Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-16 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) began on Monday a navy exercise in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, state media reported.
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[2026-02-16 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2026-02-16 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Der Iran hat im Streit um sein Nuklearprogramm hochrangige Gespräche mit der Internationalen Atomenergiebehörde (IAEA) geführt. Die "tiefgreifenden technischen Diskussionen" im schweizerischen Genf dienten der Vorbereitung der nächsten Verhandlungsrunde zwischen dem Iran und den Vereinigten Staaten am Dienstag, schrieb IAEA-Chef Rafael Grossi auf X nach seinem Treffen mit Außenminister Abbas Araghtschi.
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[2026-02-16 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Hatua ya serikali ya Israel kuidhinisha mchakato wa kusajili ardhi kwenye Ukingo wa Magharibi, imelaumiwa na mataifa ya Kiarabu na wakosoaji waliouita "unyakuzi mkubwa wa ardhi" ambao ungeharakisha pia unyakuzi wa ardhi hiyo ya Palestina.
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[2026-02-16 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Kementerian luar negeri Israel menyatakan kebijakan yang disetujui pada Ahad (15/2) malam itu akan memungkinkan "klarifikasi hak yang transparan dan menyeluruh untuk menyelesaikan sengketa hukum”, serta diperlukan menyusul pendaftaran tanah yang dianggap tidak sah di wilayah yang dikendalikan Otoritas Palestina.
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[2026-02-16 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Steinmeier anatarajiwa kupokelewa na Rais Joseph Aoun mjini Beirut na atakutana pia kwa mazungumzo na Waziri Mkuu Nawaf Salam na spike wa Bunge Nabih Berri.
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[2026-02-16 21:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: A Google report details the use of AI in cyberattacks, with its Gemini chatbot being exploited by threat actors in China, North Korea, and Iran
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[2026-02-16 21:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Iran's top diplomat met the director of the United Nations nuclear watchdog on Monday, as he arrived in Geneva a day ahead of the second round of US-Iran nuclear talks in the Swiss city.
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[2026-02-16 19:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Indonesia is readying 1,000 troops for potential deployment in Gaza by early April as part of a proposed multinational peacekeeping force, its army spokesperson said on Monday.
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[2026-02-16 19:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Israel next week amid efforts to deepen bilateral ties in defence, counter-terrorism, and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence.
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[2026-02-16 19:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Pentru România, pretextul a venit odată cu prima întâlnire a Consiliului Păcii pe care o organizează în această săptămână liderul de la Washington. Pe agendă se află Planul de pace pentru Gaza. Nimic nu poate garanta că nu vor fi abordate și alte subiecte, dar Nicușor Dan se alătură acestui Consiliu condus doar după regulile lui Donald Trump, cu speranța că va fi primit anul acesta la Casa Albă.
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[2026-02-16 19:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Die Erschütterungen im transatlantischen Bündnis und der Ukraine-Krieg haben die 62. Ausgabe der Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz geprägt. Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz und Verteidigungsminister Boris Pistorius äußerten Kritik an der US-Regierung, US-Außenminister Marco Rubio verband Worte der Verbundenheit zu Europa mit der Forderung nach der Bekämpfung irregulärer Einwanderung.
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[2026-02-16 18:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: На нуклеарните преговори меѓу Иран и САД закажани за наредните денови во Женева, американската делегација ќе ја предводат специјалните претставници на САД, Стив Виткоф и Џаред Кушнер, како што соопшти Белата куќа. Американски функционер го потврди ова за новинската агенција АФП во неделата (локално време). Иранскиот министер за надворешни работи, Абас Арагчи, ќе отпатува во Швајцарија, објави неговото министерство.
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[2026-02-16 18:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Американскиот претседател Доналд Трамп соопшти дека членовите на новоформираниот „Одбор за мир“ ќе обезбедат повеќе од пет милијарди долари (околу 4,2 милијарди евра) за реконструкција на од војната разурнатиот Појас Газа. Според најавите, официјалната објава за финансиите ќе биде дадена во четврток, кога Одборот првпат ќе се состане во Вашингтон.
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[2026-02-16 16:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Ketegangan di Iran menjadi sorotan utama dalam München Security Conference (MSC) atau Konferensi Keamanan München 2026, menyusul tindakan keras dan mematikan rezim terhadap demonstran serta tekanan Presiden Amerika Serikat (AS) Donald Trump agar Teheran menghentikan program nuklirnya.
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[2026-02-16 14:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Taarifa ya kuanza kwa duru hiyo ya pili ya mazungumzo yasiyo ya moja kwa moja kati ya Marekani na Iran ilitolewa baada ya Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje wa Iran Abbas Araghchi kusafiri jana Jumapili kuelekea mjini Geneva nchini Uswisi kuhudhuria mazungumzo hayo.
