Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-13 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The site of the Nova music festival, where Israeli festival-goers were killed and taken hostage during the attack by Hamas militants, is seen Oct. 12, 2023, near the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, File)
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[2026-05-13 05:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Australia's E-7A Wedgetail aircraft have a radar with a range of 400 kilometres. (Supplied: Department of Defence)
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[2026-05-13 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraq and Pakistan have agreed to deals with Iran to ship oil and liquefied natural gas from the Gulf, a Reuters investigation has shown, in a demonstration of Tehran's ability to control energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-13 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A major forgery operation being run by a Palestinian gang in the West Bank was uncovered on Tuesday, with Israel Police and IDF troops arresting five suspects and seizing a large number of forged documents.
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[2026-05-13 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi called on the United States to abandon attempts to negotiate with the Islamic Republic and instead fully support regime change on Tuesday, arguing that Tehran is incapable of reform and that the current moment presents a historic opportunity to topple the regime.
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[2026-05-13 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran’s wartime economic crisis has triggered mass layoffs across multiple industries, with Iranian officials estimating that some two million people have lost work “directly or indirectly” due to the conflict and a prolonged nationwide internet blackout, according to a report by The New York Times.
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[2026-05-13 05:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon’s National News Agency reports that Israeli attacks in the Nabatieh area have killed several civilians, including a Lebanese army member and civil defence responders.
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[2026-05-13 05:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE has designated 16 people and five organisations on its local terrorist list over their links to Hezbollah.
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[2026-05-13 05:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday he does not need help from China on ending the war with Iran but said he would talk at length with Xi Jinping when they hold a summit this week.
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[2026-05-13 05:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A prominent pro-Israel activist is urging fellow Jewish leaders to boycott a Jewish heritage event Mayor Zohran Mamdani is hosting at Gracie Mansion next Monday.
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[2026-05-13 04:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trade, Taiwan and Middle East tensions loom as US and Chinese leaders meet for first state visit since Trump’s return
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[2026-05-13 04:49 UTC+10:00] [BlackRock] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trade, Taiwan and Middle East tensions loom as US and Chinese leaders meet for first state visit since Trump’s return
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[2026-05-13 04:37 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O Knesset (Parlamento israelense) aprovou uma lei que estabelece um tribunal militar especial para julgar centenas de palestinos acusados de participação nos ataques terroristas do Hamas em 7 de outubro de 2023, sob a qual a pena de morte poderá ser aplicada.
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[2026-05-13 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Having taught the story of Israel for years, I’ve watched students grapple with a question that cuts to the heart of Zionism’s founding purpose: why does Israel’s Law of Return ground the right of immigration not in religious observance, but in Nazi Germany’s definition of Jewish identity?
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[2026-05-13 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: This year's Jerusalem Day flag march poses a serious risk to non-Jewish residents of Jerusalem, Democrats MK Rabbi Gilad Kariv warned the Israel Police on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-13 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir sent a letter to Deputy Attorney-General Gil Limon demanding an immediate discussion to advance expelling illegal immigrants in southern Tel Aviv, as well as other parts of the country, Maariv reported on Sunday.
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[2026-05-13 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued a revised Conflict Zone Advisory on Tuesday, extending its recommendation to airlines to not fly to Israel until May 27, 2026.
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[2026-05-13 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A controversial bill aimed at creating a new civilian authority to oversee antiquities and heritage sites within the West Bank passed its first reading in the Knesset plenum overnight, between Monday and Tuesday.
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[2026-05-13 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Reservists Party, led by former communications minister Yoaz Hendel, has outlined its Returning from the Battlefield program ahead of the upcoming elections, aimed at addressing post-traumatic stress disorder nationwide following the October 7 Hamas attacks in 2023 and the ensuing war.
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[2026-05-13 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Saudi Arabia launched numerous, unpublicized strikes on Iran in retaliation for attacks carried out in the kingdom during the Middle East war, two Western officials briefed on the matter, and two Iranian officials said.
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[2026-05-13 04:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Tuesday the cost of the war with Iran had climbed to nearly $29 billion, as President Donald Trump faced mounting scrutiny over the conflict and its impact on US military readiness.
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[2026-05-13 04:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Previous slideNext slide A passenger from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius leaves by military bus after disembarking at Granadilla port in Tenerife, Spain. AFPInfo French President Emmanuel Macron attends the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, Kenya. ReutersInfo Palestinian brides and grooms gather for a mass wedding organised by the Turkish Humanitarian Relief Foundation in Gaza city.
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[2026-05-13 04:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham went off on China and Pakistan, accusing both countries of propping up Iran and undermining peace talks with the Islamic Republic.
