Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-13 11:51 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President says Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores killed in ‘swift and lethal’ military strike with help from Venezuela
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[2026-06-13 11:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The US Treasury Department has published a list of medical devices requiring "specific authorization" for export to North Korea, a Federal Register notice showed Friday, apparently tightening licensing requirements for the items amid North Korea's advancing nuclear and missile threats.
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[2026-06-13 11:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The US military has killed the leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua in an airstrike, President Donald Trump announced in a social media post.
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[2026-06-13 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump is pictured during an event where he signs a proclamation about the fishing industry, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, June 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-06-13 11:18 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Frontline soldiers to get better salaries and revised fixed-term contracts; Putin reacts to Ukraine’s increasing drone strikes. What we know on day 1,571
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[2026-06-13 10:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that it is time to end the war with Iran, Axios reported on Saturday.
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[2026-06-13 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: "It was they who carried out the coup d'etat in Ukraine, which forced us to take the people of Crimea under protection. When they started the war, they started bombing Donetsk using warplanes" - Putin in a fresh address to Russian service members came out swinging, giving a familiar lesson in recent history.
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[2026-06-13 10:04 UTC+10:00] [Conflict] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Their new deadline for the war: Labor Day.
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[2026-06-13 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Ivo Daalder, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO, is a senior fellow at Harvard University’s Belfer Center and host of the weekly podcast “World Review with Ivo Daalder.” He writes POLITICO’s From Across the Pond column.
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[2026-06-13 09:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said peacekeepers in southern Lebanon continue to observe extensive Israeli military activity, including “high-density armoured movements, large-scale engineering and demolition works and sustained logistical traffic” in areas near the border.
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[2026-06-13 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran is dominating headlines, but Washington’s favorite bipartisan monster abroad is never too far from the sights of the hawks. Just days ago, and while the U.S. is fighting a war, Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell scolded Marco Rubio for pausing a weapons shipment to Taiwan.
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[2026-06-13 08:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US Navy is escorting dozens of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz each night, carrying millions of barrels of oil, senior US officials said on Friday.
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[2026-06-13 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A new 155mm naval gun is said to be in development and it could provide firepower support for a future attack on Taiwan
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[2026-06-13 08:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A new 155mm naval gun is said to be in development and it could provide firepower support for a future attack on Taiwan
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[2026-06-13 07:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW DELHI, — India urged the United States to halt strikes on shipping on Thursday after three U.S. attacks on Indian-crewed tankers this week, including one that killed three sailors.
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[2026-06-13 07:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An indictment was filed against a 44-year-old resident of Haifa for contacting a foreign agent and providing information to Iran.
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[2026-06-13 07:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UAE paid Iran billions of dollars in return for a halt to attacks on the country in an about-face for the Gulf state that staked out the most hawkish position on Iran, lobbying the US to continue waging war on the Islamic Republic, Reuters reported on Friday.
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[2026-06-13 07:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-06-13 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates has agreed to unlock billions of dollars for Iran, pursuing a tactical shift after weeks of Iranian attacks on the wealthy Gulf Arab state amid its ongoing war with the United States and Israel, four sources told the Reuters news agency.
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[2026-06-13 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan's space agency sent up its rocket with the lowest launch cost on Friday, successfully placing a number of small satellites into orbit. © Kyodo
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[2026-06-13 06:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UAE paid Iran billions of dollars in return for a halt to attacks on the country in an about-face for the Gulf state that staked out the most hawkish position on Iran, lobbying the US to continue waging war on the Islamic Republic, Reuters reported on Friday.
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[2026-06-13 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi said the administration of the Strait of Hormuz would no longer operate as it did before the war, adding that the waterway falls “under the sovereignty of Iran and Oman”.
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[2026-06-13 06:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the Strait of Hormuz has become one of Tehran’s “most important deterrent tools”, warning that the strategic waterway will not return to its pre-war status.
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[2026-06-13 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: This striking, grimly satirical political cartoon expresses what is being said in diplomatic circles this week, capturing the strategic vertigo gripping both Jerusalem and Washington. It depicts an elevator labeled “Lobby of Hell.”
