[2026-06-17 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Inflation expected to linger despite end of Middle East war: BOK

Snippet: SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is expected to continue facing elevated consumer prices despite the end of the Middle East conflict amid rising incomes following the boom in the technology industry, the central bank said Wednesday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260617002900320

[2026-06-17 14:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Three Iranian tankers exit U.S. blockade for first time in months as shipowners eye Hormuz in 'wary disbelief'

Snippet: At least three Iranian tankers carrying nearly five million barrels of crude oil have exited the U.S. Navy blockade in the Strait of Hormuz in the first such outbound shipment in two months, as shipowners cautiously reposition ahead of a U.S.-Iran deal signing in Geneva on Friday.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/17/iranian-tankers-oil-shipment-us-iran-deal-strait-of-hormuz-.html

[2026-06-17 14:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Few residents return to Lebanon's Nabatiyeh after a US-Iran truce with fighting nearby

Snippet: NABATIYEH, Lebanon — Starting in the early hours of Tuesday, Aida Jleilati and her daughter dug through the pile of rubble that was once their home in the city of Nabatiyeh in southern Lebanon picking up some of their belongings that survived a late May airstrike by Israel.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/06/17/world/americas-emea/few-residents-return-to-lebanons-nabatiyeh-after-a-us-iran-truce-with-fighting-nearby/2367177

[2026-06-17 14:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israeli military aggression continues in southern Lebanon despite US-Iran accord

Snippet: Israeli military activity continued across parts of southern Lebanon on Tuesday despite the upcoming signing of a memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-military-agression-continues-southern-lebanon-despite-us-iran

[2026-06-17 14:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Iraq may have lost their first World Cup game in 40 years, but I've never felt prouder to be Iraqi | The National

Snippet: It only just dawned on me that I've never actually heard the Iraqi national anthem. I've never lived in Iraq and have never been there as an adult. I know the British anthem, the Italian anthem and the Dutch one. I am a Formula 1 fan and there's no escaping Max Verstappen.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/world-cup-2026/2026/06/17/iraq-may-have-lost-their-first-world-cup-game-in-40-years-but-ive-never-felt-prouder-to-be-iraqi/

[2026-06-17 14:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Rights group condemns Israeli moves to take over Hebron planning powers

Snippet: Israeli rights group Peace Now has criticised the government's decision to assume planning and construction powers from the Palestinian Municipality of Hebron in areas linked to Israeli settlements and religious sites in the city.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/rights-group-condemns-israeli-moves-take-over-hebron-planning-powers

[2026-06-17 14:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Australia investigates sexual assault claims against IDF

Snippet: Australian police have begun inquiries into claims that Israeli forces raped, tortured, and abused activists detained during last month’s raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/641671-australia-gaza-flotilla-probe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-06-17 14:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Read Full Article at RT.com

Snippet: Australian police have begun inquiries into claims that Israeli forces raped, tortured, and abused activists detained during last month’s raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/641671-australia-gaza-flotilla-probe/

[2026-06-17 14:12 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: ‘Why bother?’: Trump no longer feels the need to seize Iran’s uranium

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/06/why-bother-trump-no-longer-feels-the-need-to-seize-irans-uranium/

[2026-06-17 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Trump ends the G7 summit facing questions on Iran

Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump and other leaders pose during a group photo of leaders at the G7 summit, Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-g7-iran-france-india-2b13227bfc63d5c7c92c64488e3e2753

[2026-06-17 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Iran's nuclear program still must be negotiated after initial deal

Snippet: Vice President JD Vance appears on “Hannity” on Monday, June 15, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-war-nuclear-talks-d8e5c8ada80c35446d4194201d9a7502

[2026-06-17 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Financial Times

Title: The long way back from the Iran energy shock

Snippet: By Malcolm Moore, Nassos Stylianou, Alice Hancock, Lucy Rodgers, Irene de la Torre Arenas and Dan Clark in London

Read full article: https://www.ft.com/content/b2294b72-94ce-4ea0-ba0e-53f4272fe894

