Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-29 01:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United States issued more Iran-related sanctions targeting one entity and one individual on Friday, after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent earlier this week threatened further action amid the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-08-29 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at a news conference, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-08-29 01:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Around a dozen Israeli activists gathered outside European Union representative offices in east Jerusalem on 28 August, calling on the bloc to take a stronger position on the war in Gaza. Holding placards and chanting through a megaphone, the protesters accused the EU of remaining silent over what they described as war crimes and apartheid.
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[2026-08-29 01:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran has become stronger while the US has exposed its weakness during the conflict in the Middle East, which is still far from over, experts have told RT on the day marking six months since Washington and Israel attacked the Islamic Republic.
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[2026-08-29 01:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran has become stronger while the US has exposed its weakness during the conflict in the Middle East, which is still far from over, experts have told RT on the day marking six months since Washington and Israel attacked the Islamic Republic.
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[2026-08-29 01:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Some moments in the history of liberation movements require courage to act; others require equal courage to wait.
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[2026-08-29 01:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: At least four people were killed in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, according to local health officials. Three men died in separate strikes in Gaza City, with their bodies taken to Shifa Hospital, while another person was killed when a tent sheltering displaced Palestinians was hit in southern Gaza.
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[2026-08-29 01:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Brent crude futures initially jumped overnight after The Wall Street Journal reported that President Trump has no interest in reviving the memorandum of understanding (interim peace deal) reached with Iran in June. The war-risk premium in Brent has since faded in New York premarket trading amid mounting developments this week that major Gulf producers, including Kuwait and Qatar, are increasing tanker flows through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-08-29 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: France hopes to line its own arms manufacturers’ pockets with a €90 billion European Union loan to Ukraine by limiting Kiev's ability to procure weapons from outside the bloc, according to Euronews.
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[2026-08-29 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: France hopes to line its own arms manufacturers’ pockets with a €90 billion European Union loan to Ukraine by limiting Kiev's ability to procure weapons from outside the bloc, according to Euronews.
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[2026-08-29 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A Dutch court on Friday sentenced a 67-year-old man to life in prison for war crimes and genocide committed in Rwanda in 1994, where it said he had been involved in the killing of around 3,000 Tutsis who had sought refuge from Hutu attacks at a stadium.
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[2026-08-29 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Sweden's military will participate in the surveillance and protection of Finland's territory with Gripen fighter jets and a corvette warship, at least until the end of 2026, Finland's defense forces said on Friday.
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[2026-08-29 01:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Women from Srebrenica watch a live broadcast from the Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague to learn the verdict for Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic, on the screen, at the memorial cemetery in Potocari near Srebrenica, eastern Bosnia, Tuesday, June 8, 2021.(AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File)
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[2026-08-29 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-29 01:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF killed a former Jenin terror cell leader and two additional terrorists in an IAF airstrike on their vehicle in the West Bank on Friday, the military confirmed in a joint statement with the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency).
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[2026-08-29 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A judge in Moscow on Friday sentenced Oleksiy Arestovych, a former adviser to the Ukrainian president’s office, to 11 years in prison in absentia after finding him guilty of spreading false information about the Russian military and publicly calling for terrorism.
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[2026-08-29 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Sudan has lifted a two-year-old night-time curfew and a state of emergency in the capital, Khartoum, in a move authorities say will allow residents to move and work around the clock.
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[2026-08-28 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: QatarEnergy has extended the suspension of liquefied natural gas deliveries to Italy until November, prolonging a supply disruption that began after Iranian strikes damaged the company’s production facilities in March, Italian energy company Edison said on Friday.
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[2026-08-28 23:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Crude oil prices have swung sharply over six months of war in Iran, rising almost two-thirds to nearly $120 a barrel before falling back as diplomatic efforts eased fears of a prolonged disruption to global supplies.
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[2026-08-28 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF killed a Hamas commander in Gaza's Al-Shati area on Thursday who participated in the October 7 massacre, the military said on Friday.
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[2026-08-28 23:15 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Thai navy says ‘routine’ visit’ will allow personnel to rest and recuperate amid reports of poor conditions onboard
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[2026-08-28 23:11 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenHattigauda, NepalChildren run to an army helicopter as rescue operations continue after fatal flash floods and mudslidesPhotograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPAShareView image in fullscreenKathmandu, NepalRelatives of people missing after the deadly floods wait outside the Tribhuvan University teaching hospitalPhotograph: Monika Malla/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenOslo, NorwayPeople gather at Palace Square to mourn King Harald V after news of his deathPhotograph: Thomas Andersen/NTB Scanpix/APShareView image in fullscreenMinab, IranA man who lost his son in February’s strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school,
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[2026-08-28 23:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Zhang and Liu have been under investigation since January for alleged failures of discipline
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[2026-08-28 23:06 UTC+10:00] [Jiang Chaoliang] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Zhang and Liu have been under investigation since January for alleged failures of discipline
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[2026-08-28 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Swift commercial response highlights how Chinese space surveillance capabilities are expanding beyond military and government circles
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[2026-08-28 22:40 UTC+10:00] [Dongpo] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Swift commercial response highlights how Chinese space surveillance capabilities are expanding beyond military and government circles
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[2026-08-28 22:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: It has been six months since February 28, when the US and Israel shocked the world by launching missile strikes on Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several senior Iranian officials in Tehran, as well as scores of children in a school in Minab, southern Iran.
