Topic: Ukraine/Russia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-22 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From the Beijing Great Hall’s fancy ceiling to Elon Musk’s son’s bag, little details stole the spotlight in Xi’s summit with Trump and Putin
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[2026-05-22 14:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From the Iran conflict rattling Chinese investors to Li Ka-shing’s charitable support, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2026-05-22 14:34 UTC+10:00] [Li Ka-shing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From the Iran conflict rattling Chinese investors to Li Ka-shing’s charitable support, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2026-05-22 14:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Endangered and Protected Species
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[2026-05-22 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sberbank CEO accompanied Vladimir Putin during Russian leader’s recent trip to Beijing for summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping
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[2026-05-22 14:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sberbank CEO accompanied Vladimir Putin during Russian leader’s recent trip to Beijing for summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping
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[2026-05-22 12:33 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ukrainian drones ignite Syzran oil refinery deep inside Russia; ISW says Ukraine regaining the initiative on frontline. What we know on day 1,549
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[2026-05-22 12:02 UTC+10:00] [Artificial Intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PRAGUE — Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney will seek to raise the alarm over the danger posed by artificial intelligence in elections as he makes a rare public appearance in Prague.
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[2026-05-22 11:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has said NATO states should help Ukraine “direct” its drone attacks “in the right directions,” blaming a string of Ukrainian UAV incursions into the airspace of the US-led bloc on Moscow.
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[2026-05-22 11:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has said NATO states should help Kiev “direct” its drone attacks “in the right directions,” blaming a string of Ukrainian UAV incursions into the airspace of the US-led bloc on Moscow.
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[2026-05-22 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Moscow] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Max Baucus says the new phase of wary ‘constructive stability’ represents a diplomatic holding pattern, not a durable thaw
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[2026-05-22 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Brussels Playbook Podcast] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Stories driving the day in Brussels and beyond.
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[2026-05-22 09:37 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.
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[2026-05-22 07:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington portrays Havana as a national security risk tied to Beijing and Moscow while insisting diplomacy remains possible
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[2026-05-22 07:16 UTC+10:00] [Marco Rubio] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington portrays Havana as a national security risk tied to Beijing and Moscow while insisting diplomacy remains possible
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[2026-05-22 06:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has proposed granting Ukraine a limited “interim” status within the EU as a way to deal with its accession ambitions, according to media reports on Thursday that cited a letter by Merz to bloc leaders. Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has repeatedly demanded full membership by the end of 2027.
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[2026-05-22 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Among the Taliban’s most controversial provisions, it says the silence of a girl reaching puberty can be interpreted as consent to marriage
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[2026-05-22 05:45 UTC+10:00] [forced marriage] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Among the Taliban’s most controversial provisions, it says the silence of a girl reaching puberty can be interpreted as consent to marriage
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[2026-05-22 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: VOA Africa
Snippet: No live streaming currently available
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[2026-05-22 04:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MOSCOW — Trucks carrying intercontinental ballistic missiles rumbled over forest roads, atomic-powered submarines set sail from Arctic and Pacific ports, and crews scrambled into warplanes as Russia and neighboring Belarus held the final stage of their joint nuclear drills Thursday.
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[2026-05-22 04:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian drones smashed into another Russian refinery overnight, starting a fire that produced huge clouds of black smoke, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday, in what appeared to be the latest long-range attack on Moscow’s vital oil industry.
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[2026-05-22 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The UK Defense Ministry has claimed that two Russian fighter jets “dangerously” intercepted a British spy plane over the Black Sea, and released footage that it said showed the encounter. Moscow has consistently maintained that Russian pilots act in strict accordance with international law.
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[2026-05-22 02:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: For some observers of Russia’s war on Ukraine, Mala Tokmachka has been mentioned so often in Russian military reports and pro-war Telegram channels lately that it has started to sound as though it were the key to victory in the entire war.
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[2026-05-22 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko have taken part via video conference in a joint nuclear forces exercise.
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[2026-05-22 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Trucks carrying intercontinental ballistic missiles rumbled over forest roads, atomic-powered submarines set sail from Arctic and Pacific ports, and crews scrambled into warplanes as Russia and neighboring Belarus held the final stage of their joint nuclear drills Thursday.