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[2026-02-16 14:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Katika mazungumzo hayo, Marekani itawakilishwa na mjumbe wa rais Donald Trump Steve Witkoff na mkwewe Jared Kushner. Kulingana na Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje ya Iran, majadiliano hayo "yasiyo ya moja kwa moja" yatafanyika siku ya Jumanne chini ya upatanishi wa Oman, na suala kuu litakalojadiliwa ni mpango wa nyuklia wa Iran.
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[2026-02-16 14:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Hospitali hiyo ilisisitiza kuwa imeimarisha usalama karibu na hospitali hiyo. Msuguano huo wa nadra kati ya taasisi hizo mbili zinazotoa huduma ya afya huko Gaza unashuhudiwa huku idadi ya vifo vya Wapalestina tangu kusainiwa kwa makubaliano ya kusitisha mapigano imepindukia sasa watu 600, hii ikiwa ni kutokana na mashambulizi mapya ya Israel.
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[2026-02-16 13:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-02-16 11:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The protest against Azam is the biggest since Malaysians rallied in October to demand government action against Israel over the Gaza war
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[2026-02-16 09:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Veronica III, which sails under the Panamanian flag, is subject to US sanctions related to Iran, the US says
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[2026-02-16 09:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Talks will centre on Iran’s controversial nuclear programme, as the US deploys a second aircraft carrier to the region
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[2026-02-16 06:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A wannan Lahadi ce ministan harkokin wajen Iran Abbas Araghchi ya kama hanyar zuwa kasar Switzerland, domin fara zango na biyu na tattaunawa da wakilan Amurka, kan batun shirin kasar na kera makamin nukiliya.
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[2026-02-16 05:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: West Bank land registration will force anyone who has a claim to land to prove ownership, a move decried by Palestinians
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[2026-02-16 04:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Israel's government on Sunday approved a contentious plan to make it easier for Israeli settlers to purchase land in the occupied West Bank and further sideline Palestinian authorities.
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[2026-02-16 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A diretora da 76ª Berlinale, o festival de cinema de Berlim, Tricia Tuttle, divulgou nota em defesa dos cineastas e jurados que participam do evento após o presidente do júri, o diretor alemão Wim Wenders, ser criticado por afirmar que o cinema deveria ficar "fora da política".
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[2026-02-16 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Ongoing tensions in Iran featured prominently at this year's Munich Security Conference (MSC), coming after the Islamist regime's deadly crackdown on protesters, and with US President Donald Trump continuing to put pressure on Tehran to end its nuclear program.
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[2026-02-16 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: BBC imeripoti kuwa Takht-Ravanchi amesema nchi yake iko tayari kuingia katika makubaliano na Marekani lakini kwanza inapaswa kuondoa vikwazo vyake vinavyoathiri uchumi wa Iran.
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[2026-02-16 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Kikosi cha jeshi la taifa la Indonesia, linalojulikana na kama TNI, kimekamilisha maandalizi ya vikosi vilivyopendekezwa pamoja na ratiba ya harakati zao kwenda Gaza ingawa bado serikali haijaamua ni lini wanajeshi hao watapelekwa. Haya ni kwa mujibu wa msemaji wa jeshi Brigedia Jenerali Donny Pramono.
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[2026-02-16 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Akizungumza akiwa ziarani Bratislava nchini Slovakia, Rubio amesema kumekuwa na siku za wasiwasi mkubwa lakini wameridhishwa na mwelekeo uliopo na kwamba lazima waendelee vivyo hivyo.
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[2026-02-16 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Israel’s military says the strikes – days before Trump’s first Board of Peace meeting – were a response to ceasefire violations by Hamas
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[2026-02-15 22:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Mstari huo unaashiria eneo lisilokuwa na shughuli za kijeshi ambalo wanajeshi wa Israel walijiondoa kama sehemu ya makubaliano ya kusitisha mapigano na kundi la wanamgambo la Hamas.
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[2026-02-15 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Иран готов пойти на компромиссы ради заключения ядерного соглашения с США, но лишь при определенных условиях. Заместитель министра иностранных дел Маджид Тахт-Раванчи в интервью, опубликованном в воскресенье, 15 февраля, заявил, что ключевым требованием Тегерана является готовность Вашингтона обсуждать отмену санкций.
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[2026-02-15 20:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2026-02-15 20:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: US-Präsident Donald Trump hat dem Iran mehrfach mit einem militärischen Angriff gedroht - ungeachtet dessen soll es am Dienstag in Genf eine weitere Verhandlungsrunde zwischen beiden Seiten unter Vermittlung des Omans geben. Washington und die Regierungen weiterer westlicher Staaten werfen dem Iran vor, unter dem Deckmantel eines zivilen Atomprogramms nach Atomwaffen zu streben.
