Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-08 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Stranded at an Iranian port for nearly 10 weeks, Indian seafarer Anish has unintentionally become a firsthand witness to the Iran war.
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[2026-05-08 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SYDNEY, Australia — Two Australian women "kept a female slave" after travelling to Syria in 2014 to support the Islamic State group, police said Friday after they were charged in Melbourne.
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[2026-05-08 11:35 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Skirmishes threw into question the viability of shaky ceasefire that had largely held for previous month– key US politics stories from 7 May at a glance
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[2026-05-08 11:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
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[2026-05-08 10:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The US military said it carried out strikes on Iranian military targets Thursday after an attack on three American destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz, while Tehran accused Washington of striking first.
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[2026-05-08 10:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: BEIJING — The Iran war is likely to take center stage in the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping, leaving less scope to resolve issues like tariffs and rare earth supplies.
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[2026-05-08 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Few figures have shaped the way audiences see the natural world quite like David Attenborough, who celebrates his 100th birthday on Friday.
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[2026-05-08 10:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil resumed its rally Friday after the U.S. and Iran exchanged fire in the Strait of Hormuz, fanning fears that the fragile ceasefire between the two countries was unraveling and threatening continued disruption to shipping via one of the world's most critical oil route.
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[2026-05-08 10:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Foto del 19 de enero del 2023, Cristiano Ronaldo del Al Nassr celebra tras anotar en el Estadio Universitario King Saud. (AP Foto/Hussein Malla, Archivo)
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[2026-05-08 10:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks started lower Friday on profit hunting following a recent rally and renewed military tensions in the Middle East after the United States and Iran exchanged fire.
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[2026-05-08 10:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said Friday the economy continues to maintain its "solid fundamentals" but pledged a continued emergency posture as uncertainties stemming from the Middle East standoff persist.
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[2026-05-08 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Jewish real estate mogul Steven Roth compared New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s “tax the rich” rhetoric this week to racial slurs and pro-Palestinian rhetoric on an earnings call for his company, Vornado Realty Trust.
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[2026-05-08 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US authorities on Thursday investigated a potential chemical attack that took place during a pro-Israel festival at George Washington University, Washington, DC, on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-08 10:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Mayor Zohran Mamdani is moving to weaponize of City Hall’s procurement power against ICE — that is, against city vendors who also do business with federal immigration authorities.
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[2026-05-08 10:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with latest figures, more info in paras 2, 7-11)
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[2026-05-08 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started lower Friday on profit hunting following a recent rally and renewed military tensions in the Middle East after the United States and Iran exchanged fire.
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[2026-05-08 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Facebook X More Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. OK
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[2026-05-08 10:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-05-08 09:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday brushed off Iran’s attack Thursday on three US Navy ships as the White House clung to what’s left of an increasingly challenged cease-fire and burgeoning framework for peace talks.
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[2026-05-08 09:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A general view of the 18th hole flag pole during the first round of LIV Golf Jeddah at the Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, Friday, March 1, 2024 in King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia. (Matthew Harris/LIV Golf via AP, File)
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[2026-05-08 09:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Hamas terrorists have been conducting training in areas of Turkey, Israel's public broadcaster KAN News reported on Thursday.
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[2026-05-08 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to open lower Friday, as concerns grew over renewed hostilities between Iran and the U.S. amid a fragile ceasefire.
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[2026-05-08 09:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The mother and daughter, accused of ‘crimes against humanity’, were arrested in Melbourne after travelling from a Syrian detention camp
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[2026-05-08 09:42 UTC+10:00] [Syria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The mother and daughter, accused of ‘crimes against humanity’, were arrested in Melbourne after travelling from a Syrian detention camp
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[2026-05-08 09:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Three Australian women with links to the Islamic State (IS) group have been formally charged after returning home from Syria.
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[2026-05-08 09:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Former prime minister Naftali Bennett filed a NIS 2m. defamation lawsuit Thursday against Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman (Likud), MK Ohad Tal (Religious Zionist Party), and the right-wing broadcaster Channel 14 for claims that he took psychiatric medications to function.
