Topic: Ukraine/Russia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-02 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan greet each other during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov, Pool)
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[2026-04-02 06:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump plans to lambast Nato in his address at the White House on Wednesday night local time, in the latest sign that the US-Israeli war on Iran is causing fissures in the West's premier alliance.
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[2026-04-02 04:42 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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[2026-04-02 03:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYI — Russian fired hundreds of drones at Ukraine overnight and during the day on Wednesday, killing at least five people and destroying a postal terminal, Ukrainian officials said.
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[2026-04-02 03:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By RT newsroom, a team of multi-lingual journalists with over a decade of experience in Russian and international reporting, delivering original research and insights often missing from mainstream coverage
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[2026-04-02 03:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By RT newsroom, a team of multi-lingual journalists with over a decade of experience in Russian and international reporting, delivering original research and insights often missing from mainstream coverage
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[2026-04-02 02:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russia says it will continue to provide assistance to Cuba, a day after a Russian-flagged tanker provided the island nation with its first shipment of crude oil in three months.
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[2026-04-02 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-02 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this image made from video provided by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, Russian soldiers prepare to fire a grenade launcher towards Ukrainian positions on an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
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[2026-04-02 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russia’s Ministry of Defence says its forces have taken full control of the Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine, suggesting they have wrested control of an area that had remained beyond their grasp since the beginning of their 2022 invasion.
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[2026-04-02 00:29 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenKathmandu, NepalNepalese people of the Tamang community visit the Boudhanath Stupa to observe the Temal festival. Thousands of devotees from across the country gathered at the Unesco world heritage site to pay homage to departed loved onesPhotograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPAShareView image in fullscreenBataan province, PhilippinesChildren play along the shore as the Panamanian-flagged Tiger Wings, left, carrying crude oil from Russia, is moored off the Petron oil refinery in LimayPhotograph: Ezra Acayan/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenBeirut, Lebanon A ball
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[2026-04-01 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The United States has lifted sanctions on three Russian cargo vessels, including two container ships operated by FESCO, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-01 23:30 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Resistance to a war started without European consent makes clear the alliance’s limits. The US can’t count on Nato support for a war in Asia
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[2026-04-01 22:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday that its forces have established full control over eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk region, marking the third time that Russia has made such a claim since launching its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
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[2026-04-01 21:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russians on Wednesday lost the ability to top up their Apple ID accounts using mobile phone billing following reports that authorities in Moscow are trying to pressure the U.S. tech company to return Russian apps to its online store.
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[2026-04-01 20:46 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With most eyes still on the Middle East, and growing US frustrations with European Nato allies' over their decisions to deny the use of their bases for offensive operations in Iran, there is often much less focus on Ukraine.
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[2026-04-01 19:24 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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[2026-04-01 16:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian military plane crashed in annexed Crimea, killing six crew and 23 passengers on board, Russian news agencies reported in the early hours of Wednesday, citing the country’s Defense Ministry.
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[2026-04-01 13:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MOSCOW, Russia — A Russian Antonov-26 military plane crashed while flying over the Crimean peninsula, killing 29 people, the TASS news agency reported Wednesday, quoting Russia's defence ministry.
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[2026-04-01 12:18 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Kyiv urges inquiry after leaked calls appeared to capture Hungarian foreign minister telling Moscow he would try to amend EU sanctions to its liking. What we know on day 1,498
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[2026-04-01 11:44 UTC+10:00] [Crimea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Technical problems were believed to have caused the crash, a report said, citing an initial assessment
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[2026-04-01 10:09 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Defence ministry says contact was lost with the An-26 military transport aircraft whilst it was on a scheduled flight over the Crimean Peninsula
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[2026-04-01 07:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he will ask US mediators to relay his offer of an Easter truce to Russia, halting attacks on the country’s energy facilities, amid an ongoing deadlock in peace talks.
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[2026-04-01 07:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Ukraine’s delay of an EU inspection of the Druzhba oil pipeline for nearly two weeks is “not smart,” unnamed diplomatic sources have told Euractiv. Kiev had earlier agreed to allow the bloc’s experts to check the conduits for alleged damage.
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[2026-04-01 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday (31) for a two-day official visit. Ports and Civil Aviation Deputy Minister Janitha Ruwan Kodituwakku, received him at the Katunayake Airport. Rudenko is expected to take part in the eleventh round of bilateral political consultations between Sri Lanka and Russia.
