Topic: Ukraine/Russia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-05 03:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney says like-minded nations must deal with the world "as it is". (AP: Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)
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[2026-05-05 02:53 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BERLIN — Germany thought the United States would soon deploy long-range missiles on its soil that could strike deep into Russia and help deter an attack.
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[2026-05-05 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia lost more territory than it gained in Ukraine in April for the first time since a Ukrainian counteroffensive in the summer of 2023, an AFP analysis of data from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) showed.
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[2026-05-05 02:06 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: ATHENS — As Washington moves to reduce its military presence in Europe, the continent needs to look to Ukraine and learn from its defense-tech revolution, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Monday.
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[2026-05-05 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From a possible Trump-Iran joint venture to Russia-China talks, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in April 2026
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[2026-05-05 00:30 UTC+10:00] [India] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From a possible Trump-Iran joint venture to Russia-China talks, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in April 2026
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[2026-05-05 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A $1 billion project to build an advanced US military hospital in Ramstein, Germany is suddenly in the public eye. Scheduled to open next year, there are now doubts about its future. Its role could be made redundant should there be drastic changes in US deployments in the country and around Europe.
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[2026-05-04 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Almost everything about Svetlana Lada-Rus, one of the most influential opposition figures in Russia, defies conventional expectations of who a worthy opponent of President Vladimir Putin should be.
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[2026-05-04 23:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: At least five people have been killed and 18 wounded in a Russian missile attack on the town of Merefa in northeastern Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, local officials say.
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[2026-05-04 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Poland is bracing for a surge of illegal weapons from Ukraine after the end of the conflict with Russia, with police warning that a “smuggling boom” could eclipse the decades-long Balkan weapons crisis, a law enforcement official told Rzeczpospolita.
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[2026-05-04 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Poland is bracing for a surge of illegal weapons from Ukraine after the end of the conflict with Russia, with police warning that a “smuggling boom” could eclipse the decades-long Balkan weapons crisis, a law enforcement official told Rzeczpospolita.
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[2026-05-04 22:41 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: KYIV — Russia’s May 9 Victory Day parade could have some unwelcome guests this year: Ukrainian drones.
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[2026-05-04 22:41 UTC+10:00] [Venice Biennale] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Artist commends jury for resigning over inclusion of Russia and Israel but says reasoning should have also included US
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[2026-05-04 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A Ukrainian one-way attack drone struck a high-rise apartment building in Moscow in the early hours of Monday, causing no reported casualties and only limited damage. The strike occurred just miles from the Kremlin, highlighting Ukraine's long-range drone strike capabilities.
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[2026-05-04 21:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Slovakia won’t participate in any EU loans for Ukraine, including the €90 billion ($106 billion) joint debt package approved by Brussels last month, Prime Minister Robert Fico has said.
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[2026-05-04 21:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Slovakia won’t participate in any EU loans for Ukraine, including the €90 billion ($106 billion) joint debt package approved by Brussels last month, Prime Minister Robert Fico has said.
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[2026-05-04 21:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By RT newsroom, a team of multi-lingual journalists with over a decade of experience in Russian and international reporting, delivering original research and insights often missing from mainstream coverage
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[2026-05-04 21:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By RT newsroom, a team of multi-lingual journalists with over a decade of experience in Russian and international reporting, delivering original research and insights often missing from mainstream coverage
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[2026-05-04 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A view of the Russian embassy in Vienna, Austria, on March 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak, File)
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[2026-05-04 21:02 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: On Sky News Mel Stride, the shadow chancellor, has just said that in principle his party welcomes the announcement from Keir Starmer about joining the EU’s €90bn loan for Ukraine. (See 8.40am.) But he would want to see the details, Stride said.
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[2026-05-04 20:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: President Vladimir Putin on Monday dismissed Sergei Melikov as head of the republic of Dagestan, replacing him with the outgoing chairman of the North Caucasus region’s supreme court.
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[2026-05-04 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A Ukrainian drone hit an upmarket residential high-rise in Moscow in the early hours of Monday, resulting in no casualties but causing visible damage to the façade of the building.
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[2026-05-04 19:01 UTC+10:00] [Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022)] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Inside this old skydiving plane, a crew of Ukrainian volunteers is hunting down Russian drones. Russia is sending thousands of its one-way attack drones into Ukraine every month. Many are shot down, but the country’s air defenses can’t stop them all. On the side of the fuselage here, they’ve mounted this American-made machine gun that’s capable of firing up to 3,000 rounds per minute, or 50 rounds per second.
