Topic: Ukraine/Russia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-15 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Ukraine said Russian forces struck Sloviansk early on 15 April, dropping a FAB-1500 guided aerial bomb on the city centre at around 05:00 local time. The strike destroyed a children’s sports facility and an office building, and damaged at least 39 apartment blocks and 15 vehicles, local authorities in Donetsk region said.
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[2026-04-15 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a new law criminalizing antisemitism and making it punishable by up to eight years in prison.
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[2026-04-15 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From Ukraine to Gaza and the Middle East, the lesson of history is that ceasefires rarely hold
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[2026-04-15 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Thucydides Trap] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From Ukraine to Gaza and the Middle East, the lesson of history is that ceasefires rarely hold
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[2026-04-15 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Ukrainian military captured a Russian position using only ground robots and aerial drones — completely unassisted by any infantry, for the first time in the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced.
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[2026-04-15 21:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s FSB security service and Investigative Committee on Wednesday announced the arrest of several people they say were involved in a large-scale tax-evasion operation that utilized thousands of shell companies to generate more than 1 trillion rubles ($13.2 billion) in fraudulent deductions.
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[2026-04-15 21:02 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: Climate action blockers including Saudi Arabia, Russia and major fossil fuel firms set to make extra $234bn by end of 2026
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[2026-04-15 20:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cars damaged by Russia’s drone attack are seen in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)
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[2026-04-15 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Russia has offered to help China with any potential energy shortfall, as the war in the Middle East heightens geopolitical divisions and threatens global commodity supplies.
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[2026-04-15 19:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Larysa Schewandina não vê o marido, Oleh Schewandin, há onze anos. Em maio de 2015, o atleta e presidente de uma federação de artes marciais foi sequestrado em sua cidade natal, Debaltseve, no leste da Ucrânia. Na época, a cidade já fazia parte da "República Popular" de Donetsk, proclamada um ano antes por separatistas pró-russos apoiados pelo Kremlin.
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[2026-04-15 19:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In Beijing, Chinese president tells Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov ‘both sides should maintain strategic resolve’
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[2026-04-15 19:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In Beijing, Chinese president tells Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov ‘both sides should maintain strategic resolve’
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[2026-04-15 18:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ukraine has requested urgent clarification from Israel following reports that a vessel allegedly linked to Russia’s “shadow fleet” docked at the Port of Haifa carrying grain originating from Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia, according to Ukrainian officials and Israeli reports.
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[2026-04-15 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Andrew Korybko,
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[2026-04-15 17:25 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-04-15 16:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and pressed for “closer and stronger strategic coordination” between Beijing and Moscow, according to state media.
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[2026-04-15 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The UK is providing 120,000 drones to Ukraine in what the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said is the largest delivery of its kind.
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[2026-04-15 15:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that the stability and certainty of China-Russia relations are particularly “precious” in the face of an international landscape intertwined with change and chaos.
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[2026-04-15 15:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's economy has entered a recovery phase thanks to closer relations with Russia and China, overcoming a period of recession, the unification ministry in Seoul said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-15 15:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de China, Xi Jinping, durante una reunión con el ministro ruso de Exteriores, Serguéi Lavrov, en el Gran Salón del Pueblo en Beijing, China, el miércoles 15 de abril de 2026. (Iori Sagisawa/Pool Foto via AP)
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[2026-04-15 14:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: China’s President Xi Jinping holds a talk with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (Iori Sagisawa/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-04-15 14:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow could help offset energy shortages in China as the US blockade on Iranian ports disrupts supply.
