Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-24 17:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical supply route for aluminium cans, has forced Coca-Cola to source some from Southeast Asia
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[2026-07-24 17:51 UTC+10:00] [India] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical supply route for aluminium cans, has forced Coca-Cola to source some from Southeast Asia
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[2026-07-24 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Ukrainian drones struck warehouses belonging to online retailer Wildberries for the third time in less than a week, co-founder Tatyana Kim confirmed Friday morning, with the latest wave targeting a major logistics center in St. Petersburg.
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[2026-07-24 17:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Defence and National Security
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[2026-07-24 17:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS last para to clarify the name of the state defense procurement agency; ADDS photo)By Kim Hyun-soo
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[2026-07-24 17:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China Coast Guard uses water cannon during maritime stand-off as Beijing launches military drills near Hainan Island
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[2026-07-24 17:24 UTC+10:00] [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China Coast Guard uses water cannon during maritime stand-off as Beijing launches military drills near Hainan Island
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[2026-07-24 17:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
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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[2026-07-24 17:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Anti-mine campaigners are hoping UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres's visit to Damascus this week will help to highlight the risk Syrians are facing from thousands of landmines left over from the civil war.
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[2026-07-24 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: United Nations Human Rights chief Volker Turk, an outspoken critic of Russia's war in Ukraine and Israel's conduct in Gaza, faces opposition from both countries to a second four-year term ahead of a potentially contentious vote on Friday, diplomats told Reuters.
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[2026-07-24 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The latest tariffs are another example of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration injecting uncertainty into the global trade order. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
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[2026-07-24 16:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean confectionary and food makers decided to increase prices of their products amid persisting cost pressure stemming from the war in the Middle East, according to the companies Friday.
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[2026-07-24 16:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Military authorities have launched an investigation into sexual assault and abuse allegations involving Marine soldiers at a central headquarters unit in the country's southern region, officials said Friday.
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[2026-07-24 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Pentagon lowered its official death toll for the Iran war to 14 from 18 in the space of a day, after the Trump administration removed four service members killed this month from the count, according to the defense casualty analysis system.
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[2026-07-24 16:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team on Friday sought prison terms of 20 to 30 years for five former military commanders indicted over their roles in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's 2024 martial law bid.
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[2026-07-24 15:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Kyiv, Ukraine — Ukrainian Colonel Mykhailo Drapatyi drove an armoured vehicle at breakneck speed through a barricade built by pro-Russian separatists who had just taken over the southeastern city of Mariupol.
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[2026-07-24 15:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A US appeals court on Thursday rejected an effort by US President Donald Trump's administration to allow immigration authorities to re-detain a Georgetown University scholar who had advocated for Palestinian rights and opposed the Israel-Hamas War.
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[2026-07-24 15:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: It has been nearly five months since the US-Israeli military operation on Iranian territory and the resultant oil shock has followed a familiar script: a war or political rupture takes a few million barrels per day off the market, prices climb, and producers and consumers seek to close the gap.
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[2026-07-24 15:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: It has been nearly five months since the US-Israeli military operation on Iranian territory. The resultant oil shock has followed a familiar script: a war or political rupture takes a few million barrels per day off the market, prices climb, and producers and consumers seek to close the gap.
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[2026-07-24 15:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukraine replaced its top military and political defence personnel in the past week even as its armed forces arguably achieved their best performance in three years.
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[2026-07-24 15:20 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Kyle Sandilands’ former employer has been granted permission to use evidence filed by the shock jock in his now aborted lawsuit against the radio network in its defence to an ongoing claim brought by one-time co-star Jackie “O” Henderson.
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[2026-07-24 15:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Vessels sighted in the Strait of Hormuz from Oman on 23 July
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[2026-07-24 15:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- An international hacking defense competition was held in southern Seoul this week, the science ministry said Friday.
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[2026-07-24 14:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor's union said Friday its workers will extend partial strikes next week in a bid to secure higher wages, raising concerns about production disruptions at South Korea's largest automaker.
