Topic: Ukraine/Russia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-08 15:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Russia is marking the 81st anniversary of its victory over Nazi Germany in World War II on May 9 with a parade on Red Square in Moscow.
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[2026-05-08 14:01 UTC+10:00] [Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022)] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Red Square in Moscow. The Victory Day procession, one of the year’s biggest events, is staged in the heart of Kremlin power. Credit...
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[2026-05-08 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Diplomacy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Ivo Daalder, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO, is a senior fellow at Harvard University’s Belfer Center and host of the weekly podcast “World Review with Ivo Daalder.” He writes POLITICO’s From Across the Pond column.
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[2026-05-08 10:47 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Defence ministers of Ukraine and Sweden talk Gripen fighter jet deal; verbal exchanges escalate over Victory Day parade. What we know on day 1,535
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[2026-05-08 08:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: About 2,300 North Korean soldiers have died fighting for Russia against Ukraine, according to a BBC investigation based on satellite images and official photos of a new memorial in Pyongyang.
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[2026-05-08 07:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Russia has doubled down on its threat to strike Kyiv on Victory Day on May 9, which it marks with a military parade through Red Square
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[2026-05-08 07:55 UTC+10:00] [Agence France-Presse] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Russia has doubled down on its threat to strike Kyiv on Victory Day on May 9, which it marks with a military parade through Red Square
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[2026-05-08 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In a significant step toward enhancing international academic partnerships, Prof Mohamad Chahine, Director IMI from Kursk State Medical University, Russia visited the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon (IChemC) to explore opportunities for initiating joint undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes.
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[2026-05-08 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Russia has become the leading exporter of nuclear technology across the globe. (ABC News: Cordelia Brown)
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[2026-05-08 05:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Five young Jewish couples from Russia and other former Soviet republics married under chuppahs in Brazil on Lag Ba’omer, in a ceremony attended by some 900 Jewish students and young adults participating in a Jewish education trip organized by YAHAD, according to a statement from organizers.
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[2026-05-08 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US on Thursday urged countries to support its United Nations resolution demanding Iran halt attacks and mining of the Strait of Hormuz, but diplomats said China and Russia are likely to veto it.
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[2026-05-08 04:35 UTC+10:00] [Sport] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Wada looking into allegations relating to Rusada chief
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[2026-05-08 04:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-08 03:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Kenya's foreign minister said on Thursday 19 citizens had died fighting on the Ukrainian frontline and 32 others were missing, as criticism mounts over reports of the forced enlistment of Kenyans into the Russian army.
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[2026-05-08 03:09 UTC+10:00] [Royal Navy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Moscow steps up maritime presence in North Sea after UK threats to seize shadow fleet oil tankers
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[2026-05-08 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s study of Iran, Ukraine wars could help hone its ability to wage information warfare against the US during a Taiwan Strait crisis
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[2026-05-08 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s study of Iran, Ukraine wars could help hone its ability to wage information warfare against the US during a Taiwan Strait crisis
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[2026-05-08 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
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[2026-05-08 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
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[2026-05-08 02:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Russian air defenses shot down 347 Ukrainian drones overnight, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Thursday, in what appeared to be a major attack after Moscow spurned Kyiv’s ceasefire earlier in the week and tension mounted over safety at Russia's upcoming Victory Day celebrations.
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[2026-05-08 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: One word dominates Red Square right now: "Victory".
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[2026-05-08 01:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia said Thursday it was “incomprehensible” that its ally Armenia had hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for a European summit this week, and warned Yerevan against pursuing closer ties with the European Union.
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[2026-05-08 01:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s economy contracted at the beginning of the year as weak business activity and declining oil and gas revenues strained public finances.
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[2026-05-08 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ivan Litvinovich of the Individual Neutral Athletes celebrates after winning the gold medal during the men’s trampoline finals in Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
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[2026-05-07 23:23 UTC+10:00] [Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Russia and Ukraine are trading threats and attacks ahead of Moscow’s May 9 Victory Day celebrations, seeding further anxiety about potential weekend violence in both capitals.
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[2026-05-07 22:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The Kremlin said Thursday that it is not planning to offer financial support to businesses that have seen their bottom lines negatively impacted by persistent mobile internet outages in Moscow and other cities throughout the country in recent months.
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[2026-05-07 22:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Nine people, including a seven-year-old and a 15-year-old girl, were injured during a Russian strike on the Novobavarskyi residential district of Kharkiv on Thursday morning. Mayor Ihor Terekhov confirmed that the attack damaged about eight private homes and ignited a fire that destroyed a civilian vehicle. This raid was part of a larger offensive involving 102 drones launched from various regions, including occupied Crimea.
