Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-18 08:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel has enforced a new law mandating the death penalty for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, after the commander of its Central Command Major General Avi Bluth signed the military order required to activate the measure on Sunday.
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[2026-05-18 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Cornell University’s board of trustees said it’s standing by the Ivy League school’s president Michael Kotlikoff after a group of students followed him to his car and surrounded him following an Israel-Palestine debate series last month.
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[2026-05-18 07:31 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-05-18 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Islamic Republic of Iran has launched a digital insurance platform, titled Hormuz Safe, in order to guarantee safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz and provide coverage for commercial vessels.
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[2026-05-18 07:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (2nd LD) Trump arrives in Beijing for summit talks with Xi on trade, Iran, Taiwan, other topics
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[2026-05-18 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A drone hit the United Arab Emirates’ sole nuclear-power plant Sunday, risking a return to all-out war in the region — as President Trump warned Iran to agree to a peace deal soon or else.
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[2026-05-18 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s Central Command chief, Major General Avi Bluth, has signed an order extending the application of Israel’s death penalty law to Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-05-18 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-18 06:31 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Welcome to our live rolling coverage of the war in Iran and the politics around US President Donald Trump this Monday, May 18.
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[2026-05-18 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: With the Iran crisis and Sino-American economic disputes dominating their agenda, US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly did not hold in-depth discussions on North Korea during their summit in Beijing last week. The Korean Peninsula was sidelined as the two leaders prioritized the more urgent task of stabilizing bilateral relations.
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[2026-05-18 06:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Arabia said it intercepted and destroyed three drones that entered its airspace from Iraq on Sunday morning.
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[2026-05-18 06:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has reiterated his threats against Iran, as negotiations to end the conflict between the two countries continue to flounder.
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[2026-05-18 06:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A series of Israeli air attacks on southern and eastern Lebanon has killed at least five people and injured more than a dozen, according to the Health Ministry.
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[2026-05-18 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Get news alerts fromYou can manage notifications at any time by clicking the notifications icon.SubscribeMaybe later
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[2026-05-18 06:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-18 05:56 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-18 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: It was yet another thrilling weekend for Israeli soccer as both Hapoel Beersheba and Beitar Jerusalem won their respective away games at Bloomfield Stadium, taking the title race into the penultimate matchday neck-and-neck.
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[2026-05-18 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Cuba has more than 300 military drones and has discussed using them to attack the southernmost point of the US's continental territory, the US base in Guantanamo Bay, and American ships in the Caribbean, Axios reported on Sunday, citing US intelligence.
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[2026-05-18 05:33 UTC+10:00] [Middle East and north Africa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Abu Dhabi denounces ‘dangerous escalation’ as Iran war ceasefire grows more precarious
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[2026-05-18 05:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A Turkish flotilla of 53 vessels, organized by the IHH, the same group behind the Mavi Marmara flotilla, is reportedly en route to Israel.
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[2026-05-18 04:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Natural Resources
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[2026-05-18 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: After two-and-a-half years of unceasing war, the IDF is short thousands of combat soldiers. It cannot afford to forgo the service of women, whether on the home front or the front line. It cannot afford to forgo the service of religious soldiers in any combat unit. And yet, extremist rabbis are calling for women to be removed from the IDF, or at the very least reassigned to noncombatant roles.
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[2026-05-18 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Arabia has condemned the drone strike that sparked a fire near a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates, describing the Gulf state as a “brother” country.
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[2026-05-18 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Mon 18 May 2026 at 4:46am
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[2026-05-18 04:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: A fragile ceasefire means the Iran conflict is largely a war of words right now — but its impact is still being felt in every corner of the globe.
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[2026-05-18 04:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The government unanimously approved a proposal to encourage countries around the world to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and to display the recognition by moving foreign embassies to Jerusalem, it confirmed on Sunday.
