Topic: Ukraine/Russia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-14 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: North Korea’s nuclear reality and the overlapping interests of the US, China and Russia make tension reduction a prerequisite
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[2026-05-14 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A new tendency is emerging in Washington that portrays North Korea as a strategic winner. The war in Ukraine, intensifying US-China rivalry and expanding military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow have all contributed to the perception that North Korea has gained strategic momentum. A growing number of analysts argue that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has taken advantage of the geopolitical upheavals and successfully repositioned his country.
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[2026-05-14 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The House will have to take up a major security package for war-torn Ukraine after enough Republicans joined Democrats to give the needed 218 signatures to force a vote.
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[2026-05-14 05:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A draft UN Security Council resolution that demands Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz has the backing of nearly two thirds of the world’s countries, but still faces resistance from veto holders Russia and China.
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[2026-05-14 03:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin replaced the governors of two regions bordering Ukraine hit by Kyiv's retaliatory attacks -- Bryansk and Belgorod — on Wednesday, the Kremlin said.
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[2026-05-14 03:11 UTC+10:00] [Courts] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: KYIV — Russia's parliament approved a bill that allows President Vladimir Putin to order the invasion of foreign countries during a session on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-14 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russia has placed British former Defence Minister Ben Wallace on a wanted list in connection with an unspecified criminal investigation, according to the Russian Interior Ministry’s database cited by state media.
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[2026-05-14 02:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: President Vladimir Putin replaced the governors of the Bryansk and Belgorod regions on Wednesday, installing a military general and a former official in occupied Ukraine to lead the two border regions.
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[2026-05-14 02:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: President Vladimir Putin replaced the governors of the Bryansk and Belgorod regions on Wednesday, installing a military general and a former official in occupied Ukraine to lead the two border regions.
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[2026-05-14 02:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: At least six people have been killed and dozens injured in “one of the longest, massive Russian attacks against Ukraine”, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, despite renewed claims from the Russian and United States presidents that the war may be nearing an end.
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[2026-05-14 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-14 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Former Ukrainian president’s chief of staff, Andrii Yermak, right, is seen during a court hearing in a city court room in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
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[2026-05-14 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s Interior Ministry has issued an arrest warrant for former British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace on charges of “justifying terrorism,” the exiled news outlet Mediazona reported Wednesday.
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[2026-05-14 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russia has tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile as part of its efforts to modernise its nuclear forces, and President Vladimir Putin has hailed the launch just days after his claim that the fighting in Ukraine is nearing an end.
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[2026-05-14 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The European Union’s imports of Russian liquefied natural gas climbed to their highest levels since early 2022 in the first quarter of this year, according to a report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).
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[2026-05-13 23:58 UTC+10:00] [Far right] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BERLIN — A top adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited politicians from the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party to an economic forum in June in an illustration of how the Kremlin is cultivating ties with Germany’s far right.
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[2026-05-13 23:07 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Moscow and Kyiv trade long-range attacks after brief truce and Donald Trump’s assertion war could end soon
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[2026-05-13 22:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said Wednesday the principle of non-refoulement applies to two North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) captured by Ukrainian forces amid the Russia-Ukraine war.
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[2026-05-13 22:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Andriy Yermak, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s former chief of staff and close aide, is now at the centre of the country’s biggest corruption investigation since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.
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[2026-05-13 21:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s oil export revenues climbed for a second consecutive month in April, as a temporary U.S. sanctions waiver and the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz continued to reshape global energy flows, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-13 21:03 UTC+10:00] [Vladimir Putin] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A guerra de Estados Unidos e Israel contra o Irã continua desviando a atenção da guerra da Rússia contra a Ucrânia. Kiev teme receber menos armas americanas e se prepara para ter de resistir por muitos anos. Enquanto isso, Moscou se beneficia da alta global dos preços do petróleo e do gás.
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[2026-05-13 20:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said Wednesday the principle of non-refoulement applies to two North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) captured by Ukrainian forces amid the Russia-Ukraine war.
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[2026-05-13 20:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Nine people have been killed and at least 28 injured in the latest Russian drone attacks across Ukraine, local officials have said.