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[2026-05-08 09:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Three female soldiers from the IDF's Border Protection Corps spoke with Channel 12's 'Uvda,' in interviews broadcast on Thursday evening, discussing the event one year ago in the Gaza Strip that heavily altered their lives.
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[2026-05-08 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The war has driven home how well suited Hong Kong is to becoming an alternative to Dubai, a major gold trading hub
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[2026-05-08 09:15 UTC+10:00] [Federation of Hong Kong Industries] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The war has driven home how well suited Hong Kong is to becoming an alternative to Dubai, a major gold trading hub
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[2026-05-08 09:07 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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[2026-05-08 09:07 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-05-08 08:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie told The Tucker Carlson Show that "at least" 95 percent of the funding backing his main opponent in the Republican primary taking place later this month comes from pro-Israel lobbying groups.
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[2026-05-08 08:27 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The two Victorian women face charges including enslavement, while another woman will appear in court in Sydney having been charged with being a member of a terrorist organisation. Follow updates
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[2026-05-08 08:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US military conducted strikes on Iran’s Qeshm port and Bandar Abbas in the early hours of Friday.
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[2026-05-08 08:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The US military unleashed a wave of “self-defense” strikes on an Iranian port Thursday after Tehran launched an “unprovoked” attack targeting US Navy ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, officials said.
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[2026-05-08 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: With the ranks of its foreign sympathizers plummeting all around the world and all across the political spectrum, the State of Israel is quadrupling its budget for so-called "public diplomacy," bringing its 2026 spending on foreign influence campaigns to a massive $730 million.
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[2026-05-08 07:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Iranian state media, citing a military official, says Tehran has fired missiles at "enemy units" after a US attack on an Iranian tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-08 07:51 UTC+10:00] [LIV Golf Series] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US star is still on rebel tour but the desired focus on teams is not something that is catching on with supporters
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[2026-05-08 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: I have spent my career using courts of law to hold terrorists and their financiers accountable. I am, by training and by conviction, a believer in the legal system.
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[2026-05-08 07:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. and Iran opened fire in the Strait of Hormuz, with each side claiming the other initiated the attack.
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[2026-05-08 07:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained hundreds of Iranian nationals during the June 2025 attack on Iran, according to US government data obtained by the National Iranian American Council under a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.
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[2026-05-08 07:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: This week marked Cinco de Mayo, the Mexican celebration of a 19th century military victory over the French. US President Donald Trump seems to have taken on a south-of-the-border vibe, ordering both a Taco and a Nacho.
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[2026-05-08 07:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The Australian share market has closed sharply lower, experiencing the biggest one-day fall in seven weeks and a near-$50 billion wipeout as oil prices rose on reports of fresh trouble in the Middle East.
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[2026-05-08 07:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US military has launched a wave of strikes on Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran accused Washington of violating the ceasefire and retaliated against American warships in the area.
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[2026-05-08 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — A US government watchdog has found at least four more staffers for the United Nations’ Palestinian refugee aid agency “kidnapped” Israelis and aided Hamas’ terror attack on Oct. 7, 2023, information that is likely to feed into a federal criminal probe, sources told The Post.
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[2026-05-08 07:00 UTC+10:00] [US-China] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-08 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An Egyptian illegal immigrant who killed an elderly woman and injured a dozen other people in an antisemitic firebombing in Colorado last June was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty Thursday — but he could still face the death penalty.
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[2026-05-08 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie told The Tucker Carlson Show that "at least" 95 percent of the funding backing his main opponent in the Republican primary taking place later this month comes from pro-Israel lobbying groups.
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[2026-05-08 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Democrats in the United States Senate have raised questions about the US military’s potential role in establishing vast “evacuation zones” in Lebanon, Gaza and Iran.
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[2026-05-08 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A post shared by Middle East Eye (@middleeasteye)
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