Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-25 15:28 UTC+10:00] [Airports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi are quickly becoming an economic and political force, accruing multi-billion dollar valuations and drawing support from key officials in the Trump administration.
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[2026-04-25 15:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that he has undergone treatment for prostate cancer in his first public acknowledgment of the diagnosis.
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[2026-04-25 15:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, met with Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, in Islamabad on Saturday morning, according to Pakistani officials and the Iranian embassy in Pakistan. Araghchi arrived in Pakistan on Friday.
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[2026-04-25 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Testimony emerges from Babak Alipour, who spent three years on death row before being taken to gallows in March
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[2026-04-25 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-25 14:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s defence ministry said a significant portion of the country’s missile capabilities remains unused, while highlighting domestic production of more than 1,000 types of weapons, according to Press TV.
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[2026-04-25 14:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Palestinian elections for the local council of the Palestinian Authority opened up their polls on Saturday, with 1 million Palestinians expected to vote - including 70,000 from Gaza -.
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[2026-04-25 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un votante prepara su papeleta en un colegio electoral durante las elecciones municipales de la ciudad de Ramala en Cisjordania, el 26 de marzo de 2022. (Foto AP/Nasser Nasser, Archivo)
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[2026-04-25 14:37 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Iranian foreign minister has landed in Islamabad but his ministry says there will be no direct negotiations with the US envoy
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[2026-04-25 14:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pledged to propose legislation within weeks to proscribe Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, a report said Friday.
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[2026-04-25 14:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Abbas Araghchi is due to meet with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Saturday. Acting as a mediator, Pakistan has been trying to get the United States and Iran to a second round of ceasefire negotiations.
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[2026-04-25 14:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran has denied that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s trip to Islamabad will include new talks with Washington, pushing back on reports that President Donald Trump is dispatching envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan to restart negotiations.
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[2026-04-25 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A voter prepares his ballot at a polling station during municipal elections in the West Bank city of Ramallah, March 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File)
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[2026-04-25 13:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A recent ruling by the Central District Court has unveiled a covert financial network designed to funnel money to Hamas, thereby supporting the terror group's efforts in the Israel-Gaza conflict.
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[2026-04-25 13:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Fifteen Australians are attempting to break Israel’s 19-year land and sea blockade of Gaza in a civilian-led mission the federal government has implored them not to carry out.
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[2026-04-25 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Iran's foreign minister arrived in Islamabad on Friday and US envoys headed to the Pakistani capital in a bid to kickstart a new round of peace negotiations amid a fragile ceasefire.
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[2026-04-25 13:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf condemned remarks by Israeli defence minister Israel Katz about potential action against Iran’s leadership, warning that Iranian forces would defend the country “trench by trench”.
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[2026-04-25 13:01 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: During an Oval Office news conference about healthcare on Thursday (Washington time), Donald Trump drew everyone’s attention to a repaving of the West Wing colonnade, where he is replacing decades-old flagstone pavers with polished black granite.
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[2026-04-25 13:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Mohamed Ramadan’s big-screen return, Pakistan’s first zombie thriller and a Saudi-Egyptian action blockbuster are among the major titles slated for this year’s Eid Al Adha cinema season.
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[2026-04-25 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From Iran to the Horn of Africa, disinformation is killing diplomacy. Mediators need facts, not state-sponsored fictions
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[2026-04-25 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Tehran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From Iran to the Horn of Africa, disinformation is killing diplomacy. Mediators need facts, not state-sponsored fictions
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[2026-04-25 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Gaza will hold its first election in 20 years on Saturday, this time without the participation of Hamas as the Palestinian armed group faces growing pressure to disarm and cede power after two years of devastating war with Israel.
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[2026-04-25 12:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that he underwent treatment for early-stage prostate cancer, admitting that he delayed publication of the medical report for two months during the war with Iran.
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[2026-04-25 12:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Lebanon will not be used as a bargaining chip in regional conflicts, stressing that any negotiations would be conducted in the country’s own interest.
