Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-25 11:51 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [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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[2026-02-25 11:45 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte personally drew up “death lists” and boasted about murders committed during his “war on drugs,” an International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor alleged Tuesday at a crimes against humanity hearing.
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[2026-02-25 11:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Intensified drone attacks on the new front line of Sudan's civil war have led to mass civilian casualties in recent weeks and are increasingly shaping the course of the conflict.
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[2026-02-25 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Soccer] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-02-25 11:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (URGENT) S. Korea to seek reinstatement of no-fly zone under suspended 2018 inter-Korean military pact: unification minister
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[2026-02-25 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: There has been a large US military build-up in the Middle East in recent months, including the deployment of two carrier strike groups. Source: Getty / US Navy
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[2026-02-25 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Recent reports claim that in November of 2025 during a private meeting with Spanish Bishops, Pope Leo XIV asserted that the "rise of ultra-right ideology" was his greatest concern. The comments allegedly came in response to widespread criticism of the church by conservatives against its weak response to militant LGBT ideology and its continuing defense of mass immigration.
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[2026-02-25 09:50 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-02-25 09:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has praised Ukrainians for withstanding four years of Russian attacks with “immense courage”, saying Moscow has failed to break their spirit or win the war it started.
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[2026-02-25 09:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) has voted in favor of a draft resolution reasserting support for "lasting peace" in Ukraine Tuesday, which marks four years since the 2022 Russian military entry into Ukraine.
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[2026-02-25 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's ongoing party congress discussed five-year plans and goals for key sectors, including national defense and foreign affairs, on the sixth day of the party gathering, state media reported Wednesday.
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[2026-02-25 09:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Annika covers a spectrum national and international news for the ABC's Digital Reporting Team, specialising in defence and conflict-related topics.
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[2026-02-25 08:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US military says it tracked the vessel from the Caribbean Sea, as it sought to escape pursuit
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[2026-02-25 08:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Anthropic has until Friday to accept the Pentagon's demands that it loosen restrictions on how the Defence Department uses its AI tools, it has been reported.
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[2026-02-25 08:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Russia's Verba Man-Portable Air-Defence System will give Iran new capabilities to target low-altitude threats. (Wikicommons: Mil.ru)
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[2026-02-25 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An oil tanker is moored at the Sheskharis complex, part of Chernomortransneft JSC, a subsidiary of Transneft PJSC, in Novorossiysk, Russia, on Oct. 11, 2022. (AP Photo, File)
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[2026-02-25 08:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The commander of the US Forces Korea has expressed "regret" to the South Korean defense minister that he was not briefed on the recent US Air Force drills over the Yellow Sea on time, the USFK said Tuesday.
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[2026-02-25 08:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-02-25 07:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran is squarely in the Trump administration's crosshairs, and both Russia and China are to some degree coming to Tehran's aid with some significant arms deals meant to potentially stave off future attack.
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[2026-02-25 07:39 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
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[2026-02-25 07:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pedestrians walk past a billboard depicting a U.S. aircraft carrier with damaged fighter jets on its deck and a sign in Farsi and English reading, “If you sow the wind, you’ll reap the whirlwind,” at Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) Square in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-02-25 07:32 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: February 25, 2026 07:32 | News
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[2026-02-25 07:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Protesters take part in an anti-war rally in Chania, Greece, opposing the docking of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford at the nearby Souda Bay naval base on the southern island of Crete, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Giannis Angelakis)
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[2026-02-25 07:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The USS Gerald R Ford, the largest warship in the US Navy, is heading back to the Middle East after months at sea, but according to new reports, morale may be running low, as the aircraft carrier's troubled plumbing has been causing some chaos on the ship.
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[2026-02-25 07:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine is President Donald Trump’s dominant adviser on Iran, and this dates back to June 2025, The Jerusalem Post has learned.
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[2026-02-25 06:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: On the afternoon of October 14, 2016, four masked gunmen stormed the Manila home of Paquito Mejos, a 53-year-old father of five who worked as an electrician on construction sites. An occasional user of shabu, a methamphetamine, Mejos had turned himself in to local authorities two days earlier after learning he was on a "watch list" of drug suspects.
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[2026-02-25 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Air Vice Marshal Padman De Costa President Volleyball and Beach Volleyball Committee of World Military Sports Council (CISM)
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[2026-02-25 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Robert Dewhurst and Emily Folo at Armidale District Baptist Church. (ABC News: Liana Boss)
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[2026-02-25 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: It is well-known that trade union leaders in Sri Lanka draw their monthly salaries without working even a single day and they just go to the ATM on the 20th of every month and withdraw their monthly salary without any problem after staying at home and doing their private work and sometimes other jobs?
