Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2025-12-23 01:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The league, which featured Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey when it was last held in 2021, plans to feature events in North America, Europe, Asia
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[2025-12-23 01:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Announcements suggest the dust has begun to settle following a massive purge in the military over corruption concerns
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[2025-12-23 00:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Evidence of a war crime that remains unpunished to this day.
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[2025-12-23 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Demonstration at cybersecurity event highlights a flaw that could turn one robot into a ‘Trojan horse’ that can seize control of others
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[2025-12-22 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japanese right-wing forces are whitewashing past atrocities as the world celebrates win over fascism, commentary in military paper says
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[2025-12-22 17:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Thought Leaders [Pinoy Criminology] Can the PNP recover from Duterte’s drug war? Philippine News Supreme Court: Caloocan cops murdered Kian delos Santos in Duterte-era drug war Dec 22, 2025 2:54 PM PHT Share in Chat Share article Facebook X (Twitter) Copy Link Copied Metro Manila How a son’s leptospirosis death led to the sacking of 7 Caloocan cops Dec 10, 2025 10:43 PM PHT Share in Chat Share article Facebook X (Twitter) Copy Link Copied Philippine News Only 5th drug
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[2025-12-22 14:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Under the direction of the Defence Secretary, dedicated Public Assistance Helpdesk will be established commencing on December 21 in the Galle Face area, located in front of the Presidential Secretariat. This initiative is a response to the significant increase in public gatherings during the ongoing seasonal period. The Helpdesk is being set up through a coordinated effort of the Tri-Forces and the Sri Lanka Police, ensuring a unified, responsive and visible presence on the ground.
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[2025-12-22 14:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The man reportedly placed an item resembling an improvised explosive device inside St Joseph’s Church premises in Bukit Timah
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[2025-12-22 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Intelligence is processed, evaluated, and contextualised information that enables decision-makers to anticipate, prevent, influence, or respond to events that may affect national security, public safety, stability, or strategic interests. Information becomes intelligence only when it answers a purpose.
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[2025-12-22 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The conflict has split Sudan in two as the army controls the north, east and centre while the UAE-backed RSF dominates Darfur and parts of the south
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[2025-12-22 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Formal designation in new executive order ‘not necessarily bad’ for Beijing amid cooperation with Washington on drug issues, analysts say
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[2025-12-21 21:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Es war genau 18.47 Uhr Ortszeit, als Bürgerinnen und Bürger dem Aufruf der Regierung folgten, bei Kerzenlicht für die 15 Todesopfer des Anschlags eine Schweigeminute abzuhalten. Das Gedenken erfolgte genau eine Woche nach den ersten Berichten über tödliche Schüsse am weltberühmten Bondi Beach in Sydney während einer Chanukka-Feier.
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[2025-12-21 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: State broadcaster offers a look at a PLA exercise simulating an air combat scenario between Chinese and foreign forces
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[2025-12-21 17:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bangkok is expected to urge Phnom Penh to declare a ceasefire at Monday’s Asean talks and join an effort in clearing mine fields
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[2025-12-21 16:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Moscow’s response came after the French president urged Europe to ‘re-engage’ with the Russian leader
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[2025-12-21 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: A. Anantha Lakshmi and Diana Mariska in Jakarta and Steven Bernard in London
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[2025-12-21 14:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Pyongyang’s state media said Tokyo’s potential move ‘must be prevented at any cost’
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[2025-12-21 14:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: CR and FC returned to winning ways in emphatic fashion, running in 10 tries to record a bonus-point 64 (seven goals, three tries) to 15 points (one goal, one try, one penalty) win over Navy Sports Club in their Inter-Club League Rugby Tournament match played at Welisara yesterday after leading 31-3 at the breather.
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[2025-12-21 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese military supplier solves tech snag to boost manufacturing levels, while American counterpart ceases operations due to financial loss
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[2025-12-21 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2025-12-21 07:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The president says Washington proposed first face-to-face talks between Kyiv and Moscow, but he expressed scepticism that this would help
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[2025-12-21 06:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvo on Saturday warned against US military action in Venezuela, saying such a move would spark a "humanitarian catastrophe."
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[2025-12-21 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: In einem Trauzimmer im westjapanischen Okayama erklingt Hochzeitsmusik. Yurina Noguchi hält ihren Brautstrauß, Tränen laufen ihr über das Gesicht. Neben ihr: ein Smartphone. Darauf blickt Lune Klaus Verdure, ihr Bräutigam - eine KI. "Anfangs war er nur jemand zum Reden", sagt sie. "Dann wurden wir ein Paar." Die Zeremonie folgt allen Ritualen, nur der Körper des Bräutigams fehlt.
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[2025-12-21 04:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The ongoing war in Sudan is the most neglected global crisis in 2025, a survey among 22 global aid organizations concluded this week. The war-torn country also ranked first in "The top 10 crises the world can't ignore in 2026" by the International Rescue Committee.
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[2025-12-21 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A special discussion was held today (20) at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to review district-level plans aimed at restoring the lives of citizens under the ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ programme and to examine challenges that have emerged during implementation. The meeting included Secretaries of Ministries responsible for defence, agriculture, irrigation, water supply, fisheries, transport, housing and construction, heads of relevant line institutions and all District Secretaries.
