Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-04 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: On June 3, 1982, Palestinian terrorists attempted to assassinate Israel's then-ambassador to the UK, Shlomo Argov, shooting him in the head as he got into his car following his attendance at an event at London's Dorchester Hotel.
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[2026-06-04 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Israeli strikes killed at least nine people in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, authorities said, as the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah said it fired rockets into northern Israel.
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[2026-06-04 03:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, on Wednesday condemned Iran's wave of missile and drone strikes on Kuwait in a call with the Kuwaiti Foreign Minister.
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[2026-06-04 03:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel has continued to wage fierce attacks across Lebanon, including near the capital, Beirut, killing nine people and injuring others, even as US-mediated talks between Israeli and Lebanese officials progress in Washington.
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[2026-06-04 03:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces and settlers have continued attacks across the occupied West Bank, according to reports from the Palestinian news agency Wafa.
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[2026-06-04 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Former prime minister Naftali Bennett said on Wednesday that "soon the Israeli government will not be run like a mafia," in a statement reacting to the selection of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s personal attorney, Michael Rabello, for the role of state comptroller.
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[2026-06-04 03:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Benjamin Netanyahu has played down reports of a rift with Donald Trump after the United States president confirmed that he recently called the Israeli prime minister “f****ing crazy”.
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[2026-06-04 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Democratic Representative Dina Titus pressed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Iran’s military capabilities, noting that despite claims by President Donald Trump and other officials that Iran’s military had been severely weakened, ships were still coming under attack in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-06-04 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Women across Israel have taken on expanded responsibilities since the outbreak of the war, balancing work, family life, and community leadership while supporting loved ones serving in the military, World Emunah President Frieda Ross said during a panel discussion at the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York. Ross spoke on the panel "Voices of Strength: Leaders Shaping the Future of Israel and the Jewish World," where she detailed World Emunah's long-standing efforts to strengthen families and empower women.
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[2026-06-04 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The next Miss Israel may not be Israeli and may be selected from a pool of predetermined candidates in a fake contest pageant on Thursday, according to Miss Israel 2025 Melanie Shiraz, who warned that the same franchise holder that had allegedly subjected her to threats and extortion was stripping the institution of its Israeli character.
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[2026-06-04 02:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli air strikes have targeted the southern Lebanese town of Barish in the Tyre district, as well as the towns of Froun and Burj Qalawiya in the Bint Jbeil district, according to reports from Al Jazeera’s team on the ground.
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[2026-06-04 02:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Kuwait has denied that its airspace was used to launch strikes on Iran after its airport was struck by a heavy barrage of missiles and drones by Iran on Tuesday night that killed at least one person and injured 63 people.
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[2026-06-04 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A swarm of Moroccan locusts is causing havoc in eastern Iran's agricultural sector, according to Iranian media reports and footage showing large numbers of the insects descending on affected areas.
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[2026-06-04 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Several Arab lawmakers and former Balad MK Sami Abu Shehadeh asked the High Court of Justice to join an existing petition against Israel’s new death penalty law for terrorism cases, drawing a sharp response from National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who championed the legislation.
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[2026-06-04 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-04 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The foreign ministers of Qatar, the UAE, Jordan, Turkey, Egypt, Indonesia, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have condemned Israeli settler incursions at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque and called for the acknowledgement of Jordan's jurisdiction over the holy site.
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[2026-06-04 02:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-06-04 02:04 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-06-04 01:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraq has asked oil companies to resume operations in the Iraqi Kurdistan region from Thursday, the first significant step towards stepping up production since the Iran war began.
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[2026-06-04 01:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has ordered oil companies to resume operations in the Kurdistan region, according to a statement from his office.
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[2026-06-04 01:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Shockat Adam, the Independent MP for Leicester South, has written to the British foreign secretary urging the government to "unequivocally" oppose attempts by the US and Israel to remove Jordan's custodianship over Al-Aqsa Mosque.
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[2026-06-04 01:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Hundreds of people flocked to a tent in Damascus on Wednesday to mourn a former national chess champion who went missing 13 years ago along with her husband and six children, after their deaths in Syria’s civil wa r were finally confirmed.
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[2026-06-04 01:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Kuwait's Foreign Affairs Ministry summoned Iran's Chargé d'Affaires to Kuwait City on Wednesday after the Islamic Republic targeted the country's airport in missile strikes early that morning.
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[2026-06-04 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Talks scheduled for this week between Palestinian militant groups from Gaza and the diplomat leading the effort to implement US President Donald Trump's peace plan for the territory have been postponed.
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[2026-06-04 01:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Adam Hamawy, an Egyptian-American surgeon who gained national attention for his harrowing 2024 medical mission to Gaza, is now all but assured a congressional seat in Washington next year after he handily won the Democratic primary in New Jersey’s 12th district on Tuesday.
