Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-14 08:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-14 08:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: President Donald Trump has reportedly formally notified Congress that the US is again at war with Iran, promising to “hit them hard” and claiming “there’s not a damn thing they can do about it.”
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[2026-07-14 08:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has threatened to expand attacks to civilian infrastructure next week if Iran refuses to bow to his demands, as Tehran vowed its forces will stand firm “until their last breath.”
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[2026-07-14 08:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pro-government demonstrators wave Iranian and religious flags in a gathering commemorating the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, shown in a flag at right, at a square in Tehran, Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-07-14 08:07 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: DUBAI/WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States was reinstating its blockade of Iranian shipping in the Gulf and would ensure the Strait of Hormuz stays open — for a fee — while warning that U.S. forces would hit Iran again “very hard” in the coming hours after the two sides exchanged missile and drone attacks.
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[2026-07-14 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Iranian-backed Houthis appear to be seeking a new conflict with Saudi Arabia. This comes after they claimed that Riyadh targeted Sana’a airport in Yemen, an area the Houthis control. This is the second incident in two weeks in which the Houthis claimed they would retaliate if Saudi Arabia prevented flights from Iran.
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[2026-07-14 07:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Defense minister must set record straightAhn's silence fuels unnecessary doubt and dispute
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[2026-07-14 07:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — US President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States would again strike Iran "hard," as the military launched a fresh salvo of attacks for the third night in a row and reimposed a blockade on Iranian ports.
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[2026-07-14 07:32 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — Nine European countries on Monday agreed to back an ambitious Ukrainian effort to develop a domestic missile defense system that, if successful, would reduce reliance on U.S. technology.
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[2026-07-14 07:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-14 07:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has formally told Congress that Washington is once again at war with Iran, Politico and the New York Times reported on Monday.
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[2026-07-14 07:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has formally told Congress that Washington has resumed what he described as “limited defensive strikes” against Iran, Politico and the New York Times reported on Monday.
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[2026-07-14 07:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The US military says it has begun a third night of strikes against Iran, hours ahead of a planned reinstatement of a naval blockade on Iran announced by President Donald Trump.
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[2026-07-14 07:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Business executives are making contingency plans in case a growing feud between Saudi Arabia and the UAE escalates in the oil-rich Gulf region, amid signs that the two neighbours are embroiled in an economic war of attrition.
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[2026-07-14 07:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Washington, DC – When the devastating Hurricane Helene hit the southeastern shores of the United States in 2024, the late Senator Lindsey Graham appeared on Fox News to discuss the aftermath of the natural disaster in South Carolina.
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[2026-07-14 06:53 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
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[2026-07-14 06:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukraine and nine European countries have announced an air defence coalition aimed at countering Russia’s ballistic missile threat.
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[2026-07-14 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran has launched renewed strikes on American military facilities in Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman overnight, with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) saying it hit at least six bases in statements on Monday. The large-scale operation is a response to continued US strikes on targets across the Islamic Republic, according to Tehran.
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[2026-07-14 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran has launched renewed strikes on American military facilities in Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman overnight, with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) saying it hit at least six bases in statements on Monday. The large-scale operation is a response to continued US strikes on targets across the Islamic Republic, according to Tehran.
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[2026-07-14 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF detained several Israeli civilians in the Golan Heights on Monday after they attempted to cross into Syrian terrority, the military said.
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[2026-07-14 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Democratic senators led by Kirsten Gillibrand called on Monday for President Donald Trump's administration to disclose within the next week the findings from a US military investigation into a February 28 strike at a girls' school in Iran.
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[2026-07-14 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: CENTCOM on Monday night renewed its counter-blockade on Iran at the Strait of Hormuz following several days of conflict between the US and the Islamic Republic over freedom of travel through the waterway.
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[2026-07-14 04:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-14 04:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The summer months in Israel, from June to September, are not only synonymous with the blistering Middle East heat but also with hordes of excited tourists exploring the multitude of ancient and holy sites, soaking up the sun along the Mediterranean shoreline, and enjoying Israel’s renowned cuisine.
