Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-27 15:47 UTC+10:00] [National People's Congress Standing Committee] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Apart from the senior commanders, the former Xinjiang party chief and a senior financial regulator were also stripped of their status
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[2026-06-27 15:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: From left: Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Both Beijing and Pyongyang continue to leverage Putin's war in Ukraine to accelerate their military technological development. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Reuters)
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[2026-06-27 15:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; ADDS paras 3, 7-8)By Kim Hyun-soo
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[2026-06-27 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- Nearly 10 Chinese and Russian military aircraft briefly entered and left South Korea's air defense identification zone (KADIZ) above the country's eastern and southern waters, South Korea's military said Saturday.
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[2026-06-27 14:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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[2026-06-27 13:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF killed at least ten terrorists in the Gaza Strip and struck six terror targets in southern Lebanon over the past week, the military announced on Friday.
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[2026-06-27 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Trump administration is taking another step to strengthen the nation's critical minerals supply chain, announcing plans to build a series of mineral processing facilities on U.S. military bases through partnerships with private industry, according to Bloomberg.
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[2026-06-27 11:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Tom Fletcher welcomed the trilateral agreement as a ‘moment of hope and opportunity’. At the same time, he said Lebanon continues to face a “grave humanitarian crisis” following months of devastating Israeli military attacks.
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[2026-06-27 08:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said that Trump “has shown he has no commitment to the principles of negotiation or a ceasefire”.
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[2026-06-27 08:21 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Strikes against military facilities were in response to drone attack a day earlier on a cargo vessel
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[2026-06-27 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States conducted military strikes against Iranian targets on Friday in retaliation for Iran's attack against a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on X/Twitter.
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[2026-06-27 07:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-27 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Conservatives have proposed offering military reservists a tax cut to help increase the number of part-time members of the UK forces to 50,000.
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[2026-06-27 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-27 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. military struck Iran on Friday after President Donald Trump accused the Islamic Republic of violating a ceasefire by launching drone attacks at ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-06-27 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In recent weeks, US Vice President JD Vance has made statements and suggestions implying that the military aid provided by the United States to Israel gives Washington the right to demand that Israel follow American policy. He has even hinted at restrictions or delays in weapons deliveries if Israel does not act in accordance with US wishes.
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[2026-06-27 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In a televised address, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel will remain in southern Lebanon “as long as Lebanon does not disarm”.
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[2026-06-27 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Rome's Sacrario delle Bandiere is a shrine in every sense, marked by silence, history, a tomb and even scheduled prayers.
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[2026-06-27 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Crossing the border into Belarus, with Russia in the rearview mirror behind him, Artyom Vovchenko breathed a sigh of relief. He knew, in all likelihood, he would finally be free.
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[2026-06-27 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-06-27 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-27 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: John Bolton, 77, an outspoken critic of his president, pleaded guilty to one count. He might avoid a prison sentence due to a plea deal
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[2026-06-27 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: John Bolton, 77, an outspoken critic of his president, pleaded guilty to one count. He might avoid a prison sentence due to a plea deal
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[2026-06-27 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: John Bolton, former national security adviser to President Donald Trump, pleaded guilty on Friday to one count of retaining national security information related to his work during the first Trump administration.
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[2026-06-27 00:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: John Bolton, President Donald Trump's former adviser, pleaded guilty on Friday to keeping sensitive national security information after leaving his role.
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[2026-06-27 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: John Bolton, a prominent critic of US President Donald Trump who once served as his national security adviser, has pleaded guilty to unlawfully retaining classified information during a federal court hearing in Maryland.
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[2026-06-27 00:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: National security adviser John Bolton straightens his tie before an interview, March 5, 2019, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
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[2026-06-27 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-27 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: John Bolton, a former national security adviser to Donald Trump, has pleaded guilty to mishandling classified security information as part of notes he compiled for a book.
