Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-02 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info, remarks in para 19By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-05-02 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Palestinian Embassy in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and the Free Palestine Movement, with all those calling for the freedom of Palestine, held a special gathering to invoke the blessings of the Almighty on Sameera Amehboobdeen, who will represent Sri Lanka in a 100-flotilla global campaign to Gaza calling for the freedom of Palestine.
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[2026-05-02 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A retired top US general Friday said Iran’s leaders “certainly don’t care” what happens to their people — so President Trump should stop trying to negotiate and resume bombing the Middle Eastern country.
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[2026-05-02 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The interruption to supplies of fertiliser and its key ingredients due to the war in Iran could cost up to 10 billion meals a week globally and will hit poorest countries hardest, according to the boss of one of the world’s biggest fertiliser producers.
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[2026-05-02 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Russia has emerged as the main supplier of oil to Syria, Reuters reporting shows, despite the new government's alignment with the West and widespread distrust of Moscow over its military support for fallen leader Bashar al-Assad.
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[2026-05-02 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Bennett-Lapid merger was meant to solve the opposition’s oldest disease: too many generals, too many egos, too many half-parties, and too many voters looking for a home but not a camp.
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[2026-05-02 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Many Israelis see Naftali Bennett as an Israeli version of Peter Magyar. They want to believe that, like Magyar – who emerged from Hungary’s authoritarian ruling system to challenge and defeat it – Bennett has seen the light, broken away from the populist-nationalist bloc, and can now be trusted to carry the banner of democratic renewal.
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[2026-05-02 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Palestinian soccer federation President Jibril Rajoub refused to stand alongside Israel FA Vice-President Basim Sheikh Suliman in a heated moment at the FIFA Congress on Thursday.
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[2026-05-02 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Editorial] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: United States (US) Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has revealed that the Iran War has so far cost the US taxpayers a staggering US$ 25 billion, on top of the US annual defence budget of US$ 900 billion. This is expected to balloon to US$ 1.5 trillion next year, which is more than double the combined defence expenditure of the next two countries on the list – China and Russia, which itself is engaged in a war.
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[2026-05-02 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The first batch of 350 Sri Lankan Hajj pilgrims left for Jeddah on Friday from the Bandaranaike International Airport by Saudi Arabian Airlines.
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[2026-05-02 05:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Una trabajadora doméstica limpia un dormitorio dañado en la ciudad portuaria de Tiro, en el sur de Líbano, el jueves 30 de abril de 2026 mientras el propietario vuelve a la vivienda. (AP Foto/Hussein Malla)
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[2026-05-02 05:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: President Donald Trump has told Congress that US hostilities with Iran have "terminated" owing to an ongoing ceasefire as he argued that he did not need lawmakers' authorisation for the conflict.
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[2026-05-02 05:15 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Duran
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[2026-05-02 05:12 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.
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[2026-05-02 05:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The United States on Friday sanctioned multiple entities and individuals it said were involved in trading Iranian petroleum and petroleum products, including a China-based oil terminal operator and a Chinese national.
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[2026-05-02 05:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The United States on Friday sanctioned multiple entities and individuals it said were involved in trading Iranian petroleum and petroleum products, including a China-based oil terminal operator and a Chinese national.
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[2026-05-02 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Marine traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has been stranded since the US blockade began two weeks ago. (Reuters)
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[2026-05-02 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Anwar Gargash, the powerful diplomatic adviser to the UAE's president said this week that tensions with Iran had reached a "watershed moment" for Gulf security. (Reuters: Hamad I Mohammed)
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[2026-05-02 05:00 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-02 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Donald Trump has said that he is “not satisfied” with Iran’s latest peace proposal to end the war which has killed thousands and triggered a global energy crisis.
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[2026-05-02 04:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: China’s ambassador to the UN said on Friday that the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz was "wreaking havoc" on global oil markets and the wider economy, as the Iran war continues to disrupt energy flows.
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[2026-05-02 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de la FIFA Gianni Infantino durante el Congreso de la FIFA, el jueves 30 de abril de 2026, en Vancouver. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press vía AP)
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[2026-05-02 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates announced on Tuesday that it would withdraw from OPEC and OPEC+, ending nearly six decades in the oil producers’ cartel. The move removes the alliance’s third-largest producer just one day before members were set to meet in Vienna, and it comes as the war between Iran and the US-Israeli coalition enters its ninth week.