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[2026-05-18 04:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon’s Health Emergency Operations Center at the Ministry of Public Health released a preliminary toll following Israeli raids on several towns in southern Lebanon, according to the National News Agency.
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[2026-05-18 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf met Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi to discuss the stalled negotiations between Tehran and Washington.
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[2026-05-18 04:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that Israeli forces had targeted and killed the head of Hamas’s “military wing” Izz al-Din al-Haddad, calling him the “chief murderer” and a key figure behind the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre.
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[2026-05-18 04:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Netanyahu’s remarks followed the announcement that Hamas commander Ezzedine al-Haddad had been killed in an air strike in Gaza on Friday
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[2026-05-18 04:05 UTC+10:00] [Gaza] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Netanyahu’s remarks followed the announcement that Hamas commander Ezzedine al-Haddad had been killed in an air strike in Gaza on Friday
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[2026-05-18 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Does the “Gray Lady” have a “longstanding Jewish problem“?
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[2026-05-18 03:55 UTC+10:00] [Israel-Iran war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Na semana passada, observadores assíduos de armas na internet identificaram o que parecia ser um sistema de laser de fabricação chinesa no aeroporto de Dubai, nos Emirados Árabes Unidos. Os lasers estão montados em um veículo e supostamente são capazes de derrubar drones.
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[2026-05-18 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The concept of an energy war has long been confined to the strategic manipulation of pipelines or the imposition of economic sanctions. But today, it has mutated into something far more visceral and visible.
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[2026-05-18 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel’s right-wing political movement stands at one of the most historic and dangerous crossroads since the founding of the Jewish state.
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[2026-05-18 03:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened Iran to "get moving," or seemingly face new consequences.
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[2026-05-18 03:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The presence of two secret Israeli bases in Iraq may have led to the death of a shepherd who discovered them, according to an investigation by The New York Times (NYT).
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[2026-05-18 03:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Less than one-fourth of Israeli teenagers trust Israeli decision-makers, according to a recent study conducted by the National Student and Youth Council, with the organization's chairman, Dror Cohen, describing the findings as "a wake-up call for the entire system."
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[2026-05-18 03:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The government approved the establishment of a dedicated unit within the Aliyah and Integration Ministry to assist olim (new immigrants) serving in the IDF, the ministry confirmed on Sunday.
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[2026-05-18 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Late Saturday night, a massive explosion and a bright fireball illuminated the skies over Israel's Beit Shemesh, deeply rattling local residents and setting off rampant speculation in local media and online commentary.
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[2026-05-18 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump issued a fresh warning to Iran on Sunday, saying Tehran must act quickly or face severe consequences.
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[2026-05-18 03:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has warned Iran the "clock is ticking" as talks to bring the war to an end have stalled.
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[2026-05-18 02:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has warned Iran to move quickly as he seeks a nuclear deal and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-18 02:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli air strikes on Khan Younis and Gaza City have killed one person and wounded several others, according to local reports.
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[2026-05-18 02:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip have killed at least five Palestinians, including three in Deir el-Balah, and others in Khan Younis and Beit Lahiya.
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[2026-05-18 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel’s military manpower crisis is expected to deepen unless legislation extending mandatory service advances separately from the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) draft bill, as the IDF faces a widening gap between wartime operational needs and the number of soldiers available to meet them.
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[2026-05-18 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: It’s only natural to want to applaud the extension of a ceasefire.
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[2026-05-18 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The FBI announced on Thursday that it is offering $200,000 for information that leads to the arrest and prosecution of a former active-duty U.S. Air Force intelligence specialist and special agent for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations who is accused of espionage.
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[2026-05-18 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The US/Iran-linked energy crisis has shifted from a commodity shock to structural geopolitics, with Asia at the epicenter due to its dependence on imported oil and LNG. Global reverberations can no longer be avoided.
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[2026-05-18 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIRUT — Israel launched a massive series of airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday, despite an extension of the truce between the two countries.
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