December 2024
January 2025
Belarus Rejects Prisoner Exchange Offers, Holding Dozens of Western Nationals
Belarussian KGB official Konstantin Bychek confirmed the imprisonment of numerous Western citizens on espionage charges, rejecting prisoner exchange offers due to the alleged absence of Belarusian citizens imprisoned abroad for similar offenses. This strategic move, involving at least 19 foreign nat...
Belarus Rejects Prisoner Exchange Offers, Holding Dozens of Western Nationals
Belarussian KGB official Konstantin Bychek confirmed the imprisonment of numerous Western citizens on espionage charges, rejecting prisoner exchange offers due to the alleged absence of Belarusian citizens imprisoned abroad for similar offenses. This strategic move, involving at least 19 foreign nat...
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56% Bias Score
UniCredit's Takeover Bid Sparks Italian Banking and Political Crisis
UniCredit's €10.1 billion takeover bid for Banco BPM triggered a political crisis in Italy, dividing the governing coalition and prompting consideration of the controversial 'golden power' to extract concessions, exposing the significant influence Italian banks wield over the government and highligh...
UniCredit's Takeover Bid Sparks Italian Banking and Political Crisis
UniCredit's €10.1 billion takeover bid for Banco BPM triggered a political crisis in Italy, dividing the governing coalition and prompting consideration of the controversial 'golden power' to extract concessions, exposing the significant influence Italian banks wield over the government and highligh...
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60% Bias Score
Latin American Governments React to Syrian Conflict
Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua expressed support for the Syrian government amidst its collapse, highlighting the complex geopolitical relationships between Latin American nations and the "Axis of Resistance". However, their cautious responses also suggest concerns about losing allies like Russia and...
Latin American Governments React to Syrian Conflict
Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua expressed support for the Syrian government amidst its collapse, highlighting the complex geopolitical relationships between Latin American nations and the "Axis of Resistance". However, their cautious responses also suggest concerns about losing allies like Russia and...
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60% Bias Score
Chilean Border Town Overwhelmed by Migrant Influx
In 2021, Colchane, Chile, a small town on the Bolivian border, faced a massive influx of immigrants from Venezuela, Haiti, and other countries due to instability in their homelands and weak border controls, overwhelming the town's infrastructure and leading to social tensions.
Chilean Border Town Overwhelmed by Migrant Influx
In 2021, Colchane, Chile, a small town on the Bolivian border, faced a massive influx of immigrants from Venezuela, Haiti, and other countries due to instability in their homelands and weak border controls, overwhelming the town's infrastructure and leading to social tensions.
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48% Bias Score
Criminology Student Guilty of Bournemouth Beach Murder
A 20-year-old criminology student, Nasen Saadi, was found guilty of murdering Amie Gray and attempting to murder Leanne Miles on a Bournemouth beach in May after months of planning, researching murder investigations, and acquiring multiple knives. Saadi's misogynistic views and potential sexual grat...
Criminology Student Guilty of Bournemouth Beach Murder
A 20-year-old criminology student, Nasen Saadi, was found guilty of murdering Amie Gray and attempting to murder Leanne Miles on a Bournemouth beach in May after months of planning, researching murder investigations, and acquiring multiple knives. Saadi's misogynistic views and potential sexual grat...
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44% Bias Score
Biden Approves California's 2035 Gas Car Ban; Trump Vows Reversal
The Biden administration approved California's request to ban new gas-powered car sales by 2035 and implement stricter heavy-duty vehicle emission standards, a move incoming president Trump plans to immediately reverse, creating a significant political battle over environmental regulations.
Biden Approves California's 2035 Gas Car Ban; Trump Vows Reversal
The Biden administration approved California's request to ban new gas-powered car sales by 2035 and implement stricter heavy-duty vehicle emission standards, a move incoming president Trump plans to immediately reverse, creating a significant political battle over environmental regulations.
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48% Bias Score
Moscow Bombing Kills Top Russian General
Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of Russia's radiation, chemical, and biological protection troops, was killed in a Moscow bombing on December 17; sources suggest Ukrainian involvement, though Kyiv denies using terrorist tactics, while German media connect this to the broader war dynamics and ...
Moscow Bombing Kills Top Russian General
Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of Russia's radiation, chemical, and biological protection troops, was killed in a Moscow bombing on December 17; sources suggest Ukrainian involvement, though Kyiv denies using terrorist tactics, while German media connect this to the broader war dynamics and ...
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40% Bias Score
H5N1 Avian Influenza Outbreak in Baden-Württemberg
A dead stork in Appenweier, Germany, tested positive for the H5N1 avian influenza virus, prompting concerns about potential outbreaks. Two suspected cases emerged in a Forst animal park, potentially leading to culling of many animals, and preventive measures are being implemented to contain the spre...
H5N1 Avian Influenza Outbreak in Baden-Württemberg
A dead stork in Appenweier, Germany, tested positive for the H5N1 avian influenza virus, prompting concerns about potential outbreaks. Two suspected cases emerged in a Forst animal park, potentially leading to culling of many animals, and preventive measures are being implemented to contain the spre...
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40% Bias Score
Record High of Anti-Queer Violence Reported in Berlin
Berlin's 2023 anti-queer violence monitor reported a record 588 cases, with verbal abuse as the most common form (45.4%), followed by physical assault (11.6%), mostly in public spaces; men were the most common perpetrators, and increased queer visibility correlated with increased violence.
Record High of Anti-Queer Violence Reported in Berlin
Berlin's 2023 anti-queer violence monitor reported a record 588 cases, with verbal abuse as the most common form (45.4%), followed by physical assault (11.6%), mostly in public spaces; men were the most common perpetrators, and increased queer visibility correlated with increased violence.
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28% Bias Score
German Arms Exports Hit Record High, Sparking Church Concerns
Germany's arms exports hit a record \u20ac12.18 billion in 2023, reaching \u20ac11 billion in the first nine months of 2024, raising concerns among the Catholic and Protestant churches due to increased exports to controversial countries like Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar and the lack of stricter ...
German Arms Exports Hit Record High, Sparking Church Concerns
Germany's arms exports hit a record \u20ac12.18 billion in 2023, reaching \u20ac11 billion in the first nine months of 2024, raising concerns among the Catholic and Protestant churches due to increased exports to controversial countries like Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar and the lack of stricter ...
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48% Bias Score
Ancient Ten Commandments Tablet Fetches Undisclosed Price at Auction
A 1,500-year-old stone tablet inscribed with nine of the Ten Commandments, including a Samaritan-specific directive and omitting 'Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord in vain,' sold at a New York auction for an undisclosed price; it was originally discovered in 1913 in Israel and spent decades a...
Ancient Ten Commandments Tablet Fetches Undisclosed Price at Auction
A 1,500-year-old stone tablet inscribed with nine of the Ten Commandments, including a Samaritan-specific directive and omitting 'Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord in vain,' sold at a New York auction for an undisclosed price; it was originally discovered in 1913 in Israel and spent decades a...
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36% Bias Score
Trump Orders GOP Senators to Block Deals on Cabinet Nominations
President-elect Donald Trump is instructing Republican senators to block any deals with Democrats on his Cabinet nominations, preferring confirmations in January. He plans to utilize recess appointments if necessary, though this is opposed by a majority of voters.
Trump Orders GOP Senators to Block Deals on Cabinet Nominations
President-elect Donald Trump is instructing Republican senators to block any deals with Democrats on his Cabinet nominations, preferring confirmations in January. He plans to utilize recess appointments if necessary, though this is opposed by a majority of voters.
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52% Bias Score