Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-15 06:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 11-12)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-04-15 06:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: An American-Kuwaiti journalist has been detained by authorities in Kuwait after he commented on videos and images related to the US-Israeli war with Iran, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has said.
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[2026-04-15 06:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Issue: Pope Leo XIV’s opposition to the US-Iran war, tweeting ”God does not bless any conflict.”
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[2026-04-15 06:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-15 06:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A strawberry farmer in Kumamoto prefecture says the cost of fuel to heat his greenhouse has climbed 20% since the start of the year. (Photo by Koichi Kitanishi)
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[2026-04-15 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-04-15 05:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese readout warns of rising turmoil in veiled swipe at Washington and Trump as Beijing strengthens ties with Moscow
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[2026-04-15 05:59 UTC+10:00] [Middle East war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese readout warns of rising turmoil in veiled swipe at Washington and Trump as Beijing strengthens ties with Moscow
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[2026-04-15 05:56 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Australian sharemarket is expected to rally on opening, and follow global markets higher, as oil prices ease and hopes climb that the United States and Iran may try again on talks to end their war and avoid a worst-case scenario for the global economy.
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[2026-04-15 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Knesset Finance Committee convened on Tuesday ahead of a vote to approve the transfer of NIS 98 million to haredi (ultra-Orthodox) educational institutions, after the funds had been halted by the High Court for being transferred unlawfully without prior committee approval.
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[2026-04-15 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 14 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that additional peace talks between the United States and Iran "could be happening over the next two days" in Pakistan, a report said, days after the first round of their negotiations ended without an agreement.
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[2026-04-15 05:32 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East on Wednesday, April 15.
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[2026-04-15 05:22 UTC+10:00] [Cost of Living] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Australia and the world are very dependent on imports from the Middle East for construction, at around 20 per cent of global fuel and 30 per cent of petrochemical plastics. Source: Getty, SBS
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[2026-04-15 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Energy Secretary Chris Wright appeared on Fox News on Tuesday morning and said, "Yes, we have gas prices today over $4 a gallon. That's still a dollar less than they were during the Biden administration, and we're ending the 47-year conflict with Iran."
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[2026-04-15 05:11 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.
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[2026-04-15 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: For the past several days, 30-year-old Raj Kumar has been struggling to feed his family of four due to a shortage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in India's capital, New Delhi.
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[2026-04-15 05:01 UTC+10:00] [House of Representatives] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Measure by Jamie Raskin follows statements by Trump about annihilating Iran and post depicting himself as Jesus
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[2026-04-15 04:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: For the past several days, 30-year-old Raj Kumar has been struggling to feed his family of four due to a shortage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in India's capital, New Delhi.
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[2026-04-15 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Iran war has done little to slow the continuing march of progress for Dubai, the emirate's Economic Development Corporation chief executive Hadi Badri has told a leading forum in Washington.
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[2026-04-15 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Aid groups have said they’re seeking to boost humanitarian relief shipments into Iran as the effects of the United States-Israeli war hit the population.
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[2026-04-15 04:47 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-15 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BERLIN, Germany — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that US peace negotiators "have no time for Ukraine" because of the war in Iran, in an interview on German television on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-15 04:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: An overwhelming number of Israelis oppose the US-Iran ceasefire deal declared last week, and anticipate a return to the war, a poll has found. The findings match observations by analysts, who say that Israeli political leaders promised a final showdown with Iran, only for the conflict to instead leave the Iranian government still standing.
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[2026-04-15 04:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Nearly 700 civilians have been killed in drone strikes in Sudan since the beginning of 2026, the United Nations has reported, while NGOs worry that the effects of the war in Iran are complicating efforts to help millions in need of humanitarian aid.
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[2026-04-15 04:20 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.
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[2026-04-15 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Lebanon and Israel have held their first direct diplomatic talks in over three decades, a rare encounter aimed at ending fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah group.
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[2026-04-15 04:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: UNITED NATIONS — The UN secretary-general on Tuesday called for the resumption of "serious negotiations" to end the war in the Middle East, saying the crisis has "no military solution."
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[2026-04-15 04:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Israel and Lebanon’s ambassadors began huddling in DC on Tuesday to try to broker a peace deal between the Jewish state and the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah, which already said it won’t abide by any pact.
