Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-22 16:38 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-22 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks rose to a fresh record high Wednesday, settling above the 6,400 level, as sound corporate earnings outlook outshined lingering uncertainty surrounding U.S.-Iran peace talks. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar.
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[2026-04-22 16:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard opened fire Wednesday on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz, damaging the ship and further raising the stakes as planned cease-fire talks in Pakistan failed to materialize.
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[2026-04-22 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, Amir-Saeid Iravani, said Tehran is ready to resume negotiations with the United States once the US lifts its blockade.
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[2026-04-22 16:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.K. inflation jumped to 3.3% in March as the Iran war sparked a sharp increase in fuel prices, preliminary data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed Wednesday.
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[2026-04-22 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump's administration has halted US dollar shipments to Iraq and frozen security cooperation programs with its military, as it presses Baghdad to dismantle Iranian-backed militias operating in the country, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing Iraqi and US officials.
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[2026-04-22 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A series of violent incidents and accidents disrupted Independence Day celebrations overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday, leaving several people injured across central Israel, according to emergency services.
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[2026-04-22 16:02 UTC+10:00] [Hezbollah] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: When Lebanon gets mentioned in the news, it’s often alongside Hezbollah. The group, designated by major western powers as a terrorist group, is varyingly characterised as a democratic political party in Lebanon’s parliament, as an organisation that provides social services and other times as a puppet of Iran. So what is Hezbollah?
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[2026-04-22 15:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has executed a senior civil defence official convicted of spying for Mossad, according to Mizan News Agency.
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[2026-04-22 15:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Petroleros y cargueros fondeados en el estrecho de Ormuz, el sábado 18 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto)
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[2026-04-22 15:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: When the United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, Iran retaliated with attacks that effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz. Oil prices spiked worldwide – and the importance of the strait became clear.
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[2026-04-22 15:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Specialist James Denaro works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, April 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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[2026-04-22 15:34 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-22 15:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump says he is extending the ceasefire with Iran at Pakistan’s request while awaiting a “unified proposal” from Tehran, even as the U.S. military maintains its blockade of Iranian ports.
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[2026-04-22 15:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran sets conditions as ceasefire extended, tensions persist
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[2026-04-22 15:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, the US extends its ceasefire with Iran while maintaining the naval blockade of Iranian ports. The announcement comes as Tehran accuses Washington of breaching the truce and signals it will defend its interests.
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[2026-04-22 15:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: LONDON — European stocks are expected to open in negative territory on Wednesday as traders assess the Iran ceasefire extension and the prospect of further peace talks.
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[2026-04-22 15:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned Gulf countries that oil production across the Middle East could be disrupted if their territory is used to launch attacks against Iran.
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[2026-04-22 15:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps IRGC) said it is prepared to deliver outcomes on the battlefield "greater than the circle of understanding and calculation of the belligerent and unfaithful enemy”, Tasnim reported.
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[2026-04-22 15:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A baker hangs bread in an Iranian bakery in Istanbul on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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[2026-04-22 15:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Pentagon said the United States is reviewing its military presence in the Middle East following strikes by Iran during a roughly 40-day conflict.
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[2026-04-22 14:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, April 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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[2026-04-22 14:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Good morning Middle East Eye readers,
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[2026-04-22 14:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: More than a dozen Democratic lawmakers voiced support for US Representative Yassamin Ansari after threats and doxxing following her criticism of the war with Iran.
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[2026-04-22 14:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: British broadcaster Piers Morgan says that the claim that the Israeli military is the “most moral army in the world” is increasingly difficult to accept, especially as more evidence of atrocities committed by Israeli soldiers in Gaza and Lebanon becomes apparent.
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[2026-04-22 14:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Iran is “collapsing financially” and losing hundreds of millions of dollars daily, in a post on his Truth Social platform.
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[2026-04-22 14:26 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Tuesday began as a frantic day of diplomacy in Washington, with Air Force Two ready to fly Vice President JD Vance to Islamabad for another round of peace talks between the US and Iran.
