Topic: Ukraine/Russia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-19 17:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Following the military-led ouster of its previous government in October last year, Madagascar’s leadership is strengthening cooperation with Russia.
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[2026-03-19 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a statement during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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[2026-03-19 16:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Valentin Belischii, 73 years-old, pauses on a bench before climbing the stairs to his fourth floor apartment with a container of water he bought in Balti, Moldova, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurel Obreja)
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[2026-03-19 16:00 UTC+10:00] [European Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Hungarian PM shows no sign of backing down while Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges EU to resolve dispute
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[2026-03-19 14:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- US actor Sean Penn, who skipped Sunday's Oscars ceremony to visit Ukraine, has been gifted a symbolic version of the famous statuette made from the damaged metal of a train carriage hit in a Russian strike.
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[2026-03-19 13:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has urged the EU to rebuild mutually beneficial relations with Russia once the Ukraine conflict is over.
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[2026-03-19 13:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A powerful software exploit capable of penetrating and stealing information from potentially hundreds of millions of Apple iPhones was planted on dozens of websites in Ukraine in recent weeks, researchers said Wednesday.
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[2026-03-19 12:10 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Kyiv hits Russian plants producing and repairing military transport planes; former pro-Kremlin operator abruptly calls for Vladimir Putin to step aside. What we know on day 1,485
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[2026-03-19 11:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a message of condolences to Iran’s Supreme Leader following the killing of senior Iranian official Ali Larijani, according to state media.
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[2026-03-19 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The exercises send a message that Tokyo should avoid antagonising Moscow or risk ‘repercussions’, observers say
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[2026-03-19 10:15 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Visiting Harbin during its Ice and Snow Festival adds a range of winter fun on top of delicious food, Russian architecture and bathhouses
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[2026-03-19 07:53 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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[2026-03-19 07:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a joint debate on the European Council and the situation in the Middle East, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Pascal Bastien)
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[2026-03-19 07:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Iran has been pursuing damaging intelligence against the US from Iran and China to undermine Operation Epic Fury attacks, CIA Director John Ratcliffe confirmed Wednesday.
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[2026-03-19 05:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
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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[2026-03-19 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia has dispatched two tankers carrying oil and gas to Cuba as the island grapples with a deepening energy crisis exacerbated by a U.S. oil blockade, the Financial Times reported Wednesday.
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[2026-03-19 03:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A Polish court on Wednesday ruled in favor of extraditing a Russian archaeologist who is wanted in Ukraine for conducting excavations on occupied territory.
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[2026-03-19 02:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testified in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee Wednesday as senators examined global threats from China, Russia, Iran, transnational criminal organizations, and global instability.
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[2026-03-19 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A Kremlin loyalist known for going after Russia’s opposition has abruptly broken ranks, publicly denouncing President Vladimir Putin in a scathing manifesto that has left both supporters and critics struggling to find an explanation for the shift.
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[2026-03-19 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A Kremlin loyalist known for going after Russia’s opposition has abruptly broken ranks, publicly denouncing President Vladimir Putin in a scathing manifesto that has left both supporters and critics struggling to find an explanation for the shift.
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[2026-03-19 02:33 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The bloc’s foremost troublemaker could lose April’s election, but the headaches he’s caused will not necessarily disappear with him
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[2026-03-19 01:35 UTC+10:00] [Brussels] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Putin ally Viktor Orban has been blocking the loan, in part because of a closed pipeline supplying his country with Russian oil in Ukraine
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[2026-03-19 01:30 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: If Europe is sucked into this illegal conflict with Iran, public support for rearmament could collapse – and only Putin will benefit
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[2026-03-19 00:39 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ilya Remeslo sends Telegram post titled ‘Five reasons why I stopped supporting Vladimir Putin’ to his 90,000 followers
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[2026-03-19 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Poland is set to extradite a Russian archaeologist accused of carrying out illegal excavations in occupied Crimea to Ukraine, deepening tensions over a case that has raised questions about cultural preservation amid the war in Ukraine now in its fifth year.