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[2026-04-15 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The rising antisemitism around the globe, heavily funded and organized by Qatar and promoted on social-media platforms, risks creating a second Holocaust, the Israel president of the World Jewish Congress said on Tuesday at the Auschwitz concentration camp on Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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[2026-04-15 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Foreign diplomats gathered in Jerusalem on Monday to hear the story of a Holocaust survivor as part of Holocaust Remembrance Day programming, with survivor Arnold Clevs sharing his experiences of enduring several work and concentration camps during World War II.
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[2026-04-15 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Norway is lifting the ban on investments in Syrian government bonds by its $2.2 trillion wealth fund, in a further sign of the Middle Eastern country's re-entry into global finance after the ousting of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.
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[2026-04-15 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Turkish-initiated war of words with Israel, which ebbs and flows depending on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s moods and domestic political situation, risked spilling overboard when The Telegraph reported that he had threatened to invade Israel.
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[2026-04-15 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: No ships have made it past the US naval blockade of Iran's ports and coastal areas, and six merchant ships have followed orders to turn back, the US military said on Tuesday, providing the first details on a day-old effort ordered by President Donald Trump after peace talks between the US and Iran broke down.
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[2026-04-15 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The first round of direct talks between Lebanon and Israel have come to an end in Washington, according to Lebanese state news, amid reports of ongoing attacks and advancement of the Israeli army into Lebanon.
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[2026-04-15 03:46 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: While some US visitors back their president, shopkeepers who serve the papacy and tourists support the pontiff
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[2026-04-15 03:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military says that its troops have now fully surrounded the town of Bint Jbeil in the south of Lebanon, a notable advance in their ground invasion of the region.
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[2026-04-15 03:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Canada will give $40m in humanitarian aid to Lebanon through international organisations, according to Lebanon’s health ministry.
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[2026-04-15 03:21 UTC+10:00] [Lebanon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ella Baron on Israel and Lebanon’s peace talks – cartoon
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[2026-04-15 03:11 UTC+10:00] [Italy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Remarks come as Italian PM suspends defence agreement with Israel amid growing domestic pressure over conflict
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[2026-04-15 03:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel is continuing to launch strikes in multiple areas of southern Lebanon, amid direct talks between Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors mediated by the US, currently ongoing in Washington.
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[2026-04-15 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres said that indications suggest that it is “highly probable” that ceasefire negotiations between Iran and the US will resume, in remarks delivered to reporters on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-15 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Uma guerra sem justificativa clara. Um presidente que ameaça: "Uma civilização inteira vai morrer esta noite". Para muitos, a recente guerra entre os EUA, Israel e Irã marca uma deterioração ainda maior das relações internacionais. "Estamos vivendo um momento particularmente crítico para a ordem baseada em regras", disse à DW Stacie Goddard, professora de ciência política no Wellesley College, nos EUA.
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[2026-04-15 02:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: If the purpose of trolling — the posting of offensive or inflammatory messages about an individual on social media — is to produce an overreaction, Donald Trump is a grandmaster of the genre.
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[2026-04-15 02:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The economies of Gulf countries like the UAE will persevere and continue to thrive despite the conflict between the US and Iran, Dina Powell McCormick, president of the social media giant Meta, said on Monday.
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[2026-04-15 02:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Lebanon and Israel opened their first direct diplomatic talks in decades on Tuesday in Washington following more than a month of war between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling it a “historic opportunity” but making clear no breakthrough agreement was immediately expected.
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[2026-04-15 02:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Egypt will meet with Turkey’s top diplomat this week in Turkey to discuss Iran war tensions, AFP reports, citing a ministry source.
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[2026-04-15 02:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The city of Saga is scrambling to secure bus fuel, including through local gas stations, after a public bidding process failed. (Photo by Mina Hasegawa)
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[2026-04-15 02:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ambassadors’ meeting in Washington was not expected to resolve Middle East crisis but could be a step towards broader negotiations
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[2026-04-15 02:41 UTC+10:00] [Marco Rubio] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ambassadors’ meeting in Washington was not expected to resolve Middle East crisis but could be a step towards broader negotiations
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[2026-04-15 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Fertiliser shortages due to the blockage on the Strait of Hormuz are a pressing concern for developing countries, the head of the United Nations trade agency warned on Tuesday.
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