Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-29 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Defense Minister Israel Katz boasted about signing administrative detention orders against Arabs in the West Bank, while refusing to sign orders against Jewish citizens.
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[2026-07-29 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Ukraine's drone attacks on Russia's biggest online retailer Wildberries have ratcheted up the pressure on Moscow's wartime economy, with Kyiv seeking to force President Vladimir Putin back to the negotiating table after nearly four-and-a-half years of war.
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[2026-07-29 19:00 UTC+10:00] [UK criminal justice] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Experts say lower-severity charges for American service personnel are deepening traumatic impact on survivors
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[2026-07-29 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Global development] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: At least 135 medics in Lebanon have been killed by Israel’s bombardment since March
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[2026-07-29 18:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, United States — US and Saudi Arabian forces said they struck Iran-backed militants in Iraq on Wednesday in retaliation for recent attacks, following a short pause in Iran war hostilities.
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[2026-07-29 18:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: At least 20 Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) fighters have been killed and 32 wounded in US-Saudi attacks across Iraq, the group said.
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[2026-07-29 18:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US military said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles in an “attempted surprise attack” on American forces in the Middle East, but the assault was thwarted.
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[2026-07-29 18:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean Navy's participation in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise has been a "valuable" opportunity to strengthen its capability to lead and execute combined maritime operations, a Navy admiral said Wednesday.
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[2026-07-29 18:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the White House Tuesday for his first in-person talks with President Donald Trump since the Iran war began, as the US military reported it had intercepted multiple missiles launched by Tehran.
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[2026-07-29 18:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Berlin, Germany – Music is a major part of Rayhan Butt’s life. The 18-year-old from the west German city of Bielefeld discovered his passion for the piano a few years ago, and now plays daily, sometimes for 12 hours a day. Picking up singing along the way, he performs regularly across the country.
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[2026-07-29 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A 79-year-old veteran of war with America sees the carrier’s visit as proof of how far relations have come
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[2026-07-29 17:59 UTC+10:00] [South China Sea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A 79-year-old veteran of war with America sees the carrier’s visit as proof of how far relations have come
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[2026-07-29 17:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry on Wednesday issued a public notice of a draft bill on nuclear-powered submarines, as South Korea pushes to build the key vessels in cooperation with the United States.
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[2026-07-29 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: For generations, support for Israel united Washington. Now Israel's attacks on Gaza, the Iran war and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's close ties to US Republicans are eroding Democratic backing, threatening to turn one of America's closest alliances into a partisan divide.
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[2026-07-29 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Wednesday that it had charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorist activities, and that it had issued an international warrant for his arrest.
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[2026-07-29 17:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: News of a US-Saudi civilian nuclear deal caused anger in Israel on Wednesday, with Israeli political leaders flocking to social media to say they feared the deal could put Saudi Arabia on the fast track to a nuclear weapon.
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[2026-07-29 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Ukrainian drones hit a number of industrial facilities in the central Russian city of Ryazan, while the country's top online retailer Wildberries evacuated its warehouse in the city, local authorities and the company said on Wednesday.
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[2026-07-29 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Ukrainian attacks across Russia and annexed Crimea killed at least three people, authorities said Wednesday morning, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed his military struck several industrial sites in an overnight blitz.
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[2026-07-29 16:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-29 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Russian Defense Ministry (MoD) has an 'answer' to Ukraine's recent long-range drone attacks, which have wreaked havoc on oil production and most recently online retailers and manufacturing. Ukraine has also been attacking Russian ships elsewhere in the Black Sea as well as Sea of Azov.
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[2026-07-29 16:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- An Army unit has been conducting guard operations along the western front lines without live ammunition loaded, military sources said Wednesday, sparking concerns over lax military readiness and security posture.
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[2026-07-29 16:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran is expected to receive within weeks a first shipment out of up to 400 Chinese-made shoulder-fired air-defense missile launchers, three sources familiar with the deal told Reuters, as it rebuilds its defenses amid war with the United States.
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[2026-07-29 16:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) said on Wednesday that several of its official headquarters across the country were hit in co-ordinated attacks by US and Saudi forces.
