Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-11 12:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Former Gaza hostage Rom Braslavski has faced intense online attacks after he criticized the decision to choose Brig.-Gen. (res.) Gal Hirsch to light a torch at the Independence Day ceremony on Mount Herzl.
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[2026-04-11 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iranian and US delegations are converging on Islamabad for what Pakistan’s prime minister has called a “make-or-break moment” in efforts to turn a fragile ceasefire into a broader agreement.
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[2026-04-11 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: High-level Iranian and US delegations have arrived in Islamabad for what the Pakistani prime minister has called a “make-or-break moment” in efforts to turn a fragile ceasefire into a broader agreement.
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[2026-04-11 12:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- Cash assistance for the bottom 70 percent of income earners will begin being rolled out later this month, the government announced Saturday, as part of efforts to ease the financial strain caused by rising oil prices.
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[2026-04-11 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-11 11:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s delegation to negotiations with the United States in Islamabad includes 71 members, according to the Tasnim news agency.
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[2026-04-11 11:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel will not discuss a ceasefire with Hezbollah despite agreeing to talks on Lebanon in Washington, Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter said.
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[2026-04-11 11:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The State Attorney’s Office filed an indictment on Friday against a Rahat resident for smuggling goods into the Gaza Strip and aiding the enemy during wartime.
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[2026-04-11 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Iran ceasefire has finally allowed Ben Gurion international airport to fully reopen after 40 days of severe war disruptions, and after the 'new normal' for people across Israel was to routinely scramble to find missile shelters.
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[2026-04-11 11:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An AI-made viral animation released by Chinese state media mocking the United States as a white eagle is seen on a mobile phone in Beijing, China, Monday, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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[2026-04-11 10:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: In the middle of an Easter lunch at the White House, President Donald Trump went off script to address speculation about JD Vance's role in securing a deal to end the war in Iran.
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[2026-04-11 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Ties between Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates are said to have begun showing cracks as the former keeps a neutral stance in the Iran war, while the latter condemned Iranian attacks on Gulf countries, including the UAE. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
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[2026-04-11 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Washington's attack on Iran alongside Israel has come under repeat condemnation from the Vatican, leaving US relations very strained. What hasn't helped things are widespread allegations that US officials berated the Vatican's top diplomat in Washington.
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[2026-04-11 10:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States and Lebanon have requested that Israel temporarily cease attacks against Hezbollah before peace talks between Israel and Lebanon begin, according to an Axios report on Friday.
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[2026-04-11 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Israel said Friday it will not discuss a ceasefire with Hezbollah when it holds talks with Lebanon's government next week in Washington.
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[2026-04-11 10:13 UTC+10:00] [Australian universities] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: Move comes after Guardian Australia revealed Gemma Seymour was facing potential suspension over video criticising RMIT’s ties to weapons companies
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[2026-04-11 10:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Iranian officials arrived in Pakistan on Friday for peace talks with the United States as Tehran insisted on a truce in Lebanon and unfreezing of its assets for the negotiations to go ahead.
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[2026-04-11 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Almost all of Japan’s oil comes from the Middle East. A closed strait turned that dependence into a trap
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[2026-04-11 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Almost all of Japan’s oil comes from the Middle East. A closed strait turned that dependence into a trap
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[2026-04-11 10:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is among the world leaders who participated in Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" for Gaza meeting earlier this year. Source: Getty / Anadolu
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[2026-04-11 09:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JOINT BASE ANDREWS — US President Donald Trump vowed Friday to have the Strait of Hormuz open "with or without" Iran's cooperation, and said his top priority in peace talks was to ensure Tehran can't have a nuclear weapon.
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[2026-04-11 09:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: If and when a photograph is taken of US Vice President JD Vance standing next to Iran's Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf in Islamabad this weekend, it will make history.
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[2026-04-11 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 10 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States will have the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial oil shipping route, "open fairly soon," while stressing that his "number one" goal in upcoming negotiations with Iran is to ensure that Tehran has "no nuclear weapon."
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[2026-04-11 09:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Since the outbreak of war in Iran, the world has been gripped by another energy crisis and economic analysts expect the UK to be particularly badly affected.
