Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-18 08:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-18 08:10 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
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[2026-06-18 08:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-18 08:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-18 08:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war with Iran, a White House official told Reuters.
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[2026-06-18 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has personally signed a memorandum of understanding with Tehran, with a photo of the process sent to the Iranian side and the mediators, according to Axios.
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[2026-06-18 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has personally signed a copy of the memorandum of understanding with Tehran, with a photo of the document sent to the Iranian side and the mediators.
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[2026-06-18 07:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-18 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Donald Trump was welcomed to the Palace of Versailles on Wednesday evening for a private reception and dinner hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron following the conclusion of the G7 summit in Evian. The US president walked through the palace courtyard and posed for photographs in front of Versailles' famous golden gates before joining Macron inside the UNESCO World Heritage site.
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[2026-06-18 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A travel agency in the Little Arabia district of central Bangkok. (Photo by Shota Manda)
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[2026-06-18 07:26 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
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[2026-06-18 07:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli settlers set fire to mosques in two villages in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, their mayors said, with AFP journalists at one site seeing scorched walls and graffiti.
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[2026-06-18 07:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 18 Jun 2026 at 7:22am
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[2026-06-18 07:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 18 Jun 2026 at 7:22am
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[2026-06-18 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US forces employed Elon Musk’s Grok AI to strike over 2,000 targets in 96 hours during the joint US-Israel war on Iran, according to a written declaration from the US Department of Defense’s digital and artificial intelligence chief, Cameron Stanley.
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[2026-06-18 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Veteran energy economist Dr. Anas Alhajji said during last night’s ZeroHedge debate that Iranian crude trading activity reflects a serious peace deal sticking. Alhajji joined Jeff Currie, co-chair of Abaxx Exchange, and Erik Townsend of Macro Voices to weigh in on the Iran deal’s implications for oil prices, which he believes are poised for a significant decline.
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[2026-06-18 07:16 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Details of 14-point agreement revealed as senior US officials claim ‘major win’ despite significant concessions to Tehran
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[2026-06-18 07:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A democratic socialist who has sharply criticized Israel and pledged to defend Jews from antisemitism is in the lead in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for mayor in Washington, DC, poising the nation’s capital to elect a progressive leader.
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[2026-06-18 07:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF), a pro-Palestinian organization that pursues IDF soldiers who served in Gaza when they travel abroad, demanded on Tuesday that the US Justice Department arrest a dual Israeli-American IDF veteran who arrived in Los Angeles for World Cup matches.
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[2026-06-18 07:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, June 17 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday unveiled the text of a signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at ending the Iran war, which includes safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz with no charge for 60 days.
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[2026-06-18 07:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protest against military recruitment and call for the release of detained draft resisters outside a military prison near Kfar Yona, Israel, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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[2026-06-18 07:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: For a decade, President Donald Trump jumped at any opportunity to berate Barack Obama over the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, repeatedly complaining that his predecessor had handed Tehran billions of US dollars, including pallets of “cold, hard cash”.
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[2026-06-18 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Chinese telecoms executive admitted the firm illegally conducted business in Iran as part of a 2021 deal to dismiss charges she faced
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[2026-06-18 06:58 UTC+10:00] [Ren Zhengfei] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Chinese telecoms executive admitted the firm illegally conducted business in Iran as part of a 2021 deal to dismiss charges she faced
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[2026-06-18 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trumptalkas to the media after disembarking Air Force One at Paris Orly Airport, Wednesday, June 17, 2026, in Orly, France. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-06-18 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Trump administration is seeking a major increase in defense spending while simultaneously using executive authority to accelerate weapons production, reflecting growing concern over U.S. munitions inventories after the war with Iran, according to NBC.
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[2026-06-18 06:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Tehran's foreign ministry on Wednesday said it was considering a plan for the presidents of the US and Iran to sign the deal ending the war, ahead of an expected ceremony in Switzerland.
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[2026-06-18 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-18 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: In January this year, the World Economic Forum released the results of a survey of 1,300 experts worldwide. Half of the respondents described the current international situation as “extremely dangerous,” while another 40 percent regarded it as “dangerous.” Commenting on the findings, professor Kim Jung-ho of Sogang University observed that although we may not call it World War III, localized wars with global implications are already unfolding across different regions of the world.
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[2026-06-18 06:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Hezbollah supporters mourn during a sermon marking the first day of Ashoura, the Shiite Muslim commemoration of the 7th-century death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at the grave of late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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[2026-06-18 06:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran and the United States will end fighting on all fronts, per MoU details published by Iran's official IRNA news agency on Wednesday, adding both countries to end naval blockades in the region.
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[2026-06-18 06:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Mohammed Amin has won One World Media’s prestigious Journalist of the Year award for his reporting as a freelance correspondent for Middle East Eye from Sudan.
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[2026-06-18 06:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to “bomb the hell” out of Iran if it does not abide by a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the US, adding he was concerned the war could spark an “economic catastrophe” dooming his presidency.
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[2026-06-18 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US-Iran MoU: What’s in it for Washington and regional stakeholders? | This is America
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[2026-06-18 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Palestinian territories and Israel recorded the highest number of verified child victims of any conflict situation worldwide in 2025, according to a UN report released on Wednesday.
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[2026-06-18 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-06-18 05:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).
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[2026-06-18 05:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).
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[2026-06-18 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to “bomb the hell” out of Iran if it does not abide by a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the US, adding he was concerned the war could spark an “economic catastrophe” dooming his presidency.
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[2026-06-18 05:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-18 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: EVIAN, France — US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he expected the accord with Iran ending the Middle East war to be signed "shortly" but cast uncertainty over the exact date.
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[2026-06-18 05:37 UTC+10:00] [Banks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The president warned that continuing the war could lead to an "international depression.”
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[2026-06-18 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Maccabi Tel Aviv walloped Hapoel Tel Aviv 96-75 late Tuesday night as Jaylen Hoard set the tone early on to help the yellow-and-blue score at will to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five Israeli league championship series.
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[2026-06-18 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Sentimental Value, which won the Oscar for Best International Feature in 2026 and which opens on Thursday at theaters around Israel, was one of my favorite movies this year. Had I been an Academy Awards voter, I would have picked it in all nine categories in which it received nominations, including Best Picture.
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[2026-06-18 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The left-wing Democrats Party announced on Wednesday that it had surpassed 75,000 members, setting a new membership record, and that it had decided on a date for its primaries to determine the party’s Knesset list ahead of the upcoming elections.
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[2026-06-18 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israeli flag removed at World Cup match while Palestinian flags remained nearby, Hebrew media reports
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[2026-06-18 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Deep skepticism regarding the US-Iran agreement is emerging among Hezbollah's opponents in Lebanon in light of a letter that Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem published on Tuesday showing appreciation to Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Qalibaf.
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[2026-06-18 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: One day after Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s dramatic declaration that he had “ended” dependence on the Hebron municipality regarding Jewish settlement in the city, the Higher Planning Council in the Civil Administration on Wednesday approved a series of construction plans in the West Bank for the first time without seeking approval from the Palestinian Hebron municipality.
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[2026-06-18 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Nearly three years after Hamas’ devastating attack on Israel on October 7, which plunged the country into a multifront war, Israel finds itself at a strategic crossroads as a new US-Iran memorandum of understanding reshapes the regional battlefield.
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[2026-06-18 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israeli defense officials fear Tehran will use the 60-day window to buy time and strengthen its position, with Iran expected to receive significant relief in economic sanctions and in fuel and oil trade, according to an N12 news site report.
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