[2026-02-19 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: With first missile of its kind, China overtakes US in hypersonic defence: report

Snippet: A big reason is the long-range CJ-1000, the world’s first and so far only operational land-based scramjet-powered hypersonic missile

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3343917/how-china-overtook-us-hypersonic-arms-and-may-leave-air-defences-powerless

[2026-02-19 07:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Canada unveils its first defence industrial plan

Snippet: To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/canada-unveils-its-first-defence-industrial-plan/video-76028192

[2026-02-19 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Suicide car bomb kills seven security personnel in Pakistan’s Bajaur - DailyNews

Snippet: Security sources in Pakistan said at least seven security personnel were killed after a suicide bomber targeted a checkpoint in Bajaur district near the Afghanistan border.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/02/19/world/953781/suicide-car-bomb-kills-seven-security-personnel-in-pakistans-bajaur/

[2026-02-19 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: High level discussion on combating illegal fishing - DailyNews

Snippet: A high level meeting on combating illegal fishing activities was convened yesterday (Feb. 17) at the Parliament Complex. The meeting was jointly chaired by the National Integration and Justice Minister, Harshana Nanayakkara, the Deputy Defence Minister, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd.), and the Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources Deputy Minister, Rathna Gamage.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/02/19/local/953764/high-level-discussion-on-combating-illegal-fishing/

[2026-02-19 06:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Pope Leo laments world ‘in flames’ at Ash Wednesday service

Snippet: The pontiff said the ashes could represent cities destroyed by war, as well as the damage to the environment and international law

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3343941/pope-leo-laments-world-flames-ash-wednesday-service

[2026-02-19 04:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Canada works to build defense industry independent of US

Snippet: To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/canada-works-to-build-defense-industry-independent-of-us/video-76026838

[2026-02-19 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Romania’s stolen elections were only the start: Inside the EU’s war on democracy

Snippet: Romania’s 2024 presidential election was already one of the most controversial political episodes in the European Union in recent years. A candidate who won the first round was prevented from contesting the second. The vote was annulled. Claims of Russian interference were advanced without public evidence.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/632732-eus-quiet-war-on-democracy/

[2026-02-19 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Duran

Title: Xi Jinping and Putin pushback against Trump drive for war

Snippet: Zaluzhny blames Zelensky. German Media Nord Stream report claims CIA and Zaluzhny knew

Read full article: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-duran/episodes/Xi-Jinping-and-Putin-pushback-against-Trump-drive-for-war-e3f931i

[2026-02-19 02:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Local Spain

Title: KEY POINTS: What changes about life in Spain in March 2026

Snippet: The deadline for declaring world assets and crypto assets, new Schengen entry rules at the Gibraltar border, several strikes, new flights, clocks change - here's everything that's new about life in Spain in March 2026.

Read full article: https://www.thelocal.es/20260218/key-points-what-changes-about-life-in-spain-in-march-2026

[2026-02-19 02:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: On Russian TV, Family Feuds Over War Death Payouts Become Fodder for Primetime Drama

Snippet: Galina Simagina, a woman from Russia’s Chelyabinsk region, was locked in a feud with her in-laws over who was entitled to state compensation for her husband’s death in the Ukraine war.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/18/on-russian-tv-family-feuds-over-war-death-payouts-become-fodder-for-primetime-drama-a91669

[2026-02-19 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Thailand wants to act as ‘bridge’ for Myanmar’s return to Asean fold

Snippet: Myanmar’s junta leaders have been excluded from Asean summits since the 2021 military coup that toppled a democratic administration

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3343937/thailand-seeks-leading-role-restoring-myanmar-asean-fold

[2026-02-19 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese coastguard reveals growing reliance on drones at Scarborough Shoal

Snippet: Lunar New Year post gives rare look at the role of uncrewed aircraft in training and operations near disputed South China Sea reef

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3343934/chinese-coastguard-reveals-growing-reliance-drones-scarborough-shoal

[2026-02-19 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: My Take | Forget Canada, the real 51st American state appears to be gullible Australia

Snippet: Aside from the first island chain of encirclement against China, much of the other island ‘defence’ chains look more like vassalising the not so ‘lucky country’ among others in the South Pacific

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/article/3343922/forget-canada-real-51st-american-state-appears-be-gullible-australia

[2026-02-18 23:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: India, France elevate defence ties in push for strategic autonomy

Snippet: The deal reflects India’s shift from ‘transactional defence buying’ amid expanding security engagement with Europe, analysts say

