Topic: Ukraine/Russia — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-03-31 18:40 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-31 18:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Press Office, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, centre right, and Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha walk at a railway station in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Press Office via AP)
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[2026-03-31 18:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama warned Tuesday that violence only results in more conflict, urging peace as conflict rages in the Middle East and Ukraine.
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[2026-03-31 17:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea sought to persuade Russia to scrap its treaty with North Korea in the mid-1990s, declassified documents showed Tuesday, drawing a contrast to the countries' current relations as Moscow closely aligns with Pyongyang.
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[2026-03-31 15:44 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: As Australia braces for fuel shortages and the world confronts the economic fallout from the US-Israeli war on Iran that could trigger a global recession, one country is reaping the spoils: Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
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[2026-03-31 15:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman and the head of the United Russia party Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Chairman of Mongolian People’s Party and Chairman of the State Great Khural Nyam-Osoryn Uchral pose for a photo during their meeting at the Gorki state residence outside Moscow, on Feb. 10, 2026. (Ekaterina Shtukina, Sputnik Pool Photo via AP, File)
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[2026-03-31 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Viktor Orbán] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In Hungary, the Iran war is exposing tensions. Voters may decide on 12 April that the prime minister’s geopolitical contortions are a liability
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[2026-03-31 14:56 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine War] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-31 13:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A sign announcing ‘Diesel fuel has run out’ is displayed on a gas staton, in Prajuab Kirikhan, Thailand, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Grant Peck, file)
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[2026-03-31 12:32 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President says he is open to scaling back strikes on oil and wider energy industry if Moscow reciprocates. What we know on day 1,496
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[2026-03-31 08:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Kazem Jalali, Iran’s ambassador to Russia, has said that as of now Iran “doesn’t need any negotiations,” but remains a “rational player” that is “not looking for war.” Speaking on RT’s ‘Sanchez Effect’, he said that Tehran has “never denied peace talks,” but insisted there must be “proper conditions” before any dialogue can begin.
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[2026-03-31 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV — Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday rejected reports that the government may suspend the payment of salaries for soldiers and state workers because of a blocked European Union loan.
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[2026-03-31 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: For Buddhapriya Ramanayake , the journey to Russia was not merely a passage across continents but it was a crossing into possibility where ambition is heavier than their luggage.
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[2026-03-31 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Matthieu Buge, who has worked on Russia for the magazine l’Histoire, the Russian film magazine Séance, and as a columnist for Le Courrier de Russie. He is the author of the book Le Cauchemar russe (‘The Russian Nightmare’)
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[2026-03-31 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko will arrive in Sri Lanka today (31) for two-day official visit.
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[2026-03-31 06:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV — Ukraine on Monday signed a 10-year defence agreement with Bulgaria, a major arms manufacturer, covering production of drones and other weapons, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced.
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[2026-03-31 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The tankers passing through Hormuz carry more than oil. They reflect how the Iran/China relationship is shaped by necessity, maintained through adaptation, and now tested under strain. (Reuters: Tingshu Wang)
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[2026-03-31 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Central African Republic President Faustin Archange Touadera attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)
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[2026-03-31 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Serbian counterpart, Aleksandar Vucic, discussed energy security amid the ongoing Iran and Ukraine conflicts in a phone call on Monday, according to the Kremlin.
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[2026-03-31 03:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Russian school teams have topped recent global contests in artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, and one of the people behind the effort says the formula blends strong math, early training, and disciplined preparation. Ekaterina Protsko – a member of the councils of international Olympiads in AI and cybersecurity, and head of admissions and the Olympiad track at Russia’s Central University – outlined how the pipeline works.
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[2026-03-31 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A French court Monday issued an arrest warrant and a one-year jail sentence against the Chinese captain of a suspected Russian "shadow fleet" tanker over failing to comply with orders to stop his ship.
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[2026-03-31 02:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: One of two sailboats carrying humanitarian aid organized by activists with an international organization that departed from Mexico arrives in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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[2026-03-31 01:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: South Korea has purchased Russian naphtha for the first time in four years as disruptions linked to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz force refiners to seek alternative supplies.
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[2026-03-31 00:27 UTC+10:00] [Design] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As one in six children worldwide is affected by war, a UK charity is providing children in refugee communities from Ukraine to Ethiopia with flatpack timber climbing frames
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[2026-03-30 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Monday that it would expel a British diplomat after he was accused of being an undercover spy and engaging in economic espionage.
