Topic: Ukraine/Russia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-24 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Previous slideNext slide Flowers in full bloom during the annual Azalea Festival in Gunpo, South Korea. AFPInfo About 20,000 teddy bears are displayed in Washington, with organisers saying they symbolise the abduction of Ukrainian children during the war with Russia. ReutersInfo Bags and belongings are laid out at Valiasr Square, in Tehran, in tribute to the schoolgirls killed in an air strike on Minab.
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[2026-04-24 21:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Russian drone attack overnight on Ukraine’s southern city of Odesa killed an elderly married couple and wounded more than a dozen others, Ukrainian officials said on Friday.
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[2026-04-24 21:18 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Top commander fired after wife of one malnourished soldier posted shocking images on social media
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[2026-04-24 20:59 UTC+10:00] [Venice Biennale] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Jury’s statement, apparently aimed at Russia and Israel, makes clear it is committed to defence of human rights
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[2026-04-24 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The group visited key locations including the abandoned city of Pripyat, once home to about 50,000 people, and the New Safe Confinement structure covering the damaged fourth reactor. The commemoration highlights the lasting impact of the world’s worst nuclear accident by scale and consequences. Known as “liquidators”, around 600,000 people were mobilised across the Soviet Union after the explosion on 26 April 1986.
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[2026-04-24 20:37 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: KYIV — Ukraine's frontline soldiers are starved and forced to drink rainwater, according to reports.
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[2026-04-24 20:32 UTC+10:00] [Elections] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told reporters there is “huge relief” among leaders at Friday EU summit in Cyprus because, “for the first time in years, there are no Russians in the room” — before winking at journalists as his Kremlin-friendly Slovak counterpart Robert Fico strolled past.
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[2026-04-24 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Ukraine and Russia released hundreds of prisoners of war on Friday, with officials in Kyiv saying that the exchange was a “continuation” of a swap held earlier this month.
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[2026-04-24 19:18 UTC+10:00] [Global Risk-Reward Monitor] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-24 19:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s FSB security service said Friday that its agents shot and killed a man suspected of planning to assassinate senior officials at Roskomnadzor, the state regulator behind the country’s increasingly aggressive internet restrictions.
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[2026-04-24 18:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia is developing what officials have described as a “vaccine against aging,” a gene therapy drug aimed at slowing cellular aging by blocking a receptor linked to age-related changes in the body, the deputy science minister said Thursday.
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[2026-04-24 18:44 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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[2026-04-24 18:44 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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[2026-04-24 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Russian diplomats early on Friday denounced the latest European Union sanctions imposed on Moscow in connection with its invasion of Ukraine, saying the new measures lacked UN legitimacy and infringed the rights of third countries.
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[2026-04-24 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Regional authorities reported damage to homes and civilian sites in Odesa, including a maternity hospital and several schools in the historic centre. Buildings were destroyed and power cuts affected thousands, highlighting the exposure of a key grain export hub amid fragile Black Sea shipping routes. Emergency teams were deployed across the city to tackle fires and assist residents displaced overnight.
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[2026-04-24 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Ukraine has hailed the long awaited approval and release of a whopping a €90 billion loan by the European Union, which belatedly happened Thursday after months of negotiations.
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[2026-04-24 16:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Organised by Razom for Ukraine and the American Coalition for Ukraine, a display on the National Mall near Capitol Hill featured 20,000 stuffed teddy bears attached to a fence to represent Ukrainian children deported or forcibly transferred to Russia since the 2022 invasion. The installation highlights the scale of the issue, with Ukrainian authorities and estimates verified by the United Nations putting the number of affected minors at more than 19,000, and calls for stronger international action, including sanctions and
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[2026-04-24 16:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump says Prince Harry "is not speaking for the UK" after the Duke of Sussex called for "American leadership" to help resolve the conflict in Ukraine.
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[2026-04-24 16:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: French air force crews and their Rafale fighter jets are starting a 4-month mission in Lithuania for NATO, helping to police the military alliance’s skies. The air crews have already been busy, scrambled multiple times by NATO commanders to intercept Russian bombers, fighters and other planes that neared the alliance’s airspace.
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[2026-04-24 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Near the Kremlin several dozen people are queuing outside the presidential administration office.
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[2026-04-24 14:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Workers who helped clean up contamination from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster hold flowers before placing them on a monument to their fallen comrades near the plant in Chernobyl, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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[2026-04-24 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Jurors at the Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition said on Thursday they would not consider artists from countries whose leaders are facing charges at the International Criminal Court, an apparent reference to Israel and Russia.
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[2026-04-24 12:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Exiled from Russia for defending Ukraine, a rising director expected freedom when he fled for the Big Apple – but instead found crippling censorship eerily similar to life under the eye of the Kremlin.
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[2026-04-24 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran is not seeking war, but it is ready to keep fighting, Tehran’s ambassador to Moscow, Kazem Jalali, said in an exclusive interview with RT, arguing that the Islamic Republic has never been the side to abandon diplomacy despite repeated stabs in the back.
