Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-25 03:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Senate is set to vote on Thursday on a measure demanding an end to the U.S. war with Iran as American consumers reel from sky-high fuel prices due to the conflict.
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[2026-09-25 03:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Palestinian leader’s speech was shown at the meeting in New York via video after the Palestinian delegation was denied visas by the US
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[2026-09-25 03:40 UTC+10:00] [US] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Palestinian leader’s speech was shown at the meeting in New York via video after the Palestinian delegation was denied visas by the US
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[2026-09-25 03:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said his country was seeking a “new chapter” in relations with Iran after meeting its President Masoud Pezeshkian at the UN on Thursday.
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[2026-09-25 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday.
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[2026-09-25 03:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he returns to the White House after greeting Chinese President Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews, on Sept. 23. © Reuters
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[2026-09-25 03:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A coalition of 80 countries called on Thursday for the restoration of freedom of navigation in the Gulf, condemning attacks by Iran and the Houthis in Yemen that are disrupting global shipping.
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[2026-09-25 03:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Macklemore performs at the Goldencoast Rap Festival in Corcelles-les-Monts, near Dijon, central-eastern France, on 30 August, 2026
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[2026-09-25 03:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas warned on Thursday that Palestinians could be on the precipice of another Nakba if the international community does not act on its stated intention to support Palestinian self-determination, and slammed Washington for punishing his government's "path of international law".
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[2026-09-25 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates' General Civil Aviation Authority said on Thursday it had suspended flights by Iranian airlines to and from the country until further notice.
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[2026-09-25 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Several civilians crossed into the barrier separating the Gaza Strip from Israel on Thursday, the IDF said.
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[2026-09-25 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The British government on Thursday said it was providing an £88 million ($116.25 million) package of support for humanitarian relief and early recovery in Gaza.
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[2026-09-25 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Gaza’s recovery and reconstruction needs have reached an estimated $71.5bn and are likely to increase, according to the latest United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report.
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[2026-09-25 02:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas warned on Thursday that Palestinians could be on the precipice of another Nakba if the international community does not act on its stated intention to support Palestinian self-determination, and slammed Washington for punishing his government's "path of international law".
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[2026-09-25 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-25 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: After a busy few days, Israel’s Central Elections Committee has concluded hearings on motions to disqualify politicians and political parties from the coming elections.
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[2026-09-25 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General Assembly (UN)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Farnaz Fassihi and Max Bearak
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[2026-09-25 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: With elections bearing down and the whole country consumed by the race, diplomat and writer Einat Wilf sat down with Jacob Laznik to make a case that almost no one else in Israeli politics is making. Running third on the Reservists–New Economic Party list, an unaligned slate polling around four seats and openly determined to blow up the country's paralyzing bloc politics, Wilf argues that the real fight isn't over territory or coalitions at all, but over consciousness.
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[2026-09-25 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: To his family, Lt. Col. Mahmoud Khairaldeen was a gentle man who always had time to listen, offer advice, and help those around him. To the Israeli public, he was known only as “Lt. Col. M.” Eight years after he was killed during a covert operation in the Gaza Strip, the man behind the initials is finally being remembered for more than the secrecy that surrounded his life and death: for the quiet devotion he showed to his family, his
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[2026-09-25 02:05 UTC+10:00] [Macklemore] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US rapper, removed from Ed Sheeran’s US stadium tour after voicing support of Palestine, has convened a charity show that will visit Dublin, Paris and London, with a North American run to be announced
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[2026-09-25 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: UNITED NATIONS — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, facing a difficult reelection campaign at home, addresses the United Nations on Thursday, where he is expected to lash out at both enemies as well as allies that have crossed him in recent months.
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[2026-09-25 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: UNITED NATIONS — Iran’s president struck a defiant tone at the UN on Wednesday, where he spoke for the first time since Washington and Israel launched an all-out war on his country, vowing Tehran would never “bend at the knee.” Masoud Pezeshkian accused Washington of “terrorism” for assassinating former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the start of the conflict, insisting Tehran had never started a war.
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[2026-09-25 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A documentary that accuses Israel of using AI to carry out mass civilian killings in Gaza will be available to stream online for free once its theatrical rollout in more than 50 countries is complete.
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[2026-09-25 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Civilians are being hardest hit by surging violence in Yemen between Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces and Iran-backed Houthis, the UN human rights chief said on Thursday.
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[2026-09-25 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israeli officials believe that it's only a matter of time until the resumption of strikes against Iran, according to a report by Saudi state-owned news outlet Al Hadath on Thursday.
