Topic: Ukraine/Russia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-21 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel awoke to a fundamentally changed Middle Eastern reality on September 30, 2015: Russian fighter planes streaked through the skies over Homs, carrying out Moscow’s first combat sorties in the Middle East since the end of the Cold War.
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[2026-08-21 20:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Moscow is ready to listen to new ideas for ending the war in Ukraine, provided they align with President Vladimir Putin’s position, a senior Russian diplomat has said.
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[2026-08-21 20:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Ukraine has imposed sanctions on the creators of the popular animated series “Masha and the Bear” for allegedly spreading “pro-Russia narratives” and posing a threat to national security, according to a decree signed Thursday by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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[2026-08-21 20:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Romania's president has accused Russia of deploying a marine drone that its military destroyed on Thursday after it was spotted close to a major natural gas development.
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[2026-08-21 20:13 UTC+10:00] [Germany] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Authorities believe handguns found in forest near Berlin were to be used to carry out assassinations for Russian intelligence, Sueddeutsche reports
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[2026-08-21 18:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Australian police have charged a dual Russian-Australian citizen for trying to pass Ukrainian military information to people he believed were linked to Russian intelligence.
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[2026-08-21 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Ukrainian President Zelensky is once again under immense internal pressure, amid new corruption investigations which run straight through the presidential office as well as growing calls to finally hold elections despite the ongoing war with Russia.
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[2026-08-21 17:29 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine War] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-08-21 17:11 UTC+10:00] [Australian security and counter-terrorism] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Vladmir Teslov, 27, charged after allegedly seeking to provide information about Ukrainian forces to ‘Russian intelligence services’
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[2026-08-21 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The attack began shortly after midnight on 20 August and lasted for nearly nine hours. In Solomianskyi, the upper floors of a nine-storey apartment block were destroyed, killing at least eight people and leaving others trapped beneath the rubble. Emergency crews rescued 12 residents as they searched the wreckage for survivors.
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[2026-08-21 16:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Russian Navy has carried out a successful missile test near the country’s Kuril Islands, the Pacific Fleet has said.
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[2026-08-21 16:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Russian Navy has carried out a successful missile test near the country’s Kuril Islands, the Pacific Fleet has said.
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[2026-08-21 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Remix News Staff via Remix News,
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[2026-08-21 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Russia and Ukraine continue to attack one another's port infrastructure, blocking shipments from the "breadbasket of Europe" and driving up wheat prices, and adding to a grim cocktail of factors afflicting global food supply.
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[2026-08-21 14:54 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Pacific fleet launched missile drills near what Moscow calls the Kuril Islands but Japan regards as its Northern Territories
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[2026-08-21 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Beyond the Bubble] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Elisabeth Braw is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, author of the award-winning “Goodbye Globalization” and a regular columnist for POLITICO. Her new book, “The Undersea War,” is out later this year.
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[2026-08-21 11:23 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Demonstrations in support of sacked defence minister reportedly die down as supporters and experts say he went too far. What we know on day 1,640
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[2026-08-21 10:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Pacific Fleet fired Bastion missiles near the disputed Kurils, escalating territorial tensions between Moscow and Tokyo
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[2026-08-21 10:48 UTC+10:00] [Japanese Ambassador to Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Pacific Fleet fired Bastion missiles near the disputed Kurils, escalating territorial tensions between Moscow and Tokyo
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[2026-08-21 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: VOA Africa
Snippet: No live streaming currently available
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[2026-08-21 07:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Gen. Christopher LaNeve, vice chief of staff of the Army, testifies at the Capitol in Washington, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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[2026-08-21 05:47 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-08-21 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Upward momentum in agricultural prices, as tracked by the Bloomberg Agriculture Spot Index, should be ringing inflationary alarm bells. The breakout comes just one week after JPMorgan analyst Nora Szentivanyi warned that the next global food crisis could materialize as early as next year.
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[2026-08-21 04:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian government to stabilize regional finances as local authorities face a combined budget deficit of 1.9 trillion rubles ($22.6 billion) this year.
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[2026-08-21 04:02 UTC+10:00] [Drones] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: A Romanian F-16 fighter jet blew up a sea drone near the Neptun Deep gas platform in the Black Sea this morning, with the country’s president blaming the incident on Russia.
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[2026-08-21 03:51 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, March 14, 2026, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
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[2026-08-21 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: “Independence means something very special for Ukrainian people,” Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Yevgen Korniychuk told The Jerusalem Post ahead of the August 24, 35th Ukrainian Independence Day.