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[2026-07-24 14:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Israeli army has attacked the southern Lebanese town of al-Mansouri and carried out blasts in the nearby village of Majdal Zoun, Lebanon’s National News Agency reports, despite the “ceasefie” and ongoing talks between the two countries.
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[2026-07-24 14:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. military announced the 13th night of strikes against Iran as clashes escalate over shipping routes. The attacks came after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, potentially widening the Iran war as international oil topped $100 a barrel.
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[2026-07-24 14:32 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: It’s all-out war again, and the inflation monster is back.
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[2026-07-24 13:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Canada will do whatever it takes to defend itself in a trade war with the United States, including possible retaliatory measures, Prime Minister Mark Carney told a meeting of provincial premiers on Thursday after the US announced new tariffs.
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[2026-07-24 13:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Kozo Okamoto was part of a three-man team from the Japanese Red Army group that killed 26 people on May 30, 1972
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[2026-07-24 13:39 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Kozo Okamoto was part of a three-man team from the Japanese Red Army group that killed 26 people on May 30, 1972
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[2026-07-24 13:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-07-24 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us
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[2026-07-24 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- The Navy conducted its first combat experiment involving a humanoid robot taking over as helmsman as part of its bid to incorporate robots to counter a shrinking pool of military manpower, the armed service said Friday.
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[2026-07-24 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Middle East chokepoints for supply of oil and gas and other trade volumes are in focus, as conflict between the US and Iran intensifies and shipping activity remains disrupted in the region.
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[2026-07-24 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A new paper under peer review by the Chinese-language Journal of Deep Space Exploration lays out an ambitious plan to crash a spacecraft at Mach 26, or 20,000 mph, into a near-Earth asteroid to test new planetary defenses.
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[2026-07-24 12:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Conservative influencer sat down with the Ukrainian president after an air raid in Kyiv prompted her call for ‘moral clarity’
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[2026-07-24 12:57 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Conservative influencer sat down with the Ukrainian president after an air raid in Kyiv prompted her call for ‘moral clarity’
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[2026-07-24 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan has recovered rare earth elements critical to semiconductors, electric vehicles and defense applications from a deep-sea drilling test near Minamitori-shima, a remote Pacific island. (Photo by Ryoko Shimonoya)
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[2026-07-24 12:24 UTC+10:00] [Myanmar] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Elle’s story is one of personal sacrifice, deciding to help people despite the risk of attack by the military. Her story reflects that of a healthcare system in peril
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[2026-07-24 12:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Heavy explosions were reported in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz on Friday local time as the US carried out strikes for the 13th consecutive night.
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[2026-07-24 12:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Aukus, designed to check China’s military advance in the Indo-Pacific, is expected to cost Canberra up to US$250 billion over 30 years
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[2026-07-24 12:19 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Aukus, designed to check China’s military advance in the Indo-Pacific, is expected to cost Canberra up to US$250 billion over 30 years
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[2026-07-24 12:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team on Friday requested a five-year prison term for former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of helping a former defense minister evade a criminal investigation by appointing him as ambassador to Australia in 2023.
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[2026-07-24 12:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A United States appeals court has rejected immigration authorities’ push to re-detain a Georgetown University scholar, who is facing deportation for his activism against Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.
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[2026-07-24 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-24 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will visit Damascus this week for the first time since taking office and meet President Ahmad Al Shara, as Syria seeks international support to recover from the civil war and deal with Israeli incursions in the south.
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[2026-07-24 11:58 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The global economy is not living rent-free in the mind of Donald Trump.
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[2026-07-24 11:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-24 11:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- A military audit has uncovered unauthorized access to online records of soldiers' personal medical information late last year, prompting the military to shut down the program over a potential data breach, according to a lawmaker's office Friday.
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[2026-07-24 11:32 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: EU unveils largest package in four years of measures against Russian individuals and interests; Laura Loomer shows up in Kyiv. What we know on day 1,612
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