Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-17 13:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United States Central Command said Saturday that 78 commercial vessels had been redirected and four disabled as part of efforts to enforce President Donald Trump’s blockade on ships travelling to and from Iran through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-17 13:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Yedioth Ahronoth reported that Israeli officials believe the military is at its highest level of readiness for a possible resumption of fighting with Iran.
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[2026-05-17 13:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- During his first year back in office, US President Donald Trump’s blustery negotiating style won him concessions from countries on issues ranging from tariffs to armed conflict.
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[2026-05-17 12:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran remains prepared to resume direct military confrontation with the United States if negotiations fail to produce what Tehran considers acceptable outcomes.
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[2026-05-17 12:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: For those who missed last week’s gutter-level low for The New York Times, here’s a catch-up — and the big picture meaning.
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[2026-05-17 12:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said he is optimistic that a second round of direct talks between the United States and Iran could lead to a lasting peace agreement.
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[2026-05-17 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Eurovision 2026 has come to a close, with Bulgaria crowned winner and Israel in second place after a nail-biting public vote.
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[2026-05-17 11:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump is facing a difficult choice over policy toward Iran after military pressure and diplomatic efforts both failed to produce clear results, CNN reported.
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[2026-05-17 11:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Israel says leader was architect of Oct.7 attacks
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[2026-05-17 11:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: More than 30 Israeli attacks were reported across southern Lebanon, including air strikes near the coastal city of Tyre and artillery shelling in several border towns.
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[2026-05-17 11:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: One of the allegations made in the criminal complaint against Kata’ib Hezbollah senior official Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, following the US Department of Justice announcement of his arrest on Friday, was that Iranian proxies may have been behind at least two March shooting attacks in Toronto.
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[2026-05-17 11:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: France has opened an investigation into the murder of Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi after NGOs accused Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of complicity in the killing.
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[2026-05-17 11:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: France has opened an investigation into the murder of Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi after NGOs accused Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of complicity in the killing.
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[2026-05-17 10:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Palestinian officials said Israeli police detained several Palestinians in the Old City of Jerusalem late Saturday after confrontations involving Israeli settlers and residents. The Jerusalem Governorate said some of those taken into custody were children.
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[2026-05-17 10:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Kingdom said it has deployed a new “low-cost anti-drone system” on Royal Air Force fighter jets operating in the Middle East.
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[2026-05-17 10:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The final of the Eurovision Song Contest began on Saturday under tight security amid continuing criticism over Israel’s participation.
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[2026-05-17 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIRUT, Lebanon — 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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[2026-05-17 10:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi criticised the United States after a federal court temporarily suspended sanctions against UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese.
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[2026-05-17 10:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah said it launched a “swarm of attack drones” targeting an Israeli military site in northern Israel and carried out more than a dozen additional attacks against Israeli forces.
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[2026-05-17 09:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran condemned Israel’s killing of Izz al-Din al-Haddad, a commander in Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, describing the attack as a “terrorist act”.
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[2026-05-17 09:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Tens of thousands of people marched through central London on Saturday in two separate protests - one against high levels of immigration and a perceived Islamic threat to British identity, and another in support of Palestinians.
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[2026-05-17 09:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The usually good-natured competition has faced a boycott by five countries over the Gaza conflict
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[2026-05-17 09:46 UTC+10:00] [Gaza] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The usually good-natured competition has faced a boycott by five countries over the Gaza conflict
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[2026-05-17 09:43 UTC+10:00] [Gaza] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: VIENNA — Bulgaria won the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, beating Israel to victory on a dramatic night in Vienna that was marred by several countries boycotting.
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[2026-05-17 09:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A land convoy set out from Libya to Gaza on Saturday as part of the simultaneous Gaza flotilla effort, according to the Global Sumud Flotilla, with thirty vehicles making the journey from Zalitan to Rafah.
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[2026-05-17 09:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Five Israelis, including one active duty IDF reservist, were arrested on Friday night after they allegedly damaged and vandalized Palestinians' vehicles in the West Bank, police announced on Saturday.
