Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-21 10:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened sharply higher on Tuesday ahead of the deadline for a two-week ceasefire in the U.S.-Iran war.
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[2026-04-21 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Facebook X More Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. OK
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[2026-04-21 10:01 UTC+10:00] [Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Stephen Heydt says he spoke in a custom-made T-shirt and was ‘charged with two offences: one for the shirt, one for the chanting’
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[2026-04-21 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: A US blockade near the Strait of Hormuz is a key stumbling block in peace negotiations. Source: Getty / Handout
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[2026-04-21 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Foreign Minister Penny Wong has conducted a series of high-level talks with counterparts, discussing ongoing negotiations between the US and Iran, and the implications of the Strait of Hormuz closure on global fuel supplies. Source: AAP / Bianca De Marchi
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[2026-04-21 10:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Nearly 1.9 million people in Gaza have been displaced, many of them multiple times, according to a new report. Source: Getty, NurPhoto / Majdi Fathi
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[2026-04-21 09:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Iranian-flagged cargo ship, Shoja 2, has transited the Strait of Hormuz despite a US-announced blockade, according to Tasnim News Agency.
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[2026-04-21 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli drone strike targeting a police post northwest of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip killed two people, the Palestinian Information Centre reported.
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[2026-04-21 09:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Tuesday amid hopes for a resolution to the Middle East conflict, even as tensions between Iran and the U.S. continue to simmer. "Trump, by imposing a siege and violating the ceasefire, seeks to turn this negotiating table— in his own imagination— into a table of surrender or to justify renewed warmongering," Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in a X post.
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[2026-04-21 09:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: London, United Kingdom – Israel, Russia and the United States are leading the destruction of global human rights, Amnesty International has said, describing the three countries’ leaders as “voracious predators” intent upon economic and political domination.
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[2026-04-21 09:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese-made EVs accounted for 16 per cent of the EU market in the year’s first two months, up from 12.2 per cent in 2025, CPCA data shows
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[2026-04-21 09:30 UTC+10:00] [EU EV sales] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese-made EVs accounted for 16 per cent of the EU market in the year’s first two months, up from 12.2 per cent in 2025, CPCA data shows
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[2026-04-21 09:19 UTC+10:00] [Comment & Analysis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-04-21 09:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This photo provided by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Iranian citizen Reza Dindar at King County International Airport, in Seattle, Thursday, April 16, 2026, after being extradited from Panama to face charges that he conspired to violate U.S. trade sanctions against Iran. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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[2026-04-21 09:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: White House said J.D. Vance was ready to fly back to Islamabad for a second round of talks but Tehran declined to confirm it would take part
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[2026-04-21 09:18 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: White House said J.D. Vance was ready to fly back to Islamabad for a second round of talks but Tehran declined to confirm it would take part
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[2026-04-21 09:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Petrol theft has surged by 62% compared to a year ago, according to new figures compiled for the BBC, with one forecourt owner saying drive-offs are costing him £2,000 a week across his five sites.
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[2026-04-21 09:04 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The leaders of the United States, Israel and Russia are seeking to impose a new "predatory" world order while most countries are too cowardly to stop them, rights group Amnesty International said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-21 08:58 UTC+10:00] [Americas] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: President Donald Trump’s erratic moves aren’t helping.
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[2026-04-21 08:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah has criticised Lebanon’s negotiations with Israel, which are set to enter a second round on Thursday
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[2026-04-21 08:46 UTC+10:00] [Joseph Aoun] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah has criticised Lebanon’s negotiations with Israel, which are set to enter a second round on Thursday
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[2026-04-21 08:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In the world of international fencing, the “bout” is more than just a sequence of parries and ripostes. It is a psychological chess match played at the speed of light, where the distance between victory and defeat is measured in millimeters, and the weight of a nation’s complex identity often rests on the tip of a three-foot steel blade.
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[2026-04-21 08:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said that Iran would not accept negotiations beneath the shadow of threats, and is prepared to reveal new cards on the battlefield in a post on his X/Twitter account early Tuesday morning.
