Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-23 01:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: At least 55 Palestinian children have been prevented from attending school for the past 10 school days after Israeli settlers erected a barbed-wire fence blocking the route to their classrooms in the occupied West Bank, according to Save the Children.
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[2026-04-23 01:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran, Iran – State media and Iran’s military and security leadership say they are prepared for a resumption in the war with the United States and Israel as they continue to signal opposition to any major concessions during negotiations.
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[2026-04-23 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The annual March of Return, which typically draws tens of thousands of Palestinians inside Israel, was transformed this year into a series of smaller marches across depopulated Palestinian villages.
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[2026-04-23 01:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has described the Iranian leadership as “seriously fractured” as he announced an extension to a ceasefire.
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[2026-04-23 01:25 UTC+10:00] [Banks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Europe’s economic engine is sputtering yet again, and the outlook is getting worse with every day that the conflict in the Middle East drags on.
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[2026-04-23 01:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli strikes on Lebanon have damaged or destroyed more than 62,000 housing units, according to a government estimate.
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[2026-04-23 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The past week has been extraordinarily difficult for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, starting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s defeat in the elections and ending with a ceasefire imposed in Lebanon by US President Donald Trump against his will. It embodies Netanyahu’s growing isolation in the world and his domestic troubles as the election looms.
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[2026-04-23 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Hodaya Cohen, an 11th-grade student from Haran School, became the latest winner of Israel's World Tanach Quiz for Youth 2026, celebrated on Tuesday as part of Israel's 78th Independence Day events.
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[2026-04-23 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Olympic Committee of Israel is once again honoring the memory of fallen soldier and swimmer Eden Nimri, who was killed in battle at the Nahal Oz outpost on October 7, by incorporating her handwritten script into its official logo as part of the “Ot Zikaron” memorial initiative.
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[2026-04-23 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With peace negotiations postponed, it is unclear if the US president will be ready to look at stabilising ties between the two top economies
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[2026-04-23 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With peace negotiations postponed, it is unclear if the US president will be ready to look at stabilising ties between the two top economies
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[2026-04-23 00:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-04-23 00:57 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-23 00:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — A second round of US-Iran talks could take place within the next three days, the New York Post reported Wednesday, citing unnamed Pakistani sources and President Donald Trump.
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[2026-04-23 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump's indefinite extension to the U.S.-Iran ceasefire dominated market chatter on Wednesday, with asset prices reflecting a mixed picture.
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[2026-04-23 00:47 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Donald Trump’s conflict with Iran could speed the EU’s green revolution – if panicking governments can hold their nerve on clean energy
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[2026-04-23 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Michael Every of Rabobank
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[2026-04-23 00:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi asked Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum for oil exports during a phone call. (Source photos by Nikkei, Mexican presidential office)
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[2026-04-23 00:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Oil prices are modestly higher this morning, erasing overnight losses on Trump's 'ceasefire extension' after Iran attacked three ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-23 00:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel has released footage of the military destroying a home in southern Lebanon "in memory" of a soldier who was killed in fighting in the country.
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[2026-04-23 00:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: United Airlines will bump fares 15% to 20% this summer, its busiest season — letting travelers foot the bill for the airline’s jet fuel costs that have doubled as a result of the Iran war.
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[2026-04-23 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz and seized two of them on Wednesday, intensifying its assault on shipping in the key waterway a day after US President Donald Trump extended a ceasefire while maintaining an American blockade of Iranian ports.
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[2026-04-23 00:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Twelve British universities have been criticised for paying a private firm run by former military intelligence officials to spy on student protesters and academics.
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[2026-04-23 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel has released footage of the military destroying a home in southern Lebanon "in memory" of a soldier who was killed in fighting in the country.
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[2026-04-23 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Anicet Girardin is the third French soldier to die since the start of the fighting in the Middle East
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[2026-04-23 00:19 UTC+10:00] [United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Anicet Girardin is the third French soldier to die since the start of the fighting in the Middle East
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[2026-04-23 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Tensions in the Middle East are mounting as a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran threatens to unravel, possibly plunging the region into a broader escalation that could once again draw in Israel, Lebanon, and other major players.
