Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-29 05:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Funeral del miliciano de Hamás Imad Isleim, su esposa e hija, que murieron en un ataque militar israelí, en la mezquita Al-Shafi’i en Gaza, el 28 de mayo de 2026. (Foto AP/Jehad Alshrafi) CORRECTION: Correccion del apellido de al- Salem a Isleim
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[2026-05-29 05:12 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The US stock market is pushing to more records as companies like Dollar Tree, Snowflake and Hormel Foods keep piling up profits. A tentative deal to extend the ceasefire in the war with Iran by 60 days also helped lift the market and rein in oil prices.
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[2026-05-29 05:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the Israeli army to expand its control of the Gaza Strip to 70 percent, according to remarks aired by Israeli media.
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[2026-05-29 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In a series of posts on Telegram, Hezbollah said it carried out two attacks targeting Israeli soldiers gathered in the village of Biyyada in occupied southern Lebanon.
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[2026-05-29 04:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — The United States and Iran accused each other of violating an ongoing truce on Thursday following an exchange of fire, three months after the Middle East war began with a wave of US-Israeli strikes on the Islamic republic.
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[2026-05-29 04:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israel has intensified its attacks on Lebanon, striking Beirut for the first time since a ceasefire took effect last month. RT journalist Ali Rida Sbeity has reported from the scene that residents of the crowded southern suburb received “no warning” before the attack.
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[2026-05-29 04:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States has enough munitions for any plausible scenario in the Iran war, but rebuilding its depleted inventories will “take years”, according to a new report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
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[2026-05-29 04:22 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: The US and Iran have reached an agreement to extend the ceasefire in the war by 60 days, but President Donald Trump has yet to approve it, according to sources familiar with the matter.
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[2026-05-29 04:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States and Iran have reached a preliminary memorandum of understanding (MOU) to extend the ceasefire between the two countries for 60 days and start negotiations for permanently ending the war, according to officials.
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[2026-05-29 04:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Reem Alsalem, the United Nations special rapporteur on violence against women and girls, says the decision to add Israel to a UN blacklist of countries accused of committing sexual violence is “long overdue”.
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[2026-05-29 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A Jewish LGBTQ organization was banned from participating in the upcoming Rome Pride Parade, organizers announced on Monday, for failing to follow suit with a condemnation of Israeli actions in Gaza as genocide.
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[2026-05-29 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A Jerusalem municipality real estate investment event in Manhattan, led by Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion, is set to be protested by anti-Israel activists, marking it as the latest Israeli real estate event in New York City to draw ire from activist groups.
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[2026-05-29 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The word “massacre” was restored to the title of a bill establishing how to commemorate October 7 after backlash from the Prime Minister’s Office’s decision to remove the term from the legislation and replace it with “events” or “incidents.”
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[2026-05-29 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: When US President Donald Trump warned Iran on April 7 that “a whole civilization will die tonight,” a European diplomat in Washington said his government wanted an urgent answer to a chilling question: Was the US president contemplating the use of a nuclear weapon?
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[2026-05-29 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El primer ministro israelí, Benjamin Netanyahu, durante una ceremonia en el Cementerio Militar en el Monte Herzl, el 21 de abril de 2026, en Jerusalén. (Ilia Yefimovich/Pool Photo vía AP, Archivo)
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[2026-05-29 04:14 UTC+10:00] [Gaza] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Speaking in West Bank settlement, Israeli PM, who is fighting for political survival before elections, says ‘we are squeezing Hamas’
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[2026-05-29 04:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lebanon’s PM Nawaf Salam said the country would continue mobilising Arab and international support to secure a proper ceasefire
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[2026-05-29 04:06 UTC+10:00] [Lebanese Health Ministry] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lebanon’s PM Nawaf Salam said the country would continue mobilising Arab and international support to secure a proper ceasefire
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[2026-05-29 03:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The White House has confirmed reports that a memorandum of understanding exists regarding a possible deal with Iran, though President Donald Trump has not yet signed it.
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[2026-05-29 03:49 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
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[2026-05-29 03:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Israel has intensified its strikes on Lebanon, saying it has hit hundreds of Hezbollah targets in the last few days.
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[2026-05-29 03:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Negotiators for the US and Iran have agreed a framework of a deal that would extend their ceasefire for 60 days and launch negotiations on the future of Iran's nuclear programme, US sources say.
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[2026-05-29 03:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US and Iranian negotiators have reached a deal for a 60-day ceasefire extension that would allow them time to negotiate a full end to the war on the Islamic Republic, but the deal must be approved by US President Donald Trump, the White House said.
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[2026-05-29 03:36 UTC+10:00] [Munique] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: As cidades de Munique e Leipzig, na Alemanha, foram escolhidas para receber as primeiras sedes fora de Israel do Yad Vashem, memorial oficial dedicado às vítimas do Holocausto localizado em Jerusalém.