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[2026-09-25 01:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew over Greece, Italy, France and Canada on Thursday on his way to address the UN, despite an International Criminal Court warrant for his arrest.
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[2026-09-25 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew over Greece, Italy, France and Canada on Thursday on his way to address the UN, despite an International Criminal Court warrant for his arrest.
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[2026-09-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The rapturous reception for the documentary film NAZA, whose name comes from the Hebrew acronym applied to the collateral damage estimates carried out by all law-abiding militaries, has once again brought allegations of cruel and arbitrary slaughter of civilians to Israel’s door.
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[2026-09-25 00:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday warned the international community against allowing “another Nakba” and called for faster implementation of the US-led peace plan for Gaza.
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[2026-09-25 00:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Saudi-led coalition forces fighting Yemen’s Houthis say they have intercepted six ballistic missiles allegedly fired by the Iran-allied group towards cities in Saudi Arabia.
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[2026-09-25 00:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-25 00:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli forces have demolished dozens of buildings in the Palestinian village of Jinba in the occupied West Bank, leaving around 180 people homeless, including 85 children, RT correspondent Charlotte Dubenskij has reported. Visiting the community after the operation, she found families gathering belongings among the rubble.
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[2026-09-25 00:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli forces have demolished dozens of buildings in the Palestinian village of Jinba in the occupied West Bank, leaving around 180 people homeless, including 85 children, RT correspondent Charlotte Dubenskij has reported. Visiting the community after the operation, she found families gathering belongings among the rubble.
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[2026-09-25 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday via video after being denied entry to the United States.
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[2026-09-25 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE on Thursday launched a major relief drive to provide warm clothing to one million people in the Gaza Strip before winter.
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[2026-09-25 00:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Both the Russian and Ukrainian governments view Turkey’s proposal for a moratorium on Black Sea shipping attacks as “positive”, but Kyiv does not expect a breakthrough soon because of Moscow’s “irrelevant” additional demands, regional diplomats familiar with the issue told Middle East Eye.
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[2026-09-25 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-25 00:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: West Jerusalem’s Israeli deputy mayor, Arieh King, lashed out at UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband after he met New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
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[2026-09-25 00:28 UTC+10:00] [United Nations] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Mahmoud Abbas, the longtime president of the Palestinian Authority, is now addressing the gathering. He is delivering his speech via a pre-recorded video for the second year in a row, after the Trump administration refused to grant him a visa.
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[2026-09-25 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The biggest business groups in the U.S. warned President Trump against a diesel export ban this week, saying in a joint letter that such an action would prove counterproductive and raise fuel prices rather than lower them.
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[2026-09-25 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has called on the Middle East “not to give up” on ending violent wars, saying “lost opportunities” due to conflict affect everyone.
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[2026-09-25 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned that Iraq risks “Balkanisation” unless its armed factions are brought under state control.
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[2026-09-25 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian spoke at the UN General Assembly on September 23. It was a potentially momentous occasion. Nearby, according to reports, Iranian mediators headed by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi were in a meeting room and sending someone back and forth to speak to an American delegation.
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[2026-09-25 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Beersheba District Court increased Guy Haddad’s sentence from five-and-a-half to seven-and-a-half years in prison for stealing five vehicles from Kibbutz Be’eri days after the October 7 massacre, ruling that the original punishment did not reflect the exceptional severity of the crimes.
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[2026-09-25 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Country pays more for less of the key fertiliser ingredient, potentially pressuring the spring planting season, analyst says
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[2026-09-25 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Country pays more for less of the key fertiliser ingredient, potentially pressuring the spring planting season, analyst says
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[2026-09-24 23:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Lawmakers in the Michigan House of Representatives have introduced a resolution urging the US government to back Israel's right to statehood and take measures to prevent Hamas from eliminating the Jewish state on Tuesday.
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[2026-09-24 23:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A Middle East Eye investigation has revealed links between three UK-registered charities and an East Jerusalem yeshiva planning to expand into Sheikh Jarrah.
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[2026-09-24 23:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Israeli government plans to pay companies in illegal settlements up to 200,000 shekels ($54,000) following a commitment by European countries to ban their goods amid escalating human rights abuses against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-09-24 23:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has stepped up military activity around the Strait of Hormuz, with reconnaissance aircraft spotted near Iranian territory and additional fighter jets reportedly deployed to the region, RIA Novosti reported on Thursday, citing sources.
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