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[2026-07-14 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-14 03:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-14 03:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Less than a week into the US-Iran conflict, specifically on March 3, we began to see the writing on the wall: Tehran's leverage over the Strait of Hormuz would eventually erode. That would happen not only because the US military could systematically destroy IRGC's radar sites, coastal missile batteries and drone launch sites along the maritime chokepoint, but also because Gulf states would eventually respond with a generational infrastructure buildout, from new pipelines to coastal ports, designed to entirely bypass
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[2026-07-14 03:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: After losing his home, bookstore and son in the war, Gaza bookseller Mohammed Saad is rebuilding his collection one rescued book at a time. Selling volumes from a roadside tent, he is determined to preserve culture, memory and hope despite the devastation.
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[2026-07-14 03:35 UTC+10:00] [Pete Hegseth] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US defense secretary says taskforce will ‘combat dangers’ of leaks in latest escalation of White House press crackdown
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[2026-07-14 03:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-14 03:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The document released on Monday, which showed that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar believed Israel might use nuclear weapons in response to an October 7-style invasion, is nothing short of astounding.
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[2026-07-14 03:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Saudi Arabia's Abha International Airport was struck by Houthi missiles on Monday, local media reported.
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[2026-07-14 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: For any indication of how seriously the federal government is taking the threat posed by one-way attack drones on the homeland, particularly against President Trump, look no further than the US Secret Service's new Chevrolet Suburban.
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[2026-07-14 02:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday that the Trump administration is launching a diplomatic campaign to dismantle the International Criminal Court (ICC), arguing that the tribunal in The Hague poses a direct threat to US sovereignty and could ultimately be used against American officials, military personnel and law enforcement officers.
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[2026-07-14 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Monday expressed concern about inflation but cautioned against "fighting the last war," saying the central bank should wait for more data before raising interest rates.
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[2026-07-14 02:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: More than 8 million barrels of oil transited the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday with U.S. military assistance amid the renewed fighting with Iran, the U.S. Energy Department told CNBC in a statement.
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[2026-07-14 02:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The European Commission has announced a billion-dollar aid and reconstruction fund aimed at helping the recovery of Gaza from more than two years of devastating war.
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[2026-07-14 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-14 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — South Korea’s navy said Monday it had recovered the body of a sailor off the east coast, a day after the seaman disappeared near the de facto sea border between the two Koreas.
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[2026-07-14 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: UNDER traditional international law and the UN Charter, the threshold for a formal "act of war" (or an "armed attack" under Article 51) has historically been tied to kinetic force or the actual firing of weapons resulting in physical destruction.
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[2026-07-14 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PARIS — Allies of Ukraine will gather in Paris on Monday with the war-torn country’s leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy to reaffirm support for Kyiv and step up pressure on Russia, according to the French presidency.
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[2026-07-14 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Between foreign reports, public confirmation by former head of Military Intelligence Tamir Hayman, and The Jerusalem Post’s own Western sources, it has been known now for some time that the Mossad sought to replace former supreme leader Ali Khamenei with former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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[2026-07-14 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Yemen's Houthi rebels have declared an end to the “de-escalation phase” of the country's civil war after Sanaa's international airport was hit by air strikes.
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[2026-07-14 01:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The coalition aims to develop ‘purely defensive’ anti-ballistic capabilities in Europe
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[2026-07-14 01:37 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The coalition aims to develop ‘purely defensive’ anti-ballistic capabilities in Europe
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[2026-07-14 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli high-school student is facing possible disciplinary action after distributing flyers urging classmates to refuse military service over Israel's genocide in Gaza and the ethnic cleansing in the occupied West Bank, according to a report published by Haaretz.
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[2026-07-14 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The number of tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz has dropped to its lowest level in two months, shipping data showed on Monday, as renewed strikes between the US and Iran and attacks on vessels raise safety concerns.
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[2026-07-14 00:49 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-07-14 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Central Command (CENTCOM) used “one-way attack sea drones for the first time,” according to a statement on Monday referring to a new round of strikes by the US against Islamic regime targets.
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[2026-07-14 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir on Monday battled with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz over the government’s plan to pass a law exempting haredim from arrest when they dodge their legal obligations under Israel’s existing military draft laws.
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