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3343933/india-france-elevate-defence-ties-push-strategic-autonomy

[2026-02-18 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Opinion | Europe’s selective defence of the global order will sway no one

Snippet: If Europe genuinely seeks to restore credibility to international law, it must first confront its own record of selective adherence

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3343834/why-europe-must-accept-blame-erosion-global-order

[2026-02-18 22:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: extrajudicial killings

Snippet: Philippine News In the Public Square: The Prosecutor v. Rodrigo Roa Duterte Inside Track ‘Ideally’: Bam Aquino’s not-so-ideal situation Feb 18, 2026 7:52 PM PHT Share in Chat Share article Facebook X (Twitter) Copy Link Copied Explainers LIST: What are the issues raised in Sara Duterte impeachment complaints? Feb 9, 2026 8:05 PM PHT Share in Chat Share article Facebook X (Twitter) Copy Link Copied Fact Check FACT CHECK: Quote card of Kristina Conti saying there are no drug war

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/topic/extrajudicial-killings/

[2026-02-18 22:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Ukraine war talks in Geneva wrap up in 2 hours with no sign of breakthrough

Snippet: Neither side revealed what they discussed or whether any agreement had been reached, but both said the discussions had been ‘difficult’

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3343925/ukraine-russia-talks-geneva-wrap-2-hours-no-sign-breakthrough

[2026-02-18 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Peru: Parlament setzt Übergangspräsident José Jerí ab

Snippet: 75 der 102 anwesenden Abgeordneten in Perus Parlament stimmten in der Sondersitzung dem Misstrauensantrag gegen José Jerí zu. Der Kongress in der Hauptstadt Lima debattierte dabei sieben verschiedene Anträge, in denen dem Präsidenten vorgeworfen wurde, seines Amtes nicht würdig zu sein. Es geht um den Verdacht der Korruption. Jerí weist die Anschuldigungen zurück.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/de/peru-praesident-entmachtung-abgesetzt-jos%C3%A9-jeri-korruption-china-staatschef/a-76018486

[2026-02-18 21:30 UTC+10:00] [Criminal Justice] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ProPublica

Title: Amid Mass ICE Arrests, Trump Pardon Recipient Juan Orlando Hernández Given Special Treatment

Snippet: For months, President Donald Trump has railed against Latin American narcoterrorists flooding the United States with “lethal poison.” He has used the scourge of drug trafficking as a rationale for dozens of military strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean, which have left more than 140 people dead.

Read full article: https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-ice-pardon-juan-orlando-hernandez-honduras-prison-special-treatment

[2026-02-18 15:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: US judge blocks deportation of Palestinian student activist

Snippet: A United States immigration judge has blocked the Trump administration from deporting Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian student who led protests at Columbia University against the war in Gaza.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/us-judge-blocks-deportation-of-palestinian-student-activist/a-76013882

[2026-02-18 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: 11 killed in US strikes on 3 more alleged drug boats

Snippet: It was one of the deadliest days in the Trump administration’s months-long campaign, and brings the toll to at least 145 fatalities

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3343855/11-killed-us-strikes-3-more-alleged-drug-boats

[2026-02-18 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: English language instruction in Chinese military is outdated, unbalanced: report

Snippet: Senior lecturers warn that troops are not being given the communication skills they need to operate on the international stage

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3343799/chinese-military-urged-overhaul-english-teaching-improve-language-skills

[2026-02-18 07:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Canada launches huge defence plan to curb reliance on Trump’s US

Snippet: Prime Minister Mark Carney has become one of the most prominent global voices criticising the US president’s administration

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3343851/canada-launches-huge-defence-plan-curb-reliance-trumps-us

[2026-02-18 07:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Berlinale: Dozens accuse film festival of 'silence' on Gaza

Snippet: More than 80 actors, directors and writers who are current or former participants in Germany's Berlin International Film Festival have signed an open letter condemning the organization's "institutional silence" and "censoring" over the war in Gaza.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/javier-bardem-tilda-swinton-among-signatories-denouncing-berlinales-gaza-silence/a-76012687

[2026-02-18 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Ukraine and Russia meet in Geneva as Trump piles new pressure on Kyiv

Snippet: Zelensky urged allies to press Russia for a ‘real and just’ ⁠peace deal via tougher sanctions and weapons supplies to his country

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3343847/ukraine-and-russia-meet-geneva-trump-piles-new-pressure-kyiv

[2026-02-18 04:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: Total of 2K Ukrainian Children Now Returned From Russian Occupation – Zelensky

Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that 2,000 Ukrainian children had been brought back from Russia and Russian-occupied land since the start of the war, but that thousands more remained "captive."

