Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-20 02:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The armed forces of Yemen's Riyadh-backed government say fighters thwarted a Houthi infiltration attempt in the al-Fuliahan sector, in southern Marib, killing 12 Houthi fighters and injuring others.
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[2026-09-20 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for greater use of AI and automation in the country’s offensive and defensive weapons, while urging manufacturers to boost production.
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[2026-09-20 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for greater use of AI and automation in the country’s offensive and defensive weapons, while urging manufacturers to boost production.
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[2026-09-20 02:12 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Leaders of France's far-right National Rally condemned Russia on Saturday in an unusual statement amid a rise in hybrid attacks and other provocations from Moscow.
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[2026-09-20 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-20 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed on Friday that Ukraine was deliberately hindering talks aimed at ending the 4 1/2-year-old war and accused Kyiv of interfering in Russia's parliamentary election.
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[2026-09-20 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News,
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[2026-09-20 01:33 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Germany's chief of defense Carsten Breuer will take over as chair of NATO's highest military authority, after a majority of the alliance's top generals backed his candidacy in a secret vote on Saturday.
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[2026-09-20 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Gaza's Civil Defence says an Israeli strike on a vehicle in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, north of Gaza City, killed three people.
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[2026-09-20 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: With Saudi shipping traffic in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait under unprecedented peril, the recently-launched Multinational Maritime Defense Coalition is moving closer to deploying ships to ensure freedom of navigation in the Red Sea, the Saudi Ministry of Defense announced on Friday.
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[2026-09-20 00:43 UTC+10:00] [Greenland] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Statement sought to clarify Trump’s announcement that US will have ‘permanent control’ over Greenland’s security
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[2026-09-20 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Survivors of a Nigerian disaster that saw 37 suspected illegal gold miners die while in the custody of a paramilitary civil defence group recounted their panic on Friday as they struggled to breathe inside the cell.
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[2026-09-20 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A photo of Nobel Peace Prize recipient Narges Mohammadi is projected onto the wall of the Grand Hotel in central Oslo before the Nobel banquet on Dec. 10. 2023. (Javad Parsa/NTB Scanpix via AP, File)
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[2026-09-20 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has warned its allies that deliveries of key missile systems are likely to be delayed by several years due to depleted weapons stocks amid the Iran war, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing sources. The shortage is also complicating EU efforts to support Kiev with desperately needed air defense ammunition, the article says.
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[2026-09-20 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has warned its allies that deliveries of key missile systems are likely to be delayed by several years due to depleted weapons stocks amid the Iran war, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing sources. The shortage is also complicating EU efforts to support Kiev with desperately needed air defense ammunition, the article says.
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[2026-09-19 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Saudi Arabia issued alerts to its citizens early Saturday amid reports of explosions in the capital Riyadh, as Pakistan's foreign minister stressed to his Iranian counterpart the need for uninterrupted energy supplies as war in the Middle East continued.
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[2026-09-19 22:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: At least three Palestinians, including a child as well as the son of a Health Ministry official, have been killed and others injured in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip.
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[2026-09-19 22:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: In recent days, Israeli media reports have claimed the military is running low on certain equipment and troops.
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[2026-09-19 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-19 21:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Not since the invention of the nuclear bomb has humanity grappled so seriously with its own demise, say safety advocates
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[2026-09-19 21:40 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Not since the invention of the nuclear bomb has humanity grappled so seriously with its own demise, say safety advocates
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[2026-09-19 21:39 UTC+10:00] [Diesel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Germany will lower tax on petrol and diesel by 17 cents per liter in a relief package worth €2.5 billion, the German government announced Friday.
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[2026-09-19 21:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Saturday called for greater reliance on dialogue, cooperation and multilateral institutions.
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[2026-09-19 21:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel plans to seek additional US weapons and defence capabilities as "compensation" after Washington approved the potential sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, Israeli media has reported.
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[2026-09-19 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: One might think that losing loved ones because they committed suicide would be the worst possible misfortune – more horrible than if they died in war, a terror attack, a road accident, or from disease.
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[2026-09-19 21:10 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: DENMARK. Denmark's Minister of Defense Jeppe Bruus, along with Greenland's Minister for Foreign Affairs Mute B. Egede, visits the NATO military exercise Arctic Shield 2026 in Narsarsuaq, Greenland, on Wednesday, September 9, 2026
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[2026-09-19 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Transport] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Sensors that monitor vehicle volume are said to be ‘electronic assault weapons’ by the ‘Blade Runners’ group
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[2026-09-19 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Space] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The revelation ‘left experts scratching their heads at exactly what Donald Trump has in his cosmic arsenal’
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[2026-09-19 20:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russian forces have launched widespread missile, drone, and artillery attacks across Ukraine, causing civilian casualties while hitting regional infrastructure and commercial shipping in the Black Sea.
