Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-03 20:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: So’s bank worker with a dark past is forced back into action to find his daughter in this series that quickly sates viewers’ lust for combat
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[2026-07-03 20:15 UTC+10:00] [Agent Kim Reactivated] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: So’s bank worker with a dark past is forced back into action to find his daughter in this series that quickly sates viewers’ lust for combat
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[2026-07-03 20:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The promotions were the first announced by President Xi Jinping in almost a year
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[2026-07-03 20:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The promotions were the first announced by President Xi Jinping in almost a year
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[2026-07-03 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Defence magazine points to lightweight torpedo launcher in place of the 12-tube depth charge launchers on earlier carriers
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[2026-07-03 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Fujian] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Defence magazine points to lightweight torpedo launcher in place of the 12-tube depth charge launchers on earlier carriers
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[2026-07-03 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Since 2020, Palantir, the controversial US data surveillance firm with links to Israeli abuses in occupied Palestine, has won over £670m in contracts with British civil and defence industries, raising both ethical and national-security concerns among politicians and campaigners.
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[2026-07-03 19:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), Ahmad Vahidi paid his respects in Tehran before the body of Ali Khamenei, his first public appearance since the US-Israel invasion of Iran in February.
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[2026-07-03 19:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil was heading for a fourth consecutive weekly loss on Friday as traders continued to strip out the geopolitical risk premium built into prices during the Iran war, as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz recovers following the deal signed by Tehran and the US.
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[2026-07-03 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Rugby Union] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Wallabies are banking on a bomb squad-style bench to fix the second-half fadeouts that proved fatal on the Spring Tour last year, and power Australia home to victory over Ireland in Sydney on Saturday.
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[2026-07-03 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir awarded US Air Defense Battery Captain Nathan John Pernot and several other battery commanders with an IDF Certificate of Appreciation during Thursday's situational assessment, the military confirmed on Friday.
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[2026-07-03 19:13 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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[2026-07-03 19:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, then Iran’s supreme leader, speaks during Friday prayers at Tehran University, July 30, 1999. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
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[2026-07-03 18:59 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-07-03 18:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Nigeria is expanding military cooperation with Benin and Niger to ward off jihadist groups from the Sahel trying to enter its northwest.
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[2026-07-03 18:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: At the start of February, we pointed out that "humanoid warfare nears" and suspected these war bots were headed for Ukraine for testing.
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[2026-07-03 18:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A Russian general has been arrested and placed in pre-trial detention on fraud charges, part of a sprawling investigation into the extortion of soldiers, the RBC news outlet reported Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
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[2026-07-03 18:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF and Shin Bet (Israeli Security Agency) have killed a Hamas terrorist who held hostages in the Gaza Strip after October 7, 2023, the military announced on Friday.
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[2026-07-03 18:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Students of all ages describe being ‘very moved’ by sight of destroyer Nanning and frigate Hengyang moored at Ngong Shuen Chau Barracks
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[2026-07-03 18:06 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Students of all ages describe being ‘very moved’ by sight of destroyer Nanning and frigate Hengyang moored at Ngong Shuen Chau Barracks
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[2026-07-03 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An officer with a highly sensitive operational role on October 7 opened a professional discussion this week about the lessons of that terrible day, saying that "As a middle-ranking officer in the IDF, I look at the commanders above me and below me, and I tell you, we have changed.
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[2026-07-03 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF's Duvdevan unit, acting on intelligence from the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), arrested eight Palestinians suspected of chasing and assaulting Israeli civilians during Thursday's incident in the West Bank village of Mukhmas, the military and Shin Bet announced in a Friday morning joint statement.
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[2026-07-03 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Masood had never had it easy financially. As a musician in Tehran, his work was often interrupted by bans on events during religious occasions or the fallout from Iran’s years-long shadow conflict with Israel.
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[2026-07-03 17:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Business activity in the UAE's non-oil private sector grew at the slowest pace in five years in June, while employment contracted for the first time in more than four years, as companies tackle the fallout of the Iran war.
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[2026-07-03 17:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: President Prabowo’s US$15 billion programme has been criticised for budget strains and cases of food poisoning
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[2026-07-03 17:07 UTC+10:00] [Indonesia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: President Prabowo’s US$15 billion programme has been criticised for budget strains and cases of food poisoning
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[2026-07-03 17:06 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine War] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-07-03 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Ahmad Vahidi, the caretaker commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, has made his first public appearance since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran, according to Al Jazeera.
