Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-10 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran makes clear Lebanon fighting must end or else Pakistan talks "meaningless" - as its delegation arrives in 'locked down' Pakistan.
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[2026-04-10 23:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pakistan's defence minister, Khawaja Asif, called Israel "evil" and a "curse for humanity" in an X post on Thursday, just hours before US and Iranian delegations were due to arrive in Islamabad for peace talks mediated by Pakistan.
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[2026-04-10 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A British drone flew over Lebanon and circled near Baalbek on Wednesday, the day Israel hit Lebanon with a wave of strikes that killed more than 300 people - including 18 in the Beqaa Valley city.
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[2026-04-10 22:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Ritaj Abdulrahman Rihan was practising the subtraction of four-digit numbers during a maths lesson in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza.
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[2026-04-10 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Middle East ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz are based on extremely shaky ground, Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi has said, adding that Israel will do everything it can to reignite war in the region.
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[2026-04-10 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Middle East ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz are based on extremely shaky ground, Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi has said, adding that Israel will do everything it can to reignite war in the region.
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[2026-04-10 22:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Inflation ramped up in March to the hottest levels since May 2024 as higher energy prices seeped through the economy – putting another dent in the Federal Reserve’s path to interest-rate cuts.
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[2026-04-10 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: While PCE showed some signs of higher energy prices leaking into inflation prints, it was still February data. As we previewed, today's CPI data is for March and will bear the full brunt of the Iran War's impact on energy costs after Core CPI fell to its lowest in four years in February.
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[2026-04-10 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Naim Qassem, the secretary-general of Hezbollah, has called on the Lebanese government to stop giving "free concessions" to Israel ahead of planned negotiations between the two governments in Washington next week.
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[2026-04-10 22:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Lebanon could take part in direct talks with the US and Israel next week, although expectations remain low over what the meeting in Washington might achieve.
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[2026-04-10 22:37 UTC+10:00] [US economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Prices were up 3.3% over the year, adding to the unpredictability that first came with Trump tariffs
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[2026-04-10 22:36 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenTyre, Lebanon An injured woman mourns next to the body of her sister during the funeral of six women and a man killed by Israeli strikes in Abbasiyeh Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenWashington DC, US The first lady, Melania Trump, addresses the media from the Grand Foyer of the White House.
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[2026-04-10 22:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The outbreak of the Iran war sparked a sharp sell-off across most regions and asset classes in March, as investors weighed the impact the conflict would have on inflation and economic output. China proved to be an exception.
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[2026-04-10 22:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pakistan's defence minister Khawaja Asif called Israel "evil" and a "curse for humanity" in an X post on Thursday, just hours before US and Iranian delegations were expected to arrive to conduct peace talks mediated by Pakistan in Islamabad.
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[2026-04-10 22:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A senior official in the Lebanese president's office has told the BBC that Lebanon will participate in direct negotiations with Israel next week only if there is a ceasefire in place beforehand.
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[2026-04-10 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Consumer prices spiked in March as the Iran war sent energy costs soaring and took the Federal Reserve further from its inflation target, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. Underlying inflation, however, was relatively tame.
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[2026-04-10 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures are flat, recovering from an earlier drop, and set to extend a seven-day rally, the longest since October, as investors looked to talks between the US and Iran for signs a fragile truce can hold while bracing for a big jump in today's CPI report (full preview here).
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[2026-04-10 22:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: On Tuesday night, Israelis went to sleep under the shadow of an American threat to wipe out Iranian civilisation, only to wake up in the middle of the night to receive the news that the man who made that threat, US President Donald Trump, had agreed to a ceasefire with the Islamic Republic.
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[2026-04-10 22:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts warn that charging ships to pass through Hormuz could set a dangerous precedent for other strategic waterways and hit Asia hardest
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[2026-04-10 22:23 UTC+10:00] [Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts warn that charging ships to pass through Hormuz could set a dangerous precedent for other strategic waterways and hit Asia hardest
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[2026-04-10 22:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Palestinian worshippers performed Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque for the first time in 40 days, since the United States and Israel’s joint assault on Iran began on 28 February.
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[2026-04-10 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Airline pilots who have safety concerns about flying in the Middle East during the Iran war have told a global aviators' union group they fear blowback ranging from lost pay to being fired if they refuse assignments, its president Ron Hay said.
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[2026-04-10 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The majority of ships that have sailed through the Strait of Hormuz in the past day were linked to Iran, ship tracking data showed on Friday, with other vessels putting off making voyages despite a two-week ceasefire agreed this week between Tehran and Washington, according to data and shipping sources.
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[2026-04-10 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Pete Hegseth] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The bible-thumping US defense secretary is overseeing another strategic disaster in the Middle East. Is this a war or a crusade?
