Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-24 05:03 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Viktor Orbán’s government blocks fresh economic measures against Russia on eve of war’s fourth anniversary
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[2026-02-24 05:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran, Iran – Iranian authorities are creating more unofficial channels to sell oil and import essential goods under the weight of United States sanctions and a looming war, but judges and experts have raised alarms over risks of corruption.
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[2026-02-24 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Mexico’s most influential cartel boss, who was among the most sought-after fugitives in the United States, has been killed, according to the Mexican Secretariat of National Defence.
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[2026-02-24 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: During World War II, a tunnel in Glenbrook at the base of the Blue Mountains was used to store thousands of tonnes of mustard gas. Those contents – and the men who were responsible for looking after the deadly chemical weapons – were such a secret that locals living nearby did not know of them for at least another 50 years.
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[2026-02-24 04:35 UTC+10:00] [Trump tariffs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president’s international trade war spooks investors, with drops in US share prices following UK and European losses
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[2026-02-24 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Hungary strikes again... As the European Union confirms no agreement Monday on a proposed 20th package of sanctions against Russia, EU leaders are furious at Budapest.
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[2026-02-24 03:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Members of the Colombian guerrilla National Liberation Army (ELN), from left, Aureliano Carbonel, Pablo Beltran and Antonio Garcia sit with Ivan Danilo Rueda, High Commissioner for Peace on behalf of the Colombian government, second from right, and government representative Ivan Cepeda, during a signing ceremony agreeing to resume peace talks, at the Casa Cultural Aquiles Nazoa in Caracas, Venezuela, Oct.
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[2026-02-24 03:51 UTC+10:00] [Photography] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: From children’s funerals to underground shelters to the frontline, Kochetova has captured the conflict with power and humanity for the Guardian. ‘I have the same scars as the people I photograph,’ she says ahead of a major show
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[2026-02-24 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Monday called on Mexico to boost its efforts targeting drug cartels as widespread violence spread across the United States' southern neighbor one day after a military raid killed a notorious Mexican drug lord.
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[2026-02-24 03:42 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: February 24, 2026 03:42 | News
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[2026-02-24 03:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Ethiopia celebrated the 65th anniversary of its Special Operations Command on Sunday in Hawassa, with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed praising the military's modernization efforts, as renewed tensions simmer along the Tigray border—the region devastated by civil war between 2020 and 2022.
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[2026-02-24 03:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The top diplomat working on implementing US President Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza, Nickolay Mladenov, has told The National that war could return to the enclave if it remains divided between Israeli and Hamas control.
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[2026-02-24 03:22 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Stephen Lillie on the fourth anniversary of the war in Ukraine – cartoon
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[2026-02-24 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: S&P Global vice chairman Daniel Yergin said on Monday the threat of a military confrontation between the US and Iran is putting a premium on oil prices.
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[2026-02-24 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — South Korea has protested to Russia after its embassy in Seoul unfurled a giant banner declaring “Victory will be ours,” an apparent reference to the anniversary of the Ukraine war.
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[2026-02-24 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: FRENCH defense technology group Exosens issued a higher medium-term guidance on Monday, after its net profit from continued operations more than doubled in 2025 driven by very strong demand in the defense and surveillance markets.
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[2026-02-24 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The European Union’s top diplomats are set to meet Monday with the director of the Board of Peace in Brussels after a shaky and controversial embrace of US President Donald Trump’s efforts to secure and rebuild the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.
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[2026-02-24 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Selbst nach den Maßstäben Donald Trumps war das Jahr 2026 außergewöhnlich unruhig. Die Absetzung des venezolanischen Präsidenten Nicolás Maduro, Drohungen, Grönland zu annektieren, und wiederholte Ankündigungen militärischer Aktionen gegen den Iran sorgten weltweit für Aufsehen. Aber ein Instrument prägte Trumps beide Amtszeiten wie kein anderes: Zölle.
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[2026-02-24 02:20 UTC+10:00] [Trump-Zölle] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Selbst nach den Maßstäben Donald Trumps war das Jahr 2026 außergewöhnlich unruhig. Die Absetzung des venezolanischen Präsidenten Nicolás Maduro, Drohungen, Grönland zu annektieren, und wiederholte Ankündigungen militärischer Aktionen gegen den Iran sorgten weltweit für Aufsehen. Aber ein Instrument prägte Trumps beide Amtszeiten wie kein anderes: Zölle.
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[2026-02-24 01:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mariia Vainshtein participates in drills during tennis practice at the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis and Learning in the Bronx borough of New York, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
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[2026-02-24 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party lost a significant amount of votes in the 2024 US presidential election due to the party's policy on Israel's war in Gaza, Axios reported on Sunday, citing internal research carried out by top Democratic officials.
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[2026-02-24 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz has signed a military order designating five Palestinian local online media platforms as “terrorist” organisations, alleging links to Hamas, according to local Israeli media.
