Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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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
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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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[2026-05-28 14:36 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-28 14:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it targeted a US airbase in the region on Thursday in response to new strikes, marking the second armed clash between the rivals this week.
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[2026-05-28 14:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it targeted a US airbase in the region on Thursday in response to new strikes, marking the second armed clash between the rivals this week.
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[2026-05-28 14:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United Nations has added Israeli entities to a blacklist of countries that commit sexual violence in conflict zones - a list which includes Hamas and other terror organizations. The Jerusalem Post learned of this exclusively on Wednesday night.
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[2026-05-28 14:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump stands with other World leaders before a Board of Peace meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace, Feb. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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[2026-05-28 13:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Los índices de los mercados financieros de Japón, Corea del Sur y Australia se ven en una pantalla en la sala de operaciones de divisas de la sede central del Hana Bank en Seúl, Corea del Sur, el jueves 28 de mayo de 2026. (AP Foto/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-05-28 13:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States announced new Iran-related sanctions on Wednesday, adding the Persian Gulf Strait Authority to the Treasury Department’s Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, according to the Treasury website and Reuters.
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[2026-05-28 13:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Sgt. Rotem Yanai, 20, from Giv'at Ada, died during operational activity in northern Israel, the IDF announced on Thursday.
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[2026-05-28 13:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump threatened to “blow up” Oman if it agreed to work with Iran to impose a fee for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz as part of a settlement to end the war on Tehran.
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[2026-05-28 13:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Buques de carga en el estrecho de Ormuz el 2 de mayo de 2026, frente a Bandar Abbas, Irán. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA vía AP)
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[2026-05-28 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Jose Maria A. Concepcion III, president and CEO of RFM Corp., tells Nikkei Asia that he doesn't expect the Iran war to severely disrupt his Philippine food and beverage company. (Photo by Tsubasa Suruga)
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[2026-05-28 13:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said they targeted a US air base at 4.50am local time (1.50am GMT) in response to Washington's attack near Bandar Abbas airport, the Tasnim news agency reported.
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[2026-05-28 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Kuwait's air defenses were activated Thursday in response to "hostile missile and drone threats," according to a post from its armed forces on X. The post did not say where the attacks were from, but added any sounds of explosions heard were the result of air-defense systems intercepting the attacks.
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[2026-05-28 13:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A person stands in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei index, seen through the glass wall of an office building in Tokyo, May 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
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[2026-05-28 13:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This is a locator map for the Gulf Cooperation Council member states: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo)
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[2026-05-28 13:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian forces fired at four vessels attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz, according to state broadcaster IRIB.
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[2026-05-28 13:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces bombed a residential building in central Gaza City on the first day of Eid, killing at least seven Palestinians and wounding 15 others, medical sources reported.
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[2026-05-28 13:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Several areas in southern Lebanon, including Tyre and Sidon, have been hit by Israeli attacks.
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[2026-05-28 13:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Uncertainty over Strait of Hormuz amid US-Iran conflict has New Delhi moving on US$10 billion plan to transform Great Nicobar Island
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[2026-05-28 13:10 UTC+10:00] [BJP] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Uncertainty over Strait of Hormuz amid US-Iran conflict has New Delhi moving on US$10 billion plan to transform Great Nicobar Island
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