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[2026-07-29 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices jumped as much as 5 per cent after Iran launched surprise missile attacks on US military assets and Saudi Arabia struck Iraqi militia targets.
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[2026-07-29 15:55 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Independent Commission Against Corruption left an unexploded political bomb on the doorstep of federal Opposition Leader Angus Taylor this week. He had the chance to defuse it, but curiously did not immediately take it.
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[2026-07-29 15:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s army confirmed on Wednesday that the of body of one of its soldiers aboard a Su-24 aircraft who died during an attack on the al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar will be returned within "a few hours".
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[2026-07-29 15:51 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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[2026-07-29 15:50 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia could scrap plans to develop a fleet of large “drone ships” with the United States and instead seek to partner with Britain on the navy’s first foray into cutting-edge autonomous surface vessels.
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[2026-07-29 15:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States military says it intercepted ballistic missiles fired by Iran across the Middle East.
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[2026-07-29 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: This report is from this week's CNBC UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.
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[2026-07-29 15:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A man and woman examine a damaged building in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto prefecture, on July 29 as a Self-Defense Force member looks on. (Photo by Yo Inoue)
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[2026-07-29 15:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: At least 10 members of Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) were killed in the US-Saudi strikes across the country, two members told AFP.
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[2026-07-29 15:22 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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[2026-07-29 15:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Small boats line the shore as cargo ships and other commercial vessels appear anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, July 27, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)
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[2026-07-29 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Thousands of people who have poured into the city of el-Obeid hoping to find shelter from Sudan's raging civil war have found themselves under threat again, amid warnings that paramilitary fighters are preparing to descend on the army-controlled city.
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[2026-07-29 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mahasen Faqih and her husband, Mohammed Sobeih, smile as they sit amid the rubble of their home after returning to it following the Israeli military operation in Zawtar al-Gharbieh, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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[2026-07-29 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1953 -- The U.S. Senate passes a bill to spend US$200 million to rehabilitate war-ravaged South Korea. The Korean War, which began in June 1950, when North Korea invaded the South, ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty, three days earlier.
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[2026-07-29 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: As the dust settles after the FIFA World Cup, soccer fans' attention turns to the start of Europe's domestic league seasons. The English Premier League — by some distance the most popular soccer league in the world — kicks off once again on August 21 with champions Arsenal launching their title defense.
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[2026-07-29 14:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Aldar Properties, Abu Dhabi's biggest listed developer, reported a 10 per cent annual jump in its second-quarter profit as revenue rose 5 per cent during the period despite Iran-war-driven uncertainty.
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[2026-07-29 14:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Tuesday ahead of Sen. Lindsey Graham's funeral, with the two leaders discussing ways for Ukraine to produce its own powerful weapons and “other ideas that could help” in its ongoing war against Russia.
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[2026-07-29 14:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Senator-judge Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday questioned the prosecution and defense for not including a competent witness, such as a retired intelligence officer, to testify on the handling of confidential and intelligence funds of the Office of the Vice President.
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[2026-07-29 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Three "offending" oil tankers were targeted and stopped, the navy command of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced.
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[2026-07-29 14:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Rio Tinto's exposure to the global tech trends of electrification and data center construction helped deliver a major earnings jump for the miner. © Reuters
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[2026-07-29 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Speaking at the Chinese embassy, US deputy assistant defence secretary Alvaro Smith says ‘clear, steady progress’ is being made
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[2026-07-29 14:30 UTC+10:00] [South China Sea] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Speaking at the Chinese embassy, US deputy assistant defence secretary Alvaro Smith says ‘clear, steady progress’ is being made
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[2026-07-29 14:15 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-07-29 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee to deliver the semiannual monetary policy report to congress, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)df
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[2026-07-29 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The US military said Tuesday it had intercepted multiple missiles launched by Iran, ending a days-long respite in attacks between the foes.
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[2026-07-29 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Bees] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ibrahim al-Dabba continues to care for his colonies despite losing his home and most of his hives and equipment
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[2026-07-29 13:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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