Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-28 19:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing is bolstering strategic reserves and accelerating the buildout of distribution hubs, as China rushes to adapt to the Middle East crisis
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[2026-05-28 19:03 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing is bolstering strategic reserves and accelerating the buildout of distribution hubs, as China rushes to adapt to the Middle East crisis
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[2026-05-28 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Gaza] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Human rights groups and lawyers say policy amounts to ethnic cleansing
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[2026-05-28 18:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Spain’s foreign ministry has denounced Israel’s intensified bombardment of Lebanon and called the displacement of residents “completely unacceptable” and “contrary to international law”.
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[2026-05-28 18:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Gold prices fell to a two-month low on Thursday, as renewed uncertainty over the trajectory of the U.S.-Iran war gave the dollar a boost and drove oil prices higher.
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[2026-05-28 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Palestinians attend the funeral of Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the leader of Hamas’ Qassam Brigades, and his daughter and wife in Gaza City, Saturday, May 16, 2026. They were killed in an Israeli strike Friday evening. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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[2026-05-28 18:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-28 18:41 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-28 18:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Al Jazeera correspondents on the ground have reported multiple Israeli strikes targeting southern Lebanon’s major cities of Nabatieh and Tyre on Thursday.
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[2026-05-28 18:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei has condemned the US attack on areas near Iran’s Bandar Abbas, and expressed solidarity with Oman after “US officials’ threats” in a statement delivered on Thursday.
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[2026-05-28 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: For many young Yemenis, ensuring a future often means looking to Saudi Arabia, one of the few available routes to work and stability, especially for those hoping to avoid the conflict. However, the journey to the neighbouring kingdom costs around $2,500, far beyond the reach of most Yemenis.
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[2026-05-28 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Islamic regime fired at four ships attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday night, state media site IRIB reported.
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[2026-05-28 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel has been added to the United Nations’ blacklist for sexual violence in conflict zones, the country’s ambassador to the UN said on Thursday.
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[2026-05-28 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rescatistas buscan víctimas en un apartamento destruido alcanzado por un ataque aéreo israelí en la ciudad portuaria de Sidón, en el sur de Líbano, el jueves 28 de mayo de 2026. (AP Foto/Mohammed Zaatari)
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[2026-05-28 18:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel has been added to the United Nations’ blacklist for sexual violence in conflict zones, the country’s ambassador to the UN said on Thursday.
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[2026-05-28 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara asked the High Court of Justice to intervene in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s appointment of Maj.-Gen. Roman Gofman as the next Mossad chief, arguing that the senior appointments committee’s renewed approval of him still cannot be relied upon.
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[2026-05-28 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF killed Ihab Khrizim, leader of a central Hamas funds transfer network, in a strike on Khan Yunis, the military announced on Thursday.
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[2026-05-28 17:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Australia has charged a woman with alleged links to the ISIL (ISIS) group after she returned from Syria, as authorities intensify investigations into nationals repatriated from detention camps.
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[2026-05-28 17:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom)
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[2026-05-28 17:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rescue workers search for victims inside a destroyed apartment that was hit in an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
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[2026-05-28 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it struck a base used by United States forces in response to US attacks on an Iranian target near the Strait of Hormuz, as a fragile ceasefire comes under growing strain and negotiations to end the war drag on.
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[2026-05-28 17:27 UTC+10:00] [Sydney] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The long-running case between Jewish man Ofir Birenbaum and Sydney restaurant Cairo Takeaway returns to federal court
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[2026-05-28 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Since the ceasefire with Iran was announced, the world has entered a strange and almost paradoxical reality. The headlines are dramatic, markets remain tense, leaders exchange threats daily, and global energy systems are on edge, yet almost no shots have been fired.
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[2026-05-28 17:15 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President’s remarks indicate the two countries remain far apart over initial deal to end war
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[2026-05-28 17:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac met with Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan on Thursday and discussed the security situation on the Korean Peninsula, while also sharing views on the ongoing Middle East conflict.
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[2026-05-28 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info throughout; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-05-28 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on US-Iran war
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[2026-05-28 16:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks snapped their four-day winning streak Thursday as artificial intelligence-related shares took a breather following their recent rally and on renewed tensions between the United States and Iran.
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[2026-05-28 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Officials close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are in advanced stages of disqualifying the United Arab List (Ra’am) and its chair, Mansour Abbas, from running in the next elections, according to a report from Channel 13.
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[2026-05-28 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF arrested five people during three separate counterterrorism operations in the West Bank throughout Tuesday and Wednesday, the military announced Thursday morning.
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[2026-05-28 16:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks snapped their four-day winning streak Thursday as artificial intelligence (AI)-related shares took a breather following their recent rally and on renewed tensions between the United States and Iran.
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[2026-05-28 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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[2026-05-28 16:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli drone attack targeting a motorcycle killed at least two people in Tyre, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA).
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[2026-05-28 16:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The metal is down nearly 20 per cent from its all-time high in January as investors focus on the Federal Reserve’s plans to combat inflation
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[2026-05-28 16:23 UTC+10:00] [gold] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The metal is down nearly 20 per cent from its all-time high in January as investors focus on the Federal Reserve’s plans to combat inflation
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[2026-05-28 16:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- Three activists who were detained and then released during a humanitarian mission to the Gaza Strip this month claimed Thursday they were sexually and physically abused in the hands of Israeli soldiers.
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[2026-05-28 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Good morning Middle East Eye readers,
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[2026-05-28 15:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Vice-President of the European Commission, Kaja Kallas, warned on Thursday that the war on Iran will not benefit any country.
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[2026-05-28 15:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Nations is expected to announce a decision to add Israeli entities to a blacklist of countries that commit sexual violence in conflict zones, The Jerusalem Post reported.
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[2026-05-28 15:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Tehran9:19 a.m. May 28
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[2026-05-28 15:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Tehran10:58 a.m. May 28
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[2026-05-28 15:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A raucous crowd of football fans filled the narrow strip of grass between Tel Aviv’s music center and Bloomfield Stadium, home to the Maccabi and Hapoel Tel Aviv soccer teams. Threading their way through them toward the concert hall was an incongruous procession of young musicians in evening wear, lugging cases of every shape and size for contrabasses, violins, ouds, cellos, and darbukas.
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[2026-05-28 15:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Oil prices have jumped after the US carried out new attacks on Iran, targeting a military site in Bandar Abbas, a strategic port city.
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[2026-05-28 15:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Unidentified women walk between tents in a section of the camp housing Australian family members of suspected Islamic State militants in the Roj Camp in eastern Syria, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad, File)
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[2026-05-28 15:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Over the past day, 15 drones from Lebanon infiltrated northern Israel, Israeli Channel 12 reported.
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[2026-05-28 15:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: LONDON — European stocks are expected to open in negative territory on Thursday as investors assess the prospects of a peace deal to end the Iran war.
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[2026-05-28 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In today's episode of Trending Middle East, Kuwait said its air defences responded to missile and drone attacks on Thursday morning. It came after US forces carried out new strikes on Iranian drones.
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[2026-05-28 14:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan's car exports to the Middle East account for 13% of its total overseas shipments of the vehicles by value. (Photo by Toshiaki Sasatsu)
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[2026-05-28 14:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan's car exports to the Middle East account for 13% of its total overseas shipments of the vehicles by value. (Photo by Toshiaki Sasatsu)
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[2026-05-28 14:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli settlers on Wednesday raided a number of areas across the West Bank, beating residents and animals as well as destroying Palestinian properties.
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