Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-12 22:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dubai’s private education authority has announced new measures that are set to allow villas and apartments to turn into mini-nurseries, as official centres remain shut as a safety measure due to the Iran war.
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[2026-04-12 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Twenty-one hours was not enough to end 47 years of hostility between Iran and the US.
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[2026-04-12 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: High-stakes talks between the United States and Iran have ended without a deal, and Iran’s chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has blamed the US for the failure of talks held in Islamabad, Pakistan, during a two-week ceasefire in their war.
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[2026-04-12 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A key Saudi oil pipeline to the Red Sea was restored on Sunday and is now pumping at full capacity after an Iranian drone attack last week damaged a pumping station.
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[2026-04-12 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: On 6 April, a blast ripped through Iran's top engineering university. No casualties were reported, but multiple buildings - notably those housing an artificial intelligence centre - were damaged.
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[2026-04-12 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The region’s strategic value as a corridor of resilience is becoming harder to ignore
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[2026-04-12 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Iran war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The region’s strategic value as a corridor of resilience is becoming harder to ignore
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[2026-04-12 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Hezbollah has denied involvement in an alleged plot by a female bomber to kill a rabbi in Syria.
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[2026-04-12 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un cartel sobre las negociaciones entre Irán y Estados Unidos cerca del Hotel Serena, la sede de las reuniones, en Islamabad, Pakistán, el 12 de abril del 2026. (AP foto/Anjum Naveed)
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[2026-04-12 22:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran has said it has no plans for further peace talks with the US, after a marathon summit with Vice President JD Vance collapsed on Saturday with no agreement reached.
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[2026-04-12 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah has said it launched a drone attack that hit a military vehicle containing an Israeli command crew in Taybeh, a town in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-04-12 22:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Prominent American journalist Tucker Carlson has condemned the British government's ban on direct action group Palestine Action in an interview with the BBC.
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[2026-04-12 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Syria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A young Albanian woman’s escape from al-Hawl offers rare hope – but as the camp empties many are left stranded, prompting urgent calls for repatriation
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[2026-04-12 21:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Former President Donald Trump returns from a lunch break at Manhattan Criminal Court, May 28, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, Pool, File)
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[2026-04-12 21:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Previous slideNext slide Orthodox Christians attend the Easter service at the Ascension Cathedral in Novosibirsk, Russia. ReutersInfo Children's shoes are assembled on Dam Square, Amsterdam, during a memorial protest highlighting the number of child victims of the Gaza war. AFPInfo US President Donald Trump attends the Ultimate Fighting Challenge bout between Jiri Prochazka and Carlos Ulberg at Kaseya Centre, Miami.
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[2026-04-12 21:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A worker cleans the street as police officers walks towards their vehicle outside a media center close to Serena Hotel, the venue for the U.S. Iran officials meeting, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
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[2026-04-12 21:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mercantes navegan por el golfo Pérsico hacia el estrecho de Ormuz en Emiratos Árabes Unidos el 19 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto)
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[2026-04-12 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Pakistan’s hosting of the Islamabad talks represented an important initiative for the country. Pakistan is a close friend of the White House. It also has warm ties with China and Saudi Arabia.
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[2026-04-12 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: With the ceasefire in the Iran war, Israel has time to take stock of what is changing in the region. One narrative about the US and Israeli war on Iran is that it will redraw the region.
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[2026-04-12 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Countries in the Gulf are watching closely what comes next after the apparent failure of the first round of talks in Islamabad. The talks did not come to an agreement. US Vice-President JD Vance said there was no agreement.
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[2026-04-12 21:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Pope Leo XIV expressed his closeness to the people of Lebanon on Sunday, saying there was a "moral obligation" to protect them while calling on warring parties to seek peace.
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[2026-04-12 20:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The images of the Bazan oil refinery in Haifa with a column of smoke rising through the complex following an Iranian missile strike earlier this month set off alarm bells over Israel’s reliance on its power sources.
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[2026-04-12 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Israeli military halted 40 boats assembled by the same organisation in October last year, arresting more than 450 activists including Greta Thunberg
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[2026-04-12 20:40 UTC+10:00] [Liam Cunningham] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Israeli military halted 40 boats assembled by the same organisation in October last year, arresting more than 450 activists including Greta Thunberg
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[2026-04-12 20:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir visited Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied Jerusalem.
