Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-03 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Britain accused Iran on Thursday of holding the world's economy hostage as diplomats from more than 40 countries held talks on ways to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route that has been choked off by the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.
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[2026-04-03 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: French-Palestinian MEP Rima Hassan was taken into police custody in France on Thursday for an "apology for terrorism" after a post about Palestinian resistance, according to French media outlets.
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[2026-04-03 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Israeli Air Force, over the past 48 hours, dropped some 650 munitions on about 400 targets linked to the Iranian regime, including sites in the heart of Tehran, the military said on Wednesday night.
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[2026-04-03 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: It’s the first day of Passover, the Jewish holiday commemorating the Exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt - a festival often described as a celebration of freedom.
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[2026-04-03 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Iran and Oman are drafting a protocol to "monitor transit" through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state news agency IRNA reported Thursday morning, citing an official.
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[2026-04-03 02:00 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With no truce in sight, American forces might be preparing for a short, sharp option, analysts say
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[2026-04-03 01:59 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Yvette Cooper hosted virtual summit of more than 40 countries aimed at reopening vital shipping lane
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[2026-04-03 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: PARÍS (AP) — Una denuncia presentada el jueves en Francia solicita una investigación por crímenes de guerra sobre un ataque israelí contra un edificio de apartamentos en Beirut en noviembre de 2024, del que se afirma que mató a siete civiles, incluidos los padres de un artista franco-libanés, informó un grupo de derechos humanos.
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[2026-04-03 01:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called on the US and Israel to “stop the war that is inflicting immense human suffering and already triggering devastating economic consequences”.
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[2026-04-03 01:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: French-Palestinian MEP Rima Hassan was taken into police custody in France on Thursday for "apology for terrorism" after a post about Palestinian resistance, according to French media outlets.
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[2026-04-03 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Two of Iran’s largest steel plants say they have been put out of service due to US-Israeli airstrikes targeting their operations.
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[2026-04-03 01:38 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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[2026-04-03 01:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: PARIS (AP) — A complaint filed Thursday in France seeks a war crimes investigation into an Israeli strike on a Beirut apartment building in November 2024 said to have killed seven civilians including the parents of a French-Lebanese artist, a human rights group said.
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[2026-04-03 01:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Bronx and Queens Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez declared that she will no longer support any military aid to Israel, even for defense purposes, buckling to intense pressure from the far left.
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[2026-04-03 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A majority of members on the governing body of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday backed a motion stating that Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan may have committed some form of misconduct, diplomatic sources with knowledge of the matter told Middle East Eye.
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[2026-04-03 01:28 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Crude prices had been inching back towards US$100 per barrel before Trump’s Wednesday address in which he promised more strikes on Iran
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[2026-04-03 01:27 UTC+10:00] [France] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Lebanese-French man Ali Cherri demands investigation into Beirut bombing as possible war crime against civilians
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[2026-04-03 01:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: As Iran’s de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues, Britain is hosting virtual talks with about 40 countries to discuss strategies to reopen the waterway, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies are shipped from Gulf producers in peacetime.
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[2026-04-03 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has lashed out at NATO and key European leaders, deepening tensions within the bloc over the war against Iran. According to the Financial Times, Washington has also threatened to curb weapons supplies to Ukraine to pressure European countries into involvement in the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-03 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has lashed out at NATO and key European leaders, deepening tensions within the bloc over the war against Iran. According to the Financial Times, Washington has also threatened to curb weapons supplies to Ukraine to pressure European countries into involvement in the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-03 01:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A majority of members on the governing body of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday backed a motion stating that Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan may have committed some form of misconduct, diplomatic sources with knowledge of the matter told Middle East Eye.
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[2026-04-03 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said that there is no end in sight to the war which has already led to the displacement of a million people, as Israel’s latest bombardment on the country enters its second month.
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[2026-04-03 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Mayhem in the Middle East. Catastrophic disruption to world energy supplies. The risk of future food shortages as crucial fertiliser stocks are blocked behind the Strait of Hormuz. And in all this, the dog that didn’t bark – or not so you’d notice – has been the UN and its Secretary General, Antonio Guterres.