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[2026-04-15 12:04 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ousted Viktor Orbán had previously blocked releasing funds; Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Iran war means US ‘has no time for Ukraine’. What we know on day 1,512
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[2026-04-15 10:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The largest umbrella labor unions of North Korea and Russia held talks in Pyongyang and signed an agreement to boost cooperation, the North's state media said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-15 10:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- The largest umbrella labor unions of North Korea and Russia held talks in Pyongyang and signed an agreement to boost cooperation, the North's state media said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-15 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: VOA Africa
Snippet: No live streaming currently available
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[2026-04-15 08:28 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-15 07:27 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: US-led talks to end Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II have stalled since the Iran war erupted on 28 February. Source: AAP / Ebrahim Noroozi/AP
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[2026-04-15 07:24 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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[2026-04-15 07:24 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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[2026-04-15 05:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese readout warns of rising turmoil in veiled swipe at Washington and Trump as Beijing strengthens ties with Moscow
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[2026-04-15 05:59 UTC+10:00] [Middle East war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese readout warns of rising turmoil in veiled swipe at Washington and Trump as Beijing strengthens ties with Moscow
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[2026-04-15 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Berlin and Kiev will coordinate efforts to return military-age Ukrainian men residing in Germany to their home country, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has announced following a meeting with Vladimir Zelensky.
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[2026-04-15 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Berlin and Kiev will coordinate efforts to return military-age Ukrainian men residing in Germany to their home country, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has announced following a meeting with Vladimir Zelensky.
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[2026-04-15 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BERLIN, Germany — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that US peace negotiators "have no time for Ukraine" because of the war in Iran, in an interview on German television on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-15 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in China on Tuesday for a two-day official visit, where he held extended talks with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi.
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[2026-04-15 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in China on Tuesday for a two-day official visit, where he held extended talks with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi.
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[2026-04-15 02:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukraine and Germany have agreed a strategic defence partnership that will include cooperation in drone production and a boost for Kyiv’s air defences.
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[2026-04-15 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Kyiv’s forces had, for the first time, captured a Russian position using drones and unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) only.
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[2026-04-15 01:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The “global majority” must resist US and EU attempts to use observers to interfere in elections around the world, Russia Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has urged.
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[2026-04-15 01:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The “global majority” must resist US and EU attempts to use observers to interfere in elections around the world, Russia Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has urged.
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[2026-04-15 01:53 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BERLIN — Ukraine urgently needs more air defenses but fears surging global demand for interceptors — driven by the Iran war and European rearmament — will leave it short.
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[2026-04-15 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: WARSAW – Polish parliament member Konrad Berkowicz displayed the Nazi swastika on Tuesday at the Sejm (“parliament”). He claimed Israel is responsible for a death rate of Gaza children “greater by the dozens” than the death rate of children in Ukraine during the ongoing Russian invasion.
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[2026-04-15 01:40 UTC+10:00] [Der Podcast] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Gordon Repinski und das POLITICO-Team nehmen Euch mit durch die Hauptstadt - kurz, präzise, hintergründig. Montags bis freitags ab 5 Uhr.
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[2026-04-15 01:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s State Duma on Tuesday passed a bill exempting small businesses in the food and dining sectors from value-added tax until the end of 2026.
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[2026-04-14 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The Russian government has restricted helium exports until the end of 2027 after the war in Iran sparked a global shortage of the rare gas, which is used in everything from semiconductor production and medical imaging to rocket fuels and welding.
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[2026-04-14 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The Russian government has introduced export controls on Helium until the end of 2027 after the war in Iran sparked a global shortage of the rare gas, which is used in everything from semiconductor production and medical imaging to rocket fuels and welding.
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[2026-04-14 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: On April 13, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that his country’s unmanned defense systems, including robotic ground platforms, had achieved new successes. “The future is already on the front line – and Ukraine is building it. These are our ground robotic systems. For the first time in the history of this war, an enemy position was taken exclusively by unmanned platforms – ground systems and drones.
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[2026-04-14 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Audiences often have one standard idea of the realities of the Russia-Ukraine War on either side of the home front. In early 2022, pictures and videos of embattled Ukrainians at funerals or sleeping in subway stations made international headlines.
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[2026-04-14 23:01 UTC+10:00] [Drones] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BERLIN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that the damaged Druzhba oil pipeline would be operational by the end of April, but there's a trade-off.
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