Topic: Ukraine/Russia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-16 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: President Zelensky says the ground drones – used in place of human infantry – have helped capture a Russian position
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[2026-04-16 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: At a moment it remains a serious open question over just how vulnerable China is to the Hormuz Strait crisis, and now with the US-imposed US naval blockade of the vital oil transit waterway, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is in Beijing pledging energy support to China.
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[2026-04-16 04:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Kremlin's spokesman was quoted as saying on Wednesday that the United States had rejected its proposal that Russia take all of Iran's enriched uranium out of the country as a way to help resolve the Middle East conflict.
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[2026-04-16 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-16 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ROME — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday they would work together to boost defense cooperation, including on drone production, after talks in Rome.
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[2026-04-16 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Arseny Turbin became one of the youngest political prisoners in Russia when he was arrested at age 15 in 2023.
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[2026-04-16 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, returns a shot against Daniil Medvedev, of Russia, during a semifinal match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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[2026-04-16 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-16 01:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Swedish government on Wednesday said a pro-Russian group with links to Russia’s security and intelligence services was behind a cyberattack on a heating plant last year. The announcement followed warnings from officials in Poland, Norway, Denmark and Latvia that Russia is attacking critical infrastructure across Europe.
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[2026-04-16 01:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday demanded explanations from the government and Central Bank over why Russia’s economy is performing worse than expected this year, calling for urgent measures to revive growth in his second public complaint about economic weakness in a month.
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[2026-04-16 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia and Azerbaijan have reached a compensation agreement nearly 16 months after a Russian missile mistakenly downed an Azerbaijani passenger jet, both countries said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-16 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Bulgarian Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov’s days are numbered, and his caretaker government is rushing to tie his country to Ukraine before a potential populist uprising. It’s about gas, influence, and keeping Sofia marching in lockstep with Brussels.
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[2026-04-16 00:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: As the world waits for peace talks between the US and Iran to resume, Russia says it can help solve the problem of Iran's enriched uranium.
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[2026-04-16 00:01 UTC+10:00] [Americas] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Russia-linked hackers are increasing cyberattacks targeted at Europe's critical infrastructure, Sweden's defense ministry said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-15 23:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The U.S. State Department believes the Cuban government has helped Russia recruit its citizens to fight in the war against Ukraine, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing a report to Congress.
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[2026-04-15 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Ukraine said Russian forces struck Sloviansk early on 15 April, dropping a FAB-1500 guided aerial bomb on the city centre at around 05:00 local time. The strike destroyed a children’s sports facility and an office building, and damaged at least 39 apartment blocks and 15 vehicles, local authorities in Donetsk region said.
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[2026-04-15 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a new law criminalizing antisemitism and making it punishable by up to eight years in prison.
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[2026-04-15 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From Ukraine to Gaza and the Middle East, the lesson of history is that ceasefires rarely hold
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[2026-04-15 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Thucydides Trap] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From Ukraine to Gaza and the Middle East, the lesson of history is that ceasefires rarely hold
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[2026-04-15 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Ukrainian military captured a Russian position using only ground robots and aerial drones — completely unassisted by any infantry, for the first time in the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced.
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[2026-04-15 21:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s FSB security service and Investigative Committee on Wednesday announced the arrest of several people they say were involved in a large-scale tax-evasion operation that utilized thousands of shell companies to generate more than 1 trillion rubles ($13.2 billion) in fraudulent deductions.
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[2026-04-15 21:02 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: Climate action blockers including Saudi Arabia, Russia and major fossil fuel firms set to make extra $234bn by end of 2026
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[2026-04-15 20:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cars damaged by Russia’s drone attack are seen in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)
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[2026-04-15 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Russia has offered to help China with any potential energy shortfall, as the war in the Middle East heightens geopolitical divisions and threatens global commodity supplies.
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[2026-04-15 19:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Larysa Schewandina não vê o marido, Oleh Schewandin, há onze anos. Em maio de 2015, o atleta e presidente de uma federação de artes marciais foi sequestrado em sua cidade natal, Debaltseve, no leste da Ucrânia. Na época, a cidade já fazia parte da "República Popular" de Donetsk, proclamada um ano antes por separatistas pró-russos apoiados pelo Kremlin.
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[2026-04-15 19:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In Beijing, Chinese president tells Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov ‘both sides should maintain strategic resolve’
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[2026-04-15 19:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In Beijing, Chinese president tells Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov ‘both sides should maintain strategic resolve’
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[2026-04-15 18:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ukraine has requested urgent clarification from Israel following reports that a vessel allegedly linked to Russia’s “shadow fleet” docked at the Port of Haifa carrying grain originating from Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia, according to Ukrainian officials and Israeli reports.
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[2026-04-15 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Andrew Korybko,
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[2026-04-15 17:25 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-04-15 16:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and pressed for “closer and stronger strategic coordination” between Beijing and Moscow, according to state media.
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[2026-04-15 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The UK is providing 120,000 drones to Ukraine in what the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said is the largest delivery of its kind.
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[2026-04-15 15:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that the stability and certainty of China-Russia relations are particularly “precious” in the face of an international landscape intertwined with change and chaos.
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[2026-04-15 15:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's economy has entered a recovery phase thanks to closer relations with Russia and China, overcoming a period of recession, the unification ministry in Seoul said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-15 15:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de China, Xi Jinping, durante una reunión con el ministro ruso de Exteriores, Serguéi Lavrov, en el Gran Salón del Pueblo en Beijing, China, el miércoles 15 de abril de 2026. (Iori Sagisawa/Pool Foto via AP)
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[2026-04-15 14:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: China’s President Xi Jinping holds a talk with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (Iori Sagisawa/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-04-15 14:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow could help offset energy shortages in China as the US blockade on Iranian ports disrupts supply.
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[2026-04-15 12:04 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ousted Viktor Orbán had previously blocked releasing funds; Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Iran war means US ‘has no time for Ukraine’. What we know on day 1,512
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[2026-04-15 10:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The largest umbrella labor unions of North Korea and Russia held talks in Pyongyang and signed an agreement to boost cooperation, the North's state media said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-15 10:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- The largest umbrella labor unions of North Korea and Russia held talks in Pyongyang and signed an agreement to boost cooperation, the North's state media said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-15 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: VOA Africa
Snippet: No live streaming currently available
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[2026-04-15 08:28 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-15 07:27 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: US-led talks to end Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II have stalled since the Iran war erupted on 28 February. Source: AAP / Ebrahim Noroozi/AP
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[2026-04-15 07:24 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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[2026-04-15 07:24 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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[2026-04-15 05:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese readout warns of rising turmoil in veiled swipe at Washington and Trump as Beijing strengthens ties with Moscow
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[2026-04-15 05:59 UTC+10:00] [Middle East war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese readout warns of rising turmoil in veiled swipe at Washington and Trump as Beijing strengthens ties with Moscow
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[2026-04-15 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Berlin and Kiev will coordinate efforts to return military-age Ukrainian men residing in Germany to their home country, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has announced following a meeting with Vladimir Zelensky.
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[2026-04-15 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Berlin and Kiev will coordinate efforts to return military-age Ukrainian men residing in Germany to their home country, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has announced following a meeting with Vladimir Zelensky.
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[2026-04-15 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BERLIN, Germany — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that US peace negotiators "have no time for Ukraine" because of the war in Iran, in an interview on German television on Tuesday.
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