Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-09 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Iran, Minneapolis, Harvard and other Trump opponents have employed a similar strategy
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[2026-04-09 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: According to airline bosses, it will still take months for jet fuel supplies and prices to normalise
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[2026-04-09 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Frankfurt] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: According to airline bosses, it will still take months for jet fuel supplies and prices to normalise
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[2026-04-09 21:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Mourners have gathered in central Gaza for the funeral of Mohammed Wishah, an Al Jazeera journalist killed in an Israeli drone strike, as the death toll among media workers continues to rise during Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
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[2026-04-09 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A new petition filed with the High Court of Justice on Thursday is seeking to strike down the new law allowing rabbinical courts to serve as arbitrators in certain civil disputes.
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[2026-04-09 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: After 39 days of fighting across multiple fronts, a two-week ceasefire went into effect, a ceasefire that, by all appearances, President Trump pushed for more than any other party involved.
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[2026-04-09 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: No law enforcement or person would be able to stop Iran's nuclear enrichment program, Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) chief Mohammad Eslami said, the state-run Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) reported on Thursday.
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[2026-04-09 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The pro-Iranian hacking group Handala claimed to have breached the phone of former IDF chief of staff Lt.-Gen. (ret.) Herzi Halevi, according to a Thursday thread of posts on the group's X/Twitter.
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[2026-04-09 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s criminal trial is set to resume on Sunday after weeks in which Israel’s court system operated under emergency restrictions because of the war with Iran.
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[2026-04-09 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The ceasefire deal in the six-week US-Iran conflict remained in doubt by late week, as Israel intensified its bombardment of Beirut, Tehran kept the Hormuz chokepoint closed, and negotiators prepared to meet on Friday even as both sides declared victory.
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[2026-04-09 21:39 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas urged Israel to halt its attacks in Lebanon, which she said went beyond self-defense against Hezbollah and endangered the U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement.
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[2026-04-09 21:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Al Jazeera has condemned the killing of one of its Palestinian journalists in an Israeli strike in the Gaza Strip, describing it as a "deliberate and targeted crime".
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[2026-04-09 21:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., attend an event marking the installation of a plaque commemorating Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
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[2026-04-09 21:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon's cabinet on Thursday instructed security forces to restrict weapons in the capital, Beirut, exclusively to state institutions.
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[2026-04-09 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Israel said it wiped out the Hezbollah chief’s top secretary in targeted strikes on Lebanon overnight — as it ramped up attacks Thursday despite the risk of throwing President Trump’s Iran war cease-fire into turmoil.
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[2026-04-09 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: US and Iran agree to conditional ceasefire
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[2026-04-09 21:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Despite 40 days of US-Israeli attacks on Iran’s industries, infrastructure, schools, universities and hospitals, principlist groups in the country have opposed a two-week ceasefire and have been calling for the fighting to continue.
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[2026-04-09 21:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Negotiations between the US and Iran around the 10-point peace plan put together by Tehran will take place on Saturday in Islamabad.
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[2026-04-09 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The head of Iran's nuclear energy agency on Thursday ruled out any restrictions on the country's enrichment of uranium, saying the demand by the United States and Israel "will not come true".
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[2026-04-09 21:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The cessation of US-Israeli strikes has brought relief to people in Iran. For those among them who began the conflict supportive of the assault, it also came with a kind of realisation.
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[2026-04-09 21:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry on Thursday urged Korean nationals in Lebanon to leave the country promptly, as airstrikes have continued in the Middle East despite a ceasefire between the United States and Iran.
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[2026-04-09 21:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Despite 40 days of US-Israeli attacks on Iran’s industries, infrastructure, schools, universities and hospitals, principlist groups in the country have opposed a two-week ceasefire and have been calling for the fighting to continue.
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[2026-04-09 21:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Israel’s cabinet has approved the construction of 34 settlements in the occupied West Bank, a record number that pushes the Palestinian territory further towards annexation.
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[2026-04-09 21:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with details from FMs' phone talks) By Kim Seung-yeon
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[2026-04-09 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The EU said Thursday that freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz must be ensured with "no payment or toll whatsoever", after Iran suggested it could charge for letting ships through the vital Gulf waterway.
