Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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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] [China] [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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[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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[2026-09-09 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Brent crude futures topped $100 a barrel for the first time since July as US strikes on Iranian oil tankers and renewed attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure and a US base in Jordan suggested to UBS energy specialist Dominic Ellis that a "US-Iran off-ramp remains elusive."
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[2026-09-09 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Covenant, a defense tech company with operations in the United States, Germany, and Israel, emerged from stealth on Monday with the public debut of Anthem, a long‑range, heavy‑payload weapon system designed for mass production.
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[2026-09-09 20:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The border link between Ukraine and Moldova has been closed following an attack
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[2026-09-09 20:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The average price of unleaded petrol has risen by 5p a litre in the space of a week, according to the RAC, which warned there was "no sign of any relief" for drivers.
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[2026-09-09 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy announced Tuesday it had captured an unmanned US submersible at the entrance of the Strait of Hormuz, a claim which corresponding photographs appear to back.
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[2026-09-09 20:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A woman peers from a window of a partially damaged residential building following a Russian drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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[2026-09-09 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: CAIRO (AP) — Rescuers dug through the rubble of a Houthi-run prison that was hit in an airstrike in northern Yemen earlier this week, even as the Saudi-led coalition renewed its attacks on the rebel areas Wednesday. Rescuers recovered four bodies, raising the death toll at the prison to 23 people, the Houthis said.
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[2026-09-09 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Yemen’s more than a decade-long civil war has flared up once again after the Houthi rebel group launched an offensive in several locations against Saudi Arabian-backed government forces. The conflict has already spilled over beyond the country’s borders with the Houthis launching an attack on southern Saudi Arabia, targeting oil facilities and wounding dozens of people this week.
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[2026-09-09 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US and Iran are opening a new front in their six-month-old war: a battle at sea that is increasingly turning commercial shipping into a target and risks repeating the “Tanker War” of the 1980s.
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[2026-09-09 20:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Chinese YJ-17 hypersonic anti-ship missiles are displayed during a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2025. © Reuters
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[2026-09-09 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: As President Donald Trump's wartime directives in Iran repeatedly jolted global markets, his personal energy portfolio surged.
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[2026-09-09 20:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Philippine’s Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro talks to the media as he attends the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s annual defense and security forum, in Singapore on May 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, File)
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[2026-09-09 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: CETC says mature formations of similar drones are the foundation for a combat network linking uncrewed assets across domains
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[2026-09-09 20:00 UTC+10:00] [military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: CETC says mature formations of similar drones are the foundation for a combat network linking uncrewed assets across domains
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[2026-09-09 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rebel strikes in Saudi Arabia and fierce fighting in Taiz risk choking global maritime traffic and undoing 4 years of peace
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[2026-09-09 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rebel strikes in Saudi Arabia and fierce fighting in Taiz risk choking global maritime traffic and undoing 4 years of peace
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