Topic: Ukraine/Russia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-12 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Ukraine is emerging as a global drone export powerhouse, coming fresh off vast experience gained in over four years of war with Russia - or at least that's the image Kiev is seeking to present to the world.
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[2026-05-12 02:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The sanctions target individuals and organisations thought to have helped Russia forcibly deport and militarise Ukrainian children
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[2026-05-12 02:31 UTC+10:00] [Kyiv] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The sanctions target individuals and organisations thought to have helped Russia forcibly deport and militarise Ukrainian children
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[2026-05-12 01:43 UTC+10:00] [Asia Times] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-12 01:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Aging, allegedly ailing Vladimir Putin has been mocked over his puffy, strangely altered face after the fearful, paranoid Russian dictator made a rare public appearance in Moscow over the weekend.
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[2026-05-12 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: North Korea has earned an estimated $13 billion over the past three years by providing military assistance to Russia for its war against Ukraine, Nikkei Asia reported Monday, citing South Korean intelligence.
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[2026-05-12 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: French presidential hopeful Florian Philippot has called for lifting sanctions against Russia and restoring Russian energy imports. In an interview with RT, the politician claimed that Brussels-driven EU policies run counter to France’s national interests.
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[2026-05-12 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: French presidential hopeful Florian Philippot has called for lifting sanctions against Russia and restoring Russian energy imports. In an interview with RT, the politician claimed that Brussels-driven EU policies run counter to France’s national interests.
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[2026-05-11 23:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON, United Kingdom — Britain on Monday announced new sanctions targeting Russia's "information warfare campaigns" over its full-scale Ukraine invasion, alongside those behind the alleged forced deportation and indoctrination of Ukrainian children.
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[2026-05-11 22:45 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-11 22:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, right, speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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[2026-05-11 22:02 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Top EU diplomat Kaja Kallas says Kremlin-friendly former German chancellor cannot be considered impartial
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[2026-05-11 21:59 UTC+10:00] [Baltics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Latvian Defense Minister Andris Sprūds has resigned after Ukrainian drones flew into the country's airspace from Russia last week and hit an oil storage facility, the latest defense leadership change on NATO's eastern flank in recent months.
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[2026-05-11 21:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested that former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder could coordinate talks with the European Union to secure a peace deal in Ukraine – a proposal met with scepticism by EU officials.
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[2026-05-11 20:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El ministro ucraniano de Exteriores Andrii Sybiha habla con los medios a su llegada a una cumbre de ministros de Exteriores en el Consejo Europeo en el edificio de Bruselas, el lunes 11 de mayo de 2026. (AP Foto/Virginia Mayo)
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[2026-05-11 20:32 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: EU’s foreign policy chief and the ex-Estonian PM dismiss Putin’s suggestion that former German chancellor could coordinate talks
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[2026-05-11 20:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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[2026-05-11 20:05 UTC+10:00] [Gerhard Schröder] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O presidente da Rússia, Vladimir Putin, sugeriu neste sábado (09/05) o ex-chanceler federal alemão Gerhard Schröder como um possível mediador em negociações de paz para encerrar a guerra na Ucrânia.
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[2026-05-11 18:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: EU foreign ministers are planning to discuss the possibility of engaging in direct talks with Russia when they meet later this month, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Monday, as U.S. efforts to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine remain at a standstill.
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[2026-05-11 17:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Kira and Igor Korolev have been accused of attempting to gather and send state secrets to Russia. (Youtube/Facebook)
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[2026-05-11 17:48 UTC+10:00] [Security] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder is unfit to represent Europe in any peace talks to end the Russia-Ukraine war, the EU’s chief diplomat Kaja Kallas said Monday.
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[2026-05-11 17:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An Israel Defense Forces reservist, First Sergeant (Res.) Alexander Glovanyov, was killed near the Israel-Lebanon border, the IDF said on May 11. According to Ynet, “the incident occurred Sunday when several explosive FPV drones were launched from Lebanon and exploded inside Israeli territory near the border. Glovanyov was killed by the explosion of one of the drones, launched in what Israel said was another Hezbollah violation of the ceasefire understandings.” This latest deadly incident illustrates the need for better defenses.
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[2026-05-11 16:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).
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[2026-05-11 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A recent report in Financial Times indicates the European Union is preparing for "potential" future talks with Russia and President Vladimir Putin at a moment of extreme doubts over both US military commitments and Russia's intentions in Ukraine.
