Topic: Ukraine/Russia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-09 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that his soldiers in Ukraine were fighting an "aggressive force" backed by all of NATO, and that the Russian army's cause was "just," as he addressed an annual Victory Day parade on Red Square.
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[2026-05-09 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that his soldiers in Ukraine were fighting an "aggressive force" backed by all of NATO and described his war goals as "just," in a combative address to the annual Victory Day parade on Red Square.
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[2026-05-09 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Norway] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Norway’s energy minister says country has a ‘responsibility’ to address shortfalls caused by wars in Ukraine and Middle East
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[2026-05-09 15:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: EDS NOTE: NUDITY - A performer rings a bell with her body at the Austrian pavilion called ‘Seaworld Venice’ by artist Ei Arakawa-Nash, at the Venice 2026 Biennale Art, in Venice, Italy, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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[2026-05-09 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Science] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With the war on Iran, Ukraine, AI and climate breakdown increasing the likelihood of a nuclear war, the clock stands closer to midnight than ever before. So who decides how many seconds we have left – and can we buy ourselves more time?
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[2026-05-09 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Venice Biennale 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The festival can often make you queasy, as geopolitics are played out through the proxy of art. This year it feels on the verge of collapsing in on itself
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[2026-05-09 14:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Troops march during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade at the Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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[2026-05-09 13:16 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ukraine president says ‘Red Square shall be excluded’ from any attacks, while Kyiv, Moscow and Trump proclaim three-day ceasefire. What we know on day 1,536
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[2026-05-09 12:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Vladimir Putin will attend Saturday's military parade in Moscow, amid a temporary ceasefire. (Sputnik: Mikhail Metzel via Reuters)
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[2026-05-09 10:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov urged support for ongoing negotiations between the United States and Iran during a phone call with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, according to Russia’s Foreign Ministry.
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[2026-05-09 09:37 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-05-09 08:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Russia and Ukraine confirmed on Friday that they had agreed to a three-day ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump that will run from May 9 to May 11.
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[2026-05-09 07:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent a congratulatory message to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Russia's Victory Day celebration, reaffirming Pyongyang's commitment to prioritizing and deepening ties with Moscow, state media reported Saturday.
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[2026-05-09 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Unconditional, the new Israeli thriller on Apple TV, tries to get political in parts as it points out the corruption in the Russian justice system. But for the most part, the show is a straightforward thriller about a mom trying to get her daughter out of Russian custody after the daughter is arrested.
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[2026-05-09 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday ordered the army not to attack Moscow's Red Square during the WWII victory day parade on May 9, following a US announcement of a three-day ceasefire between the nations.
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[2026-05-09 06:33 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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[2026-05-09 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-09 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US president says ceasefire will include suspension of all ‘kinetic activity’ and an exchange of prisoners
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[2026-05-09 06:24 UTC+10:00] [Kyiv] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US president says ceasefire will include suspension of all ‘kinetic activity’ and an exchange of prisoners
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[2026-05-09 06:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Russian dogwear entrepreneur Natalia Kukovinets has had to switch messaging apps multiple times to stay in touch with customers, one of many web-dependent businesses struggling with the Kremlin's widening internet crackdown.
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[2026-05-09 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Trump announced Friday that the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and a major prisoner swap. He hailed in a Truth Social post that this could be the "beginning of the end" of the long war between them.
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[2026-05-09 05:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners.
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[2026-05-09 05:04 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine War] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-09 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Despite Trump's disdain for his allies, the significant damage to US bases and military assets in the Middle East that are increasingly being reported means his military's physical options now seem more constrained. (Reuters: Eduardo Munoz)
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[2026-05-09 04:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump claimed in a Truth Social post on Friday that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a three-day ceasefire during Victory Day celebrations this weekend, a surprise announcement that further clouded a week of competing and ignored truce declarations.
