Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-07 15:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The women and children left the Al Roj camp in Syria late in April, with plans to travel to Australia. (ABC News: Baderkhan Ahmad)
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[2026-05-07 15:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara on Wednesday received an Emirati economic delegation led by businessman and real estate developer Mohamed Alabbar to discuss investment opportunities.
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[2026-05-07 15:45 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: It was April 17, nearly three weeks ago, when Donald Trump declared Iran had “agreed to everything” he wanted and, in a flurry of social media posts and interviews, cast the war as all but over.
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[2026-05-07 15:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korean won climbs to pre-Iran war level on returned risk appetite
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[2026-05-07 15:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
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[2026-05-07 15:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Good morning Middle East Eye readers,
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[2026-05-07 15:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran is reviewing a US peace proposal outlining a 14-point framework to end the war, as talks gather pace over wider terms that include reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-07 15:38 UTC+10:00] [JM Coetzee] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Nobel laureate says he previously considered himself a supporter of Israel, but ‘the campaign of annihilation in Gaza has changed all that’
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[2026-05-07 15:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir is facing backlash after posting a TikTok video glorifying executions just weeks after Israel passed a controversial death penalty law targeting Palestinian detainees.
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[2026-05-07 15:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, the world is awaiting Iran’s response to a US proposal aimed at ending the war, as Washington and Tehran move closer to a possible framework agreement covering sanctions, shipping and Iran’s nuclear programme.
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[2026-05-07 15:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Trump administration's approach to the Iran war over the past 24 hours has pinballed from declarations that a tenuous ceasefire was holding and military operations were over to new threats of bombing the Islamic Republic.
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[2026-05-07 15:24 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-07 15:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE has condemned a statement by the Iranian Foreign Ministry and reaffirmed its rejection of threats against its sovereignty, national security and independent decision-making.
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[2026-05-07 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Iran war appears to have supercharged the clean energy transition, providing a catalyst for wind power giants as countries reassess the role of renewables in shoring up energy security.
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[2026-05-07 14:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Doctors Without Borders on Thursday accused Israel of having deliberately restricted food and aid in Gaza, creating a "manufactured malnutrition crisis" with particularly devastating impacts on infants and pregnant and breastfeeding women.
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[2026-05-07 14:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli soldier caught desecrating statue of Virgin Mary in Lebanon
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[2026-05-07 14:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli warplanes killed two people after targeting a pickup truck on Thursday morning in Nabatieh, south Lebanon, the National News Agency (NNA) reported.
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[2026-05-07 14:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-05-07 14:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Wednesday killed a senior commander from Hezbollah's elite force, a source close to the group told AFP.
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[2026-05-07 13:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Theresa Lazaro opens an ASEAN foreign ministers meeting on May 7 in Cebu, ahead of the bloc's 48th summit the next day. © Reuters
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[2026-05-07 13:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has formally denied any involvement in an explosion that hit a South Korean cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week.
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[2026-05-07 13:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Varias personas caminan en Tokio frente a una pantalla electrónica que muestra el índice Nikkei de Japón en una correduría de valores el jueves 7 de mayo de 2026. (AP Foto/Eugene Hoshiko)
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[2026-05-07 13:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: One IDF soldier was seriously injured, and three others were lightly injured after an explosive drone impact in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, the military announced on Thursday.
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[2026-05-07 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss the imperative of dialogue to end the Iran war, the growth and diversity of Chinese products and Hong Kong’s efforts to deter smoking
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[2026-05-07 13:30 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss the imperative of dialogue to end the Iran war, the growth and diversity of Chinese products and Hong Kong’s efforts to deter smoking
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[2026-05-07 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A viral image of an Israeli soldier desecrating a Christian statue in southern Lebanon has caused widespread outrage amid growing concern over Israeli attacks against Christians.
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[2026-05-07 13:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BEIRUT (AFP) -- A senior commander from Hezbollah's elite force was killed in an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Wednesday, the first on the area in nearly a month, a source close to the group said.
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[2026-05-07 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Global demand for gold jewellery fell in the first quarter of 2026, tumbling from record highs as the precious metal comes under pressure amid uncertainty caused by the Iran war.
