Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-25 12:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met for high stakes talks on Thursday at an urgent moment for the US-China relationship, with the world’s preeminent powers divided on the war in Iran and still grappling to find common ground on trade and how to best navigate the jarring advances of artificial intelligence.
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[2026-09-25 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: An urgent meeting of the chiefs of staff of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey is being arranged to discuss military support for the kingdom, as Saudi's Grand Mufti called on soldiers to remain prepared to fight the Iran-backed Houthis.
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[2026-09-25 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: France will send troops and defense systems to Saudi Arabia to help protect the Red Sea port city of Yanbu, which is key for energy transport, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday.
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[2026-09-25 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart met on Thursday, and Moscow said both agreed that only a diplomatic settlement could end tension in the Middle East sparked by the US-Israeli war against Iran.
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[2026-09-25 11:43 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: An agreement has been struck to fund the removal of dumped e-scooters from the Brisbane River.
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[2026-09-25 11:26 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: IRANIAN LEADER. Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 23, 2026.
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[2026-09-25 10:55 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Lashing out at his country’s critics, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu angrily dismissed allegations of Israeli genocide in Gaza in a defiant speech to the UN General Assembly that asserted his nation’s right to wage war against Iran. Scores of delegates trooped out of the hall in protest.
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[2026-09-25 10:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that it is up to the US to choose whether to end its war on Iran, as Tehran does not want to continue the conflict.
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[2026-09-25 10:30 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Chinese leader Xi Jinping has used a high-profile summit with Donald Trump to urge the United States to formally “oppose” Taiwan independence, delivering one of his most explicit calls for the U.S. president to shift Washington’s stance toward Taipei.
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[2026-09-25 10:20 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ukraine believes that turning on Starlink over Russian territory would help it target missile launchers. What we know on day 1,675
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[2026-09-25 10:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Evening features ‘American ingredients with subtle Chinese influence’, entertainment from military bands and plenty of red linen and flowers
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[2026-09-25 10:17 UTC+10:00] [Melania Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Evening features ‘American ingredients with subtle Chinese influence’, entertainment from military bands and plenty of red linen and flowers
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[2026-09-25 10:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Friday condemned a recent remark made by the top commander of the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) that South Korea plays a decisive center for collective defense, noting Seoul will instead become a target of punishment.
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[2026-09-25 10:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-25 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Solar panels were installed on the Grand Mosque of Istiqlal in Jakarta. Indonesia is planning an ambitious project to develop 100 gigawatts of solar power in the next few years. © Reuters
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[2026-09-25 09:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Civil Defence issued an alert over a potential danger for its Jazan province.
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[2026-09-25 09:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: At the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung used a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump to revisit one question in their countries' military alliance: who would lead their combined forces if war resumed on the Korean Peninsula?
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[2026-09-25 09:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: France will deploy troops, radar and air-defense systems to Saudi Arabia to protect a key Red Sea oil hub as Riyadh struggles to contain escalating Houthi missile and drone attacks, President Emmanuel Macron has announced.
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[2026-09-25 08:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said it was up to the United States to choose when the war would end, when he was asked if it could end by the end of the year.
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[2026-09-25 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Regional Communities
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[2026-09-25 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A red carpet and military flyover - How Trump welcomed Xi
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[2026-09-25 07:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-25 07:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US-Israeli war on Iran and the Israel-Palestine conflict continued to occupy prime positions on the fourth day of the UN General Assembly.
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[2026-09-25 07:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Eight sailors attempted suicide while deployed with the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group, which spent a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea supporting the Iran war, the Navy's top civilian leader said this week.
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[2026-09-25 07:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Watch: UN delegates walk out of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's speech
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[2026-09-25 07:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more comments in paras 13-16)By Park Boram
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[2026-09-25 07:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: In the cold, hard light of day, supporting your favourite footy team is a deeply illogical exercise.
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[2026-09-25 07:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-09-25 06:54 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-09-25 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with summit results, photo)By Park Boram
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[2026-09-25 06:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US Senate on Thursday narrowly rejected a resolution demanding President Donald Trump end the war in Iran or seek congressional authorisation, as Democrats sought to put Republicans on the defensive over the unpopular conflict before November's midterm elections.
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[2026-09-25 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The National Iranian American Council (NIAC), a civic engagement organisation based in Washington, DC, filed a lawsuit against US President Donald Trump on Thursday, asking a federal judge to declare the US war on Iran unconstitutional, given that Trump did not seek congressional authority and has no timeline to end it.
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[2026-09-25 05:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-25 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Twenty people previously included in the Committee to Protect Journalists' (CPJ's) database of journalists and media workers killed in the Israel-Gaza war were removed after CPJ determined they had engaged in combat, the organization said on Thursday.
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[2026-09-25 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Thursday that they had launched missile and drone attacks on what they described as "a sensitive target" in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh and on Saudi Aramco facilities in the Red Sea city of Yanbu.
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[2026-09-25 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Mayor Zohran Mamdani of endangering Jewish New Yorkers with his criticism of Israel's military actions in Gaza, saying during a speech at the United Nations on Thursday that the mayor has spread lies about Israel.
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[2026-09-25 05:28 UTC+10:00] [United Nations] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Israeli PM attacks critics and calls New York mayor Zohran Mamdani ‘antisemitic’ in inflammatory address
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[2026-09-25 05:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Grammy Award-winning rapper Macklemore has announced a string of shows in support of Palestine after he was controversially dropped from Ed Sheeran’s United States tour after speaking out against Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.
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[2026-09-25 05:13 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Senior Iranian officials say Washington has four to five days to respond to its conditions for reopening the strait
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[2026-09-25 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that France would send "military means" to help protect the key Saudi port of Yanbu for oil exports following attacks by Yemen's Houthis.
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[2026-09-25 05:06 UTC+10:00] [US Senate] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: GOP stymies House-passed war powers resolution as conflict passes 200-day mark with 19 US service members killed
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[2026-09-25 04:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-25 04:20 UTC+10:00] [Cricket] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: 39th over: England 256-4 (Ahmed 0, Jacks 27) A good stop at short extra cover from Rathnayake keeps Jacks on strike as Wellalage tries to squeeze out a few dots. Rehan Ahmed gets the forward defence out and it’s a good over for Sri Lanka. England need 66 from 66 balls.
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[2026-09-25 04:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir on Thursday called the arrival of Israel’s sixth submarine, the INS Drakon, a major step in strengthening the IDF’s capabilities during a ceremony at Haifa's naval base.
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[2026-09-25 04:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israeli weapons are top-notch, and it has the right to self-defense, Latvian Defense Minister Raivis Melnis told The Jerusalem Post in an exclusive interview on Thursday.
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[2026-09-25 04:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-25 04:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reported at least $3.1 million in cash, retirement investments and Bitcoin in his newly released 2025 annual financial disclosure, including more than $1 million held in a single bank account.
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[2026-09-25 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — An active member of the Philippine Army and three others were arrested for alleged robbery of a grocery store in Trece Martires, Cavite on Thursday (Sep. 24), the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Thursday.
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[2026-09-25 03:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Jewish Voice for Peace says the United Nations is “playing host to a war criminal” ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the UN General Assembly on Thursday, Al Jazeera reported.
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[2026-09-25 03:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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