Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-04-25 08:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El secretario del Tesoro de EEUU, Scott Bessent, habla con periodistas en la Casa Blanca, en Washington, el miércoles 15 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-04-25 08:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC 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 08:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Syrian authorities have accused Hezbollah-linked cells of plotting attacks inside Syria and across its borders, marking a striking turn in the relationship between Damascus and a group that helped prop up Bashar Assad during the Syrian civil war.
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[2026-04-25 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies on his agency’s proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2027 at a Senate Appropriation subcommittee, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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[2026-04-25 07:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Hamas death cult has taken advantage of the October 2025 cease-fire with Israel to rebuild, rearm and consolidate its grip on the half of Gaza under its control.
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[2026-04-25 07:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A recent event hosted by students at UC Berkeley’s law school drew national criticism after featuring Israa Jaabis, a failed Palestinian suicide bomber released from Israeli prison in November 2023 as part of the hostage-prisoner exchange following Hamas’s October 7 attack.
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[2026-04-25 07:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli forces have killed 12 Palestinians in attacks throughout Gaza, medical sources in the enclave tell Al Jazeera, as Israel continues its daily violations of the ceasefire struck last year.
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[2026-04-25 07:30 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing and Taiwan’s opposition KMT want to foster cross-strait interdependence but DPP offers only isolation and endless confrontation
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[2026-04-25 07:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon’s health ministry says Israeli air strikes have killed six people in the south, confirming earlier Israeli claims of fatalities.
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[2026-04-25 07:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The recent surge in fuel prices due to the war in Iran has spurred demand for electric vehicles around the world, and Chinese car makers are making the most of the opportunity.
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[2026-04-25 07:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran is scrambling to get a massive crude carrier to Kharg Island, in a sign that President Trump’s blockade is bringing the regime’s oil-critical hub — which controls roughly 90% of Iranian crude oil exports — to the brink, according to a report.
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[2026-04-25 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Kuwait’s military says two drones launched from Iraq struck northern border positions on Friday, causing damage but no casualties.
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[2026-04-25 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US sends envoys to Pakistan as Iranian FM heads for talks
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[2026-04-25 06:52 UTC+10:00] [Finance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Oil prices surged this week as the war in the Middle East once again rattled global markets. Source: AAP / Jay Kogler
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[2026-04-25 06:52 UTC+10:00] [US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: The United States rolled out a blitz of sanctions on Friday, targeting 40 shipping firms and vessels that it identified as being part of Iran’s so-called shadow fleet of oil tankers, as the Trump administration broadened its efforts to cripple the Iranian economy.
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[2026-04-25 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A newly announced extension of the Lebanon ceasefire has been described by Israel’s UN envoy as “not 100%.” RT’s correspondent in Beirut, Steve Sweeney, says the remarks by Ambassador Danny Danon reflect the situation on the ground, with monitors recording repeated violations by West Jerusalem.
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[2026-04-25 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel has continued its attacks on southern Lebanon, hours after ceasefire between the two countries was extended for a further three weeks.
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[2026-04-25 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-04-25 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps says it has seized a vessel it suspects of collaborating with the US military.
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[2026-04-25 06:22 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
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[2026-04-25 06:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi arrived in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Friday to discuss proposals for restarting peace talks with the United States, amid conflicting signals on whether he would meet with US negotiators there.
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[2026-04-25 06:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A surge for Intel following a blowout profit report helped lead technology stocks higher, while oil prices keep swinging in the wait for what’s next with the Iran war.
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[2026-04-25 06:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Em resposta ao fechamento do Estreito de Ormuz promovido pelo Irã durante a guerra contra Estados Unidos e Israel, a Marinha americana vem bloqueando os portos iranianos desde meados de abril. Com isso, Washington espera restringir as exportações de Teerã – principalmente petróleo –, colocando mais pressão sobre a liderança do regime islâmico.