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[2026-03-18 23:22 UTC+10:00] [Anxun Information Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PLA delegation will travel to Brussels next week, where the Ukraine war remains a major barrier to better relations with Beijing
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[2026-03-18 22:10 UTC+10:00] [Sean Penn] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The actor skipped Academy Awards ceremony to travel to Ukraine, where he was presented with alternative prize
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[2026-03-18 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russia says it is considering redirecting its remaining energy supplies away from Europe as markets reel from the Israeli-US war on Iran.
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[2026-03-18 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Bank of England] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: We’ve been here before with Covid and Ukraine. Making borrowing more expensive won’t work – only price controls, caps and public ownership can do that
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[2026-03-18 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Starmer is in zugzwang. Mandelson arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office
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[2026-03-18 20:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom and the UN nuclear watchdog said Wednesday that a projectile struck the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in Iran, marking the first such incident since the start of U.S.-Israeli attacks.
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[2026-03-18 20:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom and the UN nuclear watchdog said Wednesday that a projectile struck the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in Iran, marking the first such incident since the start of U.S.-Israeli attacks.
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[2026-03-18 20:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US sent Ukraine $26 billion in aid without adequate oversight of how the funds would be used, a government auditor has told lawmakers.
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[2026-03-18 19:15 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: South Korea and Taiwan face the highest risk as they source most of their helium from Qatar, while Japan is seen as relatively stable, Fitch says
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[2026-03-18 16:36 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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[2026-03-18 13:36 UTC+10:00] [Banksy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: British street artist’s ‘real’ name reported after an investigation stretching from Ukraine to New York and London. Kelly Burke explains all to Nick Miller
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[2026-03-18 13:08 UTC+10:00] [Anthony Albanese] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Australian prime minister says US–Israeli war on Iran has shifted the international reality, likening current economic shock to Covid pandemic and Ukraine invasion
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[2026-03-18 12:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: More than 200 Ukrainian military experts are in the Gulf region and wider Middle East helping governments in their defence against Iran’s drone attacks, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.
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[2026-03-18 12:56 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Zelenskyy warns British MPs of drone technology advances and future attacks; UK readies for court battle with Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. What we know on day 1,484
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[2026-03-18 12:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LONDON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called Russia and Iran “brothers in hatred” Tuesday as he sought support from UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at a time when the Iran war has robbed momentum from US-brokered talks to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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[2026-03-18 08:43 UTC+10:00] [London] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Putin can’t be the one who benefits from the conflict in Iran,’ said Starmer during a meeting with Ukraine’s president in London
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[2026-03-18 08:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Ukraine has agreed to an EU inspection of the Druzhba oil pipeline on its territory, in a last‑minute attempt to ease a dispute with Hungary that has blocked a €90 billion ($105 billion) EU loan package.
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[2026-03-18 06:59 UTC+10:00] [Roman Abramovich] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Russian billionaire accused of missing ‘last chance’ to release money to help victims of Ukraine war
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[2026-03-18 06:38 UTC+10:00] [Volodymyr Zelenskyy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ukraine’s president says mass attacks on civilians are no longer the preserve of a ‘madman like Putin’
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[2026-03-18 05:58 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ella Baron on Vladimir Putin and the benefits to Russia of war in Iran – cartoon
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[2026-03-18 04:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London to sign a new defence pact as the unfolding US-Israeli war on Iran threatened to divert international attention away from Russia’s attacks on Ukraine.
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[2026-03-18 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought support Tuesday from U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, at a time when the Iran war has revived Russia’s ailing economy through increased oil revenue, robbed US-brokered talks to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine of momentum — and could soon limit Kyiv’s access to vital Western air defense systems that are needed in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-18 03:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The war in Iran, and especially the quick decapitation of the country’s leadership structure, has been a swift, remarkable display of American power and Israeli determination. But there is one other fact it has proven: an alliance with Moscow counts for little when a regime faces its greatest threat.
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[2026-03-18 03:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s Interior Ministry has issued an arrest warrant for Ivan Kolpakov, the editor-in-chief of the exiled news outlet Meduza.
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[2026-03-18 02:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday that the bloc will help repair a damaged pipeline that pumps Russian oil through Ukraine to Hungary, coming after tensions between Hungary and Ukraine escalated over delays in restoring flows.
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