Topic: Ukraine/Russia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-20 08:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Yegia Teshyan, coordinator of the Regional and International Relations Cluster at the Issam Fares Institute of Public Policy and International Relations at the American University of Beirut, spoke to the editor of Russia in Global Affairs, Fyodor Lukyanov, about the growing risk of a major war in Lebanon.
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[2026-03-20 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Pentagon is now prioritizing refilling its own weapon stocks instead of sending them to Ukraine, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has said, blaming the Biden administration for any “challenges” the US military has been facing lately.
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[2026-03-20 07:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: An oil and gas price surge is about to hit Europe, Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev has warned, calling the EU’s rejection of Russian energy, “stubborn stupidity.”
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[2026-03-20 06:33 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Pahlavi camp downplays China’s mediation, outlines plans to recalibrate ties with Beijing and Moscow in the event of a regime change
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[2026-03-20 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian and US negotiators will meet in the United States on Saturday in a bid to revive stalled talks on Russia's invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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[2026-03-20 05:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has resisted requests by other European leaders to lift his blockade on a vital 90-billion-euro ($103bn) EU loan to Ukraine, leaving the much-needed funding in limbo.
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[2026-03-20 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Nos últimos três anos, os fiéis da República Centro-Africana têm se reunido para celebrar missas ortodoxas russas na pequena paróquia de Saint-André de Bimbo, perto da capital, Bangui.
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[2026-03-20 04:56 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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[2026-03-20 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russia has condemned an Israeli air strike that injured a TV crew from state-run RT in Lebanon as not “accidental”.
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[2026-03-20 02:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: EU officials are considering stripping Hungary of its voting rights to push through a controversial loan for Ukraine, after Prime Minister Viktor Orban threatened to block it, Politico reports.
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[2026-03-20 02:06 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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[2026-03-20 01:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The pressure on Russia’s finances has grown so acute that even a sustained surge in oil prices driven by turmoil in the Strait of Hormuz will not be enough to plug the widening deficit.
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[2026-03-20 01:46 UTC+10:00] [R.Politik] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ilya Remeslo made a career calling out Putin’s critics until an abrupt about-turn saw him denouncing the Russian leader as a ‘war criminal’
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[2026-03-20 01:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A correspondent and cameraman of the Kremlin-funded news network RT were injured in a missile strike while reporting in southern Lebanon on Thursday.
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[2026-03-19 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Andrei Svintsov, a State Duma lawmaker who in recent months has been the source of ominous headlines about internet restrictions in Russia, was expelled from the far-right Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) on Wednesday.
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[2026-03-19 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Andrei Svintsov, a State Duma lawmaker who in recent months has been the source of ominous headlines about internet restrictions in Russia, was expelled from the far-right Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) on Wednesday.
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[2026-03-19 23:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Tehran has effectively acknowledged Ukraine as a legitimate military target. Ibrahim Azizi, the head of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security Commission, made this statement in a post on X. The next day, Iran’s Foreign Ministry accused Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky of involvement in the conflict. In diplomatic terms, this indicates that Tehran aligns Kiev’s actions with those of the aggressors: the US and Israel.
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[2026-03-19 23:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Tehran has effectively acknowledged Ukraine as a legitimate military target. Ibrahim Azizi, the head of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security Commission, made this statement in a post on X. The next day, Iran’s Foreign Ministry accused Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky of involvement in the conflict. In diplomatic terms, this indicates that Tehran aligns Kiev’s actions with those of the aggressors: the US and Israel.
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[2026-03-19 22:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Hello and welcome to Regions Calling, your guide to developments beyond the Russian capital from The Moscow Times.
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[2026-03-19 21:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: European Union leaders, meeting for a summit in Brussels, have piled pressure on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, accusing him of hijacking and blocking a vital aid package for Ukraine and undermining EU decision-making as Russia’s war on its neighbour is now in its fifth year, with any peace deal remaining elusive.
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[2026-03-19 21:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Gazprom said Thursday that Ukraine attacked energy sites in the southern Krasnodar region linked to the TurkStream and Blue Stream gas pipelines, which pass through the Black Sea and carry natural gas to Turkey.
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[2026-03-19 21:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – The United States’s top intelligence official has placed Pakistan alongside Russia, China, North Korea and Iran as a country whose advancing missile capabilities could eventually put US territory within reach.
