Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-05-13 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed or injured more than four children on average per day in the first 25 days of the “ceasefire” that came into effect last month, according to the global charity Save the Children.
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[2026-05-13 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Palestine Action defendants are facing sentencing as terrorists despite being convicted of criminal damage, lifted reporting restrictions reveal.
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[2026-05-13 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A new poll conducted among active Likud members provides a rare glimpse into the mood at the heart of the base: very high loyalty to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, alongside a clear reservation about personal, family, and political moves he may seek to advance.
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[2026-05-13 01:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon’s Health Minister Rakan Nasseredine has released video footage showing what he says are repeated Israeli attacks on paramedics and healthcare workers across the country.
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[2026-05-13 01:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz amounts to an “arithmetic of extortion”, Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, said on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-13 01:53 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — The U.K. has pledged on Tuesday to provide autonomous vessels to safeguard the Strait of Hormuz in the event of a stable ceasefire in the Middle East.
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[2026-05-13 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El secretario de Defensa Pete Hegseth en el Congreso en Washington el 12 de mayo del 2026. (AP foto/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-05-13 01:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands before their meeting at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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[2026-05-13 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A leading human rights barrister who represented Palestine Action defendants in the UK has won an appeal against a contempt of court case.
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[2026-05-13 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: As major maneuvers multiply ahead of the elections in Israel within the Zionist opposition, one theme unites them (excluding Yair Golan’s left-wing party “The Democrats”): the refusal to govern with Arab parties.
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[2026-05-13 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF's military prosecution filed two additional indictments against two suspects ranked Sergeant First Class for offenses linked with smuggling goods into Gaza, tax offenses, and other offenses, the military said on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-13 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A leading human rights barrister who represented Palestine Action defendants in the UK has won an appeal against a contempt of court case.
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[2026-05-13 01:06 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 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A video depicting the assassination of a Swedish prime minister contains a “veiled threat” to the politicians currently in power in the country, a terrorism expert has said.
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[2026-05-13 01:05 UTC+10:00] [Late-night TV roundup] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The host reacted to the president’s ‘very simple’ Iran peace plan, his AI Mother’s Day images and the US transportation secretary’s new reality show
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[2026-05-13 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via Oilprice.com,
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[2026-05-13 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: NYK Line is looking at expanding its fleet of very large crude carriers to meet demand for oil shipped from outside the Middle East. (NYK Line)
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[2026-05-13 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said that he is "100% confident" that Iran will stop enriching uranium and will hand over the enriched material that it possesses to the US during a radio interview broadcast on Tuesday morning.
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[2026-05-13 00:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty used the Cannes Film Festival jury press conference to condemn the conditions in Gaza, before criticising what he described as the blacklisting of actors who have spoken out on Palestine.
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[2026-05-13 00:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A surge in global oil prices linked to energy supply disruptions caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, amid the US-Israel war on Iran, has nearly doubled diesel costs for Indonesian fishermen. The spike has forced much of the country’s fishing fleet to remain docked according to a report by RT’s Indra Mapong.
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[2026-05-13 00:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DOHA, QATAR — Iran should not use the Strait of Hormuz, which it has blocked since the start of the Middle East war, as a means to blackmail Gulf states, Qatar's top diplomat and premier said on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-13 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Women grieve as they carry the body of 6-month-old Mariam Fahos during a funeral procession for people killed a day earlier in an Israeli airstrike in the village of Saksakieh, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
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[2026-05-13 00:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Two Lebanese civil defence members were killed in an Israeli strike on the southern town of Nabatieh on Tuesday while carrying out a rescue mission after an earlier attack, Lebanon's state news agency NNA reported.
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[2026-05-13 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FC Barcelona player Lamine Yamal holds a Palestinian flag as he celebrates with his team atop a bus after winning the Spanish La Liga title in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo)
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[2026-05-13 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANAMA — Bahrain sentenced on Tuesday three people to life on charges of collaborating with Iran's Revolutionary Guards, amid a crackdown on pro-Iran sentiment and networks since the Middle East war.
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[2026-05-12 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: On May 4, Iran fired 12 ballistic missiles, three cruise missiles, and four drones into the United Arab Emirates. This latest attack came in response to US President Donald Trump’s effort to ensure free navigation for commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-12 23:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Inflation had been dropping more or less steadily since peaking with a 9.1 per cent year-over-year spike in prices in June 2022
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[2026-05-12 23:44 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Inflation had been dropping more or less steadily since peaking with a 9.1 per cent year-over-year spike in prices in June 2022
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[2026-05-12 23:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Inflation jumped in April to the highest level in nearly three years as surging gas prices due to the Iran war pushed up the cost of many consumer goods.
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[2026-05-12 23:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Emaar founder Mohamed Alabbar is planning to invest upto $19 billion in Syria in different projects as Damascus looks to attract investments to rebuild its economy.
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[2026-05-12 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Kuwait's Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday that four members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were captured after trying to infiltrate Babiyan Island, Kuwait's largest island.
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[2026-05-12 23:32 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A 70ª edição do Festival Eurovisão da Canção (Eurovision Song Contest, ESC), que começa nesta terça-feira (12/05), em Viena, enfrentará o maior boicote desde sua criação, em 1956.
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[2026-05-12 23:31 UTC+10:00] [Eurovision] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: National broadcaster RTÉ accused of antisemitism for decision to screen satirical 1996 Eurovision episode in boycott of contest
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[2026-05-12 23:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United States' war on Iran has cost $29bn so far, a senior Pentagon official said on Tuesday, an increase of $4bn from an estimate provided late last month, Reuters reported.
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[2026-05-12 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian armed forces are reverse-engineering US-made Tomahawk missiles recovered during the US-Israeli war to replicate their technology, according to Iran’s semi-official Mehr news agency.
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[2026-05-12 23:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures and bonds were lower as oil climbed, with a key inflation report showing the impacts of higher energy and supply disruptions stemming from the war in Iran. Stocks are poised to fall from all-time highs after the core CPI rose more than expected in April. As of 9:15am S&P futures ewere down 0.2% and Nasdaq futures dropped 0.7% as a slide in chipmakers and big tech names dragged down the market in early US hours.
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[2026-05-12 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: CBS News boss Bari Weiss blindsided “60 Minutes” legend Lesley Stahl by handing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s first major US broadcast interview since the Iran war to Major Garrett — a CBS News veteran who isn’t part of the iconic show’s correspondent roster, according to a report.
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[2026-05-12 23:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US and Iran remain miles apart on a potential peace deal, with a tentative month-old ceasefire teetering on the brink amid recurring naval skirmishes and President Donald Trump’s blockade of Iranian ports.
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[2026-05-12 23:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US and Iran remain miles apart on a potential peace deal, with a tentative month-old ceasefire teetering on the brink amid recurring naval skirmishes and President Donald Trump’s blockade of Iranian ports.
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[2026-05-12 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Kuwait and Iran are barely separated by a small section of Iraqi coastline at the head of the Persian Gulf, but they do share a maritime border. But given the small oil-rich Sunni sheikdom's close proximity to the Islamic Republic, and given its historic role in hosting American forces and bases, it is to be expected that it would be heavily targeted in Iranian military operations.
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[2026-05-12 23:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel built a secretly operated military outpost deep inside the Iraqi desert to support its air campaign in the run-up to the start of the US-Israel war on Iran, reports in US media have claimed.
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