Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-12 09:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB reported that explosions heard off the coast of Sirik in southern Iran were linked to a confrontation involving a vessel that was attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz in violation of Iranian restrictions.
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[2026-06-12 09:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-12 09:36 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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[2026-06-12 09:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican government said Thursday that it plans to increase or implement new taxes to generate some $800 million in additional revenue a year to offset a surge in oil prices blamed on the Iran war.
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[2026-06-12 08:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has not yet made a final decision on a potential agreement with the United States, according to the country's Foreign Ministry spokesman.
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[2026-06-12 08:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has claimed an initial agreement aimed at ending the war with Iran is close after posting that he had cancelled strikes on the country.
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[2026-06-12 08:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-12 08:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: United Torah Judaism chairman MK Yitzhak Goldknopf sent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a letter on Thursday protesting what he described as the exclusion of ultra-Orthodox communities and local authorities in the West Bank from a new government plan related to settlement development in the area.
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[2026-06-12 08:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Beni Sabti, an Iranian researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), implied that Israel is a US proxy, just as Hezbollah is an Iranian proxy, and criticized the American strategy amid the exchange of blows between the United States and Iran during an interview for 103FM.
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[2026-06-12 08:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-12 07:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump says there is now a “very strong” and “detailed” memorandum of understanding outlining a possible agreement with Iran.
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[2026-06-12 07:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: More than 60 members of the United States Congress have called on Israel to lift restrictions on Palestinian cancer patients in Gaza so that they may seek treatment in hospitals in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
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[2026-06-12 07:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A poll published by an Israeli research center on Tuesday has revealed that most Israelis do not want Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to run in the upcoming election.
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[2026-06-12 07:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran and the US both signalled a breakthrough in ceasefire talks on Thursday, with US President Donald Trump saying an agreement to end the war and start wider negotiations could be signed over the weekend, while Iranian media said the chances of a deal were “high”.
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[2026-06-12 07:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump says a deal between Washington and Tehran could be signed in Europe as soon as this weekend.
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[2026-06-12 06:51 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-12 06:51 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
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[2026-06-12 06:49 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: An improvised base in Mexico has become Team Melli’s unlikely World Cup home as security fears, visa disputes and political divisions shape their tournament
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[2026-06-12 06:45 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
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[2026-06-12 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout; CHANGES photo)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-06-12 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. stocks rallied to their best day in two months, and oil prices fell after President Donald Trump called off his threat to bomb Iran in the evening. That raised hopes Thursday for a potential deal to get the global flow of oil going again.
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[2026-06-12 06:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-12 06:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has cancelled planned strikes on Iran, saying talks with the Islamic Republic are moving forward with the country’s top leadership. The announcement came just hours after he again threatened to hit Iran “very hard.” Tensions between Washington and Tehran have surged in recent days despite a nominal ceasefire agreed in April.
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[2026-06-12 06:06 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-06-12 06:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Four children, including two babies under the age of one, a 3-year-old boy, and a 3-year-old girl, have been evacuated by medics to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital for an unspecified illness, Magen David Adom (MDA) reported Thursday night.
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[2026-06-12 05:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump says discussions on a proposed agreement with Iran have been approved “in both concept and great detail” by a broad group of regional and international partners.
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[2026-06-12 05:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli authorities have deported a French journalist who has often been critical of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and its policies in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-06-12 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Breaking News
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[2026-06-12 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: While there was little doubt as to SpaceX's actual IPO price, which due to its novel structure was always going to be $135, and unlike the proposed IPO price ranges as is customary for other initial offerings, moments ago SpaceX (SPCX) made it official when it filed a free writing prospectus (FWP) which confirmed the company sold 555.6 million shares at $135 each, for a total size of $75 billion (excluding the greenshoe), making history with the biggest-ever IPO, launching
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[2026-06-12 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-12 05:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF Widows and Orphans Organization awarded more than NIS 2 million in scholarships and grants to widows and orphans of fallen IDF soldiers and security personnel at its annual “Ruach Ahat” ceremony, the organization announced.
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[2026-06-12 05:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Kurdistan Region of Northern Iraq was struck by two explosive-laden drones, local officials said on Thursday, in the latest attack on the region.
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[2026-06-12 05:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: President Donald Trump threatened to seize Iran’s main oil export hub, Kharg Island, on Thursday, before flip-flopping on the grounds that the American people "don't have the stomach" for what military experts say would be an invasion entailing large US casualties.
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[2026-06-12 05:15 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: US stocks are climbing, and oil prices are falling after President Donald Trump called off his threat to bomb Iran.
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[2026-06-12 05:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-12 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Slovenia's government has revoked a 2025 decision banning the export and transit of weapons and military equipment to Israel, as well as most arms imports from the country, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
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[2026-06-12 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A Toronto Police Service officer was shot and killed Thursday morning while executing a search warrant in relation to a US consulate shooting that has been tied to an Iranian proxy group.
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[2026-06-12 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In the last few weeks, the IDF has advanced past the Litani River in Lebanon and is now approaching the Zaharani River.
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[2026-06-12 04:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said he was calling off strikes on Iran that he had planned for Thursday, and flagged the signing of a possible deal with Tehran after top-level talks.
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[2026-06-12 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Petitions were filed with the High Court of Justice on Thursday against the newly passed law restructuring the Justice Ministry’s Police Investigation Department (known by its Hebrew acronym Mahash), in a case that goes to the heart of who oversees the police – and how independent that oversight will be.
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[2026-06-12 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Senior security officials from the United Arab Emirates and Iran met face-to-face for the first time since the start of the Iran war, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing sources with knowledge of the situation.
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[2026-06-12 04:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El primer ministro de Eslovenia, Janez Jansa, llega para asistir a la cumbre UE-Balcanes occidentales en Tivat, Montenegro, el viernes 5 de junio de 2026. (AP Foto/Risto Bozovic)
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[2026-06-12 04:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hassan Yousef, a cofounder and senior leader of Hamas in the occupied West Bank, has been released from Israeli custody, AFP reported, citing his son.
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[2026-06-12 04:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Esta imagen, proporcionada por Médicos por los Derechos Humanos de Israel, muestra al médico Hussam Abu Safiya, quien fuera director del Hospital Kamal Adwan en Gaza y ha permanecido detenido en Israel por los últimos 17 meses sin cargos. En la imagen, se le ve en una videollamada desde prisión durante una audiencia ante el Tribunal Supremo israelí sobre la apelación presentada por sus abogados para poner fin a su detención.
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[2026-06-12 04:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 8-11)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-06-12 04:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has ruled out mixed-gender tank crews in a pilot program that would allow women to serve in frontline armored units, following objections from influential rabbis, according to media reports.
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[2026-06-12 04:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: JERUSALÉN (AP) — Las autoridades israelíes deportaron el jueves a una destacada periodista francesa después de que se le negara la entrada en el principal aeropuerto internacional del país el día anterior, informaron su empleador y la Asociación de Prensa Extranjera en Israel.
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[2026-06-12 04:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-12 04:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, June 11 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he canceled planned strikes on Iran as "the highest level" of the Iranian leadership has "approved" negotiations with the United States, signaling that the two countries are nearing the signing of a peace deal to end their hostilities.
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[2026-06-12 04:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces opened fire on and seized a vehicle near the Awarta military checkpoint south of Nablus, according to the Wafa news agency, citing Palestinian security sources.
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