January 2025
February 2025
UK Rejects Wider Extremism Definition
The UK government will reject a proposal to widen the definition of extremism to include environmentalists and the far left, instead focusing on Islamist and far-right extremism, aligning with MI5's assessment of current threats (75% Islamist, 25% far-right).
UK Rejects Wider Extremism Definition
The UK government will reject a proposal to widen the definition of extremism to include environmentalists and the far left, instead focusing on Islamist and far-right extremism, aligning with MI5's assessment of current threats (75% Islamist, 25% far-right).
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52% Bias Score
Spain Falls Short of NATO Defense Spending Target
Spain's defense spending reached 1.28% of its GDP in 2024, failing to meet the NATO 2% target despite a 70% increase over the past decade; this shortfall has prompted discussions with NATO leadership regarding future commitments, even as Spain highlights its eighth-place position in absolute spendin...
Spain Falls Short of NATO Defense Spending Target
Spain's defense spending reached 1.28% of its GDP in 2024, failing to meet the NATO 2% target despite a 70% increase over the past decade; this shortfall has prompted discussions with NATO leadership regarding future commitments, even as Spain highlights its eighth-place position in absolute spendin...
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44% Bias Score
74 Child Deaths Highlight England's Temporary Housing Crisis
Official data reveals that at least 74 children have died in temporary accommodation in England over the past five years, with the majority being infants under one year old, prompting government action with a £1bn allocation to address the housing crisis affecting 123,000 families.
74 Child Deaths Highlight England's Temporary Housing Crisis
Official data reveals that at least 74 children have died in temporary accommodation in England over the past five years, with the majority being infants under one year old, prompting government action with a £1bn allocation to address the housing crisis affecting 123,000 families.
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56% Bias Score
Germany: Asylum Seeker's Attack Fuels Election Debate on Migration
A knife attack in Aschaffenburg, Germany, by a former Afghan asylum seeker who was to be deported, killed a man and a child, prompting calls for stricter migration policies from opposition parties ahead of the upcoming elections.
Germany: Asylum Seeker's Attack Fuels Election Debate on Migration
A knife attack in Aschaffenburg, Germany, by a former Afghan asylum seeker who was to be deported, killed a man and a child, prompting calls for stricter migration policies from opposition parties ahead of the upcoming elections.
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48% Bias Score
Trump Administration Places 60 USAID Officials on Leave Amidst Aid Freeze
The Trump administration placed roughly 60 senior career officials at USAID on administrative leave following a global freeze on U.S. aid, citing actions that appeared to contradict the President's executive orders and the administration's 'America First' policy.
Trump Administration Places 60 USAID Officials on Leave Amidst Aid Freeze
The Trump administration placed roughly 60 senior career officials at USAID on administrative leave following a global freeze on U.S. aid, citing actions that appeared to contradict the President's executive orders and the administration's 'America First' policy.
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36% Bias Score
Climate Change Exacerbates California Wildfires, Forcing Internal Migration
California is experiencing increasingly severe wildfires due to climate change, resulting in at least eleven deaths near Los Angeles and over 700,000 hectares burned between 2020-2021; this has led to internal migration, straining some communities' resources and raising questions about the state's l...
Climate Change Exacerbates California Wildfires, Forcing Internal Migration
California is experiencing increasingly severe wildfires due to climate change, resulting in at least eleven deaths near Los Angeles and over 700,000 hectares burned between 2020-2021; this has led to internal migration, straining some communities' resources and raising questions about the state's l...
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44% Bias Score
Guatemalan Deportation Flight Highlights US Immigration Policy
A chartered deportation flight from Alexandria, Louisiana, carrying Guatemalan citizens who entered the US without documentation, landed in Guatemala City on Monday, met with a warm welcome by officials despite some having faced criminal charges in the US, highlighting the ongoing repatriation proce...
Guatemalan Deportation Flight Highlights US Immigration Policy
A chartered deportation flight from Alexandria, Louisiana, carrying Guatemalan citizens who entered the US without documentation, landed in Guatemala City on Monday, met with a warm welcome by officials despite some having faced criminal charges in the US, highlighting the ongoing repatriation proce...
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44% Bias Score
Girma's Record-Breaking $1.1 Million Transfer to Chelsea
Naomi Girma, a 24-year-old USWNT defender and two-time NWSL Defender of the Year, signed a record-breaking $1.1 million, four-and-a-half-year contract with Chelsea FC, exceeding the previous record set by Racheal Kundananji's $788,000 transfer in 2023.
Girma's Record-Breaking $1.1 Million Transfer to Chelsea
Naomi Girma, a 24-year-old USWNT defender and two-time NWSL Defender of the Year, signed a record-breaking $1.1 million, four-and-a-half-year contract with Chelsea FC, exceeding the previous record set by Racheal Kundananji's $788,000 transfer in 2023.
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44% Bias Score
Merz's Controversial Five-Point Plan to Reform German Immigration Policy
Facing criticism, German CDU leader Friedrich Merz presented a five-point plan to overhaul immigration policy, including permanent border controls, rejecting illegal entries, increased deportations, and stricter residency for criminals, sparking nationwide protests and legal concerns.
Merz's Controversial Five-Point Plan to Reform German Immigration Policy
Facing criticism, German CDU leader Friedrich Merz presented a five-point plan to overhaul immigration policy, including permanent border controls, rejecting illegal entries, increased deportations, and stricter residency for criminals, sparking nationwide protests and legal concerns.
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44% Bias Score
Hoess House Opens as Hate-Extremism Center Amid Alarming Holocaust Knowledge Gaps
The former home of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Hoess opens as a hate-extremism research center, coinciding with a survey showing alarming Holocaust knowledge gaps and distortion across several countries, with younger adults showing especially low awareness.
Hoess House Opens as Hate-Extremism Center Amid Alarming Holocaust Knowledge Gaps
The former home of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Hoess opens as a hate-extremism research center, coinciding with a survey showing alarming Holocaust knowledge gaps and distortion across several countries, with younger adults showing especially low awareness.
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52% Bias Score
Manitoba Redeploys Conservation Officers to Border Amidst Trump Tariff Threats
Facing President Trump's tariff threats, Manitoba is redeploying approximately 11 conservation officers to patrol the Canada-U.S. border, costing $360,000, to combat drug and human trafficking, while also providing aid to migrants, in contrast to other provinces.
Manitoba Redeploys Conservation Officers to Border Amidst Trump Tariff Threats
Facing President Trump's tariff threats, Manitoba is redeploying approximately 11 conservation officers to patrol the Canada-U.S. border, costing $360,000, to combat drug and human trafficking, while also providing aid to migrants, in contrast to other provinces.
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52% Bias Score
Trump Rallies Republicans Amidst Crucial Budget Negotiations
President Trump addressed House Republicans at their annual policy retreat in Miami, urging support for his immigration crackdown and border security proposals, while Republicans face crucial budget negotiations with a March 14 deadline and potential internal divisions on strategy.
Trump Rallies Republicans Amidst Crucial Budget Negotiations
President Trump addressed House Republicans at their annual policy retreat in Miami, urging support for his immigration crackdown and border security proposals, while Republicans face crucial budget negotiations with a March 14 deadline and potential internal divisions on strategy.
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60% Bias Score