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[2026-04-09 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Flames engulf a car belonging to Palestinian journalist Mohammed Washeha in southern Gaza City on April 8. Broadcaster Al Jazeera said reporter Washeha was killed by an Israeli drone attack. AFPInfoFlames engulf a car belonging to Palestinian journalist Mohammed Washeha in southern Gaza City on April 8. Broadcaster Al Jazeera said reporter Washeha was killed by an Israeli drone attack.
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[2026-04-09 20:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Israeli army carried out a wave of air attacks on Lebanon, killing more than 250 people, on Wednesday – the bloodiest day since the US-Israel war on Iran began nearly six weeks ago.
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[2026-04-09 20:57 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: European Commission says call in which Hungary’s Péter Szijjártó appears to offer to share documents about Ukrainian accession is ‘alarming’
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[2026-04-09 20:57 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Global oil prices have risen as concerns grow over whether a fragile US-Iran ceasefire will hold after Israel launched a wave of strikes on Lebanon.
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[2026-04-09 20:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Rescue workers pulled bodies from collapsed buildings in the capital and in southern villages including Abbassiyeh, near Tyre, where smoke was still rising on Thursday morning. The scale of the bombardment made it the deadliest day in the latest phase of the Israel-Hezbollah war and deepened fears of a wider regional spillover.
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[2026-04-09 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: It’s been a couple of weeks since Mohamed Salah announced he will leave Liverpool at the end of the season, bringing an end to a trophy-laden nine years with the club.
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[2026-04-09 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued a map outlining revised routes through the Strait of Hormuz to help vessels steer clear of naval mines, local media said.
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[2026-04-09 20:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Thousands of worshippers flocked to Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem for morning prayers on Thursday after a 40-day closure imposed by Israel.
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[2026-04-09 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Four key players in the Iran war's tentative truce, from left: Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif; Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi; U.S. President Donald Trump; and Pakistan's military chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir. (Source photos by Reuters and AP)
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[2026-04-09 20:42 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Foreign Minister Cho Hyun is expected to speak by phone with his Iranian counterpart later Thursday, officials said, with stranded South Korea-related vessels in the Strait of Hormuz likely to top the agenda following the US-Iran ceasefire.
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[2026-04-09 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Israel’s relentless Lebanon strikes threaten to shatter the fragile truce as peace talks loom
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[2026-04-09 20:40 UTC+10:00] [Pakistan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Israel’s relentless Lebanon strikes threaten to shatter the fragile truce as peace talks loom
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[2026-04-09 20:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (3rd LD) Lee says S. Korea, France agree to cooperate on safe passage through Strait of Hormuz
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[2026-04-09 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on US-Iran war
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[2026-04-09 20:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Britain’s boxer Tyson Fury speaks at a press conference after loosing his fight against Ukraine’s boxer Oleksandr Usyk for the WBA, WBO, and WBC heavyweight title in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Dec. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
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[2026-04-09 20:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Maybe not, analysts say, but much of what happens next rests on ‘wild card’ Israel
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[2026-04-09 20:21 UTC+10:00] [Iranian Foreign Minister] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Maybe not, analysts say, but much of what happens next rests on ‘wild card’ Israel
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[2026-04-09 20:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ambassador Daniel Kritenbrink says the US still has ‘extraordinary’ influence in the region, given its trade and security ties with Asean
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[2026-04-09 20:20 UTC+10:00] [Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ambassador Daniel Kritenbrink says the US still has ‘extraordinary’ influence in the region, given its trade and security ties with Asean
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[2026-04-09 20:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Europe's aviation safety regulator Easa on Thursday extended until 24 April its advisory to airlines to avoid the Middle Eastern and Gulf airspace, according to an updated bulletin on conflict zones.
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[2026-04-09 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: For the Lebanese, the war is not over. While there is a ceasefire in Iran and many people in the region are seeking to return to a semblance of normality, Lebanon is being pounded with massive airstrikes.
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[2026-04-09 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A Haifa resident has been arrested on suspicion of carrying out missions for Iranian intelligence, including allegedly producing explosives intended to target former prime minister Naftali Bennett, read a joint statement issued by police and the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) on Thursday.
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[2026-04-09 20:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Thousands of Iranians paid tribute on Thursday to the late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who ruled the country for nearly four decades until his killing in US-Israeli strikes at the start of the Iran war.
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[2026-04-09 20:07 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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[2026-04-09 20:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The government said Thursday it will maintain the current price ceilings on fuel products for the next two weeks amid the rapidly changing situation in the Middle East with a fragile two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran.
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