Topic: Ukraine/Russia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-19 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday condemned the easing of sanctions on Russian oil after the United States extended a waiver meant to soften surging energy prices driven by the Middle East war.
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[2026-04-19 17:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has renewed a sanctions exemption allowing Russian crude and petroleum products already loaded onto tankers to be delivered and sold freely, the US Treasury Department has announced. The move came despite a pledge by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made two days prior that the waiver would not be extended.
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[2026-04-19 15:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Four decades on, Chernobyl remains too dangerous for humans. But the wildlife has moved back in. Wolves now prowl the vast no-man’s-land spanning Ukraine and Belarus, and brown bears have returned after more than a century. Populations of lynx, moose, red deer and even free-roaming packs of dogs have rebounded.
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[2026-04-19 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Troops frequently use substances to help cope with untreated PTSD and anxiety, producing a negative spiral
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[2026-04-19 12:20 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
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[2026-04-19 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Russian strongman Vladimir Putin’s war machine is losing an astounding $100 million a day as a result of Ukrainian drone strikes on the country’s oil infrastructure — dealing a staggering financial blow to the Kremlin.
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[2026-04-19 06:19 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The gunman, who killed six people in Kyiv before police shot him dead, was a Ukrainian citizen born in Moscow
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[2026-04-19 05:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Russia stands ready to help remove Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile, Aleksey Likhachev, CEO of the Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom, has said.
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[2026-04-19 04:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia should test roughly one-third of its population for HIV each year to curb the spread of the virus, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said Friday, as official data show infections continuing to rise.
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[2026-04-19 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A gunman who killed at least six people in Kyiv and took hostages has been shot dead by Ukrainian police, officials said.
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[2026-04-19 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV, Ukraine — Five people were killed in Kyiv on Saturday after a gunman opened fire and took hostages at a supermarket in the Ukrainian capital before being killed during an arrest attempt, officials said.
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[2026-04-19 02:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Special tactical units stormed the supermarket where the attacker had barricaded himself
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[2026-04-19 02:30 UTC+10:00] [Ukrainian] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Special tactical units stormed the supermarket where the attacker had barricaded himself
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[2026-04-19 02:29 UTC+10:00] [Law enforcement] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: A gunman opened fire on people in Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv on Saturday, killing five and wounding several others, Ukrainian authorities said.
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[2026-04-19 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: At least five people were killed and more than a dozen hurt in a mass shooting in Kyiv, with Ukrainian authorities killing the suspect – who had barricaded himself inside a supermarket.
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[2026-04-19 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Moscow is criminalizing the American dream — blacklisting more than a dozen elite US universities and making it illegal for Russians to so much as contact them.
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[2026-04-19 01:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: At the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey, Lavrov said the foundations of globalisation powered primarily by the US had ‘come to an end’
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[2026-04-19 01:42 UTC+10:00] [Antalya Diplomacy Forum] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: At the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey, Lavrov said the foundations of globalisation powered primarily by the US had ‘come to an end’
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[2026-04-19 01:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Pela primeira vez em anos, a situação não parece nada boa para o chefe do Kremlin, Vladimir Putin. Crescem as críticas inclusive de círculos fiéis ao governo – sobretudo em relação aos bloqueios cada vez mais severos da internet na Rússia. Empresas reclamam de prejuízos, pois o bloqueio do aplicativo Telegram e de outras redes sociais paralisa a comunicação.
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[2026-04-19 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two people were killed Saturday when an unknown gunman opened fire in the streets of Kyiv, the city’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said.
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[2026-04-18 23:28 UTC+10:00] [Banks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: WASHINGTON — As European finance officials descended on the U.S. capital this week for the IMF-World Bank spring meetings, they sought to engage the Americans on the existential economic issues facing the continent: from the economic fallout from the Iran war to threats facing the global financial system to support for Ukraine.
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[2026-04-18 21:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Ukraine is pushing Israel to seize a grain shipment it says was looted from Russian-occupied territory as the war persists in the east.
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[2026-04-18 21:36 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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[2026-04-18 21:36 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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[2026-04-18 21:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A civilian was killed and dozens more wounded in overnight Russian attacks across Ukraine, local officials said Saturday. One person was killed in a strike on Mykolaivka in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, local leader Vadym Filashkin said in a post on social media. Other officials reported at least 26 people had been hurt in attacks across northern and eastern Ukraine, including a strike on port infrastructure in the city of Odesa.
