Topic: Ukraine/Russia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-19 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Moscow is criminalizing the American dream — blacklisting more than a dozen elite US universities and making it illegal for Russians to so much as contact them.
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[2026-04-19 01:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: At the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey, Lavrov said the foundations of globalisation powered primarily by the US had ‘come to an end’
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[2026-04-19 01:42 UTC+10:00] [Antalya Diplomacy Forum] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: At the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey, Lavrov said the foundations of globalisation powered primarily by the US had ‘come to an end’
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[2026-04-19 01:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Pela primeira vez em anos, a situação não parece nada boa para o chefe do Kremlin, Vladimir Putin. Crescem as críticas inclusive de círculos fiéis ao governo – sobretudo em relação aos bloqueios cada vez mais severos da internet na Rússia. Empresas reclamam de prejuízos, pois o bloqueio do aplicativo Telegram e de outras redes sociais paralisa a comunicação.
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[2026-04-19 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two people were killed Saturday when an unknown gunman opened fire in the streets of Kyiv, the city’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said.
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[2026-04-18 23:28 UTC+10:00] [Banks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: WASHINGTON — As European finance officials descended on the U.S. capital this week for the IMF-World Bank spring meetings, they sought to engage the Americans on the existential economic issues facing the continent: from the economic fallout from the Iran war to threats facing the global financial system to support for Ukraine.
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[2026-04-18 21:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Ukraine is pushing Israel to seize a grain shipment it says was looted from Russian-occupied territory as the war persists in the east.
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[2026-04-18 21:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
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[2026-04-18 21:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
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[2026-04-18 21:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A civilian was killed and dozens more wounded in overnight Russian attacks across Ukraine, local officials said Saturday. One person was killed in a strike on Mykolaivka in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, local leader Vadym Filashkin said in a post on social media. Other officials reported at least 26 people had been hurt in attacks across northern and eastern Ukraine, including a strike on port infrastructure in the city of Odesa.
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[2026-04-18 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Trump administration on Friday renewed a waiver allowing countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil at sea for about a month, even as lawmakers accused the government of going easy on Moscow as its war on Ukraine grinds on.
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[2026-04-18 20:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A Russian-installed official in occupied southern Ukraine has held talks with North Korea’s ambassador in Moscow, discussing potential cooperation in agriculture and other sectors, according to statements and media reports.
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[2026-04-18 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: European nations have around four years to build up their defenses enough to deter a Russian attack without US backing, Frederic Vansina, Belgium’s Chief of the General Staff, has said. Moscow has dismissed speculation that it plans to attack NATO as nonsense.
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[2026-04-18 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Russia has moved to formalise control over seized collections by adding 77 Ukrainian museums in occupied regions into its national catalogue
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[2026-04-18 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Russia has moved to formalise control over seized collections by adding 77 Ukrainian museums in occupied regions into its national catalogue
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[2026-04-18 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Victoria Bonya says authorities too scared to raise issues with Vladimir Putin, whose approval ratings are declining
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[2026-04-18 16:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ukraine’s Culture Minister Tetiana Berezhna speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
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[2026-04-18 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As Orbán is rejected, there is cautious optimism new leader can restore ties – but issues such as EU accession loom large
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[2026-04-18 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From drones for Ukraine to warships for Australia, ‘peace-loving’ Japan is fast pivoting towards arming the world
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[2026-04-18 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From drones for Ukraine to warships for Australia, ‘peace-loving’ Japan is fast pivoting towards arming the world
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[2026-04-18 10:46 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Building of artillery positions and roads suggest fresh military efforts likely from the north, says Ukrainian president. What we know on day 1,514
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[2026-04-18 10:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Former CIA Director John Brennan arrives for a meeting at the Capitol in Washington, May 21, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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[2026-04-18 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Friday for joint efforts for an effective mission to ensure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and said Kyiv's wartime experience in the Black Sea could help.
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[2026-04-18 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Bulgarians are about to vote in the country’s eighth election in five years. Unpopular caretaker governments have come and gone, and now victory looks almost certain for former president, Ukraine skeptic and left-winger Rumen Radev.
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[2026-04-18 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The rhythmic beat of the raban met the graceful poise of the pirouette last Saturday as the iconic Racecourse grounds transformed into a vibrant tapestry of cross-cultural celebration. The “Good Market Avurudu with Russia,” held on April 11th, served as a historic milestone marking 70 years of bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and Russia.