[2026-06-17 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: How a Saudi-led regional coalition can help to solve Lebanon's Hezbollah problem | The National

Snippet: Last Wednesday, a day before the arrival in Beirut of a Saudi envoy, Yazid bin Farhan, Saudi Arabia announced it would lift all restrictions on Lebanese exports to the kingdom. The move was widely interpreted as Riyadh’s support for the Lebanese state, in particular President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2026/06/17/lebanon-hezbollah-us-israel-iran-saudi-arabia-turkey-egypt-qatar-pakistan/

[2026-06-17 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Lebanon-Israel talks set to accelerate as US and Iran near landmark deal | The National

Snippet: Talks between Lebanon and Israel aimed at negotiating a ceasefire and cementing border security are expected to continue and could accelerate, as Washington and Tehran move towards signing a memorandum of understanding on Friday to end the war, a senior Lebanese official said.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/06/17/us-brokered-talks-with-israel-expected-to-accelerate-lebanese-official-says/

[2026-06-17 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Lebanon-Israel talks set to accelerate as US and Iran near deal | The National

Snippet: Talks between Lebanon and Israel aimed at negotiating a ceasefire and cementing border security are expected to continue and could accelerate, as Washington and Tehran move towards signing a memorandum of understanding on Friday to end the war, a senior Lebanese official has said.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/06/17/lebanon-israel-talks-set-to-accelerate-as-us-and-iran-near-deal/

[2026-06-17 13:57 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: All the ways Iran beat Trump into submission

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/06/all-the-ways-iran-beat-trump-into-submission/

[2026-06-17 13:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israeli forces shoot Palestinian girl during West Bank raid, Wafa reports

Snippet: A 15-year-old Palestinian girl was wounded during an Israeli military raid in the town of al-Mughayyir in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-shoot-palestinian-girl-during-west-bank-raid-wafa-reports

[2026-06-17 13:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Muslim advocacy group denounces Israeli action at Ibrahimi Mosque

Snippet: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (Cair) has condemned the Israeli government's reported seizure of authority over the Ibrahimi Mosque in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, describing the move as an attack on Palestinian rights, religious freedoms and international law.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/muslim-advocacy-group-denounces-israeli-action-hebron-holy-site

[2026-06-17 13:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Erling Haaland double spoils Iraq's historic World Cup return but boss Arnold remains positive | The National

Snippet: Iraq boss Graham Arnold refused to give up on reaching the knockout stages of the World Cup – despite seeing his side beaten 4-1 by Norway on their return to the tournament after 40 years.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2026/06/17/erling-haaland-double-spoils-iraqs-historic-world-cup-return-but-boss-arnold-remains-positive/

[2026-06-17 13:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Pezeshkian says Iran will not accept humiliation as talks approach

Snippet: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the country would not accept humiliation and had learned from the late Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, to preserve its dignity in the face of external pressure.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/pezeshkian-says-iran-will-not-accept-humiliation-talks-approach

[2026-06-17 13:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Detained by US customs 2 weeks ago, Hussein scores for Iran in World Cup debut

Snippet: Iraq’s Aymen Hussein (18), celebrates scoring his side’s first goal during the World Cup Group I soccer match between Iraq and Norway in Foxborough, Mass., near Boston, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/aymen-hussein-iraq-goal-world-cup-18e9f5adb4717709da99e313df222eb7

[2026-06-17 13:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Britain launches Israel-Palestine peace fund alongside Australia, Canada

Snippet: The UK, Australia, and Canada have ​launched a new International Peace Fund to advance peace between Israel and Palestine, the three countries’ foreign ministers announced on Thursday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-899641

[2026-06-17 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: G7 must prove that it can still act as one | The National

Snippet: When the leaders of the G7 group of nations arrived in France this week for their widely anticipated summit, there was plenty of bonhomie for the cameras. French President Emmanual Marcon and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer smiled broadly as they shook hands. US President Donald Trump, a well-known sceptic of multilateralism, cut a brooding figure but it did not spoil the businesslike resolve projected by Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/editorial/2026/06/17/g7-summit-iran-us-hormuz-middle-east/

