Topic: Ukraine/Russia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-01 08:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Russia has used over 57,000 similar drones built with Iranian technology in Ukraine, transforming modern warfare
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[2026-03-01 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: As the United States and Israel launch a military operation against Iran on February 28, 2026, global attention turns to the Middle East, where the stakes could not be higher. Analysts and experts from Russia are weighing in, offering a wide range of perspectives on the strategic calculations, potential consequences, and risks of escalation.
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[2026-03-01 04:30 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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[2026-03-01 04:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Fuel importers have been warned they could be breaching Australian sanctions law by importing Russian-origin oil processed in third countries, as the federal government comes under pressure to crack down on the revenue streams funding Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine.
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[2026-03-01 03:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that US and Israeli strikes on Iran have created an opportunity for the Iranian people to oust the "terrorist regime" in Tehran, Russia's ally.
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[2026-03-01 00:31 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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[2026-02-28 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed in a Friday announcement that a local ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia is in effect around the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to urgently allow crews to restore the facility's backup power supply.
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[2026-02-28 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran as “a pre-planned and unprovoked act of armed aggression against a sovereign and independent U.N. member state,” demanding an immediate halt to the military campaign and a return to diplomacy.
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[2026-02-28 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: There is a chilling but uncanny resemblance in the way that US President Donald Trump is preparing to attack Iran, and the way that Russian President Vladimir Putin prepared to invade Ukraine.
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[2026-02-28 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Sweden’s military has confirmed that a drone disabled near a visiting French aircraft carrier this week was Russian, prompting France to condemn what it described as a “ridiculous provocation” by Moscow.
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[2026-02-28 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Winter Paralympics 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The IPC’s Andrew Parsons tries to ease growing tension as Ukrainian president calls the decision ‘dirty’
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[2026-02-28 16:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Here is where things stand on Saturday, February 28:
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[2026-02-28 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Kyiv] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Stepping off the night train, full of memories of his life there three decades ago, the writer finds a changed city fighting for survival
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[2026-02-28 14:57 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: France suspects Russian ‘provocation’ amid worries Moscow will interfere in European elections as part of broader strategy against Ukraine. What we know on day 1,466
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[2026-02-28 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Foreign Correspondent
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[2026-02-28 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Soviet Union severed Central Asia’s ancient trade routes to the Indian subcontinent. The region’s modern-day leaders want them back
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[2026-02-28 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A Danish intelligence cites Denmark’s support for Ukraine and rising tensions over Greenland for its assessment
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[2026-02-28 11:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk acknowledges spectators as he walks out for his world heavyweight boxing title fight against Britain’s Daniel Dubois, in London, Saturday, July 19, 2025. (Bradley Collyer/PA via AP, File)
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[2026-02-28 09:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: To prevent the war from dragging on for a fifth year, earlier proposals such as one floated by China and Brazil should be reconsidered
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[2026-02-28 08:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Kiev has no interest in resuming the flow of Russian crude through the Druzhba (Friendship) oil pipeline, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has concluded after a phone call with Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky.
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[2026-02-28 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukraine marked the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion with territorial gains in the south and improved air defences that kept the lights on in Kyiv, despite two barrages of drones and missiles during the past week.
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[2026-02-28 07:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a new four-year loan for Ukraine, which is currently facing an acute budget deficit. A much larger sum offered by Brussels and backed by EU taxpayers remains blocked by Hungary’s veto.
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[2026-02-28 06:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Video ShortsDuration: 1 minute 57 seconds1m 57sMeet Denmark's new soldiers reporting for dutyDuration: 1 minute 36 seconds1m 36sWhy is Andrew still in line for the throne?Duration: 1 minute 35 seconds1m 35sEpstein promised uni and modelling jobs to recruit victimsDuration: 45 seconds45sTrump brings out US men's hockey team during State of the Union addressDuration: 45 seconds45sFour-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of UkraineDuration: 1 minute 29 seconds1m 29sUS military build-up ahead of possible Iran attackDuration: 1 minute 18 seconds1m 18sRetired astronaut's grave
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[2026-02-28 04:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko gestures during a meeting of the supreme council of the Union State with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov, Pool)
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[2026-02-28 04:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Ghana’s foreign affairs minister says at least 55 of the country’s citizens have been killed fighting for Russia in its war in Ukraine.