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[2026-05-07 22:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s media regulator Roskomnadzor has filed lawsuits against some of the world’s largest video game companies for refusing to store the personal data of Russian gamers on servers inside the country, the Kommersant business newspaper reported Thursday.
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[2026-05-07 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Efforts by the German authorities to ban the display of Soviet flags or St. George ribbons during celebrations of the defeat of Nazism are blatant discrimination against Russia, former European Parliament Member Gunnar Beck has told RT.
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[2026-05-07 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Efforts by the German authorities to ban the display of Soviet flags or St. George ribbons during celebrations of the defeat of Nazism are blatant discrimination against Russia, former European Parliament Member Gunnar Beck has told RT.
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[2026-05-07 21:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Ukraine’s most popular format for political content recently seems to be reading aloud invective-laden transcripts of Vladimir Zelensky’s closest political allies scheming about stealing in Russian. The ‘Mindich tapes’ could have serious ramifications for the government, as they purport to implicate Zelensky in unabashed corruption.
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[2026-05-07 21:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Ukraine’s most popular format for political content recently seems to be reading aloud invective-laden transcripts of Vladimir Zelensky’s closest political allies scheming about stealing in Russian. The ‘Mindich tapes’ could have serious ramifications for the government, as they purport to implicate Zelensky in unabashed corruption.
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[2026-05-07 20:42 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dispatched Kyiv's chief negotiator to meet with Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in the U.S., a top Ukrainian official told POLITICO.
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[2026-05-07 20:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A young Russian woman who was part of a secretive online group calling for protests against government internet restrictions has fled the country after being held in police detention for two weeks and reportedly facing pressure from security services.
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[2026-05-07 19:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A Ukrainian drone attack killed at least one person in the southwestern Belgorod region, local authorities said Thursday, as Ukraine launched one of its largest air barrages against the country so far this year.
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[2026-05-07 19:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A Ukrainian drone attack killed at least one person in the southwestern Belgorod region, local authorities said Thursday, as Ukraine launched one of its largest air barrages against the country so far this year.
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[2026-05-07 19:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A Ukrainian drone attack killed at least one person in the southwestern Belgorod region, local authorities said Thursday, as Ukraine launched one of its largest air barrages against the country so far this year.
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[2026-05-07 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Britain’s Daniel Dubois gestures during the weigh-in, July 18, 2025, in London, ahead of his world heavyweight boxing title fight against Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
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[2026-05-07 18:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People walk in front of Victory Day poster walking from closed for entry Red Square decorated for the celebrations of the 81st anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany during World War II, in Moscow, on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, backdropped by the Spasskaya Tower on the right.
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[2026-05-07 18:20 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Four empty oil tanks were reportedly damaged, although it’s unclear whether the drones belong to Ukraine or Russia
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[2026-05-07 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Head of the Russian Security Council and former president, Dmitry Medvedev, has penned an article ahead of the 81st anniversary of Soviet victory over Nazi Germany, or Russia's V-Day, lambasting Europe's new path of reckless militarization. As widely featured in state media, he argued that the "animal fear" of unacceptable losses will prevent Germany and the wider "United Europe" from launching another attack against Russia.
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[2026-05-07 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s Foreign Ministry is urging foreign governments and international organizations to evacuate their staff from Kyiv, warning of “inevitable” retaliatory strikes on the city if Ukrainian attacks against Russia this week disrupt annual Victory Day celebrations.
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[2026-05-07 17:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s Foreign Ministry is urging foreign governments and international organizations to evacuate their staff from Kyiv, warning of “inevitable” retaliatory strikes on the city if Ukrainian attacks against Russia on Saturday disrupt annual Victory Day celebrations.
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[2026-05-07 17:01 UTC+10:00] [Northeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-07 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Iran war is the latest link in a chain of crises that is strengthening the world’s deglobalisation coalition. In an effort to secure supply chains and detach themselves from the economies of hostile states, a number of nations around the world are straining every sinew to localise production. While this is an understandable response to the trauma caused by shocks such as the Covid-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war, countries must be careful not to swing the pendulum too
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[2026-05-07 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Amidst continued fears regarding Putin attacking beyond Ukraine and economic uncertainty caused by the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Brussels is reportedly beginning to grumble, i.e., look for someone to blame and remove.
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[2026-05-07 15:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sergei Skripal, a la izquierda, se ve en una pantalla hablando con su abogado tras las rejas en Moscú, el 9 de agosto de 2006. (AP Foto/Misha Japaridze, Archivo)
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[2026-05-07 15:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, 3rd President of Russia
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[2026-05-07 15:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, 3rd President of Russia
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[2026-05-07 15:14 UTC+10:00] [Kyiv] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Moscow says it will respond to any attempt by Ukraine to disrupt Saturday’s Victory Day commemorations
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