Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-22 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Israeli soldier who hit a statue of Jesus with a sledgehammer in Lebanon and the soldier who photographed the incident will receive 30 days of military detention, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said.
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[2026-04-22 00:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump says he opposes extending a ceasefire with Iran that will expire by the end of Wednesday to allow more time for negotiations.
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[2026-04-22 00:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: European Union foreign ministers are meeting to discuss the bloc’s relationship with Israel, and they will also debate whether or not to suspend a key trade agreement.
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[2026-04-22 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Jóvenes palestinos juegan y nadan en una cuenca portuaria en Ciudad de Gaza, el 19 de abril de 2026. (Foto AP/Jehad Alshrafi)
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[2026-04-22 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 (Reuters) – Malaysia’s Karex Bhd, the world’s top condom producer, plans to raise prices by 20% to 30% and possibly further if supply chain disruptions drag on due to the Iran war, its chief executive said on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-22 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: As the US-Iran ceasefire deadline nears, Tehran’s economy faces a turning point, burdened by war and increasing structural stress. And the impact could reverberate across the Gulf.
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[2026-04-22 00:36 UTC+10:00] [Bridges] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The president said he is unwilling to extend a three-week ceasefire again, even if progress is made in peace talks.
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[2026-04-22 00:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil markets have lurched from panic to relief and back again since the outbreak of war in the Middle East, with markets bracing for further volatility.
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[2026-04-22 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir informed Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara on Tuesday that he has accepted the Jerusalem District Court’s recommendation to promote senior police officer Ruti Hauslich to head of the Investigations Department.
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[2026-04-22 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A 44-year-old Iranian citizen was extradited to the US last week and will appear in a Seattle District Court on Tuesday on a nine-count indictment related to his attempts to violate trade sanctions imposed on Iran, the Justice Department confirmed.
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[2026-04-22 00:32 UTC+10:00] [US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: When President Emmanuel Macron of France welcomed the leaders of Britain, Germany and Italy to the Élysée Palace in Paris last Friday, it looked as if Europe had finally found a worthy role to play in the Iran war.
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[2026-04-22 00:31 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US has deployed more forces since the truce and senior Iranians seem to be relishing the prospect of the fight
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[2026-04-22 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Soldiers attend a ceremony commemorating Israel’s Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers, or Yom HaZikaron, at the Military Cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (Ilia Yefimovich/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-04-22 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Una mujer sostiene un retrato del líder supremo iraní ayatolá Moytabá Jamenei en una ceremonia en memoria de niños muertos durante un ataque a una escuela en el pueblo de Minab, en Teherán, Irán, el 7 de abril del 2026. (AP foto/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-04-22 00:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wants sustained interventions meant to cushion the public from the effects of the lingering oil crisis triggered by hostilities in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-22 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli soldiers and settlers have killed at least 11 Palestinians across Gaza and the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian officials and local media, in the latest bloodshed to occur during a “ceasefire” announced in October.
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[2026-04-22 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: US stocks jumped Tuesday morning as oil prices dipped and investors largely looked past uncertainty around the Iran war – instead hoping for a peace deal and focusing on strong earnings.
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[2026-04-22 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's foreign ministry has condemned arrests in the UAE of what Abu Dhabi said were members of an Iran-linked group plotting terrorist acts in the country.
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[2026-04-22 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In his new book, Omer Bartov tracks how a liberatory strand of Zionism transformed into an extremist ideology that he sees as responsible for genocide in Gaza
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[2026-04-21 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Brooks Koepka walks to green on the first hole during the final round of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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[2026-04-21 23:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy, who has drawn 2028 presidential buzz, bizarrely applauded a disputed report claiming that over two dozen Iranian shadow vessels bypassed the US blockade.
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[2026-04-21 23:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israel’s latest land grab is dashing Lebanon’s hope of tapping offshore gas to solve its persistent energy shortage. Maritime energy prospects were the focus of a 2022 deal on a disputed border between the two nations.
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[2026-04-21 23:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-04-21 23:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: AL-MUGHAYYIR, West Bank (AP) — An Israeli settler shot and killed two Palestinians near a school east of Ramallah on Tuesday morning, authorities said, in the latest episode of violence convulsing the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-04-21 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 21 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States will end up with "a great deal" with Iran, as his delegation is preparing to engage in a new round of negotiations with the Islamic Republic in Pakistan this week.
