Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-05-03 02:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Hamas in Gaza has completed an internal voting process to select a new head for the terrorist organization’s general political bureau, but the winner has not yet been announced, according to a report from Qatari outlet Al-Alraby.
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[2026-05-03 02:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Bella joined the IDF as a reaction to the antisemitism she was experiencing at a university in New England. Raised as a Jewish American, she always celebrated the holidays, practiced Jewish traditions, and attended Jewish camps.
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[2026-05-03 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: A PENTAGON official said on April 29 that the war in Iran has cost the United States $25 billion so far. Compare this with 2008, when the US spent roughly $283 billion in one year to fund its wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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[2026-05-03 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than two months into a war that has failed to deliver a decisive military or diplomatic win, United States President Donald Trump faces the risk that a standoff with Iran would drag on indefinitely and leave an even bigger problem for the US and the world than before he launched the conflict.
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[2026-05-03 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
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[2026-05-03 01:53 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: PM says there are instances in which he would support bans but organisers say this would ‘strike at root of free speech’
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[2026-05-03 01:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli attacks in Gaza have killed at least four people and wounded 26 others in the last 24 hours, the enclave's health ministry is reporting.
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[2026-05-03 01:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Dos hombres caminan por Londres el jueves 30 de abril de 2026, cerca del lugar donde dos personas fueron apuñaladas recientemente en el barrio de Golders Green, que cuenta con una gran comunidad judía. (Foto AP/Alastair Grant)
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[2026-05-03 01:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Gasoline prices are displayed at a Mobil gas station on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
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[2026-05-03 01:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Global Sumud Flotilla issued a statement saying that one of the two flotilla activists detained by Israel, Saif Abu Keshek, never intended to go to Gaza on Friday.
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[2026-05-03 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: On Friday, ZeroHedge, in partnership with the Macro Dirt Podcast, hosted a debate focused on the implications for agriculture, inflation, and global supply chains given the current situation in Iran. The discussion was illuminating and worth a rewatch if you missed it.
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[2026-05-03 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: As airfare continues to climb amid the Iran war, prospective travelers may be wondering: Should I buy my plane ticket now or wait to see if things improve?
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[2026-05-03 00:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Addressing the cameras following reports of spiralling youth violence, including the killing of the 21-year-old former Israeli soldier Yemanu Binyamin Zalka last week, Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was clear.
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[2026-05-03 00:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed at least 2,659 people since it launched its fresh offensive on 2 March, the Public Health Emergency Operations Center said on Saturday.
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[2026-05-02 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel has been accused this week of again using white phosphorus in southern Lebanon, firing shells near towns and villages.
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[2026-05-02 23:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A coalition of campaign groups organising pro-Palestine marches in the UK has criticised attempts by politicians and the media to smear the demonstrations, as well as suggestions they could be banned.
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[2026-05-02 23:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Families of Iranians executed or forcibly disappeared by state authorities have been left without answers about the fate of their loved ones, in what human rights organizations describe as a longstanding pattern of repression by the Islamic Republic.
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[2026-05-02 23:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Greta Thunberg‘s buddy and accused groper has been arrested after their peace flotilla landed in Israel, officials said.
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[2026-05-02 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The tech company Flock has 80,000 cameras across the US – and a report finds some officers are taking advantage
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[2026-05-02 22:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel has launched multiple strikes across southern Lebanon, killing at least 10 people in further violations of a “ceasefire” declared two weeks ago.
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[2026-05-02 22:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A socialist group at Bowdoin College — Mayor Mamdani’s $94,000-a-year alma mater — is defying administrators by planning to host Hizzoner’s anti-Israel father on campus, while courting toxic Marxist influencer Hasan Piker for a separate lecture.
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[2026-05-02 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UAE's aviation authority said air traffic in the country has returned to normal, the state news agency reported on Saturday, after precautionary measures implemented on 28 February at the start of the war on Iran were lifted.
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[2026-05-02 22:34 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-05-02 22:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A coalition of campaign groups organising pro-Palestine marches in the UK has hit out at attempts to smear them by politicians and the media and suggestions that the demonstrations could be banned.
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[2026-05-02 22:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraqi Prime Minister Designate Ali Al Zaidi arrived in the northern Kurdistan region on Saturday to gain the support of Kurdish leaders to complete his cabinet before a 30-day deadline.
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[2026-05-02 21:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Japan is set to receive its first shipment of Russian crude oil since the conflict in the Middle East disrupted global energy supplies, Japanese media reported Saturday, citing the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
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[2026-05-02 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: NATO says it is assessing the details of the United States’s decision to withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germany, a key partner in the Western security alliance, amid tensions over the war on Iran.
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[2026-05-02 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump says the US Navy is acting “like pirates” as he described an operation about seizing a ship amid the blockade of Iranian ports.
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[2026-05-02 21:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Two men walk in London, Thursday, April 30, 2026, near the scene where two people were recently stabbed in the Golders Green neighbourhood, that has a large Jewish community. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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[2026-05-02 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: At least three people have been killed in an Israeli strike on the village of Louaizeh in southern Lebanon, the country's National News Agency is reporting.
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[2026-05-02 21:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: London's Metropolitan Police will not investigate 10 British nationals accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity while fighting with the Israeli military in Gaza.
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[2026-05-02 21:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: London's Metropolitan Police will not investigate ten British nationals accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity while fighting with the Israeli military in Gaza.
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[2026-05-02 21:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The spat between the US and Germany over the war on Iran is intensifying after Washington announced the withdrawal of 5,000 American troops from German soil.
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[2026-05-02 21:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: France’s policy in recent years, particularly since the rise of Emmanuel Macron, amounts to nothing less than a betrayal of moral values. Behind polished language about human rights, diplomacy, and balance lies a troubling reality of hypocrisy, moral weakness, and even open hostility toward Israel and its allies.
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[2026-05-02 21:00 UTC+10:00] [West Bank] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Education is being targeted across Palestine, with the murder of 14-year-old Aws al-Naasan only the latest in a spree of violence
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[2026-05-02 20:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BEIRUT, Líbano (AP) — Los ataques aéreos de Israel sobre el sur de Líbano se cobraron la vida de al menos siete personas y causaron varios heridos el sábado, mientras continúan las hostilidades entre las fuerzas israelíes y el grupo político-paramilitar Hezbollah pese a un alto el fuego.
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