Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-17 00:48 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: WASHINGTON — German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius came to the Pentagon on Wednesday with a dilemma: Berlin wants a stronger, more self-reliant European military, but much of what it needs comes from the United States.
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[2026-09-17 00:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A senior Lebanese politician has urged Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah to disarm to help bring an end to sustained Israeli attacks that have killed thousands.
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[2026-09-17 00:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Fighters with the Kurdish Women’s Protection Units, or YPJ, stand during a funeral ceremony for prisoners who died in a fire that broke out during unrest at the local prison following days of tensions and protests in the predominantly Kurdish city of Kobani, northern Syria, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)
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[2026-09-17 00:36 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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[2026-09-17 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Abdul Malik al-Houthi, an elusive figure who commands a battle-hardened force, scored his biggest military victory in years when his Iran-aligned Houthi terrorist group swept through Yemen's Red Sea coastline and tightened its grip on a vital shipping waterway, rattling oil superpower Saudi Arabia.
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[2026-09-17 00:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Residents who posted positive comments about feeling safe during Iran's spate of missile and drone attacks on the UAE were doing so out of love for the country, Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed has said.
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[2026-09-17 00:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US war with Iran cost the Pentagon approximately $38 billion in its first five months, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The bill could rise by another $2 billion to $3 billion for every additional month of fighting – and by more if hostilities intensify.
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[2026-09-17 00:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, speaks at a campaign event Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Hannah Fingerhut)
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[2026-09-17 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Two deadlines are looming for Iraq at the end of the month: the end of a decades-long U.S. military presence and the disarmament of non-state armed groups. The U.S. withdrawal is underway, and officials say the hundreds of troops remaining in northern Iraq will be out by the Sept. 30 deadline.
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[2026-09-17 00:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Russia would make short work of European nations if they decided to attack it, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.
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[2026-09-17 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US military says it has attacked two boats that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) allegedly used in an attempt to seize an American drone.
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[2026-09-16 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The value of Norway’s sovereign wealth fund’s investments in Israeli companies has increased, prompting ethical concerns among campaign groups and charities as the war in Gaza continues.
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[2026-09-16 23:21 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenFrontignan, FrancePolice clash with fishers during a blockade of an oil depot. French fishers are protesting against rising fuel costs and EU restrictions on the number of permitted fishing daysPhotograph: Guillaume Horcajuelo/EPAShareView image in fullscreenPristina, KosovoSupporters of the former president Hashim Thaçi take to the streets in protest after the 58-year-old was found guilty of war crimes.
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[2026-09-16 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US lost around 30 MQ-9 Reaper drones in the conflict with Iran. This is according to a new Lead Inspector General Report to the United States Congress, Operation Epic Fury, which covers the fighting from April to June 2026. Since June, more Reaper drones have been lost in the conflict.
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[2026-09-16 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said on Wednesday that the group had attacked an airbase in Khamis Mushait as well as Aramco facilities in Yanbu.
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[2026-09-16 23:09 UTC+10:00] [War crimes] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Hashim Thaçi, 58, was convicted by The Hague for crimes committed while he was senior commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army
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[2026-09-16 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has appeared in person for the first time at the International Criminal Court (ICC), where he is charged with crimes against humanity for killings during his “war on drugs“.
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[2026-09-16 22:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen raised the prospect on Wednesday of Canada becoming the 27-nation bloc's first "associate member', as she pitched closer cooperation on tech, defence and energy to Canadian leader Mark Carney.
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[2026-09-16 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday that Defense Minister Andrei Belousov awarded a ship captain for his “skillful and decisive actions” after firing signal flares at a Danish military helicopter in the Baltic Sea earlier this week.
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[2026-09-16 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Following last month's ugly decline ("see the consumer is getting crushed because of Trump"), August's retail sales is expected to rebound strongly ("see, Trump's war is causing Americans to spend more on gas and less on Louboutin shoes"). BofA's omniscient analysts agree with consensus, seeing a 0.8% MoM jump...
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[2026-09-16 22:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Arabia's air defences intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca on Tuesday before it entered prohibited airspace over the holy city, said a spokesman for the Saudi-led military coalition fighting Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis.