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[2026-04-21 23:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: There was a time when various developments from this past week – such as the Israeli government spending hundreds of thousands of dollars promoting ultra-nationalist marches, a sanctioned settler leading army-escorted livestock raids on a Palestinian village, and the Israeli finance minister calling for the full military occupation and settlement of Gaza while speaking at once-dismantled occupied West Bank settlements – would have been met with outcry or debate in some corners of Israeli society.
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[2026-04-21 23:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A progressive Jewish county prosecutor won the endorsement of Michigan’s state Democratic Party over the weekend in his bid for state attorney general, at a convention that also spotlighted deep divides over Israel within the party.
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[2026-04-21 23:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said that he does not want to extend the ceasefire with Iran during an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-21 23:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir filed an urgent request with the High Court on Sunday, accusing Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara’s office of trying to broaden last week’s interim ruling in the ongoing case over his involvement in police matters.
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[2026-04-21 23:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel's ambassador to Sweden has condemned the weekly anti-Israel protests in Stockholm, claiming they feature "open acts of antisemitism."
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[2026-04-21 23:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and French President Emmanuel Macron will discuss on Tuesday how to strengthen the country's hand in possible direct negotiations with Israel in the United States later this week, as Beirut turns to a trusted European ally.
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[2026-04-21 23:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: More than 1,100 musicians and cultural workers have called for a boycott of the 70th edition of the Eurovision song competition over its inclusion of Israel, amid growing pressure to ban the country over its genocide in Gaza.
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[2026-04-21 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A woman holds a picture of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in a memorial for school children who were killed during a strike on a school in southern town of Minab on Feb. 28, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
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[2026-04-21 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Neither side wants to appear 'weak' by flying to Pakistan first without the other side having already clearly committed. Trump warns: 'Expect...bombs' & urges Tehran "release women" said to be on death row.
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[2026-04-21 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Rabbi Avraham Zarbiv, whose name became synonymous with destroying Palestinian homes in Gaza, will light a torch at Israel’s national independence day ceremony - one of the country’s highest civilian honours.
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[2026-04-21 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In recent weeks, a familiar chorus has emerged from certain western media and intelligence circles: the claim that China is either supplying or preparing to supply weapons to Iran to aid its confrontation against the US and Israel.
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[2026-04-21 23:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran will not budge on talks while the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues, Tehran’s envoy to Beijing, Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, has said.
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[2026-04-21 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump rejected the idea of letting talks with Iran keep going if they run past tomorrow’s cease-fire expiration without a deal in place.
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[2026-04-21 23:12 UTC+10:00] [Tucker Carlson] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The podcaster admits he ‘misled’ supporters as his rift with the US president deepens over the Iran war
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[2026-04-21 23:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El Pentágono se ve desde un avión el martes 7 de abril de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-04-21 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – As United States Vice President JD Vance prepares to fly to Islamabad, Pakistan is racing against time and the odds to try to convince Tehran to join talks with the US aimed at ending their war, now in its eighth week.
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[2026-04-21 23:00 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Civil rights group logs 300% yearly rise from before war and says ‘authoritarian repression … went into overdrive’
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[2026-04-21 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Luxembourg, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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[2026-04-21 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: The European Union said on Tuesday that it was considering importing more jet fuel from the US and requiring member states to hold minimum reserves as the Middle East war squeezes supplies. Brussels will lay out a series of measures on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-21 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A woman carries reuable shopping bags to her car on Monday, March 16, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
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[2026-04-21 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he believes the United States is "going to end up with a great deal" with Iran to end the weeks-long war, even as he said he does not expect to extend a ceasefire due to expire on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-21 22:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rachel Goldberg-Polin, whose 23-year-old son, Hersh, was kidnapped on Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas cross border attack on Israel and killed in Gaza nearly a year later, poses for a photo with her new book “When We See You Again,” in Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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[2026-04-21 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on the Iran war
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[2026-04-21 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF discovered weapons and explosives in a West Bank school, which belonged to terrorists who attacked an Israeli settlement weeks ago, the IDF announced Monday.
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[2026-04-21 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel's Embassy to the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic has condemned a Kyrgyz hotel for a sign with the words "Jews and animals are not allowed."
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