Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-12 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Tyler Robinson, who is accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk, appears during a hearing in Fourth District Court in Provo, Utah, on Dec. 11, 2025. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool, File)
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[2026-06-12 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Global internet service provider says the true threat of subsea cable cutting tech is its psychological power rather than sabotage
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[2026-06-12 14:00 UTC+10:00] [South China Sea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Global internet service provider says the true threat of subsea cable cutting tech is its psychological power rather than sabotage
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[2026-06-12 13:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: South Korea’s ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for sending military drones into North Korea, a move prosecutors argued was aimed at creating a pretext for his disastrous martial law declaration in 2024.
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[2026-06-12 13:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A distress call pleading for urgent assistance captures the panic on board an unladen oil tanker seconds after it was hit by a US missile – the first of three attacks on shipping in the Gulf of Oman this week.
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[2026-06-12 13:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military said its air force intercepted a drone that entered an area where Israeli forces were operating in southern Lebanon, after sirens warning of a hostile aircraft sounded in the northern Israeli town of Metula.
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[2026-06-12 13:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The annual Tel Aviv Pride Parade will take place as planned on Friday, despite recent security concerns surrounding the war with Iran, organizers announced.
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[2026-06-12 13:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An Iranian reservoir for drinking water located near the Strait of Hormuz was reportedly struck by the US earlier this week following renewed strikes on the region, Iran’s semi-official news agency, Mehr News reported on Wednesday.
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[2026-06-12 13:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US military was three hours away from striking Iran when US President Donald Trump announced that a deal with Tehran had been agreed upon and canceled a planned attack, NBC reported on Thursday, citing two US officials familiar with the matter.
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[2026-06-12 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: When Iran’s military announced on Monday that it had ended a round of strikes against Israel, the Raja News site had something to say about it.
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[2026-06-12 12:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines —The Philippines, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), said Beijing's sanctions against Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and his family were deemed "unfriendly act that further complicates" ties between the Philippines and China.
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[2026-06-12 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Trump administration has launched an investigation into prominent Iran war critic Trita Parsi, according to a report in the Free Press.
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[2026-06-12 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks were trading sharply higher late Friday morning as U.S. President Donald Trump fueled hopes for an end to the Iran war.
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[2026-06-12 12:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Friday said China's sanctions against him and his family were a usual punishment for those who speak out on its deception.
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[2026-06-12 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The expansion of the West Cebu Industrial Park aims to strengthen the Philippines’ defence and economy, and cement dominance in shipbuilding
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[2026-06-12 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Balamban] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The expansion of the West Cebu Industrial Park aims to strengthen the Philippines’ defence and economy, and cement dominance in shipbuilding
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[2026-06-12 11:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea hosted a military engineering and medical training program for troops from countries participating in UN peacekeeping missions as part of efforts to contribute to the international peace operations, the defense ministry said Friday.
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[2026-06-12 11:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Russia has no plans to attack NATO territory, the bloc’s senior military commander has said, despite warnings from some European officials that members should prepare for a potential armed clash with Moscow.
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[2026-06-12 11:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Russia has no plans to attack NATO territory, the bloc’s senior military commander has said, despite warnings from some European officials that members should prepare for a potential armed clash with Moscow.
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[2026-06-12 11:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: K-pop supergroup BTS will begin the Busan leg of its "Arirang" world tour Friday, returning to the southern South Korean port city, alongside its global fan base, known as ARMY.
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[2026-06-12 11:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- K-pop supergroup BTS will begin the Busan leg of its "Arirang" world tour Friday, returning to the southern South Korean port city, alongside its global fan base, known as ARMY.
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[2026-06-12 11:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A US defence official said American forces shot down two Iranian drones after Tehran allegedly attempted to target commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, according to remarks reported by Fox News.
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[2026-06-12 11:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Bank of Korea Gov. Shin Hyun-song on Friday reiterated the need to raise the key rate at an upcoming monetary policy meeting to ease mounting inflation pressure stemming from the prolonged Middle East war.
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[2026-06-12 11:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said the conflict with Iran had effectively ended and claimed Tehran had agreed not to obtain a nuclear weapon.