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[2026-05-13 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The architects of New Labour have eviscerated the Labour Party twice, once when former Prime Minister Tony Blair took Britain into the Iraq War in 2003, and now under the leadership of Keir Starmer.
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[2026-05-13 04:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN — Iran's chief negotiator said Tuesday that Washington must accept Tehran's latest peace plan or face failure, after US President Donald Trump warned the truce in the Middle East war was on the brink of collapse.
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[2026-05-13 04:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said President Donald Trump doesn't need congressional approval to restart strikes on Iran despite surpassing the 60-day limit allowed under federal law.
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[2026-05-13 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Palestinian musicians have called for a boycott of Eurovision over its platforming of Israel while the genocide continues in Gaza.
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[2026-05-13 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Knesset unanimously approved a bill last night in its second and third readings, initiated by the chairman of Degel HaTorah, MK Moshe Gafni. The law mandates that police water cannons use only clean water, without any added substances, dyes, or odohttps://www.jpost.com/israel-news/crime-in-israel/article-895634rs.
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[2026-05-13 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Anti-Israel graffiti was discovered on Tuesday at the Israeli café in the city of Vienna, Austria, just before the Eurovision semifinal set to take place on Tuesday night.
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[2026-05-13 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel is not prepared to adequately protect Israeli sports fans abroad, the State Comptroller’s Office concluded in its Security of Israeli Sports Teams and Fans Abroad audit.
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[2026-05-13 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A target list of a few dozen IDF Egoz commando unit veterans and reservists was published by the Iranian regime-backed hacktivist group Handala on Sunday, which claimed that they had exposed the identities of 60 senior officers.
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[2026-05-13 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US is delaying a UN Security Council vote on a draft resolution targeting Iran’s action in the Strait of Hormuz, as Washington and regional allies seek to rally broader international backing.
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[2026-05-13 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Russia and China still have “serious concerns” about a US-backed draft UN Security Council resolution demanding Iran stop obstructing shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, remove sea mines and halt "illegal tolls”, according to a letter seen by The National.
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[2026-05-13 03:56 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President posted more than 50 times in three hours, attacking on Obama, NY Times and supreme court
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[2026-05-13 03:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Security guards at Tsalmon Prison in northern Israel found swastika graffiti in the prison yard, according to a Tuesday announcement from the Israel Prison Service.
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[2026-05-13 03:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US diplomat Mike Huckabee has revealed that Israel deployed Iron Dome batteries and “personnel to help operate them” to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to help fend off Iranian attacks.
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[2026-05-13 03:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The legal conflagration before the High Court of Justice over whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's appointment of Roman Gofman as the next Mossad chief can go through is already high-stakes on its face.
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[2026-05-13 03:42 UTC+10:00] [United Arab Emirates] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: If current precarious ceasefire between US and Iran ends, Emirates are more likely to be targeted by Tehran
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[2026-05-13 03:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S.-Iran war drags on with no sign yet of a peace deal. Someone needs to tell the stock market.
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[2026-05-13 03:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The estimated price tag for the war in Iran so far has jumped to $29 billion, up from the $25 billion figure given at the end of April, a senior Pentagon official revealed Tuesday.
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[2026-05-13 03:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has pressed Iran and the United States to reach a durable agreement, warning that continued fighting risks wider instability and economic fallout.
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[2026-05-13 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Israeli air strikes have killed at least 10 people in southern Lebanon, state media say, where a ceasefire has failed to stop the war between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.
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[2026-05-13 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Noam Bettan, de Israel, interpreta la canción “Michelle” durante el ensayo general de la primera semifinal del 70º Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión en Viena, Austria, el lunes 11 de mayo de 2026. (Foto AP/Martin Meissner)
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[2026-05-13 02:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: An independent, Israeli investigation has published harrowing details of "systematic, widespread" sexual violence by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups during the attacks on 7 October 2023, and against hostages.
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[2026-05-13 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has spoken with China’s Wang Yi about Islamabad’s efforts to bridge tensions between Iran and the US.
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[2026-05-13 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: It’s a simple proposition: Whatever our views on the Middle East conflict, we should all be able to agree that dogs cannot be trained to rape human beings.
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[2026-05-13 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A Syrian air force commander under former president Bashar Al Assad who was allegedly responsible for chemical attacks has been captured by the country's new authorities.
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[2026-05-13 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Kuwait has arrested four men it accuses of being members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) after they allegedly tried to infiltrate Bubiyan Island by sea and injured a Kuwaiti soldier.
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[2026-05-13 02:24 UTC+10:00] [Microsoft] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The inquiry came after the Guardian revealed Israel used company technology to support mass surveillance of Palestinian phone calls
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[2026-05-13 02:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Pentagon has released a new price tag for the US-Israel war with Iran, saying it has cost the United States $29bn.
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