Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-15 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Meloni had been a supporter of Trump, but has criticised his decision to go to war with Iran and denounced his weekend criticism of Pope Leo
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[2026-04-15 01:10 UTC+10:00] [European] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Meloni had been a supporter of Trump, but has criticised his decision to go to war with Iran and denounced his weekend criticism of Pope Leo
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[2026-04-15 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US-brokered peace talks between Israel and Lebanon began in Washington on Tuesday, as Israel and Hezbollah continue to trade strikes.
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[2026-04-15 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Anthony Albanese] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Earlier this month, as the United States and Israel’s war on Iran raged, the prime minister frustrated many when he reiterated his support for the US- Australian alliance. And he did so again days later when he responded to Donald Trump’s threat to wipe out the entire Iranian civilisation by calling it inappropriate.
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[2026-04-15 00:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The latest World Economic Outlook from the International Monetary Fund paints a sobering picture for Sub-Saharan Africa, as escalating conflict in the Middle East threatens to derail an already fragile global recovery.
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[2026-04-15 00:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has tightened its grip on energy exports from the Persian Gulf with a new naval blockade on Iranian supplies, risking fresh shocks to already fragile global markets.
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[2026-04-15 00:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has tightened its grip on energy exports from the Persian Gulf with a new naval blockade on Iranian supplies, risking fresh shocks to already fragile global markets.
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[2026-04-15 00:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: There is rarely a day when US President Donald Trump does not command attention on social media, with posts ranging from attacks on public figures to sweeping claims about his own achievements. The same tone has carried into his handling of the war on Iran, where he has repeatedly insisted that US actions have weakened Tehran and decisively shifted the conflict in Washington’s favor.
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[2026-04-15 00:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: There is rarely a day when US President Donald Trump does not command attention on social media, with posts ranging from attacks on public figures to sweeping claims about his own achievements. The same tone has carried into his handling of the war on Iran, where he has repeatedly insisted that US actions have weakened Tehran and decisively shifted the conflict in Washington’s favor.
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[2026-04-15 00:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: As the diplomatic push to renew ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran continues, Washington and Tehran have also been negotiating a deal on Iran’s uranium enrichment.
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[2026-04-15 00:51 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-15 00:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Talks between Israel and Lebanon about a potential ceasefire are set to get underway in Washington DC, after the country was seemingly left out of a two-week agreement between the US and Iran.
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[2026-04-15 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Wadah Khanfar is the founder and executive director of the Al-Sharq Forum. He is also the former director general of the Al Jazeera Media Network. We speak to Khanfar about Gaza, the prospect of regional war, what it means to be a Palestinian and an Arab at this moment in time, and how the frustration being felt by Arabs due to “genocide” in Gaza will manifest itself.
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[2026-04-15 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic participates in a press conference in Belgrade, Serbia, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)
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[2026-04-15 00:45 UTC+10:00] [USA] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Crocker hired Emma Hayes and Mauricio Pochettino
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[2026-04-15 00:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A second round of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran is currently under discussion, though nothing has been officially scheduled yet, a White House official told CNBC on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-15 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The High Court of Justice is set to hear petitions on Wednesday seeking to force Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to remove National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from his post, in a case that has sharpened into a test of how far a minister may go before political involvement in policing becomes unlawful interference in law enforcement itself.
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[2026-04-15 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Several soldiers were wounded when the IDF encountered a terrorist cell in Bint Jbeil, where three armed terrorists opened fire on the soldiers.
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[2026-04-15 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut its growth outlook on Tuesday due to Iran's war-driven energy price spikes and supply disruptions, warning that the global economy would teeter on the brink of recession if the conflict worsens and oil stays above $100 per barrel through 2027.
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[2026-04-15 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Chinese tanker passes through Strait, Mossad chief vows Iran regime changeThe Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. A satellite image shows Bab al-Mandeb Strait off the coast of Yemen, February 27, 2026(photo credit: Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS)
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[2026-04-15 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The strain on supply chains caused by the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz by both Iran and the United States puts the international community at risk of a global food crisis, the chief economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations warned on Monday.
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[2026-04-15 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Saudi Arabia is pressing the United States to end its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and return to negotiations with Iran, according to a The Wall Street Journal report published on Tuesday. The report said Riyadh fears the standoff could trigger a broader regional escalation, including threats to Red Sea shipping routes and Saudi oil exports.
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[2026-04-15 00:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Earlier this year, South Africa took the unprecedented step of asking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to rule whether Israel's brutal military assault and starvation campaign in Gaza amounted to genocide. In this episode of UNAPOLOGETIC, Pandor, who served as South Africa's former minister of international relations until June 2024, discusses why her country took Israel to court.
