Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-18 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: An Israeli air strike killed a Palestinian in Gaza before a second bombing killed eight more people at the funeral hours later, health officials said on Friday.
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[2026-07-18 03:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-18 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Kuwait is negotiating an expanded defence agreement with Pakistan in exchange for energy cooperation and investment with the South Asian country, according to a Reuters report.
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[2026-07-18 02:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The IRGC Navy Command said on Friday that the movements and military equipment of US forces are “under the surveillance” of Iran’s naval units.
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[2026-07-18 02:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-18 02:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Around 500 undersea cables carry 99% of international data traffic. (NEC)
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[2026-07-18 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Pakistan has been negotiating an expanded defense pact with Kuwait in exchange for energy cooperation and investment, according to five sources with knowledge of the talks.
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[2026-07-18 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Tax Authority Director Shay Aharonovich sent a scathing letter to Bnei Brak Mayor Hanoch Zeibert on Thursday, ordering the suspension of war damage claims in the city after Tax Authority employees were attacked earlier that day.
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[2026-07-18 01:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military commander responsible for the occupied West Bank has praised illegal settler outposts as security assets, laying bare the state support behind a network instrumental in the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from their land.
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[2026-07-18 01:50 UTC+10:00] [Bonds] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Dan Jarvis is expected to be removed as defense secretary when incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham chooses his top team on Monday — with former Labour leadership rival Wes Streeting under discussion as his replacement.
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[2026-07-18 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran's large-scale 'retaliation' on US bases and Gulf states overnight included a rare first if confirmed. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it conducted a missile or drone attack on an American special operations command center at al-Tanf in Syria on Friday.
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[2026-07-18 01:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Kirill Kalinin, Senior Counsellor and spokesperson of the Russian Embassy in South Africa
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[2026-07-18 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood, his ex-wife tells AP. (AP video by Mike Householder, Amanda Swinhart and Rodrique Ngowi)
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[2026-07-18 01:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russia carried out several deadly attacks in Ukraine, including reportedly killing two people aboard a foreign vessel, as Ukrainians took to the streets for a second day to protest against the removal of the defence minister.
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[2026-07-18 01:17 UTC+10:00] [Artificial Intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BERLIN — France and Germany pledged Friday to look at developing an alternative to military software provided by U.S. company Palantir, as European countries seek to lessen reliance on America.
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[2026-07-18 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Apple's legal fight with OpenAI is spilling well beyond the courtroom. A week after suing the ChatGPT maker over alleged theft of its hardware secrets, Apple's lawyers have sent personal document-preservation letters to about 40 former Apple employees now working at OpenAI, according to the Financial Times - roughly 10 percent of the some 400 ex-Apple staff now at the company.
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[2026-07-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Industry data shows China’s shipyards secured 82 per cent of tanker orders placed this year, as measured by carrying capacity
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[2026-07-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Industry data shows China’s shipyards secured 82 per cent of tanker orders placed this year, as measured by carrying capacity
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[2026-07-18 00:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A virtual meeting between Lebanese and Israeli military delegations scheduled for Friday to discuss the first pilot zones in south Lebanon has been postponed, Lebanese political and security sources have told The National.
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[2026-07-18 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Amid a continuing status of martial law in Ukraine, one European headline underscores that President Zelensky's significant cabinet and defense ministry reshuffling has 'backfired'.
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[2026-07-18 00:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE economy is set to rebound in the second half of this year despite the regional war, amid an exports recovery following its exit from Opec, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday.
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[2026-07-17 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-07-17 23:42 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Mykhailo Fedorov, celebrated by many for innovative, tech-driven approach, was sidelined for military old guard
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[2026-07-17 23:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar and EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas have frozen contacts after a push to restrict trade between the bloc and Israeli settlements triggered a war of words.
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[2026-07-17 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Satellite imagery reveals new damage inside Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant complex following the latest wave of US strikes during renewed military escalation between Washington and Tehran.
