[2026-04-16 03:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Iran issues warnings as Trump says war 'is almost over'

Snippet: Iranian state media reported Wednesday that the commander of Iran’s joint military command warned that Iran would completely block exports and imports across the Persian Gulf region, the Sea of Oman, and the Red Sea if the United States did not lift its blockade on Iranian ports.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/04/15/iran-issues-warnings-as-trump-says-war-is-almost-over/

[2026-04-16 03:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: UN experts urge member states to suspend Israel arms transfers

Snippet: A group of United Nations experts has denounced Israel’s attack on Lebanon a day after the United States and Iran agreed a ceasefire as illegal and urged UN member states to halt all arms transfers to Israel.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/15/un-experts-urge-member-states-to-suspend-israel-arms-transfers

[2026-04-16 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Iran threatens to shut down Red Sea shipping unless US lifts naval blockade

Snippet: Tehran warned it could target Gulf trade beyond the Strait of Hormuz, saying US actions were putting the ceasefire at risk

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3350225/iran-threatens-shut-down-red-sea-shipping-unless-us-lifts-naval-blockade?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-16 03:04 UTC+10:00] [Tehran] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Iran threatens to shut down Red Sea shipping unless US lifts naval blockade

Snippet: Tehran warned it could target Gulf trade beyond the Strait of Hormuz, saying US actions were putting the ceasefire at risk

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3350225/iran-threatens-shut-down-red-sea-shipping-unless-us-lifts-naval-blockade

[2026-04-16 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Man accused of attempting terrorist attack at London's Israeli embassy goes on trial

Snippet: A man armed with two knives and carrying a "martyrdom note" tried to carry out a terrorist attack at Israel's British embassy because he wanted to send a message about "the killing of children," prosecutors told a London court on Wednesday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-893128

[2026-04-16 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Most American Jews oppose AIPAC spending in Democratic primaries, survey finds

Snippet: The majority of American Jews oppose the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC spending funds raised from Republican donors in Democratic primaries, according to a new survey released Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-893132

[2026-04-16 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Nazareth woman indicted on charges of spying for Iran, passing sensitive data from ministry job

Snippet: State prosecutors on Wednesday filed an indictment with the Nazareth District Court charging Shomou Abu Abed, 32, of Nazareth, with maintaining contact with an Iranian foreign agent, carrying out intelligence-gathering and filming assignments for him, and passing along sensitive information she obtained through her work for a company that provides services to the Transportation Ministry.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/crime-in-israel/article-893133

[2026-04-16 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Netanyahu, Hungary’s PM-elect Peter Magyar hold first call, pledge continued close ties

Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hungarian Prime Minister-elect Peter Magyar held what the Prime Minister’s Office described as a warm introductory phone call on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, as both sides moved to signal continuity in ties after Hungary’s recent election.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-893117

[2026-04-16 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Netherlands man gets three years in prison for financing Hamas front

Snippet: A Dutch man was sentenced to three years in prison for transferring funds to Hamas-affiliated organizations, the Netherlands Public Prosecution Service (PPS) announced on Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-893130

[2026-04-16 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: While war in Iran fuels market swings, it is also driving profits on Wall Street trading desks

Snippet: The Bank of America logo is seen on a branch office, Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/bank-of-america-morgan-stanley-wall-street-eedf35f673519cf7ac4045dfa6d578da

[2026-04-16 02:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: ABC News

Title: Live: Trump says war 'close to over' as Israeli ministers mull Lebanon ceasefire

Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-16/iran-war-live-updates-ceasefire-extension-lebanon-israel/106569698

[2026-04-16 02:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Iranian embassy posts AI-generated photo comparing Netanyahu with Hitler

Snippet: Iran's Embassy in Indonesia posted an artificial intelligence-generated photograph comparing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler on its official X/Twitter account on Wednesday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-893124

[2026-04-16 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Q&A replay: Lebanon attacks, truce talks and the human toll | The National

Snippet: Talks between Lebanon and Israel took place in Washington on Tuesday with “productive discussions” on steps towards direct negotiations, the US State Department said.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/04/15/qa-replay-lebanon-attacks-truce-talks-and-the-human-toll/

