Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-25 12:59 UTC+10:00] [US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: France will send troops and other military assets to Saudi Arabia to help protect critical energy sites along the Red Sea that have come under fire from the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen, the French president said on Thursday.
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[2026-09-25 12:54 UTC+10:00] [Middle East and north Africa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said the missiles were aimed at Taif and the Yanbu area on the Red Sea, the main alternative route for Saudi oil
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[2026-09-25 12:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has told Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi that the UK will "not tolerate intimidation, threats or hostile activity on UK soil".
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[2026-09-25 12:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Diesel and gasoline prices are estimated to go down next week, amid hopes that recent talks between the US and Iran at the UN would ease the conflict, local industry sources said.
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[2026-09-25 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Filipino migrant workers share a meal during a weekly gathering on their day off in Beirut, Lebanon. For some, the community of fellow workers has become a substitute for family after years away from home. (Photo by Kanika Gupta)
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[2026-09-25 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Police arrested about 100 protesters, including actors and politicians, outside the United Nations headquarters in New York, as demonstrators rallied against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of his address to the UN General Assembly.
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[2026-09-25 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-25 12:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Multiple protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took place in New York as he addressed the United Nations General Assembly, with more than 100 people arrested as demonstrators demanded accountability over Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and an end to United States military support.
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[2026-09-25 12:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met for high stakes talks on Thursday at an urgent moment for the US-China relationship, with the world’s preeminent powers divided on the war in Iran and still grappling to find common ground on trade and how to best navigate the jarring advances of artificial intelligence.
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[2026-09-25 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: An urgent meeting of the chiefs of staff of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey is being arranged to discuss military support for the kingdom, as Saudi's Grand Mufti called on soldiers to remain prepared to fight the Iran-backed Houthis.
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[2026-09-25 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prominent academics, legal experts, and historians are among more than 6,000 signatories of an open letter released earlier this month rejecting as a “blood libel” the accusation that Israel committed genocide in Gaza.
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[2026-09-25 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with leaders from several Latin American countries following his address to the United Nations General Assembly, including Argentine President Javier Milei, Paraguayan President Santiago Peña, Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino, and Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz Pereira, the Prime Minister’s Office said Thursday.
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[2026-09-25 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband told Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi that the UK would not tolerate intimidation, threats, or hostile activity linked to Iran on British soil, Sky News reported Thursday.
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[2026-09-25 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: France will send troops and defense systems to Saudi Arabia to help protect the Red Sea port city of Yanbu, which is key for energy transport, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday.
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[2026-09-25 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart met on Thursday, and Moscow said both agreed that only a diplomatic settlement could end tension in the Middle East sparked by the US-Israeli war against Iran.
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[2026-09-25 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Former prime minister Naftali Bennett was escorted from Motis’ restaurant in Bnei Brak on Thursday evening after a disturbance broke out during his visit. An object was thrown toward Bennett but did not hit him, and the suspect who allegedly threw it was arrested by police.
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[2026-09-25 11:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran has offered the US a new deal aimed at ending the months-long conflict before the November midterm elections, directly challenging President Donald Trump’s claim that Tehran is deliberately waiting until after the vote to reach an agreement.
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[2026-09-25 11:26 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: IRANIAN LEADER. Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 23, 2026.
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[2026-09-25 11:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil fell Friday following a report that U.S. and Iranian negotiators in New York are discussing a phased deal to end the standoff in the Persian Gulf.
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[2026-09-25 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-25 10:55 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Lashing out at his country’s critics, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu angrily dismissed allegations of Israeli genocide in Gaza in a defiant speech to the UN General Assembly that asserted his nation’s right to wage war against Iran. Scores of delegates trooped out of the hall in protest.
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[2026-09-25 10:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that it is up to the US to choose whether to end its war on Iran, as Tehran does not want to continue the conflict.
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[2026-09-25 10:31 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-09-25 10:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Saudi foreign ministry announced on Friday that the kingdom, Turkey and Pakistan will hold an urgent meeting of their chiefs of staff to discuss ways to back Riyadh amid the escalating tensions with Yemen's Houthis.