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[2026-04-21 08:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In an unprecedented display of informality for an occasion of its kind, President Javier Milei of Argentina was presented with Israel’s highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Honor, in a brief ceremony at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem on Monday, only hours before Israel would sink into somber solidarity with its bereaved families at the onset of Remembrance Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terror.
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[2026-04-21 08:13 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-21 08:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Outrage after Israeli soldier desecrates statue of Jesus Christ in Lebanon
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[2026-04-21 07:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The US will not lift its blockade on Iranian ports until a deal has been reached with Tehran, US President Donald Trump has said, amid continuing uncertainty over whether fresh talks to end the war will take place.
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[2026-04-21 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: European Union officials have said they expect progress this week on key dossiers regarding Ukraine and Israel after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, whose government had blocked the initiatives, was voted out of office.
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[2026-04-21 07:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-04-21 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States would not lift its blockade of Iranian ports until Tehran had agreed a peace deal to end the war.
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[2026-04-21 06:45 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 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Members of the Jewish community in New York City gathered on Sunday for an unveiling event of a bench in Central Park commemorating the hostages kidnapped into Gaza during the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel’s south.
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[2026-04-21 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Issue: Democrats’ opposition to Operation Epic Fury despite Iran’s intentions to develop nuclear bombs.
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[2026-04-21 06:25 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-21 06:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-21 06:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Defending champion Al-Ahli reached the final of the AFC Champions League Elite after Ivan Toney’s second-half goal beat Vissel Kobe of Japan 2-1 on Monday.
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[2026-04-21 06:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Oil prices climbed following the latest rise of U.S.-Iran tensions, but the moves were more modest than they were earlier in the war.
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[2026-04-21 06:16 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-21 06:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A contentious City Council push to ban 24-hour shifts for home health aides is being propped up by radical left-wing groups who have shared pro-communist sentiments and vile anti-Israel rhetoric online, The Post has learned.
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[2026-04-21 06:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Washington and Tehran remain deadlocked over Iran’s nuclear program and its stockpile of highly enriched uranium. Iran has insisted that continuing its nuclear program is its sovereign right, while the US maintains that the program must be abandoned for good and the uranium surrendered.
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[2026-04-21 06:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This is a locator map for Iraq with its capital, Baghdad. (AP Photo)
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[2026-04-21 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Get news alerts fromYou can manage notifications at any time by clicking the notifications icon.SubscribeMaybe later
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[2026-04-21 06:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East on Tuesday, April 21.
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[2026-04-21 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four (G24) has urged wealthier nations and multilateral development institutions to step up support for developing countries struggling with the economic fallout of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, while stressing that domestic resource mobilisation remains critical for long-term resilience.
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[2026-04-21 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: There are moments in international affairs when the conduct of smaller states acquires significance beyond their military and economic power. The efforts now under way to widen the present ceasefire understandings into a more lasting Middle East settlement deserve Sri Lanka’s strongest possible support. Pakistan’s role in helping to open channels between the United States and Iran has created an important diplomatic opportunity.
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[2026-04-21 05:28 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Criminals paid on behalf of Iran are believed to be behind attacks against Jewish targets, say detectives
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[2026-04-21 05:22 UTC+10:00] [Bridges] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Donald Trump’s Board of Peace is quietly engaging with international partners including the EU and the Palestinian Authority to stabilize Gaza and prepare for post-conflict governance, Norway’s foreign minister told POLITICO.
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[2026-04-21 05:21 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Oil prices are climbing following the latest rise of tensions between the United States and Iran, but the moves are more modest than they were earlier in the war. US stocks, meanwhile, are giving back a bit of their record-breaking rally.
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[2026-04-21 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Confirming the Schrodinger nature of the notorious waterway, the Strait of Hormuz is now just closed even more than before Iran and the US said the vital oil channel had been reopened.
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[2026-04-21 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout)By Song Sang-ho
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