Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-02 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While the J-15T was designed to use an advanced launch system, new images show it operating from the older Liaoning carrier
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[2026-07-02 20:51 UTC+10:00] [Food / Eating out (Bris)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: There’s an undeniable sense of exhaustion in Brisbane food and beverage right now. After the pandemic and high interest rates and cyclones, the recent US-Iran War and its deleterious economic effects have plenty of local operators wondering (off record, if not on) what’s next.
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[2026-07-02 20:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A younger generation of analysts close to Iran's ruling establishment says the only way to reach trade deals with the Arab states of the southern Gulf is to maintain military pressure on them.
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[2026-07-02 20:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A younger generation of analysts close to Iran's ruling establishment says the only way to reach trade deals with the Arab states of the southern Gulf is to maintain military pressure on them.
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[2026-07-02 20:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: One thousand days have passed since the Hamas-led attack on Israel sparked the war in Gaza. Other conflicts have emerged in the region, and fragile ceasefires show scars of persistent attacks. Both Israelis and Palestinians are weary of the strain.
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[2026-07-02 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi pose for photos ahead of their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, July 2. © Reuters
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[2026-07-02 20:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This is our flagship newsletter Morning Wire. You can subscribe here and we’ll email it to you daily.
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[2026-07-02 20:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda on Thursday said the Baltic country's top political leaders had agreed that a constitutional ban on the domestic deployment of nuclear weapons should be removed.
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[2026-07-02 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel's largest oil refineries sustained far heavier damage from Iranian missile strikes during the US-Israeli war on Iran than authorities previously acknowledged, Israeli media reported.
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[2026-07-02 20:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Funeral ceremonies for Iran’s former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, killed in US and Israeli strikes, will be held in Iraq’s holy cities of Najaf and Karbala, the Iraqi government announced on Thursday.
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[2026-07-02 20:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) is considering moving its military bases’ operational systems in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia to Israel in order to increase their distance from further Iranian missile and drone attacks, The Wall Street Journal reported last Thursday.
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[2026-07-02 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A new United Nations Group of Experts report paints the clearest picture yet of the AFC/M23’s military strength and political ambitions in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, while highlighting the movement’s increasingly close ties with former President Joseph Kabila. The report suggests that this evolving relationship could culminate in a major restructuring of the rebel alliance, even as fighting continues across North and South Kivu.
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[2026-07-02 20:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This frame grab of footage aired Wednesday, July 1, 2026, by Iranian state television shows a vessel that ran aground in the Strait of Hormuz. (Iranian state television via AP)
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[2026-07-02 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Japan’s leader was in India to meet with the country’s prime minister. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was greeted in New Delhi by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (AP video/Rishi Lekhi)
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[2026-07-02 19:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been stressing the fact that Israel has to be strong to survive in the Middle East. This isn’t a new theme or mantra, but rather one he has made into a consistent ideology over the last few decades.
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[2026-07-02 19:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A woman looks at an apartment building burning after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk)
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[2026-07-02 19:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — Actor and activist Danny Glover, best known for starring as an easygoing police officer in the “Lethal Weapon” franchise, has revealed he has Alzheimer’s disease.
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[2026-07-02 19:24 UTC+10:00] [Baltic Sea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: German federal prosecutors on Thursday confirmed they had charged a Ukrainian national over the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline, accusing him of acting as an accomplice in a war crime.
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[2026-07-02 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Public institutions in European Union countries are signing profitable contracts with Israeli companies despite Israel’s long track record of war crimes in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank, data collected by Statewatch and revealed by Al Jazeera shows.
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[2026-07-02 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army arrested five women activists in the occupied West Bank early on Wednesday morning. The women, who work with health committees, were arrested after their homes were raided.
