complete all of America’s military objectives shortly,” President Donald Trump said in his televised address to the nation this past Wednesday, his first since Operation Epic Fury began on Feb. 28.
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[2026-04-05 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: As the U.S.-Iran conflict enters its second month, America's Low-Cost Unmanned Combat Attack System, or LUCAS, is becoming increasingly visible across the Middle East theater, a sign that the Department of War has learned one critical lesson from both the Iranian drone playbook and the Ukraine-Russia war: cheap drones are the future of warfare.
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[2026-04-05 00:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: France is seeking to quadruple its stockpile of kamikaze drones and drastically expand missile arsenals by the end of the decade, Politico reported on Friday, citing a draft military planning law which describes the push as preparations for a “war economy.”
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[2026-04-05 00:00 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As Trump’s administration aims to bring ‘warrior culture’ back to the military, young service members express anxiety and snark online over potential deployment
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[2026-04-04 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Members of Congress are demanding 46 military videos from the Department of War which insiders say offer convincing proof that advanced, non-human craft are operating on Earth.
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[2026-04-04 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military announced that more Iranian missiles have been launched towards Israel.
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