Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-30 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-08-30 22:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF and Israel Police traded accusations on Sunday morning, criticizing each other’s handling of extremist settler violence in the West Bank after at least eight Palestinians were injured in clashes on Saturday.
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[2026-08-30 21:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Niger's security forces have regained control of a major military airbase in the capital, Niamey, after hundreds of disgruntled soldiers launched a mutiny, in the latest challenge to military ruler Abdourahamane Tiani.
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[2026-08-30 21:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An Israeli veteran questioned at an airport abroad may have only minutes to decide what to say, whom to call, and whether a routine inquiry is potentially becoming a legal problem. Shachpatz, a new app launched by Shurat HaDin, is designed for such moments, placing travel guidance, emergency contacts, and access to legal assistance in one place.
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[2026-08-30 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The military police entered Bnei Brak on Yitzhak Nafha Street near the Darg Hasidim beit midrash (study hall) on Sunday afternoon.
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[2026-08-30 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Senior officials from Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which have been accused of committing war crimes and atrocities against civilians during the country's civil war, maintained secret contacts with Israel and sent delegations to Tel Aviv during the conflict, French investigative outlet Africa Intelligence reported over the weekend.
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[2026-08-30 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Top officials from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will gather in Istanbul on Monday for a first committee meeting under the joint defense accord that they signed this month, a Turkish foreign ministry source said.
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[2026-08-30 20:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN — Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Sunday called on Muslim countries in the region to unite against the United States and Israel, in a written message issued six months on from the start of the Middle East war.
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[2026-08-30 20:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Central Asian country featured the 4.5 generation warplanes in a video released to mark its independence day
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[2026-08-30 20:24 UTC+10:00] [Pakistan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Central Asian country featured the 4.5 generation warplanes in a video released to mark its independence day
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[2026-08-30 20:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: NBC News shared footage showing a team of reporters being attacked by Israeli settlers in the West Bank while trying to interview a Palestinian woman and her family on Saturday.
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[2026-08-30 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz posted on Friday that he had met with the Board of Peace High Representative Nikolay Mladenov. “He is a key partner in the work to secure Gaza's future, rid Hamas of its weapons, restore basic governance under a Committee of Palestinian technocrats, and build a real foundation for stability in the Middle East,” the US diplomat noted.
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[2026-08-30 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Castelion, one of the United States’ fastest‑advancing hypersonic weapons start-ups, has secured a $1 billion Series C funding round that would allow the company to dramatically expand its production of next‑generation strike and missile defense systems.
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[2026-08-30 19:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has called on the Japanese public to hold their government accountable over reports that US military assets stationed in Japan were used in operations against Iran.
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[2026-08-30 19:33 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Russian military is preparing for a significant offensive against Ukrainian energy infrastructure, according to the defense ministry on Sunday, just days after launching a devastating attack on a warehouse near Kyiv.
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[2026-08-30 19:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Six months ago, the United States and Israel struck targets across Tehran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other Iranian leaders.
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[2026-08-30 18:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The death toll from a Russian strike on a warehouse west of Kyiv, the war’s deadliest attack so far this year, rose to 38 with four people still missing, President Zelenskyy said on social media Sunday.
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[2026-08-30 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Hundreds of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) men arrived at the Tel Hashomer military base on Sunday to be drafted into the IDF, with many of them heading into combat units, as protesters gathered outside.
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[2026-08-30 18:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: From the Sudanese war’s earliest months, civilians have been forced to take up arms to defend themselves.
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[2026-08-30 18:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraq’s Kurdistan region has resumed oil production at all its oilfields except Sarsang, with output reaching up to 230,000 barrels per day, after a series of drone attacks during the war.
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[2026-08-30 18:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese schoolchildren use the Minecraft game to recreate the streetscape of prewar Bunkyo ward in Tokyo, before it was destroyed by incendiary bombs in 1945. Educators are seeking new tools as firsthand memories of WWII fade. (Photo by Takashi Miyazaki)
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[2026-08-30 18:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli minister Eli Cohen said Israel would strike Iran again if Tehran attempts to rebuild its nuclear or ballistic missile programmes, even if it reaches an agreement with the United States.
