December 2024
January 2025
2024: A Year in Pictures
The New York Times' Year in Pictures showcases powerful images from 2024, including Doug Mills' photograph of Donald Trump at a campaign rally where shots were fired, and images from the conflicts in Israel, Gaza, and Ukraine, highlighting both the intensity of political events and the human cost of...
2024: A Year in Pictures
The New York Times' Year in Pictures showcases powerful images from 2024, including Doug Mills' photograph of Donald Trump at a campaign rally where shots were fired, and images from the conflicts in Israel, Gaza, and Ukraine, highlighting both the intensity of political events and the human cost of...
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36% Bias Score
Netanyahu Defies Military Counsel, Leads Successful Gaza Offensive
Following a Hamas terrorist attack in October 2023, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defied military advisors and launched a ground offensive in Gaza, resulting in the recovery of most hostages and significant weakening of Hamas, despite initial concerns and opposition.
Netanyahu Defies Military Counsel, Leads Successful Gaza Offensive
Following a Hamas terrorist attack in October 2023, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defied military advisors and launched a ground offensive in Gaza, resulting in the recovery of most hostages and significant weakening of Hamas, despite initial concerns and opposition.
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60% Bias Score
Zelenskyy Admits Military Stalemate in Ukraine; Russia Arrests Assassination Suspect
Ukraine's President Zelenskyy admitted his forces cannot remove Russian troops from occupied Crimea and eastern Ukraine; an Uzbek man was arrested for the assassination of a Russian general, allegedly directed by Ukrainian intelligence; and hundreds of North Korean troops have suffered casualties wh...
Zelenskyy Admits Military Stalemate in Ukraine; Russia Arrests Assassination Suspect
Ukraine's President Zelenskyy admitted his forces cannot remove Russian troops from occupied Crimea and eastern Ukraine; an Uzbek man was arrested for the assassination of a Russian general, allegedly directed by Ukrainian intelligence; and hundreds of North Korean troops have suffered casualties wh...
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48% Bias Score
Hamas's October 7th Massacre in Israel
On October 7th, Hamas launched a large-scale coordinated attack on Israel, killing hundreds and abducting many more civilians in a systematic massacre using ground assaults and rocket fire, targeting civilian areas like kibbutzim and roads.
Hamas's October 7th Massacre in Israel
On October 7th, Hamas launched a large-scale coordinated attack on Israel, killing hundreds and abducting many more civilians in a systematic massacre using ground assaults and rocket fire, targeting civilian areas like kibbutzim and roads.
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80% Bias Score
Assassination of Top Russian General Sparks Fears of Further Escalation in Ukraine Conflict
Major General Igor Kirillov, commander of Russia's NBC warfare forces, and his aide were killed in Moscow on December 17th by a remote-controlled bomb; this follows a pattern of escalating violence and targeted killings linked to the Ukraine conflict, raising concerns of further escalation.
Assassination of Top Russian General Sparks Fears of Further Escalation in Ukraine Conflict
Major General Igor Kirillov, commander of Russia's NBC warfare forces, and his aide were killed in Moscow on December 17th by a remote-controlled bomb; this follows a pattern of escalating violence and targeted killings linked to the Ukraine conflict, raising concerns of further escalation.
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60% Bias Score
French Woman's Case Exposes Widespread Rape, Demands Legal Reform
A French court convicted Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband and 50 other men of raping her over nearly 10 years, highlighting the prevalence of sexual violence and prompting calls for legal and cultural reform in France and beyond.
French Woman's Case Exposes Widespread Rape, Demands Legal Reform
A French court convicted Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband and 50 other men of raping her over nearly 10 years, highlighting the prevalence of sexual violence and prompting calls for legal and cultural reform in France and beyond.
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36% Bias Score
North Korea's Missile Supply to Russia Confirmed, Deepening Military Alliance
Researchers confirmed North Korean missile remnants in Ukraine, indicating a rapid transfer of weapons within months. North Korea's military alliance with Russia is deepening, with thousands of North Korean troops deployed, suffering heavy casualties, yet both countries deny involvement.
North Korea's Missile Supply to Russia Confirmed, Deepening Military Alliance
Researchers confirmed North Korean missile remnants in Ukraine, indicating a rapid transfer of weapons within months. North Korea's military alliance with Russia is deepening, with thousands of North Korean troops deployed, suffering heavy casualties, yet both countries deny involvement.
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40% Bias Score
Georgia Prosecutors Reject Trump's Bid to Dismiss Election Interference Case
Georgia prosecutors are opposing President-elect Donald Trump's bid to dismiss an election interference case, arguing his claim of presidential immunity is unfounded because he is not yet in office; the case, involving Trump and 18 co-defendants, was filed in August 2023 and alleges conspiracy to ov...
Georgia Prosecutors Reject Trump's Bid to Dismiss Election Interference Case
Georgia prosecutors are opposing President-elect Donald Trump's bid to dismiss an election interference case, arguing his claim of presidential immunity is unfounded because he is not yet in office; the case, involving Trump and 18 co-defendants, was filed in August 2023 and alleges conspiracy to ov...
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44% Bias Score
Syrian Mass Graves Reveal Assad Regime's "Machinery of Death
Former US war crimes ambassador Stephen Rapp says evidence from mass grave sites in Qutayfah and Najha, Syria, shows a state-run "machinery of death" under Bashar al-Assad, responsible for the torture and murder of over 100,000 people since 2013, with one site alone potentially containing at least 1...
Syrian Mass Graves Reveal Assad Regime's "Machinery of Death
Former US war crimes ambassador Stephen Rapp says evidence from mass grave sites in Qutayfah and Najha, Syria, shows a state-run "machinery of death" under Bashar al-Assad, responsible for the torture and murder of over 100,000 people since 2013, with one site alone potentially containing at least 1...
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60% Bias Score
Mass Graves Reveal Scale of Syrian Abuses: Years-Long Identification Process Begins
Following the Syrian president's fall, over a dozen mass graves, possibly holding over 100,000 bodies, have been discovered, prompting a years-long identification process aided by satellite imagery, open-source data, and DNA analysis, conducted by the ICMP in collaboration with Syrian authorities.
Mass Graves Reveal Scale of Syrian Abuses: Years-Long Identification Process Begins
Following the Syrian president's fall, over a dozen mass graves, possibly holding over 100,000 bodies, have been discovered, prompting a years-long identification process aided by satellite imagery, open-source data, and DNA analysis, conducted by the ICMP in collaboration with Syrian authorities.
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24% Bias Score
2024 Global Temperature Exceeds 1.5 Degrees Celsius, but Official Declaration Delayed
The global average temperature in 2024 surpassed the pre-industrial level by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius for the first time on record, according to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service, although the official declaration of exceeding the Paris Agreement's 1.5-degree target is delayed due to t...
2024 Global Temperature Exceeds 1.5 Degrees Celsius, but Official Declaration Delayed
The global average temperature in 2024 surpassed the pre-industrial level by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius for the first time on record, according to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service, although the official declaration of exceeding the Paris Agreement's 1.5-degree target is delayed due to t...
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48% Bias Score
Wisconsin School Shooting: Teacher and Student Killed, Links to California Plot Investigated
On Monday morning, 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow used a handgun to kill a teacher and a student, injuring six others at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin; investigators are exploring links to a planned California mass shooting and potential parental negligence.
Wisconsin School Shooting: Teacher and Student Killed, Links to California Plot Investigated
On Monday morning, 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow used a handgun to kill a teacher and a student, injuring six others at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin; investigators are exploring links to a planned California mass shooting and potential parental negligence.
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48% Bias Score