Topic: Ukraine/Russia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-29 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, has received Dmitry Patrushev, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi.
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[2026-04-29 23:51 UTC+10:00] [Companies] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Politico
Snippet: KYIV — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Tuesday Ukraine will officially allow the export of surplus, domestically made weapons during wartime.
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[2026-04-29 23:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A dispute between Ukraine and Israel deepened on Wednesday, after Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar criticised Kyiv's handling of an official complaint over the purchase of grain from Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory.
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[2026-04-29 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Tuareg rebels in Mali want Russian forces to leave the country, a spokesman for the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) coalition told AFP on Wednesday, coming after Al-Qaeda-linked militants and armed separatists launched a major offensive over the weekend.
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[2026-04-29 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LONDON (AP) — A British court was told Wednesday how three men from Ukraine and Romania were offered payment by a Russian-speaking contact online to set fires against two houses and a car linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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[2026-04-29 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The Kremlin said Wednesday it hopes the departure of the United Arab Emirates from OPEC and the expanded OPEC+ alliance will not lead to the collapse of the oil cartel.
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[2026-04-29 23:03 UTC+10:00] [Baltics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — The U.K. and its northern allies have pledged to develop a new naval partnership aimed at repelling Russian advances in the High North.
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[2026-04-29 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Russia's Victory Day parade in Moscow on 9 May will be scaled back this year because of a "terrorist threat" from Ukraine, the Kremlin has said.
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[2026-04-29 22:33 UTC+10:00] [European Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: On the Middle East, von der Leyen says that the EU “want the ceasefires in Iran and Lebanon to hold,” with urgent need to “re-establish peace and stability through diplomatic means.”
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[2026-04-29 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukrainian regional government officials say Russian attacks across Ukraine have killed at least three people and injured 17 during stalled United States-led talks to end the war in Ukraine.
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[2026-04-29 22:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Days after armed groups launched large-scale attacks on Malian Armed Forces’ bases, military ruler Assimi Goita on Tuesday said the situation was “under control”, with Russian security forces providing air support to prevent rebels from capturing key positions, including the presidential palace in capital Bamako.
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[2026-04-29 21:34 UTC+10:00] [North Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Leader mentions for first time lengths to which troops go to avoid falling into enemy hands while fighting for Russia
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[2026-04-29 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US’s acting ambassador to Ukraine, Julie Davis, is set to leave her post in the coming weeks due to disagreements with President Donald Trump, the Financial Times reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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[2026-04-29 20:39 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Annual event at Red Square will feature no armoured vehicles or missile systems for first time in two decades
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[2026-04-29 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Services on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, rescue workers put out a fire of a residential building destroyed by a Russian drone strike on Odesa region, Ukraine. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)
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[2026-04-29 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Submitted by Julianne Geiger of OilPrice.com
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[2026-04-29 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Keir Starmer's decision last month to let the British military board ships of Russia’s so‑called "shadow fleet" has had no clear impact on the number passing through UK waters, a Reuters analysis shows.
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[2026-04-29 20:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: German authorities have arrested a Kazakh man in Berlin on suspicion of spying for Russia, according to the German Federal Prosecutor’s Office.
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[2026-04-29 19:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a press conference after the EU Summit in Nicosia, Cyprus, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
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[2026-04-29 19:54 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: KYIV — The Kremlin's annual May 9 military parade, celebrating victory in World War II, will not feature tanks, artillery or missile systems as Russia's armed forces struggle to push through defensive fortifications in eastern Ukraine.
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[2026-04-29 19:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BERLIN (AP) — German police arrested a Kazakh national suspected of passing information about possible targets for sabotage and Germany’s defense industry to Russia’s intelligence service, prosecutors said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-29 19:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: To many Ukrainians and Europeans, the European Union’s unlocking of a 90bn-euro ($105bn) loan to Ukraine on April 23 was a bittersweet victory because it came with a multibillion-dollar gift to Russia.
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[2026-04-29 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US must expand its support for Ukraine if it wants to preserve its status as a global superpower, Republican Senator Mitch McConnell has claimed.
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[2026-04-29 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US must expand its support for Ukraine if it wants to preserve its status as a global superpower, Republican Senator Mitch McConnell has claimed.
