January 2025
February 2025
Google Fights €4.34 Billion EU Android Antitrust Fine
Google faces a €4.34 billion EU fine for allegedly abusing its Android dominance by requiring pre-installation of Google Search and Chrome, a claim Google contests, arguing its strategy fostered competition; the court will issue a ruling on June 12th.
Google Fights €4.34 Billion EU Android Antitrust Fine
Google faces a €4.34 billion EU fine for allegedly abusing its Android dominance by requiring pre-installation of Google Search and Chrome, a claim Google contests, arguing its strategy fostered competition; the court will issue a ruling on June 12th.
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40% Bias Score
Revised Spanish Decree Approved: Pension Increases and Aid Included, Tax Reforms Excluded
The Spanish government approved a revised decree including pension increases, extended public transport discounts, and aid for storm and volcano victims, but excluding tax reforms and some financial aid to regions after negotiations with Junts.
Revised Spanish Decree Approved: Pension Increases and Aid Included, Tax Reforms Excluded
The Spanish government approved a revised decree including pension increases, extended public transport discounts, and aid for storm and volcano victims, but excluding tax reforms and some financial aid to regions after negotiations with Junts.
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40% Bias Score
Canada Inquiry: No Evidence Foreign Interference Altered Election Outcomes
A Canadian inquiry found no evidence that foreign interference changed the outcome of the last two elections, despite some questionable conduct by parliamentarians, and recommended steps to strengthen democratic institutions and better inform the public about threats.
Canada Inquiry: No Evidence Foreign Interference Altered Election Outcomes
A Canadian inquiry found no evidence that foreign interference changed the outcome of the last two elections, despite some questionable conduct by parliamentarians, and recommended steps to strengthen democratic institutions and better inform the public about threats.
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48% Bias Score
Serbian Prime Minister Resigns Amid Widespread Protests
Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic and Novi Sad Mayor Milan Djuric resigned on Tuesday following three months of student-led protests sparked by a deadly railway station collapse in November 2024, fueled by allegations of corruption and authoritarian rule under President Aleksandar Vucic, and mark...
Serbian Prime Minister Resigns Amid Widespread Protests
Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic and Novi Sad Mayor Milan Djuric resigned on Tuesday following three months of student-led protests sparked by a deadly railway station collapse in November 2024, fueled by allegations of corruption and authoritarian rule under President Aleksandar Vucic, and mark...
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44% Bias Score
UK Accused of Complicity in Israeli Actions in Gaza and Yemen
A report by the British Palestinian Committee (BPC) accuses the UK of complicity in Israel's actions in Gaza and Yemen, citing arms sales, logistical aid, and military collaboration, potentially breaching international law; the UK supplied £42 million in arms to Israel in 2022, and despite suspendin...
UK Accused of Complicity in Israeli Actions in Gaza and Yemen
A report by the British Palestinian Committee (BPC) accuses the UK of complicity in Israel's actions in Gaza and Yemen, citing arms sales, logistical aid, and military collaboration, potentially breaching international law; the UK supplied £42 million in arms to Israel in 2022, and despite suspendin...
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60% Bias Score
Bulgarian Lab Technician on Trial for Alleged Role in Ukrainian Soldier Phone Number Theft Plot
A Bulgarian lab technician, Katrin Ivanova, is on trial in London accused of being a key member of a spy ring that plotted to steal the mobile phone numbers of Ukrainian soldiers training at a German military base, allegedly working for Russia.
Bulgarian Lab Technician on Trial for Alleged Role in Ukrainian Soldier Phone Number Theft Plot
A Bulgarian lab technician, Katrin Ivanova, is on trial in London accused of being a key member of a spy ring that plotted to steal the mobile phone numbers of Ukrainian soldiers training at a German military base, allegedly working for Russia.