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/17/total-of-2k-ukrainian-children-now-returned-from-russian-occupation-zelensky-a91982

[2026-02-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Everything we know about China’s mysterious, futuristic Nantianmen Project

Snippet: Is it a storytelling vehicle for imaginative military hardware, blending science fiction with reality, or is it a glimpse of the future?

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3343433/everything-we-know-about-chinas-mysterious-futuristic-nantianmen-project

[2026-02-17 21:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: maritime security

Snippet: Inside Track Internal word war averted? PCG spox says he didn’t call DFA a ‘troll’ Philippine News WATCH: PH, Australia, US hold joint drills in West Philippine Sea Feb 17, 2026 6:53 PM PHT Share in Chat Share article Facebook X (Twitter) Copy Link Copied Editorials [EDITORIAL] Aming ligaya na ’pag may mang-aapi… Feb 16, 2026 5:29 PM PHT Share in Chat Share article Facebook X (Twitter) Copy Link Copied Philippine News DFA tells Chinese embassy: Be calm, professional Feb

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/topic/maritime-security/

[2026-02-17 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: Make Japan strong again: Takaichi’s plan to revive the military - Asia Times

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/02/make-japan-strong-again-takaichis-plan-to-revive-the-military/

[2026-02-17 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Battered Cambodia seeks economic reset after Thailand border war

Snippet: Shuttered borders have choked trade and sent migrant workers home, forcing Phnom Penh to seek new partners and markets

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3343805/cambodia-seeks-economic-reset-after-thailand-border-war-batters-trade-and-remittances

[2026-02-17 17:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Ukraine: In Kyiv, exhausted repair crews work non-stop

Snippet: This winter, hundreds of apartment blocks in Kyiv have been transformed into towers of freezing concrete. Following massive Russian missile attacks on energy facilities in Ukraine, they are left without heat and electricity.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-war-russia-power-grid-attacks-affects-electricians-plumbers/a-75965680

[2026-02-17 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Okinawa voters shift away from concerns over US military presence

Snippet: Analysts point to a shift in priorities among younger Okinawans as a possible factor in the alliance’s bruising defeat in the election

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3343763/what-next-okinawas-anti-base-alliance-after-japan-election-loss

[2026-02-17 12:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Trump predicts Iran nuclear deal, warns of ‘consequences’ ahead of talks

Snippet: After a summer of military strikes and stalled diplomacy, indirect negotiations between Washington and Tehran are set to resume on Tuesday

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3343781/trump-predicts-iran-nuclear-deal-warns-consequences-ahead-talks

[2026-02-17 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: ‘Heroic era’: why North Korea’s Kim is lauding Ukraine war sacrifices

Snippet: The new homes for families of fallen soldiers are part of a push to showcase tangible achievements before the party congress, analysts say

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3343750/why-north-koreas-kim-lauding-ukraine-war-sacrifices-key-party-congress-looms

[2026-02-17 09:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why China is being told to integrate commercial space tech with military systems

Snippet: Appeal comes as strategic rivals such as the US are increasingly eyeing military uses for tech developed by private firms such as SpaceX

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3343762/why-china-being-urged-integrate-commercial-space-tech-military-systems

[2026-02-17 07:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Pentagon ‘close to cutting ties’ with AI firm Anthropic over restrictions

Snippet: Anthropic wants to safeguard its Claude AI tool from being used for mass surveillance or advanced weapons development, Axios news reported

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3343775/pentagon-close-cutting-ties-ai-firm-anthropic-amid-frustration-over-restrictions

[2026-02-17 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Golden Dome threatens int'l security architecture - DailyNews

Snippet: As part of the strategy to strengthen the national security of the United States, President Donald Trump announced the development of a layered missile defense system “Golden Dome”. At the same time, the placement of its elements is possible, including on the territory of Greenland.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/02/17/local/952653/golden-dome-threatens-intl-security-architecture/

[2026-02-17 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Daily News

Title: US must prove its ‘sincere’ about negotiations – Iran - DailyNews

Snippet: The US must demonstrate its seriousness about reaching an agreement with Tehran, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi has said, warning that a war would be“bad for everybody.”

