Topic: Ukraine/Russia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-12 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A former US Marine has been freed by Russia and is due to arrive back home in the United States after being held for four years.
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[2026-08-12 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The new government in Damascus has tried to press Moscow to return to Syria the former longtime President Bashar al-Assad. He's reportedly lived in a posh area of the Russian capital, under heavy security, since he was ousted in December 2024 and forced to flee.
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[2026-08-12 02:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Ladislav Zemánek, non-resident research fellow at China-CEE Institute and expert of the Valdai Discussion Club
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[2026-08-12 02:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Ladislav Zemánek, non-resident research fellow at China-CEE Institute and expert of the Valdai Discussion Club
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[2026-08-12 02:38 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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[2026-08-12 02:38 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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[2026-08-12 02:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Participants in a Security Council meeting rise for a moment of silence at United Nations headquarters, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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[2026-08-12 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV — Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least nine people overnight and wounded dozens, Kyiv said on Tuesday, accusing Moscow of launching North Korean missiles in the raid.
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[2026-08-12 01:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-12 01:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Russia has released a former US Marine who was jailed in 2022 and was reportedly in extremely poor health.
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[2026-08-12 01:21 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Former ECtHR and Hungarian Supreme Court judge András Baka has been elected the new Hungarian president.
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[2026-08-12 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Ukraine's President Zelensky has in fresh remarks warned North Korea against its deepening involvement with Russian in executing the war against Ukraine.
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[2026-08-12 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Countries are racing to expand their spy satellite fleets, as the war in Ukraine forces them to reconsider the intelligence they would rely on in a conflict, the CEO of a space-tech firm told CNBC.
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[2026-08-12 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Robert Gilman was released on humanitarian grounds with no prisoner exchange after intervention by the White House
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[2026-08-12 01:09 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Robert Gilman was released on humanitarian grounds with no prisoner exchange after intervention by the White House
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[2026-08-12 00:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This photo provided by the family shows Robert Gilman and his sister, Lexie Hudson, in Lilburn, Ga., in 2019. (Gilman family via AP)
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[2026-08-12 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Chicago wheat futures are coiling for a breakout (one way or another) as ongoing Russia-Ukraine attacks on Black Sea grain infrastructure and bulk carriers threaten exports from one of the world's most important breadbaskets.
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[2026-08-12 00:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that a deal reached with Syria on the future of Moscow's military bases in the country would boost ties between the nations, and a Syrian source said some Russian forces would still be stationed there under the agreement.
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[2026-08-12 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: If living in forced exile outside of your home country isn’t hard enough, imagine not being able to withdraw money from your bank accounts or renew your passport.
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[2026-08-11 21:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: In Kyiv, the State Emergency Service said a warehouse caught fire after a ballistic missile attack and one person was wounded. Footage released by the service showed firefighters tackling flames at the scene. The capital came under attack shortly after midnight, with Mayor Vitali Klitschko reporting a ballistic missile strike.
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[2026-08-11 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A quadcopter drone with plastic explosives attached to it flew unnoticed past air defence installations at Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport, a key NATO airlift hub, on August 4.
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[2026-08-11 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The family of Robert Gilman, a former U.S. Marine and English teacher imprisoned in Russia, is appealing to Russian authorities for his release, warning that he is near death following months of alleged torture in jail.
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[2026-08-11 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Moscow has freed Robert Gilman, a former U.S. Marine and English teacher imprisoned in Russia, after President Vladimir Putin approved a pardon for the ailing American based on humanitarian reasons, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing U.S. officials.
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[2026-08-11 21:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Bashar al-Assad now lives in Moscow after fleeing Syria in December 2024. (Reuters: SANA)
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[2026-08-11 19:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia has agreed to provide Mongolia with additional shipments of gasoline and jet fuel to help relieve a fuel shortage that officials in the landlocked country have blamed on high seasonal demand, Mongolian officials said late Monday.
