Topic: Ukraine/Russia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-16 17:59 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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[2026-08-16 17:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia Sunday, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv’s largest aerial attacks of the war.
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[2026-08-16 16:52 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Treasury Department is exploring targeting Chinese banks, shadow fleets and exchange houses, but secondary sanctions risk economic blowback
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[2026-08-16 15:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed the deepening of ties with Russia in a message to President Vladimir Putin as Pyongyang marked the anniversary of independence from Japan's colonial rule, KCNA state news agency said on Sunday.
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[2026-08-16 14:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russian strikes on Ukraine have killed at least one person and wounded seven more while a Spanish jet has shot down a drone that entered Romanian airspace.
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[2026-08-16 14:18 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: TIES. File photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their visit to Beijing to attend China's commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Beijing, China, September 3, 2025.
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[2026-08-16 12:30 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed the deepening of ties with Russia in a message to President Vladimir Putin as Pyongyang marked the anniversary of independence from Japan’s colonial rule, KCNA state news agency said on Sunday.
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[2026-08-16 12:22 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Kyiv mayor says attack has caused fires in at least two districts; Ukraine hits Russian rocket facility in long-range strike. What we know on day 1,636
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[2026-08-16 12:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Trump posts photo of him and Kim Jong-un, saying they 'get along great'
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[2026-08-16 12:08 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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[2026-08-16 11:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said he expects a "more excellent future" in his country's ties with Russia in a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the North's state media reported Sunday.
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[2026-08-16 08:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Sunday Times says "British drones strike targets inside Russia", reporting that "drones made by two UK companies have been supplied to Ukraine" and used to attack "the Russian mainland for the first time". Citing Ukrainian sources, it explains that Kyiv's "deep-strike campaign" involves targeting "oil refineries, naval bases, logistics hubs and transport networks" inside Russia.
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[2026-08-16 08:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-16 05:07 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: August 16, 2026 05:07 | News
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[2026-08-16 04:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Ukraine's long-range drone attacks have frequently targeted military bases and oil refinery and energy sites of late, and more recently warehouses of major Russian online retailer Wildberries - but on Saturday a new target has been added: space facilities.
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[2026-08-16 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung proposed talks with North Korea to formally end the long-running Korean War, as Pyongyang deepens ties with Russia while asserting its status as an “irreversible” nuclear state.
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[2026-08-16 01:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukraine has carried out a series of long-range strikes in Russia, hitting a military airfield and a rocket centre that supports the Russian Starlink-style satellite internet network.
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[2026-08-16 00:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Iran war may be fought primarily remotely via the air, but its strategic outcome is increasingly being decided at sea.
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[2026-08-15 21:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A large-scale Ukrainian attack struck industrial infrastructure in Russia’s southwestern Samara region Saturday, a Russian official said.
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[2026-08-15 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Two Russian military bases will remain in Syria as the region continues to recalibrate its relations with major powers amid the Iran war
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[2026-08-15 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Two Russian military bases will remain in Syria as the region continues to recalibrate its relations with major powers amid the Iran war
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[2026-08-15 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: After four-and-a-half years of full-scale war with Ukraine, Russia has become a two-tier economy.
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[2026-08-15 14:44 UTC+10:00] [Moscow] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lee Jae Myung says that through the talks, it may be possible to discuss steps to stop the expansion of North Korea’s nuclear capabilities
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[2026-08-15 11:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has paid tribute to Soviet soldiers who fought against Japan during World War II to mark Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule, vowing to further strengthen ties with Russia, Pyongyang's state media reported Saturday.
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[2026-08-15 11:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has paid tribute to Soviet soldiers who fought against Japan during World War II to mark Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule, vowing to further strengthen ties with Russia, Pyongyang's state media reported Saturday.
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[2026-08-15 11:05 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Japan is considering how to respond to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to the Northern Territories, a group of Russian-held islands off the east coast of Hokkaido that are claimed by Japan.
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[2026-08-15 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Russia has shut down one major refinery at Orsk, around 800 miles from the front line, for six months after it came under drone attack this week. It has also suffered more terminal outages due to continued attacks on a vital Black Sea energy port.
