December 2024
January 2025
Syrian Rebels Poised to Capture Homs
Syrian rebels are poised to capture Homs, a key city, after rapid advances across the country, significantly weakening President Bashar al-Assad's regime and alarming regional and Western officials.
Syrian Rebels Poised to Capture Homs
Syrian rebels are poised to capture Homs, a key city, after rapid advances across the country, significantly weakening President Bashar al-Assad's regime and alarming regional and Western officials.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Syrian Offensive Raises Lebanon Spillover Fears
Syrian opposition forces' offensive, capturing Aleppo and nearing Damascus, coincides with the recent Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, raising concerns of spillover into Lebanon, where residents fear renewed conflict given past cross-border violence and potential for external support.
Syrian Offensive Raises Lebanon Spillover Fears
Syrian opposition forces' offensive, capturing Aleppo and nearing Damascus, coincides with the recent Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, raising concerns of spillover into Lebanon, where residents fear renewed conflict given past cross-border violence and potential for external support.
Progress
40% Bias Score
"H5N1 Outbreak in North America Sparks Global Concern"
"From March to early December 2024, H5N1 avian influenza infected 700 dairy herds, over 1200 poultry facilities, and at least 58 people in the US, prompting international concern and precautionary measures, including vaccine stockpiling."
"H5N1 Outbreak in North America Sparks Global Concern"
"From March to early December 2024, H5N1 avian influenza infected 700 dairy herds, over 1200 poultry facilities, and at least 58 people in the US, prompting international concern and precautionary measures, including vaccine stockpiling."
Progress
40% Bias Score
Russian Strikes Kill 12, Injure 52 in Zaporizhzhia, Kryvyi Rih, and Kherson
Russian forces launched attacks on Zaporizhzhia and Kryvyi Rih on December 6th, resulting in 12 deaths and 43 injuries; attacks also injured 9 in the Kherson region.
Russian Strikes Kill 12, Injure 52 in Zaporizhzhia, Kryvyi Rih, and Kherson
Russian forces launched attacks on Zaporizhzhia and Kryvyi Rih on December 6th, resulting in 12 deaths and 43 injuries; attacks also injured 9 in the Kherson region.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Syrian Opposition Advances Spark Regional Crisis
Opposition factions seized major Syrian cities, prompting a leader's reassurance to minorities and a governmental counter-offensive; international concern is high, with several countries urging citizens to evacuate, amid rising prices and uncertainty in Damascus.
Syrian Opposition Advances Spark Regional Crisis
Opposition factions seized major Syrian cities, prompting a leader's reassurance to minorities and a governmental counter-offensive; international concern is high, with several countries urging citizens to evacuate, amid rising prices and uncertainty in Damascus.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Rebel Gains in Syria Prompt Israeli Alert, Regional Concerns
Rebel forces in Syria, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, have rapidly seized key cities, including Aleppo and Hama, prompting Israel to raise its military alert level in the Golan Heights and raising concerns about regional stability, while other countries like Jordan and Oman have closed borders.
Rebel Gains in Syria Prompt Israeli Alert, Regional Concerns
Rebel forces in Syria, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, have rapidly seized key cities, including Aleppo and Hama, prompting Israel to raise its military alert level in the Golan Heights and raising concerns about regional stability, while other countries like Jordan and Oman have closed borders.
Progress
44% Bias Score
2015 Paris Attacks Expose Europe's Vulnerability to Terrorism and Societal Divisions
The 2015 Paris ISIS attacks killed approximately 150 people, prompting a French state of emergency and exposing Europe's vulnerability to terrorism, fueled by extremist interpretations of Islam, cultural clashes, and socio-economic factors, leading to a rise in antisemitism and far-right nationalism...
2015 Paris Attacks Expose Europe's Vulnerability to Terrorism and Societal Divisions
The 2015 Paris ISIS attacks killed approximately 150 people, prompting a French state of emergency and exposing Europe's vulnerability to terrorism, fueled by extremist interpretations of Islam, cultural clashes, and socio-economic factors, leading to a rise in antisemitism and far-right nationalism...
Progress
64% Bias Score
Turkey, Russia, and Iran to Meet in Doha Amidst Syrian Rebel Advances
Turkey, Russia, and Iran's foreign ministers will meet in Doha today to address the Syrian conflict, amidst rebel advances and concerns about regional stability; the meeting aims to find a political solution.
Turkey, Russia, and Iran to Meet in Doha Amidst Syrian Rebel Advances
Turkey, Russia, and Iran's foreign ministers will meet in Doha today to address the Syrian conflict, amidst rebel advances and concerns about regional stability; the meeting aims to find a political solution.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Romanian Election Annulled After Cyberattack
Due to a massive cyberattack from Russia that artificially boosted the popularity of extremist candidate Calin Georgescu, who garnered 23% of the vote, the Romanian Constitutional Court annulled the presidential election, scheduling a new vote to ensure electoral integrity.
Romanian Election Annulled After Cyberattack
Due to a massive cyberattack from Russia that artificially boosted the popularity of extremist candidate Calin Georgescu, who garnered 23% of the vote, the Romanian Constitutional Court annulled the presidential election, scheduling a new vote to ensure electoral integrity.
Progress
68% Bias Score
MI5 Curtails Counterterrorism Amid Surge in Hostile State Threats
MI5 is decreasing counterterrorism efforts to combat increased state-sponsored attacks, particularly from Russia and Iran, including assassination attempts and sabotage plots, while also facing a rise in online radicalization among teenagers; one in eight under 18 are under MI5 monitoring.
MI5 Curtails Counterterrorism Amid Surge in Hostile State Threats
MI5 is decreasing counterterrorism efforts to combat increased state-sponsored attacks, particularly from Russia and Iran, including assassination attempts and sabotage plots, while also facing a rise in online radicalization among teenagers; one in eight under 18 are under MI5 monitoring.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Appeals Court Upholds Law Threatening TikTok's U.S. Operation
A federal appeals court upheld a law requiring TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, by mid-January or face a U.S. ban, rejecting constitutional challenges from both companies and citing national security concerns; TikTok plans to appeal to the Supreme Court.
Appeals Court Upholds Law Threatening TikTok's U.S. Operation
A federal appeals court upheld a law requiring TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, by mid-January or face a U.S. ban, rejecting constitutional challenges from both companies and citing national security concerns; TikTok plans to appeal to the Supreme Court.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Vietnam's $12 Billion Fraud: Tycoon Loses Death Sentence Appeal
Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan's appeal against the death sentence for a $12 billion fraud was rejected; she could commute her sentence to life imprisonment by repaying $9 billion.
Vietnam's $12 Billion Fraud: Tycoon Loses Death Sentence Appeal
Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan's appeal against the death sentence for a $12 billion fraud was rejected; she could commute her sentence to life imprisonment by repaying $9 billion.
Progress
48% Bias Score