Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-28 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Comment & Analysis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-07-28 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Tue 28 Jul 2026 at 4:46am
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[2026-07-28 04:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A sign marks the entrance to a series of hardened tents at the Camp East Montana immigrant detention center in the desert at a U.S. Army base on the outskirts of El Paso, Texas, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee, File)
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[2026-07-28 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Saudi Arabia has reported intercepting drones that targeted oil facilities in its eastern province and Riyadh.
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[2026-07-28 03:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, July 27 (Yonhap) -- A senior U.S. diplomat said Monday the ultimate sacrifices of troops during the 1950-53 Korean War underscore that "freedom is not free," adding that their service helped transform South Korea from a war-ravaged nation into "one of the world's most dynamic democracies and vibrant economies."
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[2026-07-28 03:02 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Washington and Tehran issue conflicting messages over the status of talks to end Middle East crisis
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[2026-07-28 02:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: On May 12, Moscow announced that its flagship RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile would be put on combat duty by the end of the year. It had already been declared ready for combat duty once before — in September 2023. And before that, President Vladimir Putin said it would be ready by the end of 2022.
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[2026-07-28 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Kuwait has condemned attempted drone strikes targeting petroleum facilities in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province and the capital Riyadh, describing them as a flagrant violation of the kingdom's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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[2026-07-28 02:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: When Yemen’s Houthis threatened a “maritime embargo” on Saudi ports last week, the risk of war returning to the Arabian Peninsula - and of Bab al-Mandeb becoming the second major oil chokepoint under threat - suddenly became real.
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[2026-07-28 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN — Iran and the United States held their fire Monday, handing Gulf shipping and the oil industry a respite from missile strikes as Donald Trump’s UN envoy said the president was “giving talks some space.”
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[2026-07-28 02:07 UTC+10:00] [Iraq] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Saudi Arabia said it had intercepted and destroyed several drones launched by Iranian-backed Iraqi militias on Monday in the kingdom’s first direct military response to such attacks from Iraq since the U.S.-Iran cease-fire collapsed.
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[2026-07-28 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Politicians and world leaders including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are gathering in Washington to meet with President Donald Trump while in town to honor the late Sen. Lindsey Graham at his funeral service Tuesday.
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[2026-07-28 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF has increased its deployment across the West Bank to 26 battalions, adding two battalions amid a sharp escalation marked by Palestinian terrorist attacks and a series of violent attacks by extremist settlers, The Jerusalem Post learned Monday.
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[2026-07-28 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-07-28 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-07-28 01:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Washington was in "very deep talks with Iran" and warned that he is ready for "strong military action" if diplomacy failed.
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[2026-07-28 01:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-28 01:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Security forces arrested nine suspects in overnight raids across the West Bank, including the father of the Palestinian terrorist who carried out Friday’s deadly shooting near Gilad Farm, Israel Police said Monday.
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[2026-07-28 01:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said that the United States is currently negotiating with Iran and will return to war if the talks fail, in an interview with N12 News on Monday.
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[2026-07-28 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: When Yemen’s Houthis threatened a “maritime embargo” on Saudi ports last week, the risk of war returning to the Arabian Peninsula - and of Bab al-Mandeb becoming the second major oil chokepoint under threat - suddenly became real.
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[2026-07-28 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Sanaa, Yemen – The past few days have seen a mobilisation of Yemen’s Houthi forces in areas under their control with a full resumption of all-out war a real possibility after four years of quasi-peace.
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[2026-07-28 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Batches of previously unreleased documentary footage give a behind-the-scenes look at the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's work to maneuver the United States into military conflicts on behalf of Israel, and the sheer joy he exuded when President Trump finally brought Graham's long-held dreams of an all-out war on Iran to fruition.
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[2026-07-28 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Pauline Hanson] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: Resurfaced comments by the One Nation leader underline her criticism of paid family violence leave and domestic violence support groups
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[2026-07-28 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Independent Commission Against Corruption] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The NSW anti-corruption watchdog has begun a public inquiry into allegations of branch stacking, illegal donations, and interference with preselections
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[2026-07-28 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel is expected to release 60 Palestinian detainees to the Gaza Strip on Monday, the Israeli military and Palestinian Prisoners' Media Office said, according to Haaretz.
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[2026-07-28 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Lebanese army has accused Israel of obstructing its deployment and the return of residents to designated areas in southern Lebanon through continued attacks and the “systematic destruction” of homes.