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[2026-08-21 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV — Russian bombardments killed at least 16 people in Ukraine’s capital and surrounding areas overnight, authorities said on Thursday, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urging a global response to Moscow’s “escalation” of the four-year war.
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[2026-08-21 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Ukraine started the week with near record-setting drone attacks on Moscow, with over 600 UAVs sent against the Russian capital Monday night into Tuesday.
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[2026-08-21 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A man walks past as the body of local residents killed during an overnight Russian attack are removed, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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[2026-08-21 01:37 UTC+10:00] [Publishing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The country risks ‘the collapse of the entire book ecosystem’ following destruction of warehouses in July and August, say Ukrainian publishers
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[2026-08-21 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: European natural gas prices surged to levels last seen during the energy crisis triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, when severe supply disruptions sent global markets into turmoil.
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[2026-08-21 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has threatened to financially punish any country providing an economic “lifeline” to Iran, as he declared an “economic D-Day” against Tehran.
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[2026-08-21 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: President Vladimir Putin on Thursday visited the sarcophagus of medieval warrior prince Dmitry Donskoy, whose remains were recently uncovered during restoration work at Moscow's Cathedral of the Archangel.
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[2026-08-21 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Togo’s President of the Council of Ministers Faure Gnassingbe attends the talks with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. (Ramil Sitdikov/Pool Photo via AP, File)
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[2026-08-21 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: As Peyton Stearns, top right, of the United States, looks on, Marta Kostyuk, top center, of Ukraine, serves against Serena Williams, bottom left, and Venus Williams, bottom right, also of the United States, during a women’s doubles match at the Cincinnati Open tennis tournament, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, in Mason, Ohio.
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[2026-08-20 23:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Russia and China are both opposed to Japan’s accelerating militarization and growing debate over acquiring nuclear weapons, Beijing’s ambassador to Moscow, Zhang Hanhui, has said, warning that Tokyo’s policies could trigger a new arms race.
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[2026-08-20 23:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Russia and China are both opposed to Japan’s accelerating militarization and growing debate over acquiring nuclear weapons, Beijing’s ambassador to Moscow, Zhang Hanhui, has said, warning that Tokyo’s policies could trigger a new arms race.
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[2026-08-20 23:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukraine election debate grows as ousted defence minister challenges wartime politics
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[2026-08-20 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Hello and welcome to Regions Calling, your guide to developments from beyond the Russian capital by The Moscow Times.
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[2026-08-20 22:45 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say Kim Yo-jong’s statement reflects North Korea’s emphasis on setting the preconditions for resuming dialogue
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[2026-08-20 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV, Ukrain — The intensifying use of drones against civilians and humanitarian workers is a dangerous obstacle for aid operations in Ukraine, the UN's humanitarian chief, Tom Fletcher, said on Wednesday.
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[2026-08-20 22:13 UTC+10:00] [Antisemitism] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Rapper Kanye West may be heading to Russia later this fall, but the Kremlin says arranging a meeting with President Vladimir Putin falls outside its scope of business.
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[2026-08-20 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Idite Lesom (“Get Lost”), a group that helps Russian men avoid military service, has reported receiving a growing number of complaints from individuals who were forcibly detained and coerced into signing contracts with Russia’s Defense Ministry.
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[2026-08-20 20:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: At least 13 people have died after Russian ballistic missiles damaged buildings and severed the power supply to some parts of Kyiv, officials say.
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[2026-08-20 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The senior official who spearheaded the Russian government’s wave of private asset seizures since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine has been quietly returned to his job after Prosecutor General Alexander Gutsan reportedly dismissed him last month, the news outlet Fontanka reported Wednesday, citing a source familiar with the matter.
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[2026-08-20 19:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Abu Dhabi is bringing Emirati culture, heritage and hospitality to the centre of Moscow with a five-day festival featuring traditional crafts, food, music and live cultural demonstrations.
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[2026-08-20 18:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-20 18:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: At least 33 people were wounded, according to Ukraine’s Emergency Service, while the air-raid alert remained in force into the early hours. The strikes hit 12 locations in the Darnytskyi, Sviatoshynskyi and Solomianskyi districts, damaging residential buildings, a medical facility and an educational institution. Fires broke out at warehouses, vehicles and other non-residential sites, adding to the pressure on emergency crews working across the city.
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[2026-08-20 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Airspace] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Russia unleashed a barrage of missiles and drones across Ukraine early Thursday, killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens more.
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