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[2026-08-28 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing will leverage its ‘whole nation’ approach under the 15th five-year plan to achieve breakthroughs in core technologies, official says
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[2026-08-28 22:32 UTC+10:00] [Washington] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing will leverage its ‘whole nation’ approach under the 15th five-year plan to achieve breakthroughs in core technologies, official says
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[2026-08-28 22:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli government has instructed its military to expel Palestinians from areas of the Gaza Strip where children are flying kites and releasing balloons, Israel’s Channel 13 reported on Thursday.
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[2026-08-28 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Shares of major U.S. clothing retailer Gap, whose brands include Old Navy, Banana Republic and others, jumped the most in 16 months in premarket trading after the company reported stronger-than-expected profit and upgraded its earnings outlook. The company also named retail veteran Michael Francis as Old Navy's next CEO.
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[2026-08-28 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Described as warm, generous, unassuming and deeply devoted to his work, Gong was a pioneer of space debris research
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[2026-08-28 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Described as warm, generous, unassuming and deeply devoted to his work, Gong was a pioneer of space debris research
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[2026-08-28 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The discovery this week of the sunken arms ship the Altalena, which almost sparked an Israeli civil war just one month after the fledgling state was created in 1948, has become a political battle ground for right-politicians seeking support in advance of the October 27 elections.
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[2026-08-28 21:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: CAIRO (AP) — Drone strikes have killed eight civilians and wounded dozens in Sudan’s Kordofan region, a rights group said Friday.
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[2026-08-28 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Six months ago today, the United States and Israel launched their first strikes of on Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran and hitting nuclear and military sites around the country.
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[2026-08-28 21:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan and Kuwait signed a new defence agreement on Thursday, with Pakistan’s Ministry of Defence saying it significantly enhances a military cooperation framework in place since 2023.
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[2026-08-28 21:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The spokesperson of Iran's Ministry of Defence, Brigadier General Reza Talaei‑Nik, stated that Iran has prepared new weapons and 'surprises' for the battlefield in the event of future war, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported.
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[2026-08-28 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Supply chains in the Middle East are shaping up to be the next major opportunity for venture capital investors, especially when the Iran war ends, the founder of Dubai's Global Ventures has said.
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[2026-08-28 21:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraq on Friday announced four arrests over the killing of two police officers in Baghdad, as the government tries to assert authority before a deadline to bring all weapons under state control.
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[2026-08-28 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: CIA Director John Ratcliffe delivered a grim assessment of Russia’s situation regarding the war in Ukraine during a secret visit to Moscow this past week, The New York Times reported on Thursday.
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[2026-08-28 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Forget “Let’s go fly a kite” from Mary Poppins. The song from Disney’s movie sends spirits soaring, but in Israel, post-October 7, 2023, kites are not symbols of innocent childhood fun. They have transformed from symbols of freedom into weapons of physical and psychological warfare. It’s evil, but brilliant.
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[2026-08-28 21:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said a return to diplomacy to end the war with the US was not "impossible", with the conflict still unresolved as it reached the six-month mark on Friday.
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[2026-08-28 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: A US judge on Aug. 27, 2026 blocks the Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic, the latest turn in the Claude maker’s high-stakes fight with the military over AI safety on the battlefield. Anthropic’s lawsuit in California federal court alleges that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth overstepped his authority when he designated Anthropic a national security supply-chain risk, a label the government can apply to companies that expose military systems to potential infiltration or sabotage by adversaries.
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[2026-08-28 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Football in the occupied West Bank has been brought to a near standstill since Israel launched its genocidal war on Gaza.
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[2026-08-28 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
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[2026-08-28 20:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump, center, walks from Marine One to board Air Force One, Aug. 21, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., en route to South Carolina. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
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[2026-08-28 20:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, cars burn as firefighters try to put out a fire following a Russian drone attack in Kyiv region, Ukraine, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)
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[2026-08-28 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health announced the killing of one person during an Israeli strike on the town of Arab Salim, in the Nabatieh region of Southern Lebanon, on Thursday.
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[2026-08-28 20:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health announced the killing of one person during an Israeli strike on the town of Arab Salim, in the Nabatieh region of Southern Lebanon, on Thursday.
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