[2026-04-16 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Saudi Arabia's PIF targets 80% domestic allocation, cuts overseas share to 20% | The National

Snippet: Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund will direct about 80 per cent of its $925 billion portfolio into domestic investments under its new five-year strategy, scaling back international exposure to 20 per cent from a peak of 30 per cent.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/2026/04/15/saudi-arabias-pif-targets-80-domestic-allocation-cuts-overseas-share-to-20/

[2026-04-16 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israeli strikes kill three paramedics in Lebanon

Snippet: Lebanon’s health ministry said Israeli attacks in the town of Mayfadoun killed three paramedics and wounded six others, while another is missing.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-strikes-kill-3-paramedics-lebanon

[2026-04-16 02:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Sudan enters its 4th year of war as officials lament an ‘abandoned crisis’

Snippet: PORT SUDAN, Sudan (AP) — Famine. Massacres. And now badly needed food and other supplies are under strain. Sudan on Wednesday enters a fourth year of war that’s being called an “abandoned crisis,” as a new conflict in the Middle East throws into shadow the fighting that has forced 13 million people to flee their homes.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/15/world-news/sudan-enters-its-4th-year-of-war-as-officials-lament-an-abandoned-crisis/

[2026-04-16 02:10 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 92]

Source: Asia Times

Title: Blockade v blockade, and the wholly unnecessary energy crisis

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/04/blockade-v-blockade-and-the-wholly-unnecessary-energy-crisis/

[2026-04-16 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Why has Italy’s Giorgia Meloni suspended a defence pact with Israel?

Snippet: Italy’s decision to suspend a defence agreement with Israel has more symbolic value than concrete consequences, but it is an unprecedented move by the Italian government and reflects deep unease over its longtime ally’s actions in the Middle East, analysts say.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/15/why-has-italys-giorgia-meloni-suspended-a-defence-pact-with-israel

[2026-04-16 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Twenty-year Iran uranium enrichment moratorium not enough – Trump

Snippet: A 20-year uranium enrichment moratorium on Iran is not long enough, US President Donald Trump has claimed.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/638460-iran-trump-us-nuclear/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-04-16 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: UK finance minister Rachel Reeves blasts Trump administration over economic impact of Iran war

Snippet: U.K. Finance Minister Rachel Reeves on Wednesday called for an immediate de-escalation of the war in the Middle East, and sharply criticized the U.S. administration's handling of it.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/iran-war-trump-us-uk-rachel-reeves-uk-imf-oil-energy.html

[2026-04-16 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Regime change is the only viable endgame in Iran - opinion

Snippet: Washington says regime change is not its goal in Iran. But that claim obscures a harder truth: if the current system in Tehran remains intact, the deeper sources of instability in the Middle East are likely to persist.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-893118

[2026-04-16 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: The world is learning to work around America

Snippet: RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Even as Israeli bombs rained down on Lebanon, most of the world breathed a cautious sigh of relief when news broke that Pakistan had mediated a ceasefire between the United States and Iran, with the goal of reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/16/opinion/contributors/the-world-is-learning-to-work-around-america/2321021

[2026-04-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [US foreign policy] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: No more US military aid to Israel | Bernie Sanders

Snippet: The time is long overdue for members of Congress to listen to the American people and end US military aid to the extremist Netanyahu government

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/15/no-more-us-military-aid-to-israel

[2026-04-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: New York Post

Title: How so many Iranians got wealthy in Los Angeles

Snippet: In Iran, people are struggling to afford meat and eggs — thousands of miles away in Los Angeles, many from the same country are building real estate empires.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/15/us-news/how-so-many-iranians-got-wealthy-in-los-angeles/

[2026-04-16 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Prominent Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti assaulted three times in a month, family says

Snippet: The family of the most prominent Palestinian prisoner, Marwan Barghouti, says that he has again been subjected to physical violence behind bars in Israel.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czreedn4n7jo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-16 01:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Belgium seizes arms shipment sent from Britain to Israel

Snippet: Two shipments from Britain of military components bound for Israel have been seized in Belgium, which has banned aircaft carrying military equipment for Israel from stopping in the country or using its airspace.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/belgium-seizes-arms-shipment-sent-britain-israel

