Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-05-12 23:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A leading barrister has won a reprieve from facing an unprecedented contempt of court case over his alleged conduct during a trial of six Palestine Action activists.
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[2026-05-12 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON, United Kingdom — Oil prices rallied and stock markets fell Tuesday as investors braced for further volatility after talks appeared to stall on ending the war in the Middle East and re-opening the Strait of Hormuz to tanker and cargo ship traffic.
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[2026-05-12 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s Mossad chief David Barnea warned that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s nominee to replace him was unfit for the role, i24 News reported on Monday.
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[2026-05-12 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: For more news, analysis, and the latest updates, head to jpost.com.
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[2026-05-12 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cross-examination in Case 4000 formally ended Tuesday, bringing to a close a major phase of his testimony in the public corruption trial and shifting prosecutors’ questioning to Case 2000, the media bribery case centered on his dealings with Yediot Aharonot publisher Arnon “Noni” Mozes.
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[2026-05-12 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israeli citizens received recruitment and intimidation text messages from unknown numbers regarding contact with the Islamic Republic on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-12 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel entered the multi-front war it finds itself in now nearly three years ago with weakened domestic weapons-production capabilities, gaps in certain weapons stockpiles, and no full, budgeted policy for preserving domestic arms production lines, State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman found in a report published Tuesday.
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[2026-05-12 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Rabbi Dov Lando, the spiritual leader of the haredi (Ultra-Orthodox) Degel HaTorah faction, gave the green light to work toward dissolving the Knesset over the haredi conscription bill, Lando’s office confirmed on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-12 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Over the past two years, I have published two books in the United States. On paper, both were products of the same mind and the same pen. Both explored the intimate, universal themes of home, family, and the complex threads that bind us to our roots. Both were launched into the vast, competitive American market with the hope of finding a home in the hearts of readers.
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[2026-05-12 22:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US consumer prices climbed sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran pushed energy prices higher.
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[2026-05-12 22:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: “…She was afraid that without the university behind her, they would see right through her. They would see that she wasn’t some prodigy…that she didn’t really belong there… Later she realized that she always fled the neighborhood as quickly as possible, because she feared that there, too, they would see through her.
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[2026-05-12 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Inflation heated up in April to the hottest level in three years as the Iran war drove energy prices higher and started to filter through the economy – likely keeping the Fed on hold when it comes to interest rates.
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[2026-05-12 22:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In a small apartment on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, Israeli-born chef Alon Shaya stands over a pan of chanterelle mushrooms, coaxing out their deep, woodsy aroma. Beside him, Celina Hecht leans in, her frail frame drawing closer to the stove as the scent rises, transporting her back to the Białowieża Forest on the outskirts of Białystok, Poland.
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[2026-05-12 22:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Barcelona star Lamine Yamal waved a Palestine flag during his team's title winning celebrations on Monday.
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[2026-05-12 22:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s Mossad chief David Barnea has warned that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s nominee to replace him is unfit for the role, i24 News reported on Monday.
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[2026-05-12 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Maqluba is a traditional Levantine pilaf dish, consisting of meat, rice, and fried vegetables placed in a pot. When served, the pot is flipped upside-down. The Arabic word maqluba means “upside-down.”
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[2026-05-12 22:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Rachel Lester didn’t begin with the book.
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[2026-05-12 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In what appears to be the first Houthi attack out of Yemen since the broader Iran ceasefire came into place starting in early April, the Israel Defense Forces said a drone "launched from the east" was intercepted by the Israeli Air Force near the southernmost city of Eilat on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-12 22:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States-Israel war on Iran has disrupted global supplies of energy, fertilisers, medicines and even helium, devastating economies around the world.
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[2026-05-12 22:42 UTC+10:00] [Hezbollah] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Non-state group learns from Ukrainian warfare to develop cabled drones that evade hi-tech defences of state army
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[2026-05-12 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israel has intensified its “brutal bombardment” of southern Lebanon, expanding evacuation orders to more villages, RT correspondent Steve Sweeney has reported from Beirut. Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 87 people in the neighboring country since Friday, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
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[2026-05-12 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In the decade I spent pitching my debut book proposal to prospective agents and publishers, I faced repeated rejections that were often coupled with a knowing yet sympathetic, backhanded compliment.
