December 2024
January 2025
BRICS Explore Alternative to US Dollar Amidst Geopolitical Concerns
BRICS nations, seeking to decrease dependence on the US dollar due to its use as a geopolitical tool, are exploring a new common currency to facilitate trade and reduce vulnerability to US sanctions.
BRICS Explore Alternative to US Dollar Amidst Geopolitical Concerns
BRICS nations, seeking to decrease dependence on the US dollar due to its use as a geopolitical tool, are exploring a new common currency to facilitate trade and reduce vulnerability to US sanctions.
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52% Bias Score
Hezbollah Missile Attack Sparks Retaliation, Killing Two in Lebanon
Hezbollah launched a missile attack on an Israeli military position in the Shebaa Farms area, prompting retaliatory airstrikes by Israel and resulting in two Lebanese deaths, despite a recently established ceasefire.
Hezbollah Missile Attack Sparks Retaliation, Killing Two in Lebanon
Hezbollah launched a missile attack on an Israeli military position in the Shebaa Farms area, prompting retaliatory airstrikes by Israel and resulting in two Lebanese deaths, despite a recently established ceasefire.
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44% Bias Score
Romania Elections: Far-Right Surge
Romania's parliamentary elections resulted in a significant victory for far-right and ultranationalist parties, reflecting a broader European trend and fueled by public discontent and the Orthodox Church's endorsement of conservative candidates.
Romania Elections: Far-Right Surge
Romania's parliamentary elections resulted in a significant victory for far-right and ultranationalist parties, reflecting a broader European trend and fueled by public discontent and the Orthodox Church's endorsement of conservative candidates.
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52% Bias Score
Germany Pledges €650 Million in Military Aid to Ukraine Amidst Election and Internal Debate
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Kyiv on December 2nd, pledging €650 million in military aid to Ukraine, including air defense systems, Leopard 1 tanks, and drones, bringing Germany's total aid to over €28 billion, amidst Germany's upcoming elections and differing political views on further sup...
Germany Pledges €650 Million in Military Aid to Ukraine Amidst Election and Internal Debate
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Kyiv on December 2nd, pledging €650 million in military aid to Ukraine, including air defense systems, Leopard 1 tanks, and drones, bringing Germany's total aid to over €28 billion, amidst Germany's upcoming elections and differing political views on further sup...
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36% Bias Score
Malian Drone Strike Kills Separatist Leaders, Raises Tensions
On December 1st, 2024, the Malian army used armed drones to strike eight leaders of northern independence movements in Tinzaouatene, resulting in approximately ten military casualties and a potential shift in conflict dynamics; the operation, planned for months, targeted key figures of the newly for...
Malian Drone Strike Kills Separatist Leaders, Raises Tensions
On December 1st, 2024, the Malian army used armed drones to strike eight leaders of northern independence movements in Tinzaouatene, resulting in approximately ten military casualties and a potential shift in conflict dynamics; the operation, planned for months, targeted key figures of the newly for...
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44% Bias Score
Dortmund Police Shooting: Prosecution Seeks Acquittal for Officers
Following the fatal police shooting of 16-year-old refugee Mouhamed Dramé in Dortmund on August 8, 2022, the prosecution recommended a 10-month suspended sentence for the Einsatzleiter and acquittals for the other officers, citing a mistaken belief of self-defense stemming from a flawed deployment s...
Dortmund Police Shooting: Prosecution Seeks Acquittal for Officers
Following the fatal police shooting of 16-year-old refugee Mouhamed Dramé in Dortmund on August 8, 2022, the prosecution recommended a 10-month suspended sentence for the Einsatzleiter and acquittals for the other officers, citing a mistaken belief of self-defense stemming from a flawed deployment s...
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56% Bias Score
Minsk Agreements Failure: Merkel Defends Policy Amidst Renewed Criticism
In February 2015, a short-lived ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, brokered by Angela Merkel, Francois Hollande, Vladimir Putin, and Petro Poroshenko, ended quickly, with fighting resuming near Debaltseve, highlighting the failure of appeasement and the consequences of the Minsk agreements.
Minsk Agreements Failure: Merkel Defends Policy Amidst Renewed Criticism
In February 2015, a short-lived ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, brokered by Angela Merkel, Francois Hollande, Vladimir Putin, and Petro Poroshenko, ended quickly, with fighting resuming near Debaltseve, highlighting the failure of appeasement and the consequences of the Minsk agreements.
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68% Bias Score
HTS Captures Aleppo: Power Shift in Northwest Syria
The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group, an al-Qaeda affiliate, captured Aleppo, Syria's second-largest city, on [Date], exploiting a power vacuum created by the withdrawal of supporting militias and likely Turkish inaction; this significantly shifts the balance of power in northwestern Syria.
HTS Captures Aleppo: Power Shift in Northwest Syria
The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group, an al-Qaeda affiliate, captured Aleppo, Syria's second-largest city, on [Date], exploiting a power vacuum created by the withdrawal of supporting militias and likely Turkish inaction; this significantly shifts the balance of power in northwestern Syria.
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44% Bias Score
Biden Pardons Son Hunter Amidst Controversy
President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, for misdemeanor tax charges and a gun charge, sparking controversy and raising questions about potential conflicts of interest and the fairness of the justice system.
Biden Pardons Son Hunter Amidst Controversy
President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, for misdemeanor tax charges and a gun charge, sparking controversy and raising questions about potential conflicts of interest and the fairness of the justice system.
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68% Bias Score
Baltic States Sanction Georgian Officials Over Protest Crackdown
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania imposed sanctions on 11 Georgian officials, including oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili and Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri, for their role in violently suppressing anti-government protests in Tbilisi following the government's decision to suspend the country's EU acce...
Baltic States Sanction Georgian Officials Over Protest Crackdown
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania imposed sanctions on 11 Georgian officials, including oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili and Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri, for their role in violently suppressing anti-government protests in Tbilisi following the government's decision to suspend the country's EU acce...
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40% Bias Score
Poland Strengthens Nordic Ties Amidst Increased Defense Spending and Geopolitical Shifts
During a visit to Sweden, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson signed an agreement strengthening their strategic partnership, driven by Poland's increased defense spending (4.2% of GDP in 2024, rising to 4.7% in 2025) and a desire for closer ties with Nordic a...
Poland Strengthens Nordic Ties Amidst Increased Defense Spending and Geopolitical Shifts
During a visit to Sweden, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson signed an agreement strengthening their strategic partnership, driven by Poland's increased defense spending (4.2% of GDP in 2024, rising to 4.7% in 2025) and a desire for closer ties with Nordic a...
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56% Bias Score
Biden Pardons Son Hunter, Sparking Outrage Over Perceived Hypocrisy
President Biden pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, for three felony charges related to a firearm purchase, sparking outrage from those who see this as hypocritical given the harsh treatment of January 6th defendants; Alina Habba, a former lawyer for Donald Trump, called the action a betrayal of the Ame...
Biden Pardons Son Hunter, Sparking Outrage Over Perceived Hypocrisy
President Biden pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, for three felony charges related to a firearm purchase, sparking outrage from those who see this as hypocritical given the harsh treatment of January 6th defendants; Alina Habba, a former lawyer for Donald Trump, called the action a betrayal of the Ame...
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56% Bias Score