Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-23 02:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Jordan's King Abdullah II told the United Nations on Tuesday that Israel's "expansionist appetite" poses a threat to the Middle East, pointing to its actions in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and southern Syria.
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[2026-09-23 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has to decide whether to make a deal with Iran or "annihilate" the country, in a bombastic speech to the United Nations that appeared tailored to war-weary American voters.
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[2026-09-23 02:45 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: New York: Donald Trump told world leaders at the United Nations that he was weighing whether to annihilate Iran to end the war, but predicted the two countries would reach a peace deal after the US midterm elections in November.
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[2026-09-23 02:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed concern over the absence of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who was unable to travel to New York for the UN assembly because the US rejected his visa application.
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[2026-09-23 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump made no mention of North Korea or other Korean Peninsula issues during his high-profile address to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, though he has expressed his intention to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un later this year.
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[2026-09-23 02:20 UTC+10:00] [Charlotte Church] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Church, a prominent supporter of Palestinian causes, criticises Sheeran over removal of Macklemore from US tour
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[2026-09-23 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli soldier accused of war crimes in the Gaza Strip has left India weeks after the Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) filed a criminal complaint against him in August, a lawyer close to the case told Middle East Eye.
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[2026-09-23 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A 44-year-old resident of northern Israel was arrested on Tuesday in central Israel after he was found to be in possession of more than 20 kilograms of a substance suspected to be cannabis, Israel Police confirmed.
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[2026-09-23 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps spokesperson Hossein Mohebi told AFP on Tuesday that Tehran had hardened its conditions for ending the war with the US, following the collapse of the June MoU aimed at ending hostilities.
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[2026-09-23 01:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide has described the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz and Bab Al Mandeb strait due to the Iran war as “a very big concern”, adding that “every country on the planet is affected by [their] closure”.
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[2026-09-23 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that he is deciding whether to "annihilate" Iran or make a deal to end the war.
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[2026-09-23 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-23 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-23 01:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US president casts domestic policies as a global success while addressing conflicts, China and the prospect of renewed Iran talks
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[2026-09-23 01:06 UTC+10:00] [AI] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US president casts domestic policies as a global success while addressing conflicts, China and the prospect of renewed Iran talks
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[2026-09-23 00:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The International Criminal Court (ICC) has taken no steps to withdraw arrest warrants or related applications concerning Israeli officials, despite mounting pressure and sanctions from the United States, Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan has said.
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[2026-09-23 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israel Football Association (IFA) has accused Ireland’s head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson of “stupidity, ignorance and hypocrisy”, while trumpeting the “impressive number of Nobel Prizes” won by Israelis.
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[2026-09-23 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin held a Monday telephone conversation with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (who is also the prime minister) - wherein the two leaders focused on broad bilateral issues.
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[2026-09-23 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Southern District prosecutors charged a 19-year-old Segev Shalom resident on Tuesday with dozens of terrorism-related speech offenses over 45 TikTok reposts that allegedly praised Hamas, glorified attackers and included one direct call to commit a terrorist act.
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[2026-09-23 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Operation Epic Fury helped improve coordination among US partners and allies in the region on air defenses and other areas. A recent Lead Inspector General Report to the United States Congress, which covers operations of Epic Fury from April to June, provided new details on the types of cooperation. Although the report is general, it sheds light on an important trend in the Middle East.
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[2026-09-23 00:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran has opened a new “channel of communication” with mediators in an effort to arrange a meeting with US officials in New York and “break the deadlock” in the war, a source close to the Iranian delegation told The National on Tuesday.
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[2026-09-23 00:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Following a meeting in New York between Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar and his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita on 16 September, Morocco and Israel agreed to advance their bilateral relations, including upgrading their respective missions to embassies and appointing ambassadors.
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[2026-09-23 00:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun has met with his United Arab Emirates (UAE) counterpart to discuss bilateral ties and the situation in the Middle East, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.
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[2026-09-23 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump is set to address the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, a year after he blasted the world body for being ineffective and perpetrating what he described as a "con job" over climate change.
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[2026-09-23 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: The head of Spain's public broadcaster said on Tuesday he supported boycotting Eurovision again over Israel's participation, potentially adding to the countries snubbing the world's biggest live televised music event.
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[2026-09-23 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The foreign ministers of eight countries have called on Israel to fulfil its commitments under the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire plan, including allowing the “immediate, safe and unhindered” delivery of humanitarian aid.
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[2026-09-23 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A security vacuum in south Lebanon, a stronghold of the Iran-backed Hezbollah, appears increasingly likely in the coming months as a UN mission prepares to withdraw with no replacement agreed, sources have told The National.