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[2026-04-18 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Trump administration on Friday renewed a waiver allowing countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil at sea for about a month, even as lawmakers accused the government of going easy on Moscow as its war on Ukraine grinds on.
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[2026-04-18 20:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A Russian-installed official in occupied southern Ukraine has held talks with North Korea’s ambassador in Moscow, discussing potential cooperation in agriculture and other sectors, according to statements and media reports.
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[2026-04-18 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: European nations have around four years to build up their defenses enough to deter a Russian attack without US backing, Frederic Vansina, Belgium’s Chief of the General Staff, has said. Moscow has dismissed speculation that it plans to attack NATO as nonsense.
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[2026-04-18 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Russia has moved to formalise control over seized collections by adding 77 Ukrainian museums in occupied regions into its national catalogue
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[2026-04-18 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Russia has moved to formalise control over seized collections by adding 77 Ukrainian museums in occupied regions into its national catalogue
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[2026-04-18 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Victoria Bonya says authorities too scared to raise issues with Vladimir Putin, whose approval ratings are declining
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[2026-04-18 16:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ukraine’s Culture Minister Tetiana Berezhna speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
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[2026-04-18 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As Orbán is rejected, there is cautious optimism new leader can restore ties – but issues such as EU accession loom large
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[2026-04-18 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From drones for Ukraine to warships for Australia, ‘peace-loving’ Japan is fast pivoting towards arming the world
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[2026-04-18 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From drones for Ukraine to warships for Australia, ‘peace-loving’ Japan is fast pivoting towards arming the world
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[2026-04-18 10:46 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Building of artillery positions and roads suggest fresh military efforts likely from the north, says Ukrainian president. What we know on day 1,514
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[2026-04-18 10:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Former CIA Director John Brennan arrives for a meeting at the Capitol in Washington, May 21, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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[2026-04-18 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Friday for joint efforts for an effective mission to ensure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and said Kyiv's wartime experience in the Black Sea could help.
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[2026-04-18 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Bulgarians are about to vote in the country’s eighth election in five years. Unpopular caretaker governments have come and gone, and now victory looks almost certain for former president, Ukraine skeptic and left-winger Rumen Radev.
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[2026-04-18 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The rhythmic beat of the raban met the graceful poise of the pirouette last Saturday as the iconic Racecourse grounds transformed into a vibrant tapestry of cross-cultural celebration. The “Good Market Avurudu with Russia,” held on April 11th, served as a historic milestone marking 70 years of bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and Russia.
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[2026-04-18 05:30 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The EU’s strategy towards Russia is flawed, untenable, and ineffective; Russians only get on their knees when they need to tie their shoelaces, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico stated during a speech at a meeting with students posted on the YouTube channel of the Slovak government.
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[2026-04-18 04:10 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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[2026-04-18 04:10 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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[2026-04-18 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan's saury haul remains less than 20% of the 2008 peak, prompting efforts to restore the stock. (Photo by Takumi Sasaki)
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[2026-04-18 02:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Enquanto a Rússia já controla quase toda a região de Lugansk, no leste da Ucrânia, cerca de 18% da vizinha Donetsk estão fora do domínio russo, segundo declarou o porta‑voz do Kremlin, Dmitri Peskov, em 12 de abril.
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[2026-04-18 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: EU and NATO officials fear that European armies would be unable to conduct a major military operation – such as a hypothetical war with Russia that Brussels continues to claim could be imminent – without a secure supply of fossil fuels. EU lawmakers and NATO officials met this week to assess how reliance on oil affects military readiness, according to Euractiv.
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[2026-04-17 23:13 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The Pentagon’s top policy official is warning that future military support for Ukraine cannot depend on the United States, sharpening pressure on European allies to take the lead.
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[2026-04-17 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Influencer Viktoria Bonya’s 20-million-view video sparked official response and action from Moscow
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[2026-04-17 22:47 UTC+10:00] [Russian] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Influencer Viktoria Bonya’s 20-million-view video sparked official response and action from Moscow
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[2026-04-17 22:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Hungary’s newly elected leader, Peter Magyar, stormed to power last weekend after campaigning to, among other things, take a step back from Russia.
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