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[2026-05-17 09:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sun 17 May 2026 at 9:29am
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[2026-05-17 09:20 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The UK finished last as the contest, held in Vienna, saw five countries boycott it over the participation of Israel
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[2026-05-17 09:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un hombre llena el tanque de combustible de su vehículo en una gasolinera de Morton Grove, Illinois, el jueves 14 de mayo de 2026. (AP Foto/Nam Y. Huh)
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[2026-05-17 09:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Hezbollah has increased its use of small first-person view (FPV) drones to attack Israel, including systems controlled by fibre-optic cables to evade sophisticated defences.
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[2026-05-17 08:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: HBO host Bill Maher blasted Democrats Friday, saying liberals have failed to condemn antisemitism, calling out a seething swath of hatred as Israel celebrated its 78th birthday.
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[2026-05-17 08:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Pentagon has canceled plans to deploy 4,000 troops to Poland amid growing tensions between President Donald Trump and US allies over policy toward Iran.
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[2026-05-17 08:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Pentagon has canceled plans to deploy 4,000 troops to Poland amid growing tensions between President Donald Trump and US allies over policy regarding Iran.
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[2026-05-17 07:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in Tehran on Saturday for an unannounced visit, holding talks with his Iranian counterpart Eskandar Momeni.
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[2026-05-17 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-05-17 07:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli settler was filmed violently beating a dog owned by a Palestinian family in the occupied West Bank village of Atara, with footage showing the attacker striking the animal repeatedly on the head inside the owner’s yard.
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[2026-05-17 07:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El USS Gerald R. Ford atraca en el Muelle 11 de la Estación Naval Norfolk en Norfolk, Virginia, el sábado 16 de mayo de 2026, tras un despliegue de 11 meses. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot vía AP)
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[2026-05-17 07:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Accused terror commander Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi worked through a new Iranian-backed terrorist group that emerged “essentially overnight” after the outset US-Israel war and urged followers to kill President Trump.
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[2026-05-17 07:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said global tensions are reshaping international dynamics, declaring that the “world stands at the cusp of a new order”.
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[2026-05-17 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: When people tried to guess where Golda Katz would live in Israel, Jerusalem was not usually the answer. Tel Aviv was the city people kept mentioning. She understood why.
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[2026-05-17 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: On the last day of February, when the war with Iran started, my family and I were “stranded” in the French Alps. Our scheduled flight home the next morning was canceled, and within hours we were forced to pivot. I reworked our plans and found an Airbnb that was in close vicinity to a synagogue in Geneva so we could attend a megillah reading for Purim and celebrate, somehow.
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[2026-05-17 07:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the extension of the ceasefire in Lebanon following the latest round of US-mediated talks in Washington, DC.
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[2026-05-17 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Los Angeles mayoral hopeful Nithya Raman has been aligning herself with an online anti-Israel group that’s been accused of spreading antisemitism.
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[2026-05-17 06:35 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-05-17 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: As the Eurovision Song Contest took to the stage for the Saturday night final in Vienna, thousands protested outside against Israel’s inclusion, and five countries boycotted the event over the genocidal war on Gaza.
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[2026-05-17 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/DUBAI - US President Donald Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping had agreed Tehran must reopen the Strait of Hormuz, though China gave no indication it would weigh in.
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[2026-05-17 06:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Spanish actor Javier Bardem said his outspoken criticism of Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza has not harmed his career, telling AFP he is “getting more work than ever”.
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[2026-05-17 06:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo’s wait for a first major trophy in Saudi Arabia continued when Al-Nassr lost to Japan’s Gamba Osaka 1-0 in the Asian Champions League Two final on Saturday.
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[2026-05-17 06:01 UTC+10:00] [Protest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: March took place at same time as far-right ‘unite the kingdom’ demonstration led by Tommy Robinson
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[2026-05-17 05:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Cristiano Ronaldo has seen another chance of a trophy in Saudi Arabia vanish after Al Nassr were stunned by Gamba Osaka in the final of the AFC Champions League Two.
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