Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-15 13:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The US military early Wednesday reimposed a blockade on Iranian ports over Tehran’s attacks on ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, sparking new strikes on nations hosting American forces as an interim deal to end the war further unraveled.
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[2026-07-15 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. carried out another wave of strikes on Iran as it reimposed a blockade, striking dozens of targets over seven hours, the U.S. military’s Central Command said Wednesday.
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[2026-07-15 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Alastair Crooke
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[2026-07-15 13:08 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-07-15 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: When Saudi Arabia came under missile attack from Yemen’s Houthi militants on Monday evening, hours after an explosion at a rebel-held airport in Sanaa, for many in the region – already dismayed by the renewed fighting between Iranian and US forces – this sudden escalation further reinforced the volatile circumstances the region faces.
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[2026-07-15 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: China's greatest military advantage may be its ability to convert its massive civilian manufacturing base into wartime production of low-cost, one-way attack drones modeled after Iran's Shahed-136.
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[2026-07-15 12:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil prices rose in choppy trading Wednesday as U.S. forces carried out another round of strikes against Tehran and Washington reinstated its naval blockade of Iranian ports near the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-07-15 12:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A 10-foot-tall, gold-colored trophy mocking US President Donald Trump’s involvement in the Iran war appeared on the National Mall on Monday.
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[2026-07-15 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry is considering a plan to establish an integrated military academy of the Army, Navy and Air Force in the central city of Daejeon, offering a full four-year education program, military sources said Wednesday.
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[2026-07-15 12:41 UTC+10:00] [Special Coverages] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – The Senate impeachment trial resumes Wednesday, July 15, with no witnesses expected to take the stand as both the prosecution and defense shift their focus to a key legal issue involving Vice President Sara Duterte’s bank and tax records.
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[2026-07-15 12:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: China's economic growth slowed sharply between the start of April and end of June as weak demand domestically and the impact of the Iran war on oil prices overshadowed the country's strong exports.
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[2026-07-15 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Borders] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Vladimir Putin has no intention of striking a peace deal with Ukraine and is more likely to instead escalate his war after Moscow’s parliamentary election in September, according to Russian opposition activist Garry Kasparov.
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[2026-07-15 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: European NATO members are increasingly calling for a new nuclear strategy amid a military buildup frenzy under the pretext of the alleged “Russian threat.” The bloc’s members claim that spreading nuclear arms across the continent would somehow make it safer, while Moscow warns this approach could lead to catastrophic escalation.
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[2026-07-15 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: European NATO members are increasingly calling for a new nuclear strategy amid a military buildup frenzy under the pretext of the alleged ‘Russian threat’. The bloc’s members claim that spreading nuclear weapons across the continent will make them safer. Moscow has warned that this could lead to a catastrophic escalation.
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[2026-07-15 11:41 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-07-15 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nobleman used ceremony to invoke help from ancestors, and then politics made it awkward
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[2026-07-15 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nobleman used ceremony to invoke help from ancestors, and then politics made it awkward
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[2026-07-15 10:58 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine War] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-07-15 10:51 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ukraine attacks deter Russian shipping in Sea of Azov; loudest cheers for Kyiv’s troops at Bastille Day parade in Paris. What we know on day 1,603
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[2026-07-15 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The navy’s first littoral combat ship is arriving later this year without the anti-ship missiles meant to give it offensive teeth
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[2026-07-15 10:00 UTC+10:00] [International Islamic University of Malaysia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The navy’s first littoral combat ship is arriving later this year without the anti-ship missiles meant to give it offensive teeth
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[2026-07-15 10:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-07-15 09:59 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president says he will knock out all Iran’s power plants and bridges next week in bid to force Tehran to agree to a deal
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[2026-07-15 09:58 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-07-15 09:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-15 09:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran struck a critical facility in Kuwait on Wednesday, causing multiple "massive" explosions and starting a fire, according to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-linked Fars News Agency.
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[2026-07-15 09:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, right, welcomes Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, to the Pentagon, during a ceremony, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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[2026-07-15 09:15 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The central government has allocated billions to climate resilience infrastructure, but the damage wrought by Typhoon Bavi shows more needs to be done
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[2026-07-15 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The central government has allocated billions to climate resilience infrastructure, but the damage wrought by Typhoon Bavi shows more needs to be done
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[2026-07-15 09:15 UTC+10:00] [Business] [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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[2026-07-15 09:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Spain prove the adage that defence wins championships, while a Super Bowl-style show could stretch half-time at the final to almost 30 minutes
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[2026-07-15 09:03 UTC+10:00] [New Jersey] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Spain prove the adage that defence wins championships, while a Super Bowl-style show could stretch half-time at the final to almost 30 minutes
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[2026-07-15 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Foreign Minister spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said that the US military’s attack on a ranger post in Hormozgan is the latest example in a list of American war crimes against Iran which “grows longer every day”.
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[2026-07-15 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Heating oil customers who had their orders cancelled and prices raised when the US-Israel war with Iran broke out will get compensation, the competition watchdog has said.
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[2026-07-15 08:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon’s Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri told Al Jazeera on Tuesday that the framework for a ceasefire agreement with Israel “contains no reference” to a timeline for Israeli withdrawal of its troops from southern Lebanon.
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[2026-07-15 08:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Trump said that attacks on Iran will continue until he decides that they are enough, and that he will “save energy targets in Iran for last”.
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[2026-07-15 08:30 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-07-15 08:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Senate Democrats have voted to block the debate on annual defence policy, objecting to Trump’s war on Iran as well as provisions that would more closely integrate the US and Israeli militaries.
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[2026-07-15 08:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-15 08:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Donald Trump's latest Iran War demand lasted all of 24 hours – and suggests a president searching for unorthodox ways out of a difficult position.
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[2026-07-15 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Wed 15 Jul 2026 at 8:03am
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[2026-07-15 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The cone was welcomed as the latest chapter in Boston’s unlikely love affair with Scotland’s Tartan Army, whose habit of placing traffic cones atop statues during last month’s World Cup turned the cone into a symbol of the tournament’s spirit. (AP video by Leah Willingham)
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[2026-07-15 07:41 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.
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[2026-07-15 07:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Former fighters say AI helped with bomb-making, planning and propaganda, raising calls for US-China action on terrorist misuse of chatbots
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[2026-07-15 07:39 UTC+10:00] [Brookings] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Former fighters say AI helped with bomb-making, planning and propaganda, raising calls for US-China action on terrorist misuse of chatbots
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[2026-07-15 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The skeleton – one of the most complete of its kind in the world – was sold after a 10-minute bidding war between seven potential buyers
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[2026-07-15 06:44 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The skeleton – one of the most complete of its kind in the world – was sold after a 10-minute bidding war between seven potential buyers
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[2026-07-15 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PARIS — Ukrainian fighter pilots and troops took pride of place in France's national Bastille Day celebrations Tuesday as a massive parade showcased support for Ukraine and symbolically flexed European military muscle.
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[2026-07-15 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Thousands of French and Spanish supporters filled the streets around AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday 14 July, marching in separate groups while chanting to the sound of drums and horns ahead of their teams' FIFA World Cup semi-final. The match coincided with Bastille Day, France's national holiday commemorating the storming of the Bastille prison in 1789, a defining moment that ignited the French Revolution.
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[2026-07-15 06:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Stocks rose after a report showed U.S. inflation was not as bad last month as economists expected. Tuesday’s gains came even though oil prices continue to climb on worries that the United States and Iran may return to all-out war.
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