Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-01-26 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Navy Sports Club registered their first win of the season with a fighting performance as they defeated Siri Lions Sports Club by 25 points (two goals, one try, two penalties) to 20 (one goal, two tries, one penalty) in their Maliban Trophy SLR Inter-Club ‘A’ Division League Rugby Tournament First Round match played at the CR and FC Grounds, Longden Place, yesterday.
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[2026-01-26 06:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2026-01-26 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Defending champions Kandy Sports Club sent a strong warning ahead of the Super Round after crushing Army Sports Club 62–17 in their final First Round match of the Maliban Trophy SLR Inter-club A Division League Rugby Tournament 2025/26, played at Panagoda on Saturday after leading 29-5 at the breather.
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[2026-01-25 23:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Als Alex Honnold nach rund anderthalb Stunden die abgerundete, etwa einen Meter breite Spitze des Taipei 101 erreichte, riss er die Arme hoch und winkte den Tausenden von jubelnden Menschen zu, die 508 Meter tiefer vom Boden aus seinen Aufstieg verfolgt hatten. Der 40 Jahre alte US-Amerikaner war "free solo", das heißt alleine und ohne jede Sicherung, an der Fassade des einst höchsten Gebäudes der Welt hinaufgeklettert.
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[2026-01-25 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Instead of outsourcing its defence capacity to Washington and limiting economic ties with Beijing, the EU should focus on building leverage
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[2026-01-25 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Es ist ein klirrend kalter Januartag in der mittelanatolischen Stadt Tokat. Das Thermometer zeigt minus drei Grad. Sündüz Akkan, Mutter von drei Kindern, zieht sich warm an und macht sich auf den Weg zu ihrer ehemaligen Arbeitsstelle. Şık Makas heißt die Fabrik, in der sie bis Oktober angestellt war. Im Sommer blieben dort plötzlich die Löhne der insgesamt 1700 Angestellten aus.
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[2026-01-25 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Drone using a standard infantry assault rifle shows unprecedented accuracy in live-fire tests with human-sized target
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[2026-01-25 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2026-01-25 16:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2026-01-25 15:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The January 3 attack on Venezuela by the US military profoundly transformed the dynamics in the region, especially in the Caribbean.
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[2026-01-25 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Communist Party mouthpiece says it’s worrying that online posts can create a crisis for a long-standing business
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[2026-01-25 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tesla’s grip on China’s premium sedan segment has loosened, as a bruising price war reshapes the EV landscape
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[2026-01-25 12:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has threatened to slap a 100% tariff on Canadian goods if the country strikes a trade deal with China.
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[2026-01-25 07:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: He said the device made enemy equipment ‘not work’, and the Venezuelan forces were unable to use their ‘Russian and Chinese rockets’
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[2026-01-25 07:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: More talks are expected, however, with a US official saying ‘I don’t think we’re so far away’ from a Putin-Zelensky meeting
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[2026-01-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The State Department skips direct references to the island as it outlines it foreign policy direction for the next five years
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[2026-01-24 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: کیف د شنبې په ورځ (د ۲۰۲۶ کال د جنوري ۲۴مه) وویل چې د روسیې د تېرې شپې بریدونه د مذاکراې پر مېز برید دی.
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[2026-01-24 21:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As a US strike group sails to the Middle East, Trump has again warned Iran against killing protesters or restarting its nuclear programme
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[2026-01-24 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bangkok’s recent purchases of Chinese military hardware include tanks, missiles and ships, while a submarine deal is back on track
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[2026-01-24 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Министерство обороны США будет уделять первоочередное внимание защите собственной территории и сдерживанию Китая, оказывая "более ограниченную" поддержку союзникам в Европе и других странах. Это следует из новой Стратегии национальной обороны США (National Defense Strategy, NDS) на 2026 год, опубликованной Пентагоном в пятницу, 23 января.
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[2026-01-24 18:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Pentagon says it will focus on the first island chain while urging partners to contribute more to the collective defence
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[2026-01-24 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fan Huitao and his team, working on a ‘711’ schedule, are credited with driving China’s air-to-air missile development to fourth generation
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[2026-01-24 15:00 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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[2026-01-24 14:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ukraine’s foreign minister says Putin’s missiles ‘hit not only our people, but also the negotiation table’
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[2026-01-24 09:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Speaking at the inaugural meeting of his Board of Peace, President Donald Trump warned anew that “bad things will happen” if Iran refuses to make a deal on its nuclear program. Trump said the world will find out “over the next, probably, ten days.”
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[2026-01-24 09:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Abu Dhabi negotiations are the first trilateral meetings involving Ukrainian and Russian envoys and US mediators since the war began
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[2026-01-24 07:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2026-01-24 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Chief Government Whip and Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa in Parliament yesterday urged the GMOA to refrain from engaging in strikes that hold patients to ransom.
