Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-13 09:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said peacekeepers in southern Lebanon continue to observe extensive Israeli military activity, including “high-density armoured movements, large-scale engineering and demolition works and sustained logistical traffic” in areas near the border.
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[2026-06-13 09:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-06-13 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran is dominating headlines, but Washington’s favorite bipartisan monster abroad is never too far from the sights of the hawks. Just days ago, and while the U.S. is fighting a war, Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell scolded Marco Rubio for pausing a weapons shipment to Taiwan.
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[2026-06-13 08:43 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: The United States expects to sign a potential framework of an agreement with Iran within “the next few days,” a senior administration official said on Friday, while emphasizing that it was hardly finished.
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[2026-06-13 08:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: There are too many mediocre crime series on all the channels and streaming platforms, but Legends on Netflix is a welcome exception.
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[2026-06-13 08:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: What does the average Israeli know about Taiwan? It’s a fair bet that the knowledge of the vast majority of us regarding that faraway place centers on the political tensions between the island country – officially called the Republic of China – and the mainland leviathan of China.
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[2026-06-13 08:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A satirised image of the Statue of Liberty and the U.S. flag decorate the entrance to the former U.S. Embassy, which has been turned into an anti-American museum, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-06-13 08:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: London Mayor Sadiq Khan has backed calls to ban a real estate sales event in the British capital that includes properties in Israel and listings in illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-06-13 08:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sat 13 Jun 2026 at 8:12am
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[2026-06-13 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By the middle of March during Trump's Operation Epic Fury, Iran was flexing its retaliatory might, and the Gulf region was shocked to see the largest natural-gas production facility in the world, Qatar's North Field, badly damaged - with a key section forced offline and severely damaged.
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[2026-06-13 07:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-13 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates has denied media reports that it transferred money to Iran, saying no frozen Iranian funds have been released, moved or routed through the country.
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[2026-06-13 07:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-13 07:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An indictment was filed against a 44-year-old resident of Haifa for contacting a foreign agent and providing information to Iran.
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[2026-06-13 07:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that nuclear talks with the United States would only take place at a later stage and would not proceed unless a proposed interim deal was implemented, state TV reported.
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[2026-06-13 07:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UAE paid Iran billions of dollars in return for a halt to attacks on the country in an about-face for the Gulf state that staked out the most hawkish position on Iran, lobbying the US to continue waging war on the Islamic Republic, Reuters reported on Friday.
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[2026-06-13 07:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-06-13 07:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sat 13 Jun 2026 at 7:07am
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[2026-06-13 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates has agreed to unlock billions of dollars for Iran, pursuing a tactical shift after weeks of Iranian attacks on the wealthy Gulf Arab state amid its ongoing war with the United States and Israel, four sources told the Reuters news agency.
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[2026-06-13 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot says he sees a real willingness from both sides to reach an agreement, as diplomatic efforts continue around a possible US-Iran deal.
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[2026-06-13 06:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UAE paid Iran billions of dollars in return for a halt to attacks on the country in an about-face for the Gulf state that staked out the most hawkish position on Iran, lobbying the US to continue waging war on the Islamic Republic, Reuters reported on Friday.
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[2026-06-13 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi said the administration of the Strait of Hormuz would no longer operate as it did before the war, adding that the waterway falls “under the sovereignty of Iran and Oman”.
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[2026-06-13 06:12 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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[2026-06-13 05:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says a proposed memorandum of understanding with the US includes a mechanism for Iran’s frozen funds, while rejecting media reports about the text of the deal.
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[2026-06-13 05:53 UTC+10:00] [Cooperation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The senior US official put the chance of success for a near-term deal at 80 to 85 percent but said the nuclear details will take months to materialize.
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[2026-06-13 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: This striking, grimly satirical political cartoon expresses what is being said in diplomatic circles this week, capturing the strategic vertigo gripping both Jerusalem and Washington. It depicts an elevator labeled “Lobby of Hell.”
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[2026-06-13 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: On June 13, 2025, Israel launched Operation “Rising Lion,” a military campaign that will likely reshape Israeli security doctrine for generations.
