Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-09 06:38 UTC+10:00] [Asia Times] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-09 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: De izquierda a derecha: El comandante interino del Comando Cibernético de Estados Unidos, William Hartman; el director del FBI, Kash Patel; la directora de Inteligencia Nacional, Tulsi Gabbard; y el director de la CIA, John Ratcliffe, durante una audiencia de la Comisión Selecta Permanente de la Cámara de Representantes sobre Inteligencia, el jueves 19 de marzo de 2026, en Washington.
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[2026-04-09 06:30 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Loyalists rush to defend president for ‘outsmarting the critics’ but others decry deal as ‘a negative for our country’
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[2026-04-09 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has recently escalated his rhetoric over the Iran war, using language that is unusually provocative. He warned that Iran could be “sent back to the Stone Age.” In a social media post, he went further, urging Iran to “Open the F---in' Strait,” accompanied by insults and threats that depart sharply from any recognizable form of diplomatic language.
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[2026-04-09 06:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: With minutes before a self-imposed deadline – and an unprecedented threat to wipe out Iran's "civilisation" - US President Donald Trump announced that a two-week ceasefire had been agreed to halt the war.
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[2026-04-09 06:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Oil prices plunged below $95 per barrel, and stock markets surged worldwide after President Donald Trump pulled back from his threat of devastating attacks against Iran.
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[2026-04-09 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The administration of US President Donald Trump is “weaponizing Christianity” to justify its actions in the Middle East, while Israel continues to act with impunity as much of the West turns a blind eye, Irish activist and satirist Tadhg Hickey has said.
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[2026-04-09 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The administration of US President Donald Trump is “weaponizing Christianity” to justify its actions in the Middle East, while Israel continues to act with impunity as much of the West turns a blind eye, Irish activist and satirist Tadhg Hickey has said.
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[2026-04-09 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said the scale of killing and destruction in Lebanon, where at least 254 people were killed in Israeli attacks, is “nothing short of horrific”.
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[2026-04-09 06:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-09 06:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Andrew Korybko,
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[2026-04-09 06:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Trump says fraudsters and charlatans are circulating fake versions of Iran's 10-point proposal. (Reuters: Nathan Howard)
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[2026-04-09 06:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US vice president, who has largely stayed out of the spotlight regarding the war on Iran, will lead on Friday a team headed to Islamabad, Pakistan, to discuss next steps in ceasefire negotiations, the White House announced on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-09 06:10 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The impact of the war in the Middle East continued to have a knock-on effect on Sri Lanka prompting President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to announce several relief measures to cushion this impact last week. This is while the opposition focused on the upcoming anniversary of the Easter terror attacks.
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[2026-04-09 06:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A ceasefire deal struck by Washington and Tehran is a “disaster” and “failure,” several prominent Israeli politicians have said. Israel was left out of the equation, they argued, calling it a strategic mistake on the part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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[2026-04-09 06:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A ceasefire deal struck by Washington and Tehran is a “disaster” and “failure,” several prominent Israeli politicians have said. Israel was left out of the equation, they argued, calling it a strategic mistake on the part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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[2026-04-09 06:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Donald Trump claimed "total" victory after a ceasefire with Iran. But critics say the deal is a fresh example of their maxim that the tough-talking US president always "chickens out."
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[2026-04-09 06:08 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the announcement of a two-week ceasefire by the US and Iran, his spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-09 06:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The White House said Vice President JD Vance will lead the US negotiating team in talks with Iran aimed at reaching a permanent end to the war on Iran.
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[2026-04-09 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Oil prices have been rising since the U.S and Israel attacked Iran. A stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo shows the price for West Texas Intermediate one-month futures on March 24, 2026. © Reuters
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[2026-04-09 06:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: First responders work at the site of an Israeli airstrike that struck an apartment building in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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[2026-04-09 06:02 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-09 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Get news alerts fromYou can manage notifications at any time by clicking the notifications icon.SubscribeMaybe later
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[2026-04-09 05:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JERUSALEM—Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel remains prepared to confront Iran if necessary, despite a truce reached between the United States and Iran.
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[2026-04-09 05:59 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) sources said that Sri Lanka spends between US$ 4.5 billion and US$ 5 billion annually to import its fuel needs and that the amount could double or triple if the war in the Middle East continues.
