Topic: Ukraine/Russia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-06 23:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: State Duma member Vitaly Milonov, notorious for his conservative and anti-Western views, as well as being among the lawmakers behind Russia’s so-called “gay propaganda law,” has come out in defense of high school students who want to play foreign music at graduation events.
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[2026-05-06 23:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: State Duma member Vitaly Milonov, notorious for his conservative and anti-Western views, as well as being among the lawmakers behind Russia’s so-called “gay propaganda law,” has come out in defense of high school students who want to play foreign music at graduation events.
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[2026-05-06 23:41 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenVenice, ItalyFemen and Pussy Riot activists stage a protest against Russia’s participation in the Venice Biennale, in front of the Russian pavilionPhotograph: Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenPraia, Cape VerdeHealth personnel assist patients on to a boat from the cruise ship MV Hondius, which has been stricken with a deadly outbreak of hantavirusPhotograph: AFP/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenSkomer Island, WalesAn Atlantic puffin peeks out of its burrow on the Pembrokeshire island, which had a record-breaking 52,019 puffins
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[2026-05-06 22:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Activists from FEMEN and Pussy Riot staged a protest in Venice ahead of the Venice Biennale, using smoke flares and slogans to denounce Russia’s return. The demonstration took place as journalists gathered before the event, which runs from 9 May to 22 November, and reflects wider tensions between artistic openness and political responsibility.
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[2026-05-06 22:37 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: KYIV — After Russia broke the ceasefire Ukraine had declared for Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv considers itself freed from the unilateral truce declared by the Kremlin ahead of Saturday's Victory Day parade in Moscow.
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[2026-05-06 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The battlefield in Ukraine could soon feature more robot than human soldiers - that is the startling claim made by a Ukrainian-British military start-up.
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[2026-05-06 21:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of breaching a unilateral ceasefire announced by Ukraine by launching a wave of drone attacks on several cities.
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[2026-05-06 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pussy Riot and FEMEN activists stage a protest against Russia’s presence after its absence following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine in front of the Russian pavilion, at the 2026 Art Venice Biennale, in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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[2026-05-06 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The jury has resigned, EU funding has been cut, there’s no Golden Lion prize. One curator says: ‘You can’t be neutral when people are dying’
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[2026-05-06 21:15 UTC+10:00] [Venice Biennale] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The jury has resigned, EU funding has been cut, there’s no Golden Lion prize. One curator says: ‘You can’t be neutral when people are dying’
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[2026-05-06 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A judge in Moscow ruled Tuesday that Vadim Moshkovich, the billionaire founder of the agriculture giant Rusagro, must transfer his stake in the company to the state as he stands trial.
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[2026-05-06 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A taxi in front of the Russian Embassy in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, March 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)
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[2026-05-06 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In the UK capital, Bomb Crater Pond is full of wildlife, while scientists studying land obliterated by recent Russian blasts 1,500 miles away have seen ‘how quickly nature begins to heal itself’
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[2026-05-06 19:32 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Dozens killed despite ceasefire announced by Zelenskyy, after Moscow asked for Saturday truce for its annual military parade
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[2026-05-06 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine serves to Mirra Andreeva during their women’s singles final match at the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, May 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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[2026-05-06 18:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A Ukrainian drone strike killed five people in annexed Crimea on Tuesday night, a Kremlin-installed official said, as a surge in cross-border attacks effectively dismantled a ceasefire that Ukraine unilaterally declared earlier this week.
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[2026-05-06 17:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - In this photo provided by Ukraine’s 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade press service, people cover bodies of civilians killed in Russia’s aerial guided bomb attack in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (Iryna Rybakova/Ukraine’s 93rd Mechanized Brigade via AP)
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[2026-05-06 17:53 UTC+10:00] [Spain] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Leader of administration says decision to send ship there is ‘not based on any technical criteria’ and not enough has been done to guarantee the safety of the public
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[2026-05-06 17:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The administration of US President Donald Trump has approved the potential sale of precision-guided bomb kits worth $373.6 million to Ukraine, following congressional pressure over stalled arms deliveries.
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[2026-05-06 17:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The administration of US President Donald Trump has approved the potential sale of precision-guided bomb kits worth $373.6 million to Ukraine, following congressional pressure over stalled arms deliveries.
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[2026-05-06 17:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: In Zaporizhzhia, guided bombs killed at least 12 people and injured 37, damaging residential buildings and industrial sites. In Kramatorsk, at least five people died when air dropped bombs struck the city centre, underlining the ongoing risk to civilians in urban areas as the war continues. Footage from the scenes showed cars burning and firefighters working to control the flames, while emergency teams treated the wounded.
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[2026-05-06 16:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Russian attacks throughout eastern Ukraine killed at least 27 people on Tuesday, including 12 in one of the worst strikes so far this year, hours before a midnight deadline ushering in an open-ended cease-fire proposed by Kyiv.