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[2026-04-25 06:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El secretario del Tesoro de Estados Unidos, Scott Bessent, testifica sobre los cálculos del presupuesto propuesto por su agencia para el año fiscal 2027 en un subcomité de Asignaciones del Senado, en el Capitolio, Washington, el miércoles 22 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/J. Scott Applewhite)
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[2026-04-25 05:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A protester has admitted in court he fired a flare that landed on the the roof of a City College of New York building and badly damaged it during an on-campus anti-Israel demonstration two years ago, prosecutors said.
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[2026-04-25 05:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Trump administration has told several Gulf states that they should use American companies to rebuild their infrastructure damaged by Iran's retaliatory strikes amid the US-Israeli war on the Islamic Republic, US and Arab officials familiar with the discussions told Middle East Eye.
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[2026-04-25 05:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Photographer and video journalist Zeinab Faraj, who was wounded in an Israeli airstrike that killed her colleague this week, recovers in al-Zahraa hospital in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Bassam Hatoum)
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[2026-04-25 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The supply shock from the U.S.-Iran war impacted the oil and gas units of India's largest company Reliance Industries. © Reuters
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[2026-04-25 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: This article is the first in a series titled “HER,” an ongoing project by photojournalist Chen G. Schimmel, exploring the lives and inner worlds of the wives of Israeli soldiers.
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[2026-04-25 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was expected to arrive in Islamabad on Friday night as Pakistan works to host a second round of negotiations between the United States and Iran, according to regional media reports and statements from Pakistani officials.
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[2026-04-25 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Brett Wilkins
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[2026-04-25 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Sampath Thuyacontha met Assistant Secretary-General responsible for the Middle East, Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific at the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations (DPPA-DPO) Khaled Khiari on Wednesday (22), continuing his official visit to the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.
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[2026-04-25 05:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s foreign minister has arrived in Pakistan ahead of expected talks with the United States, as diplomatic efforts to end the war gather pace.
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[2026-04-25 05:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Nesiah Karadi, 11, was declared dead on Friday following more than three weeks of fighting in the intensive care unit after she was struck by an Iranian missile in Bnei Brak on Passover eve.
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[2026-04-25 05:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US State Department's top lawyer has argued that US President Donald Trump's war with Iran was launched in self-defense and to defend US ally Israel, arguing the bombing campaign was not the start of a new war but the continuation of an ongoing conflict.
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[2026-04-25 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Mourners hold images depicting journalist Amal Khalil, who was killed in an Israeli strike, during her funeral in Lebanon. (Reuters: Aziz Taher)
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[2026-04-25 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was selected in March following the assassination of his father. (Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)
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[2026-04-25 04:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hengli Petrochemical’s facility in Dalian can process 400,000 barrels per day, making it one of the biggest independent refineries in China
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[2026-04-25 04:47 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hengli Petrochemical’s facility in Dalian can process 400,000 barrels per day, making it one of the biggest independent refineries in China
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[2026-04-25 04:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatar’s emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and US President Donald Trump have discussed the Iran ceasefire and rising concerns over maritime security and global supply chains.
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[2026-04-25 04:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s mission to the United Nations has condemned the US's interception of a commercial vessel, describing it as a serious violation of international law.
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[2026-04-25 04:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Recent deadly Israeli attacks on Lebanon and Hezbollah rocket fire into Israel may amount to serious violations of international humanitarian law, the United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) says.
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[2026-04-25 04:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Ukraine is developing a strategic security arrangement with Saudi Arabia covering three key areas, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday during a second visit to the kingdom in less than a month.
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[2026-04-25 04:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel finds itself engaged in two semi-frozen conflicts in Lebanon and Iran. But the outcome of these battles will likely be determined not by Israel’s own political leaders, but by the United States and President Donald Trump, Israeli analysts have told Al Jazeera.
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[2026-04-25 04:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Syria's Interior Ministry on Friday announced the arrest of the main suspect in the 2013 Tadamon massacre, sparking celebrations in the streets of the south Damascus neighbourhood where 288 people were killed.
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[2026-04-25 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES throughout)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-04-25 04:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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