Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-07 17:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Organisers of the Emirates Dubai Sevens say they expect strong representation from abroad despite the Iran war.
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[2026-09-07 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel's defense establishment is on its highest level of alert ahead of Rosh Hashanah, which begins on Friday evening, amid assessments that a security incident could erupt on any of several active fronts. The October 7 massacre continues to resonate strongly within the IDF and the broader defense establishment.
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[2026-09-07 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF began Operation “Kadmat Homa” (Advancing the Wall) in the sector of the 80th Division, near Eilat and the surrounding areas, the military announced on Monday, exactly a month before the third anniversary of the October 7 massacre.
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[2026-09-07 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: At least nine people were reportedly killed and five others wounded in Israeli strikes near Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, Lebanese media outlets Al Jadeed and Lebanon 24 reported on Monday.
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[2026-09-07 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Watch: BBC reports from Kyiv as Russia ramps up attacks on the city
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[2026-09-07 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Military researchers suggest large-calibre weapons firing fragmenting shells from battleships could neutralise low-cost drone swarms
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[2026-09-07 17:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Military researchers suggest large-calibre weapons firing fragmenting shells from battleships could neutralise low-cost drone swarms
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[2026-09-07 16:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Air defence, energy and advanced robotics are industries set for growth and investment as Germany’s new ambassador gets to work on strengthening bilateral ties with the UAE.
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[2026-09-07 16:45 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: PHILIPPINE DEFENSE CHIEF. Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto 'Gibo" Teodoro Jr.
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[2026-09-07 16:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran is raising the price of petrol for heavier users as the country's wartime economy comes under growing strain, with a widening fuel deficit exposing the limits of its ability to maintain subsidised supplies.
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[2026-09-07 16:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli strikes on a residential building early on Monday killed at least nine people, including two children, in the southern Lebanese town of Kfar Rumman, state media reported.
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[2026-09-07 16:27 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-09-07 16:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-09-07 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Over 300 fighters and civilians have been killed since renewed fighting erupted in Yemen last week, according to AFP citing a tally based on military and medical sources from both sides.
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[2026-09-07 16:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-09-07 16:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-09-07 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, Iran says it will establish a restricted zone around the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran and Oman prepare to announce a new international shipping corridor. Commercial shipping through the waterway has fallen to its lowest level since May after the latest US and Iranian strikes on tankers.
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[2026-09-07 15:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-09-07 15:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Missiles that struck the southern city of Lamerd on February 28 dispersed tungsten fragments, killing at least 21 people
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[2026-09-07 15:57 UTC+10:00] [Mohammad Reza Barfar] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Missiles that struck the southern city of Lamerd on February 28 dispersed tungsten fragments, killing at least 21 people
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[2026-09-07 15:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-09-07 15:29 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-09-07 15:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Israel's military ordered evacuations in southern Lebanon Monday, ahead of planned strikes on a Hezbollah facility, deepening cracks in a ceasefire that has failed to stop near-daily exchanges of fire.
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[2026-09-07 14:43 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Larvotto Resources has pulled a spectacular drill core intercept of 0.5 metres grading 62.6 grams per tonne (g/t) gold equivalent from its Clarks Gully prospect, part of the company’s recently commissioned Hillgrove gold-antimony-tungsten mine, 35 kilometres east of Armidale in New South Wales.
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[2026-09-07 14:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said that they shot down a Saudi CH-4 armed reconnaissance drone over al-Jawf province.
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[2026-09-07 14:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Drivers continue to experience rising gas prices as the six-month war with Iran disrupts the world’s flow of fuel. The average gas price was $4.15 a gallon, compared with $3.20 at this time last year, according to motor club AAA, which says gas has never been above $4 a gallon on Labor Day.
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[2026-09-07 13:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-09-07 13:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The U.S. military is expanding routine health checks to include hormone-related testing, with new Pentagon rules requiring testosterone screening for a large portion of the force. The requirements apply to both active-duty personnel and reservists and took effect immediately, according to CBC.
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[2026-09-07 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A dossier appearing in major western media outlets on Saturday provides ample evidence that the Sudanese Armed Forces used chemical weapons in that country’s ongoing civil war. This and other revelations, including that the SAF maintained a stockpile of these weapons and then sought to conceal it, should leave the international community with no further excuses for inaction.
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[2026-09-07 12:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Yemen’s government-aligned armed forces said they carried out large-scale operations on several fronts against Houthis.
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[2026-09-07 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: VENICE, Italy — An apartment building has just collapsed in an Israeli airstrike, hundreds are likely dead, and a cameraman runs towards the smoke and rubble in the opening scene of the Gaza documentary "Citizen Osama".
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[2026-09-07 12:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is engaging in a striking expansion of Bangladesh's diplomatic relations as he eyes membership of the new Mecca Joint Defence Agreement. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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[2026-09-07 12:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details in paras 10-15) By Kim Seung-yeon
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[2026-09-07 12:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The leader of the ruling Democratic Party on Monday called for strengthening South Korea's independent security capabilities, citing the possibility of a shift toward a "freeze-first" approach to North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
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[2026-09-07 12:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US special forces spent four months conducting a secret mine-clearing mission in the Strait of Hormuz in an attempt to open up the waterway, the Financial Times reported Sunday.
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[2026-09-07 11:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- The leader of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) on Monday called for strengthening South Korea's independent security capabilities, citing the possibility of a shift toward a "freeze-first" approach to North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
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[2026-09-07 11:33 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Zelenskyy says after talks with Witkoff and Kushner that Kyiv seeking ‘serious volumes’ of US support for winter defences. What we know on day 1,657
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[2026-09-07 11:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Andrew Scott plays chief meteorological adviser James Stagg, who advised General Eisenhower during World War Two
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[2026-09-07 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Asia Times] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-09-07 11:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
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[2026-09-07 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iranian academic Mohammad Marandi has warned that Tehran would consider South Korea an enemy and could strike its economic and military interests across the Persian Gulf if Seoul joins the US-led war on Iran.
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[2026-09-07 11:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Ukraine lost around $1.2 billion to fraud, waste and mismanagement in military procurement in 2024 alone, the New York Times has reported, citing confidential government audits and court records.
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[2026-09-07 11:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military early on Monday ordered residents of Deir Zahrani in southern Lebanon to leave the area.
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[2026-09-07 11:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea, the United States and Japan began a five-day joint military exercise Monday, proceeding on schedule even as key Seoul-Washington drills were recently scaled back upon US President Donald Trump's order.
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[2026-09-07 10:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan began a five-day joint military exercise Monday, proceeding on schedule even as key Seoul-Washington drills were recently scaled back upon U.S. President Donald Trump's order.
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[2026-09-07 10:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Washington's envoys have brought new, "more effective" proposals on ending the war with Russia to Kyiv, a senior Ukrainian presidential official told Agence France-Presse Sunday.
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[2026-09-07 10:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BERLIN (Reuters) -- The Alternative for Germany surged into first place in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, exit polls showed, putting a far-right party within reach of power at the state level for the first time since World War II.
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[2026-09-07 10:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks started sharply higher Monday, driven by gains in tech shares, despite heightened military tensions in the Middle East.
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[2026-09-07 10:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended the commissioning of a warship he said could deliver “annihilating retaliatory strikes on an enemy”, citing “constant threats”, according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
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[2026-09-07 10:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli aerial strike on Sunday targeting a civilian car killed two Palestinians in the al-Nasr neighborhood in western Gaza City, including one child, local sources report.
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