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[2026-04-29 19:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The skies of Russia’s Perm region were engulfed with black smoke on Wednesday morning after Ukrainian drones attacked an industrial facility, which Ukrainian media identified as oil pipeline infrastructure.
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[2026-04-29 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Troops attend a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade at the Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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[2026-04-29 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: As Israel grapples with Hezbollah attack drones along the border with Lebanon, Ukrainian interceptor drones have been able to neutralize 33,000 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of various types in the month of March alone, according to Ukraine’s Defense Ministry.
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[2026-04-29 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Mrigakshi Dixit via Interesting Engineering,
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[2026-04-29 16:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Moscow will exclude military equipment from its May 9 celebrations, citing the ‘current operational situation’
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[2026-04-29 16:04 UTC+10:00] [Armed Forces of the Russian Federation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Moscow will exclude military equipment from its May 9 celebrations, citing the ‘current operational situation’
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[2026-04-29 16:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran FM in Russia says US has offered new round of talks
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[2026-04-29 16:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea’s state-run Rodong Sinmun on Wednesday reported that people from across society are paying their respects at the new memorial museum for overseas military operations, in an apparent continuation of the regime’s efforts to justify deploying troops to support Russia.
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[2026-04-29 15:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia will not deploy military hardware in this year's parade commemorating 81 years since the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-29 15:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia will not display military hardware in this year's parade commemorating 81 years since the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-29 15:36 UTC+10:00] [Communications] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — King Charles made an open appeal for reconciliation between Britain and the United States on Tuesday, as he tried to revive Keir Starmer’s ability to speak to Donald Trump about the war in Ukraine.
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[2026-04-29 15:10 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Assimi Goita meets the Russian ambassador to reaffirm security ties after unprecedented strikes destabilised his ruling junta
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[2026-04-29 14:29 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: King Charles has extolled the importance of Britain’s “special relationship” with the US in a speech to Congress that made pointed reference to the importance of Nato, the defence of Ukraine and the climate crisis.
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[2026-04-29 13:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Flights between Tehran and Moscow resumed on Tuesday after a two-month suspension caused by the US-Israeli war, according to IRNA.
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[2026-04-29 13:51 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: South-east Asia, which relied heavily on the Middle East for energy and fertiliser, is desperately seeking to plug huge gaps in its supplies
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[2026-04-29 12:00 UTC+10:00] [EU-Russia relations] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: TALLINN — Estonia is preparing to fend off Russian soldiers, even after the fighting in Ukraine is over.
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[2026-04-29 11:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Kim Jong Un has praised North Korean soldiers who killed themselves by detonating their grenades while fighting for Russia against Ukraine, confirming a long-suspected battlefield policy.
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[2026-04-29 11:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Acting US Ambassador to Ukraine Julie Davis will leave her post over disagreements with President Donald Trump regarding his waning support for the country, the Financial Times has reported, citing three people familiar with the matter.
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[2026-04-29 10:37 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Putin condemns drone attack; King Charles to US Congress – Ukrainians need your 9/11 spirit; acting US ambassador to leave Kyiv. What we know on day 1,526
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[2026-04-29 10:10 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Julie Davis will retire amid reports she had grown frustrated with Donald Trump, a claim denied by the state department
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[2026-04-29 09:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Kazakhstan’s Gennady Golovkin smiles during a boxing news conference at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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[2026-04-29 08:57 UTC+10:00] [Climate change] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: In only the second such address by a sitting British monarch, Charles called for “unyielding resolve” in defense of Ukraine and discussed the Magna Carta, which declared that even kings must obey the law.
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[2026-04-29 08:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The State Department denied a report that Julie Davis’ departure was out of frustration and differences with the US president
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[2026-04-29 08:49 UTC+10:00] [Julie Davis] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The State Department denied a report that Julie Davis’ departure was out of frustration and differences with the US president
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[2026-04-29 08:26 UTC+10:00] [King Charles III] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Remarks marking 250th anniversary of American independence tell US lawmakers: ‘The actions of this great nation matter’
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[2026-04-29 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Britain’s King Charles III has used a speech in front of the United States Congress to pledge NATO unity and call for support for Ukraine amid Russia’s ongoing invasion.
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