Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-09 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Demand is growing in the Middle East for autonomous platforms and it is now one of the largest overseas markets for China’s military drones
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[2026-02-09 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While the pact demands a halt to Russian oil imports, analysts say New Delhi’s military dependence on Moscow is non-negotiable
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[2026-02-09 17:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: South Korea suspends operations of all AH-1S helicopters after a crash in Gapyeong killed two crew members
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[2026-02-09 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Canberra’s security interests are more closely aligned with Manila than those of Washington, observers say
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[2026-02-09 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Teenager uses skills learned at ‘military-style’ summer camps to pack quilt, mosquito tent, slippers, training shoes; secures items with ropes
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[2026-02-09 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Defence Deputy Minister Major General (Retd) Aruna Jayasekara chaired a meeting on the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) where the Committee held detailed discussions on the way forward to achieve the agreed targets within the designated timeframe.
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[2026-02-09 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Navy organised life-saving and first aid training for local fishermen, demonstrating its ongoing dedication to public welfare and community development. The training session was held at the Cod Bay Fisheries Harbour, Trincomalee last week.
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[2026-02-09 04:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As Iran extends the jail term for Narges Mohammadi, its foreign minister strikes a maximalist position after US talks
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[2026-02-08 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: In einem Brief an Frankreichs Außenminister Jean-Noël Barrot bot Lang an, als Präsident des Instituts der arabischen Welt (IMA) zurückzutreten. Zunächst kündigte Barrot an, mit dem Verwaltungsrat über einen Interimspräsidenten zu beraten. Kurz darauf betonte Regierungssprecherin Maud Bregeon: "Ich glaube, dass Jack Lang die einzig mögliche Entscheidung getroffen hat, die unter den gegebenen Umständen wünschenswert war".
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[2026-02-08 20:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Zaluzhny blames Zelensky. German Media Nord Stream report claims CIA and Zaluzhny knew
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[2026-02-08 19:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2026-02-08 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Früher war die FDP, die Freie Demokratische Partei, entscheidend für die Entwicklungen der Bundesrepublik. Sie bestimmte mit ihren Koalitionsaussagen den Kurs der Republik mit; war seit 1949 an zahlreichen Bundesregierungen beteiligt. Seit ihrer Schlappe bei der Bundestagswahl 2025 allerdings wird die liberale Partei öffentlich kaum noch wahrgenommen. Im Interview mit der DW gibt sich Parteichef Christian Dürr dennoch optimistisch: "Auch wenn wir nicht im Bundestag vertreten sind, sind wir laut und verschaffen uns Gehör."
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[2026-02-08 15:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim on Sunday, as the two countries look to bolster trade and explore potential collaborations in semiconductors, defence and other fields.
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[2026-02-08 06:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: In the village of Ternje in southern Kosovo, Bekim Gashi is forced to live with a feeling of emptiness. He has no graves to mourn at. In fact, he only has pictures of his mother Hyra and his four sisters, who disappeared after a massacre in his village committed by the Serbian army on March 25, 1999.
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[2026-02-08 03:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The president suggested that the Trump administration’s focus later in the year would be on the US midterm elections
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[2026-02-08 02:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Just a last touch of makeup, then it's time for the costume. Last chance to rehearse the lines! A scene from the artists' dressing room in a theater in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv. On the program tonight is a special performance with a uniqie ensemble: Ukrainian veterans wounded in the war with Russia.
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[2026-02-08 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The world-leading weapon was unveiled during last year’s Victory Day parade but there was no word then on where it would be used
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[2026-02-07 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Highest level official to visit China since Gaza war highlights opportunities for China and Israel to advance ties as peace deal progresses
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[2026-02-07 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Haderslev, eine Stadt nahe der Ostküste in Dänemark. Dort kämpften dänische Streitkräfte zum letzten Mal auf eigenem Territorium. Das war 1940, nach dem Einmarsch Deutschlands im Zweiten Weltkrieg.
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[2026-02-07 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Revised rules are meant to close loopholes, PLA mouthpiece says, two weeks after Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli’s downfall
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[2026-02-07 19:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Police say they searched station and found no suspicious objects
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[2026-02-07 19:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
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[2026-02-07 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: US-Präsident Donald Trump hat ein über seinen Onlinedienst Truth Social veröffentlichtes rassistisches Video verurteilt. In dem Clip wurden sein demokratischer Amtsvorgänger Barack Obama und dessen Frau Michelle als Affen dargestellt. Auf die Frage von Reportern, ob er das Video verurteile, antwortete Trump am Freitag: "Ja, selbstverständlich." Der Beitrag war nach heftiger Kritik gelöscht worden.
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[2026-02-07 18:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ukrainians have accused Moscow of deliberately targeting the grid, leaving hundreds of thousands without heating in sub-zero temperatures
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[2026-02-07 17:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
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[2026-02-07 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Challenges in forging conscripts into fighting force range from inadequate training facilities to eroding public will to defend the island
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[2026-02-07 15:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The defence secretary says the Ivy League university ‘no longer meets the needs of the War Department or the military services’.
