Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-12 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has said the US will be hitting Iran “very hard tonight”, adding the military will be “taking Kharg Island” and other Iranian “oil infrastructure points in the not too distant future”.
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[2026-06-12 00:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan and the U.K. are increasing cooperation in advanced technologies, like AI, that will transform national defense. (Photo by Shintaro Ino)
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[2026-06-12 00:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States will sanction thirteen individuals and entities that attempted to purchase and transfer weapons systems on behalf of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), State Department spokesperson Tommy Piggot announced in a press statement on Wednesday.
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[2026-06-12 00:25 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-06-12 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: 1920 — Man o’ War wins the Belmont Stakes, which was run at 1 3/8-miles, in 2:14 1/5. He shatters the world record by 3 1/5 seconds and sets the American dirt-course record for that distance.
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[2026-06-12 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese companies primarily produce chemicals using naphtha, at large complexes like these that line Tokyo Bay in Chiba prefecture. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
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[2026-06-12 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Drone and shell casings lie inside a room at the Sudan National Museum in Khartoum, Sudan, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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[2026-06-12 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US inflation accelerated to a three-year high in May as soaring energy costs linked to the US-Israeli war on Iran pushed prices higher across the economy, according to government data. Food prices also rose sharply.
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[2026-06-12 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US inflation accelerated to a three-year high in May as soaring energy costs linked to the US-Israeli war on Iran pushed prices higher across the economy, according to government data. Food prices also rose sharply.
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[2026-06-11 23:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE on Thursday unveiled an expanded prosthetics support programme for Palestinians who have suffered amputations after being injured in the Gaza war.
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[2026-06-11 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Michael Every of Rabobank
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[2026-06-11 23:30 UTC+10:00] [World Bank] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Forecast for this year downgraded to 2.5% and inflation expected to jump as a result of war in the Middle East
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[2026-06-11 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A woman walks past the World Bank building in Washington on April 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)PRNTO
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[2026-06-11 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The global economy is this year set to expand at its lowest rate since the Covid-19 pandemic, with nearly zero growth forecast for Gulf nations as a result of the Iran war, the latest World Bank report has found.
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[2026-06-11 23:20 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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[2026-06-11 23:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BEIJING (AP) — The Philippines defense secretary and his family have been banned from entering China over comments he has made about Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Thursday.
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[2026-06-11 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: For more news, analysis, and the latest updates, head to jpost.com.
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[2026-06-11 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: British Defense Minister John Healey resigned on Thursday amid a dispute over military spending, accusing Prime Minister Keir Starmer of failing to commit the government resources needed to defend the country at a time of heightened threat.
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[2026-06-11 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An IDF officer and non-commissioned officer (NCO) were wounded by an explosive device during a counterterrorism operation in Jenin, the IDF announced on Thursday.
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[2026-06-11 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: With 13 new yeshivot Hesder on Thursday joining 12 prior institutions, there are now 25 this week that have banned their orthodox religious zionist male students from joining the tank corps in protest of an IDF pilot program to try to integrate women into the corps.
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[2026-06-11 22:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 11 Jun 2026 at 10:59pm
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[2026-06-11 22:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran has announced that the Strait of Hormuz has been completely closed to all oil tankers and commercial ships in response to recent US strikes on the country, and stated any vessel attempting to pass would be shot at.
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[2026-06-11 22:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Pope Leo has appealed to world leaders to treat refugees and migrants more humanely, warning in a visit to Spain’s Canary Islands – one of Europe’s migration hotspots – that history would condemn those who allowed people fleeing war or poverty to suffer.
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[2026-06-11 22:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Iran will consider all of Elon Musk's companies in the Middle East as military targets as it retaliates against the U.S., Iranian state media outlet Fars reported Thursday.
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[2026-06-11 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, has said the emirate's goal is to become the "world’s leading hub for developing and deploying advanced AI solutions".
