Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-05-08 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON – The war in Iran looms large over President Trump’s trip to China next week as the US seeks Chinese President Xi Jinping’s help in lowering gas prices but may have to concede ground in the technology war in return.
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[2026-05-08 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran can withstand the US naval blockade against it for three or four more months before facing severe economic hardship, the CIA told the Trump administration this week, according to a report by The Washington Post on Thursday.
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[2026-05-08 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: As the war in the Middle East intensifies, the world is bracing for a looming energy crisis. Oil and gas prices are rising rapidly as the Strait of Hormuz — the main artery of global energy flows — faces disruptions involving both the US and Iran.
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[2026-05-08 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A man who threw petrol bombs during a pro-Israel rally last year in Boulder, Colorado, killing one person and injuring at least a dozen, pleaded guilty on Thursday to all charges he faced in state court and was sentenced to life in prison.
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[2026-05-08 06:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The explosions heard near Bandar Abbas and the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday night may have been caused by hostile action from the UAE, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-affiliated Tasnim media outlet reported.
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[2026-05-08 06:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Airbnb reported mixed first-quarter results after the bell on Thursday and warned of regional weakness spurred by the war in Iran.
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[2026-05-08 06:07 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our live rolling coverage of the war in Iran, this Friday, May 8.
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[2026-05-08 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A drone view shows cargo ships sailing in Hong Kong on Oct. 17, 2025. © Reuters
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[2026-05-08 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-05-08 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In the latest indication that Israel's position in American politics is growing increasingly shaky, a group of 30 House Democrats have co-signed a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, demanding that the US government finally acknowledge the existence of Israel's nuclear arsenal. It's a milestone event: For decades, both parties have diligently co-conspired in avoiding such a confirmation, typically claiming ignorance on the rare occasions when journalists or citizens asked them about it.
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[2026-05-08 05:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Iran is "currently reviewing" messages from the U.S. that it received via Pakistani mediators, but it has yet to reach a conclusion or deliver a reply, an Iranian official said Thursday, state media outlets reported.
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[2026-05-08 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: What happens to flights if the world runs out of oil? Well, obviously they will be grounded. To be more specific, is it possible, if the war in Iran does not resolve and the strait of Hormuz remains blocked, that airlines will simply run out of aviation fuel?
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[2026-05-08 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Israel’s policies represent the primary security threat in the region, criticising its conduct during ongoing conflicts.
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[2026-05-08 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Gulf states are pushing a United Nations Security Council resolution that threatens Iran with sanctions and other measures if it does not halt attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, stop imposing “illegal tolls”, and disclose the location of all mines to allow freedom of navigation.
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[2026-05-08 05:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Law, Crime and Justice
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[2026-05-08 05:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran’s president claimed Thursday that he recently met with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who is believed to be disfigured and still has yet to appear in public.
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[2026-05-08 05:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Chairperson of the left-wing Democrats Party, Yair Golan, called on Yashar! leader Gadi Eisenkot to join either his party or the newly formed Bennett-Lapid alliance, saying on Thursday that there “must be no fragmentation in the bloc” seeking to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming elections.
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[2026-05-08 05:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The oil market faces a shortage of nearly one billion barrels that will only get worse every day the conflict in the Middle East drags on, Shell CEO Wael Sawan told investors Thursday.
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[2026-05-08 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Representatives of Israel and Lebanon will hold their third round of talks in Washington on May 14 and 15, a US State Department official said on Thursday.
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[2026-05-08 05:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson says the country’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is directing key national decisions and that no action proceeds without his approval.
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[2026-05-08 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran can economically survive the US naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz for at least three to four more months, four people familiar with a confidential CIA analysis told The Washington Post on Thursday.
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[2026-05-08 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Cornell University published video footage on Sunday that it said exonerated its president from claims that he had hit two students with his car, after activists seeking amnesty for anti-Israel activists followed him to his vehicle after an Israeli-Palestinian conflict debate last Thursday.
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[2026-05-08 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel Police stopped the alleged wedding of a 14-year-old girl and a 41-year-old man from taking place in a home in Yavne'el, southwest of Tiberias, Israeli media reported on Thursday.
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[2026-05-08 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US on Thursday urged countries to support its United Nations resolution demanding Iran halt attacks and mining of the Strait of Hormuz, but diplomats said China and Russia are likely to veto it.
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[2026-05-08 05:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, May 7 — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday there was no “immunity” for Israel’s enemies, a day after the Israeli military targeted a Hezbollah commander in its first strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs since a cease-fire was declared last month.
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[2026-05-08 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Inflation is likely to hit 5 per cent by the middle of the year and could soar to 7 per cent by Christmas if the war against Iran pushes oil to $US200 a barrel, with Jim Chalmers’ fifth budget to confirm Australians will face ongoing price pressures.
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[2026-05-08 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: “ISIS bride” Janai Safar has been refused bail and will remain in Sydney’s Silverwater Correctional Complex following her return to Australia from Syria.
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[2026-05-08 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have quietly reopened their bases and airspace to the US military, which could allow President Trump to re-up his currently paused “Project Freedom” mission to protect shipping through the Strait of Hormuz against Iranian attacks, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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[2026-05-08 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health says the number of people killed in Israel’s war on Lebanon since March 2 has reached 2,727.
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[2026-05-08 04:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Corporate America is celebrating one of its strongest earnings seasons of the century — but analysts warned of possible storm clouds ahead as energy prices surge and consumer sentiment tanks because of the Iran war.
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[2026-05-08 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Whirlpool’s shares plunged more than 20% after the company said consumer confidence has fallen to “recession level lows” because of the Iran war, tanking demand for its big appliances.
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[2026-05-08 04:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Beirut, Lebanon – Israel’s attacks on Lebanon and pressure on the Lebanese government to disarm the pro-Iran Shia movement Hezbollah by force are stoking internal tensions, analysts have told Al Jazeera.
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[2026-05-08 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: France and Britain could be poised to very belatedly join the party in Middle East regional waters, according to movements of warships as well as fresh statements.
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[2026-05-08 04:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Mohamed Soliman, accused of attacking demonstrators who had gathered in support of Israeli captives held in Gaza in Colorado, has pleaded guilty to murder charges.
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[2026-05-08 04:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Germany's finance minister has blamed Donald Trump's "irresponsible war in Iran" for a big drop in his country's expected tax revenues.
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