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[2026-04-09 05:59 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A two-week ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran includes a proposal allowing Iran and Oman to charge transit fees on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil route, news agency AP reported.
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[2026-04-09 05:59 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday said Sri Lanka looks forward to the early restoration of peace in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-09 05:57 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-09 05:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: From left, Acting Commander of the U.S. Cyber Command William Hartman, FBI Director Kash Patel, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe, listen during a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing to examine worldwide threats, Thursday, March 19, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)
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[2026-04-09 05:54 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia’s sharemarket is expected to slide on opening despite oil prices plunging and stock markets surging worldwide after President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire in the US-Israeli war against Iran.
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[2026-04-09 05:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has expressed support for the United States’ decision to suspend strikes on Iran, but said the two-week truce will not extend to Israel’s ongoing military operations in Lebanon.
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[2026-04-09 05:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The US and Iran reached a ceasefire deal on Tuesday, less than two hours before the deadline President Trump imposed for Iran to meet his demands or else face wide-scale destruction.
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[2026-04-09 05:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Personas se relajan después de almorzar en un centro Hogares de Cristo en el barrio Carlos Mugica, que forma parte de una red de centros comunitarios que fue apoyada inicialmente por el difunto papa Francisco, en Buenos Aires, Argentina, el jueves 19 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Rodrigo Abd)
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[2026-04-09 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The High Court of Justice has postponed the joint hearing in the anti-war protest case and the Western Wall worship case from Wednesday to Friday, giving the state more time to file its response affidavits while making clear that the new schedule goes beyond what the state itself had requested.
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[2026-04-09 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF Home Front Command released an update to its guidelines on Wednesday, with major changes taking effect Thursday morning.
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[2026-04-09 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli forces have launched an intense bombardment across Lebanon, killing hundreds of people, hours after a two-week ceasefire was announced in the United States-Iran war.
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[2026-04-09 05:46 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to impose massive 50% tariffs on countries sending military firepower to Iran, putting Russia and China on notice.
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[2026-04-09 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said NATO allies have not done enough to support the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-04-09 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Federal Reserve officials stuck to their projection of one interest-rate cut this year at their meeting in March despite uncertainty around the war in Iran – and the odds of at least one cut tripled Wednesday following the start of a two-week cease-fire in the conflict.
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[2026-04-09 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Two police officers walk in front of an anti-U.S. billboard depicting the American aircrafts into the Iranian armed forces fishing net with signs that read in Farsi: “The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed, The entire Persian Gulf is our hunting ground,” at the Eqelab-e-Eslami, or Islamic Revolution square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Sunday, April 5, 2026.
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[2026-04-09 05:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran’s Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi told Iranians on Wednesday night not to view the newly imposed ceasefire between Iran and the United States and Israel as a defeat. Instead, he portrayed the truce as evidence that the Islamic Republic had suffered a historic blow and was nearing collapse.
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[2026-04-09 05:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Everything now turns on the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-09 05:31 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-09 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Federal Reserve officials still expect to deliver an interest rate cut this year as they wrestle with the uncertain economic outlook because of the Iran war, according to minutes from the central bank's March meeting, released on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-09 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The blockage of the vital Strait of Hormuz to commercial maritime traffic by Iran was one of the most agonising aspects of the conflict in Iran, which stemmed from United States (US) and Israeli attempts to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions. The war on Iran dragged on for more than one month, but both the US and Iran have now announced a two-week pause in hostilities, with Iran agreeing to re-open the Strait of Hormuz, a vital lifeline for the world’s
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[2026-04-09 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump told AFP on Tuesday that he believes China got Iran to negotiate a ceasefire in the war against Israel and the United States.
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[2026-04-09 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: India’s airport tariff regulator has ordered major airports to cut landing and parking charges by 25% for three months for domestic flights, offering relief to the country’s airlines that are under financial pressure due to the Iran war.
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[2026-04-09 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, potentially suspending a six-week-old war that has killed thousands, spread across the Middle East and caused unprecedented disruption to the world’s energy supplies.
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[2026-04-09 05:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Armita, no surname given, poses for a photo in central Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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[2026-04-09 05:22 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: Iran says it has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz after Israel stepped up its attacks against Lebanon, as the White House insists it will hold the Iranian regime to the conditions of a “fragile ceasefire” that is less than 24 hours old.
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