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[2026-06-12 11:25 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Friday brushed aside sanctions imposed by China on him and his family, saying he would continue carrying out his duties despite Beijing’s latest move against one of the Philippine government’s most outspoken critics.
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[2026-06-12 11:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea is feared to face higher consumer prices and a slower job market due to the fallout from the Middle East war, the finance ministry said Friday.
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[2026-06-12 11:14 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday evening described China’s decision to impose sanctions on Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and his family as an “unfriendly act,” saying it adds strain to already tense relations between Manila and Beijing.
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[2026-06-12 11:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-12 11:04 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ambassadors from ‘E3’ group of Ukraine’s allies meet with Russian minister and urge direct negotiations; Crimea’s fuel supplies dry up. What we know on day 1,570
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[2026-06-12 11:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
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[2026-06-12 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Tourists walk along an embankment in Sevastopol, Crimea, Monday, May 2, 2022. (AP Photo, File)
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[2026-06-12 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- Bank of Korea (BOK) Gov. Shin Hyun-song on Friday reiterated the need to raise the key rate at an upcoming monetary policy meeting to ease mounting inflation pressure stemming from the prolonged Middle East war.
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[2026-06-12 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is feared to face higher consumer prices and a slower job market due to the fallout from the Middle East war, the finance ministry said Friday.
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[2026-06-12 10:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-12 10:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung paid tribute to Italy's fallen soldiers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a memorial dedicated to Italian soldiers whose lives were lost in World War I, Thursday.
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[2026-06-12 10:57 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Iranian leadership has not confirmed claim, after the US president announced that planned strikes on Iran had been cancelled
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[2026-06-12 10:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea hosted a military engineering and medical training program for troops from countries participating in U.N. peacekeeping missions as part of efforts to contribute to the international peace operations, the defense ministry said Friday.
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[2026-06-12 10:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A US judge on Thursday allowed an Iranian-born engineer to be released on bail just days before his trial on charges linked to a deadly drone attack on a US military base in Jordan carried out by Iran-backed terrorists in 2024.
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[2026-06-12 10:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Philippine’s Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro talks to the media as he attends the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s annual defense and security forum, in Singapore on May 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, File)
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[2026-06-12 10:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul stocks opened sharply higher Thursday as investors pinned hopes of a possible end to the Iran war after President Donald Trump said the US has reached a "great settlement."
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[2026-06-12 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military is establishing a permanent base in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, marking the first such installation in an area under full Palestinian Authority civil and security control since the 1993 Oslo Accords, according to a report by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
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[2026-06-12 10:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE- Alvin Campbell Jr. sits at the defense table during his sexual assault trial, in Suffolk Superior Court, in Boston, May 18, 2026. (Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool, File)
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[2026-06-12 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks opened sharply higher Thursday as investors pinned hopes of a possible end to the Iran war after President Donald Trump said the U.S. has reached a "great settlement."
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[2026-06-12 09:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Polish officials from the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party have urged the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia to rename a street honoring Stepan Bandera, the nationalist leader whose movement was responsible for the massacre of more than 100,000 Poles during World War II.
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[2026-06-12 09:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- The government remains vigilant over recent inflation and labor market trends in the wake of the Middle East war and will make proactive efforts to shield people's livelihoods from the fallout of the geopolitical crisis, the finance minister said Friday.
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[2026-06-12 09:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB reported that explosions heard off the coast of Sirik in southern Iran were linked to a confrontation involving a vessel that was attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz in violation of Iranian restrictions.
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[2026-06-12 09:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: More than 50 Iranian military bases, including the headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), have been damaged by US-Israeli attacks since the war began, satellite images show.
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[2026-06-12 09:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican government said Thursday that it plans to increase or implement new taxes to generate some $800 million in additional revenue a year to offset a surge in oil prices blamed on the Iran war.
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[2026-06-12 09:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Football World Cups are rarely completely politics-free but never has the beautiful game navigated a geopolitical high-wire act of this kind. The main host is at war with a participant, whose team must commute in on match days from another country.
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[2026-06-12 08:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has claimed an initial agreement aimed at ending the war with Iran is close after posting that he had cancelled strikes on the country.
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