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[2026-07-28 00:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: President Sheikh Mohamed on Monday received Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Authority’s UAE Urban Search and Rescue team at Qasr Al Bahr palace to congratulate the elite unit on retaining its prestigious “heavy” classification.
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[2026-07-28 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Before we look at the week ahead, a quick look at the main event that defines the market this Monday morning: after 13 consecutive nights of US strikes aimed at degrading Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping, Washington has refrained from further attacks since late Friday, while Tehran has publicly stated that it has also suspended retaliatory operations.
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[2026-07-28 00:31 UTC+10:00] [Boy George] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Culture Club singer sings ‘I stand with the Jews / I don’t feel brave, I just need to behave like a human’, in song defending Israel’s response to Hamas attack
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[2026-07-28 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The head of the center-right New People party on Monday voiced Russians’ growing frustration with the protracted war in Ukraine and government tech bans in a speech on the last day of the State Duma’s current convocation.
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[2026-07-28 00:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Berris Ekinci, right, poses for a photo with Philippine Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Leo Herrera-Lim and Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Political-Security Community Dato' Astanah Abdul Aziz on July 22. (Anadolu Agency)
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[2026-07-28 00:10 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Brent crude drops 9% to below $88 a barrel, prompting UK government bond yields to fall
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[2026-07-28 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Shin Bet Chief David Zini officially visited Israel Police's Counterterrorism Unit (YAMAM) for the first time on Sunday, according to a statement from the Shin Bet and Israel Police.
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[2026-07-28 00:01 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Treasury has warned the Australian economy could be hit by an inflation spike and slower growth through the second half of the year as America’s war against Iran, Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, and Ukraine’s assault on Russian oil refineries upend the global petroleum market.
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[2026-07-27 23:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Tatiana Navka, the wife of Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov, has launched a legal challenge aimed at overturning European Union sanctions imposed on her over the war in Ukraine, according to details published on an EU website.
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[2026-07-27 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The calmer situation eased worries about a resurgence in inflation and a fresh round of interest rate hikes
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[2026-07-27 23:05 UTC+10:00] [Saudi Aramco] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The calmer situation eased worries about a resurgence in inflation and a fresh round of interest rate hikes
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[2026-07-27 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: On Monday, two military sources reported that the Sudanese army regained control of a crucial highway linking the country’s capital to the city of El-Obeid.
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[2026-07-27 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Months after the United Nations Security Council backed a comprehensive framework to end Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, Israel’s security cabinet has approved a highly constrained pilot project to allow foreign security forces into a narrow pocket of the devastated territory.
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[2026-07-27 22:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF said Monday that troops operating in southern Lebanon found two drawings of Adolf Hitler inside a private home in the village of Taybeh.
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[2026-07-27 22:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Two Israeli civilians were detained Monday after crossing the border into Syrian territory near Mount Hermon, the IDF said, as Syrian media separately reported that troops had arrested a Syrian citizen during an overnight raid in the Quneitra area.
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[2026-07-27 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Petrol prices] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Commonwealth and Western Australia to fund study into construction of large-scale petrol refinery as buffer against fuel vulnerability
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[2026-07-27 22:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A sharp drop in oil prices prompted by a quieter weekend for geopolitics and a pause in MidEast hostilities also sparked a drop in bond yields and the USD. A powerful relief rally in stocks and bonds emerged after a lull in hostilities in the Middle East, and started a week packed with earnings and a stack of interest-rate decisions on a positive note.
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[2026-07-27 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army made an incursion into Syria's Quneitra province and detained a civilian after raiding his home, according to Syria’s official SANA news agency.
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[2026-07-27 22:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir have ordered a multi-level audit across all public libraries and educational institutions to purge books and digital archives flagged as "anti-national" or "glorifying terrorism".
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[2026-07-27 21:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: HANOI, Vietnam — Across seven countries, seven people woke up to days that no longer looked the way they once did.
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[2026-07-27 21:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Markets enter this week's Federal Reserve meeting uncertain over how the US central bank will react to surging oil prices on heightened escalations in the Iran war.
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[2026-07-27 21:06 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US president’s pick to be the country’s director of national intelligence is expected to be approved within days – but only after a tense confirmation hearing
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[2026-07-27 20:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CAIRO — Mediators have achieved progress in efforts to get the United States and Iran back to negotiations and avert an all-out war in the Middle East, two regional officials said Monday, with a pause in attacks coming after a period of rapidly escalating tensions.
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[2026-07-27 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States paused strikes on Iran on Friday after nearly two weeks of bombardments, including in the Strait of Hormuz, since the Islamabad-brokered ceasefire unravelled.
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