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[2026-04-11 09:15 UTC+10:00] [International Relations] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: How Trump’s Advisers Felt About Going to War With Iran2:44
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[2026-04-11 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A young Palestinian man was wounded on Friday evening by Israeli forces firing rubber-coated metal bullets during a military raid of the town of Birzeit, north of Ramallah.
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[2026-04-11 08:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
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[2026-04-11 08:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ranking Member Rep. Eliot Engel before a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, Tuesday, July 28, 2015, on the Obama administration’s case for the Iran Nuclear Agreement. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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[2026-04-11 08:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: American journalist Tucker Carlson has said an Israeli strike targeting RT correspondent Steve Sweeney in Lebanon was an “attempted assassination,” as he spoke with the reporter about the attack and his work in conflict zones.
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[2026-04-11 08:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: American journalist Tucker Carlson has said an Israeli strike targeting RT correspondent Steve Sweeney in Lebanon was an “attempted assassination,” as he spoke with the reporter about the attack and his work in conflict zones.
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[2026-04-11 08:18 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: There has been a heightened security presence in Islamabad ahead of the talks between the US and Iran. Source: Getty / Rebecca Conway
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[2026-04-11 08:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said that Iran is ready for a ceasefire deal if the United States is looking for a genuine agreement and will grant Iran its rights, Iranian state media reports.
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[2026-04-11 08:11 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-04-11 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Iranian marine pilot boards a Greek-owned tanker destined for Japan with Kuwaiti crude oil. The vessel’s captain has already received a clearance code over VHF radio to enter Iran’s territorial waters. The day before, the vessel’s charterer made a six-figure payment in US dollars to a bank in Oman linked to the Iranian government.
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[2026-04-11 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A United States team led by Vice President JD Vance left for Islamabad on Friday for weekend talks with Iran, even as both sides accused each other of breaking commitments made to secure a temporary ceasefire.
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[2026-04-11 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Iranian marine pilot boards a Greek-owned tanker destined for Japan with Kuwaiti crude oil. The vessel’s captain has already received a clearance code over VHF radio to enter Iran’s territorial waters. The day before, the vessel’s charterer made a six-figure payment in US dollars to a bank in Oman linked to the Iranian government.
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[2026-04-11 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Lebanese government and the Trump administration have reportedly asked Israel for a “pause” in their ongoing attacks against Hezbollah before direct negotiations begin next week, two sources told Axios on Friday.
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[2026-04-11 07:45 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-11 07:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A woman plays volleyball at Pardisan Park in Tehran, Iran, Friday, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-04-11 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: All eyes remain fixated on the impending US-Iran talks in Islamabad, but big things are also happening Friday in Beijing, and they have direct impact on another potential global flashpoint: Taiwan.
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[2026-04-11 07:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: When US Vice President JD Vance boarded his flight to Islamabad, Pakistan, on Friday morning in Washington, DC, he struck a relatively upbeat, more conciliatory tone than his boss, President Donald Trump, ahead of the high-stakes ceasefire talks with Iran.
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[2026-04-11 07:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: As Melania Trump walked up to the White House podium on Thursday, standing where President Donald Trump had just over a week ago made his address to the nation on Iran, there was absolutely no indication that this would be a jaw-dropping appearance.
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[2026-04-11 07:07 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East on Saturday, April 11.
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[2026-04-11 07:02 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
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[2026-04-11 07:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
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[2026-04-11 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Taxi drivers at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, the main arrivals point for Bangkok, await customers April 10. Sectors across the Thai economy from tourism to farming, street food sales and fishing face a hit from the shortage of oil triggered by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo by Wissarut Weerasopon)
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[2026-04-11 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Zoltan Vardai via CoinTelegraph.com,
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[2026-04-11 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: When Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed under American and Israeli bombardment last month, a few dozen activists gathered in New York to mourn him.
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[2026-04-11 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
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[2026-04-11 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: In launching his attack on four conservative commentators who have been critical of the joint US-Israeli war against Iran, Donald Trump wrote that they were "stupid people" and that "nobody cares about them".
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