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[2026-07-17 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-17 22:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. did not let China’s video parody of the Philippines pass, describing it as a “schizophrenic” and “dehumanizing” behavior of the Chinese government which reveals its true intentions on the Philippines.
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[2026-07-17 22:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Mina Al-Ahmadi oil refinery operates in Kuwait, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo, File)
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[2026-07-17 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: For more than two centuries, the Revolutionary War soldier was unknown and unnoticed. Now, thanks to happenstance and the wonders of DNA, he has a name, just in time for the 250th birthday of the nation he fought and died to create. (AP Video: Allen G. Breed and Jeffrey Collins)
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[2026-07-17 22:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea denounced Friday an ongoing US-led multinational military exercise taking place in Hawaii, calling it a "war rehearsal" that will trigger a "chain of countermeasures" from countries in the region.
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[2026-07-17 22:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This is a locator map for Pakistan with its capital, Islamabad, and the Kashmir region. (AP Photo)
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[2026-07-17 22:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ilya Remeslo faces charges of spreading fake news about the Russian army under censorship laws introduced when Moscow sent troops to Ukraine
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[2026-07-17 22:07 UTC+10:00] [Alexei Navalny] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ilya Remeslo faces charges of spreading fake news about the Russian army under censorship laws introduced when Moscow sent troops to Ukraine
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[2026-07-17 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran has on Friday warned of a "more crushing" retaliation following the conclusion of last night's sixth consecutive day of US attacks, targeting military targets and logistics infrastructure, but also civilian sites connected to the power grid. By all accounts this current wave goes beyond the prior strikes in size and scope compared to the past several days.
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[2026-07-17 21:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States has expanded its military campaign against Iran, with Tehran accusing Washington of striking civilian infrastructure as US forces carried out a sixth consecutive night of attacks.
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[2026-07-17 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Friday claimed a surprise attack on US forces in Syria, widening the scope of the group's strikes across the region.
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[2026-07-17 21:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This is a locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa. (AP Photo)
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[2026-07-17 21:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces killed one person and injured several others during a strike on barracks housing displaced people near Nuseirat, Wafa news agency reported.
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[2026-07-17 21:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Military Prosecution for the West Bank filed an indictment on Thursday against Shadi Juma, the terrorist who killed Ido Zoldan in 2007, the IDF spokesperson said in a statement.
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[2026-07-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: PetroChina’s Xinjiang hub shifts output to the western interior region to rebalance coastal-heavy sector and hit green goals as Middle East conflict flares
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[2026-07-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [ethylene] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: PetroChina’s Xinjiang hub shifts output to the western interior region to rebalance coastal-heavy sector and hit green goals as Middle East conflict flares
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[2026-07-17 20:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Written amid genocide, regional war and the collapse of a credible claim that the Western-led international order protects human life, Towards Palestinian Liberation challenges the paralysis that such devastation produces.
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[2026-07-17 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: War risk insurance premiums for shipping remain extremely volatile and have soared this week as tensions between the US and Iran escalate with movement choked again through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-07-17 20:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Over 50,o00 US military officers are operating in the Middle East, according to a statement from the US Central Command (Centcom).
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[2026-07-17 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A Moscow region judge has fined anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin 1,000 rubles ($12.76) after finding him guilty of displaying “extremist” symbols, the exiled Mediazona outlet reported Friday.
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[2026-07-17 20:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces struck the Al-Mansouri area in Tyre district, Southern Lebanon earlier on Friday morning, according to Lebanese National News Agency (NNA).
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[2026-07-17 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Kyiv, Ukraine – At 35, with no military background or battlefield experience, Mykhailo Fedorov seemed unfit to be wartime Ukraine’s defence minister.
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[2026-07-17 19:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People gather to denounce President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision to dismiss Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov after six months in the post, Thursday, July 16, 2026, Kyiv, Ukraine. (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk)
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[2026-07-17 19:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The plan to establish coastal defence assets in Palawan is unlikely to close the country’s military gap with China, analysts say
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[2026-07-17 19:25 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The plan to establish coastal defence assets in Palawan is unlikely to close the country’s military gap with China, analysts say
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