Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-23 18:24 UTC+10:00] [easyJet] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Budget airline, which has two US investment firms vying to buy it, also affected by passengers booking later
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[2026-07-23 18:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Jeen Technologies, once a small civilian robotics spinoff, is rapidly becoming one of Israel’s most significant defense‑AI companies, securing major contracts with strategic security organizations and embedding its technology across the country’s defense agencies.
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[2026-07-23 18:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Greece's security council, KYSEA, is expected to give its final approval on Thursday for the purchase of a multi-layer air defense system from Israel, worth up to €3.5 billion ($4 billion), and several types of drones, two sources told Reuters.
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[2026-07-23 18:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Five Thai security personnel were killed and six civilians, including two young children, were injured in an attack in Thailand's restive deep south, the military said on Thursday.
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[2026-07-23 18:03 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Thursday dismissed China’s accusation that alleged Philippine construction activities aboard BRP Sierra Madre violated a provisional arrangement between Manila and Beijing, saying China has no right to interfere with what the Philippines does in its territory.
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[2026-07-23 17:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Shares of European defense champions Thales, Indra Group, and Dassault Aviation jumped as the continent's defense upcycle translated into another quarter of higher revenue and swelling order books.
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[2026-07-23 17:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: NacDrone CEO Asawin Rompasert poses at the company's booth at a defense industry exhibition in Bangkok on July 8. (Photo by Joseph Rachman)
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[2026-07-23 17:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The name of an outlet of Russia’s major online retailer Wildberries is seen on building in Moscow, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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[2026-07-23 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The top United States and Russian diplomats have discussed the war in Ukraine on the sidelines of an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting in the Philippines.
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[2026-07-23 17:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: As the World Cup was unfolding, Israel was continuing its uninterrupted murder and land theft across occupied Palestine and Lebanon, having also triggered the megalomaniacal US President Donald Trump to join its war on Iran.
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[2026-07-23 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. Central Command said the attacks were designed to “further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting regional waters,” as the Americans push to regain control over the Strait of Hormuz and restore the flow of international shipping.
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[2026-07-23 16:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 23 Jul 2026 at 4:52pm
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[2026-07-23 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Bulgaria has for many years during the so-called Global War on Terror been a major Eastern European hub for US and Western weapons shipments as well as military aircraft transfers related to the Middle West.
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[2026-07-23 16:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Tehran-backed Houthis have claimed attacks on two Saudi Arabian oil tankers in the Red Sea, threatening to open up a new front in the Middle East conflict as the U.S. completed its 12th consecutive night of strikes on Iran.
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[2026-07-23 16:35 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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[2026-07-23 16:07 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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[2026-07-23 16:05 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: DRONES. Iranian drones are displayed during a ceremony of the joining new drones to the Iranian Army's combat organisation in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on January 13, 2025
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[2026-07-23 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Iranian-aligned Houthis said they struck two Saudi oil tankers as part of a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia on Thursday, threatening to create a second chokepoint on global oil supplies alongside Iran's near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-07-23 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Tilly said the condition felt like a "ticking time bomb"
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[2026-07-23 15:49 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-07-23 15:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: BAVARIA, GERMANY – Hidden among forests and farmland beneath the Bavarian Alps, Rheinmetall's sprawling industrial site feels more like a small village than one of Europe's most strategically important defense facilities.
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[2026-07-23 15:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Iranian army has announced that a number of US facilities in Kuwait were targeted by "destructive drones" a few hours ago.
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[2026-07-23 15:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said that they targeted two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, claiming the vessels had violated a ban imposed by the group.
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[2026-07-23 15:33 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine War] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-07-23 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has threatened to target Iranian infrastructure if Tehran attacks commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, as the war continues for a 12th consecutive night.
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[2026-07-23 15:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mainland maritime authority says entry to drill zone prohibited, advises caution while exercises are conducted near Dongshan Island
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[2026-07-23 15:16 UTC+10:00] [Fujian] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mainland maritime authority says entry to drill zone prohibited, advises caution while exercises are conducted near Dongshan Island
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[2026-07-23 15:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Israeli army is building a giant earthen barrier to separate the more than 50 percent of Gaza under its control from the rest of the enclave, satellite images show, fuelling Palestinian fears that most of the territory will never be relinquished by Israel.
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[2026-07-23 15:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ILOILO CITY — An seafarer from Antique was killed after the cargo vessel he was serving on was struck in a drone attack at the Port of Pivdennyi on Ukraine’s southern Black Sea coast, amid the Russia-Ukraine war.
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[2026-07-23 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Second world war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Judy Bain, 81, spent most of her life unaware she was a direct descendant of the daring pilot Arthur Whitten Brown
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[2026-07-23 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Africa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Canada has urged the new-look British government to join its defense bank, as it tries to deepen its European presence.
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[2026-07-23 14:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — The House adopted a Republican-only $95 billion budget proposal Wednesday, a long-shot effort to fund the Iran war and other White House priorities over objections from Democrats and a few Republican holdouts in a final push before the midterm elections.
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[2026-07-23 14:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea plans to block national pension credits for parents convicted of child abuse and conscripts sentenced to at least 18 months in prison for crimes committed during military service, the government said Thursday.
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[2026-07-23 14:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced attacks targeting US military infrastructure in Kuwait.
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[2026-07-23 14:19 UTC+10:00] [Houthis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Attacks by Iranian-aligned Houthis in Red Sea follow Trump threats to destroy more Iranian infrastructure
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[2026-07-23 14:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met on Thursday on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Manila, Philippines.
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[2026-07-23 14:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, from left, acting Minister of Defense Major General Yevhen Khmara, former Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and new commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces Mykhailo Drapatyi, pose for a photo during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, July 22, 2026.
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[2026-07-23 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: United States Navy personnel salute during the national anthem at a watch party in a fan village in New York’s Rockefeller Center for a World Cup round of 16 soccer match between the United States and Belgium, Monday, July 6, 2026 in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
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[2026-07-23 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Iraq] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With the outbreak of this year’s war, Iraq’s balancing act between the two antagonists has collapsed, exposing a perilously fragile state
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[2026-07-23 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Indian leader faces ‘perfect storm’ at home as proposed US trade deal sparks backlash and Trump ramps up pressure over Russian oil and China
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[2026-07-23 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Indian leader faces ‘perfect storm’ at home as proposed US trade deal sparks backlash and Trump ramps up pressure over Russian oil and China
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[2026-07-23 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Inside Track] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-07-23 13:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Five Thai paramilitary soldiers have been killed and six civilians wounded in an attack on a security checkpoint in the country’s rebel-hit south, according to the army.
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[2026-07-23 13:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 23 Jul 2026 at 1:31pm
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[2026-07-23 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Julio Rivera via American Greatness,
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[2026-07-23 13:17 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: BRUSSELS – Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi suggested Wednesday that Japan needs to promote discussions on future national security policies, including nuclear deterrence, amid the severe security environment.
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[2026-07-23 13:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — Former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife will go on trial on drug trafficking charges next June, a judge said Wednesday, as their lawyers continue to object to the US military action that snatched them from power.
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[2026-07-23 13:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US House of Representatives narrowly passed its version of a massive defence policy bill on Wednesday, despite Democrats' concerns about its huge price tag, the Iran war and a provision that would boost Pentagon ties to Israel.
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[2026-07-23 13:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner spoke Wednesday about the prospects for pursuing more active diplomacy and moving towards an accord to end the more than four-year-old war with Russia.
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[2026-07-23 13:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Lebanon is working toward a "complete Israeli withdrawal" from areas it occupies, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Wednesday on a visit to a village where Lebanon's Army recently deployed.
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