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[2026-05-02 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In 2006, weeks after a monthlong missile war with Hezbollah had shut down much of northern Israel, Warren Buffett flew to Tel Aviv and acquired an 80% stake in Iscar, a precision metalworking business in Tefen.
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[2026-05-02 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The halls of power in Washington DC have rarely echoed with such full-throated, uncompromising support for the State of Israel. From the Oval Office to the high-ranking echelons of the Pentagon, the Trump administration has framed the US-Israel partnership not merely as a strategic necessity but as the cornerstone of American foreign policy.
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[2026-05-02 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Gaza Board of Peace denied Friday's rumors about closing its Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in Kiryat Gat, saying the Reuters report was "wrong" and that "the CMCC is advancing its efforts every day to continue delivering aid at a level unprecedented in modern history."
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[2026-05-02 04:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ARCHIVO – La prominente activista iraní de derechos humanos Narges Mohammadi asiste a una reunión sobre derechos de las mujeres en Teherán, Irán, el 27 de agosto de 2007. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi, Archivo)
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[2026-05-02 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran told Saudi Arabia and Oman that it planned to “heavily target” the UAE in response to the US-Israeli war on the Islamic Republic, in an apparent move to drive a wedge between Abu Dhabi and its Gulf neighbours, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal published on Thursday.
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[2026-05-02 04:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday he was unhappy with a new proposal from Iran for peace talks with the United States, and threatened to "blast them to hell" if they failed to strike a deal.
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[2026-05-02 04:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info, remarks in paras 11-12, 15-21)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-05-02 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Previous slideNext slide A fishing boat takes to the Hawizeh Marshes in Maysan province, southern Iraq, where water has returned due to a spell of rain after prolonged drought. AFPInfo Sabastian Sawe of Team Kenya celebrates winning the London Marathon with a World Record time of 1:59:30. Getty ImagesInfo Law enforcement personnel detain Cole Tomas Allen, a suspect in the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.
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[2026-05-02 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Naim Aburaddi was homesick.
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[2026-05-02 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A majority of children around the world will have gone to school this morning. Perhaps their parents watched them leave or reminded them to pack something. Or perhaps they did not think about it at all, because they did not need to.
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[2026-05-02 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-05-02 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-05-02 03:58 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-02 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FIFA President Gianni Infantino addresses the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-05-02 03:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Assailants killed a Shiite cleric Friday near the Syrian capital by hurling a grenade into his car, state media reported.
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[2026-05-02 03:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A new poll has found that a large majority of people in the United States believe that the decision to take military action against Iran was a mistake, as the war roils the global economy and fuels cost-of-living concerns in the US.
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[2026-05-02 03:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Prominent Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi attends a meeting on women’s rights in Tehran, Iran, Aug. 27, 2007. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
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[2026-05-02 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, May 1 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he was "not satisfied" with Iran's latest peace proposal, noting that negotiators from the Islamic Republic had been asking for things that he "can't agree with."
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[2026-05-02 03:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TYRE, Lebanon — Israel carried out several airstrikes Friday on southern Lebanon that killed at least 10 people, while the militant Hezbollah group said it fired rockets and drones at northern Israel where two soldiers were wounded.
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[2026-05-02 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON/DUBAI — Tehran has submitted its latest proposal for negotiations with the United States, Iranian state media and a Pakistani official said Friday, a move that could offer hope for breaking a deadlock in efforts to end the Iran war.
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[2026-05-02 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Cameron LNG, a U.S.-based joint project with Japanese trading houses Mitsubishi Corp. and Mitsui & Co., is planning to boost production. (Mitsubishi Corp.)
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[2026-05-02 03:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Two children swing together as a mix of bulk carriers, cargo ships, and service vessels line the horizon in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Sunday, April 26, 2026.(Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)
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[2026-05-02 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The organisers of the pro-Palestine marches that take place in central London have strongly criticised remarks by Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley, accusing him of spreading “dangerous misinformation” about the intentions of the marches calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
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[2026-05-02 03:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States has warned that any shippers paying tolls or other fees to Iran for passage through the Strait of Hormuz risk being sanctioned.
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[2026-05-02 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods warned Friday that the market has not absorbed the full impact of the unprecedented oil supply disruption triggered by the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-02 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US Navy is ramping up its AI capabilities to hunt for Iranian mines in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most critical shipping lanes, according to a recently awarded contract.
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[2026-05-02 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States on Friday imposed new Iran-related sanctions on several individuals, entities, and one vessel, including some based in China, according to the US Treasury website.
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