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[2026-02-25 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel tomorrow will inevitably trigger the usual wave of speculation: Is the visit a referendum on bilateral ties, a regional signal, or a bromance sequel?
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[2026-02-25 05:51 UTC+10:00] [Mexico] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: With the death of Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, better known as "El Mencho" — one of Mexico's most powerful drug lords — the government's long-standing policy of rapprochement with drug cartels appears to have ended.
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[2026-02-25 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-02-25 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Islamic regime has been pushing for an interim deal, seeking to drag out talks with the US to achieve a deal that would allow it to keep its ballistic missile program, legitimize its nuclear program, and get some degree of relief from US sanctions, according to former British Army intelligence officer Lynette Nusbacher.
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[2026-02-25 05:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Russia says the western allies believe Ukraine could end the war on more favourable terms if it had a dirty bomb, an allegation Kyiv denies
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[2026-02-25 05:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the war has hardened into a structural feature of international politics.
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[2026-02-25 05:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion, people across Ukraine have remembered their dead from a war which shows no sign of ending.
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[2026-02-25 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: February 25, 2026 — 5:00am
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[2026-02-25 04:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Britain sanctioned oil pipeline operator Transneft on Tuesday as part of a package of nearly 300 measures, announcing its largest set of penalties to coincide with the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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[2026-02-25 04:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A few days ago, amidst heightened US-Iran tensions, a military helicopter landed at the Erbil airport in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Although Western troops are rarely seen on the city’s streets, Erbil Air Base is heavily staffed with soldiers, and military helicopters fly overhead every day. Now, this airport could potentially become a target for Iran if the situation escalates.
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[2026-02-25 04:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara told the High Court of Justice on Tuesday that the government has yet to formulate a plan to revoke personal economic benefits from ultra-Orthodox (haredi) draft dodgers, despite evidence that such sanctions are effective. She warned that the omission ran contrary to previous court rulings and harmed both the IDF’s manpower needs and the principle of equality in military service.
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[2026-02-25 04:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US military forces seized a sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from Caribbean waters, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, adding that it was the third such interdiction in that region.
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[2026-02-25 04:18 UTC+10:00] [Mexico] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Mexico’s president says there is ‘no risk’ for those visiting for Fifa games after military killed drug lord ‘El Mencho’
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[2026-02-25 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Ukraine marked four years since Russia’s invasion with a church service in Kyiv. President Volodymyr Zelensky stood beside European leaders and ministers to honour those killed. Candles were lit as prayers were read for soldiers and civilians lost since February 2022. Zelensky said Vladimir Putin had not broken Ukraine and promised to seek a just peace accepted by Ukrainians.
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[2026-02-25 04:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Soldiers stand guard in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Nov. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Tommy Trenchard, File)
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[2026-02-25 04:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Lebanon is facing a crucial test. As US-Iran tensions grow, the Lebanese government is concerned that Hezbollah could drag Beirut into yet another destructive war. Reports indicate that Israel has made it clear that Hezbollah’s intervention will not be tolerated, and repercussions could be severe.
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[2026-02-25 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: For over a decade, Rojava has represented one of the most ambitious political experiments that has arisen from the ruins of the Syrian civil war. Driven by a utopian vision of grassroots democracy and gender equality within the framework of the “brotherhood of people,” the Kurdish-led autonomous administration aimed to construct a social contract in the midst of state failure and sectarian fragmentation.
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[2026-02-25 03:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has grown increasingly frustrated with the limits of US military leverage against Iran, according to CBS News, citing sources familiar with the matter.
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[2026-02-25 03:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV, Ukraine — Vladimir Putin has not broken Ukraine, its leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday, as the Kremlin marked the start of the fifth year of its invasion by vowing to keep fighting Europe's bloodiest conflict since World War II until it achieves its goals.
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[2026-02-25 03:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The USS Gerald R. Ford carrier is traversing the Mediterranean, reportedly set to dock in Israel's port of Haifa next, following a prior stop in Crete early this week, after having been ordered from the Caribbean to the Middle East area as the US threatens Iran.
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[2026-02-25 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The White House has insisted that last year’s strikes against Iran destroyed the country’s nuclear programme despite a recent claim by a senior US official that Tehran is a week away from having bombmaking material.
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