February 2025
March 2025
US Seeks $500 Billion in Ukrainian Minerals, Faces Zelensky's Resistance
In February 2025, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent offered Ukrainian President Zelensky a deal to jointly exploit Ukraine's critical minerals worth $500 billion, but Zelensky refused due to a lack of military aid guarantees in the proposal.
US Seeks $500 Billion in Ukrainian Minerals, Faces Zelensky's Resistance
In February 2025, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent offered Ukrainian President Zelensky a deal to jointly exploit Ukraine's critical minerals worth $500 billion, but Zelensky refused due to a lack of military aid guarantees in the proposal.
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40% Bias Score
Paris Trial: ISIS Terrorists Accused of Torturing French Journalists
In Paris, five suspected Islamist terrorists, including life-sentenced Mehdi Nemmouche, stand trial for kidnapping and torturing four French journalists in Syria between 2013 and 2014, based on a decade-long investigation across multiple countries.
Paris Trial: ISIS Terrorists Accused of Torturing French Journalists
In Paris, five suspected Islamist terrorists, including life-sentenced Mehdi Nemmouche, stand trial for kidnapping and torturing four French journalists in Syria between 2013 and 2014, based on a decade-long investigation across multiple countries.
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60% Bias Score
Hungary Condemns EU Meeting on Ukraine Amidst Trump's Shift
Hungary sharply criticized a meeting of European leaders discussing the US's changed stance on the Ukraine war under President Trump, with Foreign Minister Szijjarto calling them "frustrated, pro-war, and anti-Trump" and supporting Trump's push for US-Russia negotiations instead.
Hungary Condemns EU Meeting on Ukraine Amidst Trump's Shift
Hungary sharply criticized a meeting of European leaders discussing the US's changed stance on the Ukraine war under President Trump, with Foreign Minister Szijjarto calling them "frustrated, pro-war, and anti-Trump" and supporting Trump's push for US-Russia negotiations instead.
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48% Bias Score
Pope Francis Hospitalized with Respiratory Infection
Pope Francis is hospitalized in Rome due to a polymicrobial respiratory infection, requiring modified treatment; his weekly audience is canceled, raising concerns given his recent health issues and the upcoming Jubilee year.
Pope Francis Hospitalized with Respiratory Infection
Pope Francis is hospitalized in Rome due to a polymicrobial respiratory infection, requiring modified treatment; his weekly audience is canceled, raising concerns given his recent health issues and the upcoming Jubilee year.
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40% Bias Score
Israel Tenders Construction of 974 Housing Units in Occupied West Bank
Israel tendered the construction of 974 housing units in the Efrat settlement in the occupied West Bank, potentially increasing its population by 40% and hindering Bethlehem's growth; construction is contingent on contracting and permits, with completion expected within a year.
Israel Tenders Construction of 974 Housing Units in Occupied West Bank
Israel tendered the construction of 974 housing units in the Efrat settlement in the occupied West Bank, potentially increasing its population by 40% and hindering Bethlehem's growth; construction is contingent on contracting and permits, with completion expected within a year.
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48% Bias Score
Zelenskyy Rejects U.S. Rare Earth Minerals Deal Over Security Concerns
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy rejected a U.S. proposal to access Ukraine's rare earth minerals in exchange for past and future aid, deeming it insufficiently protective of Ukraine's interests; the White House called the decision "short-sighted", emphasizing the economic and security benefits of a mi...
Zelenskyy Rejects U.S. Rare Earth Minerals Deal Over Security Concerns
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy rejected a U.S. proposal to access Ukraine's rare earth minerals in exchange for past and future aid, deeming it insufficiently protective of Ukraine's interests; the White House called the decision "short-sighted", emphasizing the economic and security benefits of a mi...
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64% Bias Score
Scottish Wolf Reintroduction to Sequester One Million Tons of CO2 Annually
A University of Leeds study proposes reintroducing wolves to the Scottish Highlands to curb red deer overpopulation, which hinders forest regeneration; the model predicts that approximately 167 wolves could sequester one million tons of CO2 annually.
Scottish Wolf Reintroduction to Sequester One Million Tons of CO2 Annually
A University of Leeds study proposes reintroducing wolves to the Scottish Highlands to curb red deer overpopulation, which hinders forest regeneration; the model predicts that approximately 167 wolves could sequester one million tons of CO2 annually.
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40% Bias Score
Mafia Cocaine Smuggling Ring Busted: Wife of Main Defendant Implicated
Eight individuals, aged 36 to 64, are on trial in Wuppertal, Germany, for smuggling nearly 900 kilograms of cocaine for the Italian Mafia, using an angling business as a front; a key witness implicated the main defendant's wife and detailed sophisticated surveillance measures.
Mafia Cocaine Smuggling Ring Busted: Wife of Main Defendant Implicated
Eight individuals, aged 36 to 64, are on trial in Wuppertal, Germany, for smuggling nearly 900 kilograms of cocaine for the Italian Mafia, using an angling business as a front; a key witness implicated the main defendant's wife and detailed sophisticated surveillance measures.
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48% Bias Score
Trzaskowski Shifts Campaign Strategy to the Right in Polish Presidential Race
In Poland's upcoming presidential election, Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, from the Civic Platform party, is shifting his campaign strategy from a liberal platform to appeal to right-wing voters, despite previously receiving an award from President Zelenskyy for Warsaw's support of Ukrainian refuge...
Trzaskowski Shifts Campaign Strategy to the Right in Polish Presidential Race
In Poland's upcoming presidential election, Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, from the Civic Platform party, is shifting his campaign strategy from a liberal platform to appeal to right-wing voters, despite previously receiving an award from President Zelenskyy for Warsaw's support of Ukrainian refuge...
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56% Bias Score
Trump Administration's Erroneous Dismissal of Nuclear Security Personnel Creates National Security Risk
The Trump administration mistakenly fired roughly 300 National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) employees responsible for US nuclear weapons, then struggled to rehire them due to lost contact information, highlighting significant administrative failures and national security concerns.
Trump Administration's Erroneous Dismissal of Nuclear Security Personnel Creates National Security Risk
The Trump administration mistakenly fired roughly 300 National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) employees responsible for US nuclear weapons, then struggled to rehire them due to lost contact information, highlighting significant administrative failures and national security concerns.
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52% Bias Score
Netflix Docuseries Unveils New Details in Gabby Petito Murder
A new Netflix docuseries, "American Murder: Gabby Petito," reveals previously unseen text messages and interviews detailing the abusive relationship between Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie, culminating in her murder in Wyoming on August 27, 2021, and highlighting the foundation her parents created t...
Netflix Docuseries Unveils New Details in Gabby Petito Murder
A new Netflix docuseries, "American Murder: Gabby Petito," reveals previously unseen text messages and interviews detailing the abusive relationship between Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie, culminating in her murder in Wyoming on August 27, 2021, and highlighting the foundation her parents created t...
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40% Bias Score
San Clemente to Partner with CBP on Coastal Surveillance to Combat Illegal Immigration
San Clemente, California, is partnering with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to install cameras along its coastline to monitor and deter illegal maritime immigration via panga boats, following a recent increase in such activity.
San Clemente to Partner with CBP on Coastal Surveillance to Combat Illegal Immigration
San Clemente, California, is partnering with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to install cameras along its coastline to monitor and deter illegal maritime immigration via panga boats, following a recent increase in such activity.
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68% Bias Score