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/02/17/world/952669/us-must-prove-its-sincere-about-negotiations-iran/

[2026-02-17 06:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hamas ‘used emojis’ to signal start of the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel

Snippet: Citing the army, Israeli media reported that emojis were found on mobile phones belonging to members of Hamas’ elite Nukhba Forces unit

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3343774/hamas-used-emojis-signal-start-october-7-2023-attack-israel

[2026-02-17 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why the growing network of American MQ-9 drones is a challenge for China

Snippet: Reapers can carry out both reconnaissance and strike missions and an increasing number of US allies and partners are buying them

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3343673/why-growing-network-american-mq-9-drones-challenge-china

[2026-02-16 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Toxic Colonialism - Secret Chemical Warfare in Algeria

Snippet: A little-known chapter of colonial violence: The French army secretly used chemical weapons against independence fighters during the Algerian War (1954-1962).

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/toxic-colonialism-secret-chemical-warfare-in-algeria/a-75506063

[2026-02-16 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: په بنو کې چاودنې دوه کسان وژلي او يو شمیر نور یې ټپيان کړي

Snippet: چارواکو نن، دوشنبه (د ۲۰۲۶م کال د فیبرورۍ ۱۶) ويلي دي چې د پاکستان په شمال لویديځ کې د پوليسو د يوې پوستې مخې ته په يوه موټر ساېکل کې د ځای پر ځای کړل شويو چاودیدونکو توکو د انفجار په نتيجه کې د يوه ماشوم په ګډون لږ تر لږه دوه کسان وژل شوي او يو شمیر نور ټپيان شوي دي.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/ps/motorcycle-bomb-at-police-station-kills-at-least-2-and-wounds-several-in-northwestern-pakistan/a-75990840

[2026-02-16 21:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: East Timor triggers Asean first, accuses Myanmar of war crimes

Snippet: East Timor’s laws allow its domestic courts to investigate and potentially prosecute serious international crimes regardless of where they were committed

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3343753/east-timor-triggers-asean-first-accuses-myanmar-war-crimes

[2026-02-16 21:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: Russia Jails Journalist Kotrikadze, Businessman Chichvarkin in Absentia Over ‘War Fakes’

Snippet: Moscow courts on Monday sentenced exiled Russian-Georgian journalist Yekaterina Kotrikadze and Russian businessman Yevgeny Chichvarkin to several years in prison in absentia after finding them guilty of spreading “fakes” about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/16/russia-jails-journalist-kotrikadze-businessman-chichvarkin-in-absentia-over-war-fakes-a91957

[2026-02-16 20:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Twenty five Indian fishermen apprehended for poaching off Kankesanthurai - DailyNews

Snippet: In an early morning operation today (16), the Sri Lanka Navy arrested 25 Indian fishermen and seized two fishing trawlers for poaching in Sri Lankan territorial waters off Kankesanthurai, Jaffna.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/02/16/local/952195/twenty-five-indian-fishermen-apprehended-for-poaching-off-kankesanthurai/

[2026-02-16 20:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: East Timor

Snippet: Group in Chin state alleges military has committed war crimes since 2021 coup

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/location/southeast-asia/east-timor

[2026-02-16 19:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Indonesia readies 1,000 troops for potential peacekeeping force in Gaza in early April - DailyNews

Snippet: Indonesia is readying 1,000 troops for potential deployment in Gaza by early April as part of a proposed multinational peacekeeping force, its army spokesperson said on Monday.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/02/16/breaking-news/952181/indonesia-readies-1000-troops-for-potential-peacekeeping-force-in-gaza-in-early-april/

[2026-02-16 19:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: North Korea Gifts New Apartments to Families of Soldiers Killed Fighting for Russia

Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presided over a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the completion of a new block of apartments for the families of soldiers killed fighting alongside Russian troops in the war against Ukraine, state media reported Monday.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/16/north-korea-gifts-new-apartments-to-families-of-soldiers-killed-fighting-for-russia-a91956

[2026-02-16 19:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: PM Narendra Modi to visit Israel next week - DailyNews

Snippet: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Israel next week amid efforts to deepen bilateral ties in defence, counter-terrorism, and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/02/16/breaking-news/952164/pm-narendra-modi-to-visit-israel-next-week/

[2026-02-16 17:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: African recruits fighting in Ukraine: Where's the AU?

Snippet: To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/african-recruits-fighting-the-war-in-ukraine-wheres-the-au/video-75984247