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[2026-05-09 04:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia and Ukraine confirmed Friday that they have agreed to a three-day ceasefire and a prisoner exchange following a surprise diplomatic intervention by U.S. President Donald Trump.
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[2026-05-09 04:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump said Friday that Ukraine and Russia will embark on a three-day cease-fire that could be the “beginning of the end” of the more than four-year-old war — as both nations pause to celebrate the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
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[2026-05-09 04:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Friday announced a three-day ceasefire in the Ukraine war ahead of Russia’s annual Victory Day parade.
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[2026-05-09 04:36 UTC+10:00] [World / Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said there will be a three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine over the weekend, as well as a prisoner swap.
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[2026-05-09 04:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV — Russia and Ukraine traded attacks Friday, with a two-day unilateral ceasefire that Moscow had declared around its World War II commemorations appearing to be in tatters.
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[2026-05-09 04:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump walks through the Colonnade of the White House as he arrives to attend a luncheon for mothers Friday, May 8, 2026, in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-05-09 04:24 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president posts on Truth Social ceasefire will include suspension of all ‘kinetic activity’ and prisoner swaps
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[2026-05-09 04:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump says there will be a three-day ceasefire in the war between Russia and Ukraine.
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[2026-05-09 04:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has announced a three-day ceasefire and a major prisoner swap between Moscow and Kiev, expressing hopes the truce would become the “beginning of the end of a very long, deadly, and hard fought war.”
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[2026-05-09 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Russia regrets a decision by an Israeli company to refrain from purchasing Russian grain, the foreign ministry said on Friday.
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[2026-05-09 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
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[2026-05-09 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
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[2026-05-09 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: America’s reputation has been worsening under US President Donald Trump and the country now lags behind China and Russia, an annual study commissioned by the Alliance of Democracies Foundation indicates.
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[2026-05-09 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: America’s reputation has been worsening under US President Donald Trump and the country now lags behind China and Russia, an annual study commissioned by the Alliance of Democracies Foundation indicates.
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[2026-05-09 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.
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[2026-05-09 00:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV, Ukraine — A large forest fire burned through the Chernobyl exclusion zone on Friday following a drone crash near the disaster-tainted nuclear plant the previous day, Ukrainian authorities said.
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[2026-05-09 00:42 UTC+10:00] [Russian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Across more than two decades in power, President Vladimir Putin has worked to turn Russia’s historic World War II memorial event into a celebration of future military glory and global clout.
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[2026-05-09 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Greece are investigating an armed unmanned surface vessel that washed ashore on an island off the country’s western coast.
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[2026-05-09 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: It was only last month that Ukraine marked the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, but on Friday there is another major threat to the site, which Russia says it is closely monitoring, according to RIA.
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[2026-05-08 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Russian cities and communities are busy preparing Victory Day WW2 memorial events all across the country ahead of Saturday, and so security is already on edge and on high alert, especially in the Moscow area, given that Ukraine's devastating cross-border drone attacks have persisted and expanded of late.
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[2026-05-08 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Japanese refiner Idemitsu Kosan has purchased a shipment of Russian crude oil, the company told Russian state media on Friday, becoming the second firm in Japan to buy oil from Russia since the conflict in the Middle East disrupted global energy supplies.
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[2026-05-08 22:46 UTC+10:00] [Airspace] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas on Friday proposed doubling European Peace Facility funding for Moldova to €120 million annually, noting the boost would make it the bloc’s biggest defense support package for any country outside Ukraine.
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[2026-05-08 22:05 UTC+10:00] [Airlines] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Air traffic at 13 airports in southern Russia has been suspended after drones struck a building at a local air navigation center in Rostov-on-Don, the Russian transport ministry said.
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[2026-05-08 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing-Moscow relationship described as having ‘inherent stability’, with a ‘stable mechanism’ able to withstand outside pressures
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[2026-05-08 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Sergey Lavrov] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing-Moscow relationship described as having ‘inherent stability’, with a ‘stable mechanism’ able to withstand outside pressures
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