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[2026-04-22 14:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Wang Yi is touring Southeast Asia as China steps up diplomatic efforts amid global tensions affecting energy security and trade.
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[2026-04-22 14:13 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent says Iran’s Kharg Island storage facilities will be full and their ‘fragile’ oil wells shut in mere days because of the blockade
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[2026-04-22 14:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi have traded blame on social media for stalled ceasefire talks. (Source photos by Reuters)
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[2026-04-22 14:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi have traded blame on social media for stalled ceasefire talks. (Source photos by Reuters)
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[2026-04-22 14:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Plush toys are displayed at a Camp store in New York. Camp, Nov. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
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[2026-04-22 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides gestures as he speaks during an Associated Press interview ahead of this week’s major EU-Middle East summit, at the presidential palace in the capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
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[2026-04-22 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Caught between Washington and Tehran, Riyadh may shift towards self-reliance and diversifying partnerships, observers note
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[2026-04-22 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Jeddah] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Caught between Washington and Tehran, Riyadh may shift towards self-reliance and diversifying partnerships, observers note
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[2026-04-22 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Not using capital punishment ‘really a requirement’ for Council of Europe’s parliamentary assembly, says president
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[2026-04-22 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The 10-day cessation of hostilities between Lebanon and Israel last week was welcomed by many people, not least by a Lebanese population, particularly a Shiite population, that had sustained weeks of withering bombardment by Israel. However, whether it can be extended and bring a measure of peace to Lebanon is uncertain.
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[2026-04-22 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The global energy crisis is not only the result of recent geopolitical shocks from the Iran war. It reflects how the system itself was built with known vulnerabilities.
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[2026-04-22 13:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: SoftBank Group's 10.5% jump highlights AI optimism eclipsing oil-driven concerns, for now
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[2026-04-22 13:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The boss of the world's biggest condom maker, Karex, says the firm will raise its prices by up to 30% or possibly more if the Iran war continues to disrupt supplies of the raw materials used in its products.
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[2026-04-22 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Following a Jerusalem Post report on Students United for Palestinian Equality & Return University of Washington (SUPER UW)'s call for supporters to materially support ' the Lebanese resistance,' Civil Rights Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon announced on Tuesday that she had ordered an investigation into UW's handling of antisemitism.
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[2026-04-22 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Alan Dershowitz, the prominent pro-Israel attorney whose clients have included US President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, announced on Monday that he was leaving the Democratic Party and registering as a Republican.
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[2026-04-22 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Thousands of Israelis gathered in cemeteries all over Israel to commemorate the nation’s fallen soldiers and terror victims on Memorial Day, as public mourning collided with political anger, fresh wartime uncertainty, and the private aftershocks consuming bereaved families.
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[2026-04-22 13:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – Over 50, 000 beneficiaries under the National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFC) stand to enjoy the three-month moratorium it set on housing payments to help mitigate the impact of the Middle East war.
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[2026-04-22 13:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Should a war break out between China and the U.S. in the Pacific, "what you are seeing in the Strait of Hormuz will be a dry run," Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-22 13:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Human rights experts, including Erika Guevara Rosas of Amnesty International, said the European Union is “knowingly enabling” Israel’s alleged violations after Germany and Italy blocked a proposal to suspend a trade agreement with Israel.
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[2026-04-22 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: It is almost three centuries since seminal Scottish economist Adam Smith introduced his concept of an "invisible hand". In Smith’s view, this metaphor described how individuals pursuing their own self-interest unintentionally led to balanced, competitive and functioning markets. That is the principle that drives much of the world's modern economy.
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[2026-04-22 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The downstream consequences from the Hormuz closure are popping up in the most unexpected places.
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[2026-04-22 12:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Journalist Nabil Abi Saab shared a video of Amir Saeid Iravani, Iran’s UN envoy, telling reporters on Tuesday that Tehran has received indications that the United States is prepared to lift its blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-22 12:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The incidents are among several that have occurred since a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came into effect last Thursday
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