Topic: Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-19 17:13 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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[2026-03-19 17:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Following the military-led ouster of its previous government in October last year, Madagascar’s leadership is strengthening cooperation with Russia.
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[2026-03-19 16:52 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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[2026-03-19 16:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Unidentified drones have been spotted over a military base in Washington where the Secretary of State and Secretary of Defence reside, The Washington Post reported.
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[2026-03-19 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A mourner holds a poster depicting Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, right, the successor to his late father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, as supreme leader, during the funeral procession for senior Iranian military officials and civilians killed during the U.S.-Israel campaign in Tehran, Iran, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
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[2026-03-19 15:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The shooting at a New Mexico Air Force Base on Tuesday left a military veteran dead and an active duty service member injured, authorities said in an update.
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[2026-03-19 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Thursday America had 'no idea' of Israel's attack on facilities linked to Iran's oil industry in South Pars and Asaluyeh, warning of severe military consequences if Tehran launches more attacks on Qatar's energy infrastructure, as tensions across the Gulf escalated following strikes on major liquefied natural gas facilities.
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[2026-03-19 14:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez announced a major Cabinet shake-up Wednesday with the appointment of a new defense minister to replace Gen. Vladimir Padrino López, who had been a cornerstone of the military’s long-standing support for former President Nicolás Maduro.
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[2026-03-19 13:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Saudi reserves right to ‘military action’ after Iranian attack
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[2026-03-19 13:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez announced the sacking Wednesday of Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez, who headed the military for almost a decade under ousted leader Nicolas Maduro.
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[2026-03-19 12:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Former Pentagon official Dan Caldwell – a skeptic of US military intervention, particularly in Iran – has reportedly been hired by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.
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[2026-03-19 12:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: US and Israeli strikes on Iran have killed several senior political and military figures as the two countries push for regime change.
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[2026-03-19 12:10 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Kyiv hits Russian plants producing and repairing military transport planes; former pro-Kremlin operator abruptly calls for Vladimir Putin to step aside. What we know on day 1,485
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[2026-03-19 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: PLA Air Force details streamlined operations that pair tankers and fighters, with real-time recommendations for pilots
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[2026-03-19 11:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said the kingdom reserves the right to take military action against Iran if necessary, accusing Tehran of pressuring its neighbours rather than engaging in dialogue.
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[2026-03-19 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) — A shooting that left one person dead and another injured on a U.S. Air Force base in New Mexico was the result of an isolated domestic dispute, military officials said Wednesday.
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[2026-03-19 09:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Israel’s “eye in the sky” intelligence network has allowed it to target and eliminate thousands of regime thugs, the Israeli military said Wednesday — with the hopes that the strikes could spark a popular uprising.
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[2026-03-19 09:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The coastal city of Sidon in southern Lebanon saw an influx of displaced people on Wednesday after the Israeli military issued evacuation warnings for Tyre and surrounding areas a day earlier.
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[2026-03-19 08:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said Wednesday it had launched airstrikes in northern Iran for the first time since the war began on February 28.
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[2026-03-19 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian soldiers backed by air support repelled an attack Wednesday by suspected Islamic militants on a military base in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 80 of the assailants, the army said.
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[2026-03-19 07:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, left, and Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez attend a government-organized civic-military march in Caracas, Venezuela, Nov. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)
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[2026-03-19 07:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The war with Iran that started with airstrikes from the United States and Israel is now in its third week. As expected, Iran has suffered heavy destruction under the overwhelming military power of the US and Israel.
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[2026-03-19 07:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump arrives with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine and members of Congress, on Air Force One, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del., to attend the casualty return for the six crew members of an Air Force refueling aircraft who died when their plane crashed in western Iraq while supporting operations against Iran.
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[2026-03-19 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Qatari Foreign Ministry has condemned Israel’s attack on Iran’s South Pars gas field, which is jointly operated by Iran and Qatar. The ministry said that strikes on Pars constitute “a threat to global energy security.” Gas processing facilities on the Iranian side of the field were damaged in strikes on Wednesday.
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[2026-03-19 05:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Delaware — President Donald Trump is paying his respects on Wednesday at a Delaware military base as the remains of six US service members killed in the crash of a refueling aircraft are returned to their families.
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[2026-03-19 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian soldiers, backed by air support, repelled an attack Wednesday by suspected Islamic militants on a military base in the northeast of the country, killing at least 60 fighters, the army said.
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[2026-03-19 04:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Military police patrol during a police operation in the Morro dos Prazeres community in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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[2026-03-19 04:19 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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[2026-03-19 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari issued a statement calling Israel’s strikes on Iran’s natural gas sites “a dangerous and irresponsible step amid the current military escalation in the region”.
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[2026-03-19 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JERUSALEM — Israel said on Wednesday its forces had killed another top Iranian official, Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib, and said its military was authorised to kill any senior figure of the Islamic republic in its sights.
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[2026-03-19 00:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Fars News Agency reports that Iran intends to respond to strikes on its gas faculties by targeting “enemy infrastructure that was previously thought to be safe”, citing Iranian military sources.
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[2026-03-19 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Andrie Yunus, from KontraS, is a promiment human rights activist in Indonesia. (Supplied)
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[2026-03-19 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, left, with President Donald Trump, reacts as she was speaking to members of the military aboard the USS George Washington, an aircraft carrier docked at an American naval base, in Yokosuka, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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[2026-03-18 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Turkish government has tightened controls on the transit and re-export of military equipment and defence-related items to third countries through Turkey under a new regulation introduced on Monday.
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[2026-03-18 23:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Turkish government has tightened controls on the transit and re-export of military equipment and defence-related items to third countries through Turkey under a new regulation introduced on Monday.
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[2026-03-18 23:22 UTC+10:00] [Anxun Information Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PLA delegation will travel to Brussels next week, where the Ukraine war remains a major barrier to better relations with Beijing
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[2026-03-18 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Germany’s foreign minister says political change in Iran cannot be imposed through external military force.
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[2026-03-18 22:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One, Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-03-18 22:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: As United States President Donald Trump tries to build a coalition of navies willing to open the Strait of Hormuz, some countries are negotiating safe passage directly with Iran, underscoring a new de facto reality, analysts say: Regardless of military results, Tehran is calling the shots on who gets to use the world’s most important energy waterway.
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[2026-03-18 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: One person was killed and another injured in a shooting on Tuesday evening at a US Air Force Base in New Mexico, according to military officials cited by AP.
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[2026-03-18 21:22 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-18 20:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JAKARTA — The Indonesian military detained four soldiers on Wednesday suspected of links to an acid attack that maimed a rights activist critical of the growing role of the armed forces, an official said.
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[2026-03-18 20:00 UTC+10:00] [AVIC] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Yang Wei has not appeared in public for more than a year, and it comes amid an anti-corruption campaign in the defence sector
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[2026-03-18 19:25 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-18 19:23 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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[2026-03-18 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hamas on Wednesday condemned the “treacherous” Israeli strike on Tehran that killed Iran's national security chief Ali Larijani, his son and several others.
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[2026-03-18 16:36 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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[2026-03-18 16:35 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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[2026-03-18 16:08 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Aircraft carrier has been participating in strikes on Iran, after previously taking part in the operation to seize Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro
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[2026-03-18 14:15 UTC+10:00] [Australian military] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Prime minister says no Australian personnel were injured and maintains Australia is not at war with Iran
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