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[2026-06-04 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El operador William Lawrence trabajando en la bolsa de remates de la Bolsa de Nueva York, el 1 de junio de 2026. (Foto AP/Richard Drew)
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[2026-06-04 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Islamic regime has increased its military presence and the number of checkpoints in Iran’s Kurdish region, particularly near the Iraqi border, according to an updated bulletin by the British government.
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[2026-06-04 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Knesset passed in first reading on Tuesday evening a bill to cancel the 2021 kashrut reform, shortly before the Knesset is expected to dissolve, in a move that could prevent Israel’s official kashrut certification market from opening to broader competition.
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[2026-06-04 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Pop and rock] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Melbourne Town HallEven slight hand gestures elicit screams from his rapturous fans, at a show that brings politics to the party – and ends with a cameo from his father
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[2026-06-04 00:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: At the Jerusalem Post 2026 New York Conference, Tsachi Namir, CEO of the Jerusalem Development Authority, challenged what he described as widespread misconceptions about Jerusalem’s high-tech sector, arguing that the city already hosts a far larger innovation ecosystem than commonly assumed.
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[2026-06-04 00:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview with CNBC that it was not over with Iran but that Tehran was weakened.
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[2026-06-04 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A recent Israeli study has concluded that starvation in Gaza resulted from a premeditated policy, despite sustained public denial by the Israeli government and much of the media.
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[2026-06-04 00:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Brent crude prices are rising back toward $100 per barrel this morning following the latest flare-up in fighting to threaten the U.S.-Iran ceasefire
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[2026-06-04 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's intense phone call regarding the IDF planning to strike Beirut “sends a message of Iranian victory, both on the battlefield and in terms of perception,” Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) researcher Beni Sabti told 103FM on Wednesday.
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[2026-06-04 00:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-04 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The global economic outlook hinges on how long the war in the Middle East lasts, with recession in some countries and sharply higher inflation a real possibility if it drags on into next year, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said on Wednesday.
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[2026-06-04 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Bereaved families, former military officials, and defense experts debated the IDF’s handling of its October 7 investigations on Tuesday, during a panel at the Israel Bar Association’s annual conference in Eilat that focused on transparency, accountability, and public trust in the military.
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[2026-06-04 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US is increasing pressure on Hezbollah and is seeking to get Israel to avoid striking Beirut as Washington hosts Israel-Lebanon talks.
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[2026-06-04 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah has claimed an attack on Israeli troops in northern Israel on Wednesday.
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[2026-06-03 23:58 UTC+10:00] [Ebola Virus] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Why the U.S.-Iran Negotiations Are Taking So Long2:53
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[2026-06-03 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Kuwait demanded that two Iranian embassy staff leave the country within 24 hours after an Iranian attack on the country's airport killed one person and injured dozens more.
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[2026-06-03 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La sede de la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos, en París, el 7 de junio del 2017. (AP foto/Francois Mori)
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[2026-06-03 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ronald Lauder recently warned that Israel could no longer take Diaspora Jews for granted. He is right about the fracture. However, he is wrong if he believes the fracture appeared suddenly or that the institutional world he represents merely discovered it from the outside. The crisis between Israel and large parts of the Diaspora did not begin with social media, campus radicalism, or political polarization after October 7.
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[2026-06-03 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Three groups are competing for Europe: Integrationists, nationalists, and Muslims. While the first two have a cohesive narrative and flags, the nascent Muslim national movement is in its early stages of development.
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[2026-06-03 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iranian-backed militias in Iraq have signaled that they may break away from the government-backed Popular Mobilization Forces and turn over some of their weapons to the state. There are many questions about whether this will actually happen or whether the militias are merely going to do some kind of formal change in “definitions” about their status and weapons, while keeping the guns and not changing their behavior.
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[2026-06-03 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Kuwait said it detected 30 ballistic missiles and drones launched as part of a "heinous Iranian aggression" on Wednesday.
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[2026-06-03 23:12 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenDelhi, IndiaPeople rescue a woman from a hotel fire where at least 21 people have died, including a number of foreign nationalsPhotograph: Manish Swarup/APShareView image in fullscreenPiraeus, GreeceDemonstrators protest against the arrival of the Israeli cruise ship Crown Iris, objecting against Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip and demanding greater support for the Palestinian populationPhotograph: Aristidis Vafeiadakis/ZUMA Press Wire/ShutterstockShareView image in fullscreenMexico City, MexicoA giant sculpture of a footballer installed for the upcoming Fifa 2026 World Cup
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[2026-06-03 23:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Israeli authorities have been condemned over the "systematic targeting" of Palestinian athletes after two members of the women's football team were detained.
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[2026-06-03 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Jean-Yves Le Drian, France’s special envoy for Lebanon, is to arrive in Beirut on Wednesday as Paris seeks to restore its flagging diplomatic role in the country, experts say.
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[2026-06-03 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People stand next to a vendor’s cart on the beach as cargo ships and offshore service vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
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