Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-30 17:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump said Sunday the US military was planning to construct a large complex beneath the new ballroom he is building at the White House.
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[2026-03-30 16:58 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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[2026-03-30 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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[2026-03-30 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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[2026-03-30 15:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military said it detected multiple ballistic missile launches from Iran targeting southern Israel, triggering sirens across affected areas.
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[2026-03-30 15:13 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Music] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: When BTS went on hiatus in 2022, the world of K-pop collectively gasped. The genre’s most popular group – one that arguably introduced K-pop to the rest of the world – was separating so that its members could enlist for mandatory South Korean military service. Would anything fill the void they left behind?
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[2026-03-30 14:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military said it is carrying out attacks on Iranian government infrastructure across Tehran, as part of a broader campaign targeting key sites in the capital.
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[2026-03-30 13:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Israel's parliament approved the 2026 budget early Monday, providing for a significant increase in military spending as the country remains engaged in wars on multiple fronts.
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[2026-03-30 13:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military said it intercepted two drones launched from Yemen, as air defences responded to an aerial threat over southern Israel.
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[2026-03-30 13:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A California Marine has been hauled into federal custody after authorities say he treated a military armory like a personal pawn shop, stealing high-tech missile systems and selling them off in Arizona.
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[2026-03-30 11:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Jerusalem — Israel's parliament approved the 2026 budget early Monday, providing for a significant increase in military spending as the country remains engaged in wars on multiple fronts. Lawmakers passed the budget with 62 votes in favour and 55 against.
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[2026-03-30 11:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on 2 March, when Hezbollah launched rockets towards Israel in response to US-Israeli strikes on Iran. Source: AFP / Jalaa Marey
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[2026-03-30 09:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran’s parliament speaker has accused the United States of plotting a ground attack despite publicly pushing for a negotiated deal, as the US deploys thousands of military personnel to the Middle East.
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[2026-03-30 09:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The “American Bad Ass” rocker sent social media into a tailspin after posting footage of a military helicopter hovering just yards away from his Tennessee estate dubbed the “Southern White House.”
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[2026-03-30 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A humble Long Island hero who is active-duty military and an FDNY Bravest recently got the surprise of a lifetime from the New York Islanders: a new pickup truck he desperately needed.
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[2026-03-30 09:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Tehran has declared the homes of US and Israeli officials and military commanders legitimate targets, in retaliation for repeated strikes on residential buildings in Iran that have reportedly killed nearly 2,000 civilians over the first month of the war.
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[2026-03-30 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Thanks to Dior’s Anderson, the historical garment is making a comeback, with styles from Napoleonic hussar jackets to more modern takes
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[2026-03-30 08:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: NEW YORK (AP) — A young man who moved from Connecticut to Israel last year to join the military was killed during a combat operation in southern Lebanon on Saturday just weeks after he completed training.
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[2026-03-30 08:52 UTC+10:00] [HSBC] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Participants at the talks will include government and military officials alongside energy, shipping, finance and insurance sector leaders
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[2026-03-30 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and maritime devices now serve as key enablers of deep strikes, precision targeting, and real-time intelligence. Armed remotely piloted aircraft – commonly known as “drones” – are now central to many military operations. The use of uncrewed vehicles in armed conflicts has grown significantly in recent years, raising humanitarian, legal and operational concerns.
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[2026-03-30 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed his country’s military to further expand invasions of southern Lebanon, as regional tensions spike amid the United States-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-03-30 03:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: CAIRO (AP) — An attack by Sudanese paramilitaries and their allied rebels in the central region of Kordofan killed at least 14 people, including five children and two women, a medical group said Sunday, in the latest deadly assault of the Sudan war.
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[2026-03-30 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DESPITE dwindling numbers of firearms, combatants and fronts, the communist New People’s Army is still around and yesterday managed to mark 57 years of fighting the government with bullets, landmines and arson. Success is largely measured in body count: killed enemy troops and civilians, the latter described by the National Democratic Front Negros Island as “nefarious military assets, out-and-out traitors and criminal elements” (Feb.
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[2026-03-30 01:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An Israel Defense Forces soldier was killed in combat in Southern Lebanon, the military announced on Sunday morning.
