Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-23 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel’s rising young sports star Ahavat Hashem Gordon thrilled viewers with a dominant win over his Turkish rival on Saturday night, but anyone dreaming of a high-profile match of a different kind is out of luck; he is in a serious relationship and already engaged.
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[2026-02-23 18:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Jewish nationalists reportedly set fire to the entrance of the Abu Bakr al-Taddiq mosque in the village of Tel, south of Nablus, Palestinian media reported on Monday morning.
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[2026-02-23 18:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Blowback was swift across the Arab world after US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee declared it would be "fine" if Israel took over the entire Middle East, words featured in a Tucker Carlson interview from Jerusalem published days ago.
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[2026-02-23 18:24 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-02-23 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Iranian ballistic missile threat is not one to be underestimated, former MK Matan Kahana said during a Sunday interview with 103FM, warning that it represents the same kind of danger as the possibility that the Islamic Republic gets its hands on nuclear weapons.
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[2026-02-23 17:17 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-02-23 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Tahun 2026 berjalan sangat dinamis bahkan menurut standar Donald Trump sendiri. Mulai dari penggulingan Nicolas Maduro di Venezuela, ancaman Trump mencaplok Greenland, hingga janjinya berulang kali untuk melakukan aksi militer terhadap Iran.
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[2026-02-23 17:02 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The last time Israel used the death penalty was in 1962 when it executed Adolf Eichmann, a leading figure in the Nazi Holocaust, after a lengthy trial in Jerusalem.
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[2026-02-23 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The last time Israel used the death penalty was in 1962 when it executed Adolf Eichmann, a leading figure in the Nazi Holocaust, after a lengthy trial in Jerusalem.
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[2026-02-23 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s travellers outspend even their Indian and Saudi peers, splashing twice the regional average on luxury goods, airport retail study says
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[2026-02-23 15:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Akizungumza na televisheni ya Marekani ya CBS News, Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje wa Iran Abbas Araghchi amesema maelezo ya uwezekano wa makubaliano yanaandaliwa kabla ya mazungumzo mapya kuhusu mpango wa nyuklia wa Tehran. "Ikiwa wanataka kupata suluhu kwa ajili ya mpango wa nyuklia wa amani wa Iran, njia pekee ni diplomasia.
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[2026-02-23 15:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: President Donald Trump has told advisers that if diplomacy or any initial targeted US attack does not lead Iran to give in to his demands that it give up its nuclear program, he will consider a much bigger attack in the coming months intended to drive that country’s leaders from power, people briefed on internal administration deliberations said.
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[2026-02-23 15:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the South Korea–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-02-23 14:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Hii ni licha ya Marekani kupeleka manowari zake na ndege za kivita katika Mashariki ya Kati. Akizungumza na televisheni ya Marekani ya CBS News, Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje wa Iran Abbas Araghchi amesema maelezo ya uwezekano wa makubaliano yanaandaliwa kabla ya mazungumzo mapya kuhusu mpango wa nyuklia wa Tehran.
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[2026-02-23 14:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran's response to US attacks would be "severe" even if President Donald Trump orders "limited" military action, Tehran said on Monday.
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[2026-02-23 13:50 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-02-23 12:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Trump administration may have finally blinked, also knowing that yet another US-led war in the Middle East remains deeply unpopular among the American people. No attacks have come this weekend, as some were predicting last week, as President Trump appears to be exercising some level of patience and restraint, for now at least.
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[2026-02-23 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korean Embassy in Iran on Monday advised Korean nationals in the Middle Eastern country to leave it when flights are available as tensions are growing over the United States' possible military attack on Tehran.
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[2026-02-23 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The State Attorney’s Office on Sunday filed an indictment with the Beersheba District Juvenile Court against three teenagers from Ashdod for robbery, extortion, breaking into a vehicle, and possession of a knife.
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[2026-02-23 11:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines—Oil companies will again increase fuel prices this week, as geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran continue to bring uncertainty in the market.
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[2026-02-23 11:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Trump has warned that "really bad things will happen" if a deal is not reached between the two countries. (Reuters: Kevin Lamarque)
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[2026-02-23 11:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PARIS, France — Iranian officials held out hope for progress towards a deal to forestall fresh conflict when talks with US negotiators resume on Thursday, despite a huge build-up of American military might in the Middle East.
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[2026-02-23 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean Embassy in Iran on Monday advised Korean nationals in the Middle Eastern country to leave it when flights are available as tensions are growing over the United States' possible military attack on Tehran.
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[2026-02-23 11:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraqi figures with links to Iran are distancing themselves from Tehran as the Middle East braces for US attack that could weaken the revolutionary Islamic Republic, analysts told The National.
