Topic: Ukraine/Russia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-29 11:06 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ukraine leader says signs with Qatar and Saudi Arabia, with one to come with the United Arab Emirates, as Iran presses aerial campaign against neighbours. What we know on day 1,495
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[2026-03-29 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Bratislava will veto the EU’s proposed 20th package of sanctions against Russia, as well as derail any attempts to simplify the potential accession of Kiev into the bloc, should Brussels continue to favor Ukraine over Slovakia, Prime Minister Robert Fico has warned.
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[2026-03-29 08:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A wave of Russian drone strikes brought “pure terror” to Ukraine overnight into Saturday, destroying a maternity hospital and leaving four dead and more than a dozen others wounded.
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[2026-03-29 05:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiyy said on Friday that Kyiv was working on reaching an agreement with countries in the Middle East on supplies of diesel, the type of fuel most in short supply in the country.
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[2026-03-29 03:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: LONDON — Russia is sending a shipment of drones to Iran including upgraded versions of the drone technology that Tehran originally supplied to Moscow after its invasion of Ukraine, U.S. and European officials told The Associated Press this week.
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[2026-03-29 03:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Qatar and Ukraine have signed a defence agreement seeking joint expertise on countering threats from missiles and drones, according to Qatar’s Ministry of Defence, as Iran continues attacking its Gulf neighbours.
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[2026-03-29 01:29 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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[2026-03-29 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The situation at Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant continues to deteriorate and attacks pose a direct threat to nuclear safety, the head of Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom said on Saturday after another strike near the facility.
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[2026-03-28 22:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched over 270 drones at Ukraine overnight, killing at least five people, Ukrainian authorities reported on Saturday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, meanwhile, made an unannounced visit to the United Arab Emirates, as Kyiv seeks to use its drone expertise to help Arab states blunt Iran’s attacks.
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[2026-03-28 22:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Content Warning: This video contains disturbing violent footage.
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[2026-03-28 22:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: At least four people have been killed and more than a dozen others wounded after Russia struck two Ukrainian cities, as the war continues apace without the prospect of a quick resolution, with the world’s attention now focused on Iran.
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[2026-03-28 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The once-impenetrable Arctic waters have become the latest battleground for sea dominance among military and maritime vessels, as increased activity by both the Chinese and Russian Coast Guard and naval ships in recent months has raised concern in the U.S.
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[2026-03-28 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russian air attacks across Ukraine early Saturday killed at least four people and damaged critical infrastructure including a port and a maternity hospital, authorities said, as Russia pressed on with its war with Ukraine.
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[2026-03-28 19:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Starmer is in zugzwang. Mandelson arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office
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[2026-03-28 12:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The foreign ministers of South Korea and Ukraine have agreed to make efforts to resolve the issue of two North Korean soldiers captured during the Russia-Ukraine war in accordance with international law and humanitarian principles, Seoul's foreign ministry said Saturday.
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[2026-03-28 12:19 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US secretary of state says Zelenskyy’s claims ‘not true’ about Donbas; French TV criticised over Sergei Lavrov interview. What we know on day 1,494
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[2026-03-28 08:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON — Russia is sending a shipment of drones to Iran including upgraded versions of the drone technology that Tehran originally supplied to Moscow after its invasion of Ukraine, US and European officials told The Associated Press this week.
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[2026-03-28 08:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Here’s a number that should make every American wince: $4 million. That’s what it costs to fire a single Patriot interceptor missile.
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[2026-03-28 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PARIS — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's assertion that the Trump administration is demanding Kyiv hand over its eastern Donbas region to Russia to receive American security guarantees in any ceasefire plan.
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[2026-03-28 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Managing Director Dr.Mayura Nettikumarage yesterday said that discussions are being held with the Russian government and suppliers to secure the country’s fuel needs.
