Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-14 09:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Onoging Israeli attacks across Lebanon have killed and wounded at least 59 children over the past week, despite a ceasefire that came into effect in April.
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[2026-05-14 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Just before leaving to China on Tuesday, President Trump fielded question from the media and issued some shocking remarks which are sure to hurt, not help Republicans, during a week in which the Iran war hits the 75-day mark.
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[2026-05-14 09:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, May 14 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping were set to hold summit talks in Beijing on Thursday, with trade, the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, Taiwan and technological competition expected to top the agenda.
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[2026-05-14 09:31 UTC+10:00] [Antisemitism] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: “Albanese has done nothing more than speak!” Judge Richard Leon wrote.
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[2026-05-14 09:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Last Saturday an Israeli air strike, at lunchtime and without warning, destroyed a building where a family displaced by the war were sheltering in a town in southern Lebanon called Saksakiyeh. A ceasefire, announced last month, has failed to stop the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, the Shia Muslim armed group.
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[2026-05-14 09:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan accused Ireland’s public broadcaster of “disgraceful antisemitism” over its decision not to air this year’s Eurovision Song Contest because of Israel’s participation - even as his work will get prime airtime as a result.
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[2026-05-14 09:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Armed Israeli settlers on Wednesday attacked Palestinian homes in Hebron with stones, injuring a Palestinian citizen and a foreign activist, Wafa news agency is reporting.
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[2026-05-14 09:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Conor Daly greets fans before an IndyCar auto race, Sept. 15, 2024, at the Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
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[2026-05-14 08:48 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Prime minister under pressure over failure to grant military service exemptions as multi-party government looks at risk of collapse
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[2026-05-14 08:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates' foreign ministry denied on Wednesday claims made by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's office that he visited the UAE and held a secret meeting with its president.
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[2026-05-14 08:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The war with Iran is looming over US President Donald Trump's visit to China, where he is expected to ask Xi Jinping for help to resolve the costly conflict.
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[2026-05-14 07:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Opposition leader Yair Lapid responded to coalition whip Ofir Katz's bill to dissolve the Knesset, saying "We are ready. Together," in a Wednesday night post to X/Twitter.
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[2026-05-14 07:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An IDF soldier was sentenced to 30 days in military prison after IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir caught him wearing a "Messiah" patch on his uniform, the military confirmed on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-14 07:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon said 10 more people were killed in Israeli strikes in the country's south on Wednesday, bringing the day's toll to at least 22 dead.
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[2026-05-14 07:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El primer ministro israelí, Benjamin Netanyahu, durante una ceremonia en el Cementerio Militar en el Monte Herzl, el 21 de abril de 2026, en Jerusalén. (Ilia Yefimovich/Pool Photo vía AP, Archivo)
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[2026-05-14 07:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran’s absent Supreme Leader is begging employers to “avoid layoffs” as the nation’s economic woes continue to face pressure from the US blockade in rare public remarks — admitting that the nation is facing punishing economic conditions.
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[2026-05-14 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: With global refineries working overtime to convert oil into much needed product, Japan's refinery utilization rates also surged in May, as releases from petroleum reserves and increased supply of non-Middle East crude are easing the crude supply crunch seen in March and most of April, OilPrice reported.
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[2026-05-14 07:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE on Wednesday denied reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or any military delegation had visited the country.
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[2026-05-14 07:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel is running a widespread and deeply embedded, covert influence operation in Canada, and the government has refused to treat it as interference by a foreign actor, a new report by Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) has said.
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[2026-05-14 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A bombshell report this week laid bare a startling truth: Hong Kong is the lifeline for the Iranian regime and its terrorist proxies.
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[2026-05-14 06:36 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-05-14 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Just two weeks after Turkey's parliament made recommendations on how to advance the country's peace process with Kurdish militants, the Iran war broke out, plunging the Middle East into fresh instability and bringing new doubts on both sides.
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[2026-05-14 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The third round of talks between Israel and Lebanon will open in Washington on Thursday, and for the first time, military representatives will also participate. The talks, which will take place at the State Department, come just before the expiration of the three-week ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon announced by US President Donald Trump.
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[2026-05-14 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A national conference dedicated to repairing Israeli society and building a shared civic future opened Wednesday at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, as President Isaac Herzog warned that division had become the country’s most urgent internal threat.
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[2026-05-14 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Two drone strikes hit an Iranian opposition camp north of Iraq's Erbil, security sources said on Wednesday, adding that an arms and ammunition depot inside the camp was targeted.