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[2026-04-15 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In this episode of Unapologetic, Roy Casagranda, a professor of Government at Austin Community College and expert in political science, history, and philosophy, discusses US meddling in the Middle East over the last century. Casagranda has gained popularity by posting a series of lectures on YouTube that examine the history of the Americas, the slave trade, colonialism, and the Arab world and the Middle East.
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[2026-04-15 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: At least four Iran-linked ships, including a Chinese tanker, were seen transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday — nearly 24 hours after President Trump’s blockage came into effect, tracking data shows.
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[2026-04-15 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Economic Growth
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[2026-04-15 00:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-04-15 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Hamas has rejected the disarmament plan of a top figure in President Donald Trump's Gaza peace efforts, a senior Palestinian official familiar with the negotiations has told the BBC.
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[2026-04-15 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts said the trip was a sign that the UAE was seeking ‘more reliable partners’ in the wake of the US-Israeli war on Iran
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[2026-04-15 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts said the trip was a sign that the UAE was seeking ‘more reliable partners’ in the wake of the US-Israeli war on Iran
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[2026-04-14 23:50 UTC+10:00] [JD Vance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Vice-president effectively tells Leo to stay in his lane after the pope criticized the White House over the Iran war
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[2026-04-14 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: EagleNXT, the Kansas drone manufacturer formerly known as AgEagle, has taken another step into Israel’s defense‑tech ecosystem, announcing a $10 million investment in ThirdEye Systems, alongside plans for a US-based joint venture. The move marks the company’s second major Israeli acquisition in just over a month.
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[2026-04-14 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The daughter of a Holocaust survivor was robbed in Hadera on Holocaust Remembrance Day, a spokesman for Israel Police said on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-14 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A High Court of Justice petition filed Sunday seeks to block Maj.-Gen. Roman Gofman’s appointment as Mossad chief, arguing that his conduct in the Ori Elmakayes affair should have disqualified him from leading Israel’s foreign intelligence agency.
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[2026-04-14 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The collapse of US-Iran talks after a full day of negotiations is reinforcing concerns that the current ceasefire may be less a diplomatic opening than a fragile pause shaped by competing strategic calculations.
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[2026-04-14 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Vice President JD Vance has waded into the feud between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV, after the American president sparked global controversy for erupting at the Catholic leader over his criticism of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-04-14 23:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.K. will suffer the biggest hit to growth of all of the world's richest economies because of the Iran war, the International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-14 23:42 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-14 23:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Oil production in the Middle East plummeted in March as the US-Israel war against Iran raged on.
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[2026-04-14 23:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Four people including a toddler were killed in an Israeli strike in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, according to the civil defence.
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[2026-04-14 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: One day after Goldman Sachs reported its highest profit in 5 years (despite an ugly miss in FICC revenues), this morning JPMorgan impressed with just as solid results, when it reported that its Q1 profits rose 13% as the bank benefited from soaring market volatility and frantic trading amid the war with Iran and the US military operation in Venezuela.
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[2026-04-14 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Kristalina Georgieva, directora gerente del Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI), en una sesión informativa en Beijing, China, el 10 de diciembre de 2025. (AP Foto/Ng Han Guan, Archivo)
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[2026-04-14 23:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, an award-winning international journalist, has been detained for over a month by the Kuwaiti authorities following social media posts related to the Iran war, campaigners say.
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[2026-04-14 23:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, an award-winning international journalist, has been detained for over a month by the Kuwaiti authorities following social media posts related to the Iran war, campaigners say.
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[2026-04-14 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – On April 11, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif shook hands with United States Vice President JD Vance, guiding him to a seat for talks on the sidelines of the highest-level direct negotiations between Washington and Tehran since the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
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[2026-04-14 23:16 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenNew York, US A protester is arrested by police during a demonstration and sit-in on Third Avenue. People gathered in front of the office of Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer, to protest against the war in Iran and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and in support of PalestiniansPhotograph: Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenLima, Peru People protest outside the offices of the National Office of Electoral Processes, after an election marred by logistical foul-ups and deep voter angerPhotograph:
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[2026-04-14 23:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Italy has decided to suspend the automatic renewal of a defence agreement with Israel due to conflict in the Middle East, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-14 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has decided to provide US$500,000 worth of humanitarian assistance to war-torn Iran at the request of international organizations, including the United Nations, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-14 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-04-14 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The Russian government has restricted helium exports until the end of 2027 after the war in Iran sparked a global shortage of the rare gas, which is used in everything from semiconductor production and medical imaging to rocket fuels and welding.
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