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[2026-04-23 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF revealed recently that it has escalated the use of robots in warfare against Hezbollah in Bint Jbail.
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[2026-04-23 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Approximately 40 Israeli civilians gathered in the Golan Heights and attempted to sneak over the Syrian border, the IDF confirmed on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-23 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A second round of US-Iran talks could take place within the next three days, the New York Post reported Wednesday, citing unnamed Pakistani sources and President Donald Trump.
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[2026-04-23 00:14 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Reuters-Ipsos, AP-NORC and NBC polls show approval in mid-30s, with economy, Iran and immigration concerns
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[2026-04-23 00:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces and settlers are committing acts of gender-based and sexualised violence that are contributing to the displacement of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, a new study has found.
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[2026-04-23 00:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Minister of Climate Change and Environment has emphasised the UAE's commitment to promoting local agriculture and reducing reliance on imports, as the Iran war continues to pose challenges to global food security.
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[2026-04-23 00:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Previous slideNext slide Tour guide Ahmed Gholam admires the statue of Dubai Millennium. The artwork at Vision Pavilion in Expo City, Dubai, is made from marble imported from Spain. It stands at 5.5 metres tall and weighs 52 tonnes. Chris Whiteoak / The NationalInfo Lea Vicens, a French mounted bullfighter (rejoneadora), rides to the arena before her performance at the Maestranza bullring in Seville, Spain.
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[2026-04-23 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Manufacturers are expected to see stronger overseas orders even as price wars hurt profits at home
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[2026-04-23 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Chinese] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Manufacturers are expected to see stronger overseas orders even as price wars hurt profits at home
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[2026-04-23 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ittihad were incensed by two decisions and post-match tensions boiled over, with fans throwing objects and a player sent off
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[2026-04-23 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Jeddah] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ittihad were incensed by two decisions and post-match tensions boiled over, with fans throwing objects and a player sent off
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[2026-04-22 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Leaders from Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt and the Gulf Co-operation Council are scheduled to attend an informal meeting of senior European Union figures Cyprus on Friday.
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[2026-04-22 23:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has claimed that a new nuclear deal being negotiated with Iran will be “far better” than the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which the US withdrew from in 2018 during his first term.
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[2026-04-22 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: What is the difference between DJing at a packed Palestinian wedding and at Coachella?
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[2026-04-22 23:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A global shipping route is once again under threat, as Iranian forces move against commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. On Wednesday, three container vessels were caught in separate incidents, two seized, and one fired upon.
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[2026-04-22 23:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Baghdad, Iraq – Iraqi leaders have five days to choose a prime minister and end a bitter political crisis that continues more than five months after parliamentary elections were held.
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[2026-04-22 23:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan discussed the latest developments in talks between the US and Iran in a call with his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar on Wednesday, a Turkish diplomatic source told Reuters.
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[2026-04-22 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The stock market is telling a different story from the 'Iran is strong, America is overreaching' narrative being spewed by mainstream media.
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[2026-04-22 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: ISLAMABAD — “Good news” about a second round of talks between the US and Iran may be coming as soon as Friday, President Trump and Pakistani sources told The Post on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-22 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli strike on a car in southern Lebanon has killed two people, according to medics cited by Lebanese state media.
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[2026-04-22 23:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Libya has reached its highest oil production in more than a decade, approved its first unified budget in 13 years and secured one of the few growth upgrades in the IMF's latest regional outlook, making it a rare bright spot as the Iran war forces steep downgrades on economies across the Middle East.
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[2026-04-22 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An IDF soldier in southern Lebanon took a sledgehammer to a statue of Jesus this week. The IDF confirmed it. The image went viral. And I am furious.
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[2026-04-22 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Sister of fallen soldier Shachar Fridman told The Media Line about her brother, describing his values, life story, and final message, while recalling the character that defined him both in battle and in everyday life.
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