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[2026-09-19 20:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Holidaymakers on the Greek island of Crete watched a major military exercise unfold just 50 metres from the beach on Friday. The annual Medusa drills, led by Greece and Egypt, took place near the port city of Chania and featured drone attacks, fast-boat landings and simulated fire from marines and special forces.
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[2026-09-19 20:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The number of US service members who have died while deployed in the Middle East since the start of the Iran war is higher than the Pentagon’s public tally, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing military sources. The Pentagon’s public casualty database may be missing as many as five military fatalities, according to the report.
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[2026-09-19 20:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The number of US service members who have died while deployed in the Middle East since the start of the Iran war is higher than the Pentagon’s public tally, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing military sources. The Pentagon’s public casualty database may be missing as many as five military fatalities, according to the report.
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[2026-09-19 20:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A senior adviser to Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi has denied that a deadline has been set for the committee tasked with bringing weapons under state control, throwing into question a looming September 30 deadline for Iran-backed groups to disarm.
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[2026-09-19 19:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Greenland’s government leader Jens-Frederik Nielsen, and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen visit Qoornoq, Greenland on Sept. 6, 2026. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP, File)
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[2026-09-19 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As well as shipping restrictions, sanctions and inflation, the pharmaceutical sector has been directly attacked, officials say
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[2026-09-19 19:30 UTC+10:00] [medicine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As well as shipping restrictions, sanctions and inflation, the pharmaceutical sector has been directly attacked, officials say
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[2026-09-19 18:56 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — NATO’s most senior commanders elect a new leader on Saturday in a consequential vote that will help shape how the alliance prepares for a potential Russian incursion and navigates persisting transatlantic tensions.
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[2026-09-19 18:46 UTC+10:00] [Sport / AFL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-09-19 18:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: From a World War II soldier’s mahzor (prayer book), to manuscripts from the Cairo Genizah, to a recently reunited prayer book from Portugal, the National Library of Israel’s impressive collection of prayer books and other holiday-related items immeasurably enhances our appreciation of the High Holy Days.
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[2026-09-19 17:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1985 -- Fifty South Koreans travel to Pyongyang and an equal number of North Koreans come to Seoul to participate in the first temporary reunion of family members separated since the 1950-53 Korean War.
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[2026-09-19 17:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel’s bitter political divisions are particularly sharp before the country’s October elections. But the furious response to a new documentary about the military’s actions in the genocidal war on Gaza has revealed an issue that much of Israel’s political and media establishment appears united on.
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[2026-09-19 17:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraq's Transport Ministry said it has returned restricted airspace in the western part of the country to civilian authorities, ending limits that had been in place for military operations since 2016.
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[2026-09-19 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's judiciary announced on Saturday the execution of a man accused of providing information about Iranian missile sites to Israeli intelligence.
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[2026-09-19 16:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Cheong Wa Dae said Saturday that President Lee Jae Myung's remarks ruling out troop dispatches that could involve the country in a war were not a refusal of US President Donald Trump's request for Seoul to send forces to the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-09-19 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States is reportedly considering a significant reduction in its military presence in Europe after its allies there refused to allow Washington to use their airbases for the war on Iran.
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[2026-09-19 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Survivors of a Nigerian disaster that saw 37 suspected illegal gold miners die while in the custody of a paramilitary civil defence group recounted their panic on Friday as they struggled to breathe inside the cell.
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[2026-09-19 16:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Google's GOOGL.O Gemini model accessed the internet and hacked other companies during a test of its cybersecurity capabilities, the first known example of the company's AI systems autonomously committing such an act.
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[2026-09-19 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Syrian security forces arrested five former air force officers accused of planning and carrying out strikes that resulted in civilian casualties and the destruction of residential areas under the former regime led by Bashar Al Assad.
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[2026-09-19 15:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Rear Admiral Abdullah bin Salem al-Shehri, commander of the Multinational Maritime Defence Coalition (MMDC), has said that protection of international waterways is an international responsibility, and warned that “any threat to international maritime security will be deterred”. Al Shehri was addressing the press after the coalition’s fourth planning meeting concluded in Jeddah on Friday.
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[2026-09-19 15:28 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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