Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-26 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Canadian government has called for an independent investigation into Israel’s “appalling” treatment of activists aboard the Gaza-bound flotilla.
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[2026-05-26 23:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Western spy agencies are intending to use Syrian militants as a proxy force against Iran, Russian Federal Security Service chief Aleksandr Bortnikov has said.
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[2026-05-26 23:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Western spy agencies are intending to use Syrian militants as a proxy force against Iran, Russian Federal Security Service chief Aleksandr Bortnikov has said.
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[2026-05-26 23:19 UTC+10:00] [Global Affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-05-26 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A new report warns that Britain is undergoing a “deeply troubling transformation” in how it treats political protest as climate activists and pro-Palestine campaigners increasingly face lengthy prison sentences, sweeping legal restrictions and months in jail before trial.
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[2026-05-26 23:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks during the 158th National Memorial Day Observance coinciding with the nation’s 250th anniversary, at the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery, Monday, May 25, 2026, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-05-26 23:14 UTC+10:00] [Asia Times] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-26 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rubio’s visit to India marks an effort by Washington and New Delhi to steady strained relations as the two countries seek to reinforce strategic and economic ties despite recent trade tensions. The Iran war has added to India’s energy concerns, raising worries about shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital route for the country’s crude imports.
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[2026-05-26 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Global oil markets were volatile on Tuesday, reflecting investor jitters over possible Iranian plans to impose a permanent fee on ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz as part of any peace agreement with the U.S.
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[2026-05-26 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The incident, in the Gulf of Oman about 60 nautical miles east of Muscat, was an ‘external explosion’, UKMTO said
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[2026-05-26 22:58 UTC+10:00] [Gulf] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The incident, in the Gulf of Oman about 60 nautical miles east of Muscat, was an ‘external explosion’, UKMTO said
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[2026-05-26 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s foreign ministry accused the US of violating ceasefire agreement after Washington carried out strikes south of the country.
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[2026-05-26 22:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Israel has launched an intensive wave of strikes across swathes of southern and eastern Lebanon, after vowing to step up its military action against Hezbollah.
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[2026-05-26 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The fate of $24 billion in frozen Iranian funds has emerged as a key sticking point in peace talks with the US, with Qatar hosting discussions on a potential peace deal.
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[2026-05-26 22:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Syrian children walk along a dirt path at the edge of al-Karama camp, built from scratch with light-brick structures covered with fabric and housing internally displaced Syrians near the village of Atmeh, Idlib province, Syria, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
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[2026-05-26 22:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: While diplomats in Washington and Tehran exchange heavily caveated peace drafts and attempt a breakthrough, the actual conflict theater of the Persian Gulf is telling an entirely different story. The fragile reality of the current ceasefire is on full display, given that after late Monday's US-Israeli action against Iranian vessels at Bandar Abbas port, the IRGC says it opened fire on a US F-35 fighter jet and multiple unmanned aerial vehicles after they allegedly breached Iranian airspace.
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[2026-05-26 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli air attacks have killed at least seven people in Gaza, Palestinian health authorities said, as Israel continues to violate the “ceasefire” during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.
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[2026-05-26 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Former Israeli UN ambassador Gilad Erdan said on Tuesday that he was working toward establishing a new right-wing party, separate from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud, ahead of the upcoming elections, and that he sees himself as a candidate for premier in a post-Netanyahu era.
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[2026-05-26 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir officially dismissed former military advocate-general Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, the military announced on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-26 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Yields on U.K. government bonds fell to five-week lows on Tuesday as investor concerns about political developments eased and optimism for a U.S.-Iran peace deal helped scale back expectations for interest rate hikes.
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[2026-05-26 22:29 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Crude rises after US strikes on Iran dampen hopes of peace deal, with experts saying talks appear stuck in ‘endless loop’
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[2026-05-26 22:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Former International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has said the then-head of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency pressured her in a series of meetings to drop her investigation into alleged war crimes in occupied Palestine.
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[2026-05-26 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US futures are higher again, led by tech and small caps. As of 7:30am, S&P 500 futures rose 0.7%, signaling US stocks are set for another record high when the market reopens after Memorial Day weekend. Nasdaq 100 contracts, supercharged by the artificial intelligence trade, gained more than 1% as Magnificent Seven big tech shares rallied in premarket trading.
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[2026-05-26 22:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The National News Agency is reporting a series of air strikes targeting the Bint Jbeil area, located in southern Lebanon.
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[2026-05-26 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Israel has drastically ramped up its military campaign across Lebanon, hitting many dozens of 'Hezbollah sites' - and seriously escalating the long-running conflict, despite there officially being a US-mediated ceasefire in place.
