Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-28 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Esmaeil Baqaei, spokesperson for Iran’s foreign ministry, criticised European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen over her comments on maintaining sanctions against Tehran.
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[2026-04-28 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: By Victoria Pengilley
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[2026-04-28 06:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. stock market’s record-breaking rally slowed after uncertainty rose over the weekend about what will happen next in the Iran war.
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[2026-04-28 06:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel will replace the annual Lag BaOmer festival at Mount Meron with a smaller symbolic ceremony due to security concerns, the prime minister’s office said.
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[2026-04-28 06:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla have arrived in the United States for a four-day trip, a tour that has taken on even greater prominence after the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner shooting and amid acrimony between the close allies.
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[2026-04-28 06:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Neanderthal children developed at a much faster pace than modern humans, possibly as a way to adjust to the harsh environment of their surroundings, according to a recent study published in Current Biology.
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[2026-04-28 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-04-28 05:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel has threatened to “burn” all of Lebanon after Hezbollah reiterated its defiance and rejection of peace talks as war across the border grinds on.
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[2026-04-28 05:57 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said early Monday that his talks in Oman focused on ensuring safe transit in the Strait of Hormuz for the benefit of regional countries and the wider world.
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[2026-04-28 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Maccabi Haifa 3-1 as the yellow-and-blue dominated the Israeli Classico to take the three points and keep its slim title chances alive, dropping the gap to first-place Hapoel Beersheba to eight points.
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[2026-04-28 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: President Isaac Herzog will pay an official visit to Panama on May 6, soon after concluding his visit to Kazakhstan, according to Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino.
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[2026-04-28 05:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, Israel’s army chief of staff, said the military is likely to remain engaged in fighting on multiple fronts throughout 2026.
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[2026-04-28 05:38 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our live rolling coverage of US politics, Donald Trump and the war in Iran this Tuesday April 28.
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[2026-04-28 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This is a locator map for Iraq with its capital, Baghdad. (AP Photo)
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[2026-04-28 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In view of the ongoing unrest in the Middle East region, particularly since February 28, 2026, and the associated global economic trends, the Government initially took steps to maintain limited office services to minimise the pressure on national fuel stocks due to fuel supply constraints and overall energy management needs that currently affect Sri Lanka.
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[2026-04-28 05:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Israel Defense Forces’ Home Front Command updated on Sunday its defensive guidelines for specific areas in northern Israel, restricting gatherings to a maximum of 1,500 people in the wake of escalating attacks by Hezbollah.
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[2026-04-28 05:26 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The US stock market’s record-breaking rally is stalling after uncertainty rose over the weekend about what will happen next in the Iran war, while oil prices rose.
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[2026-04-28 05:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin told Iran's top diplomat that Moscow would do everything it could to help secure peace in the Middle East, during a meeting in Saint Petersburg on Monday.
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[2026-04-28 05:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Justice Minister Yariv Levin’s refusal to convene the Judicial Selection Committee (JSC) remains so grave that the High Court of Justice must intervene, Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara argued to the court on Monday, rejecting Levin’s claim that his latest move had made the petition against him unnecessary.
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[2026-04-28 05:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Iraqi President Nizar Amedi has named Ali al-Zaidi as prime minister-designate, and tasked him with forming a government, Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Iraq has reported.
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[2026-04-28 05:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Rabbi Nachum Israel Ober, a 51-year-old member of the Belz Hasidic community from Brooklyn, New York, was found dead on Monday in a remote area in Colombia.
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[2026-04-28 05:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Foreign Correspondent
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[2026-04-28 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The US-Israeli war on Iran has set off a scramble by governments and companies around the world to shore up fuel supplies, after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz triggering oil supply disruptions.
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[2026-04-28 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz warned Hezbollah that it was “playing with fire” after the group rejected direct negotiations with Israel.
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[2026-04-28 04:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: European flight prices are falling as airlines try to overcome customer "hesitancy" over the economic hit from the US-Israel war with Iran, Wizz Air's chief executive has said.
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[2026-04-28 04:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraqi politicians have nominated businessman Ali Al Zaidi as a compromise candidate for prime minister, aiming to end months of political wrangling.