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[2026-04-12 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S. Vice President JD Vance, left, talks to Pakistan's army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, right, and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, center, before boarding Air Force Two after peace talks with Iran in Islamabad on April 12. (Pool via Reuters)
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[2026-04-12 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Hundreds of thousands of Iranians across the diaspora rallied outside US embassies and consulates in more than 20 countries on Saturday, calling on the international community to maintain pressure on the Islamic Republic and support the Iranian people.
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[2026-04-12 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A ceasefire with Iran may have stopped the immediate exchange of missiles or drones, but just like the last war, less than a year ago, it will not halt the technological processes that underpin Iran’s arsenal of ballistic missiles and drones still aimed at and primed to be launched toward Israel and the Gulf states.
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[2026-04-12 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The coming months of Iran-US formal and informal negotiations, and of jockeying by all sides on the ground, at sea, and in the air, will be fascinating and crucial in shaping the direction of the Middle East for years to come.
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[2026-04-12 19:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES throughout with new info following meeting's conclusion)
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[2026-04-12 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The world's eyes were on Islamabad for nearly 21 hours as marathon ceasefire talks took place between the United States and Iran.
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[2026-04-12 19:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
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[2026-04-12 19:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
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[2026-04-12 19:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said it is "disappointing" initial talks to end the war in Iran had broken down without a deal, as he defended the UK's decision not to join the conflict.
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[2026-04-12 19:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — In 2011, President Barack Obama declared it was time for America to leave behind the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and “pivot” to Asia to counter the rise of China. Fifteen years later, the US finds itself still at war in the Middle East and has pulled military assets from the Asia-Pacific as it aims to eliminate the threat posed by Iran's nuclear and missile programs.
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[2026-04-12 19:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Disappointment. This was the first reaction of many across the Middle East and the wider world today to the news from Islamabad that talks between the US and Iran had ended without agreement. Given the death and destruction that has accompanied six weeks of war in the region, it is an understandable response.
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[2026-04-12 19:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-04-12 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF destroyed on Friday an explosives manufacturing lab in Tulkarm in the West Bank, the military said on Sunday morning.
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[2026-04-12 18:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on the Iran war
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[2026-04-12 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The petitions seeking to compel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to dismiss National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir are themselves an unlawful attempt to transfer core executive authority from the elected government to the court and the attorney-general, the government and Netanyahu argued in a joint response to the High Court of Justice on Sunday.
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[2026-04-12 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Former prime minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday unveiled the first two candidates to join his party’s list in the upcoming elections, naming former government directors-general Keren Terner and Liran Avisar Ben Horin.
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[2026-04-12 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The High Court of Justice on Friday allowed broader anti-war demonstrations to go ahead over the weekend under wartime restrictions, while making clear that the state still has not formulated a policy that balances security considerations with the fundamental rights at stake in the case.
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[2026-04-12 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A rabbi was the reported target of a Hezbollah plot in Syria, according to Israeli and Syrian media reports published after the Syrian Interior Ministry announced on Saturday that security forces thwarted a plot in Damascus.
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[2026-04-12 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Every year, the Yad Vashem state ceremony places Holocaust survivors at the center of Israel’s national remembrance.
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[2026-04-12 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: At least 15 ultra-Orthodox protesters were arrested outside of the IDF's recruitment offices in Tel Hashomer during an ongoing draft day, Israel Police said on Sunday morning.
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[2026-04-12 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Qantas’ much-anticipated Airbus plane, made for ultra-long flights and known as Project Sunrise, has exited the factory in France and will begin test flights, the company said.
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[2026-04-12 18:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel has launched heavy attacks in Lebanon on Sunday morning. At least 13 people were killed overnight in a strike on the town of Tefahta, according to Al Jazeera.
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[2026-04-12 18:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Saudi Arabia’s Energy Ministry said it had restored full pumping capacity through the East–West pipeline, returning about 700,000 barrels per day lost to Iranian attacks. However, two crucial sites remain fully or partially offline, with a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran in place.
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[2026-04-12 17:51 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Islamabad: The United States and Iran ended a historic round of face-to-face talks on Sunday without reaching an agreement, with the fate of the fragile, two-week ceasefire still unclear.
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[2026-04-12 17:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ISLAMABAD — The United States and Iran failed to reach an agreement at the end of historic, face-to-face talks after the US said Tehran refused to commit to not developing a nuclear weapon, leaving uncertainty over a fragile, two-week ceasefire.
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