Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-09 13:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: MASHHAD, Iran (AFP) -- Iranians were preparing on Thursday to bury their slain leader Ali Khamenei in his hometown of Mashhad in northeast Iran, as new US strikes threatened to trigger a fresh escalation in the Middle East war.
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[2026-07-09 13:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sirens sounded in Kuwait and alerts were activated in Qatar and Bahrain due to retaliatory Iranian fire over the Gulf countries after the United States launched new airstrikes hitting Iran early Thursday.
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[2026-07-09 13:04 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Moscow moves to support domestic fuel market as drivers face hours-long lines amid intensifying Ukrainian strikes. What we know on day 1,597
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[2026-07-09 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: If the Strait of Hormuz can be regarded as a barometer of geopolitical stability, then the latest Iranian attacks on three civilian ships and subsequent American strikes on more than 80 targets in Iran suggest that more stormy weather lies ahead.
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[2026-07-09 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Defense company AeroVironment has won an $80.5 million order from the Joint Interagency Task Force 401 for its Titan MS counter-drone system, expanding the Department of War's efforts to secure critical defense infrastructure and other homeland sites from AI drone swarm attacks.
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[2026-07-09 12:54 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Japan’s Terra Drone plans to set up a system enabling domestic production of up to tens of thousands of interceptor drones a year, the company’s head, Toru Tokushige, said in a recent interview.
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[2026-07-09 12:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made more official appearances in the first six months of the year than in any first half since 2014, with military-related events reaching their highest level since he took power, data showed Thursday.
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[2026-07-09 12:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil rose Thursday, after fresh strikes on Iran by the U.S. military raised worries about supply disruptions in the Middle East.
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[2026-07-09 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Sujita Sinha via Interesting Engineering,
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[2026-07-09 12:34 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-07-09 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US could grant Ukraine a license to manufacture Patriot anti-aircraft missiles, President Donald Trump has said during a meeting with Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Türkiye. He maintained, however, that Washington would not supply the missiles directly.
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[2026-07-09 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Independent Cuban news outlet ADN Cuba has revealed that a US-based Cuba solidarity coalition circulated a memo instructing far-left activists to prepare rapid-response protests at US federal buildings, military bases, recruitment centers, and ICE facilities in the event of a military confrontation between the US military and the communist regime in Havana.
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[2026-07-09 12:06 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The U.S. Department of Defense is pressuring Latin American nations to increase security spending to fight organized crime.
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[2026-07-09 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 9 Jul 2026 at 12:00pm
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[2026-07-09 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Syrian authorities suspect remnants of the former regime of having carried out recent bomb attacks in Damascus to disrupt the prosecution of loyalists of Bashar Al Assad and Syria’s rehabilitation in the international arena, two officials told The National on Wednesday.
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[2026-07-09 11:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: China's consumer prices grew slower than expected in June, while wholesale inflation accelerated, as elevated energy costs continued to sap domestic demand.
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[2026-07-09 11:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: As Russia tightens energy exports after Ukrainian drone strikes on its refineries, Kyrgyzstan is facing shortages of premium-grade gasoline, with consumers now turning to standard grade. (Photo by Ilkham Umarakhunov)
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[2026-07-09 11:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The defense establishment, like the entire world, watched the American military launch another operation against Tehran.
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[2026-07-09 11:17 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 Wednesday evening, demonstrating in support of arrested draft dodgers being held in the prison and protesting the IDF's haredi draft law.
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[2026-07-09 11:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Missile interceptions were seen in the skies over Bahrain after warning sirens were sounded, according to local eyewitness reports cited in international news media.
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[2026-07-09 10:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hanwha Systems Co., the defense arm of Hanwha Group, said Thursday it has launched a 30-ton-class unmanned surface vessel in the southeastern port city of Busan for sea trials to evaluate its operational capabilities.
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[2026-07-09 10:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- Hanwha Systems Co., the defense arm of Hanwha Group, said Thursday it has launched a 30-ton-class unmanned surface vessel (USV) in the southeastern port city of Busan for sea trials to evaluate its operational capabilities.
