Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-03 11:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- The number of South Korean-listed companies whose market capitalization surpassed 1 trillion won (US$679.7 million) exceeded 400 for the first time this year, following a dramatic pre-Middle East-conflict recovery in the stock market, data showed Sunday.
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[2026-05-03 11:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran has submitted a new comprehensive peace plan, Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said on Saturday, adding that “the ball is in the US court.”
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[2026-05-03 10:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump said late Saturday that he is reviewing Iran’s latest proposal for ending the war as tensions with the Islamic Republic continue to mount.
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[2026-05-03 10:33 UTC+10:00] [US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: The cease-fire between the United States and Iran remained in limbo after President Trump said Saturday evening on social media that he was reviewing Iran’s latest proposal but “can’t imagine that it would be acceptable.”
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[2026-05-03 10:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: I met Suri, the no-longer-young Indonesian, yet intelligent and well-educated, about two years ago over breakfast at a hotel in the United Arab Emirates, where he worked as a dedicated and enthusiastic waiter.
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[2026-05-03 10:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF, Israel Police, and Border Police conducted a joint operation overnight on Thursday night, raiding an illegal weapons manufacturing site in Nablus, seizing the equipment, and arresting one individual.
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[2026-05-03 10:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Directions most would find simple to understand – “Go down the hallway, turn right, and take the elevator up to the second floor” – were most puzzling to 21-year-old Brianna Leapley, who was training for a new job in food service at a senior center.
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[2026-05-03 10:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Trump said that "it’s a possibility that" strikes on Iran "could happen" again. Source: Getty / Roberto Schmidt
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[2026-05-03 10:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: The Old City of Jerusalem is a walled region in East Jerusalem that covers an area of 0.9 square kilometers. Source: AP, AAP / Leo Correa
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[2026-05-03 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel's security cabinet has been summoned to discuss the possibility of reviving the fighting in Gaza, according to a Saturday KAN report.
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[2026-05-03 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump had been told about the "concept of the deal" with Iran, and will soon be reviewing the exact wording, the president told reporters at West Palm Beach in Florida on Saturday.
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[2026-05-03 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Donald Trump once predicted the US-Israeli war in Iran would last no longer than six weeks. It has now entered its third month.
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[2026-05-03 09:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Una multitud protesta contra la interceptación por parte de Israel de los barcos de la “Flotilla Global Sumud”, de ayuda humanitaria a Gaza, cerca de aguas griegas, el 30 de abril de 2026, en Estambul, Turquía. (AP Foto/Francisco Seco)
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[2026-05-03 09:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, serious-faced and clad in black, strolled down a lilac carpet in Saudi Arabia in March, it marked a moment in the US-Israeli war in Iran. A rather unexpected one.
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[2026-05-03 09:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: "If even one extra person is able to access the internet, I think it's successful and it's worth it," says Sahand.
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[2026-05-03 09:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-03 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Donald Trump is set to travel to Beijing in mid-May for a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the first U.S. presidential visit to China in eight years, and a meeting already delayed once by the Iran war.
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[2026-05-03 09:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The president also has floated a new plan to reopen the Hormuz, after the US warned shipping firms against paying Iran for safe passage
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[2026-05-03 09:02 UTC+10:00] [Persian Gulf] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The president also has floated a new plan to reopen the Hormuz, after the US warned shipping firms against paying Iran for safe passage
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[2026-05-03 08:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has put forward a 14-point proposal to the United States aimed at ending the war, according to the semi-official Tasnim News Agency.
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[2026-05-03 08:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Hezbollah launched rockets and drones carrying explosives at Israeli troops in Southern Lebanon Saturday as the warring sides continued to trade blows despite still under a cease-fire.
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[2026-05-03 08:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli air strike has killed three people in southern Lebanon, according to National News Agency.
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[2026-05-03 08:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has accused the United States of openly acknowledging unlawful actions at sea, after remarks by the US president on the capture of Iranian vessels.
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[2026-05-03 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: British Jews face the greatest threat in their history, as police investigate an Iran-linked group claiming responsibility for a spree of antisemitic attacks, London’s top cop warned.
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[2026-05-03 07:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Tamir Cohen’s experience of finding a place to stay at night while hiking the Israel National Trail four years ago, a trail which crosses the country from Kibbutz Dan in the north to Eilat in the south and is 1,100 km. long, gave him the idea for “Angels of the Shelter.”
