Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-07 21:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The rally that propelled gold and silver to record-breaking highs in 2025 could pick up again if a U.S.-Iran peace deal is reached, market watchers told CNBC as prices ticked higher on Thursday.
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[2026-05-07 21:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LAPU-LAPU CITY — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations forms a coordinated position on the Middle East crisis at the 48th Asean Summit as member states prepare to issue a joint statement from Asean member states on collective regional action.
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[2026-05-07 20:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio opened a fence-mending visit to the Vatican on Thursday after President Donald Trump’s broadsides against Pope Leo XIV and the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran angered the Holy See and sparked ongoing sparring between the two American leaders.
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[2026-05-07 20:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Previous slideNext slide Two men watch smoke rising after an Israeli strike in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon. ReutersInfo A man repaints a docked fishing boat in Juwana, Central Java. Local fishermen have not gone out to sea since May 4 following a roughly 75 per cent rise in Indonesian diesel prices driven by disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-07 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran says US proposal to end the war is still 'under review'
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[2026-05-07 20:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States Board of Immigration Appeals has reinstated deportation proceedings against Palestinian student Mohsen Mahdawi, according to a court filing from his lawyers.
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[2026-05-07 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said he met recently with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, state media reported on Thursday, offering a first public account of him meeting Khamenei after the latter suffered severe wounds at the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-05-07 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US-backed Board of Peace has told Gaza technocratic committee officials that Israel is not obligated to uphold ceasefire commitments if Hamas refuses to disarm, a document obtained by the Times of Israel has revealed.
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[2026-05-07 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli strikes have damaged buildings in Beirut’s southern suburbs and hit a commercial site in southern Lebanon despite a ceasefire, according to two videos shared by Ruptly on Thursday.
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[2026-05-07 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli strikes have damaged buildings in Beirut’s southern suburbs and hit a commercial site in southern Lebanon despite a ceasefire, according to two videos shared by Ruptly on Thursday.
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[2026-05-07 20:10 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: The United States was waiting on Thursday for Iran to convey its response to the latest American proposal to end the war, after public messages from top-ranking officials on both sides suggested a burst of behind-the-scenes diplomatic activity.
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[2026-05-07 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military has launched an inquiry after a viral video showed one of its soldiers in southern Lebanon desecrating a statue of the Virgin Mary.
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[2026-05-07 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The State Attorney’s Office indicted 36-year-old Yonah Shreiber on Thursday for attacking a nun in Jerusalem’s Old City.
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[2026-05-07 19:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: South African writer JM Coetzee has declined to attend a prominent Jerusalem literary festival over Israel's "genocidal campaign in Gaza."
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[2026-05-07 19:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hotel occupancy in Dubai is projected to fall to 10 percent in the second quarter of 2026 from 80 percent before the Iran war began at the end of February, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing Moody’s Analytics.
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[2026-05-07 19:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli warplanes and drones struck Nabatieh in southern Lebanon on Wednesday morning, killing one person and injuring several others, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency.
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[2026-05-07 19:33 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: British energy giant Shell announced a 19-percent increase in net profits for the first quarter as the Middle East war sent oil and gas prices soaring in volatile trading.
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[2026-05-07 19:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘We can’t control what happens in the Middle East, but we have to take a view that it’s not going to last for two years,’ CEO Tony Fernandes says
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[2026-05-07 19:28 UTC+10:00] [AirAsia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘We can’t control what happens in the Middle East, but we have to take a view that it’s not going to last for two years,’ CEO Tony Fernandes says
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[2026-05-07 19:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Bahraini authorities issued sentences of up to three years and fines for 14 people in seven cases linked to Iranian attacks on the Gulf state.
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[2026-05-07 19:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Bahraini authorities issued sentences of up to three years and fines for 14 people convicted in seven cases linked to Iranian attacks on the Gulf state.
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[2026-05-07 19:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The chief executive of Maersk, one of the world's largest shipping companies, said Thursday that one of its commercial vessels was able to successfully pass through the Strait of Hormuz thanks to a "very well executed mission" by the U.S. Navy.
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[2026-05-07 19:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: An anti-Semitism row between Belgium and Israel has escalated after authorities charged ultra-orthodox rabbis with conducting unsafe circumcisions on toddlers in the city of Antwerp. The US has backed the Israelis in the matter.
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[2026-05-07 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: South African writer JM Coetzee has declined to attend a prominent Jerusalem literary festival over Israel's "genocidal campaign in Gaza."
