Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-29 18:45 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-29 18:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US embassy in Baghdad extended on Wednesday its "best wishes" to Iraq's prime minister-designate, Ali Al Zaidi, signalling cautious engagement after the controversial tycoon was tapped by an Iran-aligned political bloc to end months of deadlock.
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[2026-04-29 18:40 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: White House facing long economic war or risky military action to reopen strait of Hormuz – which may now be more valuable to Iran than a nuclear weapon
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[2026-04-29 18:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: London, United Kingdom – Recent headlines from British newspapers speak to different areas of tension in the UK due to the United States-Israel war on Iran: economic woes, political friction and worries about the country’s readiness for the future, strategically and militarily, if the conflict persists.
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[2026-04-29 18:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth will face tough questions from lawmakers about the Iran war on Wednesday during his first testimony to Congress since the start of the war.
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[2026-04-29 18:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Is the Pope Catholic? It seems these days, we need a poll to tell us the obvious.
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[2026-04-29 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: European airlines are facing their biggest challenge since the COVID-19 pandemic as the Iran war pushes up jet fuel prices and disrupts travel through the Middle East, casting a shadow over the summer holiday season.
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[2026-04-29 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: As Israel grapples with Hezbollah attack drones along the border with Lebanon, Ukrainian interceptor drones have been able to neutralize 33,000 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of various types in the month of March alone, according to Ukraine’s Defense Ministry.
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[2026-04-29 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Five former US officials criticized the Pentagon for not publicly addressing possible American involvement in the deadly strike on a school in Minab, Iran, during Operation Epic Fury, the BBC reported.
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[2026-04-29 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has slipped into stagflation for the first time in decades, billionaire hedge fund boss Ray Dalio has said. The assessment comes despite the Federal Reserve’s insistence that the term overstates the current crisis, caused in large part by the war on Iran.
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[2026-04-29 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Not many footballers make the jump from pulling on the boots to calling the shots quite so suddenly. But Jonjo Shelvey, the former Liverpool, Newcastle United and England midfielder has done exactly that.
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[2026-04-29 17:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: We earlier reported that the Israeli military killed one Palestinian man, Abdul Halim Rawhi Abdul Halim Hammad, during a raid in Silwad in the occupied West Bank last night.
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[2026-04-29 17:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun held a phone call with his Azerbaijani counterpart Wednesday and discussed regional developments and ways to enhance bilateral cooperation, the foreign ministry said.
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[2026-04-29 17:48 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Remarks by US president likely to cause embarrassment for aides of UK monarch, who usually remains neutral
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[2026-04-29 17:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: President Donald Trump has told his aides to prepare for an extended US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, The Wall Street Journal reported, as Washington looks to intensify economic pressure on Iran as the war enters its third month.
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[2026-04-29 17:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, Amir-Saeid Iravani, said Iran reserves the right to respond to what he described as US “state-sponsored piracy and terrorism” following the seizure of Iranian commercial vessels.
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[2026-04-29 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has said he's "not happy" with Australia's position on the Iran war, criticism Joe Courtney says is "harmful". (Reuters: Jonathan Ernst)
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[2026-04-29 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: French oil giant TotalEnergies said Wednesday that it had restarted its Satorp refinery in Saudi Arabia in mid-April, after the facility had been shut down following damage sustained in air strikes during the Iran war.
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[2026-04-29 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Global development] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Soaring oil prices and the blockade are preventing food, fuel and medicine being delivered to millions of people in desperate need, say NGOs
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[2026-04-29 16:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-04-29 16:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US President Donald Trump says Iran is in a “state of collapse” and has urged a swift lifting of the US blockade, as Gulf leaders meeting in Saudi Arabia call on Tehran to rebuild trust after “treacherous” regional attacks.
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[2026-04-29 16:53 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-04-29 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Britain's ambassador to the United States has said America's only "special relationship" is "probably Israel" and not Britain.
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[2026-04-29 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Football’s governing body Fifa has agreed to an increased financial pool for participating nations at this year’s World Cup.
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[2026-04-29 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump told his aides to start prepping for an extended blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-29 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: There's growing outrage and political division in Israel after news emerged that the government and defense ministry fulfilled a weapons contract with Germany, sending vital Arrow air defense missiles to Berlin during the middle of the Iran war.
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[2026-04-29 16:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces carried out a series of raids and arrests across the occupied West Bank, Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.
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[2026-04-29 16:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Israel has killed three Lebanese civil defence rescuers in a strike on the southern town of Majdal Zoun despite the current ceasefire.
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[2026-04-29 16:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces killed five people from the same family in an air strike on the town of Jebchit in southern Lebanon during a night raid, Lebanon's National News Agency said.
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[2026-04-29 16:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: RTV Slovenia will not air the Eurovision Song Contest this year after previously withdrawing from the event over Israel’s participation, TRT reported.
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[2026-04-29 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s defense team asked the Jerusalem District Court to delay the start of his testimony on Wednesday, but the judges rejected the request and ordered the hearing to proceed as planned.
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[2026-04-29 16:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran FM in Russia says US has offered new round of talks
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[2026-04-29 16:01 UTC+10:00] [Victorian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Labor under pressure to scrap group voting tickets as Avi Yemini details plan to funnel votes to conservative parties at state election
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[2026-04-29 15:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that Israeli civilian contractors have been carrying out demolition operations in southern Lebanon, citing testimony from soldiers who said army units were tasked with providing protection during the work.
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[2026-04-29 15:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces shot dead a 37-year-old Palestinian man during a raid on Silwan in the occupied West Bank at dawn on Wednesday, the Palestinian ministry of health said.
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[2026-04-29 15:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In a video statement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel has destroyed a “massive” Hezbollah tunnel in Lebanon, claiming that Israeli forces are working to dismantle Hezbollah infrastructure.
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[2026-04-29 15:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, the UAE confirms its exit from Opec as a long-term strategy to gain greater flexibility in oil production and meet higher output targets.
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[2026-04-29 15:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces injured a Palestinian woman late on Monday during a raid on the villages of al-Mufaqara, at-Tuwani and Khirbet al-Dab’a in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, Wafa news agency reported.
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[2026-04-29 15:08 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While the plan to bypass the Malacca Strait is popular with Anutin’s government, economists and environmentalists say it is not realistic
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[2026-04-29 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot is scheduled to begin a three-day tour of Gulf states on Wednesday to strengthen defence partnerships and discuss the wars in Iran and Lebanon, ministerial sources have said.
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[2026-04-29 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A major data center company has paused investment in AI infrastructure projects and data centers in the Middle East amid the Iran war, its CEO has told CNBC.
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[2026-04-29 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: SBS News Bulletin Source: AAP
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[2026-04-29 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Listen to Australian and world news, and follow trending topics with SBS News Podcasts.
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[2026-04-29 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Welcome to SBS News in Easy English. I'm Sydney Lang.
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[2026-04-29 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli air strikes on the town of Hanin destroyed several houses at dawn, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported.
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[2026-04-29 14:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A currency trader reacts near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), right, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-04-29 14:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: First-quarter earnings remain resilient as crude prices surge on Middle East tensions, tightening global supply and lifting margins
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[2026-04-29 14:28 UTC+10:00] [Sinopec] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: First-quarter earnings remain resilient as crude prices surge on Middle East tensions, tightening global supply and lifting margins
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[2026-04-29 14:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Thursday, April 16, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
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[2026-04-29 14:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. Supreme Court is seen Friday, April 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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