Topic: Ukraine/Russia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-16 13:16 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President says three days of strikes will not ‘go unpunished’ and points to Ukrainian attack on Russian oil refinery. What we know on day 1,543
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[2026-05-16 12:29 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-16 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In the battlefields of eastern Ukraine, a new kind of soldier was born. It doesn’t breathe, it doesn’t sleep, and recently, it did the unthinkable: It successfully negotiated the surrender of three Russian soldiers.
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[2026-05-16 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Participants gather in Moscow’s Arbitration Court to hold a hearing to consider a lawsuit by Russia’s Central Bank against Belgium-based financial clearinghouse Euroclear in Moscow, Russia, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov, File)
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[2026-05-16 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says strikes targeting Russia’s oil industry and military production facilities are “entirely justified” after Moscow flattened an apartment block in Kyiv, killing at least 24 people.
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[2026-05-16 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russia launched more than 1,400 drones and 56 missiles into Ukraine on Wednesday and Thursday.
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[2026-05-16 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed on Friday to launch more retaliatory strikes on Russia, a day after a Russian strike on Kyiv killed 24 people, including three children, according to officials.
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[2026-05-16 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent suggestion that the war in Ukraine may be nearing an end has reopened a central question for Kyiv and its partners: Is Moscow preparing for a genuine diplomatic opening, or is it using the language of peace to pressure Ukraine and divide Western support while the war continues?
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[2026-05-16 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-16 01:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ukraine’s Eurovision star Leléka explains why she’s breaking with tradition and singing in both English and Ukrainian at the annual song contest. (May 14)
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[2026-05-16 01:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A coalition of 34 European nations, along with Australia, Costa Rica and the EU, has said they will join a special tribunal tasked with prosecuting Russia’s leadership for the “crime of aggression” against Ukraine.
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[2026-05-16 00:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: President Vladimir Putin said Friday that government measures to stabilize the Russian economy have begun yielding “positive results,” even as the Kremlin this week slashed its annual growth outlook by two-thirds.
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[2026-05-16 00:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk celebrates winning the undisputed world heavyweight boxing title fight against Britain’s Daniel Dubois in London, July 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
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[2026-05-16 00:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rescue workers clear the rubble of a house heavily damaged after a Russian strike on a residential neighborhood in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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[2026-05-15 23:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The move came on the same day the WHO said Ukraine’s mental health crisis is growing, with ‘work to do until the end of the century’
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[2026-05-15 23:44 UTC+10:00] [ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The move came on the same day the WHO said Ukraine’s mental health crisis is growing, with ‘work to do until the end of the century’
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[2026-05-15 23:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: “With the launch of transfers to UnionPay Global, we have expanded the service from local scenarios to a full-fledged international network. It is now possible to send money to UnionPay cards issued not only in China, but also in other countries – regardless of where the recipient is located. A transfer to Dubai, Guangzhou, or Tashkent now works as simply and quickly as a domestic transfer within Russia.
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[2026-05-15 23:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: “With the launch of transfers to UnionPay Global, we have expanded the service from local scenarios to a full-fledged international network. It is now possible to send money to UnionPay cards issued not only in China, but also in other countries – regardless of where the recipient is located. A transfer to Dubai, Guangzhou, or Tashkent now works as simply and quickly as a domestic transfer within Russia.
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[2026-05-15 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Russia and Ukraine exchanged 205 prisoners of war on Friday, hours after rescue workers ended their search of a destroyed block of flats in Kyiv in which 24 people were killed, including three girls.
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[2026-05-15 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: There’s a lesson for the US president in Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in the early 19th century
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[2026-05-15 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: There’s a lesson for the US president in Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in the early 19th century
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[2026-05-15 22:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The released prisoners included privates, sergeants and officers captured during battles in Mariupol, Donetsk, Kharkiv and other frontline regions since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. Video released by the Ukrainian presidential office showed returning soldiers crying, embracing fellow servicemen and calling relatives shortly after crossing back into Ukrainian-controlled territory.
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[2026-05-15 22:02 UTC+10:00] [vis-video] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: An off-the-cuff exchange between President Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, on Friday provided a glimpse into how the two leaders interacted this week as they negotiated the rivalry between their countries.
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[2026-05-15 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: President Vladimir Putin is expected to travel to China next week, the South China Morning Post reported Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter, who said the Russian leader’s trip would unlikely feature the same “scale and pomp” seen during the U.S.-China summit in Beijing this week.