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[2026-07-02 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s envoy says his country’s continuous growth offers opportunities for Kyiv’s post-war revival
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[2026-07-02 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s envoy says his country’s continuous growth offers opportunities for Kyiv’s post-war revival
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[2026-07-02 18:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Bao Nguyen says BTS and Army reflect Odysseus and Penelope
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[2026-07-02 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Engraved outside the entrance to the Military Command Boarding School in Haifa is the biblical injunction to “walk humbly” (Hebrew: “hatzneah lechet”). The words, taken from the Book of Micah (6:18), are intended to instill modesty and humility in the school’s students, many of whom will become IDF officers.
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[2026-07-02 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: (UPDATE) MANILA, Philippines — Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight PR300 bound for Hong Kong was temporarily grounded at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) over what was reported initially as a bomb threat.
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[2026-07-02 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: KYIV — Russia attacked Ukraine with a massive wave of missiles and drones on Thursday concentrated on the capital Kyiv, killing at least 13 people and wounding more than 80.
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[2026-07-02 18:24 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that at least 20 sites were attacked overnight, with ‘most of them ordinary residential buildings’
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[2026-07-02 18:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russia's fuel crisis deepens following Ukrainian drone strikes
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[2026-07-02 17:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hongkongers and tourists flocked to the city’s harbourfront to welcome two People’s Liberation Army (PLA) naval vessels on a five-day port call.
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[2026-07-02 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday, killing at least 10 people and wounding more than 50, as drones and missiles struck residential buildings in what Russia said was retaliation for recent attacks on its civil infrastructure.
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[2026-07-02 17:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-02 16:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, debate continues over Lebanon’s new agreement with Israel, with former American special envoy Jeffrey Feltman questioning US President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Syria should take on Hezbollah. Legal experts warn that a clause in the agreement could complicate efforts by victims of the war to pursue international accountability.
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[2026-07-02 16:25 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-07-02 16:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Over 2 million Palestinians remain displaced amid ruins as the region grapples with the immense, gridlocked task of reconstruction
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[2026-07-02 16:16 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Over 2 million Palestinians remain displaced amid ruins as the region grapples with the immense, gridlocked task of reconstruction
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[2026-07-02 16:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London. Welcome to today's edition of the Daily Open newsletter.
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[2026-07-02 16:06 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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[2026-07-02 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Tankmaker KNDS has postponed its highly anticipated public listing until market conditions improve, following a slump in defense stocks in recent months.
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[2026-07-02 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Alastair Crooke
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[2026-07-02 15:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has filed a protest at the United Nations after Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz threatened to assassinate Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
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[2026-07-02 15:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s military has been placed on high alert before the multi-day funeral for Khamenei, Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia says.
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[2026-07-02 15:15 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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[2026-07-02 15:15 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Books] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: For eight years Andrew Upton shared the artistic directorship of the Sydney Theatre Company with his wife, Cate Blanchett. Philip Seymour Hoffman directed Upton’s play Riflemind and, during this period, the Upton/Blanchett company looked like a national theatre company, with legendary productions such as The War of the Roses directed by Benedict Andrews, and A Streetcar Named Desire directed by Liv Ullmann.
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[2026-07-02 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: One thousand days have passed since the Hamas-led attack on Israel sparked the war in Gaza. Other conflicts have emerged in the region, and fragile ceasefires show scars of persistent attacks. Both Israelis and Palestinians are weary of the strain.
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[2026-07-02 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1961 -- Army Maj. Gen. Park Chung-hee takes office as chairman of the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction, which ruled South Korea until 1963 and comprised military officials involved in or supportive of Park's May 16 coup.
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[2026-07-02 14:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A currency trader watches monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-07-02 14:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF has been dispatched to Mukhmas, a West Bank Palestinian village near Jerusalem, in search of several Israeli civilians who were last heard from in the area, the military confirmed on Thursday.
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[2026-07-02 14:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-07-02 14:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on Ukraine Thursday, targeting Kyiv and other regions across the country.
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[2026-07-02 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday.-----------------■ (3rd LD) Consumer prices rise to highest in 30 months in June on Middle East war impact
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