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[2026-06-13 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates has agreed to unlock billions of dollars for Iran, four sources said, in a tactical shift after weeks of Iranian attacks on the wealthy Gulf Arab state during the US-Israeli war with the Islamic Republic.
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[2026-06-13 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-13 05:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Four Palestine Action activists convicted of causing criminal damage to an Israeli arms plant in the UK have been sentenced as terrorists due to the blacklisting of their organization. Dozens of the group’s supporters were arrested outside the courthouse as the verdicts were read out.
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[2026-06-13 05:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Four Palestine Action activists convicted of causing criminal damage to an Israeli arms plant in the UK have been sentenced as terrorists due to the blacklisting of their organization. Dozens of the group’s supporters were arrested outside the courthouse as the verdicts were read out.
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[2026-06-13 05:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-13 05:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-13 05:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A UK court has handed jail sentences to four activists from the Palestinian Action group on “terror” charges after they were convicted for a raid on an Israeli arms company.
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[2026-06-13 05:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatar held secret talks with Iran during the Israeli-US war, offering to help disrupt global energy markets if Tehran spared the Ras Laffan gas field, The Washington Post reports, citing US officials.
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[2026-06-13 05:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A coalition of medical associations representing over 13,000 healthcare workers in the UK is calling on the British government to immediately pause the rollout of a series of measures that would censor pro-Palestine advocacy within the National Health Service (NHS).
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[2026-06-13 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Protesters are detained by police outside Woolwich Crown Court, London, during a hearing where Palestine Action activists are due to be sentenced over a break-in at the UK base of an Israel-based defence firm, Elbit Systems site, in London, Friday June 12, 2026. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
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[2026-06-13 05:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran offered its most definitive assessment on Friday that it was close to signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the US, as both countries jostled to frame the deal as a victory.
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[2026-06-13 04:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates has agreed to release billions of dollars for Iran, Reuters reports, in a tactical shift after weeks of Iranian attacks during the US-Israeli war on Tehran.
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[2026-06-13 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: As Washington and Tehran move towards a long-term ceasefire agreement, Gulf states will likely look for new long-term security solutions when a war in their region – which they did not start – finally ends.
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[2026-06-13 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump listens during an event to sign a proclamation about the fishing industry, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, June 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-06-13 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-13 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: ‘The tension between us was real when Yitzy said he was signing up for his sixth round of reserve duty. For me, it’s my family first, then nation and border. But he believes that by going to the border, he is defending his family here in Jerusalem. It was like that for him in his first round of reserve duty, and it’s still like that with his sixth.”
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[2026-06-13 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Switzerland says it is ready to host the possible signing of a memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran, as diplomatic efforts continue to pull the region back from further confrontation.
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[2026-06-13 04:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Personas nadan y juegan en las aguas del estrecho de Ormuz al tiempo que buques de carga y embarcaciones comerciales permanecen anclados a lo lejos, frente a Bandar Abbas, Irán, el miércoles 10 de junio de 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA vía AP)
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[2026-06-13 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Question: If the Strait of Hormuz keeps becoming that focal pressure point, do you expect construction costs here to rise enough to affect property prices, or is that overstated? RK, Sharjah
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[2026-06-13 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Four Palestine Action activists have been jailed after causing £1.2m of damage at a UK site of an Israel-based defence firm.
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[2026-06-13 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A tender love story set against a backdrop of political and social upheaval, Cyril Aris's A Sad and Beautiful World has been attracting attention since premiering at the Venice Film Festival in September. The film later won Best Screenplay at the Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah and was selected as Lebanon's official submission for the Best International Feature Oscar.
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[2026-06-13 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: When Syrian preacher Mahmoud Zeidan was growing up in the 1980s, his family used to take him to play at Umayyad Mosque, an architectural masterpiece in the old city centre. Syria is now 18 months into recovery after the fall of Bashar Al Assad.
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[2026-06-13 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara’s foreign travel has become one of the most visible features of Syria’s post-Assad transition. To supporters, it signals Syria’s return from isolation. To critics, it risks giving the impression of a president more comfortable on red carpets abroad than in the hard terrain of national recovery.
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