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[2026-05-22 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The Russian government has pushed back plans to introduce fees for mobile internet customers who use virtual private networks, or VPNs, Russian media reported Thursday, citing telecoms industry sources familiar with the matter.
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[2026-05-22 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2026-05-22 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ukraine has shored up its air defense system as the war with Russia drags on, the BBC reported on Thursday.
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[2026-05-22 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say Beijing’s position in managing three-way ties appears to be strengthened after hosting Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin
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[2026-05-22 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Li Lifan] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say Beijing’s position in managing three-way ties appears to be strengthened after hosting Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin
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[2026-05-21 23:22 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-21 23:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: United States’ Coco Gauff reacts as she plays against Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina during their women’s final match at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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[2026-05-21 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this image made from video provided by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Thursday, May 21, 2026, A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is seen during drills of Russia’s nuclear forces in Belarus. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
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[2026-05-21 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia on Wednesday voted with other major energy exporters and greenhouse gas emitters against a UN General Assembly resolution that requires governments to take stronger action on climate change.
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[2026-05-21 22:53 UTC+10:00] [Communications] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The EU’s economy chief criticized the U.K.’s decision to loosen planned sanctions on Russian-origin jet fuel and diesel without giving prior notice to fellow G7 allies.
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[2026-05-21 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Ukrainian military units have introduced tournaments and point based systems designed to improve speed, precision and coordination among drone pilots. While details about a reported “Wild Drones” competition remain unclear, the wider practice is well established across Ukraine’s defence sector. Operators train by flying low and fast through obstacle courses that simulate battlefield conditions such as trenches, ruined buildings and wooded terrain.
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[2026-05-21 22:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: On the surface, Chinese leader Xi Jinping's back-to-back summits with U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin looked pretty similar, with formal handshakes in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, an enthusiastic greeting from flower-waving children, and marching columns of soldiers branching gleaming bayonets. But the visits also revealed how different China's relationship is with the two countries.
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[2026-05-21 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s desire for systemic stability guides its relations with Moscow and Washington, making it central to global mediation
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[2026-05-21 22:30 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s desire for systemic stability guides its relations with Moscow and Washington, making it central to global mediation
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[2026-05-21 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Europe is facing an “energy crisis tsunami” following a series of political earthquakes, Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev has warned. The forecast comes as energy shocks caused by the US‑Israeli war on Iran continue to destabilize supplies across the region.
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[2026-05-21 21:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Authorities in annexed Crimea have reduced the protected boundaries of a medieval archaeological heritage site in Sevastopol to clear land for a hotel project linked to President Vladimir Putin’s billionaire childhood friends Boris and Arkady Rotenberg, exiled investigative outlet The Insider reported, citing documents from a state historical and cultural review.
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[2026-05-21 21:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, center, attends the cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
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[2026-05-21 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Russia has express outrage and condemnation of what it has on Wednesday denounced as a "borderline crazy threat" from NATO member Lithuania.
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[2026-05-21 21:17 UTC+10:00] [Law enforcement] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Russia will provide Cuba with “active support” as the U.S. increases pressure on Havana, Kremlin foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Thursday.
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[2026-05-21 21:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump (derecha), estrecha la mano de su homólogo chino, Xi Jinping, tras una visita a los jardines Zhongnanhai, en Beijing, el 15 de mayo de 2026. (Evan Vucci/Pool Foto vía AP, archivo)
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[2026-05-21 21:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia vowed Thursday to continue providing “active support” to Cuba and expressed “total solidarity” with the island nation after the U.S. indicted its former president on murder charges and deployed a naval carrier strike group to the Caribbean amid reports President Donald Trump is weighing military action against the government in Havana.
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[2026-05-21 21:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia vowed Thursday to continue providing “active support” to Cuba and expressed “total solidarity” with the island nation after the U.S. indicted its former president on murder charges and deployed a naval carrier strike group to the Caribbean amid reports President Donald Trump is weighing military action against the government in Havana.
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[2026-05-21 20:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Kyiv, Ukraine – In November 2023, representatives of two Chinese companies signed a deal to supply stone-crushing machinery for construction projects.
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[2026-05-21 20:43 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The Czech Republic's top general said Ukraine should join NATO in the future as the next "logical step."
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[2026-05-21 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday that the Iran crisis can only be resolved through diplomatic channels that take Iranian interests into account.
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