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56% Bias Score
Spanish Government Secures Passage of Social Protection Decree After Concessions to Junts per Catalunya
Following intense negotiations and a delay of the Council of Ministers, the Spanish government reached a deal with Junts per Catalunya to pass a social protection decree including pension increases, after making concessions on a confidence motion and splitting the decree into social and economic par...
Spanish Government Secures Passage of Social Protection Decree After Concessions to Junts per Catalunya
Following intense negotiations and a delay of the Council of Ministers, the Spanish government reached a deal with Junts per Catalunya to pass a social protection decree including pension increases, after making concessions on a confidence motion and splitting the decree into social and economic par...
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48% Bias Score
France Creates Specialized Prosecutor's Office to Combat Drug Trafficking
The French Senate approved a bill creating a National Anti-Organized Crime Prosecutor's Office (Pnaco) to combat drug trafficking, including asset seizure measures and strengthened investigative techniques, with concerns raised about potential impacts on individual liberties and the absence of preve...
France Creates Specialized Prosecutor's Office to Combat Drug Trafficking
The French Senate approved a bill creating a National Anti-Organized Crime Prosecutor's Office (Pnaco) to combat drug trafficking, including asset seizure measures and strengthened investigative techniques, with concerns raised about potential impacts on individual liberties and the absence of preve...
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48% Bias Score
Nigerian Man Extradited to US for Sextortion Leading to Teen's Suicide
A 24-year-old Nigerian man, Hassanbunhussein Abolore Lawal, was extradited to the US on Saturday to face charges of child exploitation resulting in death and distribution of child sexual abuse material following the suicide of his 17-year-old victim, Gavin Guffey, who was allegedly sextorted by Lawa...
Nigerian Man Extradited to US for Sextortion Leading to Teen's Suicide
A 24-year-old Nigerian man, Hassanbunhussein Abolore Lawal, was extradited to the US on Saturday to face charges of child exploitation resulting in death and distribution of child sexual abuse material following the suicide of his 17-year-old victim, Gavin Guffey, who was allegedly sextorted by Lawa...
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24% Bias Score
Colombia Receives 201 Deportees from US After Diplomatic Crisis
On Tuesday, two Colombian Air Force planes carrying 201 deported Colombians arrived in Bogotá from El Paso, Texas, and San Diego, California, resolving a diplomatic crisis with the US after President Petro initially refused entry to two US deportation flights, citing undignified treatment of deporte...
Colombia Receives 201 Deportees from US After Diplomatic Crisis
On Tuesday, two Colombian Air Force planes carrying 201 deported Colombians arrived in Bogotá from El Paso, Texas, and San Diego, California, resolving a diplomatic crisis with the US after President Petro initially refused entry to two US deportation flights, citing undignified treatment of deporte...
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40% Bias Score
Louvre to Get New Entrance, Mona Lisa Relocated
French President Emmanuel Macron announced a multi-million euro renovation of the Louvre Museum in Paris, including a new entrance to ease overcrowding and the relocation of the Mona Lisa to a separate paid exhibition space by 2031, alongside tariff increases for non-EU residents from next January.
Louvre to Get New Entrance, Mona Lisa Relocated
French President Emmanuel Macron announced a multi-million euro renovation of the Louvre Museum in Paris, including a new entrance to ease overcrowding and the relocation of the Mona Lisa to a separate paid exhibition space by 2031, alongside tariff increases for non-EU residents from next January.
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48% Bias Score
Iraq Demands Disarmament of Iranian-Backed Groups Amidst Regional Power Shift
Facing waning Iranian influence and regional instability, the Iraqi government is demanding that armed groups, including factions within the Iran-backed Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI), disarm and join the state security forces or integrate into the recognized Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), aim...
Iraq Demands Disarmament of Iranian-Backed Groups Amidst Regional Power Shift
Facing waning Iranian influence and regional instability, the Iraqi government is demanding that armed groups, including factions within the Iran-backed Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI), disarm and join the state security forces or integrate into the recognized Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), aim...
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52% Bias Score