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[2026-04-24 10:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: RT News
Snippet: President Donald Trump said that he would like to see his counterpart, Vladimir Putin, at the G20 summit in Miami, even as he expressed doubt that the Russian leader would actually come.
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[2026-04-24 09:55 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: AYIA NAPA, Cyprus ― The afternoon began with the EU finally sealing its €90 billion loan to Ukraine. The evening ended with leaders confronting the sheer scale of everything else they have to do.
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[2026-04-24 09:40 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Duke of Sussex says US must ‘honour obligations’ as it persuaded Ukraine to give up nuclear weapons; US president retorts that Harry doesn’t speak for Britain. What we know on day 1,521
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[2026-04-24 09:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Ukrainian officials have pitched a plan to rename a section of the Donbas region, which is coveted by Russia, to “Donnyland” as a clear nod to President Trump and the aid he has provided against Moscow’s invasion, according to a new report.
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[2026-04-24 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: At the Kyiv Security Forum, Prince Harry asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop the war. (Reuters: Valentyn Ogirenko)
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[2026-04-24 08:39 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-24 05:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A formal meeting was held yesterday at the Sports Ministry premises between the Russian Ambassador to Sri Lanka Levan S. Dzhagaryan, and Sunil Kumara Gamage, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports.
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[2026-04-24 05:35 UTC+10:00] [World / Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: London: Ukraine has gained a $147 billion funding boost to turn back Russian forces after a deadlock over European financial support, as Prince Harry conducts a surprise visit to Kyiv and calls for American leadership to end the war.
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[2026-04-24 04:23 UTC+10:00] [Democracy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: AYIA NAPA, Cyprus — Ukraine and Moldova will be able to move forward with the process of joining the EU following Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s election defeat, diplomats and officials said, ending a four-year stalemate over their applications.
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[2026-04-24 02:37 UTC+10:00] [Artificial Intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: DELPHI, Greece — The European Union is making a serious mistake by not engaging directly with Russian leadership over an end to the war in Ukraine, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama told POLITICO.
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[2026-04-24 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Netherlands is facing the greatest threat to its national security since the end of World War II, chiefly from Russia and China, against the backdrop of a much more "unpredictable" world order, Dutch intelligence agency AIVD said on Thursday.
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[2026-04-24 01:28 UTC+10:00] [European Commission] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ursula von der Leyen hails ‘good news’ after Hungary’s lifting of vetoes allows leaders to sign off on agreements
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[2026-04-24 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A damaged building is seen following Russia’s missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
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[2026-04-24 01:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Russian and Israeli pavilions will not be considered for top prizes at the 2026 Venice Biennale.
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[2026-04-24 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: President Vladimir Putin on Thursday addressed the escalating wave of mobile internet blackouts sweeping Russia, defending the disruptions as a vital defense against “terrorist attacks” and dismissing calls for advance public notice as a threat to national security.
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[2026-04-24 00:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV — US weapons deliveries to Ukraine haven't stopped despite the Iran war, and Ukrainian long-range strikes continue to hammer Russian oil production and manufacturing plants, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday.
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[2026-04-24 00:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The European Union on Thursday approved new sanctions against Russia and unlocked a loan of 90 billion euros ($105.3 billion) to Ukraine after Hungary and Slovakia dropped their vetoes following the resumption of Russian oil flows.
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[2026-04-24 00:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The Free Russia Foundation has published a report on the criminal prosecution of crimes committed by Russia against Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war.
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[2026-04-24 00:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The European Union formally approved on Thursday a 90-billion-euro ($105-billion) loan to Ukraine and new sanctions against Russia, ahead of an informal summit of the bloc’s leaders in Cyprus which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will attend.
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[2026-04-24 00:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Veteran German politician Sahra Wagenknecht has lashed out at Chancellor Friedrich Merz after a €90 billion ($106 billion) emergency loan to Ukraine, which Berlin had been actively promoting, was approved by the bloc.
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[2026-04-23 23:56 UTC+10:00] [Banks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — EU governments have banned another 20 Russian lenders from handling payments in euros and doing business with companies across the bloc under the latest package of sanctions in response to President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine.
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[2026-04-23 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia has agreed to supply Indonesia with up to 150 million barrels of oil following President Prabowo Subianto's recent visit to Moscow, special envoy for energy and environment Hashim Djojohadikusumo said Thursday.
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[2026-04-23 23:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A private security officer stands next to a closed Russia’s pavilion at the 59th Biennale of Arts exhibition in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)
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[2026-04-23 23:47 UTC+10:00] [Zelensky, Volodymyr] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Tehran5:35 p.m. April 23
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[2026-04-23 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The European Union has formally approved a €90 billion ($105 billion) emergency loan for Ukraine for 2026–2027 and adopted its 20th package of sanctions against Russia, the bloc’s presidency said on Thursday.
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[2026-04-23 22:41 UTC+10:00] [Vladimir Putin] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The loan will help Ukraine meet its economic and military needs for the next two years
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