Topic: Ukraine/Russia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-18 20:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukraine has launched a barrage of drones on Moscow and other regions as Russia opened polls for its first parliamentary elections since the start of the war.
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[2026-09-18 19:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The Amstor shopping mall, on the city’s right bank, was struck by Russian drones late on Thursday, 17 September. Emergency service footage showed firefighters battling flames across the complex, which Ukraine's State Emergency Service later described as “practically destroyed”. Rescue operations were completed on Friday morning. Fire crews had to repeatedly take shelter because of the risk of further Russian attacks before returning to the site and eventually extinguishing the blaze.
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[2026-09-18 19:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Russia has begun a three-day parliamentary election to fill all 450 seats in the State Duma, with about 111 million people eligible to vote. Polling stations opened first in Kamchatka, Chukotka, Magadan and other eastern regions, where local officials urged residents to turn out. The Kremlin is closely watching participation, with Vladimir Putin presenting high turnout as a sign of national unity and support for the war in Ukraine.
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[2026-09-18 19:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Nestlé said Friday that it was weighing all options to protect its rights after the Kremlin decided to take control of the Swiss food maker's Russian business, the latest move against a Western company since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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[2026-09-18 19:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The Kremlin said on Friday that hostile actions by "unfriendly" countries played a role in its decision to take control of the Russian assets of Swiss food giant Nestlé and French retailer Auchan.
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[2026-09-18 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s return to international sports competition was already well underway long before the International Olympic Committee (IOC) provisionally lifted its ban on the Russian and Belarusian Olympic Committees this July.
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[2026-09-18 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The “Russophobic” new sanctions bill empowering US President Donald Trump to impose steep tariffs on buyers of Russian energy will lead to ever-higher prices at the pumps for Americans, the Russian Embassy in Washington has warned.
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[2026-09-18 19:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Europe is moving dangerously close to a direct clash between NATO and Russia, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has warned, accusing the West of seeking a “pretext” for a major conflict between the two sides.
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[2026-09-18 19:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Europe is moving dangerously close to a direct clash between NATO and Russia, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has warned, accusing the West of seeking a “pretext” for a major conflict between the two sides.
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[2026-09-18 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack,
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[2026-09-18 18:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Ukrainian drone strikes disrupted the work of election workers at polling stations in southern Russia and parts of occupied Ukraine, Russian authorities said Friday, the first day of a three-day voting period for parliamentary and regional races.
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[2026-09-18 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Research shows tens of millions of people are being forced to use platform that amounts to ‘backdoor’ on their device
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[2026-09-18 15:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Kremlin’s United Russia party set to maintain a tight grip on the Duma alongside a handful of Putin-aligned groups
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[2026-09-18 15:45 UTC+10:00] [Moscow] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Kremlin’s United Russia party set to maintain a tight grip on the Duma alongside a handful of Putin-aligned groups
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[2026-09-18 15:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russians head to the polls from Friday to Sunday to elect members of the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament, in the first parliamentary election to be held since the country launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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[2026-09-18 14:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-18 13:28 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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[2026-09-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine War] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
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[2026-09-18 11:47 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Donald Tusk says Moscow will not enter peace talks without Ukraine’s ‘total capitulation’ and will try to inflict a ‘tragically critical’ winter. What we know on day 1,668
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[2026-09-18 08:17 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: UNITED NATIONS – Russia and China ended on Thursday a United Nations Security Council mandate for the independent monitoring of international sanctions on Iran, reviving their argument that all U.N. measures on Tehran had been removed under a nuclear deal with world powers.
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[2026-09-18 07:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russia and China have vetoed a United States-backed resolution at the United Nations Security Council that would have authorised UN experts to keep monitoring sanctions on Iran.
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[2026-09-18 06:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-18 05:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The UN flag flies on a stormy day at the United Nations during the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
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[2026-09-18 05:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says that intelligence information suggests Russia plans to launch drone and missile attacks against countries supporting Ukraine.
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[2026-09-18 05:48 UTC+10:00] [Borders] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned Thursday that Russia could launch drone or missile strikes in the coming months against countries supporting Ukraine and play them off as accidents.
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[2026-09-18 05:32 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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[2026-09-18 05:32 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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[2026-09-18 05:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s mission to the UN has thanked Russia and China for opposing what it called a “politically motivated” US draft resolution at the Security Council seeking to reimpose international sanctions on Tehran.