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[2026-05-11 14:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A gallery attendant sits in an armchair near the wall covered with paintings by Ukrainian artists at the Art Kyiv 2026 Festival at the Art Ukraine Gallery in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
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[2026-05-11 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Greece] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Minister defends preparedness against novel threat after officials detonate device suspected to be from Ukraine
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[2026-05-11 12:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry said Monday that North Korea's participation in Russia's Victory Day parade was to display the two nations' deepening military ties.
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[2026-05-11 12:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Russia and Ukraine swapped accusations of breaking a US-brokered ceasefire on Sunday, with both sides claiming to have suffered casualties in drone and artillery strikes over the past 24 hours.
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[2026-05-11 12:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Jewish couples from Ukraine were able to peacefully get married for the first time in more than four years, since Russia invaded the country back in February 2022, thanks to the three-day ceasefire agreed to by both nations.
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[2026-05-11 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Critics question former German chancellor’s suitability, while others think Europe should seize every chance for peace. What we know on day 1,538
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[2026-05-11 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: VOA Africa
Snippet: No live streaming currently available
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[2026-05-11 08:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: North Korea and Russia deepen ties as South Korea-U.S. alliance strains
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[2026-05-11 08:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects a weapons factory. (KCNA)
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[2026-05-11 07:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A US-mediated ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine appeared under serious strain on its second day on Sunday, with both sides accusing the other of violating the deal through weekend attacks.
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[2026-05-11 05:42 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he thinks Russia’s conflict with Ukraine is coming to an end, addressing reporters after a scaled-back military parade in Moscow marking the Soviet victory in World War Two.
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[2026-05-11 05:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
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[2026-05-11 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The EU plan to phase out Russia as an energy supplier will end in the US reselling Russian oil and gas to Europe at far higher prices, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has warned.
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[2026-05-11 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Russian army is ‘not even really trying’ to comply with the ceasefire, Ukraine’s President Zelensky says
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[2026-05-11 04:01 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Russian army is ‘not even really trying’ to comply with the ceasefire, Ukraine’s President Zelensky says
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[2026-05-11 03:51 UTC+10:00] [Banks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — Moscow’s shadow fleet is back in the EU’s crosshairs.
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[2026-05-11 03:26 UTC+10:00] [Rússia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O Presidente russo, Vladimir Putin, disse, este sábado (09.05), que a guerra na Ucrânia "está a chegar ao fim".
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[2026-05-11 02:54 UTC+10:00] [Gerhard Schröder] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O governo alemão respondeu com ceticismo aos comentários do presidente russo, Vladimir Putin, sobre um possível fim da guerra na Ucrânia e uma potencial mediação do ex-chanceler alemão Gerhard Schröder nas negociações de paz.
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[2026-05-11 02:22 UTC+10:00] [Arms control] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The deputy head of the EU’s Frontex border control agency warned there is a “high” risk of arms being smuggled from Ukraine to the EU in the event of a deal ending the war with Russia.
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[2026-05-11 01:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: At least three people have been killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine in the past 24 hours despite a three-day ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump that came into effect on May 9.
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[2026-05-11 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Vladimir Putin has signalled that his country’s war with Ukraine may be ‘coming to an end’, as the Russian president again blamed the West for prolonging the fighting through military support to Kyiv.
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[2026-05-11 00:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russian attacks wounded at least nine people in Ukraine on Sunday, the second day of what was supposed to have been a three-day truce with Russia, Ukrainian officials said.
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[2026-05-11 00:13 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenKyiv, UkraineA woman lays flowers in the Park of Eternal Glory on Europe Day Photograph: Global Images Ukraine/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenTenerife, SpainThe MV Hondius approaches the port of Granadilla carrying passengers possibly infected with hantavirusPhotograph: Anadolu/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenSterling, VirginiaA member of the US Secret Service stands guard as Donald Trump attends a tournament at his National Golf ClubPhotograph: Nathan Howard/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenLondon, EnglandPeople take part in an Abolish the Monarchy demonstration outside
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[2026-05-10 23:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Ukraine should not be using Estonian airspace for drone attacks on Russia, the Baltic nation’s defense minister, Hanno Pevkur, has said.
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[2026-05-10 21:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Scuffles broke out in several European cities as Ukrainian nationals and pro-Kiev activists tried to disrupt Victory Day celebrations across the continent on May 9.
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[2026-05-10 20:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Russian servicemen march as they attend the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Saturday, May 9, 2026, during celebrations of the 81st anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany during World War II. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov, Pool)
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