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[2026-09-23 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: When Lebanese President Joseph Aoun visited the White House in July, he told US President Donald Trump of the “urgent need for a complete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory”, describing it as “an essential step to consolidate stability and enable the Lebanese state to extend its full sovereignty exclusively through its own forces”.
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[2026-09-22 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Islamic Republic is responsible for gross human rights violations committed in January in response to the widespread outbreak of protests, the United Nations’ Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran concluded in a report published Monday, which also condemned the United States and Israel for attacks against the regime.
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[2026-09-22 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday the US is open to speaking with Iranians at the UN General Assembly, but no meeting is currently scheduled.
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[2026-09-22 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Donald Trump is set to deliver a highly anticipated speech to the United Nations General Assembly today, set for 9:55 Eastern Time, or around 10am. He's expected to address the Iran war and the "importance of ensuring that Iran never has a nuclear weapon" - according to UN Ambassador Mike Waltz, along with a other foreign policy issues like his 20-point peace plan in Gaza, as well as recent US actions closer to home in the Western Hemisphere.
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[2026-09-22 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Hamas's October 7 massacre, before immediately denouncing Israel's reaction as "unlike anything [he had] ever seen before" during the opening statements at the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.
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[2026-09-22 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El técnico de Irlanda Heimir Hallgrimsson previo al partido contra Hungría por las eliminatorias del Mundial, el 16 de noviembre de 2026, en Budapest. (AP Foto/Denes Erdos)
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[2026-09-22 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran, Iran – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and his team are heading to New York for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), where they are expected to express grievances about the United States’ war on Iran, but also look at ways of resolving it.
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[2026-09-22 23:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit the United States this week for a short visit to address the UN General Assembly, but his plans have been cut short over fears of protests, Ynet reported.
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[2026-09-22 23:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Bloomberg reports Saudi Aramco may restart crude loadings at Yanbu this week, raising hopes that the critical East-West pipeline route, which bypasses the Strait of Hormuz, could resume operations at half capacity after a drone attack disabled it.
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[2026-09-22 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Heavy fighting took place in the Taiz, Marib and al-Jawf regions between Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces and Houthi fighters, with exchanges of artillery and missile fire, Al Jazeera reported.
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[2026-09-22 23:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Israel have not played a fixture on home soil for three years, since the beginning of the Gaza war, and have used Hungary as a home base for 10 fixtures in that time
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[2026-09-22 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Concern is growing in Israel over the possibility that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could use his visit to New York for the UN General Assembly to promote Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan as a candidate to become the next UN secretary-general, potentially even announcing the move during his Tuesday UNGA address.
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[2026-09-22 22:59 UTC+10:00] [Global Affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: TALKS. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks before departing for New York, at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran, Iran, on September 22, 2026.
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[2026-09-22 22:58 UTC+10:00] [伊朗] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: （德國之聲中文網）據伊朗國家通訊社（IRNA）報導，伊朗國家航空公司「伊朗航空」（Iran Air）周二在一份聲明中表示，尚未收到土耳其、亞塞拜然、伊拉克民航部門「關於停止或暫停其飛往伊斯坦堡、巴庫和納傑夫航班的任何通知或正式指令」。
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[2026-09-22 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Futures are flat, having recoverd a modest drop after the European open, following yesterday’s strong, positive performance despite energy prices and yields being lower for a second consecutive day. As of 8:00am ET, S&P and Nasdaq futures are fractionally in the green after an advance in tech giants and chipmakers drove the index to a one-month high.
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[2026-09-22 22:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: For more news, analysis, and the latest updates, head to jpost.com.
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[2026-09-22 22:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: British singer and Culture Club frontman Boy George will perform at Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv on November 4 in a 360-degree show.
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[2026-09-22 22:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The UK has finally made a formal decision on the intense political and foreign policy question it has faced for the couple weeks since the Houthis started making rapid gains against the Saudi-backed coalition in Yemen.
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[2026-09-22 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: European, Middle Eastern and African family offices are increasing their exposure to China as they diversify their portfolios, report finds
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[2026-09-22 22:31 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: European, Middle Eastern and African family offices are increasing their exposure to China as they diversify their portfolios, report finds
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[2026-09-22 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Thousands of patients awaiting sight-saving surgery in Gaza could be in line for urgent eye care with the latest humanitarian aid drop due to arrive from the UAE.
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[2026-09-22 22:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The inquest concerning the Israeli operation that killed three British aid workers in Gaza in 2024 is expected to be expanded to bring in evidence from the Israeli and UK militaries and whether British-made weapons were used in the attack.
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[2026-09-22 22:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Iran-backed Houthis are battling Yemen's pro-government forces for control of the strategic Kahboub mountain range in the country's south-west, which would give the rebels a major tactical advantage if they succeed.
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