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[2026-02-28 03:42 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Reports of African men being attracted to Russia by promises of jobs and ending up on Ukraine’s frontlines have become more frequent
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[2026-02-28 03:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ACCRA, Ghana — At least 55 Ghanaians have died fighting for Russia in Ukraine, Ghana’s foreign minister said Friday, one of the highest death tolls from among several African countries whose citizens are fighting in the war.
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[2026-02-28 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Danish government will stop issuing temporary residence permits to Ukrainians from regions relatively unaffected by the conflict with Russia. At the same time, Denmark will bolster Vladimir Zelensky’s conscript army by denying entry to draft-age men.
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[2026-02-28 02:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — At least 55 Ghanaians have died fighting for Russia in Ukraine, Ghana’s foreign minister said Friday, one of the highest death tolls from among several African countries whose citizens are fighting in the war.
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[2026-02-28 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: St. Petersburg police said Friday that they arrested a top manager at Gazprom Neft, one of Russia’s biggest oil producers, on suspicion of accepting bribes in his previous role at the company’s investment division.
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[2026-02-28 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: St. Petersburg police said Friday that they arrested a senior manager at Gazprom Neft, one of Russia’s biggest oil producers, on suspicion of accepting bribes in his previous role at the company’s investment division.
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[2026-02-28 01:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Hungary and Slovakia have agreed to establish a joint investigation to examine damage to the Druzhba oil pipeline supplying crude from Russia, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday. The two countries have accused Ukraine of halting crude flows from Russia for political reasons.
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[2026-02-28 01:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Kyiv, Ukraine – Posters advertising “The Azov school of landscape design” can be seen inside subway cars and on billboards in Kyiv.
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[2026-02-28 01:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russian police have arrested Alexei Kostylev, the founder and former editor-in-chief of the pro-Kremlin news outlet Readovka, on charges of fraud, RBC reported on Friday, citing anonymous law enforcement sources.
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[2026-02-27 20:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that he expects a new round of peace talks with Russia to be held next month in Abu Dhabi, coming after U.S. envoys held separate talks with Russian and Ukrainian officials in Geneva.
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[2026-02-27 20:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: French aircraft carrier The Charles de Gaulle docks at Subic Bay port, a former U.S. Naval base northwest of Manila, Philippines, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Joeal Calupitan, File)
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[2026-02-27 20:00 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The plant relies on external power to keep its nuclear material cool and avoid a catastrophic accident
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[2026-02-27 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: As any habitual social media user, King's College London professor Alan Read did not pay much heed to the occasional deepfakes that would flash up on his feed. Sometimes he would report them, other times he would simply scroll past.
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[2026-02-27 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Hungary] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: EU’s longest-serving leader hopes to retain power by telling voters the main threat to country comes from Kyiv
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[2026-02-27 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Andrew Korybko,
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[2026-02-27 17:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Allies are watching as President Emmanuel Macron prepares to update the country’s nuclear doctrine and spell out how French nuclear weapons fit into Europe’s security. The move comes as European leaders question how reliable the U.S. nuclear umbrella remains after recurring tensions with President Donald Trump over Ukraine, Greenland, and NATO.
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[2026-02-27 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Germany] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exhibits pay homage to Ukrainians’ resilience and bring home the reality that war is going on in Europe
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[2026-02-27 15:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In a frantic 24 hours of shuttle diplomacy, Trump’s hand-picked duo juggled Iran negotiations and Ukraine war talks
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[2026-02-27 15:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Jackson Rasmussen had 19 points in Idaho’s 78-58 win over Northern Arizona on Thursday.
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[2026-02-27 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Here is where things stand on Friday, February 27:
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[2026-02-27 13:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The deadly US-registered speedboat shooting incident in Cuba carries the potential to ignite a serious conflict between Cuba and the United States, amid an ongoing investigation into exactly what happened overseen by the White House.
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[2026-02-27 12:05 UTC+10:00] [International Monetary Fund (IMF)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Fund says loan will resolve Ukrainian balance of payments problem while boosting reconstruction and growth prospects. What we know on day 1,465
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[2026-02-27 09:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A soldier stands guard by a charred vehicle after it was set on fire, in Cointzio, Michoacán state, Mexico, Feb. 22, 2026, following the death of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Oseguera, known as “El Mencho.” (AP Photo/Armando Solis, File)
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[2026-02-27 08:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Britain and France would be “playing with fire” if they supply Ukraine with nuclear components or weapons, risking a major escalation, former US judge Andrew Napolitano has said.
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[2026-02-27 07:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US Secretary of State says US and China now have ‘strategic stability’ in their long-fractious relationship as crucial Trump-Xi summit nears
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