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[2026-04-28 04:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Haneen Sayed said in Washington that the process would take time, as the group was a ‘community’, not merely a militant organisation
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[2026-04-28 04:33 UTC+10:00] [Benjamin Netanyahu] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Haneen Sayed said in Washington that the process would take time, as the group was a ‘community’, not merely a militant organisation
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[2026-04-28 04:24 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: German chancellor suggests Trump administration is being outwitted at negotiating table by Tehran
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[2026-04-28 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Leave One Day, which just opened in theaters around Israel, is a slight but charming French musical drama about a chef, and it will be best appreciated by fans of Gallic pop music.
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[2026-04-28 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who leads the far-right Otzma Yehudit Party, announced on Sunday that Ofer Golan, former strategist to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, will manage the party’s strategic operations ahead of the upcoming elections.
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[2026-04-28 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ukraine has summoned the Israeli ambassador to Kyiv in protest of the arrival of a Russian vessel carrying stolen Ukrainian grain in Haifa, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Monday evening.
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[2026-04-28 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Seattle Palestinian cultural festival participants applauded an al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades terrorist, released as part of a ransom for hostages held in Gaza, as he was introduced as the keynote speaker at a Saturday event.
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[2026-04-28 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir, on Monday night, made his first public comment on allegations of IDF soldiers stealing Lebanese property from villages they have been in within southern Lebanon.
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[2026-04-28 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: As the smoke cleared over Tehran following the start of the Israeli-US strikes, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quick to point the finger. "This all began following Netanyahu’s provocations," the Turkish leader stated, "we feel deep sorrow and great concern." He went further, issuing a chilling prophecy: "God willing, I have no doubt that Israel will pay the price for this."
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[2026-04-28 03:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Hormuz chokepoint, with the U.S.-Iran conflict about to enter its third month, remains closed, and global energy flows are being rewired. One industrial gas we've identified as facing supply disruption risks is helium, which threatens to upend end markets ranging from semiconductor production to medical imaging.
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[2026-04-28 03:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said senior US officials are reviewing an Iranian proposal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-28 03:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Bahrain’s Foreign Minister urged the international community on Monday to take stronger action over Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, warning that failure to respond risked inflicting hundreds of billions of dollars in economic losses and further disrupting global supply chains, as the crisis at the vital energy chokepoint deepens.
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[2026-04-28 03:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: CBS News has ousted London bureau chief Claire Day after she clashed with editor-in-chief Bari Weiss over the network’s coverage of Iran and Gaza, The Post has learned.
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[2026-04-28 03:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Message via Pakistan outlines terms on nuclear work and Strait of Hormuz, as Moscow signals support and Washington considers next move
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[2026-04-28 03:18 UTC+10:00] [Islamabad] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Message via Pakistan outlines terms on nuclear work and Strait of Hormuz, as Moscow signals support and Washington considers next move
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[2026-04-28 03:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo released by the Pakistan Foreign Ministry, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, right, meets with Pakistani Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, left, upon his arrival at Nur Khan airbase in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Friday, April 24, 2026. (Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP)
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[2026-04-28 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran appears “serious” about reaching an agreement with Washington but stressed any deal must prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon.
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[2026-04-28 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel’s far-right Naftali Bennett and centrist opposition leader Yair Lapid have announced that they will resume the alliance that last toppled Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in 2021, which at the time ended the latter’s 12-year hold on the country’s leadership.
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[2026-04-28 02:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Lebanese government has not taken a single step against Hezbollah since the ceasefire in Lebanon went into effect some two weeks ago, two Israeli officials told The Jerusalem Post on Monday.
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[2026-04-28 02:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pakistan has authorised new transit routes, allowing Iran to import goods from third countries through its territory.
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[2026-04-28 02:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at the G7 leaders' summit in Canada in June 2025. This year's summit could see disagreements about how to address the conflict in the Middle East. © Reuters
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[2026-04-28 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday Iran's leadership was humiliating the United States and getting US officials to travel to Pakistan and then leave without results, in an unusually abrupt rebuke over the conflict.
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[2026-04-28 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Bahrain has revoked the citizenship of dozens of people it accused of sympathising with Iran and “aiding foreign entities”.
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[2026-04-28 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Iran has made another offer to try to wind down its war with the US by reopening the Strait of Hormuz but has yet to address stalled talks over ending Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, according to a report.
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