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[2026-03-30 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday proposed an Eastern ceasefire with Russia, while also calling for a mutual halt on strikes against energy infrastructure to help relieve pressure building in oil and gas markets.
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[2026-03-30 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has ordered a British diplomat to leave the country within two weeks over allegations of economic espionage, which the United Kingdom rejected as “unacceptable” amid tensions over Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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[2026-03-30 22:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A student soldier of the Yatagan School for Unmanned Aerial Systems launches a training target drone during drills in the Kyiv region, Ukraine, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
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[2026-03-30 21:58 UTC+10:00] [Kremlin] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Cuba became dependent on the Soviet Union for oil after its communist revolution in 1959
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[2026-03-30 21:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Gente disfrutando del buen tiempo en el parque de Zaryadye en Moscú, el martes 24 de marzo de 2026, con la torre Spasskaya del Kremlin y la catedral de San Basilio al fondo. (AP Foto/Pavel Bednyakov)
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[2026-03-30 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People enjoy warm weather as they sit at Zaryadye park in Moscow, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, backdropped by the Spasskaya tower of the Kremlin and St. Basil’s Cathedral. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
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[2026-03-30 20:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LG Chem, South Korea's leading chemical company, has secured 27,000 tons of naphtha from Russia amid a potential supply shortage caused by the war in the Middle East, the industry ministry and business circles said Monday.
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[2026-03-30 17:41 UTC+10:00] [COMMENTARY] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: War is always a gamble. That is true even when leaders call it something else, like “special military operation” (Russian President Vladimir Putin’s evasive name for his full-scale invasion of Ukraine) or “excursion” (U.S. President Donald Trump’s preferred term for his attack on Iran).
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[2026-03-30 17:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump said he has "no problem" with a Russian crude tanker delivering fuel to Cuba, appearing to reverse course over his administration's oil blockade as the island grapples with a deepening energy crisis.
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[2026-03-30 16:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-03-30 15:24 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-30 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: HAVANA, Cuba — US President Donald Trump said Sunday that Moscow could send oil to Cuba despite Washington's de facto fuel blockade, as a Russian tanker was expected to deliver some much-needed crude to the crisis-hit island.
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[2026-03-30 12:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El primer ministro de Mongolia Gombojavyn Zandanshatar durante un encuentro con el presidente ruso Vladímir Putin en el marco del Foro Económico del Este, el 4 de septiembre de 2025, en Vladivostok, Rusia. (Vladimir Smirnov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo vía AP, Archivo)
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[2026-03-30 12:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ABOARD AIRFORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday night said he has “no problem” with a Russian oil tanker off the coast of Cuba delivering relief to the island, which has been brought to its knees by a U.S. oil blockade.
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[2026-03-30 11:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Cuba is set to receive a humanitarian oil shipment from Russia as early as this week, following months of a US blockade that has led to severe fuel shortages and recurring power cuts across the island, the New York Times has reported.
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[2026-03-30 11:17 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Rheinmetall CEO’s dismissive comments draw pointed reaction from Ukrainian prime minister and adviser to Volodymyr Zelenskyy. What we know on day 1,496
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[2026-03-30 07:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: While the rationale for US President Donald Trump’s Iran war is difficult to decipher, its main beneficiary is far easier to identify: Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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[2026-03-30 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claims that both his father and presidential uncle would have approached the wars in Iran and Ukraine the same way as President Trump — who is an “empath’’ with an “encyclopedic’’ brain.
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[2026-03-30 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: India has begun settling payments for crude oil imports from Russia using non-dollar currencies, reflecting shifting geopolitical dynamics and adjustments to evolving policies from the United States, according to market reports.
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[2026-03-30 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organiser, MP Namal Rajapaksa stated that Sri Lanka could have secured a more favourable response from Russia on oil procurement earlier if the President had attended the BRICS Summit.
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[2026-03-30 06:33 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: March 30, 2026 06:33 | News
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[2026-03-30 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Qatar and Ukraine have signed a defence agreement seeking joint expertise on countering threats from missiles and drones, according to Qatar’s Ministry of Defence, as Iran continues attacking its Gulf neighbours.
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[2026-03-30 05:54 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-30 02:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Shop now
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