Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-08 15:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices rose on Monday morning after Iran and Israel traded attacks, leading to concerns about an extended war hitting supply, while stocks fell globally on geopolitical tensions and fears of an artificial intelligence bubble.
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[2026-06-08 15:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel’s decision to strike military targets in western and central Iran in the early hours of Monday morning was different from the previous rounds in a familiar cycle of retaliation - albeit one that has been quiet for several weeks. It was a deliberate Israeli response to a dangerous test by Tehran, and one that Jerusalem could not afford to leave unanswered.
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[2026-06-08 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1953 -- South Korea's Cabinet decides not to sign the proposed Korean War armistice in a symbolic gesture to show the government's desire for unification of the Korean Peninsula. The agreement was signed on July 27 by the American-led U.N. Command on one side, and North Korea and China on the other, without the participation of South Korea.
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[2026-06-08 14:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli media reported extensive interception operations against Iranian missiles over southern Israel, including the Dead Sea, Dimona and Beersheba areas.
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[2026-06-08 14:49 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Latest exchange of attacks threatens to drag Middle East into regional war and comes after US president said ‘I call all the shots’, not Israel’s PM
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[2026-06-08 14:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: STOCKHOLM (AFP) -- Researchers warned Monday that nuclear-armed states were taking their arms out of storage and putting them on delivery systems, as the weapons of mass destruction are playing an increased role in global politics.
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[2026-06-08 14:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-06-08 14:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US Army is preparing to carry out its first executions of death-row service members since 1961 if President Donald Trump orders them, ABC News reports, citing an internal planning document.
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[2026-06-08 14:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Researchers warned on Monday that nuclear-armed states were taking their arms out of storage and putting them on delivery systems, as the weapons of mass destruction are playing an increased role in global politics.
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[2026-06-08 14:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Nigeria’s army says it has freed 360 people abducted by Boko Haram in southern Borno.
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[2026-06-08 14:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Explosions were heard in the Jerusalem area and near the northern Dead Sea after Iran launched missiles toward Israel, according to Israeli media and military officials.
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[2026-06-08 14:20 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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[2026-06-08 14:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-06-08 14:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN — Israel said on Monday it had struck targets across Iran, defying United States President Donald Trump's call to refrain from retaliating against Tehran's barrage of missiles.
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[2026-06-08 14:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military said Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir and senior commanders were monitoring ongoing strikes against Iran from an airbase, adding that Israeli forces remain on alert and prepared to operate on all fronts.
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[2026-06-08 14:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Nurse Victoria Bohdanova changes the diaper of a premature baby inside a temperature-controlled incubator at the regional perinatal center of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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[2026-06-08 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A ceasefire in the Middle East already under strain due to daily violations, appeared close to collapse on Monday after a rapid chain of events pulled Hezbollah, Israel, Iran and the US into a new cycle of escalation.
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[2026-06-08 13:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Ali Akbar Ahmadian, the representative of Iran’s supreme leader on the Supreme Defence Council, said Iran would not submit to external pressure and warned that any further threats or attacks would be met with a stronger response.
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[2026-06-08 13:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military said it detected the launch of a missile from Yemen towards Israeli territory and activated air defence systems to intercept the threat.
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[2026-06-08 13:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Iranian Red Crescent Society said its rapid-response teams, relief units and medical facilities have been placed on standby following Israeli strikes reported across Iran on Tuesday morning.
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[2026-06-08 13:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iranian hardline outlet Raja News suggested Monday that public messaging from US President Donald Trump over Iran could be part of a tactical deception effort, as Iranian media reported explosions in several cities following reported Israeli strikes.
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[2026-06-08 13:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Sirens sounded in central Israel on Monday morning following a missile launched from Yemen's Houthis, the IDF confirmed.
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[2026-06-08 13:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre warned of waves of up to three metres in the Philippines.
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[2026-06-08 13:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has denied reports that it launched an attack on the Al-Kharj airbase in Saudi Arabia, with state broadcaster IRIB quoting a military official as saying that “Iran has not fired any shots” at the facility.
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[2026-06-08 13:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-06-08 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Israeli security forces examine a fragment of an intercepted Iranian missile in northern Israel, early Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Rami Shlush)
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[2026-06-08 13:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-06-08 12:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-06-08 12:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran closed the airspace around Imam Khomeini International Airport following reported Israeli strikes, according to The Associated Press. Iranian state media reported explosions in several cities, including Tehran, as tensions between Iran and Israel escalated.
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[2026-06-08 12:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli media reported that the country's military targeted more than 10 sites in central and western Iran, including air defence systems and ballistic missile-related infrastructure.
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[2026-06-08 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States President Donald Trump lasted through probing questions about his Iran war strategy and repeated weather disruptions during an interview with US broadcaster NBC, but angrily stormed out when confronted over his unfounded claims of election fraud.
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[2026-06-08 12:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-06-08 12:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-06-08 12:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IAF struck military targets in western and central Iran on Monday following an Iranian missile attack on Israel, the IDF confirmed.
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[2026-06-08 12:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LONDON (Reuters) -- OPEC+ agreed Sunday a fourth increase in its oil output targets in as many months, even though the US war with Iran is still preventing several of the group's members from pumping more.
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[2026-06-08 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Conservatives force the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum to drop the word massacre, a move critics say downplays Japan’s wartime aggression
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[2026-06-08 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Conservatives force the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum to drop the word massacre, a move critics say downplays Japan’s wartime aggression
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[2026-06-08 11:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Bolivia's legislature gave the green light Sunday for President Rodrigo Paz to use the military to clear roadblocks that have crippled key cities for weeks.
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[2026-06-08 11:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-06-08 11:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-08 11:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Israel struck Beirut’s southern suburbs without warning on Sunday, days after a ceasefire agreement in Washington went into effect and despite a US request not to attack Lebanon’s capital. (AP video shot by: Hassan Ammar).
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[2026-06-08 11:20 UTC+10:00] [Philippines] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: People told to prepare for waves of up to three metres in parts of the Philippines, with smaller waves possible in Indonesia and Malaysia
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[2026-06-08 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Sarangani province in Mindanao early Monday morning, triggering tsunami warnings and causing reported building collapses in the General Santos area.
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[2026-06-08 11:10 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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[2026-06-08 11:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Months after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran there has been an escalation in attacks in the region
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[2026-06-08 11:03 UTC+10:00] [Opec+] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Months after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran there has been an escalation in attacks in the region
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[2026-06-08 11:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo provided by the North Korean government, Russian President Vladimir Putin, from left, Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walk to attend a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing Wednesday, Sept.
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[2026-06-08 10:52 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: London: By firing salvos of missiles at Israel, Iran’s leaders are rolling the dice on punitive retaliation and a return to all-out war. Their calculated decision to run that risk shows just how confident they feel.
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[2026-06-08 10:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Oil prices climbed on Monday morning trade in Asia after Iran fired missiles at Israel for the first time since a fragile ceasefire was agreed between the countries and the US in April.
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[2026-06-08 10:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil prices rose on Monday amid heightened tensions in the Middle East after Iran fired missiles at Israel, raising concerns that the conflict may drag on.
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