[2026-04-16 01:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Haifa court extends detention of Israel Police officer suspected in gold bars theft

Snippet: The Haifa Magistrate's Court on Tuesday extended the detention of an Israel Police officer, who is suspected of being involved in the theft of gold bars worth hundreds of thousands of shekels.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/crime-in-israel/article-893068

[2026-04-16 01:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Iran arrested 35 members of alleged 'Zionist spy cell', regime's intelligence ministry claims

Snippet: Iranian regime authorities arrested a "separatist terror group" across six provinces, accused of being linked with Mossad, and other "American-Zionist enemy services," the regime's Intelligence Ministry announced on Wednesday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-893110

[2026-04-16 01:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Syrian authorities discover Hezbollah arms smuggling tunnel, warehouses near Lebanon border

Snippet: Syrian authorities in Homs located a tunnel used by Hezbollah terrorists to smuggle weapons across the border into Lebanon, state TV channel Al-Ikhbaria reported on Wednesday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-893120

[2026-04-16 01:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Iran war pushes Israel-Turkey rift into more dangerous phase - analysis

Snippet: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan condemned the US-Israeli strikes on Iran from the outset. Then Iranian missiles entered Turkish airspace, and Israeli officials accused Ankara of directing more fury at Jerusalem than at Tehran. Those exchanges have sharpened the already damaged Israel-Turkey relationship and turned it into a dispute not only over rhetoric but over deterrence, regional order, and who is truly escalating the war.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-893119

[2026-04-16 01:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: No peace, no normalization: What Lebanon really wants - analysis

Snippet: In recent weeks, Lebanon’s government, led by President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, has repeatedly called for direct talks with Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the shift, saying, “In light of Lebanon’s repeated requests to open direct negotiations with Israel, I have instructed the cabinet to begin such talks as soon as possible,” less than a week ago.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-893129

[2026-04-16 01:44 UTC+10:00] [Aging] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: IMF: War threatens to turbocharge looming government debt crisis

Snippet: The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is threatening to make the dire state of government finances around the world even worse, the International Monetary Fund warned on Wednesday.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/imf-war-threatens-turbocharge-looming-government-debt-crisis/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-04-16 01:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Here are all the ways the Iran war has affected the U.S. economy so far

Snippet: The Iran war is starting to show up in the U.S. economy in ways both obvious and not so much, with soaring energy costs leading the impact and potential hits on broader growth simmering beneath the surface.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/here-are-all-the-ways-the-iran-war-has-affected-the-us-economy-so-far.html

[2026-04-16 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Palestinians say Israel is using the Iran war to tighten its grip on the occupied West Bank

Snippet: In the rolling hills of the occupied West Bank, a group of children sat and waited on Monday alongside the newly erected fence as their parents and leaders in their village, Umm al-Khair, demanded their passage. They were met by plumes of tear gas and the blasts of sound grenades hurled downhill from a nearby Israeli settlement overlooking the path, sending children running and screaming, according to videos filmed by residents and provided to The Associated Press.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-settlers-iran-war-1b781197257b532536edb8049d898b33

[2026-04-16 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Israeli security cabinet to discuss possible Lebanon ceasefire: senior official

Snippet: Senior Hezbollah official Ibrahim al-Moussawi says diplomatic efforts by Iran and other regional states could produce a ceasefire soon

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3350220/israeli-security-cabinet-discuss-possible-lebanon-ceasefire-senior-official?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-16 01:40 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Israeli security cabinet to discuss possible Lebanon ceasefire: senior official

Snippet: Senior Hezbollah official Ibrahim al-Moussawi says diplomatic efforts by Iran and other regional states could produce a ceasefire soon

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3350220/israeli-security-cabinet-discuss-possible-lebanon-ceasefire-senior-official

[2026-04-16 01:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Iran is 'perpetual bad' cyber actor, US official says | The National

Snippet: US cyber director Sean Cairncross on Wednesday described Iran as a "perpetual bad actor” but said Iranian hackers are not avoiding consequences.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/technology/2026/04/15/iran-hackers-us-kash-patel/

[2026-04-16 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Pakistan's army chief lands in Iran