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[2026-08-15 08:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Once the naked hatred of German journalism prompted Vladimir Zelensky’s most fervent British backers to criticize Ukraine’s “gamification of killing” Russians, things went from bad to worse for Kiev – on the battlefield and in the diplomatic arena.
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[2026-08-15 08:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Once the naked hatred of German journalism prompted Vladimir Zelensky’s most fervent British backers to criticize Ukraine’s “gamification of killing” Russians, things went from bad to worse for Kiev – on the battlefield and in the diplomatic arena.
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[2026-08-15 08:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Kiev regime is fighting a NATO proxy war against Russia at the expense of its own people while its leadership pockets Western funding, US journalist and geopolitical analyst John Varoli has said.
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[2026-08-15 08:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Kiev regime is fighting a NATO proxy war against Russia at the expense of its own people, while its leadership pockets Western funding, US journalist and geopolitical analyst John Varoli said.
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[2026-08-15 05:33 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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[2026-08-15 05:33 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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[2026-08-15 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A Coreia do Norte estará a preparar um reforço maciço de tropas para ajudar a aliada Rússia na guerra contra a Ucrânia, com até 50 mil norte-coreanos a serem destacados, segundo o Presidente ucraniano, Volodymyr Zelensky.
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[2026-08-15 02:35 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-08-15 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: At the end of June, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an unusual move declared the start of a 40-day intensified pressure campaign against Russia, designed to force Moscow to the negotiating table and agree on terms favorable to Ukraine to end the war.
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[2026-08-15 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: NATO jets have shot down another drone which spilled over into Baltic territory from the Ukraine war, Latvia's defense ministry announced Friday.
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[2026-08-15 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Civilian casualties in Ukraine in July reached their highest level since the early months of Russia's full-scale invasion, as Russian forces intensified long-range missile and drone strikes on towns and cities far from the front line, the UN said in a report published Friday.
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[2026-08-15 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Russia’s Islam Makhachev leaves a welterweight title bout after defeating Australia’s Jack Della Maddalena at the UFC 322 mixed martial arts event, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, file)
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[2026-08-15 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Emergency crews worked through the night on Friday to rescue residents trapped under rubble and extinguish fires after eight FAB‑250 guided aerial bombs hit the city, local authorities said. Several private homes and a garage caught fire, while an apartment building suffered extensive damage. The strike caused sections of the ten‑storey apartment building from the first to the sixth floors to collapse, the emergency service said.
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[2026-08-14 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A boy cools himself off in a fountain on a hot summer day in Moscow, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
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[2026-08-14 23:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Diplomatic offensive signals growing alignment between Beijing and Moscow to isolate Tokyo ahead of key November summit
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[2026-08-14 23:42 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Diplomatic offensive signals growing alignment between Beijing and Moscow to isolate Tokyo ahead of key November summit
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[2026-08-14 23:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The liberal Yabloko party filed an appeal with Russia’s Supreme Court on Friday, challenging a ruling to cancel the registration of the party’s federal slate of candidates for next month’s State Duma elections.
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[2026-08-14 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Russia is losing 30,000 casualties a month, and the country’s regions are under pressure to feed the ‘meat-grinder’. Experts say it may not be enough
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[2026-08-14 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Ukraine has quietly floated a deal through a third-party mediator to halt reciprocal strikes on civilian vessels in the Black Sea, Reuters reports, in what appears to be a calculated bid to unfreeze a critical global commodity corridor and to relieve pressure on Ukraine's battered wartime economy.
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[2026-08-14 22:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Authorities in Far East Russia’s Zabaikalsky region declared a state of emergency on Thursday following a summer of torrential rainfall and three consecutive flood waves.
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[2026-08-14 21:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia's Foreign Ministry on Friday dismissed the idea of a ceasefire with Ukraine in the Black Sea, saying it saw no grounds for "half-measures" that would offer a respite to Ukrainian forces.
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[2026-08-14 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukraine has declared the successful end of an operation in which it recaptured 745 square kilometres (287 square miles) of its territory this year in its southern region of Dnipropetrovsk.
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[2026-08-14 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Latvia’s military said a foreign drone had entered its airspace as a result of Russia’s electronic warfare activity over the Balvi region
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