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[2026-05-03 07:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir cannot prevent representatives of the Israel Police and the Israel Prison Service from appearing before Knesset committees, Israel’s High Court of Justice ruled Wednesday, reinforcing the legislature’s oversight authority over the executive branch.
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[2026-05-03 07:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: New charges were laid against Toronto anti-Israel activists who stormed a building hosting a lecture by IDF veterans in November, the Toronto Police Service announced on Friday.
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[2026-05-03 07:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Artificial intelligence is shaking up employment and making many employees around the world feel terrified of being made redundant. A study by the Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel has objectively scrutinized how AI is reshaping the composition of the unemployed in Israel.
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[2026-05-03 07:23 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Uma zona-tampão — como a que Israel vem anunciando que está estabelecendo no Líbano — é legal segundo o direito internacional? A resposta breve é: possivelmente.
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[2026-05-03 07:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran fired off its latest rhetorical shot at the US — unveiling a huge billboard in Tehran of President Trump’s face with an image of a choked Strait of Hormuz draped across it.
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[2026-05-03 07:15 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-03 07:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Zack Schofield has told ABC News some of his crew members were beaten and shot point-blank with rubber bullets. (ABC News)
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[2026-05-03 07:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A doctor with Medecins Sans Frontieres has warned that patients with chronic illnesses in southern Lebanon are going without treatment as hospitals divert resources to cope with mass displacement caused by Israeli attacks.
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[2026-05-03 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A Catholic charity has condemned Israel after its forces destroyed a convent in southern Lebanon, in what it saidis as a deliberate attack on a place of worship.
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[2026-05-03 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: It’s a tale of love, language, and the law.
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[2026-05-03 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: For years, Israel has fought a parallel war alongside its physical battles – a war over narrative, legitimacy, and perception. On this front, critics argue, Israel often finds itself trapped in a defensive posture, explaining, rebutting, and justifying its existence and actions against a relentless tide of disinformation.
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[2026-05-03 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump's administration has bypassed congressional review to approve military sales totaling over $8.6 billion to Middle Eastern allies Israel, Qatar, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates.
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[2026-05-03 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel’s Eurovision delegation arrived in Vienna on Friday in advance of competing in the international song competition, exuding high spirits while coping with security threats.
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[2026-05-03 04:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has taken aim at the UK government for promoting “inaccurate and counterproductive” narratives linking pro-Palestine marches to antisemitic violence.
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[2026-05-03 04:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Madrid has demanded the release of a Spanish citizen who was arrested during a raid on a flotilla headed for Gaza and taken to Israel for “questioning”.
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[2026-05-03 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by former Congressman Ron Paul
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[2026-05-03 03:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN — Iran said Saturday that it was up to the United States whether to pursue a negotiated settlement or to return to open war, but that Tehran was ready for either outcome.
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[2026-05-03 03:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The bomb struck the busy market area of al-Nafaq Street in broad daylight.
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[2026-05-03 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Trump's operation Epic Fury saw a combined number of US-Israeli strikes in the many thousands unleashed on Iran. The common high estimates suggest over 13,000 strikes by the American side, and possibly 10,000 by the Israelis - which are staggering figures.
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[2026-05-03 03:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: On 23 April, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that "dozens of children go missing each week" in the Gaza Strip "against the backdrop of the postwar chaos" - a curious euphemism, no doubt, for the ongoing US-backed genocide in the Palestinian territory, which proceeds apace despite the ceasefire that was ostensibly implemented last year.
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[2026-05-03 03:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This grab from black and white CCTV footage shows members on flotilla boat with hands in air as Israeli forces intercepted activists who set sail earlier this month from Barcelona attempting to break Israel’s maritime blockade of Gaza, near the southern Greek island of Crete, early Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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[2026-05-03 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi was in an unstable condition in an Iranian hospital on Saturday after she was taken there from prison following a catastrophic deterioration of her health, a foundation run by her family said.
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[2026-05-03 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIRUT — The United States is warning shipping companies they could face sanctions for paying Iran to pass safely through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-03 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iraq’s deputy oil minister Basim Mohammed says the country can quickly restore oil production and exports once the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz subsides.
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[2026-05-03 02:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iraq has a new prime minister, Ali al-Zaidi, after almost six months of uncertainty, which started with the elections in November 2025. Since then, the political parties have not been able to decide on a pick for the prime minister.
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