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[2026-05-29 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army is facing mounting pressure over its inability to stop Hezbollah’s armed drone attacks, Al Jazeera reported.
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[2026-05-29 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The United Nations has added Israel to its list of parties accused of sexual violence in conflict zones, Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon said on Thursday, denouncing the move as a political attack and accusing the organization of spreading “blood libels.”
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[2026-05-29 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The United Nations has added Israel to its list of parties accused of sexual violence in conflict zones, Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon said on Thursday, denouncing the move as a political attack and accusing the organization of spreading “blood libels.”
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[2026-05-29 03:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Over the past few days, the headlines have been dominated by the news of a deal to end the war in Iran.
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[2026-05-29 03:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ben-Gurion International Airport, Israel's main air gateway near Tel Aviv, is operating at about one-third of capacity due to the presence of US refueling aircraft, threatening heavy flight cancellations this summer, the head of the Israel Airports Authority said on Thursday.
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[2026-05-29 03:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Palestinians mourn over the body of Hamas militant Imad al-Salem, who was killed in an Israeli military strike, during his funeral at Al-Shafi’i Mosque in Gaza City, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
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[2026-05-29 03:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: High-ranking military representatives from Lebanon and Israel will meet at the Pentagon on Friday for a fourth round of US-backed talks as Beirut’s willingness and ability to disarm Hezbollah takes centre stage.
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[2026-05-29 03:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: "I am absolutely heartbroken," the owner of an Israeli-made tahini brand in New York told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday after one of the main grocery co-ops in the US voted to boycott all Israeli products.
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[2026-05-29 03:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on Thursday that America will attempt to shut down Iranian airlines' access to landing spots, refueling, and ticket sales as a part of the American economic campaign against the Islamic Regime in Iran.
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[2026-05-29 03:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ultra-Orthodox (haredi) protests over the contentious draft bill and ongoing arrests of draft dodgers erupted across central Israel and Jerusalem on Thursday afternoon, blocking traffic and disrupting public order.
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[2026-05-29 03:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United Nations has “added Israel to the blacklist of sexual violence in conflict zones”, prompting Israel to cut ties with UN chief Antonio Guterres, the country’s ambassador to the UN says.
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[2026-05-29 03:15 UTC+10:00] [US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Israel widened its offensive in Lebanon on Thursday, striking Beirut for the first time in almost a month and pushing deeper into the country’s south, as its escalating conflict with Hezbollah threatens negotiations to end the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran.
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[2026-05-29 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-29 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump is increasing pressure on countries in the Middle East to join the Abraham Accords. “I’m not sure we should make the deal if they don’t… join the Abraham Accords,” Trump said during a cabinet meeting on May 27. He was discussing Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and other countries joining the Accords.
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[2026-05-29 02:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has commented on the killings of two Hamas military leaders following the assassination of Qassam Brigades commander Mohammed Odeh in Gaza City.
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[2026-05-29 02:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas talks to the media after the Informal meeting of EU Foreign ministers, in the port city of Limassol, Cyprus, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
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[2026-05-29 02:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Fibre-optic drones have become Hezbollah's primary weapon against Israeli soldiers and civilians, along both sides of the Lebanese border, and are now seen as the biggest threat there, as fighting continues six weeks into a supposed ceasefire.
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[2026-05-29 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: At least 10 people, including five children, were killed in an Israeli strike on a building in Gaza City late on Wednesday, according to local hospitals.
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[2026-05-29 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The May 1996 election campaign for prime minister was one of the most dramatic and close in Israeli history.
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[2026-05-29 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Oil prices bounced higher overnight after the US and Iran exchanged new strikes despite their purported ceasefire, rekindling uncertainty about an end to the Middle East war.
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[2026-05-29 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI/WASHINGTON, D.C. — Iran’s Revolutionary Guards targeted a United States air base on Thursday after the US military carried out what a Washington official said were strikes on an Iranian drone operation near the Strait of Hormuz, hours after President Donald Trump rejected a report saying he was close to a compromise deal with Tehran.
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[2026-05-29 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Around one third of Hezbollah's pre-2023 forces have been killed by the IDF in recent years, IDF Chief Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said on Thursday.
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[2026-05-29 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel controls over half of the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during the Jordan Valley Conference on Thursday, adding that he has given the order for Israel to take even more.
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[2026-05-29 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Despite Washington’s long-standing recognition of Jordan as the custodian of Muslim and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem, including Al-Aqsa Mosque, Middle East Eye has reported that the US and Israel are “actively working” to dismantle this arrangement.
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[2026-05-29 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, May 28 (Yonhap) -- U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached an agreement on a 60-day memorandum of understanding (MOU) to extend their ceasefire and conduct negotiations on Iran's nuclear program, but President Donald Trump has not yet given his final approval, a report said Thursday.
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[2026-05-29 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The British Museum has postponed a Jewish Culture Month event on ancient Israel and Judah over fears of planned protests.
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