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[2026-02-15 18:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 1MDB funds are held in several Swiss bank accounts belonging to Turki Abdullah Al Saud
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[2026-02-15 18:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Donald Trump, e ka përshkallëzuar qëndrimin e tij në mosmarrëveshjen me Iranin mbi programet e tij bërthamore dhe raketore. Trump e bëri të qartë se ai favorizon një ndryshim të pushtetit në Teheran. Kur një gazetar e pyeti gjatë një vizite në bazën ushtarake amerikane Fort Bragg në Karolinën e Veriut, ai tha: "Kjo duket si gjëja më e mirë që mund të ndodhë".
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[2026-02-15 15:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The plan raises regional conflict fears and comes ahead of next week’s talks between the two sides in Geneva
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[2026-02-15 02:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Ameyasema hayo siku moja baada ya Trump kusema mabadiliko ya uongozi ndani ya Jamhuri hiyo ya kiislamu ni kitu kizuri kufanyika.
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[2026-02-15 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Akizungumza kwa niaba ya kiongozi huyo katika mkutano wa kilele wa 39 wa Umoja wa Afrika, Waziri Mkuu wa Palestina Mohammed Mustafa amesema kuondolewa kwa vizingiti hivyo kunahitajika ili kuhakikisha huduma muhimu zinaendelea kutolewa, kuratibu misaada ya kiutu na kuhakikisha waathirika wanapokea matibabu.
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[2026-02-15 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Albanese faces calls from France and Germany to step down over remarks in which she criticised ‘most of the world’ for enabling Israel’s ‘genocide’ in Gaza.
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[2026-02-15 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bahrain and Egypt are attempting to mend ties between the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, after a public falling out in December.
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[2026-02-14 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Американският президент Доналд Тръмп засилва натиска срещу режима в Техеран в спора за ядрената и ракетната програма на Иран. Сега той вече и открито се обяви за смяната на режима в Техеран. В американската военна база Форт Браг в щата Северна Каролина, където Тръмп беше на посещение, той каза: „Това изглежда най-доброто, което може да се случи.“
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[2026-02-14 22:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Amesema mapigano hayo na mateso kwa watu wa Gaza kunatoa changamoto kubwa katika dhamira ya bara hilo.
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[2026-02-14 22:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Iran ilikamata kundi kubwa la watu wakati wa maandamano ya kuipinga serikali mwezi Januari.
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[2026-02-14 20:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: US-Präsident Donald Trump legt im Streit mit dem Iran über dessen Atom- und Raketenprogramm noch einmal nach. Trump machte offen deutlich, dass er einen Machtwechsel in Teheran favorisiert. Auf eine entsprechende Frage eines Reporters beim Besuch des US-Militärstützpunktes Fort Bragg im Bundesstaat North Carolina sagte er: "Das scheint das Beste zu sein, was passieren könnte." Wer auf den Obersten Führer des Irans, Ajatollah Ali Chamenei, folgen könnte, sagte er nicht.
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[2026-02-14 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: समाचार एजेंसी रॉयटर्स की एक खास रिपोर्ट में दावा किया गया है कि अमेरिका ईरान में मिलिट्री ऑपरेशन की तैयारी में जुटा हुआ है. रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक अमेरिकी सेना के दो अफसरों ने रॉयटर्स से कहा है कि अगर अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति डॉनल्ड ट्रंप आदेश देते हैं तो मिलिट्री ईरान में कई हफ्तों तक चलने वाले ऑपरेशन के लिए भी तैयार बैठी है.
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[2026-02-14 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Aus Sicht von Bundesgesundheitsministerin Nina Warken (CDU) ist Deutschlands medizinische Infrastruktur nicht ausreichend für einen möglichen Kriegsfall gerüstet. "Wir müssen uns nicht nur auf Unwetter, klassische Katastrophen oder Pandemien einstellen, sondern leider auch auf Kriegsszenarien. Darauf sind wir bislang zu wenig vorbereitet", sagte sie der Zeitung "Welt am Sonntag". Es gehe darum, die Gesundheitsversorgung für die Bevölkerung sicherzustellen und zugleich Verletzte der Bundeswehr oder von NATO-Partnern zu versorgen.
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[2026-02-14 17:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘History will judge’ those in the film industry who do not speak out against the Gaza war, the Booker Prize winner says
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[2026-02-14 16:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Poets Mosab Abu Toha and Zeina Azzam welcomed the inclusion of their works in the exam, but were concerned about the ensuing controversy
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