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[2026-07-09 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-09 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Myanmar saw 4.5 million tourist arrivals at the peak in 2015, but the numbers have fallen sharply since the military coup in 2021
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[2026-07-09 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Myanmar saw 4.5 million tourist arrivals at the peak in 2015, but the numbers have fallen sharply since the military coup in 2021
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[2026-07-09 09:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Members of a local self-defense group formed by residents in response to cartel violence patrol in Guajes de Ayala, Mexico, March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)
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[2026-07-09 09:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump's remarks at the Nato summit in Turkey lead Metro, with the top headline declaring "Iran war back on after new air strikes". The US president is quoted calling Iran's leaders "scum" as he promised to hit the Iranian "regime hard", the paper reports.
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[2026-07-09 09:49 UTC+10:00] [Charlie Kirk shooting] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Defense attorneys and prosecutors spar over whether to share full statement with court and cameras
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[2026-07-09 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Tens of thousands of people fled el-Fasher after the city was seized by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)
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[2026-07-09 09:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Thursday denounced military cooperation between Seoul and Tokyo as "a foolish act of courting self-destruction."
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[2026-07-09 08:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington says Beijing’s notification of launch fell short of expected standard followed by other established nuclear powers
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[2026-07-09 08:51 UTC+10:00] [nuclear sub] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington says Beijing’s notification of launch fell short of expected standard followed by other established nuclear powers
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[2026-07-09 08:25 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: The senior legal counsel to the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff — the principal military adviser to President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — is stepping down nearly a year before his term is over, the latest in an exodus of the military’s top leaders and lawyers over the last 18 months.
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[2026-07-09 08:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US launched a second night of strikes on Iran on Wednesday, with President Donald Trump calling them "retribution".
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[2026-07-09 08:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trading report lands as USTR weighs extra 25 per cent levy and Flavio Bolsonaro tells hearing that Lula ‘licks China’s boots’
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[2026-07-09 08:17 UTC+10:00] [Mauro Vieira] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trading report lands as USTR weighs extra 25 per cent levy and Flavio Bolsonaro tells hearing that Lula ‘licks China’s boots’
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[2026-07-09 08:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Secretary general says allies are strengthening the alliance after agreeing to higher spending, amid continued pressure from Trump
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[2026-07-09 08:08 UTC+10:00] [Greenland] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Secretary general says allies are strengthening the alliance after agreeing to higher spending, amid continued pressure from Trump
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[2026-07-09 08:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Iran war has reignited and the U.S. may need European allies more than ever, but President Donald Trump left a NATO summit in Turkey on Wednesday without announcing any new commitments from the defense alliance to assist with the conflict.
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[2026-07-09 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Trump says the latest US strikes on Iran were carried out in retaliation for what he described as Iran's bombing of ships a day earlier.
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[2026-07-09 07:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: China only gave the United States a few hours' notice on July 6 that it was going to test-launch a ballistic missile and gave insufficient detail, a State Department official said on Wednesday.
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[2026-07-09 07:48 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: Defense Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. —Photo from the official Facebook page of the Department of National Defense
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[2026-07-09 07:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president had earlier said the ceasefire was ‘over’, after Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
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[2026-07-09 07:42 UTC+10:00] [Abbas Araghchi] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president had earlier said the ceasefire was ‘over’, after Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
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[2026-07-09 07:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump threatened Wednesday to unleash more military strikes against Iran during a two-day NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, where he said Iranian attacks signaled the end of the ceasefire. (AP Video by Nathan Ellgren)
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[2026-07-09 07:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Former Defence Minister Al Carns has said he will not stand for the Labour leadership and urged his party to get behind Andy Burnham.
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[2026-07-09 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Those arguing that the conflict has exposed the grouping as a failure misunderstand its role
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[2026-07-09 07:30 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Those arguing that the conflict has exposed the grouping as a failure misunderstand its role
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[2026-07-09 07:22 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-07-09 07:21 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Attacks on three locations across Iran came after three tankers in the strait of Hormuz were targeted on Tuesday
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