Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-23 09:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Israeli army should continue operations in Lebanon despite pressure from the US, Israel’s hardline national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, said on Monday.
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[2026-06-23 07:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Monday hedged when asked if he could guarantee that Iran would not use profits from oil sales to rebuild its military in the wake of the war with the U.S. and Israel.
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[2026-06-23 06:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Tue 23 Jun 2026 at 6:09am
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[2026-06-23 05:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, June 22 (Yonhap) -- China's new sanctions on some American firms reaffirm that Chinese suppliers are "unreliable," a U.S. official said Monday, defending the Pentagon's procurement restrictions on Chinese companies as helping ensure "secure and reliable" supply chains for the U.S. military.
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[2026-06-23 04:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: IDF operations in the West Bank have uncovered numerous weapons caches in civilian areas since the beginning of the year, the military confirmed on Monday.
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[2026-06-23 04:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) killed a Nukhba terrorist in the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday, who had taken part in holding Omer Shem Tov in Hamas captivity after October 7, 2023, the military announced on Monday.
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[2026-06-23 04:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir (Otzma Yehudit) warned against a "weak ceasefire" deal in Lebanon amid the emerging US-Iran agreement, saying that Israel should reject any deal that does not lead to a decisive victory.
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[2026-06-23 04:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Defence and National Security
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[2026-06-23 02:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIJING — China on Monday announced sanctions on 10 American military-related companies in response to a recent U.S. move that bars some leading Chinese tech companies from defense contracts.
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[2026-06-23 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi and National Security Adviser, has led a meeting of the Investment Affairs Council, which operates under the Supreme Council for Financial and Economic Affairs, with the first quarter performance of the emirate's biggest sovereign funds reviewed amid a volatile global backdrop.
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[2026-06-23 01:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Myanmar's military was responsible for more than 700 civilian deaths over the six-month election period last year, the UN says.
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[2026-06-23 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Europe will selectively cut risks in certain areas, as the cost of freezing out China would be too great, observers say
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[2026-06-23 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Nato] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Europe will selectively cut risks in certain areas, as the cost of freezing out China would be too great, observers say
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[2026-06-23 00:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukraine’s military has said it struck a plant producing electronics for missiles in Russia’s Voronezh region, as well as the Dubna satellite communications centre in the Moscow region.
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[2026-06-23 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Lebanese academic Dr. Zena Mansour, a known critic of Hezbollah who has shared more moderate explanations of Israeli military action than is typical within Lebanon, was summoned for questioning by the General Security Directorate’s Information Affairs Office on Monday, she confirmed in an online statement.
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[2026-06-22 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: China said on Monday that it will add 10 American firms to its export control list, including two rare earth firms MP Materials and USA Rare Earth, while also restricting 46 US firms from government procurement, signalling it would respond to Washington’s recent expansion of a military blacklist, even amid a broader stabilization of bilateral ties, the SCMP reported.
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[2026-06-22 23:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Ukraine’s military said Monday that it carried out a missile attack against a manufacturing plant in the city of Voronezh that it claims produces electronic components for the Russian military.
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[2026-06-22 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: State media airs footage of several encounters involving warships and planes during the Liaoning carrier group’s recent operations in the Pacific
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[2026-06-22 23:00 UTC+10:00] [South China Sea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: State media airs footage of several encounters involving warships and planes during the Liaoning carrier group’s recent operations in the Pacific
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[2026-06-22 22:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: China has added 10 United States-based companies to its export control list and barred government procurement from nearly 50 US companies two weeks after the Pentagon blacklisted some of China’s best-known companies for their alleged ties to the Chinese military.
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[2026-06-22 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Officials say sustained mainland air and naval operations mean the island’s military will have less time to respond to a crisis
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[2026-06-22 21:04 UTC+10:00] [PLA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Officials say sustained mainland air and naval operations mean the island’s military will have less time to respond to a crisis
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[2026-06-22 20:19 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-06-22 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Myanmar] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Military evades sanctions by using hobbyists’ motorised aircraft to bomb civilians in opposition-held territory
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[2026-06-22 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tokyo’s forces will become ‘more offensive, more dangerous and more oriented towards actual combat’, Chinese military mouthpiece says
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[2026-06-22 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tokyo’s forces will become ‘more offensive, more dangerous and more oriented towards actual combat’, Chinese military mouthpiece says
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[2026-06-22 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: IDF soldiers and haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters clashed outside of Military Prison 10 in Beit Lid on Monday morning, demonstrating in support of arrested draft dodgers being held in the prison and the IDF's haredi draft law.
