Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-13 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Travel / Reviews & advice] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Heritage Adventurer has a storied history, having moved through several owners and operators in the 35 years since it launched. Most infamously, the ship (then called the RSGS Resolute) was chartered by One Ocean Expeditions prior to the company becoming insolvent in 2019, leaving a series of creditors including crew and debts for fuel owed at various South American ports.
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[2026-07-13 04:54 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — Kyiv is racing to inflict maximum damage on Russia ahead of what it anticipates will be another winter of devastating attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
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[2026-07-13 04:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pope Leo has called for renewed diplomacy as the latest US-Iran attacks deepen violence across the Middle East.
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[2026-07-13 04:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iranian drone strikes have destroyed a number of US HIMARS missile launcher systems in Kuwait, Fars news agency has reported. The outlet also said that three American officers were killed and several others wounded – a claim that has not been confirmed by US Central Command (CENTCOM).
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[2026-07-13 04:35 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 04:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF killed several Hamas terrorists in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday as they planned attacks against Israeli soldiers, the military announced.
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[2026-07-13 04:16 UTC+10:00] [Africa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: KYIV — Avatar says he does not want to go home.
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[2026-07-13 03:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US CENTCOM completes third round of strikes on Iran
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[2026-07-13 03:02 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Strikes and bluster on both sides, with Israel urging on Washington, are endangering the progress made
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[2026-07-13 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-13 02:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Centrist Gadi Eisenkot, the former Israeli defence chief, has emerged as the main rival to Netanyahu months ahead of the vote
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[2026-07-13 02:22 UTC+10:00] [Haifa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Centrist Gadi Eisenkot, the former Israeli defence chief, has emerged as the main rival to Netanyahu months ahead of the vote
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[2026-07-13 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran fired three ballistic missiles at a US military base in Kuwait on Sunday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-affiliated Tasnim News Agency claimed.
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[2026-07-13 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE US military launched strikes on Iran after it struck a container ship on Sunday, while Tehran said it had again closed the Strait of Hormuz and some Gulf states came under attack.
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[2026-07-13 01:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran tripled its drone production capacity during the war, acting Iranian Defense Minister Brig.-Gen. Majid Ibn al Reza claimed on Saturday.
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[2026-07-13 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz collapsed to a fraction of prewar levels after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declared the waterway closed early on Sunday and struck a Cyprus-flagged container ship, prompting what was a third round of US strikes this week. The attacks are expected to cause more volatility when oil markets open on Monday.
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[2026-07-13 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Trump's declaration from the NATO summit in Turkey this week saying that he'll give Ukraine a license to produce Patriot defense systems has been met with a lot of skepticism, both among Ukrainians and internationally.
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[2026-07-13 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Farah Abu Assi, 12, collects used paper to light a fire for cooking in the hall of Bilal Mosque, which has been converted into a shelter for displaced people, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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[2026-07-13 00:19 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Vital maritime corridor closes after 90 vessels – including shadow fleet oil tankers – are attacked in under a week
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[2026-07-13 00:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee approved on Sunday the advancement of the contentious bill that seeks to temporarily freeze the arrests of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) draft evaders, ahead of its final required plenum readings to become law.
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[2026-07-13 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: There is heavy skepticism from the IDF about how effective the Lebanese army will be in keeping the peace versus Hezbollah attempts to rearm and restore its capabilities for threatening Israel, IDF Givati Brigade Chief Col. “E” told The Jerusalem Post in a recent interview.
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[2026-07-13 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Extreme loadout configuration suggests a potential extension of the PLA Air Force’s tactical capabilities, Chinese military magazine says
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[2026-07-13 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Extreme loadout configuration suggests a potential extension of the PLA Air Force’s tactical capabilities, Chinese military magazine says
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[2026-07-12 23:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The transitional body is tasked with laying the groundwork for democracy after decades of authoritarian rule and 13 years of civil war
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[2026-07-12 23:37 UTC+10:00] [Bashar al-Assad] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The transitional body is tasked with laying the groundwork for democracy after decades of authoritarian rule and 13 years of civil war
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[2026-07-12 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Western pundits were quick to denounce Beijing. But far more frequent US launches rate barely a mention
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[2026-07-12 23:30 UTC+10:00] [New Zealand] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Western pundits were quick to denounce Beijing. But far more frequent US launches rate barely a mention
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[2026-07-12 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Trump administration allegedly violated US law by giving Iran confidential information about Iranian asylum applicants it planned to deport, according to a lawsuit filed last week by the Iranian American Legal Defense Fund (IALDF).
