Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-14 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A 3-year-old boy arrived at the emergency department of Dana Children’s Hospital at Ichilov on Saturday morning in septic shock, with a clinical suspicion of meningococcemia.
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[2026-06-14 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not attend an upcoming G7 bilateral meeting between US President Donald Trump and Middle East leaders, a senior United States official said on Saturday.
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[2026-06-14 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel has killed over 3,756 people and wounded 11,632 others in Lebanon since early March, according to the latest statistics published by the health ministry.
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[2026-06-14 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Iran's late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated by Israel and United States on February 28, will be buried on July 9, state television reported Saturday.
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[2026-06-14 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The major nuclear danger facing the Middle East originates not from Iran but from Israel, Professor Theodore Postol, a former Science and Policy Adviser on Strategic Nuclear Issues to the Chief of Naval Operations, has told RT. The expert warned that the leadership in West Jerusalem had placed the Jewish state on an increasingly perilous course.
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[2026-06-14 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The major nuclear danger facing the Middle East originates not from Iran but from Israel, Professor Theodore Postol, a former Science and Policy Adviser on Strategic Nuclear Issues to the Chief of Naval Operations, has told RT. The expert warned that the leadership in West Jerusalem had placed the Jewish state on an increasingly perilous course.
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[2026-06-14 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: After Friday witnessed a rare moment of agreement between Tehran and Washington saying that indeed a peace deal Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is indeed 'very close' - there's been more color issued by Pakistan.
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[2026-06-14 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Gwynne Shotwell, President and COO of SpaceX, third from right, celebrates with colleagues during a bell ringing ceremony for the IPO of SpaceX at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, Friday, June 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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[2026-06-14 00:06 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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[2026-06-14 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The US is confident that a deal to end the war with Iran will be signed in the next few days, a senior Trump administration official has said.
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[2026-06-14 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: In an interview with a local TV station, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said Israel's recognition of Somalliland marked one of the darkest days in Somalia's history.
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[2026-06-13 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Una mujer pasa junto a un mural antiestadounidense en la pared de la antigua embajada de Estados Unidos, ahora convertida en museo, en Teherán, Irán, el viernes 12 de junio de 2026. (Foto AP/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-06-13 23:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Elyanna, a 24-year-old singer born and raised in Nazareth, took the stage at the opening ceremony of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada on Thursday night, performing alongside Canadian artist Jessie Reyez on "Illuminate," one of the tournament's official soundtrack songs.
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[2026-06-13 23:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In the immortal words of baseball great Yogi Berra, “It ain’t over until it’s over!” Cluster bombs, guided hypersonic missiles, FPV drones with fiber-optic cables, and worse may be targeting Israel at any moment. Are our public safe rooms and private shelters prepared for the latest artillery being lobbed at Israel?
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[2026-06-13 23:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli drone strike on a landfill reportedly killed a Palestinian municipal worker nearby the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza.
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[2026-06-13 23:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-13 23:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said that the exact timing of the Islamabad memorandum will not take place on Sunday.
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[2026-06-13 22:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army targeted several towns in southern Lebanon, including the towns of Siddiqin and Burj Qalawiya.
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[2026-06-13 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-06-13 22:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Khamenei was killed in the opening salvo of the war that Israel and the United States launched against Iran in late February
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[2026-06-13 22:35 UTC+10:00] [Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Khamenei was killed in the opening salvo of the war that Israel and the United States launched against Iran in late February
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[2026-06-13 22:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army announced that it struck over 70 "Hezbollah infrastructures" in southern Lebanon in the past 24 hours.
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[2026-06-13 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: RT News
Snippet: For the first time, the chances of the US and Iran reaching an agreement are greater than 50%, despite Iran’s lingering distrust of Washington, Tehran-based Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi told RT.
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[2026-06-13 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: RT News
Snippet: For the first time, the chances of the US and Iran reaching an agreement are greater than 50%, despite Iran’s lingering distrust of Washington, Tehran-based Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi told RT.
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[2026-06-13 22:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A deal in the next 24 hours? That is what Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says is expected, with “the electronic signing of the peace deal immediately after, followed by technical-level talks next week”.