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[2026-05-12 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Bearing in mind the one-off impact of BLS correcting for shutdown-related distortions (in rent/shelter) from last October., this morning's CPI was expected to come in hot as the impact of the Iran war starts to spread (energy, airfares, transport) and the melt-up in memory costs (unrelated to war) as the token wars continue.
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[2026-05-12 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A shopper peruses cheese offerings at a Target store Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, in Sheridan, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
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[2026-05-12 22:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump is set to depart for Beijing on Tuesday for a high-stakes summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, amid hopes that the long-awaited meeting will help ease tensions in their deepening strategic rivalry and foster cooperation on complex issues, such as Iran.
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[2026-05-12 22:37 UTC+10:00] [US economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Prices rose 3.8% over the last year, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, highest jump since 2023
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[2026-05-12 22:32 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenKyiv, Ukraine Emergency services inspect debris from an intercepted Russian dronePhotograph: Maxym Marusenko/EPAShareView image in fullscreenWashington DCDonald Trump speaks at a dinner in the White House rose gardenPhotograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/APShareView image in fullscreenGaza City, Gaza Strip Ala Jouda and others stand outside the makeshift home he has built on the site of his former house, which was destroyed in an Israeli attackPhotograph: Anadolu/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenBrussels, Belgium A demonstrator takes part in a nationwide strike
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[2026-05-12 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Around the world, defense tech has moved from the sidelines to center stage. Geopolitical shocks, cyber warfare, and the demand for rapid innovation have turned dual‑use technology into one of the most aggressively expanding sectors in modern industry.
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[2026-05-12 22:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Bahrain has sentenced three people to life in prison for conspiring with and spying for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), as the state continues a sweeping crackdown following Iranian attacks.
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[2026-05-12 22:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A man inspects the site of an Israeli army demolition campaign that targeted several Palestinian commercial structures overnight, days after the issue of demolition and evacuation orders to owners, in the West Bank town of Al-Eizariya Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
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[2026-05-12 22:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran could enrich its uranium to weapons-grade level if the war resumes, a senior Iranian MP has warned.
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[2026-05-12 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: “This is not a work of literature, for I have neither literary ability nor literary aspirations. This is not a history of the Jews of Poland; I lack data on that subject. This is not a memoir of a person or his family, because all personal elements that are of concern to me alone have been eliminated from it.
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[2026-05-12 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Memory. Full of life, yet haunted by absence, by everything that stayed in the past.
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[2026-05-12 22:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan has rejected allegations that it had sheltered Iranian military aircraft from potential United States strikes as the fragile ceasefire it helped broker between Washington and Tehran appears increasingly at risk.
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[2026-05-12 22:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Football superstar Lamine Yamal waved a Palestine flag during Barcelona’s title winning celebrations on Monday, garnering praise on social media.
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[2026-05-12 22:15 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down what he calls the most important budget in decades. As Donald Trump’s war on Iran continues to cause chaos around the world, and support for One Nation surges in Australia, the treasurer insists this is a budget that will ease economic pressures.But does the bold rhetoric stack up?
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[2026-05-12 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: BEIJING, May 12 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump is set to depart for Beijing on Tuesday for a high-stakes summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, amid hopes that the long-awaited meeting will help ease tensions in their deepening strategic rivalry and foster cooperation on complex issues, such as Iran.
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[2026-05-12 22:09 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-12 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Israel Reyes of Mexico’s America, top, jumps over Ahmed Qasem of the United States’ Nashville SC during a CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal second leg soccer match in Mexico City, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
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[2026-05-12 21:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Over the past week, the media has been positively dyspeptic over the appointment of Yehuda Eliyahu, a close associate of Bezalel Smotrich and head of the Settlement Administration, as the new director of the Israel Land Authority.
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[2026-05-12 21:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Since Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip in 2007 following the violent Palestinian internal split, the movement maintained an image of being the dominant political and military force inside Gaza. For years, Hamas relied on its armed wing, social influence networks, and strict security control to preserve its authority over the territory.
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