Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-03 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: NATO members are not legally required to join another member’s military operation that isn’t formally sanctioned by the alliance or aimed at protecting the membership’s homelands.
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[2026-04-03 19:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Around half of Iran’s missile launchers and kamikaze drones remain intact despite a month of US-Israeli strikes, CNN reports, citing a military intelligence assessment.
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[2026-04-03 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Medical personnel and Sri Lanka Navy sailors provide emergency treatment to an injured Iranian crew member rescued after responding to a distress call from the Iranian military ship IRIS Dena, torpedoed by a U.S. Navy submarine while in the Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka, on March 4. © Reuters
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[2026-04-03 18:22 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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[2026-04-03 17:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: State media said the bridge, located near Karaj west of Tehran, was hit while people were under the structure and along the riverbank. Witness videos shared online showed smoke rising around the bridge and several explosions as people ran for cover. The attack matters because it appears to have struck a civilian infrastructure site during a public holiday, adding to concern over the widening human cost of the war.
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[2026-04-03 17:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Sky News
Snippet: The army general, who led the country since a 2021 coup against the elected government of Nobel Peace Prize winner Ms Suu Kyi, consolidated his power as head of a civilian regime.
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[2026-04-03 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Parliament chairman Aung Lin Dwe, center, arrives for a session of Union Parliament in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
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[2026-04-03 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Myanmar's military representatives in parliament and other lawmakers arrive for a session of the assembly in the capital, Naypyidaw, on April 3 to elect the new president. © AP
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[2026-04-03 17:13 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Iranian foreign minister criticises security council vote on military protection for shipping in the strait a ‘provocative action’
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[2026-04-03 17:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Myanmar’s coup leader has won a parliamentary vote to become the country’s president, formalising his grip on political power in the war-torn nation five years after he ousted an elected government.
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[2026-04-03 17:02 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-03 15:38 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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[2026-04-03 14:09 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-03 13:12 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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[2026-04-03 12:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday that he will allow service members to carry personal weapons onto military installations, citing the Second Amendment and recent shootings at bases across the country.
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[2026-04-03 11:49 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Defense secretary signs memo letting members request permission to carry firearms on military installations
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[2026-04-03 10:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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[2026-04-03 09:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has given a "field guidance" at the Memorial Museum of Combat Feats at the Overseas Military Operations under construction, honoring the North's fallen soldiers who were killed in support of Russia in the war against Ukraine, state media said Friday.
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[2026-04-03 08:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Yemen’s Houthi group said it carried out a military operation using a barrage of ballistic missiles targeting what it described as “vital Israeli” sites.
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[2026-04-03 08:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A coalition of 40 nations on Thursday huddled on how to meet President Trump’s demand to reclaim the Strait of Hormuz — and opened the door to military escorts if Iran eases off ambushing commercial ships.
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[2026-04-03 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Donald Trump has told the nation in a televised speech that the US military has nearly completed its goals in the Iran war.
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[2026-04-03 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The world is unsettled now. Whether it is the street protests in the United States or the strategic waterways of the Middle East, the meeting point of mass dissent, geopolitical ambition, and military brinkmanship is reshaping the global order. It may prove irreversible.
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[2026-04-03 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A few days ago, according to a leaked exchange, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told an Iranian military counterpart that their nation’s economy will face collapse in three more weeks without an immediate cease-fire.
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[2026-04-03 04:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military said it detected missiles launched from Iran.
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[2026-04-03 03:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump used his first major address since launching his war in Iran to assure Americans that all of his military objectives will be completed "shortly” and urge an increasingly skeptical electorate to give him a little bit more time.
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[2026-04-03 03:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — With fighting in Iran raging for over a month, President Trump sought to make the case that Operation Epic Fury is necessary, while teasing that the US is “nearing completion” of its “core strategic objectives.”
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[2026-04-03 02:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed that military planners will meet at the UK’s Permanent Joint Headquarters to take action on resolving the block on the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-03 02:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump is reportedly considering dispatching US special forces to Iran to seize the country’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium in what experts say would be a complicated and risky military operation.
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[2026-04-03 02:14 UTC+10:00] [Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ocasio-Cortez says Israel can fund its own defense and she will oppose any new US aid amid human rights concerns
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[2026-04-03 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Israeli Air Force, over the past 48 hours, dropped some 650 munitions on about 400 targets linked to the Iranian regime, including sites in the heart of Tehran, the military said on Wednesday night.
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[2026-04-03 01:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Bronx and Queens Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez declared that she will no longer support any military aid to Israel, even for defense purposes, buckling to intense pressure from the far left.
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[2026-04-03 01:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Civilians close to Russia’s border with Ukraine are being told to avoid wearing camouflage and driving in vehicles marked with army symbols, as it could make them look like military targets amid near-daily Ukrainian drone attacks.
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[2026-04-03 00:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Burkina Faso’s military is committing atrocities, including the ethnic cleansing of Fulani civilians, Human Rights Watch has found, which amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity in the West African country.
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[2026-04-03 00:21 UTC+10:00] [Jimmy Lai Chee-ying] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Confiscating properties will ensure they are not used to further threaten national security, government spokesman says
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[2026-04-02 23:51 UTC+10:00] [European] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Such an operation would take excessive time and expose those crossing the strait to ‘coastal threats’
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[2026-04-02 23:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Burundi’s army has confirmed that 13 civilians were killed and 57 others wounded after explosions tore through a military arsenal in Bujumbura earlier this week. Three soldiers were also reported among the injured, though no military deaths have been disclosed.
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[2026-04-02 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Greek shipping companies have been secretly transporting oil, coal and military cargo to Israel, Middle East Eye can reveal.
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[2026-04-02 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Vigário Luís Balanta, a Guinea-Bissau civil society activist and a critic of the country’s military junta, was found dead on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-02 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Chinese and Turkish combat drones may have been acquired by eastern Libya’s military leader, Khalifa Haftar – despite a United Nations weapons embargo, says the Reuters news agency.
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[2026-04-02 22:00 UTC+10:00] [71st Group Army] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Type 96A main battle tanks from Eastern Theatre Command now have APS to counter drones and anti-tank missiles, according to state media
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[2026-04-02 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: French President Emmanuel Macron has rejected calls to use force to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, saying such a move would be impractical and dangerous.
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[2026-04-02 20:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s judiciary said it has executed a man convicted of attacking and setting fire to a sensitive military site during protests in January.
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[2026-04-02 20:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Eight Muslim-majority countries have “strongly condemned” Israel’s move to introduce hanging as the default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks, Pakistan said in a joint statement on Thursday.
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[2026-04-02 20:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
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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[2026-04-02 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Donald Trump says the United States is nearing the end of its military campaign in Iran, while warning that some of the heaviest strikes are still to come.
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[2026-04-02 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Sky News
Snippet: The law makes death by hanging a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks.
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[2026-04-02 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran’s military threatened on Thursday to launch crushing and destructive attacks on the US after President Trump declared Operation Epic Fury an “overwhelming” victory in an address to the nation.
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[2026-04-02 18:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran has launched a new wave of missiles at Israel after United States President Donald Trump said Washington had “destroyed the Iranian military” and was close to achieving its war objectives.
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[2026-04-02 17:35 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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[2026-04-02 17:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran will continue to launch attacks in the region until the United States and Israel face "permanent regret and surrender", the spokesperson of its armed forces' said said on Thursday.
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