Topic: Ukraine/Russia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-13 23:07 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Moscow and Kyiv trade long-range attacks after brief truce and Donald Trump’s assertion war could end soon
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[2026-05-13 22:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said Wednesday the principle of non-refoulement applies to two North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) captured by Ukrainian forces amid the Russia-Ukraine war.
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[2026-05-13 22:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Andriy Yermak, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s former chief of staff and close aide, is now at the centre of the country’s biggest corruption investigation since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.
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[2026-05-13 21:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s oil export revenues climbed for a second consecutive month in April, as a temporary U.S. sanctions waiver and the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz continued to reshape global energy flows, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-13 21:03 UTC+10:00] [Vladimir Putin] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A guerra de Estados Unidos e Israel contra o Irã continua desviando a atenção da guerra da Rússia contra a Ucrânia. Kiev teme receber menos armas americanas e se prepara para ter de resistir por muitos anos. Enquanto isso, Moscou se beneficia da alta global dos preços do petróleo e do gás.
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[2026-05-13 20:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said Wednesday the principle of non-refoulement applies to two North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) captured by Ukrainian forces amid the Russia-Ukraine war.
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[2026-05-13 20:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Nine people have been killed and at least 28 injured in the latest Russian drone attacks across Ukraine, local officials have said.
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[2026-05-13 19:51 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-13 19:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian drone attack on a gas pipeline in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)
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[2026-05-13 19:47 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Sergei Lavrov comments before leaders of the ‘Bucharest Nine’ meet later today with Nato’s secretary general Mark Rutte
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[2026-05-13 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: U.S. and Ukrainian officials have drafted a memorandum that could open a formal channel for Kiev to export battle-tested war technology to the U.S., while also easing the path for U.S. defense firms to form joint ventures with Ukrainian "war unicorns" to mass-produce low-cost, one-way attack drones.
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[2026-05-13 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Debris from a drone that was intercepted in the skies above the southern Astrakhan region on Wednesday sparked a fire at a gas processing plant, local authorities said, as other regions throughout Russia reported attacks on industrial sites.
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[2026-05-13 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Russia on Tuesday announced that it has successfully completed a test of the "Sarmat" intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), a new 'doomsday' weapon which has had a troubled roll out and development, but which has not yet been fully deployed as part of Russia's military arsenal.
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[2026-05-13 14:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A former top aide to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appeared in court as prosecutors seek his arrest on charges of involvement in a multimillion-dollar money laundering scheme.
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[2026-05-13 14:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russia has test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile, with President Vladimir Putin describing the nuclear-capable Sarmat weapon as the world’s “most powerful” missile.
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[2026-05-13 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Russian military blogger Mikhail Zvinchuk, the operator behind the Rybar Telegram channel, recently surfaced in an interview with the Chinese outlet Guancha, offering a non-Western assessment of the ten-week U.S.-Iran war.
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[2026-05-13 12:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean "ramyun" and confectionary maker Nongshim Co. said Wednesday it will open a sales branch in Russia next month as part of its bid to further expand its presence overseas.
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[2026-05-13 12:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Russian forces launched attacks in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region Tuesday, killing at least six people, regional officials said, after the expiry of a US-mediated ceasefire.
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[2026-05-13 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Civilian deaths in several regions and baby girl has leg blown off; Kallas says Putin’s weakening position could mean ‘opportunity for ending war’. What we know on day 1,540
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[2026-05-13 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Via The Libertarian Institute
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[2026-05-13 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: VOA Africa
Snippet: No live streaming currently available
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[2026-05-13 09:24 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-05-13 07:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has not ruled the possibility of traveling to Russia this year to help facilitate a settlement to the Ukraine conflict.
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[2026-05-13 07:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has not ruled the possibility of traveling to Russia this year to help facilitate a settlement to the Ukraine conflict.
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[2026-05-13 06:57 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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[2026-05-13 06:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Russia launched hundreds of drone strikes at Ukraine overnight, hitting a kindergarten and killing at least one as both sides’ fragile three-day ceasefire came to a sudden end, Ukrainian officials announced Tuesday.
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[2026-05-13 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukraine has struck gas facilities in southwest Russia’s Orenburg region, more than 1,500km (932 miles) from the Ukrainian border, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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[2026-05-13 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GOTLAND, Sweden — The war game scenario was this: One of NATO ’s newest members, Sweden, was under threat by an unnamed country that was building up troops along the military alliance’s eastern border. And in an unusual twist, non-NATO member Ukraine was there to advise on drone warfare — and delivered a critical warning to the alliance.
