January 2025
February 2025
M23 Captures Goma, DR Congo Rejects Negotiations Amid Regional Crisis
M23 rebels seized Goma, DR Congo's largest eastern city, prompting President Tshisekedi's vow of a strong response, rejecting regional calls for negotiations; hundreds of Congolese troops and foreign mercenaries surrendered amid accusations of Rwandan support for M23 and Congolese collaboration with...
M23 Captures Goma, DR Congo Rejects Negotiations Amid Regional Crisis
M23 rebels seized Goma, DR Congo's largest eastern city, prompting President Tshisekedi's vow of a strong response, rejecting regional calls for negotiations; hundreds of Congolese troops and foreign mercenaries surrendered amid accusations of Rwandan support for M23 and Congolese collaboration with...
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36% Bias Score
Chinese Influence Operation Calls for Spanish Government Overthrow
A Chinese influence operation, named "Spamouflage," masqueraded as a Spanish NGO on social media to advocate for the overthrow of Spain's government after deadly October floods, marking an escalation of covert influence campaigns.
Chinese Influence Operation Calls for Spanish Government Overthrow
A Chinese influence operation, named "Spamouflage," masqueraded as a Spanish NGO on social media to advocate for the overthrow of Spain's government after deadly October floods, marking an escalation of covert influence campaigns.
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24% Bias Score
Plane Crash Kills 14 Figure Skaters
A plane crash near Reagan National Airport on Wednesday killed 64 passengers and 3 crew members, including 14 figure skaters and coaches; this is the first major US commercial plane crash since 2009.
Plane Crash Kills 14 Figure Skaters
A plane crash near Reagan National Airport on Wednesday killed 64 passengers and 3 crew members, including 14 figure skaters and coaches; this is the first major US commercial plane crash since 2009.
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24% Bias Score
Trump Blames Diversity Programs After Deadly Air Crash, Nominees Face Scrutiny
A plane and helicopter collision over the Potomac River killed 67 people, prompting President Trump to blame diversity programs for creating unqualified federal workers; meanwhile, his controversial cabinet nominees face questions about their qualifications.
Trump Blames Diversity Programs After Deadly Air Crash, Nominees Face Scrutiny
A plane and helicopter collision over the Potomac River killed 67 people, prompting President Trump to blame diversity programs for creating unqualified federal workers; meanwhile, his controversial cabinet nominees face questions about their qualifications.
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60% Bias Score
Deadly Plane Crash Kills 67, Including Figure Skaters and Mother of Two
A mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a US Army helicopter over the Potomac River on Wednesday night killed all 67 people onboard, including figure skater Inna Volyanskaya and mother Wendy Shaffer. At least 30 bodies have been recovered.
Deadly Plane Crash Kills 67, Including Figure Skaters and Mother of Two
A mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a US Army helicopter over the Potomac River on Wednesday night killed all 67 people onboard, including figure skater Inna Volyanskaya and mother Wendy Shaffer. At least 30 bodies have been recovered.
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32% Bias Score
Israel Bans UNRWA, Leaving Millions of Palestinian Refugees at Risk
Israel's ban on the UN agency UNRWA, effective Thursday, threatens to displace millions of Palestinian refugees in Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem who depend on the agency for essential services, triggering immediate humanitarian concerns and raising questions about the long-term implication...
Israel Bans UNRWA, Leaving Millions of Palestinian Refugees at Risk
Israel's ban on the UN agency UNRWA, effective Thursday, threatens to displace millions of Palestinian refugees in Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem who depend on the agency for essential services, triggering immediate humanitarian concerns and raising questions about the long-term implication...
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60% Bias Score
Trump Nominees Face Grilling in Senate Confirmation Hearings
President Trump's nominees, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, and Kash Patel, faced intense Senate confirmation hearings Thursday, marked by clashes over their past criticisms of the agencies they were nominated to lead: Health and Human Services, National Intelligence, and the FBI, respectively...
Trump Nominees Face Grilling in Senate Confirmation Hearings
President Trump's nominees, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, and Kash Patel, faced intense Senate confirmation hearings Thursday, marked by clashes over their past criticisms of the agencies they were nominated to lead: Health and Human Services, National Intelligence, and the FBI, respectively...
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48% Bias Score
Biden Commutes Sentence of Indigenous Activist Leonard Peltier
President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Leonard Peltier, an 80-year-old Indigenous activist imprisoned since 1975 for the killing of two FBI agents at Pine Ridge Reservation, on January 20, 2025, allowing for home confinement, although the commutation does not admit state wrongdoing.
Biden Commutes Sentence of Indigenous Activist Leonard Peltier
President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Leonard Peltier, an 80-year-old Indigenous activist imprisoned since 1975 for the killing of two FBI agents at Pine Ridge Reservation, on January 20, 2025, allowing for home confinement, although the commutation does not admit state wrongdoing.
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44% Bias Score
Argentina's Femicide Law Debate Reignited After Perpetrator's Release
On a cold night in 1996, 17-year-old Carolina Aló was murdered by her boyfriend, Fabián Tablado, who stabbed her 113 times. Tablado's recent release from prison, despite prior violence and threats, has sparked outrage and reignited the debate on femicide laws in Argentina, with the government propos...
Argentina's Femicide Law Debate Reignited After Perpetrator's Release
On a cold night in 1996, 17-year-old Carolina Aló was murdered by her boyfriend, Fabián Tablado, who stabbed her 113 times. Tablado's recent release from prison, despite prior violence and threats, has sparked outrage and reignited the debate on femicide laws in Argentina, with the government propos...
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48% Bias Score
Trump Re-ups Tariff Threat Against Mexico and Canada
President Trump reiterated his threat to impose 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada due to unresolved border issues and substantial trade deficits, despite prior negotiations and potential economic repercussions; from January to November 2024, the US imported $699 billion from Canada and $...
Trump Re-ups Tariff Threat Against Mexico and Canada
President Trump reiterated his threat to impose 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada due to unresolved border issues and substantial trade deficits, despite prior negotiations and potential economic repercussions; from January to November 2024, the US imported $699 billion from Canada and $...
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68% Bias Score
Marcos Offers to Remove U.S. Missiles from Philippines if China Halts Aggressive Actions
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. offered Friday to remove a U.S. missile system from the Philippines if China stops its aggressive actions in the disputed South China Sea, where Chinese and Philippine forces have clashed repeatedly over the past two years; the U.S. missile system was recent...
Marcos Offers to Remove U.S. Missiles from Philippines if China Halts Aggressive Actions
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. offered Friday to remove a U.S. missile system from the Philippines if China stops its aggressive actions in the disputed South China Sea, where Chinese and Philippine forces have clashed repeatedly over the past two years; the U.S. missile system was recent...
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48% Bias Score
Israeli Hostages Released After Mothers' Public Plea
Five Israeli female soldiers, captured by Hamas on October 7, 2023, following a massacre at the Nahal Oz base, were released after their mothers publicly shared images of their captivity, highlighting the lack of global response to the crisis.
Israeli Hostages Released After Mothers' Public Plea
Five Israeli female soldiers, captured by Hamas on October 7, 2023, following a massacre at the Nahal Oz base, were released after their mothers publicly shared images of their captivity, highlighting the lack of global response to the crisis.
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56% Bias Score