January 2025
February 2025
Trump uses military aircraft for mass deportations, escalating immigration enforcement".
President Trump initiated deportation flights using military aircraft, sending approximately 75-80 Guatemalans back to their country; this action, costing significantly more than using civilian aircraft, is part of a broader plan to reverse Biden-era immigration policies.
Trump uses military aircraft for mass deportations, escalating immigration enforcement".
President Trump initiated deportation flights using military aircraft, sending approximately 75-80 Guatemalans back to their country; this action, costing significantly more than using civilian aircraft, is part of a broader plan to reverse Biden-era immigration policies.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Lukashenko's Expected Victory in Belarus Amidst Repression and Russian Nuclear Deployment
Belarus holds a presidential election in January 2025, with authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko virtually assured of a seventh term amidst a climate of repression following the disputed 2020 election and Russia's deployment of tactical nuclear weapons on Belarusian territory.
Lukashenko's Expected Victory in Belarus Amidst Repression and Russian Nuclear Deployment
Belarus holds a presidential election in January 2025, with authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko virtually assured of a seventh term amidst a climate of repression following the disputed 2020 election and Russia's deployment of tactical nuclear weapons on Belarusian territory.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Europe's Lagging Economy: IMF Urges Single Market Focus
IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva highlights a diverging global economic outlook: while the world economy shows 3.3% growth, Europe lags behind the US due to low productivity, inefficient capital allocation, and high energy costs. She emphasizes the need for Europe to focus on its single ma...
Europe's Lagging Economy: IMF Urges Single Market Focus
IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva highlights a diverging global economic outlook: while the world economy shows 3.3% growth, Europe lags behind the US due to low productivity, inefficient capital allocation, and high energy costs. She emphasizes the need for Europe to focus on its single ma...
Progress
48% Bias Score
EU to Gradually Ease Syria Sanctions, Conditional on Human Rights Improvements
The EU is expected to agree next week on gradually easing sanctions on Syria, conditional on the Syrian authorities' commitment to human rights and minority rights; the plan includes easing restrictions on energy, electricity, transport, and some banking, excluding arms and sanctions against Assad r...
EU to Gradually Ease Syria Sanctions, Conditional on Human Rights Improvements
The EU is expected to agree next week on gradually easing sanctions on Syria, conditional on the Syrian authorities' commitment to human rights and minority rights; the plan includes easing restrictions on energy, electricity, transport, and some banking, excluding arms and sanctions against Assad r...
Progress
36% Bias Score
Trump Pardons Anti-Abortion Protesters
On January 23rd, 2024, Donald Trump pardoned 23 individuals prosecuted for participating in anti-abortion protests, including some accused of conspiring to invade a Washington reproductive health clinic in 2020, one day before a major anti-abortion march.
Trump Pardons Anti-Abortion Protesters
On January 23rd, 2024, Donald Trump pardoned 23 individuals prosecuted for participating in anti-abortion protests, including some accused of conspiring to invade a Washington reproductive health clinic in 2020, one day before a major anti-abortion march.
Progress
60% Bias Score
ADHD Linked to Significantly Reduced Life Expectancy in British Adults
A study of over 30,000 British adults diagnosed with ADHD found that men die about seven years earlier and women nine years earlier than their non-ADHD counterparts, highlighting the significant impact of unmet support needs and associated health issues.
ADHD Linked to Significantly Reduced Life Expectancy in British Adults
A study of over 30,000 British adults diagnosed with ADHD found that men die about seven years earlier and women nine years earlier than their non-ADHD counterparts, highlighting the significant impact of unmet support needs and associated health issues.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Russia Evacuates Syrian Military Base
Satellite imagery confirms Russia's apparent military withdrawal from Syria's Tartus naval base, following the termination of a port lease agreement and the observed transport of military equipment since December. This leaves Russia without a key Mediterranean resupply and repair base.
Russia Evacuates Syrian Military Base
Satellite imagery confirms Russia's apparent military withdrawal from Syria's Tartus naval base, following the termination of a port lease agreement and the observed transport of military equipment since December. This leaves Russia without a key Mediterranean resupply and repair base.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Ulipristal Acetate Shows High Effectiveness in Medication Abortion
A new study demonstrates the 97% effectiveness of ulipristal acetate, an emergency contraceptive, in medication abortions up to nine weeks, offering a potential alternative to mifepristone and raising concerns about potential restrictions on emergency contraception.
Ulipristal Acetate Shows High Effectiveness in Medication Abortion
A new study demonstrates the 97% effectiveness of ulipristal acetate, an emergency contraceptive, in medication abortions up to nine weeks, offering a potential alternative to mifepristone and raising concerns about potential restrictions on emergency contraception.
Progress
48% Bias Score
EU to Condition Tunisia Funding Amidst Migrant Abuse Reports
The European Union is reviewing its funding for Tunisian security forces after reports of widespread human rights abuses against sub-Saharan migrants, including murder, rape, and mass expulsions, prompting a shift toward conditional payments based on human rights compliance impacting tens of million...
EU to Condition Tunisia Funding Amidst Migrant Abuse Reports
The European Union is reviewing its funding for Tunisian security forces after reports of widespread human rights abuses against sub-Saharan migrants, including murder, rape, and mass expulsions, prompting a shift toward conditional payments based on human rights compliance impacting tens of million...
Progress
60% Bias Score
RTBF's Delayed Trump Speech Sparks Censorship Debate
On January 20, 2024, Belgian broadcaster RTBF aired US President Donald Trump's inauguration speech with a two-minute delay due to its 'media health cordon' policy, designed to avoid normalizing potentially hateful speech, sparking controversy and accusations of censorship.
RTBF's Delayed Trump Speech Sparks Censorship Debate
On January 20, 2024, Belgian broadcaster RTBF aired US President Donald Trump's inauguration speech with a two-minute delay due to its 'media health cordon' policy, designed to avoid normalizing potentially hateful speech, sparking controversy and accusations of censorship.
Progress
44% Bias Score
IMF: Eurozone Must Learn from US to Boost Investment Competitiveness
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva urged the Eurozone to learn from the US's investment climate to enhance its global competitiveness, citing the Eurozone's fragmented capital pools and regulatory hurdles compared to the US's more unified system; the IMF projects 1% Eurozone growth and 2.7% ...
IMF: Eurozone Must Learn from US to Boost Investment Competitiveness
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva urged the Eurozone to learn from the US's investment climate to enhance its global competitiveness, citing the Eurozone's fragmented capital pools and regulatory hurdles compared to the US's more unified system; the IMF projects 1% Eurozone growth and 2.7% ...
Progress
48% Bias Score
Climate Change Exacerbates Risks Along French Mediterranean Coast
A French government report warns that 3.3 million people living along the 1700km Mediterranean coast face increasing risks of flooding and erosion due to climate change; by 2100, over 55,000 homes could be lost to coastal erosion, highlighting the need for better long-term planning and coordination.
Climate Change Exacerbates Risks Along French Mediterranean Coast
A French government report warns that 3.3 million people living along the 1700km Mediterranean coast face increasing risks of flooding and erosion due to climate change; by 2100, over 55,000 homes could be lost to coastal erosion, highlighting the need for better long-term planning and coordination.
Progress
36% Bias Score