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[2026-06-22 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan kicked off a five-day set of military drills on Monday aimed at boosting the island’s combat readiness in case of a Chinese military attack.
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[2026-06-22 16:58 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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[2026-06-22 16:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military could be required to partially withdraw from the so-called yellow line in southern Lebanon as part of ongoing diplomatic efforts, according to a report by Haaretz citing an Israeli source.
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[2026-06-22 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Innovative US military technology company Anduril Industries, which raised money recently at a $61 billion valuation, is currently meeting with a number of senior officials in Israel to establish a local operation that will deal with sales to the Ministry of Defense and R&D for its global products, "Globes" has learned.
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[2026-06-22 16:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A year after their last military conflict, tensions between India and Pakistan are rising again, this time over access to water from the Indus River basin.
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[2026-06-22 15:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-06-22 15:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-06-22 15:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Former British Army officer Richard Kemp has come under fire after describing himself as "a goy, a mere goy" while delivering a speech extolling Israel and the Israeli military.
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[2026-06-22 15:20 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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[2026-06-22 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1965 -- The government exchanges an agreement with the United States in which Seoul pledges to send a combat division to Vietnam. The agreement was concluded after Winthrop Brown, then the U.S. ambassador to South Korea, requested the South Korean troop deployment in Vietnam in return for a yearlong military provision and a US$150 million loan for South Korea.
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[2026-06-22 14:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korean military on Monday denounced North Korea's intensified border fencing as a violation of the armistice agreement that halted the 1950-53 Korean War, following a report that the fences have been built very close to the inter-Korean border.
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[2026-06-22 14:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-06-22 13:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. and Chinese flag at the Great Hall of the People prior to the state dinner of President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14, 2026, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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[2026-06-22 13:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: China imposed fresh trade restrictions on dozens of U.S. entities on Monday, retaliating against Washington's move to add more Chinese companies to a Pentagon list of businesses it accuses of aiding Beijing's military.
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[2026-06-22 13:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US military said on Sunday that it struck a vessel in the Caribbean, killing two people, alleging that the vessel struck was operated by "designated terrorist organizations" that it did not identify.
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[2026-06-22 13:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Pentagon is viewed from the window of an airplane Aug. 27, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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[2026-06-22 13:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Ukrainian military will bomb Belarusian communication towers along the 1,000-kilometer border unless President Alexander Lukashenko takes them offline and “proves” to Kiev that he is not aiding Moscow, Vladimir Zelensky said on Sunday.
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[2026-06-22 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Whether it's data centers, critical infrastructure, stadiums, corporate headquarters, or even military bases, the U.S. remains largely unprepared to combat one-way attack drones, including Category 1 through 3 drones, because a critical layer of cheap, scalable counter-UAS technology is missing.
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[2026-06-22 12:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean military on Monday denounced North Korea's intensified border fencing as a violation of the armistice agreement that halted the 1950-53 Korean War, following a report that the fences have been built very close to the inter-Korean border.
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[2026-06-22 12:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A special counsel team has booked former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun on suspicion of attempting to use a military intelligence unit to create a pretext for former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law bid, legal sources said Monday.
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[2026-06-22 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Syrian President and former Al-Qaeda chief Ahmad al-Sharaa is "unprepared and unwilling" to launch a military offensive against Lebanon despite growing US pressure, Israel’s Broadcasting Corporation (KAN) reported days ago.
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[2026-06-22 12:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. and Iran made progress during talks in Switzerland on Monday toward reaching a final deal within 60 days, including the agreement to establish a committee and a mechanism to end hostilities in Lebanon.
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[2026-06-22 11:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team has booked former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun on suspicion of attempting to use a military intelligence unit to create a pretext for former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law bid, legal sources said Monday.
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