[2026-06-17 12:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Thousands of Palestinian children have lost their parents in the Gaza conflict

Snippet: Mahmoud Nofal, 64, plays with his grandchildren, Tamim and Ranin Nofal, whom he has raised since their parents were killed in an Israeli airstrike, outside their tent in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/photo-essay/gaza-orphans-unicef-photo-essay-745f4ff42fad02a379edc55cd4ecfe4b

[2026-06-17 12:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: ‘Now we have to beat France’: Iraq fans heartbroken but defiant as team kick off World Cup campaign with loss | The National

Snippet: As the sun began to set over Boston’s City Plaza, the dream was slipping away.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2026/06/17/iraq-norway-world-cup-boston/

[2026-06-17 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: RT News

Title: What’s inside ‘leaked’ US-Iran deal?

Snippet: A purported draft of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding circulating online suggests that Washington could grant Tehran sweeping sanctions relief and access to frozen assets while leaving key nuclear issues to future negotiations.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/641701-iran-us-deal-leaked/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-06-17 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: leaked text

Snippet: A purported draft of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding circulating online suggests that Washington could grant Tehran sweeping sanctions relief and access to frozen assets while leaving key nuclear issues to future negotiations.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/641701-iran-us-deal-leaked/

[2026-06-17 12:45 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Japan Times

Title: Takaichi and Trump talk Indo-Pacific as Mideast crisis overshadows G7 summit

Snippet: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held brief talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in France on Tuesday, exchanging views on the Indo-Pacific even as the crisis in the Middle East continued to dominate the gathering.

Read full article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/17/japan/politics/takaichi-trump-g7-china-indopacific/

[2026-06-17 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Report says US rejected Israeli request to review Iran memorandum

Snippet: The United States has reportedly rejected an official Israeli request to review the memorandum of understanding reached between Washington and Tehran, according to Israeli media reports.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/report-says-us-rejected-israeli-request-review-iran-memorandum

[2026-06-17 12:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran threatens ‘crushing response’ to any violation of memorandum

Snippet: Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, warned that any breach of the memorandum of understanding between Tehran and Washington would trigger a "crushing response" from Iran.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-threatens-crushing-response-any-violation-memorandum

[2026-06-17 12:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Araghchi briefs parliament on US-Iran agreement ahead of Geneva talks

Snippet: Iran has intensified diplomatic consultations ahead of the signing of its agreement with Washington and the start of negotiations in Geneva.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/araghchi-briefs-parliament-us-iran-agreement-ahead-geneva-talks

[2026-06-17 12:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: No stage too big - Haaland arrives in style at World Cup

Snippet: Highlight: Norway start World Cup with biggest ever win against Iraq

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/ce8k20n9z9ro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-06-17 12:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Bond market sentiment slightly improves for July: poll

Snippet: SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean bond market sentiment slightly improved for July after the United States and Iran agreed on a deal to end the war in the Middle East, a poll showed Wednesday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260617003600320

[2026-06-17 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Cars in Colombo and paint by plane: The knock-on effects of the Hormuz blockade | The National

Snippet: A road map for peace between the US and Iran is poised to pave the way for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen on Friday, offering respite after months of disruption to global shipping.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/06/17/cars-in-colombo-and-paint-by-plane-the-knock-on-effects-of-the-hormuz-blockade/

[2026-06-17 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: The $2.2 trillion question: What if the Iran War never happened? | The National

Snippet: The financial cost of the Iran war is becoming clearer as according to the latest study by the Institute for Economics and Peace, the conflict is costing the global economy $2.2 trillion in annual GDP.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/podcasts/business-extra/2026/06/17/the-22-trillion-question-what-if-the-iran-war-never-happened/

[2026-06-17 11:45 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Trump critical of Israel at G7 summit

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/trump-critical-of-israel-at-g7-summit-20260617-p607g9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-06-17 11:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Trump goes after Netanyahu as he pursues deal with Iran

Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US President Donald Trump last year that he was the “greatest friend Israel ever had in the White House."