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[2026-05-04 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The city, once home to thousands of Jewish refugees, will be one of the first places in East Asia where the songs are brought back to life
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[2026-05-04 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Yiddish songs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The city, once home to thousands of Jewish refugees, will be one of the first places in East Asia where the songs are brought back to life
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[2026-05-04 17:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: VIENNA — Seven countries in the OPEC+ grouping of oil-producing countries — including Saudi Arabia and Russia — say they've decided to a modest increase in production starting in June as part of a commitment to "market stability."
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[2026-05-04 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tower just kilometres from the Kremlin hit after Russia scales back May 9 parade over security concerns
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[2026-05-04 17:35 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tower just kilometres from the Kremlin hit after Russia scales back May 9 parade over security concerns
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[2026-05-04 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Felicity Bradstock via oilprice.com,
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[2026-05-04 16:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Gold traders from the Middle East and Russia have been selling physical gold in Hong Kong at a discount of 15 to 20 per cent since early April
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[2026-05-04 16:44 UTC+10:00] [Singapore] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Gold traders from the Middle East and Russia have been selling physical gold in Hong Kong at a discount of 15 to 20 per cent since early April
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[2026-05-04 16:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Warning: This story contains references to suicide and self harm, which some may find distressing.
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[2026-05-04 14:05 UTC+10:00] [Brussels Playbook Podcast] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Stories driving the day in Brussels and beyond.
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[2026-05-04 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: United States’ Air Force transport aircrafts are seen on the tarmac at Ramstein U.S. air base, in Landstuhl, Germany, June 23, 2025. (Boris Roessler/dpa via AP, File)
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[2026-05-04 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Armenia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Bloc’s leaders to hold first summit with Armenia on Tuesday at it ramps up efforts to combat Kremlin’s influence
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[2026-05-04 11:59 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-05-04 11:45 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Zelenskyy says three ‘shadow fleet’ vessels hit along with guided missile corvette; Ukrainian drones menace Moscow and surrounds. What we know on day 1,531
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[2026-05-04 09:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: European leaders are descending on Armenia for two unprecedented summits in a country long considered Russia's closest ally in the South Caucasus.
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[2026-05-04 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The UK intends to begin negotiations to join a £78bn (€90) European Union loan scheme seen as providing vital support for Ukraine.
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[2026-05-04 06:33 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-04 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Global instability is intensifying. The prolonged war in Ukraine, North Korea’s growing military ties with Russia, unrest in the Middle East, and supply-chain threats in the Strait of Hormuz all point to one reality: economic security can no longer be assumed. For Korea, lasting security depends not only on economic growth, defense industrial progress, or technological advancement, but also on recognizing a vital distinction: autonomy is not the same as security.
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[2026-05-04 05:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine on Sunday launched a wave of strikes against Russian oil targets, hitting a key loading port on the Baltic Sea and two tankers that Ukraine alleges were illegally used to transport Russian crude.
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[2026-05-04 05:05 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia’s increased reliance on Asian fuel is putting the nation at risk of importing sanctioned Russian “blood oil” via third countries, experts and pro-Ukraine groups say, as the US-Israeli war on Iran threatens global energy supplies.
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[2026-05-04 04:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Domestic Violence
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[2026-05-04 04:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The yuan and the ruble have emerged as leading currencies for trade among U.S.-sanctioned Iran, Russia and China. © Reuters
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[2026-05-04 04:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: VIENNA, Austria — Saudi Arabia, Russia and five other OPEC+ countries increased their oil production quota on Sunday in an expected move aimed at demonstrating continuity at the cartel after the shock withdrawal of the United Arab Emirates.
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[2026-05-04 02:55 UTC+10:00] [Airspace] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — European governments worry Vladimir Putin will see this as his moment to strike.
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[2026-05-04 02:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cargo ships are seen at sea near the Strait of Hormuz, as viewed from a rocky shoreline near Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Friday, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
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[2026-05-04 00:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Saudi Arabia, Russia and five other OPEC+ countries increased their oil production quota on Sunday in an expected move aimed at demonstrating continuity at the cartel after the shock withdrawal of the United Arab Emirates.
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[2026-05-04 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rare cooperation plan with Moscow could accelerate Pyongyang’s military modernisation on multiple fronts, analysts say
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