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[2026-09-18 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Lawmakers reacted after the House on Wednesday passed a broad package of sanctions targeting Russian officials and key pillars of its economy as lawmakers look to deprive President Vladimir Putin of the financial resources needed to wage the war against Ukraine.
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[2026-09-18 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Kremlin sources are sounding the alarm over increasing NATO flights observed flying closely to Russia's border, amid dangerously heightened rhetoric over alleged Russian drone incursions in the Baltics and Poland, as well as accusations of a Russian-backed UAV sabotage campaign in Germany and central Europe.
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[2026-09-18 04:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Tusk says there is a "real risk" that Moscow's drones could fall in NATO territory. (Reuters)
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[2026-09-18 03:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution on Thursday that would have extended for another year the mandate of a panel of experts monitoring sanctions imposed on Iran.
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[2026-09-18 02:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin reacts after he was named the first star after an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, April 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
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[2026-09-18 02:46 UTC+10:00] [Cooperation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The global response to the Russia sanctions bill the U.S. Congress approved late Wednesday has been swift and defiant, with Moscow warning it would prolong its war on Ukraine, India vowing to protect its interests, and Beijing pushing back against what it called illegal “long-arm jurisdiction.”
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[2026-09-18 01:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US House of Representatives passed a Russia sanctions bill on Wednesday intended to pressure the Kremlin to end the war in Ukraine.
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[2026-09-18 01:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Marat Kabaev, the father of former Olympic gymnast Alina Kabaeva, has acquired a stake in a major logistics company working on Russian state oil giant Rosneft’s flagship Arctic project, the investigative outlet Sistema reported.
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[2026-09-18 00:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed a new acting prosecutor general, after the predecessor resigned over an anti-corruption investigation.
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[2026-09-18 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: George Thorogood & The Destroyers' 1982 hit "Bad to the Bone" may be best known for soundtracking car commercials and dimly lit games of pool.
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[2026-09-17 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente ruso Vladimir Putin en un centro de investigaciones en Koltsovo, cerca de Novosibirsk, Rusia, el 11 de agosto del 2026. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-09-17 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A possibilidade de novas negociações para encerrar a guerra da Rússia contra a Ucrânia voltou ao centro do debate após um hiato de meses. Em entrevista exclusiva à DW, o presidente ucraniano, Volodimir Zelenski, afirmou estar disposto a se reunir com o líder russo Vladimir Putin na cúpula do G20 em Miami, em dezembro.
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[2026-09-17 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Russia and Ukraine exchanged the bodies of their war dead on Thursday, with Moscow handing over 252 corpses and receiving 23 bodies in the swap at the Belarusian-Ukrainian border, Belarusian state news agency BELTA reported.
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[2026-09-17 21:22 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Jeffries said the legislation had so many loopholes that sanctions harming Russia might not be applied
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[2026-09-17 20:43 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — French presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen is open to continue providing defensive military gear to Ukraine but is against sending money to the war-torn country.
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[2026-09-17 20:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Donald Trump Jr.’s son’s wedding was funded by a Russian oligarch with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the newlyweds confirmed in a Monday post on Instagram.
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[2026-09-17 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukrainian officials say at least 19 people have been injured in Russian missile and drone strikes targeting Kyiv and surrounding areas.
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[2026-09-17 19:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From sabotage and arson to cyberattacks and airspace violations, officials say Moscow’s hybrid actions have moved deeper into Europe
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[2026-09-17 19:51 UTC+10:00] [Nato] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From sabotage and arson to cyberattacks and airspace violations, officials say Moscow’s hybrid actions have moved deeper into Europe
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[2026-09-17 18:52 UTC+10:00] [Drones] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Russia launched a barrage of missiles and drones Wednesday night, damaging homes and commercial infrastructure in Kyiv, Odesa and Zaporizhzhia.
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[2026-09-17 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: An overnight Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire at one of Russia’s largest oil refineries in the city of Yaroslavl northeast of Moscow, Yaroslavl region Governor Mikhail Yevrayev said Thursday.
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[2026-09-17 18:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump can now impose tariffs of up to 100% on countries purchasing oil from Russia, putting China and India squarely in the crosshairs.
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