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[2026-06-13 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: On June 13, 2025, Israel launched Operation “Rising Lion,” a military campaign that will likely reshape Israeli security doctrine for generations.
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[2026-06-13 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates has agreed to unlock billions of dollars for Iran, four sources said, in a tactical shift after weeks of Iranian attacks on the wealthy Gulf Arab state during the US-Israeli war with the Islamic Republic.
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[2026-06-13 05:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatar held secret talks with Iran during the Israeli-US war, offering to help disrupt global energy markets if Tehran spared the Ras Laffan gas field, The Washington Post reports, citing US officials.
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[2026-06-13 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Protesters are detained by police outside Woolwich Crown Court, London, during a hearing where Palestine Action activists are due to be sentenced over a break-in at the UK base of an Israel-based defence firm, Elbit Systems site, in London, Friday June 12, 2026. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
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[2026-06-13 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Defence and National Security
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[2026-06-13 04:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates has agreed to release billions of dollars for Iran, Reuters reports, in a tactical shift after weeks of Iranian attacks during the US-Israeli war on Tehran.
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[2026-06-13 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: As Washington and Tehran move towards a long-term ceasefire agreement, Gulf states will likely look for new long-term security solutions when a war in their region – which they did not start – finally ends.
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[2026-06-13 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump listens during an event to sign a proclamation about the fishing industry, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, June 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-06-13 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sat 13 Jun 2026 at 4:30am
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[2026-06-13 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: ‘The tension between us was real when Yitzy said he was signing up for his sixth round of reserve duty. For me, it’s my family first, then nation and border. But he believes that by going to the border, he is defending his family here in Jerusalem. It was like that for him in his first round of reserve duty, and it’s still like that with his sixth.”
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[2026-06-13 04:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, June 12 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Treasury Department has published a list of medical devices requiring "specific authorization" for export to North Korea, a Federal Register notice showed Friday, apparently tightening licensing requirements for the items amid North Korea's advancing nuclear and missile threats.
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[2026-06-13 04:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US Navy is escorting dozens of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz each night, carrying millions of barrels of oil, senior US officials said on Friday.
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[2026-06-13 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Question: If the Strait of Hormuz keeps becoming that focal pressure point, do you expect construction costs here to rise enough to affect property prices, or is that overstated? RK, Sharjah
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[2026-06-13 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Four Palestine Action activists have been jailed after causing £1.2m of damage at a UK site of an Israel-based defence firm.
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[2026-06-13 04:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A proposed security treaty with Ukraine has been stalled for almost a year, hampering Australia’s ability to tap into Ukraine’s expertise in drones and other advanced military technologies gained from its four-year war against Russia.
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[2026-06-13 03:36 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-06-13 03:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People visit a store to buy room air cooler, in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
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[2026-06-13 03:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump accused Iran on Friday of lying about the contents of a proposed deal to end the war, with the White House insisting Tehran would dismantle its nuclear program.
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[2026-06-13 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States plans to cut air and naval assets designated to NATO operations in Europe, in another hit to confidence concerning Washington’s commitment to the military alliance.
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[2026-06-13 03:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: "Expert, reliable, considered, actionable opinion"
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[2026-06-13 03:07 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Islamabad: The United States and Iran are close to signing an agreement aimed at ending their war, three regional officials told The Associated Press on Friday. A senior US official said the tentative deal includes terms for removing and destroying nuclear material from Iran.
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[2026-06-13 03:02 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-06-13 02:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-06-13 02:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s defence minister has struck a belligerent tone, insisting that Israel must preserve its freedom to attack Iran even as the US moves towards a possible agreement with Tehran.
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[2026-06-13 02:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said a “final, agreed upon text of the peace deal has been reached” between the US and Iran.
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[2026-06-13 02:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump says Iranian leaks of details of an alleged deal to end the war have "nothing to do with the terms that were agreed to" and "bears no relation to the truth".
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