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[2026-07-12 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- Cyberattack attempts against the South Korean military reached nearly 19,000 last year, marking the highest figure in five years, a lawmaker said Sunday.
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[2026-07-12 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Oman has summoned Iran’s ambassador in Muscat to protest what it said were Iranian drone strikes on sites in the governorates of Musandam and al-Batinah, according to a statement from the foreign ministry.
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[2026-07-12 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The foreign minister of Myanmar’s military-backed government, Tin Maung Swe, right, poses with ASEAN foreign ministers during an informal meeting in Bangkok on Sunday to discuss the crisis in the civil-war ravaged country. (Photo by Thai Foreign Ministry)
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[2026-07-12 22:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: U.S. and Iranian leaders traded further threats on Saturday as the interim deal to end the war buckles under repeated crossfire in the Middle East.
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[2026-07-12 22:01 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Seoul – South Korea asked North Korea on Sunday to help search for and return a missing navy sailor believed to have drifted across the de facto inter-Korean maritime border.
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[2026-07-12 21:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Globe has implemented measures to boost its defense against digital scams to protect its millions of customers.
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[2026-07-12 21:03 UTC+10:00] [Football] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-07-12 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Life and style] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A comms director and a charity worker disagreed on taxation, but how did they fare on the climate crisis?
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[2026-07-12 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Social media] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: When Mark Lanier and his young client Kaley faced the tech giants in an LA courtroom earlier this year, it seemed a bigger battle than David v Goliath. But they scored a landmark victory, proving that the social media giants had created ‘addiction machines’ that harmed mental health. How did they pull it off?
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[2026-07-12 20:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran carried out missile and drone attacks on a string of Gulf states and announced the re-closure of the Strait of Hormuz, after the US launched a third round of strikes across Iranian cities in a matter of days.
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[2026-07-12 20:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Overnight US strikes on Iran killed one soldier, Iranian media reported Sunday.
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[2026-07-12 20:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran carried out missile and drone attacks on a string of Gulf states and announced the re-closure of the Strait of Hormuz, after the US launched a third round of strikes across Iranian cities in a matter of days.
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[2026-07-12 20:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The latest US-Iran escalation began after Washington accused Tehran of attacking shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, sparking a new cycle of strikes and retaliation, and stoking regional tension.
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[2026-07-12 20:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Eyewitnesses described the devastation of the fires as "like a bomb has fallen"
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[2026-07-12 19:37 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Russia said a Ukrainian drone hit a tanker as it was entering the canal between the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea on Sunday, as Kyiv intensifies its attacks on Russian fuel supplies.
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[2026-07-12 19:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran has mounted attacks on Gulf states and declared the Strait of Hormuz closed after the United States conducted its third round of strikes in a week, in a serious escalation as the ongoing conflict spirals.
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[2026-07-12 18:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A Ukrainian attack in southwest Russia killed one person and wounded three more, local officials said Sunday, as Kyiv’s forces continued to bombard Russia’s oil facilities.
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[2026-07-12 18:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Kuwait's military said its air defence forces were working to intercept an ongoing attack on its territory, as countries across the Gulf were targeted by Iranian drones and missiles.
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[2026-07-12 18:37 UTC+10:00] [Ammunition] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The U.S. launched new strikes on Iran in the early hours on Sunday in retaliation for Tehran’s attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, further jeopardizing an already fragile ceasefire agreement between the two countries.
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[2026-07-12 18:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Jordan's army has said that three Iranian missiles fell on the kingdom's territory at dawn today.
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[2026-07-12 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with unification ministry's statement in last 4 paras)
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[2026-07-12 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: IDF troops from Division 36 operating in the Wadi Saluki area uncovered a fortified Hezbollah anti-tank missile position, the same position that fired on IDF Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin during the Second Lebanon War, the military revealed on Sunday.
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