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[2026-05-07 12:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran will control the Strait of Hormuz “forever”, regardless of what a peace deal between the US and the Islamic Republic says, forcing Gulf states to build new pipelines to bypass Iran’s chokehold, a former senior US official said on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-07 12:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks narrowed gains late Thursday morning as investors hunted for profits following a record-breaking rally amid rising optimism for an end to the U.S.-Iran war.
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[2026-05-07 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Alibaba and Baidu lead gains after softer crude prices and overnight advance in US equities boost market sentiment
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[2026-05-07 12:32 UTC+10:00] [Hang Seng Index] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Alibaba and Baidu lead gains after softer crude prices and overnight advance in US equities boost market sentiment
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[2026-05-07 12:22 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: May 7, 2026 12:22 | News
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[2026-05-07 12:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: NEW YORK (AP) — With hundreds of vessels still stuck in the Persian Gulf and costs piling up, shipping companies are being whipsawed by uncertainty over how and when the Strait of Hormuz might reopen more than two months into the Iran war.
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[2026-05-07 12:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Administrators at Rutgers University have canceled a commencement speaker scheduled for next week, citing an “inflammatory claim” the speaker tweeted about Israel.
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[2026-05-07 12:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s decision to pause a US operation to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz came as a result of pressure from Saudi Arabia, according to an NBC News report citing two US officials.
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[2026-05-07 12:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The State of Israel is in one of the most tense periods in its history. While the Ministry of Defense's air and naval convoys are pumping in weapons at an unprecedented pace and eyes are fixed on Tehran, Brigadier General (res.) Prof. Yaakov Nagel sat down for an open conversation with Maariv's military correspondent, Avi Ashkenazi.
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[2026-05-07 12:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — Oil prices sank Wednesday, and stock markets rallied worldwide with hopes that the United States and Iran are nearing a deal to allow ships to deliver crude from the Persian Gulf once again to their customers.
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[2026-05-07 12:08 UTC+10:00] [Saudi Arabia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: Regime, which executed 243 people last year for drug offences, accused of investing in entertainment to whitewash its human rights record
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[2026-05-07 12:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Jeepney drivers gather to receive government cash aid in Manila on April 16. Transportation workers are among those hit hardest by soaring fuel prices in the Philippines, which imports 98% of its oil needs. © Reuters
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[2026-05-07 12:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Jeepney drivers gather to receive government cash aid in Manila on April 16. Transportation workers are among those hit hardest by soaring fuel prices in the Philippines, which imports 98% of its oil needs. © Reuters
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[2026-05-07 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Concerns in Japan are also mounting over the security ties between Japan and the US as Trump seeks to withdraw more troops from Europe
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[2026-05-07 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Tokyo] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Concerns in Japan are also mounting over the security ties between Japan and the US as Trump seeks to withdraw more troops from Europe
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[2026-05-07 11:59 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Iranian airstrikes have damaged or destroyed at least 228 structures or pieces of equipment at US military sites across the Middle East since the war began, hitting hangars, barracks, fuel depots, aircraft and key radar, communications and air defence equipment, according to a Washington Post analysis of satellite imagery.
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[2026-05-07 11:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Rutgers University has pulled the plug on a planned graduation speaker after criticism of Israel sparked backlash, prompting the school to reverse course.
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[2026-05-07 11:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel has bombed Beirut’s southern suburbs in its first direct strike on the Lebanese capital since the April ceasefire.
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[2026-05-07 11:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- The government will extend its ban on hoarding petroleum products for another two months amid continued supply concerns stemming from the standoff in the Middle East, Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said Thursday.
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[2026-05-07 11:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Trader Joseph Stevens, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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[2026-05-07 11:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIRUT, Lebanon — A senior commander from Hezbollah's elite force was killed in an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Wednesday, the first on the area in nearly a month, a source close to the group said.
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[2026-05-07 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil prices rose Thursday in volatile trading as investors continue to assess the latest developments in the Middle East amid concerns over renewed tensions between Iran and the U.S.
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