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[2026-06-27 00:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Firefighters battled the blaze as paramedics treated the injured and emergency crews evacuated casualties from the affected area. Regional authorities said the strike hit civilian neighbourhoods, damaging warehouses, homes and parked vehicles while rescue teams searched the debris for anyone still trapped. Regional officials said the strike involved at least two ballistic missiles and several attack drones targeting a civilian neighbourhood in the city centre.
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[2026-06-27 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: 1917 — Catcher Hank Gowdy of the Braves became the first major league player to enter military service in World War I.
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[2026-06-27 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Latest updatesIran war latest: Ceasefire under strain as Israel says military killed Hezbollah members in Lebanon
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[2026-06-26 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sergei Ivanov, Russia’s special representative for environment protection and transport, attends a Victory Day military parade marking the 75th anniversary of the Nazi defeat in World War II on Moscow’s Red Square, Russia, Wednesday, June 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, Pool, File)
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[2026-06-26 23:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Update: it appears the earlier warning by the UAE was a false alarm:
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[2026-06-26 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Latest updatesIran war latest: Ceasefire under strain as Israel says military killed Hezbollah members in Lebanon
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[2026-06-26 23:12 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Bolton to plead guilty charges that he unlawfully retained sensitive national security information in agreement that includes $2.25m fine
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[2026-06-26 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Venezuela's massive twin-earthquake disaster, which unfolded on Wednesday evening, has left dozens of apartment towers and other structures in ruins. The death toll has climbed to about 235, with at least 4,300 people injured. On one independent monitoring platform, the number of missing topped 50,000 overnight.
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[2026-06-26 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Russia's Defense Ministry claimed Friday morning that the military intercepted at least 660 Ukrainian drones across the country and Crimea, in what shaped up to be one of the most massive overnight aerial assaults since the 2022 invasion began. Drones being sent across the border in the hundreds has become a nightly, highly escalatory affair of late.
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[2026-06-26 21:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-26 21:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Germany’s new military registration program has fallen disastrously short of the numbers expected by the Bundeswehr, Die Zeit has reported, citing data from the Defense Ministry.
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[2026-06-26 20:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Pair accused of breaching national security laws over talks and sale of publications inciting hatred towards authorities, as well as money laundering
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[2026-06-26 20:57 UTC+10:00] [Zunzi] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Pair accused of breaching national security laws over talks and sale of publications inciting hatred towards authorities, as well as money laundering
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[2026-06-26 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: With each week and month that passes since the start of Trump's Operation Epic Fury, more and more reports have come out revealing the massive extent of damage to US military facilities in the Mideast region based on Iran's retaliation across the region.
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[2026-06-26 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A woman holds her cat after it being found during search and rescue works in the damaged residential building following Russia’s missile attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
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[2026-06-26 19:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Lebanon has insisted that Israeli troops withdraw from several areas close to the border, while the Israeli military has instead suggested a "redeployment" further back, Lebanese and Israeli security sources said on Friday.
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[2026-06-26 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The US military is still conducting attacks inside Syria, at a moment its close regional ally Israel is gobbling up territory in the south, and Golan region, with IDF ground forces holding territory within dozens of miles of Damascus.
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[2026-06-26 18:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Military personnel, firefighters and volunteers joined the search in the coastal city, where emergency crews recovered the bodies of siblings Leyder Rojas, aged three, and Leymar Rojas, aged 10, while another child from the same family was pulled out alive. Officials said inspections at the country’s main international airport were slowing relief efforts, adding to the strain on emergency operations.
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[2026-06-26 18:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: North Korea has conducted major weapons tests as part of its push to strengthen its military capabilities and reinforce its southern border amid ongoing tensions with South Korea.
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[2026-06-26 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: After his Oval Office visit today, an affair dominated by foreign reporters speaking truth to power by clamoring for more global military spending, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte had to defend his alliance’s often-touted moral assertion: that NATO is defensive in nature.
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[2026-06-26 17:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military continued operations across southern Lebanon, with Lebanon's National News Agency reporting that troops bulldozed and burned homes in the town of Markaba.
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