Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-27 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El secretario del Tesoro de Estados Unidos, Scott Bessent, habla en una entrevista después del discurso sobre el Estado de la Unión del presidente Donald Trump ante una sesión conjunta del Congreso en el Capitolio, Washington, el martes 24 de febrero de 2026. (AP Foto/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
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[2026-02-27 04:04 UTC+10:00] [Film] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Hosting an audience-friendly festival in a highly political capital city has always been a challenge. If Berlinale’s organisers push out Tricia Tuttle over the latest Gaza row, they may as well give up trying
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[2026-02-27 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El español Alex Palou celebra tras ganar el campeonato de IndyCar el domingo 31 de agosto de 2025, en el Nashville Superspeedway en Lebanon, Tenn. (Foto AP/George Walker IV, Archivo)
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[2026-02-27 03:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Una plataforma de misiles, durante los eventos para conmemorar el aniversario de la Revolución Islámica de 1979, en la Plaza Azadi (Libertad) en Teherán el 11 de febrero del 2026. (AP foto/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-02-27 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In the event of renewed war with Iran, Israel's schools will cancel classes during the initial days of the conflict rather than immediately transition to remote learning, according to a Wednesday statement from Arieh Mor, Deputy Director General for Security and Emergency at the Education Ministry.
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[2026-02-27 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF located and dismantled underground tunnel routes in the Beit Hanoun area of Gaza, the IDF announced in a press release on Thursday.
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[2026-02-27 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Nerdeen Kiswani, co-founder of the radical pro-Palestinian activist group Within Our Lifetime, has filed a lawsuit against Betar USA over its purported campaign to "threaten, intimidate, and violate [her] civil rights."
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[2026-02-27 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: David Zini, who took over the Shin Bet in October from Ronen Bar, with the media coverage framing him as the Prime Minister's loyalist, shocked the country on Thursday at an internal conference endorsing the agency's narrative of the October 7 disaster despite repeated recent attacks on that narrative by Benjamin Netanyahu.
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[2026-02-27 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Russia sends migrants to Europe through secret tunnels originating in Belarus, possibly built by Hamas or Hezbollah, the Telegraph reported on Wednesday.
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[2026-02-27 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Speaking at the inaugural meeting of his Board of Peace, President Donald Trump warned anew that “bad things will happen” if Iran refuses to make a deal on its nuclear program. Trump said the world will find out “over the next, probably, ten days.”
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[2026-02-27 03:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UK’s Royal Navy no longer has any warships in the Arabian Gulf, despite the looming prospect of war with Iran.
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[2026-02-27 03:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli security forces shot dead a 14-year-old boy in the Fara refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, and stood around as he bled out, CCTV footage revealed by the BBC shows.
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[2026-02-27 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GENEVA, Switzerland — Iran and the United States began indirect talks in Switzerland on Thursday, a last-ditch effort to avert war following the biggest American military buildup in the Middle East in decades.
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[2026-02-27 02:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, is interviewed by the Associated Press in Rome, July 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, file)
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[2026-02-27 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: RT’s Charlotte Dubenskij has met Mohammed ‘Dodi’ Assad, a five-year-old boy from the West Bank city of Ramallah, who has been battling acute blood and bone marrow cancer.
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[2026-02-27 02:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Natalie Silverlieb’s go-bag looks a little different from the last time she ran to the bomb shelter with Iranian missiles incoming. Since last summer, she has had a baby, so she now has packed diapers and wipes alongside passports and water.
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[2026-02-27 02:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Germany's government convened an emergency meeting of the organizers of the Berlin Film Festival on Thursday, saying it wanted to discuss the event's "direction" after debate and protests over Gaza dominated the program.
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[2026-02-27 02:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Some Israeli officials are considering paying compensation in a small number of high-profile cases in which Palestinians were killed during the war, The Jerusalem Post has learned.
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[2026-02-27 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Alex Palou celebrates after winning the IndyCar championship Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
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[2026-02-27 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in Jerusalem with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday.
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[2026-02-27 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held more than three hours of negotiations with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Geneva on Thursday in a push to secure a breakthrough on a nuclear deal, with the Omani foreign minister saying the talks will resume later after a pause.
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[2026-02-27 02:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UK’s Charity Commission has found “mismanagement” in the administration of the Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) over a statement attacking the Labour government for a partial arms embargo on Israel.
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[2026-02-27 02:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent speaks during an interview following President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
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[2026-02-27 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Narendra Modi: India’s most pro-Israel leader Aaya Al-Shamahi and Habiba A Published date: 26 February 2026 15:34 GMT | Last update: 20 sec ago As India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Israel, the relationship between Modi and Netanyahu has never been deeper. Since taking office in 2014, India and Israel have grown closer, not just as strategic partners, but through a shared worldview.
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[2026-02-27 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The seal of the United States is displayed on the facade of Federal court in Brooklyn, Jan. 17, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
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[2026-02-27 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Shah Hosein Almasi carried the bleeding body of his son Soheil in his arms. The boy, 17, had been shot twice in the chest, but was still alive.
