December 2024
January 2025
Lebanon's Agricultural and Environmental Devastation from the Israel-Hezbollah Conflict
The 2023-2024 Israel-Hezbollah conflict ravaged Lebanon's agriculture, destroying over 37 farms and causing an estimated 80% olive crop loss, exacerbating pre-existing environmental issues and creating significant public health risks due to water and air contamination from munitions and diesel gener...
Lebanon's Agricultural and Environmental Devastation from the Israel-Hezbollah Conflict
The 2023-2024 Israel-Hezbollah conflict ravaged Lebanon's agriculture, destroying over 37 farms and causing an estimated 80% olive crop loss, exacerbating pre-existing environmental issues and creating significant public health risks due to water and air contamination from munitions and diesel gener...
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24% Bias Score
HTS Consolidates Power in Syria After Al-Assad's Fall
Ten days after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Syria's security forces and police are under the control of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), who appointed a new provisional government and called for the return of Syrian exiles.
HTS Consolidates Power in Syria After Al-Assad's Fall
Ten days after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Syria's security forces and police are under the control of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), who appointed a new provisional government and called for the return of Syrian exiles.
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56% Bias Score
Suspect Arrested in Assassination of Russian Chemical Weapons Chief
A man from Uzbekistan was arrested in Moscow Wednesday for the assassination of Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, head of Russia's chemical weapons unit, and his assistant Ilya Polikarpov; the suspect confessed to being recruited by the Ukrainian special services and planting a homemade bomb, receiving $100,0...
Suspect Arrested in Assassination of Russian Chemical Weapons Chief
A man from Uzbekistan was arrested in Moscow Wednesday for the assassination of Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, head of Russia's chemical weapons unit, and his assistant Ilya Polikarpov; the suspect confessed to being recruited by the Ukrainian special services and planting a homemade bomb, receiving $100,0...
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56% Bias Score
Musk-Trump Alliance: Potential Impacts on Businesses and Politics
Following the election, Elon Musk publicly supported President-elect Trump, creating an alliance between the two; this relationship is expected to have significant impacts on Musk's businesses and Trump's policies, despite mixed public opinion toward both.
Musk-Trump Alliance: Potential Impacts on Businesses and Politics
Following the election, Elon Musk publicly supported President-elect Trump, creating an alliance between the two; this relationship is expected to have significant impacts on Musk's businesses and Trump's policies, despite mixed public opinion toward both.
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48% Bias Score
Moscow Car Bombing Kills Top Russian General
A car bomb killed Russian General Lieutenant Igor Kirillov and his aide in Moscow on December 17th; a 29-year-old Uzbek citizen confessed to planting the bomb remotely detonated from Ukraine after being recruited by Ukrainian intelligence.
Moscow Car Bombing Kills Top Russian General
A car bomb killed Russian General Lieutenant Igor Kirillov and his aide in Moscow on December 17th; a 29-year-old Uzbek citizen confessed to planting the bomb remotely detonated from Ukraine after being recruited by Ukrainian intelligence.
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48% Bias Score
Cyclone Chido Devastates Mayotte, Leaving Dozens Dead
Cyclone Chido, the strongest to hit Mayotte in 90 years, left at least 22 dead and 1,373 injured on Saturday, causing widespread destruction and shortages; the death toll is expected to rise, and aid is being sent.
Cyclone Chido Devastates Mayotte, Leaving Dozens Dead
Cyclone Chido, the strongest to hit Mayotte in 90 years, left at least 22 dead and 1,373 injured on Saturday, causing widespread destruction and shortages; the death toll is expected to rise, and aid is being sent.
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20% Bias Score
Top Russian General Killed in Moscow Bombing; Suspect Claims Ukrainian Link
A bomb hidden in an electric scooter killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops, and his aide in Moscow on Tuesday; a 29-year-old Uzbek national was arrested and confessed to the bombing, claiming to be recruited by Ukrainian special ...
Top Russian General Killed in Moscow Bombing; Suspect Claims Ukrainian Link
A bomb hidden in an electric scooter killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops, and his aide in Moscow on Tuesday; a 29-year-old Uzbek national was arrested and confessed to the bombing, claiming to be recruited by Ukrainian special ...
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60% Bias Score
Vanuatu Earthquake: 9 Dead, Infrastructure Destroyed
A 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu on December 17, 2023, causing at least 9 deaths, significant damage to infrastructure including the destruction of two major water reservoirs and the closure of Port Vila's main port, and potentially affecting 116,000 people. International aid is arriving.
Vanuatu Earthquake: 9 Dead, Infrastructure Destroyed
A 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu on December 17, 2023, causing at least 9 deaths, significant damage to infrastructure including the destruction of two major water reservoirs and the closure of Port Vila's main port, and potentially affecting 116,000 people. International aid is arriving.
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28% Bias Score
Musk-Trump Alliance: Potential Benefits and Risks for Tesla and Other Ventures
Following the election, Elon Musk's alliance with President-elect Trump has sparked debate about its impact on Musk's businesses, particularly Tesla, with potential benefits outweighing any negative public perception, despite concerns from some investors.
Musk-Trump Alliance: Potential Benefits and Risks for Tesla and Other Ventures
Following the election, Elon Musk's alliance with President-elect Trump has sparked debate about its impact on Musk's businesses, particularly Tesla, with potential benefits outweighing any negative public perception, despite concerns from some investors.
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40% Bias Score
Global Forced Displacement Reaches 117.3 Million, UNDP Expands Legal Aid Efforts
The UNHCR reported 117.3 million forcibly displaced people globally by the end of 2023—a number that has more than tripled in a decade—due to conflicts, persecution, and climate change; UNDP is working to address this through legal aid and partnerships.
Global Forced Displacement Reaches 117.3 Million, UNDP Expands Legal Aid Efforts
The UNHCR reported 117.3 million forcibly displaced people globally by the end of 2023—a number that has more than tripled in a decade—due to conflicts, persecution, and climate change; UNDP is working to address this through legal aid and partnerships.
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28% Bias Score
IRGC Controls Half of Iran's Oil Exports, Funding Middle East Proxies
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) controls up to 50% of Iran's oil exports, generating over \$50 billion annually to fund its regional proxies, despite Western sanctions; this control increased from 20% three years ago.
IRGC Controls Half of Iran's Oil Exports, Funding Middle East Proxies
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) controls up to 50% of Iran's oil exports, generating over \$50 billion annually to fund its regional proxies, despite Western sanctions; this control increased from 20% three years ago.
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48% Bias Score
Battle for Pokrovsk Intensifies as Russian Forces Near Key Ukrainian City
The battle for Pokrovsk, a key city in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, intensifies as Russian forces approach within 3 kilometers. Its capture would cripple Ukrainian supply lines, severely impact coal mining vital to the steel industry, and aid the Russian advance on Chasiv Yar. Only 11,000 of th...
Battle for Pokrovsk Intensifies as Russian Forces Near Key Ukrainian City
The battle for Pokrovsk, a key city in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, intensifies as Russian forces approach within 3 kilometers. Its capture would cripple Ukrainian supply lines, severely impact coal mining vital to the steel industry, and aid the Russian advance on Chasiv Yar. Only 11,000 of th...
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40% Bias Score