February 2025
March 2025
Three Hostages Released in Gaza Prisoner Exchange
On February 1st, 2025, Hamas released three hostages—Ofer Kalderon (Franco-Israeli), Yarden Bibas (Israeli), and Keith Siegel (Israeli-American)—in exchange for 183 Palestinian prisoners, marking the fourth such exchange since the January 19th, 2025 truce between Israel and Hamas, and leading to the...
Three Hostages Released in Gaza Prisoner Exchange
On February 1st, 2025, Hamas released three hostages—Ofer Kalderon (Franco-Israeli), Yarden Bibas (Israeli), and Keith Siegel (Israeli-American)—in exchange for 183 Palestinian prisoners, marking the fourth such exchange since the January 19th, 2025 truce between Israel and Hamas, and leading to the...
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32% Bias Score
Iran Warns of "All-Out War" in Response to Nuclear Facility Attack
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that any US or Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities would result in an "all-out war", referencing the recent Gaza conflict's devastation (at least 47,460 Palestinian and 1,139 Israeli deaths) and calling for a return of frozen Iranian assets to r...
Iran Warns of "All-Out War" in Response to Nuclear Facility Attack
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that any US or Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities would result in an "all-out war", referencing the recent Gaza conflict's devastation (at least 47,460 Palestinian and 1,139 Israeli deaths) and calling for a return of frozen Iranian assets to r...
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48% Bias Score
Pentagon Deploys 1,000 More Troops to Border, Guantanamo in Immigration Crackdown
The Pentagon is deploying at least 1,000 additional active-duty troops to the southwest border and Guantanamo Bay to support President Trump's immigration crackdown, following the deployment of 1,600 troops last week; the troops will aid in border security and migrant detention, potentially rising t...
Pentagon Deploys 1,000 More Troops to Border, Guantanamo in Immigration Crackdown
The Pentagon is deploying at least 1,000 additional active-duty troops to the southwest border and Guantanamo Bay to support President Trump's immigration crackdown, following the deployment of 1,600 troops last week; the troops will aid in border security and migrant detention, potentially rising t...
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68% Bias Score
Federal Websites on LGBTQ+ Issues, Minority Groups, and Government Oversight Inaccessible
On Friday, numerous federal government websites providing information on LGBTQ+ issues, minority groups, and government oversight were inaccessible or altered, including pages related to Japanese American internment, the Tuskegee Airmen, and the Stonewall Uprising; data on transgender inmates was re...
Federal Websites on LGBTQ+ Issues, Minority Groups, and Government Oversight Inaccessible
On Friday, numerous federal government websites providing information on LGBTQ+ issues, minority groups, and government oversight were inaccessible or altered, including pages related to Japanese American internment, the Tuskegee Airmen, and the Stonewall Uprising; data on transgender inmates was re...
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64% Bias Score
Six American Citizens Released from Venezuela After Grenell-Maduro Meeting
President Trump's envoy Richard Grenell returned to the U.S. with six American citizens released from Venezuelan prisons after meeting with President Nicolas Maduro; this follows the Trump administration's push for deportations and anti-gang measures, and discussions also included migration, sanctio...
Six American Citizens Released from Venezuela After Grenell-Maduro Meeting
President Trump's envoy Richard Grenell returned to the U.S. with six American citizens released from Venezuelan prisons after meeting with President Nicolas Maduro; this follows the Trump administration's push for deportations and anti-gang measures, and discussions also included migration, sanctio...
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48% Bias Score
Trump's US Aid Freeze Halts Vital Nepal Health Programs
President Trump's executive order freezing US development aid has halted numerous programs in Nepal, including a vital vitamin A campaign benefiting 3 million children, prompting concerns over health consequences and potential shifts in global influence.
Trump's US Aid Freeze Halts Vital Nepal Health Programs
President Trump's executive order freezing US development aid has halted numerous programs in Nepal, including a vital vitamin A campaign benefiting 3 million children, prompting concerns over health consequences and potential shifts in global influence.
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52% Bias Score
Israel Receives Three Hostages from Hamas in Gaza; Palestinian Evacuations Begin
On Saturday, Israel received three hostages—Keith Siegel, Yarden Bibas, and Ofer Kalderon—released by Hamas as part of a larger hostage-ceasefire agreement, also facilitating the evacuation of injured Palestinians from Gaza via Egypt.
Israel Receives Three Hostages from Hamas in Gaza; Palestinian Evacuations Begin
On Saturday, Israel received three hostages—Keith Siegel, Yarden Bibas, and Ofer Kalderon—released by Hamas as part of a larger hostage-ceasefire agreement, also facilitating the evacuation of injured Palestinians from Gaza via Egypt.
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44% Bias Score
Trump Imposes Tariffs on EU, Canada, and Mexico
On January 31, 2025, US President Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada and 10% on China, effective February 1st, and additional tariffs on the European Union and Canadian and Mexican oil and gas starting February 18th, citing unfair trade practices by the EU and significant trade ...
Trump Imposes Tariffs on EU, Canada, and Mexico
On January 31, 2025, US President Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada and 10% on China, effective February 1st, and additional tariffs on the European Union and Canadian and Mexican oil and gas starting February 18th, citing unfair trade practices by the EU and significant trade ...
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48% Bias Score
Trump Claims Secret Talks With Russia to End Ukraine War
President Donald Trump announced that his administration is holding "very serious" discussions with Russia about ending the war in Ukraine, claiming that the conflict wouldn't have started under his presidency; Trump's comments follow criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and praise f...
Trump Claims Secret Talks With Russia to End Ukraine War
President Donald Trump announced that his administration is holding "very serious" discussions with Russia about ending the war in Ukraine, claiming that the conflict wouldn't have started under his presidency; Trump's comments follow criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and praise f...
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52% Bias Score
Understaffing in Air Traffic Control Cited in Fatal Washington D.C. Accident
A helicopter and a commercial plane collided near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Airport on Wednesday, resulting in at least 41 deaths. A preliminary FAA report indicates that understaffing in air traffic control, with one controller handling both airplane and helicopter traffic, contributed to th...
Understaffing in Air Traffic Control Cited in Fatal Washington D.C. Accident
A helicopter and a commercial plane collided near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Airport on Wednesday, resulting in at least 41 deaths. A preliminary FAA report indicates that understaffing in air traffic control, with one controller handling both airplane and helicopter traffic, contributed to th...
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36% Bias Score
Justice Department Considers Mass Firing of FBI Agents Involved in Trump Investigations
The Justice Department is considering firing numerous FBI agents who investigated President Trump and the January 6th Capitol riot, following an order to dismiss eight senior executives, potentially undermining the bureau's independence and setting a dangerous precedent.
Justice Department Considers Mass Firing of FBI Agents Involved in Trump Investigations
The Justice Department is considering firing numerous FBI agents who investigated President Trump and the January 6th Capitol riot, following an order to dismiss eight senior executives, potentially undermining the bureau's independence and setting a dangerous precedent.
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56% Bias Score
Ukraine Claims North Korean Troop Withdrawal from Kursk Frontline
Ukraine's military claims North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russia in the Kursk region have been withdrawn due to heavy losses, while Russia remains silent; simultaneously, Ukraine reports striking a Russian command post and oil facilities, while Russia reports a Ukrainian attack killing civi...
Ukraine Claims North Korean Troop Withdrawal from Kursk Frontline
Ukraine's military claims North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russia in the Kursk region have been withdrawn due to heavy losses, while Russia remains silent; simultaneously, Ukraine reports striking a Russian command post and oil facilities, while Russia reports a Ukrainian attack killing civi...
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36% Bias Score