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[2026-05-15 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Previous slideNext slide A severe blaze is started by demonstrators during a protest against persisting power cuts in Havana, Cuba. AFPInfo US President Donald Trump alongside his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during a tour of the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing. Getty ImagesInfo Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith is showered with sunflower seeds – a traditional crowd response – after hitting a home run against San Francisco Giants, at Dodger Stadium in LA.
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[2026-05-15 20:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Finland has stood down its defence forces after sounding an alarm over suspected drone activities in its airspace.
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[2026-05-15 20:21 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Large-scale attack on Russian regions and huge oil refinery comes after 24 were killed when missile hit flats in Kyiv
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[2026-05-15 20:10 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: KYIV — Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war on Friday, each freeing 205 people as part of a deal brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump that is expected to involve 2,000 prisoners in total.
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[2026-05-15 20:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, third right, talks to Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia, Waleed bin Abdulkarim, second right, as Indian Foreign Minister S.Jaishankar, right, South Africa’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ronald Lamola, second left, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, and and Vietnam Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Hang, third left, watch at a photo call of Government representatives and partner countries of BRICS during a two day meeting in New Delhi, India, Thursday, May 14, 2026.
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[2026-05-15 19:34 UTC+10:00] [Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Larysa Navrotska is part of a quiet, but brave army of postal workers connecting remote Ukrainian communities close to the battlefield with the outside world. Working for the national postal service in eastern Ukraine often means entering dangerous frontline areas where drones dominate and cause the vast majority of this war’s casualties.
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[2026-05-15 19:10 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The death toll included three children, Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said
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[2026-05-15 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Russia and Ukraine exchanged 410 prisoners of war on Friday, following successful mediation by the UAE.
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[2026-05-15 17:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rescue workers clear the rubble of a house heavily damaged after a Russian strike on a residential neighborhood in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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[2026-05-15 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Russia’s parliament approved a bill on Wednesday to expand President Vladimir Putin’s power to invade foreign countries.
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[2026-05-15 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Vladimir Putin] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A battered economy, huge numbers of casualties and very little territorial gain – it’s no wonder even stalwart Putin supporters are showing signs of disquiet
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[2026-05-15 14:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Russian leader’s one-day visit, tipped for May 20, is unlikely to feature the pomp and elaborate details of the US president’s trip
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[2026-05-15 14:29 UTC+10:00] [Kremlin] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Russian leader’s one-day visit, tipped for May 20, is unlikely to feature the pomp and elaborate details of the US president’s trip
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[2026-05-15 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Brussels Playbook Podcast] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Stories driving the day in Brussels and beyond.
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[2026-05-15 11:02 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Condemnation after Kyiv bears brunt of massive Russian attack wave; warning over military drones too close to Ukrainian nuclear plants. What we know on day 1,542
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[2026-05-15 08:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ukraine’s Eurovision star Leléka explains why she’s breaking with tradition and singing in both English and Ukrainian at the annual song contest. (May 14)
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[2026-05-15 06:59 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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[2026-05-15 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court ordered the pre-trial detention of Andriy Yermak, the powerful former head of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Office and once the country’s second-most influential figure, on money-laundering charges tied to a high-profile corruption scheme.
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[2026-05-15 04:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ROME — Pope Leo XIV on Thursday denounced how investments in artificial intelligence and high-tech weaponry were leading the world into a “spiral of annihilation,” as he called for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine during a visit to Europe’s largest university.
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[2026-05-15 04:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In a rebellion defying the priorities of Speaker Mike Johnson, House Democrats have teamed up with two Republicans and an independent in a parliamentary maneuver that will force a vote on a bill that would give another $1.3 billion in military aid and other assistance to Ukraine, as that country continues to lose territory in its war with Russia.
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[2026-05-15 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV, Ukraine — Russia on Thursday unleashed a third straight day of massive drone and missile attacks on Ukraine, demolishing an apartment building in Kyiv where nine people were killed and dozens injured, authorities said. More strikes elsewhere in the country wounded more than two dozen civilians.
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[2026-05-15 02:21 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-15 01:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-15 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: President Vladimir Putin replaced the governors of the Bryansk and Belgorod regions on Wednesday, installing a military general and a former official from occupied Ukraine to lead the two border regions heavily affected by the four-year war.
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[2026-05-15 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte wants NATO members to cough up 0.25% of their GDP for Ukraine. This figure seems minuscule, but how much hard-earned taxpayer money does it add up to?
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[2026-05-15 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte wants NATO members to cough up 0.25% of their GDP for Ukraine. This figure seems minuscule, but how much hard-earned taxpayer money does it add up to?
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