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[2026-06-11 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A hiring sign is displayed at a restaurant in Niles, Ill., Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
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[2026-06-11 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has called on Republicans in Congress to pass a $350 billion military spending package that would also impose sweeping new national voting rules before the midterm elections.
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[2026-06-11 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This image provided by the Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI), Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, who was head of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza and has been held in Israeli detention for the past 17 months without charge, is seen on a video call from prison during an Israeli Supreme Court hearing of an appeal by his lawyers to end his detention, in Jerusalem, Wednesday, June 10, 2026.
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[2026-06-11 22:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli military forces raided the towns of Ma’ariya, and al-Arda in southern Syria’s Yarmouk Basin area at dawn, according to local officials cited by the news agency Sana.
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[2026-06-11 22:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US military said on Thursday it had disabled a third oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman overnight, as it “violated the blockade against Iran by attempting to transport Iranian oil”.
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[2026-06-11 22:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. military will attack Iran "VERY HARD TONIGHT," and will soon take over the country's "oil infrastructure points," President Donald Trump said Thursday morning.
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[2026-06-11 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures are higher led by tech and small caps, with traders buying the dip in stocks as a swift conclusion to the latest round of US strikes against Iran raised expectations that talks over a peace deal and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz will get back on track.
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[2026-06-11 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Samar Hammad gave birth to her youngest daughter, Nour Abu Samaan, just hours before the war in Gaza began in October 2023.
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[2026-06-11 22:18 UTC+10:00] [European Central Bank] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: European Central Bank increases main deposit rate to 2.25%, with two further rises expected by next spring
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[2026-06-11 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The European Central Bank announced a quarter-point rate hike on Thursday, bringing its key interest rate to 2.25% as the Iran war continues to blow inflation off target.
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[2026-06-11 22:15 UTC+10:00] [World / Europe] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Belfast: Britain’s defence minister has quit in frustration over cuts to spending on national security in an extraordinary move that heightens the instability of the government and builds momentum for a leadership challenge to replace Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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[2026-06-11 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese foreign ministry announces action on Thursday
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[2026-06-11 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese foreign ministry announces action on Thursday
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[2026-06-11 22:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: British Secretary of Defense John Healey has tendered his resignation to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in the latest blow to the embattled Labour government. Healey complained in an open letter that Starmer has been “unable, and the Treasury has been unwilling to commit the resources” required for sweeping reforms he sought to implement and to raise the spending level to 3% of GDP to meet Britain’s obligation to NATO.
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[2026-06-11 22:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: British Secretary of Defense John Healey has tendered his resignation to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in the latest blow to the embattled Labour government.
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[2026-06-11 22:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Three Indian sailors have been killed after the US military struck a tanker in the Gulf of Oman, a federal minister said on Thursday.
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[2026-06-11 22:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The ambassadors of Britain, France and Germany met with senior officials at Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday, several days after the three countries held a summit in London to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.
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[2026-06-11 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Overnight, there did not appear to be any new major exchanges of fire after Iran launched retaliatory strikes on US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan - following the US bombing of some dozens of targets in Iran earlier, in the wake of the downing of a US Apache attack helicopter in the Hormuz area earlier this week.
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[2026-06-11 21:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United States and Iran exchanged strikes on Wednesday and Thursday, placing a fragile April ceasefire under its most serious strain yet and drawing several Gulf states directly into the latest round of escalation.
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[2026-06-11 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Healey accused the prime minister of failing to commit the resources needed to protect the country from rising threats
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[2026-06-11 21:34 UTC+10:00] [Keir Starmer] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Healey accused the prime minister of failing to commit the resources needed to protect the country from rising threats
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[2026-06-11 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Shaun Edwards has spent nearly seven years with France
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[2026-06-11 21:32 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-11 21:27 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — British Defense Secretary John Healey resigned from Keir Starmer's beleaguered government Thursday's amid a long-running row over funding for the country's armed forces.
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[2026-06-11 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: John Healey, Britain’s Minister of Defense arrives for a cabinet meeting inside 10 Downing Street in London, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
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