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[2026-07-03 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An active IDF reservist who lives in a southern city was arrested this week on suspicion of possessing and trafficking weapons.
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[2026-07-03 16:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-03 16:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Displaced Palestinians in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, marked 1,000 days since Israel began its genocide on the besieged strip, following the Hamas-led attack in southern Israel on 7 October 2023.
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[2026-07-03 16:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- Hanwha Group, South Korea's largest defense and aerospace conglomerate, said Friday it will invest 55 trillion won (US$35.6 billion) in the aerospace and artificial intelligence (AI) sectors by 2040 to develop launch vehicles, satellites and AI data centers.
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[2026-07-03 16:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [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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[2026-07-03 16:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- More than 80 foreign youths are currently on a visit to South Korea on an annual exchange program for descendants of veterans from countries that fought in the 1950-53 Korean War under the U.N. flag, the veterans ministry said Friday.
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[2026-07-03 16:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mourners touch the coffin of Zahra Haddad-Adel, daughter of former Iranian parliament speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel and wife of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, during her funeral in Tehran, Thursday, July 2, 2026. According to Iranian authorities she was killed in the same strike that killed then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.(Fars News Agency via AP)(Fars News Agency via AP)
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[2026-07-03 16:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The body of Iran's former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was allegedly moved in public for the first time since his assassination, during a farewell ceremony attended by thousands of relatives of those killed in the war, Iranian state media reported.
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[2026-07-03 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A strategic line of towns and cities are crucial to Ukraine’s defence – and where the war is at its most brutal
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[2026-07-03 15:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Iran has begun several days of public mourning and funeral processions for its former Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, more than four months after he was killed in strikes launched by the US and Israel.
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[2026-07-03 15:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Syria has described the bomb blast at a cafe near Damascus's main courthouse on Thursday afternoon as a "terrorist" act, after the attack killed nine people and injured more than 20.
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[2026-07-03 15:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fraudsters use real-time face-swapping tech and the likeness of royal ‘Fazza’ to ensnare vulnerable targets
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[2026-07-03 15:34 UTC+10:00] [Cornell University] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fraudsters use real-time face-swapping tech and the likeness of royal ‘Fazza’ to ensnare vulnerable targets
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[2026-07-03 15:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: As rescue teams continue to search for victims buried under buildings and infrastructure that collapsed in Venezuela’s La Guaira late last month, Mexico’s search and rescue unit is using Israeli technology to access areas still too dangerous for humans to enter.
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[2026-07-03 15:21 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The end of financial year has come and gone, capping off the best quarter on Wall Street since the Covid-19 recovery, finishing up nearly 15 per cent. The Nasdaq rose 21.4 per cent for the quarter and the Dow added 12.9 per cent despite a war in the Middle East and sky-high oil prices, which saw the ASX fall flat.
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[2026-07-03 15:19 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President says Washington’s relationship with Nato is ‘not reciprocal’ and ‘they were not there for us’ in Iran war
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[2026-07-03 15:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Fri 3 Jul 2026 at 3:17pm
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[2026-07-03 15:11 UTC+10:00] [World Cup 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: No wonder Newcastle United are working overtime to wrap up a deal for Johan Manzambi. The secret, if indeed it ever existed, is well and truly out when it comes to the 20-year-old Freiburg forward who destroyed the Algeria defence to tee up Breel Embolo for Switzerland’s opener in an ominously comfortable victory to reach the last 16.
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[2026-07-03 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Seven protesters who blocked traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge in a 2024 pro-Palestinian protest against Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza were convicted of misdemeanor charges by a San Francisco jury that remained deadlocked on the more serious charge of felony conspiracy.
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[2026-07-03 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An IDF reservist was severely wounded on Thursday during an altercation with a Hezbollah terrorist in Bint Jbail in southern Lebanon, the military announced on Friday morning.
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[2026-07-03 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1950 -- U.S. troops engage North Korean forces in Osan. The encounter marks the first clash between U.S. and North Korean soldiers in the Korean War.
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[2026-07-03 14:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Two consecutive Israeli drone strikes left two people injured in the Seddiqine area of the Tyre district in southern Lebanon overnight, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported.
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