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[2026-03-28 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press following a G7 Foreign Ministers’ meeting with Partner Countries at the Bourget airport in Le Bourget, outside Paris, Friday, March 27, 2026. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-03-28 05:26 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine War] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-28 05:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ukrainian air defense intercepts a Shahed drone mid-air in the third Russia aerial attack on the capital in the last 24 hours in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)
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[2026-03-28 04:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-28 04:13 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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[2026-03-28 03:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russia has declared the teacher and main protagonist of the Oscar-winning documentary “Mr Nobody Against Putin” a foreign agent.
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[2026-03-28 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Arabia's defence ministry has signed a memorandum regarding arrangements related to defence procurement with Ukraine's defence ministry in Jeddah, the Saudi state news agency SPA reported on Friday.
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[2026-03-28 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Please, sir, can he have some more?
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[2026-03-28 02:00 UTC+10:00] [Brics summit] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Expected trips in close succession highlight Beijing’s strategic effort to manage relations with the two amid turbulent times, analysts say
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[2026-03-28 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday firmly denied that Moscow is providing intelligence support to Iran, amid accusations from the European Union that Russia is aiding Tehran in targeting U.S. forces in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-28 01:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Norway is set to raise defence spending by 3.5 percent of its gross domestic product to compensate for rising military equipment costs and to adjust to lessons learned from the Ukraine war, the government says.
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[2026-03-28 00:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Two US lawmakers are seeking to impose sanctions on officials in Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government, citing Budapest’s stance on Russian energy imports and its ongoing diplomatic dispute with Ukraine.
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[2026-03-28 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Friday denied reports that President Vladimir Putin asked leading Russian businessmen to make large financial contributions to the state budget to help fund the war against Ukraine.
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[2026-03-27 23:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukraine says it has signed a defence agreement with Saudi Arabia as Gulf countries continue to come under Iranian attack amid the United States and Israel’s war on Iran.
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[2026-03-27 23:06 UTC+10:00] [Iran war] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US secretary of state chided allies for rebuffing Trump’s demand for military help in the Gulf
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[2026-03-27 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: This report is from this week's The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.
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[2026-03-27 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: There was the seventh-grade boy in the Moscow region who stabbed his 13-year-old classmate in the neck on their way to school.
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[2026-03-27 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A delegation of State Duma lawmakers met with members of Congress in Washington on Thursday, during which they discussed a broad range of issues, including Ukraine peace talks and resuming direct flights between the two countries, according to a Russian official who attended the rare sitdown.
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[2026-03-27 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A damaged window and facade is seen after an unknown perpetrator threw several Molotov cocktails at a Russian center in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
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[2026-03-27 21:55 UTC+10:00] [Finance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-27 21:39 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-27 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘To support or not to support Ukraine can also have an impact on Taiwan and the security situation in the Indo-Pacific’: Pistorius
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[2026-03-27 19:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: “A bit” is what United States President Donald Trump thinks about the scale of Russia’s military aid to Iran.
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[2026-03-27 17:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday kicked off a surprise visit to Saudi Arabia, seeking support for Kyiv as the U.S. reportedly weighs shifting military resources to the Middle East amid escalating tensions with Iran.
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[2026-03-27 14:26 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US military stockpiles are under strain as a result of Iran war, Washington Post reports; Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets Saudi crown prince in Jeddah. What we know on day 1,493
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[2026-03-27 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese carriers have a major advantage over other global airlines due to their access to Russian airspace and ability to bypass the Middle East
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[2026-03-27 10:31 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Russian president expected to continue invasion of Ukraine until his forces have secured remaining areas of eastern Donbas
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[2026-03-27 09:30 UTC+10:00] [Film] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Russian court alleges film promotes ‘negative attitudes’ about the Russian government and the war in Ukraine
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[2026-03-27 09:00 UTC+10:00] [World Cup 2026 qualifiers] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Graham Potter committed to Sweden for the long term this month but the immediate future does not look so bad. He will lead them to the World Cup if they overcome Poland on Tuesday and it would be a fairytale start for a manager whose return to his adopted homeland is beginning to make bundles of sense.
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[2026-03-27 09:00 UTC+10:00] [Americas] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The spike in oil prices is an obvious short-term boon for Moscow, but some observers are unsure it will have so much impact in the long run
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