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[2025-12-21 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Military magazine claims the island’s proposed air defence system would be unreliable against an attack by the PLA
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[2025-12-21 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Satellite images indicate the vessel has docked with the Liaoning at a naval base in the country’s east
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[2025-12-20 19:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The TikTok owner has announced higher bonuses, wider pay bands and faster equity payouts as it seeks to stay competitive in the global talent race
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[2025-12-20 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: د پاکستان پوځ او ځايي پولیسو ویلي برید د جمعې په ورځ د خیبر پښتونخوا ایالت د شمالي وزیرستان یوه کلي ته نژدې د پوځ پر یوه پوسته وشو چې د دواړو لورو ترمنځ شدیده نښته رامنځ ته او پکې څلور عسکر ووژل شول.
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[2025-12-20 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Oboi has become a new pop culture icon in China, with related videos exceeding 1 billion views on Douyin
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[2025-12-20 17:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 27-year-old, arrested while taking pictures of a military headquarters, was accused of executing over 200 similar assignments for Mossad
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[2025-12-20 17:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Überragend war sein erstes halbes Jahr in München noch nicht. Die Leihgabe des FC Chelsea saß meistens auf der Bank und kam lediglich als Ersatz für Torjäger Harry Kane ins Spiel. In der Nationalmannschaft Senegals gehört der 24-Jährige aber zum Stamm und stürmt gemeinsam mit Ex-Bayern-Spieler Sadio Mané. Schon 2024 war Jackson beim AFCON dabei, scheiterte mit Senegal aber bereits im Achtelfinale.
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[2025-12-20 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Defence ministry briefs lawmakers on ‘heightened risk’ of sudden strike designed to paralyse command and control systems at start of conflict
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[2025-12-20 10:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: At least five Isis members were killed in a ‘large-scale’ strike hitting 70 Isis targets across central Syria
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[2025-12-20 06:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: On World Rabies Day, a convoy of tuk tuks snaked out of Dikwella carrying an unusual cargo — coolers of vaccines, syringes, and an army of vets on a mission. For nine relentless hours, 65 volunteers from WECare Worldwide, ACAPSL (Association of Companion Animal Practitioners Sri Lanka), TukTuk Rentals, and local partners fanned out across southern towns and villages, vaccinating every animal they could reach.
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[2025-12-20 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sampath Manamperi who is in the custody of the Western North Crimes Division on charges of possessing a stock of chemicals used to manufacture the drug Ice and weapons, has been produced before the Walasmulla Magistrate’s Court. The magistrate ordered that the suspect be further detained at the Western North Crimes Division.
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[2025-12-20 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2025-12-20 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Republicans want to add 19 more entities to the document that already includes tech giant Tencent Holdings and major battery maker CATL
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[2025-12-20 02:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The United States has announced an $11.1 billion (€9.45 billion) weapons package that, if completed, would be Washington's largest-ever arms sale to Taiwan.
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[2025-12-20 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Der ukrainische Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj ist zu Beratungen über einen Waffenstillstand im russischen Angriffskrieg gegen sein Land in Berlin eingetroffen. Im Kanzleramt wurde er von Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz (CDU) begrüßt. Zuvor war dort eine US-Delegation angekommen, zu der unter anderem der Schwiegersohn von US-Präsident Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, sowie der Sondergesandte Steve Witkoff gehören.
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[2025-12-20 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: After more than 16 hours of negotiations, EU leaders left Brussels on Friday with a deal they had promised to deliver: a €90 billion ($105 billion) loan to Ukraine to cover much of Kyiv's financing needs for 2026 and 2027. For a country warning of severe budgetary shortfalls — brought on by the ongoing war — as early as next spring, the agreement provides a crucial lifeline.
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[2025-12-20 00:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: One of the main topics of discussion in Berlin on December 14 and 15 was the post-ceasefire security guarantees that Ukraine would receive in the event of an agreement with Russia. In addition to European leaders, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump took part in the talks.
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[2025-12-20 00:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Foreign ministry says NDAA undermines sovereignty, development interests, as Taiwan Affairs Office slams ‘misguided signals’ to separatists
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[2025-12-19 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Strike radius of Chinese drone programme capable of carrying deadly military weapons doubled to reach Washington, New York and Miami
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[2025-12-19 22:27 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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[2025-12-19 21:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The comments increase pressure on Nicolas Maduro’s regime, but Trump wouldn’t say if ousting the Venezuelan leader was his ultimate goal
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[2025-12-19 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: CMC Equipment Development Department releases new rules amid push for quality equipment and ‘professional ethics’
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[2025-12-19 20:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Release of defence ministry report comes amid soaring tensions with Beijing and a boost to Japan’s military budget and goals
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[2025-12-19 20:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Bio je to neobičan, pomalo nekoherentan nastup na društvenim mrežama, ali prilično tipičan za Andrija Babiša. Novi češki premijer sjedi za stolom s adventskim vijencem. Nosi majicu s natpisom "Ne ratu" („No war") u ukrajinskim nacionalnim bojama, plavoj i žutoj.
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[2025-12-19 19:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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