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[2026-03-19 21:26 UTC+10:00] [Vladimir Putin] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hungarian leader Viktor Orban has vetoed giving Ukraine its promised US$103 billion EU loan until Russian oil supply is resumed
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[2026-03-19 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US will ”massively blow up” Iran’s South Pars gas field if Tehran continues strikes on Qatari energy facilities, President Donald Trump has warned. South Pars – shared with Qatar, where it is known as the North Field – is the world’s largest natural gas field.
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[2026-03-19 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: An upcoming mayoral runoff in the small French town of Arcis-sur-Aube has drawn global attention due to the unusual surnames of two candidates, which resemble those of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky.
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[2026-03-19 20:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives for the EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
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[2026-03-19 19:56 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Hungarian PM, who is facing an upcoming election, appears in no mood to compromise as EU leaders meet in Brussels this morning
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[2026-03-19 19:27 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Kremlin confirms a halt in negotiations, as Izvestia claims the Middle East crisis could force Ukraine towards territorial compromise
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[2026-03-19 19:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Sánchez announces €1 billion for Ukraine, train delays in Spain triple since 2019, one in three Spanish tenants fear rent rises in near future and more news from Spain on Thursday 19th March.
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[2026-03-19 17:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Following the military-led ouster of its previous government in October last year, Madagascar’s leadership is strengthening cooperation with Russia.
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[2026-03-19 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a statement during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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[2026-03-19 16:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Valentin Belischii, 73 years-old, pauses on a bench before climbing the stairs to his fourth floor apartment with a container of water he bought in Balti, Moldova, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurel Obreja)
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[2026-03-19 16:00 UTC+10:00] [European Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Hungarian PM shows no sign of backing down while Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges EU to resolve dispute
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[2026-03-19 14:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- US actor Sean Penn, who skipped Sunday's Oscars ceremony to visit Ukraine, has been gifted a symbolic version of the famous statuette made from the damaged metal of a train carriage hit in a Russian strike.
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[2026-03-19 13:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has urged the EU to rebuild mutually beneficial relations with Russia once the Ukraine conflict is over.
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[2026-03-19 13:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A powerful software exploit capable of penetrating and stealing information from potentially hundreds of millions of Apple iPhones was planted on dozens of websites in Ukraine in recent weeks, researchers said Wednesday.
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[2026-03-19 12:10 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Kyiv hits Russian plants producing and repairing military transport planes; former pro-Kremlin operator abruptly calls for Vladimir Putin to step aside. What we know on day 1,485
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[2026-03-19 11:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a message of condolences to Iran’s Supreme Leader following the killing of senior Iranian official Ali Larijani, according to state media.
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[2026-03-19 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The exercises send a message that Tokyo should avoid antagonising Moscow or risk ‘repercussions’, observers say
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[2026-03-19 10:15 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Visiting Harbin during its Ice and Snow Festival adds a range of winter fun on top of delicious food, Russian architecture and bathhouses
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[2026-03-19 07:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
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[2026-03-19 07:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a joint debate on the European Council and the situation in the Middle East, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Pascal Bastien)
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[2026-03-19 07:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Iran has been pursuing damaging intelligence against the US from Iran and China to undermine Operation Epic Fury attacks, CIA Director John Ratcliffe confirmed Wednesday.
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[2026-03-19 05:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
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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[2026-03-19 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia has dispatched two tankers carrying oil and gas to Cuba as the island grapples with a deepening energy crisis exacerbated by a U.S. oil blockade, the Financial Times reported Wednesday.
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[2026-03-19 03:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A Polish court on Wednesday ruled in favor of extraditing a Russian archaeologist who is wanted in Ukraine for conducting excavations on occupied territory.
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[2026-03-19 02:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testified in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee Wednesday as senators examined global threats from China, Russia, Iran, transnational criminal organizations, and global instability.
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[2026-03-19 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A Kremlin loyalist known for going after Russia’s opposition has abruptly broken ranks, publicly denouncing President Vladimir Putin in a scathing manifesto that has left both supporters and critics struggling to find an explanation for the shift.
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[2026-03-19 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A Kremlin loyalist known for going after Russia’s opposition has abruptly broken ranks, publicly denouncing President Vladimir Putin in a scathing manifesto that has left both supporters and critics struggling to find an explanation for the shift.
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[2026-03-19 02:33 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The bloc’s foremost troublemaker could lose April’s election, but the headaches he’s caused will not necessarily disappear with him
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