Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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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
Snippet: This report is from this week's The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.
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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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[2026-04-10 20:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Establishing new settlements in the West Bank will "completely destroy the idea of a Palestinian state within our heartland," Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Thursday.
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[2026-04-10 20:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Pakistan has ramped up security in Islamabad ahead of high-stakes direct talks between the United States and Iran, with the federal capital administration declaring a two-day public holiday on Thursday and Friday.
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[2026-04-10 20:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Between the formal Japanese surrender to the US on the deck of the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay in 1945 and the chaotic fall of Saigon in April 1975, with the last US Marine dangling from the final departing helicopter, lies a vast expanse.
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[2026-04-10 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Workers remove debris at Tehran’s Sharif University of Technology complex that Iranian authorities say was hit early Monday by a U.S.-Israeli strike, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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[2026-04-10 20:23 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: First lady had called for a public hearing for survivors but a group of those affected say they have ‘done their part’ and reiterate calls for Pam Bondi to be questioned
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[2026-04-10 20:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The first thing Abdelwahab noticed was the silence after the blast.
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[2026-04-10 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel has launched more than 50 strikes across Lebanon in the past 24 hours, raising fears that the escalating violence could unravel the fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran, reigniting a broader regional conflict.
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[2026-04-10 20:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A total of 125,630 civilian units have been hit across the country in US-Israeli attacks on Iran, Irna news agency reported, citing the Iranian Red Crescent Society.
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[2026-04-10 20:11 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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[2026-04-10 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The six GCC nations worry that the US will prioritise Tehran’s needs and leave the Gulf monarchies vulnerable to Iranian retaliation
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[2026-04-10 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The six GCC nations worry that the US will prioritise Tehran’s needs and leave the Gulf monarchies vulnerable to Iranian retaliation
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[2026-04-10 20:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Democratic representative Yassamin Ansari says the war has only more deeply entrenched the Iranian regime
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[2026-04-10 19:51 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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[2026-04-10 19:48 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The price of silence from western politicians and media outlets over Israel’s actions in Palestine is now being paid by Iranian and Lebanese civilians
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[2026-04-10 19:47 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: The statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of this site. This site does not give financial, investment or medical advice.
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[2026-04-10 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.
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[2026-04-10 19:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Os ataques conjuntos de Estados Unidos e Israel contra o Irã podem ter sido interrompidos, mas, para muitas pessoas dentro da república islâmica, o medo não.
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[2026-04-10 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Israel is lifting its state of emergency given that the Iran ceasefire appears to be holding, and with that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s long-running corruption trial will resume in the coming days, according to Reuters.
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[2026-04-10 19:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The first thing Abdelwahab noticed was the silence after the blast.
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[2026-04-10 19:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spain's foreign minister said on Friday that he had spoken with his Iranian counterpart and urged him to negotiate "in good faith" during talks with the United States in Islamabad.
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[2026-04-10 19:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon intends to take part in a meeting next week in Washington with US and Israeli representatives to discuss and announce a ceasefire, a senior Lebanese official told Reuters on Friday, saying the exact date had not yet been confirmed.
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[2026-04-10 19:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Major shipping companies, including Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, were severely affected by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. © Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
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[2026-04-10 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Light Candles: 7:12 p.m.
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[2026-04-10 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Audiences enjoying the acclaimed new series, Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints on Fox Nation, would never guess that Scorsese’s co-creator on the show is a Jewish producer who grew up in Jerusalem.
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[2026-04-10 19:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A ceasefire has been in place between Israel and Hamas since October 10, but deadly attacks have continued and limited aid is entering
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[2026-04-10 19:14 UTC+10:00] [Nickolay Mladenov] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A ceasefire has been in place between Israel and Hamas since October 10, but deadly attacks have continued and limited aid is entering
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[2026-04-10 19:13 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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[2026-04-10 19:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: French energy giant TotalEnergies said Friday it had shut down a major refinery on the eastern Gulf coast of Saudi Arabia after it was damaged during the Middle East war.
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[2026-04-10 19:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-04-10 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Truck drivers in China have been nervously watching diesel prices as they keep climbing. Since the war in Iran started, fuel prices have jumped around 26 percent, hitting about $4.60 per gallon. So drivers have been scrambling to fill up, especially China’s 38 million long-haul truckers. Many of them have a tight budget and live frugally on the road.
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[2026-04-10 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s meeting with his Syrian counterpart Ahmad Al Shara in Damascus on April 5 is significant not simply because it is historic, but because of what it suggests about Syria’s security policy. Much of the attention around the visit focused on the optics: Mr Zelenskyy was the first president from outside the Arab world to visit post-Assad Syria, and only the second foreign head of state to do so after Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al
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[2026-04-10 18:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Gulf states have emerged much weaker than Iran from the Middle East conflict, leading US academic Jeffrey Sachs has said.
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[2026-04-10 18:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Gulf states have emerged much weaker than Iran from the Middle East conflict, leading US academic Jeffrey Sachs has said.
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[2026-04-10 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon is facing a food security crisis as the Iran war disrupts supplies of goods inside the country, the United Nations World Food Programme said on Friday.
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[2026-04-10 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump lashed out at Iran’s handling of the Strait of Hormuz since the two-week cease-fire came into force – claiming “That is not the agreement we have!”
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[2026-04-10 18:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot have “expressed concern over serious ceasefire violations made in Lebanon” in a phone call, Pakistan's foreign ministry said.
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[2026-04-10 18:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: A new report by Spain's tourism alliance predicts that more international visitors will choose Spain this year due to concerns over travelling to or via the Middle East, even though the Iran conflict is set to make the cost of Spanish holidays higher.
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[2026-04-10 18:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil extended gains for a second day on Friday after attacks by Iran led to a reduction in Saudi Arabia’s production capacity, but prices are heading towards a weekly loss following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire between the US and Tehran.
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[2026-04-10 18:34 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-10 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Dina Ben Tal Ganancia's three-year tenure as El Al Israel Airlines CEO was anything but routine. Ben Tal Ganancia began during the Covid pandemic, faced a two-year war with foreign airlines deserting Israel, the need for rescue flights, Iranian attacks, and skies that opened and closed, sometimes at a moment's notice.
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[2026-04-10 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The State Prosecutor's Office filed an indictment against Moshe Lachovitz, a 21-year-old resident of Jerusalem, for contacting a foreign agent and collecting intelligence for Iran.
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[2026-04-10 18:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Spain's foreign minister said on Friday that he had spoken with his Iranian counterpart and urged him to negotiate in good faith during talks with the United States in Islamabad.
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