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[2026-03-30 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military said that an impact at an industrial zone may have been caused by missile shrapnel, shortly after it detected a new barrage fired from Iran.
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[2026-03-30 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Developers have come up with a propulsion system that combines the best of two worlds, according to state media
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[2026-03-29 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say the move marks a fundamental shift in Tokyo’s defence strategy, forcing Beijing to stay on high alert
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[2026-03-29 18:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed a test of an upgraded, high-thrust, solid-fuel engine for weapons and hailed it as a significant development to boost the country’s strategic military capability, state media reported Sunday.
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[2026-03-29 18:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed a test of a high-thrust, solid-fuel engine for weapons and hailed it as a development to boost the country’s strategic military capability, state media reported Sunday.
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[2026-03-29 17:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Rob Schneider has called on the US to reinstate the military draft as he sounded the alarm on American forces.
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[2026-03-29 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran says explosions may be heard in parts of Isfahan province as military teams neutralise remaining ammunition from earlier "American-Zionist attacks".
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[2026-03-29 16:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military on Sunday said Iran has been moving its command centres to mobile structures in recent days following strikes on fixed headquarters during the conflict, according to reporting in local media.
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[2026-03-29 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah said it launched missiles at an Israeli military base of Mahfa Alon southwest of Safed, describing the strike as part of a series of operations against Israeli forces.
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[2026-03-29 16:16 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-29 14:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran said it targeted Israeli military and infrastructure sites, including a radar centre and an airport facility, during strikes on Saturday, according to reports carried by state media.
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[2026-03-29 13:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: COTABATO CITY – Police and military forces are tracking down gunmen who ambushed and killed five police officers and injured three others, including a police captain, on Saturday night in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur.
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[2026-03-29 13:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian state media reported that a new batch of missiles was launched toward southern Israel, while the Israeli military said it had detected an attack targeting the area, with sirens sounding in locations including Dimona.
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[2026-03-29 12:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has said Cuba will be next while touting the “success” of his military operations in Iran and Venezuela, as Washington continues to strangle Havana with an oil blockade.
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[2026-03-29 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine has intelligence indicating Russia has conducted surveillance of US and allied military bases in the Middle East and Gulf regions.
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[2026-03-29 10:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Iranian strike on a US military base in Saudi Arabia wounded at least a dozen American troops and damaged aircraft on Friday, according to media reports.
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[2026-03-29 08:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Missouri congressman is on an out of this world mission to expose the UFO information he believes might might be stored in military bases across the US and beyond.
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[2026-03-29 07:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — The Israeli military said it had struck an Iranian research facility for naval weapons, while a series of loud explosions rattled Tehran as night fell on Saturday.
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[2026-03-29 07:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Scouting America, the Texas-based national organization founded as the Boy Scouts of America, is working to shed claims it has gone “woke” in recent years as it renews its focus on training young people with life skills, providing fun and educational outdoor experiences and revitalizing its partnership with the U.S.
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[2026-03-29 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Patriotism can be inclusive and respectful, it need not exclude and demean. Trust can vanquish extremism
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[2026-03-29 03:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: France saw several hundred people gather at Place de la Bastille in Paris on Saturday morning for a “No Kings” rally aimed at denouncing Donald Trump and what organisers described as authoritarian politics. Most participants were Americans living in France, but French labour unions and human rights organisations also joined the protest for the first time, widening its local reach.
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[2026-03-29 03:41 UTC+10:00] [Lebanon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Israeli military says primary target, killed in a missile strike far from the frontlines, was a Hezbollah ‘terrorist’
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[2026-03-29 00:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian pressed neighbouring nations not to let Tehran’s “enemies run the war” from their territory in a repeated warning to the countries hosting United States military bases.
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[2026-03-29 00:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Iranian strike on a US military base in Saudi Arabia wounded at least a dozen American troops and damaged aircraft on Friday, according to media reports.
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[2026-03-28 23:30 UTC+10:00] [drone] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Chinese capital sets strict limits on the sales, storage and transport of unmanned aerial vehicles and core components
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[2026-03-28 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The once-impenetrable Arctic waters have become the latest battleground for sea dominance among military and maritime vessels, as increased activity by both the Chinese and Russian Coast Guard and naval ships in recent months has raised concern in the U.S.
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