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[2026-05-07 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: South African writer JM Coetzee has declined to attend a prominent Jerusalem literary festival over Israel's "genocidal campaign in Gaza."
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[2026-05-07 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: On May 1, 2026, the Pentagon announced that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth had ordered the withdrawal of some 5,000 American troops from Germany, out of roughly 36,000 US troops stationed there. Germany is the main American base of operations in Europe. This is therefore not merely a numerical reduction, but a potential blow to the logistical nerve center of US operations in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
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[2026-05-07 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must submit his most up-to-date medical file to the court so it can examine when his prostate cancer was discovered, Ramle Magistrate’s Court President Judge Menahem Mizrahi ruled Thursday.
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[2026-05-07 18:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hamas official Basim Naim has confirmed the killing of the son of Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya in an Israeli air strike on Gaza City, Al Jazeera reported.
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[2026-05-07 18:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US Board of Immigration Appeals has reinstated deportation proceedings against Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian green-card holder who helped lead anti-war protests at Columbia University last year, his legal team have said.
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[2026-05-07 18:55 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US and Iran have offered conflicting messages over the likelihood of a deal being reached imminently
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[2026-05-07 18:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Sara Shamma moved back to Damascus in late 2024, unaware that within weeks, the country around her would change – and her life with it.
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[2026-05-07 18:50 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Burswood racetrack and Perth Park project remains costed at $217.5 million despite stark warnings about the impact the war in Iran could have on Western Australia’s construction sector.
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[2026-05-07 18:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Bilsan Ayoub and Dana Al-Habeel train at a women’s boxing club set up inside a tent in Gaza City Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
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[2026-05-07 18:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S.-Iran war had created a "new wake-up call" for global trade, Maersk CEO Vincent Clerc told CNBC on Thursday, warning that the impact could worsen in the coming months.
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[2026-05-07 18:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spanish airlines Iberia, Vueling and Air Europa and have all said they are maintaining their regular flight schedules with no changes to their flights or prices, despite rising fuel costs caused by the war in Iran.
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[2026-05-07 18:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — Irán indicó que está revisando las últimas propuestas estadounidenses para poner fin a la guerra, mientras el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, amenazó al país con una nueva ola de bombardeos a menos que se alcance un acuerdo que incluya reabrir el crucial estrecho de Ormuz al transporte marítimo internacional.
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[2026-05-07 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has said the US has held “very good talks” with Iran and suggested a deal to end the conflict could be within reach, as Tehran says it is still reviewing a US proposal delivered through mediator Pakistan.
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[2026-05-07 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran’s top negotiator has mocked US President Donald Trump after he abruptly suspended American efforts to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz, adding that Washington was again spreading falsehoods about ongoing talks.
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[2026-05-07 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran’s top negotiator has mocked US President Donald Trump after he abruptly suspended American efforts to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz, adding that Washington was again spreading falsehoods about ongoing talks.
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[2026-05-07 17:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Iran has said it is reviewing the latest American proposals on ending the war, as US President Donald Trump threatened the country with a new wave of bombing unless a deal is reached that includes reopening the crucial Strait of Hormuz to international shipping.
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[2026-05-07 17:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Airliners carrying Australian women and children with alleged ties to the Islamic State group landed in Australia on Thursday.
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[2026-05-07 17:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: From tariff turmoil and stock shocks to market meltdowns, the global financial system has never been in such flux.
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[2026-05-07 17:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A group of 13 women and children with links to Islamic State (IS) has begun arriving home in Australia, after spending years in a Syrian detention camp.
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[2026-05-07 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details in 4th para, bond yields at bottom)
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[2026-05-07 17:48 UTC+10:00] [The West Report] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: by Michael West | May 7, 2026 | The West Report
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[2026-05-07 17:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has said it is reviewing the latest American proposals on ending the war, as U.S. President Donald Trump threatened the country with a new wave of bombing unless a deal is reached that includes reopening the crucial Strait of Hormuz to international shipping.
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[2026-05-07 17:38 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Iran says the country’s ports are prepared to provide maritime services, technical support, supplies, and medical assistance to vessels stranded in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-07 17:35 UTC+10:00] [Pope Leo XIV] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US secretary of state will hold talks with Italian government, also berated by Trump for not supporting Iran war
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[2026-05-07 17:31 UTC+10:00] [Australian security and counter-terrorism] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The group of 13 women and children left Syria for Australia on Wednesday, with authorities saying some adults may be charged
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[2026-05-07 17:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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