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[2026-05-13 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MOSCOW — Russia on Tuesday test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile as part of efforts to modernize the country's nuclear forces, a launch hailed by President Vladimir Putin just days after his claim that the fighting in Ukraine is nearing an end.
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[2026-05-13 04:28 UTC+10:00] [Drones] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Gordon Repinski und das POLITICO-Team nehmen Euch mit durch die Hauptstadt - kurz, präzise, hintergründig. Montags bis freitags ab 5 Uhr.
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[2026-05-13 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ukrainian fans cheer their team ahead of the Conference League semi-final, first leg soccer match between Shakhtar and Crystal Palace in Krakow, Poland, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Beata Zawrzel)
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[2026-05-13 04:05 UTC+10:00] [Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: ATHENS — Greece is protesting over an unexploded Ukrainian naval drone found in its waters, fearing the war could be spilling over to the Mediterranean as Kyiv's forces hunt the opaquely-owned "shadow fleet" carrying Russian oil.
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[2026-05-13 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The leader says the combined power of the Sarmat’s individually targeted warheads is over four times that of any Western counterpart
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[2026-05-13 04:03 UTC+10:00] [Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The leader says the combined power of the Sarmat’s individually targeted warheads is over four times that of any Western counterpart
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[2026-05-13 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: When Russian President Vladimir Putin said recently that the war in Ukraine was “approaching its end,” many in the West immediately interpreted it as a sign of Russian weakness.
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[2026-05-13 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Russia and China still have “serious concerns” about a US-backed draft UN Security Council resolution demanding Iran stop obstructing shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, remove sea mines and halt "illegal tolls”, according to a letter seen by The National.
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[2026-05-13 03:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Russian Strategic Missile Forces chief, Col. Gen. Sergei Karakayev, left on the screen, reports to President Vladimir Putin on a successful test launch of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile at the Kremlin in Moscow, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-05-13 03:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The mystery of how a Russian cargo ship sank deepened after it was revealed that the vessel suffered multiple explosions while allegedly carrying two nuclear reactors believed to be bound for North Korea, according to a new report.
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[2026-05-13 02:44 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Western military may have targeted the Ursa Major, which went down after mysterious explosions, reports suggest
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[2026-05-13 02:40 UTC+10:00] [Bosnia and Herzegovina] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Christian Schmidt, who is resigning post, says multi-ethnic nation may fall apart amid pressure from US and Russia
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[2026-05-13 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: President Volodymyr Zelensky's former right-hand man Andriy Yermak appeared in a Kyiv court on Tuesday, after he was named by Ukraine's two anti-corruption agencies as a suspect in a money-laundering scheme.
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[2026-05-13 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Finland is planning to tighten restrictions on exports of medical equipment and healthcare technology to Russia, citing concerns that such products could ultimately be used for military purposes, Finnish broadcaster Yle reported, as Western sanctions continue to disrupt Russia’s healthcare sector.
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[2026-05-13 01:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has launched a probe into more than 120 American-funded biological labs abroad, including in Ukraine, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told the New York Post on Monday.
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[2026-05-13 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Current and former CIA employees are being interviewed as part of a FBI probe into ex-agency director John Brennan’s handling of a 2016 investigation of purported collusion between then-GOP candidate Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia, The Post has learned.
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[2026-05-13 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia plans to deploy its new RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile later this year, the commander of Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces told President Vladimir Putin following a test launch on Tuesday morning.
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[2026-05-12 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Greece’s Defense Minister Nikolaos Dendias speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU defense ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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[2026-05-12 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Swedish, American and Ukrainian forces are taking part in Swedish-led military exercises on the Baltic island of Gotland. Ukrainian drone teams are joining the NATO drill as Sweden deepens military cooperation with NATO allies and Kyiv. (AP Video shot by Fanny Brodersen)
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[2026-05-12 22:32 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenKyiv, Ukraine Emergency services inspect debris from an intercepted Russian dronePhotograph: Maxym Marusenko/EPAShareView image in fullscreenWashington DCDonald Trump speaks at a dinner in the White House rose gardenPhotograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/APShareView image in fullscreenGaza City, Gaza Strip Ala Jouda and others stand outside the makeshift home he has built on the site of his former house, which was destroyed in an Israeli attackPhotograph: Anadolu/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenBrussels, Belgium A demonstrator takes part in a nationwide strike
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[2026-05-12 21:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A Scottish man who worked as a military instructor in Ukraine but was recruited to work as a Russian spy has been jailed in the country for eight-and-a-half years.
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[2026-05-12 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In a world of turmoil there is a glimmer of hope. Could the war between Russia and Ukraine be approaching its endgame? Reading the Kremlin tea leaves is a fool’s game but the facts on the battlefield and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s latest public statements provide evidence that something may have changed.
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