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[2026-05-26 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: On the latest Jerusalem Dispatch podcast episode, Calev Ben-David and co-host Ruth Marks Eglash tackle the two questions every Israeli is asking: Is the Iran war over, and did we win? Their verdict is uncomfortable.
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[2026-05-26 21:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Monday threw a new wrench into any deal to end the war on Iran, saying that Saudi Arabia and other Muslim-majority nations must normalise ties with Israel as part of efforts to reach a deal.
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[2026-05-26 21:55 UTC+10:00] [Texas] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Vote for Republican nomination is latest test of President’s grip over GOP
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[2026-05-26 21:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and his Iraqi counterpart Nizar Amidi in a call on Tuesday discussed regional issues, Tehran's state-media reports.
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[2026-05-26 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The London School of Economics Students’ Union (LSESU) has closed disciplinary proceedings against the university's Israel Society after receiving external legal advice confirming that the conduct in question was protected by freedom of speech laws. This was revealed by UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) on Monday.
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[2026-05-26 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) chief David Zini allegedly met former senior Fatah figure Mohammad Dahlan in the United Arab Emirates, regional and Israeli sources told Kan on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-26 21:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Iranian media said Tuesday that Tehran's negotiators were seeking the release of around $24 billion in frozen assets abroad as part of a process aimed at ending the war with the United States.
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[2026-05-26 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli air attacks have killed at least 12 people and wounded others in eastern Lebanon, state media reported, as a fragile ceasefire comes under growing strain.
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[2026-05-26 21:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Israeli Embassy in South Korea claimed Tuesday that Israeli forces had neither detained nor mistreated South Korean activists who were released last week after being captured aboard aid vessels bound for the Gaza Strip.
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[2026-05-26 21:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli strike targeting the a civil defense and rescue centre in southern Lebanon killed two paramedics and wounded several others, the National News Agency reported.
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[2026-05-26 21:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- The Israeli Embassy in South Korea claimed Tuesday that Israeli forces had neither detained nor mistreated South Korean activists who were released last week after being captured aboard aid vessels bound for the Gaza Strip.
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[2026-05-26 21:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Israel said it would intensify its campaign in Lebanon overnight, as alarm builds over Hezbollah's drone capabilities, which are exacting a heavy toll on Israeli troops and northern communities.
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[2026-05-26 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel’s security establishment has identified a significant escalation in Hezbollah’s drone threat following a large-scale attack on northern Israel - an incident described by a security official as “the most powerful drone attack ever launched against Israel.” Several drones penetrated Israeli territory, causing fires and injuring both soldiers and civilians, while others reportedly hovered above Israeli towns and strategic sites in the north, further deepening residents’ fear and sense of insecurity.
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[2026-05-26 20:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has stressed that it does not impose tolls on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, but rather a "certain fee" for services and measures that protect the environment
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[2026-05-26 20:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain have failed to join fellow Gulf states in condemning Somaliland's plan to open a new embassy in Jerusalem.
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[2026-05-26 20:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip have killed 906 Palestinians and injured 2,747 others since the ceasefire began in October.
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[2026-05-26 20:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Effigies of US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and what appeared to be National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir were paraded through Montreal on Sunday at an anti Israel rally, according to videos published on social media by Montreal for Palestine.
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[2026-05-26 20:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The committee vetting IDF Maj.-Gen. Roman Gofman’s appointment as the next Mossad chief again cleared him to take up the post, submitting a supplementary opinion to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday after the High Court ordered it to take another look at the case.
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[2026-05-26 20:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Peregrinos musulmanes leen una copia del libro sagrado islámico, el Corán, sobre una colina rocosa conocida como la montaña de la Misericordia, en la llanura de Arafat, durante el peregrinaje anual del haj cerca de la ciudad sagrada de La Meca, en Arabia Saudí, el martes 26 de mayo de 2026.
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[2026-05-26 20:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE's floating hospital in Egypt has welcomed aboard two more patients from the Gaza Strip under a major humanitarian drive aimed at easing the strain on the war-hit enclave's health sector.
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[2026-05-26 20:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Muslim pilgrims read a copy of Islam’s holy book Quran atop of the rocky hill known as the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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[2026-05-26 20:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran, Iran – Iran and the United States continue negotiations through intermediaries to reach an understanding, but no deal appears imminent after another exchange of fire amid an air of distrust.
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[2026-05-26 20:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran is seeking to release around $24bn of its funds frozen overseas in a potential deal with the US, the Tasnim news agency reported.
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[2026-05-26 20:02 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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[2026-05-26 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Dr. Tzvika Mor, father of released hostage Eitan and one of the leaders of the Tikva Forum will join Bezalel Smotrich’s Religious Zionist Party with a high position in the list, Israeli media reported on Tuesday.
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