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[2026-05-06 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: We've been documenting that Ukraine has been demonstrating deeper targeting reach inside Russia, as several key oil sites have come under direct drone attack over several days and weeks, resulting in significant destruction.
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[2026-05-06 16:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Previous slideNext slide Humanoid robot Gabi at a temple in Seoul. ReutersInfo Artist Oriol Vilanova, left, with his piece Los Restos on display during a preview of the 61st Venice Biennale, which runs from May 9 to November 22. EPAInfo Russian jets over St Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow during a rehearsal for a military parade to mark the 81st anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War.
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[2026-05-06 15:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Defence Industry
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[2026-05-06 15:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BUCHAREST, Romania (AFP) -- Romania's pro-European Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan was ousted Tuesday in a no confidence motion brought by the Social Democrats, his estranged allies, and the far right, deepening political turmoil in the EU and NATO member bordering Ukraine.
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[2026-05-06 14:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: "The road is mined. So, we're stuck here," says Ludmilla, over the phone from the rooftop of a fire-damaged house in southern Ukraine. "People are trying their best to survive."
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[2026-05-06 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Climate crisis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Europe punished Russian billionaires over the war in Ukraine. It should do the same to those abetting an ecocidal regime
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[2026-05-06 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Zelensky slams Russia’s ‘utter cynicism’ as strikes shatter ceasefire hopes and underscore war’s deepening impasse
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[2026-05-06 12:30 UTC+10:00] [Kyiv] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Zelensky slams Russia’s ‘utter cynicism’ as strikes shatter ceasefire hopes and underscore war’s deepening impasse
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[2026-05-06 12:18 UTC+10:00] [Moscow] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Reports suggest North Korean-produced phones periodically capture screenshots that are stored in hidden folders accessible to authorities
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[2026-05-06 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Courts] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Leaving the European Convention on Human Rights would put the U.K. in a select group with the autocracies of Russia and Belarus, the head of the organization that oversees the treaty has warned.
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[2026-05-06 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A proposed meeting of foreign ministers from Tokyo and Moscow is unlikely for now due to objections from the Japanese public and allies
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[2026-05-06 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Hokkaido] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A proposed meeting of foreign ministers from Tokyo and Moscow is unlikely for now due to objections from the Japanese public and allies
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[2026-05-06 10:03 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Strikes came hours before deadline for Kyiv ceasefire proposal and were one of the worst wave of attacks this year. What we know on day 1,533
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[2026-05-06 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Taiwan’s reputation for tech excellence means it is a favoured alternative source for Ukrainian drone-makers
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[2026-05-06 09:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday called a US-proposed UN resolution demanding Iran stop attacks and laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz a test of the utility of the United Nations and urged China and Russia not to repeat vetoes.
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[2026-05-06 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a “constructive” phone call with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow has said.
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[2026-05-06 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a “constructive” phone call with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow has said.
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[2026-05-06 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The EU should be ready to resume dialogue with Russia if US policy on the Ukraine conflict no longer aligns with the bloc’s interests, Finnish President Alexander Stubb has said.
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[2026-05-06 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The EU should be ready to resume dialogue with Russia if US policy on the Ukraine conflict no longer aligns with the bloc’s interests, Finnish President Alexander Stubb has said.
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[2026-05-06 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Some of the personnel who participated in the alumni celebration
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[2026-05-06 05:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The aftermath of a Russian air strike in Zaporizhzhia. (Reuters: Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine)
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[2026-05-06 04:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Over the past several days Western leaders have flocked to Armenia, a post-Soviet nation of 3 million people which hosts a Russian military base, for what Western media has described as a “historic summit,” charting Yerevan’s path away from Moscow and highlighting the EU’s purportedly growing responsibility for world affairs.
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[2026-05-06 04:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Over the past several days Western leaders have flocked to Armenia, a post-Soviet nation of 3 million people which hosts a Russian military base, for what Western media has described as a “historic summit,” charting Yerevan’s path away from Moscow and highlighting the EU’s purportedly growing responsibility for world affairs.
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[2026-05-06 04:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com,
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[2026-05-06 04:02 UTC+10:00] [Venice Biennale 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Russian pavilion to stay closed as outcry over Israel’s inclusion also grows – but nesting seagull provides some light relief
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[2026-05-06 03:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drone and missile strikes targeting Ukraine’s power grid during the night killed at least five people and wounded 39 others, Ukrainian authorities said Tuesday, less than a day before Kyiv said that it would enact a ceasefire and three days before Moscow promised its own pause in hostilities.
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[2026-05-06 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Musician Alexey Khovalyg performs inside the Russia pavilion at the Venice 2026 Biennale Art, Italy, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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[2026-05-06 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE most consequential beneficiaries of war are not always those firing missiles or occupying territory. Sometimes they are the states that simply endure long enough for the global system to rearrange itself around them.
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