Snippet: Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir has landed in Tehran, where he was welcomed by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-hosts-pakistani-delegation-amid-reports-us-message

[2026-04-16 01:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: No peace, no normalization: What Lebanon really wants

Snippet: In recent weeks, Lebanon’s government, led by President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, has repeatedly called for direct talks with Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the shift, saying, “In light of Lebanon’s repeated requests to open direct negotiations with Israel, I have instructed the cabinet to begin such talks as soon as possible,” less than a week ago.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-893036

[2026-04-16 01:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Iran’s economy could collapse within three months thanks to blockade, experts suggest

Snippet: If a full naval blockade of Iran proves successful, it would, on the one hand, increase the immediate risk of war between Iran and the United States - potentially drawing in all countries in the region - and, on the other, trigger an unprecedented crisis in the global economy, particularly affecting China.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-893114

[2026-04-16 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Iran warns US naval blockade could end ceasefire

Snippet: Tehran, Iran – Iranian authorities say a continued United States naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz could end the current pause in fighting as mediators try to secure a diplomatic solution.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/15/iran-warns-us-naval-blockade-threatens-ceasefire

[2026-04-16 01:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: US sending 10,000 more troops to Middle East despite Iran ceasefire

Snippet: The United States is sending more than 10,000 additional troops to the Middle East before the end of April as Washington tries to increase pressure on Iran, US officials have told The Washington Post.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/15/us-sending-10000-more-troops-to-middle-east-despite-iran-ceasefire

[2026-04-16 01:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Italian Premier Meloni could benefit at home from rift with Trump

Snippet: FILE -President Donald Trump greets Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal, Oct. 13, 2025, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/italy-trump-giorgia-meloni-pope-iran-israel-172094da97513b78a91cd5abc1bdbdc8

[2026-04-16 01:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Trump says war in Iran ‘can be over very soon’ amid uncertain peace negotiations

Snippet: President Donald Trump said that the war in Iran may soon come to an end, even with the U.S. military now several days into a blockade at the Strait of Hormuz and oil prices continuing to roil the global economy.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/us-donald-trump-says-war-iran-can-over-very-soon-amid-uncertain-peace-negotiations/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-04-16 01:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: ‘We must brace for tough times,’ IMF chief says on Iran war effects | The National

Snippet: The head of the International Monetary Fund warned on Wednesday that the world must prepare for a major economic hit should the Iran conflict continue to disrupt energy supply chains.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/2026/04/15/we-must-brace-for-tough-times-imf-chief-says-on-iran-war-effects/

[2026-04-16 01:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: WHO says vaccinations saving millions in Africa, but U.S aid cuts and Iran war threaten progress

Snippet: HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Vaccination programs across Africa have saved tens of millions of lives over the past two decades, but progress is slowing in some countries, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, amid warnings that cuts to United States aid risk leaving millions of children unprotected.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/africa-immunization-vaccination-aid-cuts-iran-war-22b02ad4693898405cb50081a3388345

[2026-04-16 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: A few tankers and ships are going through the Strait of Hormuz. Here's the latest traffic

Snippet: At least nine oil tankers have transited the Strait of Hormuz this week as the U.S. and Iran contest control of the vital sea lane.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/a-few-tankers-and-ships-are-going-through-the-strait-of-hormuz-heres-the-latest-traffic.html

[2026-04-16 01:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: US depleted entire stock of untested missiles in attack on Iran – official

Snippet: The American military depleted its entire stock of untested Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM) early in its attack on Iran last month, a US Army official has said.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/638428-us-untested-missile-stock/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-04-16 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Germany not taking part in Iran war but feeling its effects, says minister

Snippet: Although Germany is not involved in the war on Iran, the country is feeling its economic impact directly, German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said on Wednesday.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/germany-not-taking-part-iran-war-feeling-its-effects-says-minister

[2026-04-16 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Airline industry] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: This chart on oil prices shows why Qantas and Virgin are cutting flights and raising fares

Snippet: Price of jet fuel has climbed by 125% since start of Iran war – giving Qantas and Virgin a big challenge as fuel accounts for a fifth of expenses

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/15/chart-jet-fuel-costs-qantas-virgin-cutting-flights-raising-fares