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[2026-04-18 05:30 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The EU’s strategy towards Russia is flawed, untenable, and ineffective; Russians only get on their knees when they need to tie their shoelaces, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico stated during a speech at a meeting with students posted on the YouTube channel of the Slovak government.
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[2026-04-18 04:10 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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[2026-04-18 04:10 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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[2026-04-18 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan's saury haul remains less than 20% of the 2008 peak, prompting efforts to restore the stock. (Photo by Takumi Sasaki)
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[2026-04-18 02:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Enquanto a Rússia já controla quase toda a região de Lugansk, no leste da Ucrânia, cerca de 18% da vizinha Donetsk estão fora do domínio russo, segundo declarou o porta‑voz do Kremlin, Dmitri Peskov, em 12 de abril.
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[2026-04-18 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: EU and NATO officials fear that European armies would be unable to conduct a major military operation – such as a hypothetical war with Russia that Brussels continues to claim could be imminent – without a secure supply of fossil fuels. EU lawmakers and NATO officials met this week to assess how reliance on oil affects military readiness, according to Euractiv.
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[2026-04-17 23:13 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The Pentagon’s top policy official is warning that future military support for Ukraine cannot depend on the United States, sharpening pressure on European allies to take the lead.
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[2026-04-17 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Influencer Viktoria Bonya’s 20-million-view video sparked official response and action from Moscow
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[2026-04-17 22:47 UTC+10:00] [Russian] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Influencer Viktoria Bonya’s 20-million-view video sparked official response and action from Moscow
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[2026-04-17 22:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Hungary’s newly elected leader, Peter Magyar, stormed to power last weekend after campaigning to, among other things, take a step back from Russia.
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[2026-04-17 22:19 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Dissent cannot take hold in soil rendered barren by emigration and embargo. Political opposition needs academic and cultural exchange if it is to prosper
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[2026-04-17 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Aluminum prices on the London Metal Exchange are climbing into the end of the week, reaching $3,621 a ton and approaching the peak seen during Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The problem now is that the aluminum market has been thrust into a serious supply shock amid the U.S.-Iran conflict in the Middle East, one that is unlikely to be reversed in the near term.
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[2026-04-17 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: NATO member Estonia has no doubt that the United States would help defend it if Russia attacks, its defense minister told Reuters, while warning that Europe is not ready to stand up to Moscow on its own.
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[2026-04-17 19:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Former Bulgarian President Rumen Radev delivers a speech at the closing rally of his campaign, in Sofia, Thursday, April 16, 2026, as Bulgaria heads into an early parliamentary election. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)
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[2026-04-17 17:33 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine War] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-17 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Russia and Ukraine have continued trading blows on key oil and energy sites, with the latest being a drone attack targeting Russia's Tuapse Oil refinery, which unleashed a fire so large it can be picked up by satellites in space.
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[2026-04-17 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: What’s the line in the sand for Albanese to rethink the multibillion-dollar Aukus agreement? Why won’t the government implement sanctions on the US and Israel – similar to those imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine? And should the Senate expand to better represent the needs of a growing population, such as in the ACT?
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[2026-04-17 09:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: We live in hugely volatile times. In Ukraine, Europe is entering the fifth year of the worst conflict this continent has seen since World War Two, petrol prices are rising, and the global economy is under strain because of knock-on effects of the Iran war. Relations with the UK's former best friend, the United States are worsening.
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[2026-04-17 09:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: It’s now been over four years since Vladimir Putin launched the attack he expected to conquer Ukraine in a week — and unexpectedly created a high-tech military juggernaut that continues to humiliate him.
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[2026-04-17 06:28 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-17 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The FBI plans to question roughly a half-dozen witnesses in its criminal inquiry into ex-CIA Director John Brennan over a US intelligence assessment that found Russia interfered in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump, said two people familiar with the investigation.
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[2026-04-17 03:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russian influencers and public figures have issued a series of rare appeals to President Vladimir Putin, saying many Russians are afraid to speak up about problems they face and criticizing what they called “an intention to bring us back to the U.S.S.R.”
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[2026-04-17 02:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US is made safer through its friends and allies in Nato – a situation that does not benefit countries such as Russia and China, said former alliance head Jens Stoltenberg.
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[2026-04-17 02:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Hello and welcome to Regions Calling, your guide to news beyond the Russian capital from The Moscow Times.
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[2026-04-17 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A little-known Russian YouTuber has gone viral after calling on IT workers to resist government orders to block virtual private networks, or VPNs, as major domestic websites begin restricting access to the censorship-circumvention tools.
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