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[2026-04-10 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As war in the Persian Gulf triggers volatility in global oil markets, Beijing sees its energy system as a stabilising force
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[2026-04-10 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Washington] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As war in the Persian Gulf triggers volatility in global oil markets, Beijing sees its energy system as a stabilising force
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[2026-04-10 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Donald Trump’s critics were clearly overreaching when they charged him with war crimes for his attacks on Iran. And now it’s becoming obvious that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s haters have been doing the same to him.
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[2026-04-10 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Iran conflict will "define us for a generation", Sir Keir Starmer has said on the last day of his visit to the Gulf region.
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[2026-04-10 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel expelled Spain from the United States' Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in Kiryat Gat, according to a Foreign Ministry statement on Friday afternoon.
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[2026-04-10 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: After 40 days of intense military confrontation between Iran on one side and the United States and Israel on the other, the sudden announcement of a two-week ceasefire has raised a central question: what compelled the parties to pause the war at this stage?
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[2026-04-10 21:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Protests around fuel prices in Ireland are entering their fourth day, with three of the country's main refineries and terminals blockaded, and traffic in Dublin at a standstill.
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[2026-04-10 21:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The foreign ministry on Friday appointed former Ambassador to Kuwait Chung Byung-ha as its special envoy to Iran and will send him to Tehran soon to coordinate the safe passage of South Korean vessels and nationals amid the Middle East conflict, officials said.
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[2026-04-10 21:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: India is "deeply concerned" by reports of civilian casualties in Lebanon, the Indian foreign ministry said on Friday, two days after Israel's worst bombardment in its war with Lebanon killed more than 300 people.
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[2026-04-10 21:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details on appointment of Middle East peace representative in last 2 paras)
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[2026-04-10 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on the Iran war
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[2026-04-10 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Previous slideNext slide First responders search under the rubble at the site of an Israeli air strike in the village of Habbouch, southern Lebanon. AFPInfo David De Gea of Fiorentina looks on as ticker tape falls around him during the UEFA Conference League quarter-final match against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in London.
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[2026-04-10 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Trabajadores retiran escombros de la Universidad de Tecnología Sharif de Teherán que, según las autoridades, fue alcanzada por un proyectil el lunes 6 de abril de 2026, en Teherán. (AP Foto/Francisco Seco)
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[2026-04-10 21:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Pakistani Rangers patrol near the President's house, as Pakistan prepares to host delegates from the U.S. and Iran for peace talks, in Islamabad, April 10. © Reuters
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[2026-04-10 21:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has hit out at Donald Trump over the US-Israel war against Iran.
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[2026-04-10 21:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Six months into the so-called “ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip, thousands of families still cannot bury their loved ones.
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[2026-04-10 21:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni warned that Iran’s proposal to impose fees on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz could disrupt global trade and energy flows, as Italy joined a UK-led effort involving more than 30 countries to restore secure navigation through the key waterway, Reuters reported.
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[2026-04-10 21:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: "I urge you to comply,” US president Dwight Eisenhower wrote to prime minister David Ben-Gurion, diplomatese for what in US President Donald Trump’s phrasing would have been something like “do as I say, or I’ll strip you nude and have you tarred and feathered.”
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[2026-04-10 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli strikes have killed at least 303 people and injured 1,150 others since yesterday in Lebanon, Wafa news agency reported, citing the Lebanon Disaster Risk Management Unit.
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[2026-04-10 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: CNBC
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[2026-04-10 20:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Aymen Hussein’s winning goal against Bolivia in Monterrey did more than send Iraq to the 2026 World Cup. It unleashed celebrations across a country that has spent much of the past two decades navigating war, displacement and political rupture.
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[2026-04-10 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Philippines' new set of measures to support commuters and the public transport sector will see operators getting a subsidy of up to 100 pesos ($1.7) per kilometer of journey they provide. (Photo by Ramon Royandoyan)
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[2026-04-10 20:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An immigration appeals board has denied Mahmoud Khalil’s latest bid to dismiss his deportation case, a largely expected ruling that brings the former Columbia University graduate student and Palestinian activist one step closer to re-arrest and possible expulsion.
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[2026-04-10 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump unleashed a “tirade of insults” at NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte during their meeting at the White House on Wednesday, Politico has reported, citing European officials.
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[2026-04-10 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump unleashed a “tirade of insults” at NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte during their meeting at the White House on Wednesday, Politico has reported, citing European officials.
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[2026-04-10 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has directed his cabinet to begin ceasefire talks with Lebanon “as soon as possible”, a day after his country unleashed the largest-scale attacks yet on its neighbour, killing at least 300 people and injuring 1,150.
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