Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-10 06:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON -- Former strategic affairs minister Ron Dermer firmly denied on Tuesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed before the October 7 attack, dismissing reports of such a conversation as “fiction.”
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[2026-09-10 05:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the war with Iran would end “immediately” after the US midterm elections, tying the end of the conflict to the November 3 vote.
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[2026-09-10 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The full-scale war in Ukraine lately blew past four years and six months since February 24, 2022, and has also long been a proxy conflict, pitting the US and NATO against Russia. Beyond this, there's been what can be described as a raging 'dirty war' stretching back over 12 years since at least February 2014.
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[2026-09-10 05:27 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Stocks fell on Wall Street as the price of crude oil rose back above $US100 a barrel amid further escalation in the US war with Iran, with President Donald Trump saying he believes prices will remain elevated until after the midterm elections in November.
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[2026-09-10 05:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump accused Tehran of attempting to influence America’s upcoming midterm elections and claimed that the war with Iran will end “immediately” after the election, while speaking to reporters on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-10 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: 1 of 10 Cardi B wears a daring laceup bodysuit. iamcardib/Instagram 2 of 10 Lily Collins keeps it monochromatic in a bathing suit snap. lilyjcollins/Instagram 3 of 10 Prince William attends the funeral for King Harald V of Norway. Victoria Jones/Shutterstock 4 of 10 Leann Rimes strikes a pose in music city.
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[2026-09-10 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Lifestyle / Health & wellness] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: If you’ve heard of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), it may be because of Bruce Willis or Wendy Williams – two celebrities whose diagnoses in recent years have shed light on this infrequently discussed neurodegenerative disease. Though FTD is relatively rare, accounting for less than 10 per cent of the estimated 450,000 Australians living with dementia, it’s a common form of early-onset dementia.
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[2026-09-10 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Wednesday said energy prices that have been elevated due to the Iran war will not come down until after the midterm elections.
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[2026-09-10 04:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said any attack on Saudi Arabia could activate the recently signed Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, days after Yemen’s Houthis launched a barrage of missiles at the kingdom.
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[2026-09-10 04:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Generative AI is increasingly used for information warfare in Mali, according to a study released Wednesday, with the conflict's factions mastering the technology to varying degrees.
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[2026-09-10 03:51 UTC+10:00] [Uganda] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba announces decision to pull out in post on X, citing tensions over ‘Harry-Meghan nonsense’
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[2026-09-10 03:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Lebanese army said Israel has violated the June framework agreement aimed at ending the war, disarming Hezbollah and a phased withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon approximately 7,700 times.
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[2026-09-10 03:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Chinese nuclear-powered submarines participate in a military display in the South China Sea. © Reuters
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[2026-09-10 02:46 UTC+10:00] [Alcohol] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The EU's plans for a deeper partnership with Canada, aimed at helping the country withstand a trade war with the U.S., has won the support of governments across the political spectrum — including those usually cautious about angering Donald Trump's administration.
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[2026-09-10 02:41 UTC+10:00] [Venice film festival] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s DAU, about physicist Lev Landau, stars Russian conductor Teodor Currentzis, who has refused to speak out against Putin’s war
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[2026-09-10 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Arab League Council adopted a resolution on Monday affirming solidarity with Lebanon and rejecting Iranian foreign influence and Hezbollah’s continued military activities, according to an exclusive report published by L’Orient-Le Jour on Tuesday.
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[2026-09-10 02:18 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Oil price rises above $100 a barrel as Tehran responds to US attacks that sunk five Iranian tankers
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[2026-09-10 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Missouri wide receiver Cayden Lee, right, is congratulated by Caleb Goodie Sr. (2) after scoring during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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[2026-09-10 01:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dubai is preparing to host thousands of visitors across more than 100 exhibitions in the last four months of the year as the emirate's events are revived after the disruption caused by the Iran-US war.
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[2026-09-10 01:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Saudi Arabian civil defence issued emergency warnings for Abha city and the Khamis Mushait governorate on Wednesday, warning of "potential danger".
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[2026-09-10 01:15 UTC+10:00] [Islamophobia] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In her new book Seasons of Fury, Ali traces the impact of anti-Muslim policies in the US, from the 1967 Israel-Arab war and the ‘war on terror’ to Trump
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[2026-09-10 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Syrian border on Wednesday, where he released a statement on his commitment to defending Israel from border incursions and the defeat of Iran.
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[2026-09-10 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Iranian-backed Houthis attacked Saudi Arabia this week. This is being seen as the first test of the new alliance that Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan entered in August. The "Mecca Joint Defense Agreement" was intended to strengthen collective deterrence against any act of aggression, according to reports in early August, when it was first announced.