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[2026-02-23 11:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: In this image from video circulating on social media, verified by the Associated Press, attendees shout anti-government slogans in Abdanan, Iran. Source: AAP / AP
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[2026-02-23 11:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: The US and Iran will hold a third round of talks in Geneva this week. Source: SBS News
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[2026-02-23 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: A group of 34 Australian women and children have been held in Syria's al-Roj detention camp since 2019. Source: AAP, AP / Baderkhan Ahmad
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[2026-02-23 10:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) will fully close Al-Roj camp, which houses families of detainees accused of being members of Islamic State group (IS) fighters, in the near future, a northeast Syria official said on Saturday.
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[2026-02-23 09:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Report of a deal for 2,500 advanced anti-aircraft missiles emerges as the US weighs military action against Iran
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[2026-02-23 09:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The solution for Iran is no longer a limited military move, but a large, fundamental change, including the ousting of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a Saudi royal family source told N12 News on Sunday.
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[2026-02-23 08:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Amid reports of secret burial sites and executions, UN human rights experts demanded, on Friday, that Tehran disclose the fates of those detained, disappeared, and killed since the Islamic regime began its brutal crackdown on protesters in January.
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[2026-02-23 08:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Former justice minister Ayelet Shaked called on ex-prime minister Naftali Bennett and Yisrael Beytenu chairperson Avigdor Liberman to join forces, amid shifting dynamics in the opposition bloc rivaling Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud.
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[2026-02-23 08:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: “As I understand it, this is the biggest military buildup in the Middle East since 2003,” Col. Richard Kemp, a former British Army commander, told The Media Line. He paused on the comparison. The amount of force now in place, he said, is greater than what was visible during the 12-day war in June 2025.
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[2026-02-23 08:07 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Measles transmission has been detected among people with no recent overseas travel or known public exposure. Follow today’s news live
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[2026-02-23 07:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Multiple coalition parties pledged on Sunday to advance a bill sponsored by MK Avi Maoz (Noam) that would grant the Chief Rabbinate authority to determine prayer arrangements at the Western Wall, following a High Court ruling ordering upgrades to the site’s egalitarian prayer plaza.
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[2026-02-23 07:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A Border Police officer was killed by a bullet fired from a weapon by an IDF soldier in an accidental incident on Sunday.
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[2026-02-23 06:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel’s latest strikes in Lebanon are not just another round in the slow-burning shadow war with Hezbollah. They are part of something larger: an effort to ensure that if the US – or Israel – strikes Iran, Tehran’s most powerful proxy will not be able to carry out the mission it was built for.
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[2026-02-23 06:33 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Fresh Geneva negotiations suggest Trump’s team believes the Iranian government is making serious proposals
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[2026-02-23 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Borna Kazerani has spoken out about the brutality he faced during his imprisonment in Iran for his political activism. (ABC News: Abubakr Sajid)
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[2026-02-23 06:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Mike Huckabee says he believes Israel was given to the Jewish people by God. (Reuters: Ronen Zvulun)
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[2026-02-23 05:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Far Right pundit Tucker Carlson issued a formal apology to President Isaac Herzog, retracting statements that he had ties to late sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein, in an interview with US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, via a post on X/Twitter.
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[2026-02-23 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Иран договорился с Россией о закупке 500 мобильных пусковых установок "Верба" и приблизительно 2500 переносных зенитных ракет 9М336 на сумму в 500 млн евро в течение трех лет. Москва и Тегеран подписали соответствующее соглашение еще в декабре 2025 года. Об этом в воскресенье, 22 февраля, сообщает издание Financial Times (FT) со ссылкой на источники, знакомые с деталями сделки.
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[2026-02-23 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: US President Donald Trump is questioning why Iran has not yielded to mounting military pressure, according to special envoy Steve Witkoff.
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[2026-02-23 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that Israel plans to build a network of allied nations in or around the Middle East to collectively stand against what he called “radical” adversaries.
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[2026-02-23 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Corespondentă la Ierusalim, cu privirea ațintită asupra oamenilor, poveștilor și politicii din Israel și teritoriile palestiniene.
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[2026-02-23 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Scrie articole de fond despre Iran și Afganistan.
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[2026-02-23 04:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iranians, while "waiting every minute and second" for a US strike against the Islamic Regime, would prefer an Israeli strike due to the precise nature of the Air Force's strikes in June, while there is a perception that US strikes would "bring terrible destruction, like in Iraq and Afghanistan," a local, identified as Ali told KAN Reshet Bet on Sunday.
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[2026-02-23 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran, Iran – Thousands of Iranian students demonstrated at universities in Tehran and across the country for a second day as they reopened a month after deadly nationwide protests.
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[2026-02-23 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Hamas is in the final stages of choosing its next leader, it is believed, after a series of Israeli assassinations on its governing elite.
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[2026-02-23 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli shelling on Gaza continues despite the ceasefire deal signed in October, killing over 600 Palestinians since its start.
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