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[2026-06-13 22:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Trump said in the Oval Office on Thursday that a deal to end the war is close, without giving details. Trump hours earlier threatened to launch major strikes on Iran and to seize control of its oil and gas industries as escalating attacks between the countries pushed the Middle East closer to full-scale war.
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[2026-06-13 22:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The funeral of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will begin in Tehran on July 4, and he will be buried in his home town of Mashhad on July 9, according to state media.
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[2026-06-13 22:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The death toll during Israel's over two-year genocidal campaign has reached 72,993, according to Palestinian Ministry of Health in the besieged enclave.
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[2026-06-13 22:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An unusual overnight incident on Saturday at the Sea of Galilee left 11 campers injured after being attacked and bitten by jackals near Duga Beach.
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[2026-06-13 21:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian state media is reporting that funeral procedures for slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei are set to take place between 4 to 9 July.
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[2026-06-13 21:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un auto queda cubierto de escombros tras un ataque aéreo israelí en la ciudad portuaria de Tiro, en el sur de Líbano, el 12 de junio de 2026. (AP Foto/Mohammed Zaatari)
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[2026-06-13 21:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A woman walks past an anti-American mural on the wall of the former U.S. Embassy, now a museum, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-06-13 21:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A car lies amidst debris following an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city of Tyre, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
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[2026-06-13 21:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who ruled Iran for nearly 37 years before being killed by Israeli and US air strikes on 28 February, will be buried on 9 July, state television reported.
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[2026-06-13 21:01 UTC+10:00] [2026 FIFA World Cup] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Tehran's top diplomat in Mexico says Iran's presence in the United States for the World Cup should be read as a gesture of goodwill amid talks to end the conflict.
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[2026-06-13 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Today, G. lives deeply embedded within Israeli society. He speaks, thinks, and dreams in Hebrew. He earned a degree in industrial engineering and management with a specialization in information systems, and built a career as a product manager in Israel’s hi-tech industry. His closest friends are Jewish Israelis, and he describes himself as fully immersed in the Israeli ecosystem.
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[2026-06-13 20:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UAE on Saturday denied media reports that it agreed to release billions of dollars of frozen funds to Iran, according to CNBC.
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[2026-06-13 19:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Israeli settlers allegedly attacked a Palestinian village near Ramallah at the weekend, wounding four people in the latest incident of violence in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-06-13 19:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates said on Saturday that media reports it has agreed to release billions of dollars of frozen funds to Iran are false.
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[2026-06-13 19:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Glasgow, Scotland – A year ago, 70-year-old Cathy Allen raised a placard that read, “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action”, in Edinburgh.
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[2026-06-13 19:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran and the United States appeared to edge closer to a deal to end the war on Friday, with officials saying an agreement may soon be within reach.
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[2026-06-13 19:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army struck several towns in southern Lebanon after it issued expulsion orders for 20 locations, including the city of Nabatieh.
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[2026-06-13 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: International law should be defended even when the country's closest allies are the ones breaking it, said Norway's deputy foreign minister as Oslo reiterated its condemnation of the US-Israeli war on Iran as illegal.
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[2026-06-13 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: For more than 20 years of writing this column, I’ve met countless English-speaking parents who have chosen to make Israel their home, temporarily or permanently.
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[2026-06-13 17:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: International law should be defended even when the country's closest allies are the ones breaking it, said Norway's deputy foreign minister as Oslo reiterated its condemnation of the US-Israeli war on Iran as illegal.
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[2026-06-13 17:54 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-06-13 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli air raids across southern Lebanon have killed one person as attacks continue despite a United States-brokered “ceasefire”.
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[2026-06-13 17:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said the country faces a “fateful choice” between building a state that holds a monopoly on weapons and operates under the rule of law or remaining “hostage to the logic of militias”.
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[2026-06-13 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Vilnius is beautiful in the old European sense of the word: narrow cobbled lanes polished by centuries of footsteps, the aroma of fresh coffee drifting through the cold northern air, little shops with display windows that seem to ask you to linger a while longer, lively pedestrian streets lined with markets and boutiques, benches scattered along hilltop paths overlooking the river, museums in improbable abundance, lookout points where the city suddenly unfolds in church towers and red rooftops.
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[2026-06-13 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Good morning Middle East Eye readers,
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