Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-13 17:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: European defense startup Helsing said Monday it has raised $1.8 billion in a funding round that values the German firm at $18 billion.
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[2026-07-13 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Dozens of suspects were arrested on Monday morning for trafficking in illegal weapons and drugs, following a long-term undercover operation, the success of which hinged on "The Nomad," the first Bedouin undercover agent handled by Israel's Lahav 433 crime-fighting unit.
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[2026-07-13 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Hamas October 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar believed Israel might respond to the invasion by using nuclear weapons against Gaza; a new document that he wrote by hand on August 24, 2022, has been revealed to the public on Monday.
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[2026-07-13 17:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, Iran launches missile and drone attacks across Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait and Oman following waves of US strikes inside Iran. Gulf countries activate warnings and defences as Washington says its operation targeted Iranian military infrastructure to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-07-13 17:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Defence Investment Plan (DIP), although presented as an urgent response to unprecedented security threats facing Britain, says more about the imperatives of domestic politics than about national security needs.
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[2026-07-13 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Iran responded to a fresh wave of strikes from U.S. forces by launching an attack on American military bases in several Gulf states, deepening a standoff over the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-07-13 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: From tariff turmoil and stock shocks to market meltdowns, the global financial system has never been in such flux.
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[2026-07-13 17:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon's National News Agency reported that the Israeli army continued to demolish and burn houses in the southern town of Haddatha.
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[2026-07-13 16:50 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-07-13 16:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A court in Sudan's army-controlled city of Port Sudan on Sunday sentenced paramilitary leader Mohamed Hamdan Daglo and 15 others to death in absentia over charges of killing a regional governor and war crimes in Darfur, state media reported.
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[2026-07-13 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The number of vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz fell to multi-week lows on Sunday, according to shipping data, as renewed strikes between the US and Iran and attacks on ships in the Middle East heightened safety concerns.
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[2026-07-13 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The U.S. has emerged as the top supplier of helium to Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, where tech companies rely on the gas to churn out chips. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Kyodo)
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[2026-07-13 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The U.S. has emerged as the top supplier of helium to Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, where tech companies rely on the gas to churn out chips. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Kyodo)
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[2026-07-13 15:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran and the US traded more strikes on Monday, with Tehran claiming attacks on American military sites across the Middle East after Washington launched its fifth wave of strikes in six days in response to attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-07-13 15:50 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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[2026-07-13 15:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The United States and Iran each asserted Monday they controlled the Strait of Hormuz after a weekend of attacks stretching across the wider Middle East, further threatening any diplomacy to end the war.
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[2026-07-13 15:30 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-07-13 15:30 UTC+10:00] [Athletes] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-07-13 15:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As the army’s economic roles grow, Kim Jong-un seeks to remind the generals who really holds power in Pyongyang
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[2026-07-13 15:19 UTC+10:00] [North Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As the army’s economic roles grow, Kim Jong-un seeks to remind the generals who really holds power in Pyongyang
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[2026-07-13 15:19 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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[2026-07-13 15:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This undated photo provided by the family in July 2026 shows Peyvand Naimi. (Courtesy Emilia Nazari via AP)
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[2026-07-13 15:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Jordanian military said it show down four Iranian missiles that entered its airspace.
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[2026-07-13 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Western allies will seek to secure more air-defense commitments for Ukraine when they meet in Paris on Monday, as shortages have left it increasingly exposed to Russian ballistic missiles, despite recent shifts in momentum on the battlefield
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[2026-07-13 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A legal tug of war at the heart of the EU is shaping the debate on whether the bloc should restrict or ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements as a procedural battle rages in Brussels.
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[2026-07-13 14:58 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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[2026-07-13 14:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Dozens of suspects have been arrested as law enforcement forces began conducting a broad operation against illegal weapons and drugs across the country, the police announced on Monday morning.
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[2026-07-13 14:46 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Police initially brushed off concerns after a homemade bomb was thrown into an Invasion Day rally crowd in Perth, an Indigenous academic says.
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[2026-07-13 14:45 UTC+10:00] [Southeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-07-13 14:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- Princess Anne, the younger sister of Britain's King Charles III, will visit South Korea this week for events commemorating the two countries' partnership and remembering British sacrifices during the 1950-53 Korean War, the British Embassy in Seoul said Monday.
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[2026-07-13 14:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Kuwaiti army said it is confronting "hostile aerial targets" within the country's air space.
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[2026-07-13 13:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A dealer walks past near the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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[2026-07-13 13:58 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s surprise move to overhaul his government and potentially install an energy executive as prime minister is the latest sign of the Ukrainian president’s determination to spare his war-weary nation a repeat of last winter’s hardships.
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[2026-07-13 13:31 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-07-13 13:16 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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[2026-07-13 13:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- The state-run defense agency in charge of quality assurance has awarded Hyundai Rotem Co. a certificate for quality management standards required by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in regard to the supply of defense products, officials said Monday.
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[2026-07-13 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, United States — The US military launched a new wave of strikes against Iran on Sunday after renewed fighting over the Strait of Hormuz saw several of Washington's Gulf allies targeted by incoming fire.
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[2026-07-13 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The people of Omsk, southern Siberia, might have thought the greatest danger to them were the midges that plague the city during the summer. Instead, another aerial threat, Ukrainian drones, hit the city’s oil refinery – the largest in Russia – on Tuesday as part of a campaign intended to drain the tanks of the Kremlin's war machine.
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[2026-07-13 12:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: At least 300 people were evacuated from a Paris suburb after weapons were found in a vehicle near a synagogue.
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[2026-07-13 12:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Central Command (Centcom) announced that it completed its latest wave of attacks against Iran, saying it hit dozens of targets with precision munitions.
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[2026-07-13 12:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-07-13 12:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-07-13 12:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-07-13 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Commercial vessels are seen in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
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[2026-07-13 12:39 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: American and Iranian forces exchange heavy missile and drone attacks over control of strait of Hormuz, increasing pressure on truce
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[2026-07-13 12:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israel will hold national elections on Oct. 27, the last date allowed by law, its parliament said on Sunday, with the vote widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership since the Gaza war erupted.
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[2026-07-13 11:06 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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[2026-07-13 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Andy Burnham is "exploring holding an expanded Budget this autumn" to set out strategic priorities, reports the Financial Times. New strikes on Iran by the US "pose biggest test for interim deal", it headlines.
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[2026-07-13 10:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Across Africa, the ability to defend borders, monitor territory and protect critical infrastructure remains heavily dependent on foreign suppliers. Turkish drones patrol borders, Chinese surveillance systems monitor cities and Russian fighter jets form the backbone of several air forces.
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[2026-07-13 10:42 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Yulia Svyrydenko steps down, possibly to become US ambassador, amid reshuffle; Ukrainian strikes cripple Russian shipping in Azov sea. What we know on day 1,601
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