Topic: Ukraine/Russia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-07 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had visited the eastern front line as Ukraine and Russia completed a two-day prisoner-of-war swap, exchanging 500 soldiers each.
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[2026-03-07 04:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto shake hands during their meeting at the Senate Palace of the Kremlin in Moscow, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-03-07 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Fishermen work in front of oil tankers south of the Strait of Hormuz Jan. 19, 2012, offshore the town of Ras Al Khaimah in United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)
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[2026-03-07 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AS Pope Leo XIV guides his flock to relive the grace-filled season of Lent, his first as the leader of the 1.3-billion-strong Catholic Church, “a world that is ablaze” that rues in his Ash Wednesday message, is increasingly ripping apart the prospects for world peace. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is now in its fourth year and is hardly showing any sign of resolution.
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[2026-03-07 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-07 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko arrives to attend a meeting of the supreme council of the Union State with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov, Pool)
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[2026-03-07 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia is providing Iran with intelligence to help it strike American military forces in the Middle East, the Washington Post reported Friday, citing U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
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[2026-03-07 01:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Russia has been sharing intelligence with Iran on the location of US forces in the Middle East in an attempt to help Tehran fight back, according to a new report.
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[2026-03-07 01:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Moscow and Kyiv are set to exchange 500 POWs each by Friday even as peace talks remain stalled.
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[2026-03-07 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Lawmakers in Russia’s lower house of parliament are pressing state regulators for clarity after authorities suggested that advertising on Telegram is illegal.
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[2026-03-06 23:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Kremlin has said the United States-Israeli war on Iran had prompted “a significant increase in demand” for Russian energy products, a day after the US Treasury issued a 30-day waiver allowing India to buy Russian oil currently stuck at sea.
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[2026-03-06 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukraine offers defence swap help to Gulf states
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[2026-03-06 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Hungarian officials have announced a money laundering investigation that has led to the seizure of two armored vehicles transporting cash and gold from Austria to Ukraine – a move Kiev has described as hostage-taking.
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[2026-03-06 23:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Kyiv, Ukraine – As Washington’s Middle Eastern allies use US-made Patriot air defence systems to shoot down Iranian missiles and drones, Ukraine is about to face a dire shortage of ammunition for them.
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[2026-03-06 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Finland’s plans to allow nuclear weapons on its territory would force Russia to take countermeasures, the Kremlin warned Friday, casting the proposal as a new threat on its border.
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[2026-03-06 21:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russia has called for a “cessation of hostilities” in US President Donald Trump’s “aggression against Iran”, after the United States and Israel launched unprovoked, coordinated attacks against the Islamic republic on February 28.
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[2026-03-06 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said “threats to his life” made by Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky will not deter him from breaking Kiev’s “oil blockade” of his country.
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[2026-03-06 20:30 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Hungarian tax authority says seven people are detained in Budapest as part of an alleged money laundering probe
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[2026-03-06 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE -Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left, speaks with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, June 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Havana, File)
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[2026-03-06 19:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The United States on Thursday temporarily eased sanctions on Moscow to allow Russian oil currently stranded at sea to be delivered and sold to India.
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[2026-03-06 18:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Filipina tennis sensation Alex Eala will begin her 2026 Indian Wells campaign against world No. 52 Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine on Saturday, 11 a.m. (Manila time), at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in California, USA.
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[2026-03-06 17:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Families of young men duped into fighting for Russia on the frontline of its war in Ukraine took to the streets of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on Thursday.
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[2026-03-06 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Seoul’s security agreement with Ottawa is also a ‘hedge’ against a transactional Washington, an analyst said
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[2026-03-06 16:44 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US claims temporary waiver won’t provide ‘significant financial benefit’ to Moscow; IDF strikes Lebanon after mass evacuation; Trump wants say in choosing Iran’s next leader. What we know on day seven
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[2026-03-06 16:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The US has asked Ukraine for help defending Gulf allies against Iranian drones, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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[2026-03-06 15:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: After slapping 25% “penalty” tariffs on India for buying Russian crude — revoked last month — the U.S. on Thursday issued a 30-day waiver to New Delhi for purchasing crude from Moscow as the Iran war risks energy supply shocks globally.