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[2026-09-10 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Prince Harry announced in July that Uganda was joining the Invictus Games
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[2026-09-10 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Amid ambitious transformation driven by risk it could be drawn into a Taiwan conflict, Tokyo tackles tough obstacles at home, analysts say
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[2026-09-10 01:00 UTC+10:00] [BMI] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Amid ambitious transformation driven by risk it could be drawn into a Taiwan conflict, Tokyo tackles tough obstacles at home, analysts say
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[2026-09-10 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Witness testimonies, videos, pictures and other evidence provided by former senior officials of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) have corroborated earlier reports that the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) used chemical weapons in attacks between 2024 and 2025.
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[2026-09-10 00:53 UTC+10:00] [Late-night TV roundup] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Late-night hosts returned from summer break to address Trump’s trolling of Canada, war in Iran and a rusty ship
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[2026-09-10 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: As the United States and Iran trade strikes on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz this week, Iran has also launched several ballistic missiles towards Jordan’s Al-Azraq airbase, which hosts US military assets and personnel, in what it has called retaliatory attacks.
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[2026-09-10 00:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Nicaragua has accused Germany of trying to shield its support for Israel from judicial scrutiny, telling the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that Berlin continued to authorise substantial military exports despite knowing of the serious risk of genocide and other violations against Palestinians.
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[2026-09-10 00:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Nicaragua has accused Germany of trying to shield its support for Israel from judicial scrutiny, telling the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that Berlin continued to authorise substantial military exports despite knowing of the serious risk of genocide and other violations against Palestinians.
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[2026-09-10 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: At least 14 people were killed and 11 wounded on Wednesday in an explosion at a temporary depot for weapons and remnants of war near the Syrian city of Sarmada in Idlib, state television reported.
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[2026-09-10 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iranian lawmaker Kamran Ghazanfari said recently that the region is “practically on the brink of World War III.” The report of his comments appeared in Iran International.
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[2026-09-10 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US defence agency launches next-generation weapons project a year after PLA unveiled pioneering hypersonic missiles in military parade
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[2026-09-10 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US defence agency launches next-generation weapons project a year after PLA unveiled pioneering hypersonic missiles in military parade
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[2026-09-09 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said early Wednesday that its navy had targeted and heavily damaged two U.S. warships and eight oil tankers in the Persian Gulf in retaliation for a U.S. attack on five Iranian tankers.
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[2026-09-09 23:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-09 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump keeps telling us he started the war with Iran so that the Islamic Republic “cannot have a nuclear weapon.” His energy secretary just gave the world reason to doubt his boss. Trump is unlikely to get what he called “the kind of deal that I feel is necessary.”
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[2026-09-09 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Jerusalem Post and a limited number of other media outlets on Wednesday visited Elbit-FUSE's facility for building mass-scale robot and drone armies.
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[2026-09-09 23:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: VIENNA (AP) — The board of the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Wednesday adopted a resolution ending its investigation into past secret nuclear activities in Syria that revealed a reactor configured to produce fissile material for possible use in nuclear weapons.
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[2026-09-09 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: As part of the latest in the Trump-Bessent "asphyxiation of this regime" approach to Iran after six months of military action failed to accomplish most White House aims, the Trump administration on Tuesday announced it is sanctioning all Iranian airlines in a massive aviation crackdown.
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[2026-09-09 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: At least 14 people have been killed in an explosion at a temporary depot for weapons and remnants of war near Sarmada, a city in Syria’s Idlib province, according to state television.
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[2026-09-09 22:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Defense ties deepen: Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro called South Korea a “reliable partner” in Manila’s military modernization, citing strategic alignment, affordability and strong after-sales support.
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[2026-09-09 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Andy Burnham has said national security "can't come at the expense of social security", as he was challenged over funding for defence at Prime Minister's Questions.
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[2026-09-09 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Dozens of exhibitors from several countries are taking part in the El Alamein International Air Show, held this week at the airport in Egypt's northwestern Mediterranean coast.
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[2026-09-09 22:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon’s civil defence agency says an Israeli drone struck a motorcycle near Harouf, killing one person.
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[2026-09-09 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Syrian security forces and others gather as smoke rises after an explosion at what state media said was a weapons depot in the Burj al-Nimra area near Sarmada, in Idlib province, Syria, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026.(AP Photo/Omar Albam)
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[2026-09-09 22:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Russia hopes that US-mediated peace talks on ending the war in Ukraine will resume soon, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-09 21:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: On 11 September 2001, I was driving to work on the freeway in Austin, Texas when I heard the news on the radio that planes had crashed into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
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[2026-09-09 21:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: At Seoul Defence Dialogue, Gilberto Teodoro Jnr brands China’s handwritten memo on arbitration ruling as ‘coercion and bullying’
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