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[2026-08-30 17:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Options trader Marty Handler works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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[2026-08-30 17:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As with its approach to Hormuz, the US has mistaken applying pressure for an actual strategy. But Tehran has chips of its own to play
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[2026-08-30 17:00 UTC+10:00] [North of England] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: It’s ‘plausible’, though more likely the Humberside resident was one of many immigrants to Viking-controlled Danelaw
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[2026-08-30 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Pentagon reportedly asked outside analysts this month for creative ideas on Iran. That request itself is worth paying attention to. Over 180 days into a war that produced the most intensive American air campaign since Iraq in 2003, the CIA has now confirmed what the strike data was already reflecting.
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[2026-08-30 16:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: London: When the British government imploded in June, one key factor was a public dispute between ministers about how much the country could afford to spend on defence.
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[2026-08-30 16:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Dozens of Israeli settlers burst into a Palestinian man’s home in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, trapping and attacking people inside, the Israeli military and Palestinian witnesses said. It was the latest in a series of assaults by Israeli extremists that have drawn international condemnation.
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[2026-08-30 16:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SAN JOSE, California — Citing the importance of the First Amendment, a federal judge in California says the U.S. government is unconstitutionally silencing critics of Israel's war in Gaza and others as part of the Trump administration 's quest to deport noncitizens who it says disrupted college campuses while expressing their views.
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[2026-08-30 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Sudan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Conditions are deteriorating in city of El Obeid and camps on its outskirts, with more people arriving every day
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[2026-08-30 15:51 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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[2026-08-30 15:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Amnesty International said Israeli statements likening kites flown in Gaza to military drones “further strips away any prospects for moments of joy for children” who have been "denied a childhood" by Israel’s ongoing genocide.
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[2026-08-30 15:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Greece is set to sign a $3.6 billion defence deal with Israel on Monday in Tel Aviv, which will provide Athens with an air defence system.
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[2026-08-30 15:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Oil majors in the United States are profiting from the war on Iran, as soaring energy prices boost earnings but the crisis is threatening their longstanding investments in the Gulf.
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[2026-08-30 15:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- Kang Shin-chul, South Korea's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, was named Sunday as the nominee for defense minister.
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[2026-08-30 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Mark Carney] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Canadian PM is one of the few world leaders to stand up to the US president. Former colleagues say they are not surprised
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[2026-08-30 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln sails past Singapore as seen from Batam, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
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[2026-08-30 14:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-08-30 14:41 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-08-30 14:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: President Stubb said he did not believe Moscow was in a position to go to war with the military alliance
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[2026-08-30 14:38 UTC+10:00] [Nato] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: President Stubb said he did not believe Moscow was in a position to go to war with the military alliance
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[2026-08-30 14:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israeli security forces confiscated hundreds of thousands of shekels in cash, as well as property and vehicles worth nearly NIS 100,000 in a large-scale operation on Wednesday, raiding the homes of terrorists and their families who receive payment from the Palestinian Authority.
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[2026-08-30 14:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The rebel fighters who abandoned Falam in Myanmar in April said they gave up the strategic border town near India only after running out of bullets.
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[2026-08-30 14:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DAKAR, Senegal — The United States on Saturday deported dozens of people to the Central African Republic, including an Afghan whose brothers collaborated with the U.S. military, his lawyer and an advocacy group said.
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[2026-08-30 13:52 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-08-30 13:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and the United States on Sunday reaffirmed their commitment to mutual defense as their security treaty marked its 75th anniversary, with the allies pledging to strengthen cooperation amid growing security challenges in the Indo-Pacific.
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[2026-08-30 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Greece is set to sign a $3.6 billion defense deal with Israel on Monday in Tel Aviv, a major agreement that will provide Athens with a multilayered air defense system against potential threats from Turkey and Iran.
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[2026-08-30 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The diplomatic efforts underway between Israel and Gaza and Lebanon "are largely ineffective... half-baked in terms of what we will actually achieve," Brig.-Gen. (res.) Oren Avman told 103FM on Friday.
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[2026-08-30 12:55 UTC+10:00] [Nepal-Tibet Floods (August 2026)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: How Key Oil Stockpiles Dwindled During the War in Iran2:29
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[2026-08-30 12:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Iranian leaders are acknowledging the economic toll of war with the US, with the supreme leader urging the government to address the hardship and the president saying foreign trade has shrunk by a third due to the American sanctions and blockade.
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