Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-12 09:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Tuesday as investors shrugged off fresh doubts over the fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire after President Donald Trump warned the truce was on "massive life support."
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[2026-05-12 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran has executed 29-year-old aerospace engineer Erfan Shakourzadeh on Monday on espionage charges despite his protestations that authorities tortured him into giving a false confession, according to a prison note published before his execution, as recounted in Western press reports.
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[2026-05-12 09:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: It’s not unusual for the New York Times to condemn Israel, but what’s new is that the newspaper condemned Israel Monday over an issue it has previously expressed little interest in: Eurovision.
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[2026-05-12 09:30 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-05-12 09:05 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Taiwan, tariffs and the strait of Hormuz are on the meeting’s agenda for Beijing – but will the US president be forced to ask for help in ending his war with Iran?
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[2026-05-12 09:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates was behind some of the recent strikes against Iranian assets, such as the attacks on Lavan Island's refinery at the beginning of April, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
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[2026-05-12 09:00 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-12 08:43 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-12 08:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates has quietly launched military strikes on Iran, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal, exposing Abu Dhabi’s role as an active participant in the Israeli-US war that has already engulfed the region.
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[2026-05-12 08:37 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-12 08:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This is a locator map of Israel and the Palestinian Territories. (AP Photo)
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[2026-05-12 07:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump pushed back against what he called a "stupid" and "garbage" peace proposal from Iran on Monday, and told reporters at the White House that the ceasefire in place since early last month is on "life support".
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[2026-05-12 07:49 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Business delegation spanning tech, aviation and finance joins Beijing trip as trade, investment and supply chains top agenda
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[2026-05-12 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The grouping has a future, not as a binding structure demanding policy alignment but as a tool for members to enhance leverage and maximise options
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[2026-05-12 07:30 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The grouping has a future, not as a binding structure demanding policy alignment but as a tool for members to enhance leverage and maximise options
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[2026-05-12 07:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump pushed back against what he called a "stupid" and "garbage" peace proposal from Iran on Monday, and told reporters at the White House that the ceasefire in place since early last month is on "life support".
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[2026-05-12 07:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Two days after United States Central Command launched Project Freedom, a naval operation to escort commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump paused the operation.
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[2026-05-12 07:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatar’s prime minister and Kuwait’s foreign minister have called for continued diplomacy to prevent renewed escalation in the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-05-12 07:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged Indians to cut down on petrol and diesel consumption and stop buying gold, in a sign that the US-Israeli war on Iran is starting to jolt the world’s fourth-largest economy.
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[2026-05-12 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Guy Birchall via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-05-12 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Spanish footballer Lamine Yamal waved a Palestinian flag as Barcelona celebrated their La Liga title win with fans in the city.
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[2026-05-12 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has said there is no viable path forward without recognising the rights of the Iranian people, as set out in Tehran’s 14-point proposal.
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[2026-05-12 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Spanish teenage superstar Lamine Yayal has garnered praise from football fans for expressing solidarity with Palestine during Barcelona’s celebrations for winning the La Liga title.
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[2026-05-12 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Iran has warned European countries on Monday against sending warships to the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei argued that any European involvement would only push energy prices higher and create additional complications to an already delicate situation.
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[2026-05-12 06:36 UTC+10:00] [US-China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-12 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Knesset plenum passed on Monday, by a unanimous vote of 93 to 0, the final second and third readings on a bill to prosecute terrorists involved in the October 7 massacre, granting authority to impose the death penalty and conduct public trials for the perpetrators of the attacks at a Jerusalem military court.
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[2026-05-12 06:33 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-05-12 06:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Oil prices rose as the war with Iran threatens to drag on, but U.S. stocks nevertheless inched to more records.
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[2026-05-12 06:01 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our live rolling coverage of the war in Iran, this Tuesday, May 12.
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[2026-05-12 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-05-12 05:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A US nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine has docked in Gibraltar, the US Navy said in a statement, as tensions with Iran continue to rise.
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[2026-05-12 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: “Players and coaches who want to compete at the top and reach the highest level need to know how to deal with pressure.” So said Barak Itzhaki after Beitar Jerusalem’s 3-0 loss to Maccabi Haifa and ahead of its clash against Hapoel Beersheba on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-12 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Movies that portray the complex reality of life here – from war, to art, to social history – will be the focus of this year’s Docaviv, the Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival, to be held from May 28 to June 6.
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[2026-05-12 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Two out of three Americans think President Donald Trump has not clearly explained why the country has gone to war with Iran, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll completed on Monday that also showed his approval rating ticking up from the lowest level of his term.
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[2026-05-12 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Opposition leader Yair Lapid said on Monday that he expects additional political mergers in the near future ahead of the upcoming elections, describing his newly formed Together party, led by former prime minister Naftali Bennett, as a necessary partnership to promote national unity.
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[2026-05-12 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: CBS’s flagship news magazine show “60 Minutes” recently sat down for an hour-and-20-minute interview with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 14 minutes of which were aired by the network on Sunday.
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[2026-05-12 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has lashed out at new European Union sanctions targeting Israeli settlers, rejecting the measures as illegitimate.
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[2026-05-12 05:45 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Renewed tensions in the Middle East weighed negatively on the Colombo Bourse alongside rising global oil prices.
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[2026-05-12 05:43 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Oil prices have risen after US President Donald Trump said Iran’s response to US proposals to end the war was “totally unacceptable”.
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[2026-05-12 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi on Sunday evening responded to France and United Kingdom deploying warships near the Strait of Hormuz, warning that they would “be met with a decisive and immediate response.”
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[2026-05-12 05:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: India’s military is exploring alternative energy sources amid surging oil and gas prices caused by supply disruption from the Iran war, a trend that analysts say is set to accelerate among Asian countries heavily dependent on energy imports.
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[2026-05-12 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said the Iran ceasefire is on “life support” after rejecting Tehran’s latest proposal, which officials said included some nuclear concessions. Trump also proposed suspending the federal gas tax to help with higher fuel prices caused by the war.
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[2026-05-12 05:33 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Colombo Consumer Price Index-based (CCPI-based) headline inflation Y-o-Y (year-on-year) accelerated in April 2026 reflecting the spillovers from the ongoing war in the Middle East, particularly the significant upward adjustments in domestic energy prices.
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[2026-05-12 05:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: President Donald Trump is set to visit Beijing from May 13th to 15th for high-level talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, with trade, Iran, and regional security expected to top the agenda.
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[2026-05-12 05:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: JERUSALÉN (AP) — Dos soldados israelíes pasarán semanas en una prisión militar por profanar un objeto cristiano, después de que uno metiera un cigarrillo en la boca de una estatua de la Virgen María en el sur de Líbano y el otro lo fotografiara.
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[2026-05-12 05:15 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Oil prices are rising as the war with Iran threatens to drag on for longer, but the US stock market is nevertheless inching toward more records.
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[2026-05-12 05:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The European Union has agreed to impose sanctions on Israeli settlers and leading Hamas figures.
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[2026-05-12 05:04 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: The ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran is “on life support”, President Donald Trump says, as he meets with his generals and contemplates restarting a short-lived military mission to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-12 05:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Eurovision fans have been descending on Vienna ahead of this week's event. (Reuters: Lisa Leutner)
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[2026-05-12 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Government] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
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