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[2026-04-01 06:03 UTC+10:00] [Hungary] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: ‘Sinister’ leaked audio appeared to capture Péter Szijjártó telling Moscow he would try to amend EU sanctions list to its liking
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[2026-04-01 05:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Welcome to RT’s live coverage of the US‑Israeli war on Iran and the wider chaos across the Middle East and beyond that the unprovoked attack has caused.
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[2026-04-01 04:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday blasted Hungary for "pleasing" Moscow as Budapest's veto over the EU's lifeline package delays the war-torn country's recovery and preparation for the next winter.
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[2026-04-01 03:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Moscow will not supply oil to countries backing an “anti-market” price cap scheme, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko has said, as demand for crude rises amid the Middle East conflict.
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[2026-04-01 03:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Finnish authorities are investigating a crashed unmanned aircraft spotted on a frozen lake near Russia, the Border Guard told AFP on Tuesday, two days after stray drones crashed in southern Finland.
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[2026-04-01 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Farmers from five Russian regions were in Moscow on Tuesday to demand that President Vladimir Putin halt the mass culling of livestock ordered by authorities.
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[2026-04-01 02:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Authorities in the Ryazan region have ordered businesses to nominate a minimum number of employees for contract military service, marking the latest iteration of government efforts to maintain a steady flow of troops to the front line in eastern Ukraine.
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[2026-04-01 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The leaked phone conversation between Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov was insignificant, the EU nation's top diplomat has said.
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[2026-04-01 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The leaked phone conversation between Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov was insignificant, the EU nation's top diplomat has said.
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[2026-04-01 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: An Iranian strike that reportedly destroyed a depot of Ukrainian anti-drone systems in Dubai served as a “slap in the face” to Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky, a Middle East expert has told RT.
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[2026-04-01 01:02 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ukraine says Russian spy satellite had photographed base before strike, as Moscow accused of helping Tehran
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[2026-04-01 00:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Russia has found itself in the curious position of benefiting from the turmoil hitting its Middle East partner and ally, Iran.
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[2026-03-31 23:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The Kremlin on Tuesday dismissed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s call for an Easter ceasefire, claiming his proposal was vague and fell short of reaching a lasting peace.
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[2026-03-31 23:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Russian-flagged oil tanker Anatoly Kolodki, right, approaches Matanzas, Cuba, Tuesday, March 31, 2026.. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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[2026-03-31 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Violent crime committed by active-duty Russian servicemen has surged since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Poland-based news outlet Vot Tak reported, with murders, sexual assaults and robberies rising far faster than the military’s expansion.
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[2026-03-31 22:54 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Telegram is increasingly blocked and mobile internet users face blackouts in effort likened to Iranian shutdowns
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[2026-03-31 22:35 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.
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[2026-03-31 21:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukrainian drones have struck Russia’s Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga for the fifth time in 10 days, as Kyiv continues to step up attacks on Russia’s oil export infrastructure.
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[2026-03-31 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s Digital Development Minister Maksut Shadayev said Monday that the government will begin cracking down on the use of virtual private networks, or VPNs, a common tool that Russians have increasingly turned to in recent years to get around internet surveillance and censorship.
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[2026-03-31 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s Digital Development Minister Maksut Shadayev said Monday that the government will begin cracking down on the use of virtual private networks, or VPNs, a common tool that Russians have increasingly turned to in recent years to get around internet surveillance and censorship.
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[2026-03-31 21:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russian president Vladimir Putin and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi discussed the war in the Middle East by phone on Tuesday, Russia's Tass state news agency reported.
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[2026-03-31 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A damaged window and facade is seen after an unknown perpetrator threw several Molotov cocktails at a Russian center in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
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[2026-03-31 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Classical music] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The 19th composer John Field was the first to name his gentle and delicate piano pieces ‘nocturnes’. The word – and the genre of ‘sleep music’ – it presaged, is ubiquitous today
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[2026-03-31 19:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Ukrainian drones have attacked and damaged infrastructure at the Baltic sea port of Ust-Luga in northwestern Russia for at least the fourth time in a week, the local governor said Tuesday morning.
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[2026-03-31 19:01 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Delegation marks four years since liberation of town as EU focus returns to Ukraine amid Iran war fallout
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