Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-14 10:54 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump officials likely violated Francesca Albanese’s rights by imposing measures after she criticized Israel, says judge
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[2026-05-14 10:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US plans to persuade China to pressure Iran into making concessions in the Middle East conflict, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said ahead of a meeting between the two countries’ leaders in Beijing.
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[2026-05-14 10:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US plans to persuade China to pressure Iran into making concessions in the Middle East conflict, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said ahead of a meeting between the two countries’ leaders in Beijing.
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[2026-05-14 10:11 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ahead of the crucial talks, security has been heightened in Beijing, with the US president set to meet Xi at the Great Hall of the People
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[2026-05-14 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US military is considering renaming its Iran war campaign "Operation Sledgehammer" if the ongoing ceasefire collapses and US President Donald Trump decides to resume active combat operations against the Islamic regime, NBC News cited two US officials as saying on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-14 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a "secret" visit to the UAE during the US-Israeli war on Iran, Netanyahu’s office said in a statement on Wednesday, which sparked an unusual denial from the Gulf state.
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[2026-05-14 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump talks during an arrival ceremony Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, with Eric Trump, right. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-05-14 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has expressed deep concern over the estimated tens of thousands of sailors stranded in and around the Strait of Hormuz amid the U.S.-Iran conflict, while also calling for continued engagement on North Korea's human rights situation.
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[2026-05-14 10:00 UTC+10:00] [FIFA World Cup 2026™] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-05-14 09:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump heads into a series of meetings with China's Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, aiming to secure economic wins, maintain a fragile trade truce and navigate thorny issues such as the Iran war and arms sales to Taiwan.
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[2026-05-14 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Secretary of State Marco Rubio explained Tuesday that he hopes to convince China to “play a more active role” in persuading Iran to open up the Strait of Hormuz. “We’ve made the argument to the Chinese, and I hope it’s compelling, and they’ll have a chance to do something about it at the United Nations later this week when there’s a resolution just condemning Iran on what they’re doing with the straits,” Rubio said during an appearance on Fox News’
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[2026-05-14 09:44 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: May 14, 2026 09:44 | News
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[2026-05-14 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Just before leaving to China on Tuesday, President Trump fielded question from the media and issued some shocking remarks which are sure to hurt, not help Republicans, during a week in which the Iran war hits the 75-day mark.
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[2026-05-14 09:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, May 14 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping were set to hold summit talks in Beijing on Thursday, with trade, the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, Taiwan and technological competition expected to top the agenda.
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[2026-05-14 09:31 UTC+10:00] [Antisemitism] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: “Albanese has done nothing more than speak!” Judge Richard Leon wrote.
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[2026-05-14 08:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates' foreign ministry denied on Wednesday claims made by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's office that he visited the UAE and held a secret meeting with its president.
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[2026-05-14 08:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The war with Iran is looming over US President Donald Trump's visit to China, where he is expected to ask Xi Jinping for help to resolve the costly conflict.
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[2026-05-14 07:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Chinese government reportedly altered the spelling of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s name ahead of his trip to Beijing with President Trump as a “diplomatic workaround” to sanctions barring him from entering the country.
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[2026-05-14 07:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran’s absent Supreme Leader is begging employers to “avoid layoffs” as the nation’s economic woes continue to face pressure from the US blockade in rare public remarks — admitting that the nation is facing punishing economic conditions.
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[2026-05-14 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A bombshell report this week laid bare a startling truth: Hong Kong is the lifeline for the Iranian regime and its terrorist proxies.
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[2026-05-14 06:36 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-05-14 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Just two weeks after Turkey's parliament made recommendations on how to advance the country's peace process with Kurdish militants, the Iran war broke out, plunging the Middle East into fresh instability and bringing new doubts on both sides.
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[2026-05-14 06:14 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: May 14, 2026 06:14 | News
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[2026-05-14 06:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Multiple ships linked to China transited the Strait of Hormuz in the last 24 hours, coinciding with US President Donald Trump’s arrival in Beijing, where he says he plans to discuss the war on Iran with his Chinese counterpart.
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[2026-05-14 05:59 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of major world events this Thursday, May 14.
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[2026-05-14 05:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Three Republican senators have joined Democrats in the United States Senate in voting to advance a bill to limit President Donald Trump’s ability to strike Iran without congressional approval.