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[2026-09-16 22:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said on Wednesday that the group had attacked an airbase in Khamis Mushait as well as Aramco facilities in Yanbu.
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[2026-09-16 22:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: At least 20 Palestinians were killed and 16 rescued after a six-storey residential building damaged in an earlier Israeli strike collapsed in western Gaza City overnight.
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[2026-09-16 22:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Kosovo's former president Hashim Thaci has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for war crimes by a court in The Hague
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[2026-09-16 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Consumers are facing a double-whammy of jumping oil prices and Treasury yields amid the U.S. war with Iran that is leaving them increasingly cash-strapped.
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[2026-09-16 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Dong Jun makes rare public offer of foreign military aid at major security conference and skips mentions of Taiwan and South China Sea
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[2026-09-16 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Dong Jun makes rare public offer of foreign military aid at major security conference and skips mentions of Taiwan and South China Sea
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[2026-09-16 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has sent around 100,000 workers abroad, mostly to China and Russia, with some involved in manufacturing military drones at Russian factories in violation of U.N. sanctions, an international monitoring report showed Wednesday.
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[2026-09-16 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Ukraine war spillover into NATO 'eastern flank' members' airspace is now becoming a weekly reality, which presents added pressure and dangers which could potentially lead up to a major Russia-Western military confrontation. Lead NATO powers like Germany have of late also alleged Russian intelligence 'sabotage' campaigns involving drones near aviation hubs in central Europe.
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[2026-09-16 21:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Thaci, pictured in 2020
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[2026-09-16 21:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-16 21:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci has been sentenced to 25 years' prison. (Reuters: Koen van Weel)
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[2026-09-16 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Syria’s first Art Week has brought together 47 Syrian artists who are seeking to revive a cultural landscape shaped by years of war and upheaval.
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[2026-09-16 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Wednesday denounced defense talks between South Korea and the United States last week on ways to counter Pyongyang's weapons of mass destruction (WMD), state media reported.
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[2026-09-16 21:30 UTC+10:00] [Courts] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague on Wednesday found former President Hashim Thaçi criminally responsible for war crimes carried out during the 1998-1999 war with Serbia and sentenced him to 25 years in prison.
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[2026-09-16 21:29 UTC+10:00] [War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Hashim Thaci, the former leader of Kosovo who led its bloody independence fight against Serbia in the 1990s, was sentenced on Wednesday to 25 years in prison for war crimes, including arbitrary detention, torture and murder.
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[2026-09-16 21:29 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The action is likely the last House vote on issue ahead of the midterm elections
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[2026-09-16 21:17 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: THE HAGUE – Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte appeared in the courtroom on Wednesday for the first time since being transferred to the International Criminal Court 18 months ago to face murder charges regarding his war on drugs.
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[2026-09-16 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci was found guilty of war crimes, including murder, torture, and illegal detention, by the Kosovo war crimes tribunal in The Hague on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-16 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has introduced a new tactical vehicle for Germany’s special forces, marking the first public appearance of the TAHR, a platform built on IAI’s ELTA ZD chassis and produced by Flensburg Technology Systems (FTS).
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[2026-09-16 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Jean-Pierre Lacroix tells Beijing’s Xiangshan Forum that UN is struggling with fewer resources and a shrinking field presence
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[2026-09-16 21:00 UTC+10:00] [UN] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Jean-Pierre Lacroix tells Beijing’s Xiangshan Forum that UN is struggling with fewer resources and a shrinking field presence
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[2026-09-16 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Latest updatesIran war latest: China urges reopening of Strait of Hormuz in talks with Iran's Araghchi
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[2026-09-16 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-09-16 20:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli officials have leaked details of a secret meeting between military commanders from the US, Israel and several Arab states in Germany last week to discuss the war launched by Israel and the US against Iran.
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[2026-09-16 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Hotel operator Rotana is in talks to re-enter Syria as the country seeks to reintegrate with the wider global economy.
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[2026-09-16 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Screens display a news conference held by Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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[2026-09-16 20:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Hashim Thaci, the former leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), has been found responsible for war crimes committed by the militant group during its NATO-backed campaign to break away from Serbia in the 1990s.
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[2026-09-16 20:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-16 20:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
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