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[2026-04-03 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, habla sobre la guerra con Irán desde el Corredor Estatal de la Casa Blanca, el miércoles 1 de abril de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon, Pool)
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[2026-04-03 00:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La secretaria de Asuntos Exteriores británica, Yvette Cooper, a la derecha, asiste a una cumbre virtual en el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de la Commonwealth en Londres, el jueves 2 de abril de 2026, con alrededor de 35 países para discutir formas de reabrir el estrecho de Ormuz. (Leon Neal/Foto de la piscina vía AP)
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[2026-04-03 00:44 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenTitusville, USA full moon rises after the launch of Nasa’s next-generation Space Launch System rocket and Orion crew capsule, marking the Artemis II lunar flyby mission’s departure from Kennedy Space CenterPhotograph: Marco Bello/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenWashington DC, USA customer watches Donald Trump address the country on the Iran crisis from the White House on a TV screen at a Brooklyn diner in Times Square, New YorkPhotograph: David Dee Delgado/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenBaghdad, IraqMembers of the Hashed al-Shaabi
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[2026-04-03 00:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: NUEVA YORK (AP) — Las acciones están bajando y los precios del petróleo se están disparando después de que el presidente Donald Trump prometiera continuar atacando a Irán y no ofreciera un calendario claro para poner fin al conflicto en Oriente Medio.
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[2026-04-03 00:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The German minister for foreign affairs, Johann Wadephul, held a call with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi to discuss how to resolve the conflict in the Middle East, according to a post on X from the German foreign ministry.
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[2026-04-03 00:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United Kingdom is gathering foreign ministers from 40 countries to discuss options to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route that has been choked off by the United States and Israel’s war against Iran.
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[2026-04-03 00:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: US stock futures plunged Thursday morning as oil prices surged after President Trump vowed to hit Iran “extremely hard” in the coming weeks and failed to provide a timeline on when investors could see the free flow of crude through the Strait of Hormuz again.
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[2026-04-03 00:25 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
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[2026-04-03 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Strait of Hormuz will not return to the status quo enjoyed before the US-Israeli war against Iran, a security official has told RT.
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[2026-04-03 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Recruiting people with criminal records and duping teenagers into carrying out plots: has Iran stumbled on the perfect formula to unsettle European cities and absorb police resources across multiple countries?
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[2026-04-03 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan intends to continue to nudge the United States and Iran towards negotiations aimed at ending their war, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs acknowledges “obstacles” in its efforts.
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[2026-04-03 00:17 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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[2026-04-03 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: UN experts condemned Israel’s killing of journalists and urged for an international independent investigation after three Lebanese journalists were targeted on Saturday.
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[2026-04-03 00:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran to ‘fight back’ after Trump pledges to bomb Iran into ‘Stone Ages’
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[2026-04-03 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Jake Wilson, propietario de la empresa de paisajismo Top Class Lawn Care, y a sus espaldas el fertilizante que almacenó en previsión de las subidas de precios relacionadas con la guerra de Irán, el jueves 26 de marzo de 2026 en Riverside, Misuri. (Foto AP/Charlie Riedel)
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[2026-04-03 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Iraq] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Lions of Mesopotamia have waited 40 years to return to the World Cup and they have had to do it the hard way
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[2026-04-02 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A now hiring sign sits on the window of a retail clothing store in Garland, Texas, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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[2026-04-02 23:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Health Ministry spokesperson Hossein Kermanpour has said that the Pasteur Institute of Iran, “a century-old pillar of global health”, was targeted on Thursday morning.
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[2026-04-02 23:30 UTC+10:00] [Philippines] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: States like China and Russia that can provide energy, industrial inputs, strategic reassurance or room for manoeuvre are gaining weight
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[2026-04-02 23:29 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-02 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Harassment and violence against Christians call into question their long-term presence in Palestine and Israel, a respected Jerusalem think tank has warned.
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[2026-04-02 23:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Good afternoon Middle East Eye readers,
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[2026-04-02 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Sky News
Snippet: Karim Khan KC, who investigates war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, has denied allegations of sexual misconduct.
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[2026-04-02 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say Middle East turmoil is elevating commodity input costs, affecting processing efforts and prompting push for ‘friendshoring’ to secure resources
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[2026-04-02 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Greek shipping companies have been secretly transporting oil, coal and military cargo to Israel, Middle East Eye can reveal.
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[2026-04-02 22:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Britain is set to host a summit on Thursday aimed at forming an international coalition to pressure Iran into reopening the Strait of Hormuz, after US President Donald Trump said the UK and other countries should "go get their own oil".
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[2026-04-02 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump mercilessly trolled French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife on Wednesday — as he ramped up his attacks on NATO allies for not joining the war against Iran.
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