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[2026-05-14 05:46 UTC+10:00] [US Senate] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Resolution fails by 49-50, with Lisa Murkowski and fellow GOP members Rand Paul and Susan Collins voting in favor
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[2026-05-14 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran has been seeking to prove its unity and defiance to the world in the aftermath of the 38-days of heavy US-Israeli bombing it endured throughout the Trump-ordered Operation Epic Fury.
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[2026-05-14 05:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: He is taking over as the world’s largest economy reels from repeated shocks, including inflation fuelled in part by the Iran war
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[2026-05-14 05:42 UTC+10:00] [Columbia] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: He is taking over as the world’s largest economy reels from repeated shocks, including inflation fuelled in part by the Iran war
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[2026-05-14 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Tokyo area supermarket. Japanese consumers are bracing for faster inflation. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
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[2026-05-14 05:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran has turned to alternative trade to bypass the US blockade along the Strait of Hormuz, making use of northern sea ports, trucking through land borders and sending cargo through a rail system bound for China to sell oil and receive vital parts for its military, according to multiple reports.
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[2026-05-14 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a "secret" visit to the UAE to meet President Mohamed bin Zayed during the US-Israeli war on Iran, Netanyahu’s office said on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-14 05:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly visited the United Arab Emirates during the Israeli-US war with Iran, further strengthening ties with a Gulf nation that normalized relations with Israel in 2020, his office said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-14 05:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A draft UN Security Council resolution that demands Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz has the backing of nearly two thirds of the world’s countries, but still faces resistance from veto holders Russia and China.
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[2026-05-14 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly visited the United Arab Emirates and met its president during the war with Iran, his office has confirmed.
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[2026-05-14 05:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made what his office has described as a “secret visit” to the United Arab Emirates for a meeting with President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during the US-Israel war on Iran.
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[2026-05-14 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The family of a British couple imprisoned in Iran have claimed that contact has been cut off for more than a week, leaving them "gravely concerned" for their wellbeing.
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[2026-05-14 05:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Trump arrived in Beijing last night for the first visit to China by a US president since 2017. (Reuters: Evelyn Hockstein)
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[2026-05-14 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Anwar Gargash, an adviser to the United Arab Emirates president, said on Wednesday that the UAE remained committed to political solutions and diplomacy amid regional tensions, while stressing the country's right to defend its sovereignty.
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[2026-05-14 04:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a secret visit to the United Arab Emirates at the height of the US-Israeli war on Iran, his office revealed on Wednesday. The visit coincides with the UAE receiving Iron Dome air defense batteries from Israel.
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[2026-05-14 04:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a secret visit to the United Arab Emirates at the height of the US-Israeli war on Iran, his office revealed on Wednesday. The visit coincides with the UAE receiving Iron Dome air defense batteries from Israel.
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[2026-05-14 04:54 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The covert meeting with the UAE’s president is the latest milestone in a rapidly developing Middle East alliance
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[2026-05-14 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PM’s meeting with the Emirati president marks a ‘historic breakthrough’ in relations between the two countries
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[2026-05-14 04:30 UTC+10:00] [Dedi Barnea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PM’s meeting with the Emirati president marks a ‘historic breakthrough’ in relations between the two countries
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[2026-05-14 04:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El primer ministro de Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, asiste a una ceremonia conmemorativa por el Día del Recuerdo en memoria de los soldados caídos, o Yom HaZikaron, en el Cementerio Militar del Monte Herzl, en Jerusalén, el martes 21 de abril de 2026. (Ilia Yefimovich/Foto de la piscina vía AP)
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[2026-05-14 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump landed in Beijing on Wednesday for a closely watched summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, where the war in Iran, trade tension and Taiwan are expected to dominate discussions.
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[2026-05-14 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ceremony commemorating Israel’s Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers, or Yom HaZikaron, at the Military Cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, Tuesday April 21, 2026. (Ilia Yefimovich/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-05-14 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El senador demócrata por Oregon Jeff Merkley y la senadora republicana por Alaska Lisa Murkowski en el Congreso en Washington, el 30 de abril del 2026. (AP foto/J. Scott Applewhite)
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[2026-05-14 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., the ranking member, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, prepare to hear from U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz on his 2027 budget request, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/J.
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