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[2026-05-14 06:14 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: May 14, 2026 06:14 | News
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[2026-05-14 06:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ceremony at the Military Cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, April 21, 2026. (Ilia Yefimovich/Pool Photo via AP, File)
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[2026-05-14 06:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Multiple ships linked to China transited the Strait of Hormuz in the last 24 hours, coinciding with US President Donald Trump’s arrival in Beijing, where he says he plans to discuss the war on Iran with his Chinese counterpart.
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[2026-05-14 05:59 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of major world events this Thursday, May 14.
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[2026-05-14 05:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Three Republican senators have joined Democrats in the United States Senate in voting to advance a bill to limit President Donald Trump’s ability to strike Iran without congressional approval.
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[2026-05-14 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Coalition whip Ofir Katz submitted a bill to dissolve the Knesset with the full backing of coalition faction leaders, he announced on Wednesday after the opposition brought forward the same bill on Tuesday amid the crisis in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition over the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) draft bill.
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[2026-05-14 05:46 UTC+10:00] [US Senate] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Resolution fails by 49-50, with Lisa Murkowski and fellow GOP members Rand Paul and Susan Collins voting in favor
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[2026-05-14 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran has been seeking to prove its unity and defiance to the world in the aftermath of the 38-days of heavy US-Israeli bombing it endured throughout the Trump-ordered Operation Epic Fury.
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[2026-05-14 05:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: He is taking over as the world’s largest economy reels from repeated shocks, including inflation fuelled in part by the Iran war
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[2026-05-14 05:42 UTC+10:00] [Columbia] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: He is taking over as the world’s largest economy reels from repeated shocks, including inflation fuelled in part by the Iran war
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[2026-05-14 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Tokyo area supermarket. Japanese consumers are bracing for faster inflation. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
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[2026-05-14 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Iraq’s military moved forces into the desert between Najaf and Karbala on Tuesday, escorting journalists to the site of what U.S. and Israeli media reports had described as a secret Israeli base — a claim Iraqi officials firmly deny, insisting no long‑term foreign presence was ever established there.
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[2026-05-14 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The newly appointed Consul General-designate of Sri Lanka in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, former Court of Appeal Judge M.T. Mohamed Laffar assumed duties in Jeddah on May 11.
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[2026-05-14 05:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran has turned to alternative trade to bypass the US blockade along the Strait of Hormuz, making use of northern sea ports, trucking through land borders and sending cargo through a rail system bound for China to sell oil and receive vital parts for its military, according to multiple reports.
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[2026-05-14 05:22 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.
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[2026-05-14 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a "secret" visit to the UAE to meet President Mohamed bin Zayed during the US-Israeli war on Iran, Netanyahu’s office said on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-14 05:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An incendiary article published by the New York Times, which alleges horrific widespread rape of Palestinians at the hands of Israeli prison guards and soldiers, has been slammed by experts — who say that it lacks legitimate evidence and is the type of cartoonishly evil propaganda that would make “Goebbels blush.”
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[2026-05-14 05:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The bill to dissolve the Knesset is expected to be brought for a vote next week on Wednesday, amid the crisis in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition over the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) draft bill, opposition coordinator MK Merav Ben-Ari’s (Yesh Atid) office confirmed to The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-14 05:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly visited the United Arab Emirates during the Israeli-US war with Iran, further strengthening ties with a Gulf nation that normalized relations with Israel in 2020, his office said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-14 05:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel intensified strikes on Lebanon on Wednesday, with the health ministry reporting 12 people killed in attacks targeting cars, mostly south of Beirut, despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
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[2026-05-14 05:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A draft UN Security Council resolution that demands Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz has the backing of nearly two thirds of the world’s countries, but still faces resistance from veto holders Russia and China.
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[2026-05-14 05:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Hamas blocked Gazan contractors last week from reaching an area in Rafah designated for a new Palestinian city under the Trump administration’s peace plan, Hebrew media reported on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-14 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Nickolay Mladenov, the top diplomat overseeing the United States-brokered “ceasefire” in Gaza as part of US President Donald Trump’s International Board of Peace, has said he could envision a political role for Hamas in post-war Gaza if the Palestinian group disarms.
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[2026-05-14 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly visited the United Arab Emirates and met its president during the war with Iran, his office has confirmed.
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[2026-05-14 05:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made what his office has described as a “secret visit” to the United Arab Emirates for a meeting with President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during the US-Israel war on Iran.
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