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[2026-01-24 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: West-backed Israel continues its military attacks inside the Gaza Strip enclave adding to the genocidal count even as more forcible Jewish settlements are authorised in the West Bank enclave. At the same time, the Israeli government publicly insists that it will not allow the creation of a Palestinian state, even though Jerusalem is party to the US-sponsored Gaza Ceasefire that stipulates such a state as its end goal.
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[2026-01-24 06:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The US copied Iran's Shahed 136 drone. Now, as Donald Trump threatens military action against the regime, analysts say the US could soon use Iran's weapons technology against it.
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[2026-01-24 04:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Syria is undergoing a dramatic transformation just over a year after Islamist-led rebels ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad and 15 years after the civil war plunged the country into chaos.
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[2026-01-24 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has further flared the already tense transatlantic relationship, suggesting in an interview on Thursday that NATO allies would not come to Washington's support if asked — despite all of them responding the only time NATO's mutual defense clause was invoked.
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[2026-01-24 03:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Ukraine, the US and Russia are meeting in the United Arab Emirates for their first trilateral talks aimed at finding options for bringing the Russia-Ukraine war to an end. Previously the sides had discussed peace proposals separately, holding bilateral meetings with US representatives. This is the first time they will sit at the same table.
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[2026-01-24 02:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: An ethics watchdog group filed a complaint Thursday seeking an investigation into whether President Donald Trump’s criminal defense attorney — now the No. 2 at the Justice Department — broke federal conflict-of-interest law when he issued a new prosecution policy that benefits the cryptocurrency industry.
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[2026-01-24 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: गुरुवार को दावोस से वापस अमेरिका लौटते समय अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति डॉनल्ड ट्रंप ने अपने एयरफोर्स वन विमान में अमेरिकी सेना के ताजा मूवमेंट का जिक्र किया. उन्होंने कहा कि अमेरिकी सेना का बेड़ा ईरान की तरफ बढ़ रहा है.
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[2026-01-23 23:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2026-01-23 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Report warns the transporter could help the US military move troops and equipment in space and calls for a ‘proactive’ response
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[2026-01-23 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: State broadcaster details how intelligent tech is used in the PLA’s ability to control masses of autonomous aircraft
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[2026-01-23 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The deal is in line with Jakarta’s goal to pursue an ‘active and free’ foreign policy beyond its Western partners
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[2026-01-23 18:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2026-01-23 17:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Die Angeklagten nannten sich "Sächsische Separatisten", kurz "SS". Eine Anspielung auf den Nationalsozialismus. Damals, während der Terror-Herrschaft unter Adolf Hitler von 1933 bis zum Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs 1945, stand "SS" für "Schutzstaffel". Sie war ein zentrales Herrschaftsinstrument und sowohl bei der Planung als auch der Durchführung des Holocaust und anderer Völkermorde von entscheidender Bedeutung.
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[2026-01-23 17:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: PLA Navy also deploys plane as search continues for missing crew from capsized vessel
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[2026-01-23 15:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Ukrainian, US and Russian officials will hold security talks in the United Arab Emirates on Friday, the Kremlin said, following a meeting of top US negotiators with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on a US-drafted plan to end the Ukraine war.
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[2026-01-23 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say PLA’s first confirmed drone deployment in Taiwan-claimed airspace is the latest ‘salami-slicing’ tactic towards the island
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[2026-01-23 10:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-01-23 09:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The accused called themselves the "Saxon Separatists" — SS for short. It was an allusion to National Socialism: During the reign of terror under Adolf Hitler from 1933 until the end of World War II in 1945, SS stood for Schutzstaffel, an elite paramilitary organization. It was a central instrument of power and crucial in the planning and implementation of the Holocaust and other genocides.
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[2026-01-23 09:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Consultancy warns geopolitical tensions and supply chain exposure are reshaping risk calculations for military manufacturers
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[2026-01-23 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Royal Navy of Oman Ship ‘AL SEEB’ arrived at the Colombo Port on a logistics replenishment visit yesterday (22). The Sri Lanka Navy welcomed the visiting ship in compliance with Naval traditions.
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[2026-01-23 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Insgesamt 3117 Menschen seien bei den Massenprotesten im Iran ums Leben gekommen, hieß es in einer von der Regierung verbreiteten Erklärung des Nationalen Sicherheitsrats. Darin war von "2427 unschuldigen Menschen und Hütern von Ordnung und Sicherheit" die Rede.
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[2026-01-23 04:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: At the World Economic Forum in Davos, US President Donald Trump delivered a speech lasting more than an hour — and made several claims that were either false or misleading. Many centered on Greenland, US defense commitments and NATO.
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