December 2024
January 2025
Costa's Presidency: A New Era for the European Council
António Costa, succeeding the unpopular Charles Michel, was elected President of the European Council with near-unanimous support, promising more efficient and strategically focused summits.
Costa's Presidency: A New Era for the European Council
António Costa, succeeding the unpopular Charles Michel, was elected President of the European Council with near-unanimous support, promising more efficient and strategically focused summits.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Belgium Delays F-16 Delivery to Ukraine Due to Spare Parts and Pilot Shortages
Belgium delayed its first delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine due to a shortage of spare parts and pilots, impacting Ukraine's air defense capabilities, despite a coalition effort to supply 79 F-16s, with Ukraine needing 120-130 for effective defense.
Belgium Delays F-16 Delivery to Ukraine Due to Spare Parts and Pilot Shortages
Belgium delayed its first delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine due to a shortage of spare parts and pilots, impacting Ukraine's air defense capabilities, despite a coalition effort to supply 79 F-16s, with Ukraine needing 120-130 for effective defense.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Putin: Syria Regime Change Not a Defeat, Open to Talks with Trump
Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the Syrian regime change, stating it was not a Russian defeat but a success in preventing the creation of a terrorist haven; he also discussed ongoing negotiations for a resolution to the war in Ukraine, emphasizing the need for a legitimate Ukrainian repre...
Putin: Syria Regime Change Not a Defeat, Open to Talks with Trump
Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the Syrian regime change, stating it was not a Russian defeat but a success in preventing the creation of a terrorist haven; he also discussed ongoing negotiations for a resolution to the war in Ukraine, emphasizing the need for a legitimate Ukrainian repre...
Progress
52% Bias Score
International Police Board Chinese Ship in Baltic Cable Damage Investigation
Police from Germany, Denmark, Finland, and Sweden, joined by Chinese authorities, boarded the Chinese vessel Yi Peng 3, suspected in the recent severing of two subsea communication cables in the Baltic Sea, near the time the ship transited the damaged areas.
International Police Board Chinese Ship in Baltic Cable Damage Investigation
Police from Germany, Denmark, Finland, and Sweden, joined by Chinese authorities, boarded the Chinese vessel Yi Peng 3, suspected in the recent severing of two subsea communication cables in the Baltic Sea, near the time the ship transited the damaged areas.
Progress
44% Bias Score
China Completes Taklamakan Desert Tree Belt Amid Global Desertification Concerns
After 46 years, China completed a 3,000km tree belt around the Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang to combat desertification and sandstorms, increasing Xinjiang's forest cover from 1% to 5% but facing criticism for low tree survival rates and limited impact on sandstorms, while a UN report warns that 77% ...
China Completes Taklamakan Desert Tree Belt Amid Global Desertification Concerns
After 46 years, China completed a 3,000km tree belt around the Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang to combat desertification and sandstorms, increasing Xinjiang's forest cover from 1% to 5% but facing criticism for low tree survival rates and limited impact on sandstorms, while a UN report warns that 77% ...
Progress
12% Bias Score
Shooting Death of Abkhazian Parliament Member Amidst Political Dispute
In Abkhazia, a dispute between opposition members Adgur Kharazia and Kan Kvarchia over a cryptocurrency mining ban escalated into a shooting, resulting in the death of Vakhtang Golandzia, who attempted to intervene; Kharazia, a 65-year-old with a history of violence, is the prime suspect and has rep...
Shooting Death of Abkhazian Parliament Member Amidst Political Dispute
In Abkhazia, a dispute between opposition members Adgur Kharazia and Kan Kvarchia over a cryptocurrency mining ban escalated into a shooting, resulting in the death of Vakhtang Golandzia, who attempted to intervene; Kharazia, a 65-year-old with a history of violence, is the prime suspect and has rep...
Progress
36% Bias Score
EU's Renewable Energy Target Sparks Nuclear Backlash
EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen's proposed 2040 renewable energy target sparked immediate opposition from twelve pro-nuclear EU countries, led by France, who argue it neglects nuclear power's role in decarbonization and threatens the sector's revival amid energy security concerns following the ...
EU's Renewable Energy Target Sparks Nuclear Backlash
EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen's proposed 2040 renewable energy target sparked immediate opposition from twelve pro-nuclear EU countries, led by France, who argue it neglects nuclear power's role in decarbonization and threatens the sector's revival amid energy security concerns following the ...
Progress
48% Bias Score
Republika Srpska's Energy Crisis: Fuel Shortages Force Imports and Price Hikes
Mismanagement of Republika Srpska's power system has caused a fuel crisis at thermal power plants Ugljevik and Gacko, forcing electricity imports at a daily cost of €600,000, leading to a 7.9% price increase and exposing the system's vulnerabilities to potential privatization.
Republika Srpska's Energy Crisis: Fuel Shortages Force Imports and Price Hikes
Mismanagement of Republika Srpska's power system has caused a fuel crisis at thermal power plants Ugljevik and Gacko, forcing electricity imports at a daily cost of €600,000, leading to a 7.9% price increase and exposing the system's vulnerabilities to potential privatization.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Syria's Post-Conflict Cultural Heritage: Challenges and Opportunities
Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria, the challenge of protecting and restoring the nation's extensively damaged cultural heritage, including sites like Palmyra, requires a multifaceted approach involving international collaboration and the active participation of Syrian civil soc...
Syria's Post-Conflict Cultural Heritage: Challenges and Opportunities
Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria, the challenge of protecting and restoring the nation's extensively damaged cultural heritage, including sites like Palmyra, requires a multifaceted approach involving international collaboration and the active participation of Syrian civil soc...
Progress
32% Bias Score
North Macedonian Ex-Vice Premier Flees Amidst Police Negligence Allegations
Former North Macedonian vice-premier Artan Grubi fled to Kosovo minutes before a planned police raid on December 15th, prompting a 30-day detention order, international arrest warrant, and investigations into alleged police negligence at the border.
North Macedonian Ex-Vice Premier Flees Amidst Police Negligence Allegations
Former North Macedonian vice-premier Artan Grubi fled to Kosovo minutes before a planned police raid on December 15th, prompting a 30-day detention order, international arrest warrant, and investigations into alleged police negligence at the border.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Putin's 2024 Address: Economic Gains, Ukrainian Advances, and Syrian Instability
During his December 2024 address, Vladimir Putin highlighted Russia's economic growth, military advances in Ukraine, and a new US president reportedly open to a Ukraine peace deal. He downplayed the instability in Syria, asserting Russia's overall success while highlighting potential strategic gains...
Putin's 2024 Address: Economic Gains, Ukrainian Advances, and Syrian Instability
During his December 2024 address, Vladimir Putin highlighted Russia's economic growth, military advances in Ukraine, and a new US president reportedly open to a Ukraine peace deal. He downplayed the instability in Syria, asserting Russia's overall success while highlighting potential strategic gains...
Progress
56% Bias Score
UK Government's AI Copyright Exemption Faces Widespread Creative Industry Backlash
The UK government's proposed AI copyright exemption, allowing AI companies to use copyrighted material unless owners opt out, faces strong opposition from creative industry bodies who argue it undermines existing copyright laws; the government says it promotes UK AI competitiveness.
UK Government's AI Copyright Exemption Faces Widespread Creative Industry Backlash
The UK government's proposed AI copyright exemption, allowing AI companies to use copyrighted material unless owners opt out, faces strong opposition from creative industry bodies who argue it undermines existing copyright laws; the government says it promotes UK AI competitiveness.
Progress
44% Bias Score