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[2026-09-25 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-09-25 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Solar panels were installed on the Grand Mosque of Istiqlal in Jakarta. Indonesia is planning an ambitious project to develop 100 gigawatts of solar power in the next few years. © Reuters
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[2026-09-25 09:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that he had met with Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei approximately a month ago for several hours and that Khamenei was "completely" healthy and was giving directions to the Iranian leadership in a Fox News interview with Bret Baier, aired on Thursday evening.
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[2026-09-25 09:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Dozens of envoys from around the world walked out in protest as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the UN General Assembly on Thursday. Delegates jeered and booed as they left the hall, while members of Netanyahu’s delegation stood and applauded.
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[2026-09-25 09:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Civil Defence issued an alert over a potential danger for its Jazan province.
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[2026-09-25 09:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Thelma & Louise actress was seen handcuffed and led away by police as officers broke up a protest ahead of the Israeli PM’s UN address
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[2026-09-25 09:43 UTC+10:00] [Britain] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Thelma & Louise actress was seen handcuffed and led away by police as officers broke up a protest ahead of the Israeli PM’s UN address
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[2026-09-25 09:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Personnel and aircraft on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln before docking in Thailand for a rest stop following a long deployment in the Middle East. (Reuters: Chalinee Thirasupa)
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[2026-09-25 09:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Personnel and aircraft on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln before docking in Thailand for a rest stop following a long deployment in the Middle East. (Reuters: Chalinee Thirasupa)
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[2026-09-25 09:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-25 09:23 UTC+10:00] [New York] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Actors detained at Jewish Voice for Peace demonstration against Israeli prime minister’s address to the UN general assembly
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[2026-09-25 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Israeli-run municipality of Jerusalem has recruited companies from the United Arab Emirates to invest in a modern industrial park, called Silicon Wadi, in the city's occupied east. However Palestinian urban planning experts have told Middle East Eye that the plans and the UAE's involvement has been kept unusually under wraps.
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[2026-09-25 09:13 UTC+10:00] [US-China] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Asia Times
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[2026-09-25 09:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: France will deploy troops, radar and air-defense systems to Saudi Arabia to protect a key Red Sea oil hub as Riyadh struggles to contain escalating Houthi missile and drone attacks, President Emmanuel Macron has announced.
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[2026-09-25 09:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Macklemore was removed from Ed Sheeran's US tour for making pro-Palestinian comments while performing in New Jersey earlier this month. (Reuters: Thilo Schmuelgen)
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[2026-09-25 09:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: At the UN General Assembly in New York, Ed Miliband also called for the release of a British couple being held in Tehran’s Evin prison
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[2026-09-25 09:05 UTC+10:00] [Britain] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: At the UN General Assembly in New York, Ed Miliband also called for the release of a British couple being held in Tehran’s Evin prison
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[2026-09-25 08:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said it was up to the United States to choose when the war would end, when he was asked if it could end by the end of the year.
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[2026-09-25 08:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel's national team forward Saied Abu Farchi was sent off for his goal celebration during Israel’s 3-1 UEFA Nations League defeat to Austria on Thursday after using the corner flag to simulate a gun.
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[2026-09-25 08:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Delegates walk out of Netanyahu’s UN speech
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[2026-09-25 08:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Thursday, saying he used the platform to "repeat baseless lies meant to sanitize his genocide of Palestinians."
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[2026-09-25 08:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Our friends’ WhatsApp group began debating Netanyahu’s UN speech before he had opened his mouth.
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[2026-09-25 08:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a pugnacious speech at the United Nations General Assembly, attacking everyone from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the leaders of Western Europe, as he tried to counter Israel’s growing international isolation.
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[2026-09-25 07:55 UTC+10:00] [Nations League] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Forward uses corner flag to simulate gun after equaliser
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[2026-09-25 07:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has displayed a pager at the UN General Assembly, invoking a deadly 2024 covert sabotage operation targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon that killed dozens and severely wounded thousands, including women and children.
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[2026-09-25 07:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hamas denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address at the UN General Assembly as “rife with lies”, saying that his denial of the "systematic genocide” contradicts United Nations reports, according to Al Jazeera.
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