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10773411

[2026-06-17 11:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Vance says US has fundamentally changed Middle East with Iran deal

Snippet: US Vice President JD Vance said Washington views negotiations with Iran as a means of achieving results rather than rewarding Tehran, adding that he would attend upcoming talks in Geneva to assess Iran's commitment to the process.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/vance-says-us-has-fundamentally-changed-middle-east-iran-deal

[2026-06-17 11:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Bloomberg reports details of leaked draft US-Iran memorandum

Snippet: Bloomberg has published what it says are leaked details of a memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran that would formally end hostilities and establish a framework for a broader agreement.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/bloomberg-reports-details-leaked-draft-us-iran-memorandum

[2026-06-17 11:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Four infants hospitalized in Jerusalem after consuming puree containing sedatives

Snippet: Four infants were hospitalized in Jerusalem on Thursday after consuming fruit puree laced with anesthetic substances.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-899639

[2026-06-17 11:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Entire Bnei Menashe community to immigrate to Israel within five years, gov't promises

Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised new immigrants from India’s Bnei Menashe community on Thursday that Israel will “bring the entire community to Israel over the next four years” during an event welcoming its first members.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/aliyah/article-899638

[2026-06-17 11:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Iranian football player's US visa expired after one World Cup game, Iran Football Federation says

Snippet: The Iran Football Federation (FFIRI) said on Tuesday that winger Mehdi Torabi's visa had expired after a single visit to the United States for the team's World Cup opener in Los Angeles.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-899636

[2026-06-17 11:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Ambassador Huckabee defies Trump, claims US would not exist with Israel

Snippet: The United States would not exist if it weren't for Israel, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee announced during the International Conference on Israeli Heritage in Judea and Samaria on Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-899637

[2026-06-17 11:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: 'You Arabs should not be here': Suspect arrested for spitting at, threatening pharmacist

Snippet: Eliezer Bublil, 63, from Even Yehuda, was arrested on Monday on suspicion of threatening a pharmacist at a Clalit Health Services pharmacy, spitting at her, and making racist remarks, including: “You Arabs should not be here.”

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/crime-in-israel/article-899634

[2026-06-17 11:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Air Force head should not have revealed details of canceled mission, Netanyahu tells Zamir - report

Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told off IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir during a security cabinet meeting after Israeli Air Force Commander Brig.-Gen. Omer Tischler released a letter on Tuesday revealing details on the canceled attack on Iran, Ynet reported.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-899633

[2026-06-17 11:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran team must leave US within hours of World Cup matches, official says

Snippet: US officials have confirmed that Iran's national team will be required to leave the United States within hours of the final whistle of its World Cup group-stage matches in Los Angeles and Seattle.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-team-must-leave-us-within-hours-world-cup-matches-official-says

[2026-06-17 11:11 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Japan Times

Title: U.S.-Iran deal may not bring quick relief for auto shops

Snippet: TOKYO/DETROIT – Tokyo auto shops and Detroit car dealerships have been running short of motor oil, paint and other products for months since the Middle East conflict snarled global supply chains.

Read full article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/17/companies/tokyo-detroit-auto-shops-iran-relief/

[2026-06-17 11:06 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: JD Vance didn’t want the Iran war. Now he has to own the ‘peace deal’

Snippet: Lindsey Graham, the uber-hawk Republican senator from South Carolina who perhaps more than anyone else in Congress urged Donald Trump to start the war against Iran, is also one of the president’s most vocal sycophants. No matter what Trump does – bomb or not bomb – Graham can be relied on to chime in with praise.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/jd-vance-didn-t-want-the-iran-war-now-he-has-to-own-the-peace-deal-20260616-p607ff.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-06-17 11:03 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Trump criticizes Israel’s tactics in Lebanon, says it is killing civilians

Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/world/middle-east/trump-criticizes-israel-tactics-lebanon-killing-civilians/

[2026-06-17 10:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: CNBC Daily Open: Markets cheer Iran calm as Trump eyes his next deal

Snippet: Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/17/cnbc-daily-open-markets-iran-oil-trump-deal-ukraine-russia-spacex.html