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[2026-02-24 01:35 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenCrete, GreeceThe USS Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier arrives at Souda BayPhotograph: Stelios Misinas/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenManila, PhilippinesMaria Espinosa, mother of a drug war victim, cries as she shows a photo of her late son, along with other victims’ pictures, minutes before the start of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s hearing on the confirmation of charges on his alleged crimes against humanity case at the international criminal court in Quezon CityPhotograph: Noel Celis/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenLondon, UKThe
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[2026-02-24 01:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A convoy carrying U.S. Army vehicles drives away from the International Coalition’s Qasrak Base, its largest base in northeastern Syria, heading toward Iraqi territory on the outskirts of Qamishli, eastern Syria, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026.(AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)
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[2026-02-24 00:59 UTC+10:00] [Trump tariffs] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president suggests trade war could escalate as administration says it will stop collecting levies ruled illegal by supreme court
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[2026-02-24 00:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Stock futures slumped after Trump’s weekend tariff tantrum added uncertainty to American trade policy and was another blow to bullish outlooks for 2026. The Supreme Court’s tariff ruling means a big source of fiscal revenue from 2025 may have to be refunded (although if it is refunded to US consumers, who bore the brunt of tariffs as most liberals analysts concluded, it would represent a huge pre-midterm stimulus).
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[2026-02-24 00:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Kyiv, Ukraine – Four years ago, Kyiv’s streets were nearly empty. After Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, restaurants closed down and the roads were deserted. Snipers climbed to the rooftops above government buildings in the city centre.
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[2026-02-24 00:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Chad closed its border with Sudan on Monday after weekend clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and rebels allied with the Sudanese army in the border town of Tine killed five Chadian soldiers.
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[2026-02-24 00:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said Saturday that their fighters had taken control of the town of Al-Tina on the country’s western border with Chad, marking another claimed territorial gain by the paramilitary group in its war with the regular army.
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[2026-02-24 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Extras stand by as a television crew films an episode of the TV series “Al-Souriyoun al-Aada” (“The Syrian Enemies”), based on a novel of the same name that was banned under Bashar Assad, along a transformed street in central Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
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[2026-02-24 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Mexico] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Schools close and flights suspended after military raid kills Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes
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[2026-02-24 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The weapon – reportedly capable of firing guided munitions – represents a significant upgrade for PLA Navy
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[2026-02-23 23:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel, has said that Israel is at war with the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and Jordan, as part of a “seven-front war”.
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[2026-02-23 23:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Ukrainian drone strikes have caused a fire at a key oil pumping station for Russia’s pipeline monopoly Transneft in the republic of Tatarstan, media reported and officials confirmed early Monday.
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[2026-02-23 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Tens of Thousands of phone numbers belonging to kosher phones have been blocked by cellular companies, Army Radio reported on Monday.
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[2026-02-23 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States has started withdrawing from a key military base in northeastern Syria and redeploying its forces to northern Iraq, marking the first phase of a pullout expected to last several weeks.
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[2026-02-23 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: He has long insisted he instructed police to kill only in self-defence and has always defended the drug crackdown
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[2026-02-23 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: As a new round of talks between the United States and Iran is scheduled to take place in Geneva, Tehran has reiterated that it wants to find a diplomatic solution with the US on its nuclear programme but will defend itself if Washington resorts to military action.
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[2026-02-23 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Jan is our Swiss army knife. His key skill is being a fast and reliable author who can turn any complex issue into a concise article.
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[2026-02-23 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Roman covers a wide range of topics related to defense, politics and international relations, with a focus on Russia and former Soviet states.
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[2026-02-23 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Max Zander is a bilingual TV correspondent currently covering Russia's war in Ukraine for DW News.
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[2026-02-23 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Based in Kyiv since 2017, Nick covers Russia’s war on Ukraine. Before the Putin’s invasion he also reported on Russia and Belarus.
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[2026-02-23 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Russia expert and longtime DW foreign correspondent with a focus on defense policy, counterterrorism and trans-Atlantic relations.
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[2026-02-23 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Investigative reporter with a special focus on war crimes, human rights abuses, and migration. Get in touch at Birgitta.Schuelke@dw.com
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[2026-02-23 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Germany, security/defense, transatlantic relations
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[2026-02-23 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Politics and society in Germany and Europe with special focus on defense and foreign policy
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[2026-02-23 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Ximena covers armed conflicts, post-war, migratory and humanitarian crises.
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[2026-02-23 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Edgar focuses on covering war-torn countries, such as Ukraine and post-conflict countries like Armenia, Colombia and Ethiopia.
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[2026-02-23 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A Palestinian child died on Sunday while waiting for Israel to approve his exit from Gaza for medical treatment amid an ongoing healthcare crisis in the enclave, whose medical infrastructure has been destroyed by Israel’s genocidal war.
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[2026-02-23 21:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: There is no shortage of gloomy assessments of the global situation at the moment. "In the era of great powers, our freedom is no longer a given. It is under threat," said German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the opening of the Munich Security Conference. And he explicitly mentioned China: "China has the ambition to shape global affairs, laying the foundations for this over many years with strategic patience.
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