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[2026-08-11 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: It's been no secret that Russian authorities have increasingly cracked down on public speech which opposes the war in Ukraine, or as the Kremlin calls it - the special military operation. Any speech deemed 'unpatriotic' has also come under a legal microscope of late.
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[2026-08-11 19:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Ukraine and Russia have continued striking each other overnight, with Volodymyr Zelensky accusing Moscow of using North Korean missiles.
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[2026-08-11 18:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy looks on during his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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[2026-08-11 18:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing to escalate the war, calling on the country's partners to ramp up sanctions pressure on Moscow and provide Kyiv with further air defense support.
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[2026-08-11 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Russian attacks struck Kyiv, triggering fires in the capital, officials said. (Reuters: Gleb Garanich)
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[2026-08-11 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: It has never been a secret that much of the Western mainstream media "journalist and pundit class" are in reality warmongers and armchair interventionists and chickenhawks - or also activists and advocates operating under the guise of "objective reporting".
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[2026-08-11 18:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Smoke billows into the sky following Ukrainian drone strikes on warehouses of Russia’s online retailer Wildberries, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, July 24, 2026, with St. Isaac’s Cathedral seen in foreground. (UGC via AP)
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[2026-08-11 17:53 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Russia bombarded Ukraine with North Korean missiles overnight, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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[2026-08-11 17:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Overnight Russian attacks have killed six people in southeastern Ukraine and struck a children’s hospital in the capital Kyiv, according to local officials.
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[2026-08-11 15:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Strategic cooperation between North Korea, China and Russia appears to be deepening: recent reports speculate Pyongyang and Moscow have increased military cooperation, while Pyongyang echoes its allies' criticism of Japanese defense policies.
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[2026-08-11 14:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Volodymyr Zelenskyy said five members of the Voronov family were killed in a Russian attack last month. (X: Volodymyr Zelenskyy)
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[2026-08-11 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A deal to scale back Russia's decades-long military presence in Syria saves face for both countries, as Damascus seeks to build on its new alliance with the US, Syrian sources said on Monday.
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[2026-08-11 12:29 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: WAR. Rescuers work at a site of apartment buildings damaged during a Russian missile and drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine, August 9, 2026.
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[2026-08-11 12:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Former Ukrainian detainees and Ukrainian officials accused Russia on Monday of systematically torturing prisoners of war and civilian detainees, holding captives incommunicado and subjecting them to beatings, electric shocks and sexual abuse, with thousands still in captivity.
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[2026-08-11 11:38 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Every candidate of Yabloko – the last anti-war party – barred from September elections; warning over ‘Russian Starlink’ progress. What we know on day 1,630
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[2026-08-11 11:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Ukraine is considering shipping grain by rail through Moldova as a more secure export option than by sea and has asked authorities in Chisinau for a low freight tariff, sources in both countries said Monday.
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[2026-08-11 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: If South Korea were to agree to Zelensky’s request, it could further strain ties with Russia and impair its own defence, analysts say
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[2026-08-11 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: If South Korea were to agree to Zelensky’s request, it could further strain ties with Russia and impair its own defence, analysts say
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[2026-08-11 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: VOA Africa
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[2026-08-11 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-11 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that Russia was preparing to station more North Korean troops on its territory and had received more ballistic missiles from Pyongyang.
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[2026-08-11 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Ukraine must compensate Iran for a deadly attack on one of its cargo vessels in the Caspian Sea, as Kiev has failed to convince Tehran that the strike was unintentional, the Iranian Foreign Ministry has said.
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[2026-08-11 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Ukraine must compensate Iran for a deadly attack on one of its cargo vessels in the Caspian Sea, as Kiev has failed to convince Tehran that the strike was unintentional, the Iranian Foreign Ministry has said.
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[2026-08-11 06:32 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-11 06:19 UTC+10:00] [Rússia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A lei tem um nome longo e complicado: "Sobre medidas restritivas temporárias contra pessoas que se encontram fora da Federação Russa e que evitam o cumprimento de uma pena".
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