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[2026-02-27 01:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Frank Warren began working with Saudi Arabia for Tyson Fury v Francis Ngannou in 2023
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[2026-02-27 01:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Recent comments by United States and Israeli officials supporting the concept of a “Greater Israel” have raised alarm bells across the region and shed light on a vision once only rarely publicly spoken about.
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[2026-02-27 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Modi and Netanyahu announce deals, US wants Israel to strike Iran firstThe Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. The new chief of the Israel Security Agency, Shin Bet, David Zini, participates in the state memorial ceremony for the 07 of October 2023 on Mount Herzl, in Jerusalem, 16 October 2025.
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[2026-02-27 01:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel's army chief has privately warned about the potentially devastating consequences of a war with Iran, while officially remaining silent on the dangers to Israel from a new conflict.
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[2026-02-27 01:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Government Media Office in Gaza has warned that increasing Israeli restrictions on relief services provided by the World Central Kitchen (WCK) threaten to halt its operations in the Gaza Strip, potentially affecting thousands of Palestinians.
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[2026-02-27 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: During his latest press conference, the prime minister acknowledged that Israel’s communication efforts had not achieved their objectives during the Israel-Hamas War. This clarity is essential. Beyond political, ideological, or strategic disagreements, a significant part of the tension with Western countries – especially France – stems from deep cultural differences that shape opposing perceptions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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[2026-02-27 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Rishon Lezion Magistrate’s Court on Thursday extended the restrictive conditions imposed on Prime Minister’s Office chief of staff Tzachi Braverman until Sunday afternoon, as investigators await approval to carry out what they described as a central remaining step in an ongoing probe tied to the leak of classified material.
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[2026-02-27 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE- Executive director of the World Food Programme Cindy McCain speaks with the Associated Press in Damascus, Syria, on Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki, File)
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[2026-02-27 01:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Knesset passed a bill on Wednesday exempting US olim (new immigrants) who are obligated to pay US Social Security taxes from paying Israeli National Insurance contributions for five years from the time they make aliyah, in order to prevent double payments.
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[2026-02-27 01:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States hopes talks with Iran in Geneva on Thursday will produce an agreement to end or reduce Iran's nuclear weapons program substantially below what it was coming out of the 2015 Obama-era nuclear deal, as well as to reduce the threat of Tehran's ballistic missile program.
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[2026-02-27 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A third family says the Australian government must do more to hold Israel and the Israeli Defence Force to account, including demanding an apology
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[2026-02-27 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: While Yusuf is believed to be trapped in Iraq’s opaque prison system, hundreds of kilometres away, his mother remains in a Syrian detention camp with other Australian families
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[2026-02-27 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The international community’s lack of action in taking punitive action against Israel over its pervasive breaches of international law in the occupied West Bank has contributed to making the annexation of Palestinian territory an “irreversible” reality, Amnesty International has said.
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[2026-02-27 00:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Modi, Netanyahu praise each other in address to Israeli Knesset
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[2026-02-27 00:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures managed to erase overnight losses and were trading flat after Nvidia and Salesforce failed to assuage fears about an overheated AI economy while traders awaited color from today's round of US / Iran talks. As of 8:00am S&P futures were unchanged and nasdaq futures were down 0.1%, with NVDA up 1% premarket but well off overnight highs after its earnings report and guidance smashed expectations while CEO Jensen Huang talked about “exponentially” growing computing demand and “skyrocketing”
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[2026-02-27 00:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Palestinians mourn over the bodies of two members of Hamas, Muhammad Abu Jabal, and Fadl Al-Burdini who were killed in an Israeli military strike, at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
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[2026-02-27 00:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: American and Iranian delegations met in Geneva on Thursday for a new round of negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program and the possible easing of sanctions, as Washington simultaneously amasses military assets in the Middle East to increase pressure on Iran.
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[2026-02-27 00:16 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-02-27 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: In January 2003, President George W Bush stood before the United States Congress to warn of a “grave danger” from a “dictator”, a former US client in the Middle East, armed with weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
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[2026-02-27 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: More than 1,000 councillors in England have signed a pledge in support of Palestinians ahead of local elections in May.
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[2026-02-26 23:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Syrian authorities said Wednesday that disorder at the al-Hol detention camp in northeastern Syria followed an abrupt withdrawal by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which they say allowed detainees and displaced families to leave in large numbers and raised fresh security concerns.
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[2026-02-26 23:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Israel Air Force (IAF) has issued a new directive asking soldiers not to order food to the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv, fearing an uptick in orders could alert outsiders to military action, Ynet reported.
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[2026-02-26 23:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: As tensions continue to mount between the United States and Iran, many find themselves asking: What will Donald Trump do next? Will he strike a deal with the Iranian regime, or will the US resort to military action? In this context, it’s essential to look at history to understand how past US presidents navigated similar situations.
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[2026-02-26 23:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: While Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s absence has been largely mocked by his opposition and interpreted by Western media as a sign of fear, it has demonstrated how deeply embedded his network of control in Iran truly is, a new report by United Against Nuclear Iran put out on Thursday.
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