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[2026-04-25 12:33 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A group of women and children linked to Islamic State have reportedly left their Syrian detention camp and are attempting to return to Australia in a second bid for freedom.
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[2026-04-25 12:27 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and the US president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are heading to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran on Saturday morning, the White House has said.
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[2026-04-25 12:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The investigation into the death of a baby following a circumcision has taken a significant turn as three doctors have now testified, reinforcing the case against the mohel suspected of causing the tragedy.
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[2026-04-25 12:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The holidays we celebrate remain constant; what changes is how we experience them as life rolls on.
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[2026-04-25 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-25 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: UAE schools are striving to help students stay on course for academic success after the Iran war led classrooms to temporarily close and critical GCSE and A-level exams to be scrapped.
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[2026-04-25 11:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — President Donald Trump is sending his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan to meet with Iran's foreign minister, the White House said Friday, as officials in the South Asian nation pushed to revive ceasefire talks between the U.S. and Iran.
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[2026-04-25 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Washington is eyeing how to pressure Spain out of the NATO alliance, after the Spanish government has taken firm anti-Israel positions, as well as come out strongly against Trump's Iran war, even disallowing some base and logistics access to the US armed forces.
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[2026-04-25 11:29 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘The United States has officially declared that no one can dictate to it,’ Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says
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[2026-04-25 10:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United States has frozen $344 million in digital assets linked to Iran as part of efforts to increase economic pressure, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
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[2026-04-25 10:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: More than 11 Palestinians, including a woman and a child, were killed in separate Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip on Friday, according to health officials.
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[2026-04-25 10:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A group of “lunatic” UCLA student government members left a UC Regent member “disgusted and appalled” after they condemned an on-campus appearance from a Hamas hostage.
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[2026-04-25 10:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Melanie Phillips, the renowned British journalist, has spent hundreds of hours in television and radio studios defending Israel and the Jewish people against ignorant and sometimes malicious accusations.
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[2026-04-25 10:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Many residents of northern Israeli towns are frustrated with the extension of Israel's ceasefire with Lebanon, Ynet reported on Friday, with some local leaders criticizing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government as yielding to Washington’s influence.
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[2026-04-25 10:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Two Israeli Air Force technicians working on F-15 fighter jets have been charged with spying for Iran, according to a report by Jewish News Syndicate.
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[2026-04-25 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran said no meeting is planned with the United States in Islamabad, according to foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei.
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[2026-04-25 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Soaring packaging costs amid the Iran war hint at a deeper malaise as the middle class contracts and growth hits a plateau
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[2026-04-25 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Indonesia] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Soaring packaging costs amid the Iran war hint at a deeper malaise as the middle class contracts and growth hits a plateau
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[2026-04-25 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Australian and New Zealand soldiers pay their respects during a ceremony in recognition of the fallen during Gallipoli campaign near Canakkale, Turkey, the day before Anzac Day. Source: AAP / Sercan Ozkurnazli/AP
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[2026-04-25 09:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El primer ministro de Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, asiste a una ceremonia conmemorativa por el Día del Recuerdo en memoria de los soldados caídos, o Yom HaZikaron, en el Cementerio Militar del Monte Herzl, en Jerusalén, el martes 21 de abril de 2026. (Ilia Yefimovich/Foto de la piscina vía AP)
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[2026-04-25 09:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Sergei Lavrov and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed called for the resumption of negotiations to address the Middle East crisis, Reuters news agency reported.
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[2026-04-25 09:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah said its fighters carried out several attacks on Israeli forces inside southern Lebanon. In a statement, the group said it targeted troops and military vehicles in the town of al-Qantara with drones.
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[2026-04-25 09:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Can we afford to let talks to end the war with Iran go on for a while?
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[2026-04-25 09:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-25 09:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Iran partially reopened its eastern airspace this month, offering a positive sign for a region roiled by war.
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[2026-04-25 08:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Conservative: Beijing Will Pay for Backing Iran
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