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[2026-05-13 19:51 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-13 19:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian drone attack on a gas pipeline in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)
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[2026-05-13 19:47 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Sergei Lavrov comments before leaders of the ‘Bucharest Nine’ meet later today with Nato’s secretary general Mark Rutte
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[2026-05-13 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: U.S. and Ukrainian officials have drafted a memorandum that could open a formal channel for Kiev to export battle-tested war technology to the U.S., while also easing the path for U.S. defense firms to form joint ventures with Ukrainian "war unicorns" to mass-produce low-cost, one-way attack drones.
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[2026-05-13 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Debris from a drone that was intercepted in the skies above the southern Astrakhan region on Wednesday sparked a fire at a gas processing plant, local authorities said, as other regions throughout Russia reported attacks on industrial sites.
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[2026-05-13 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Russia on Tuesday announced that it has successfully completed a test of the "Sarmat" intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), a new 'doomsday' weapon which has had a troubled roll out and development, but which has not yet been fully deployed as part of Russia's military arsenal.
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[2026-05-13 14:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A former top aide to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appeared in court as prosecutors seek his arrest on charges of involvement in a multimillion-dollar money laundering scheme.
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[2026-05-13 14:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russia has test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile, with President Vladimir Putin describing the nuclear-capable Sarmat weapon as the world’s “most powerful” missile.
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[2026-05-13 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Russian military blogger Mikhail Zvinchuk, the operator behind the Rybar Telegram channel, recently surfaced in an interview with the Chinese outlet Guancha, offering a non-Western assessment of the ten-week U.S.-Iran war.
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[2026-05-13 12:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean "ramyun" and confectionary maker Nongshim Co. said Wednesday it will open a sales branch in Russia next month as part of its bid to further expand its presence overseas.
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[2026-05-13 12:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Russian forces launched attacks in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region Tuesday, killing at least six people, regional officials said, after the expiry of a US-mediated ceasefire.
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[2026-05-13 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Civilian deaths in several regions and baby girl has leg blown off; Kallas says Putin’s weakening position could mean ‘opportunity for ending war’. What we know on day 1,540
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[2026-05-13 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Via The Libertarian Institute
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[2026-05-13 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: VOA Africa
Snippet: No live streaming currently available
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[2026-05-13 09:24 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-05-13 07:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has not ruled the possibility of traveling to Russia this year to help facilitate a settlement to the Ukraine conflict.
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[2026-05-13 07:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has not ruled the possibility of traveling to Russia this year to help facilitate a settlement to the Ukraine conflict.
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[2026-05-13 06:57 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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[2026-05-13 06:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Russia launched hundreds of drone strikes at Ukraine overnight, hitting a kindergarten and killing at least one as both sides’ fragile three-day ceasefire came to a sudden end, Ukrainian officials announced Tuesday.
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[2026-05-13 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukraine has struck gas facilities in southwest Russia’s Orenburg region, more than 1,500km (932 miles) from the Ukrainian border, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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[2026-05-13 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GOTLAND, Sweden — The war game scenario was this: One of NATO ’s newest members, Sweden, was under threat by an unnamed country that was building up troops along the military alliance’s eastern border. And in an unusual twist, non-NATO member Ukraine was there to advise on drone warfare — and delivered a critical warning to the alliance.
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[2026-05-13 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MOSCOW — Russia on Tuesday test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile as part of efforts to modernize the country's nuclear forces, a launch hailed by President Vladimir Putin just days after his claim that the fighting in Ukraine is nearing an end.
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[2026-05-13 04:28 UTC+10:00] [Drones] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Gordon Repinski und das POLITICO-Team nehmen Euch mit durch die Hauptstadt - kurz, präzise, hintergründig. Montags bis freitags ab 5 Uhr.
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[2026-05-13 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ukrainian fans cheer their team ahead of the Conference League semi-final, first leg soccer match between Shakhtar and Crystal Palace in Krakow, Poland, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Beata Zawrzel)
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[2026-05-13 04:05 UTC+10:00] [Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: ATHENS — Greece is protesting over an unexploded Ukrainian naval drone found in its waters, fearing the war could be spilling over to the Mediterranean as Kyiv's forces hunt the opaquely-owned "shadow fleet" carrying Russian oil.
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[2026-05-13 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The leader says the combined power of the Sarmat’s individually targeted warheads is over four times that of any Western counterpart
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[2026-05-13 04:03 UTC+10:00] [Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The leader says the combined power of the Sarmat’s individually targeted warheads is over four times that of any Western counterpart
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