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[2026-03-06 15:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: After slapping 25% "penalty" tariffs on India for buying Russian crude — revoked last month — the U.S. on Thursday issued a 30-day waiver to New Delhi for purchasing crude from Moscow as the Iran war upends global supplies.
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[2026-03-06 13:14 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president again suggests Zelenskyy needs to compromise; Ukraine president says US is seeking its drone expertise for the Middle East. What we know on day 1,472
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[2026-03-06 13:11 UTC+10:00] [Yanis Varoufakis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The economist, author and politician Yanis Varoufakis speaks to political editor Tom McIlroy about his blunt assessment about the ability of the global economic system to address the biggest challenges of the 21st century. They also discuss Europe’s failures in Russia’s war on Ukraine, the candid admissions of Donald Trump on the reality of climate change and how AI has changed the relationship between individuals and capital.
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[2026-03-06 12:36 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ukrainian president orders equipment and expertise to be provided to US in return to diplomatic support against Russia, saying ‘we help to defend from war those who help us’
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[2026-03-06 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ukraine’s Yulianna Tunytska, Olena Stetskiv, Oleksandra Mokh, Nazarii Kachmar, Ihor Hoi and Andriy Mandziy kneel down during the luge relay competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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[2026-03-06 10:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: While the exchange is a reunion for some, others desperately wait for news of missing relatives. (AP: Efrem Lukatsky)
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[2026-03-06 10:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Since 2022, the Albanese government has introduced a series of measures to try to combat high power bills. (ABC Western Qld: Grace Nakamura)
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[2026-03-06 10:00 UTC+10:00] [El Salvador] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Several countries to skip ceremony in Verona in protest against decision to let Russian, Belarusian athletes compete under their flags
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[2026-03-06 07:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A cleric leads a group of volunteers in prayer next to a police facility struck during the U.S.–Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-03-06 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran did not carry out the drone attacks on Azerbaijan and may itself be the target of a broader provocation campaign by the “Zionist regime,” Tehran’s ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali, has said.
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[2026-03-06 06:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukraine and Russia have freed 200 prisoners of war (POWs) each, officials from the two countries said, as efforts to reach a deal to end their four-year conflict appear to have stalled.
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[2026-03-06 06:36 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine War] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-06 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Russia can support Asian countries having strong dependence on imports from Qatar by its potential termination of liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies to Europe, Sergey Kaufman from Finam told TASS.
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[2026-03-06 05:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: KYIV — The United States has asked Ukraine to share its battlefield expertise in countering Iranian-made drones, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday.
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[2026-03-06 05:47 UTC+10:00] [Iranian drone attacks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After years of Russian strikes, Kyiv has developed a range of cheap and effective interceptors for dealing with the Iranian-designed Shaheds
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[2026-03-06 05:24 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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[2026-03-06 05:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Citizens of China, Iran, and Russia made close to 30,000 trips to sensitive American research facilities during the Biden administration, new data show.
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[2026-03-06 04:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump on Thursday described Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the obstacle to a deal with Russia, whose leader Vladimir Putin he insisted was cooperative.
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[2026-03-06 03:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the audience during a session at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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[2026-03-06 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Security cooperation was the focus of the recent meeting between Presidents Faustin-Archange Touadéra and Vladimir Putin.
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[2026-03-06 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-06 02:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Hello and welcome to Regions Calling, your guide to developments beyond the Russian capital from The Moscow Times.
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[2026-03-06 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: In 1946, Winston Churchill’s Fulton Speech symbolically marked the beginning of the Cold War between the Western world and the Soviet Union. Since then, relations between Russia and the West have been fraught with tension. In recent years, this culminated in a strong and almost existential antagonism.
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[2026-03-06 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A judge in Moscow sentenced manosphere blogger Arsen Markaryan to 4.5 years in prison on Thursday after he was found guilty of “rehabilitating” nazism.
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