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[2026-02-07 14:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The attack was the deadliest in Islamabad since September 2008, when 60 were killed in a suicide truck bomb blast at the Marriott hotel
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[2026-02-07 11:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mostly run by Chinese criminal gangs and staffed partly by trafficking victims, these complexes have proliferated across Indochina
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[2026-02-07 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ukrainians are buying Chinese batteries and emergency items en masse after Russian strikes, with Beijing’s ties to Moscow no damper on trade
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[2026-02-07 08:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: What drives people in Europe – politically, socially and culturally? How do Europeans lead their lives? What are their views, hopes and fears? Focus on Europe – Spotlight on People provides the answers.
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[2026-02-07 07:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
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[2026-02-07 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Minister Vijitha Herath informed Parliament that the Government rejects sanctions imposed by the United Kingdom (UK) on four people including Sri Lanka’s military chiefs and will act in accordance with international law in accordance with the Government’s clear international policy.
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[2026-02-07 06:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Navy Sports Club pulled off one of the biggest shocks of the season when they edged past Police Sports Club 30–29 in their Maliban Trophy Inter-club ‘A’ Division Super Round Plate Segment match played at Welisara yesterday. The Sailors, who led 16–10 at half-time, sealed the win with a dramatic late comeback to record their second victory of the season.
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[2026-02-07 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Indian Naval Ship (INS) GHARIAL made a port call in Colombo for operational turnarounds on Wednesday (4). The Sri Lanka Navy welcomed the visiting ship in compliance with Naval traditions.
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[2026-02-07 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The annual feast of St. Antony’s Shrine on the Kachchativu Island in Jaffna will take place on February 26, 27 and 28. The Sri Lanka Navy is currently working in full swing to establish infrastructure and facilities for the convenience of devotees.
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[2026-02-07 02:30 UTC+10:00] [Trump Administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: A library in rural Alaska needed help providing free Wi-Fi and getting kids to read. A children’s museum in Washington wanted to expand its Little Science Lab. And a World War I museum in Missouri had a raft of historic documents it needed to digitize. They received funding from a little-known federal agency before the Trump administration unsuccessfully tried to dismantle it last year.
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[2026-02-07 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The meeting is the first between the two sides since Washington joined Israel’s war with Tehran in June with strikes on nuclear sites
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[2026-02-06 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Haderslev, a city close to the eastern coast of Denmark, is where Danish forces last fought a war on their own territory. That was in 1940, when Germany invaded. Now, in a scenario previously unimaginable in postwar Europe, Danish sovereignty is under threat again — this time by Copenhagen's biggest ally, the United States.
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[2026-02-06 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: PLA plans to crack down on ‘fakery that undermines combat capability’, soon after top generals placed under corruption investigation
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[2026-02-06 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-02-06 20:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Als in China vor wenigen Jahrzehnten die ersten französischen Bordeaux-Flaschen auf den Tisch kamen, war das mehr als ein Getränk: Wein wurde zum Statuszeichen - ein Stück Frankreich und im weiteren Sinne auch Europa im Glas. "Für die junge Generation der Jahrtausendwende stellte der Wein ein Fenster nach Europa dar", sagt der französische Wirtschaftsjournalist Benoist Simmat, Autor mehrerer Bücher zur politischen und ökonomischen Dimension der Weinwirtschaft, im DW-Gespräch.
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[2026-02-06 20:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Slovakia’s previous government left the country “completely naked” by donating fighter jets and anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Thursday. He accused prosecutors of refusing to acknowledge the damage and covering it up for political reasons.
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[2026-02-06 19:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A high-profile general in Russia’s military has been shot several times and wounded in Moscow.
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[2026-02-06 19:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Several senior Russian officers have been assassinated since the start of the war in Ukraine
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[2026-02-06 17:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [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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[2026-02-06 15:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Canberra has signed a series of defence, police and aid deals across the Pacific region to try to boost its influence and limit China’s
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[2026-02-06 15:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: At least 216 terrorists, 36 civilians and 22 personnel were killed in the days-long operation launched in response to terror attacks at multiple places in the restive Balochistan province, the Pakistan Army said on Thursday (5).
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[2026-02-06 14:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Senior US and Iranian officials are expected to meet in Oman later for direct talks amid a crisis that has raised fears of a military confrontation between the two countries.
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[2026-02-06 13:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Since adoption of the republican constitution in 1972, Sri Lanka witnessed many constitutional crises and they rarely erupt overnight. They build slowly, fed by ambiguity, institutional mistrust, and the growing tendency to treat constitutional power as a weapon rather than a responsibility. The current controversy surrounding the appointment of the Auditor General is a reminder that even offices designed to stand above politics can be dragged into confrontation when restraint gives way to rivalry.
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