February 2025
March 2025
EU Seeks to Avert Trade War with US Amid Tariff Concerns
EU Vice President Sefcovic met with US officials in Washington to discuss trade concerns, emphasizing the need to avoid a trade war that would harm both blocs and global commerce, despite a US goods trade deficit with the EU.
EU Seeks to Avert Trade War with US Amid Tariff Concerns
EU Vice President Sefcovic met with US officials in Washington to discuss trade concerns, emphasizing the need to avoid a trade war that would harm both blocs and global commerce, despite a US goods trade deficit with the EU.
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52% Bias Score
Trump's Weakness: A 'Weak Strongman' Eroding US Power
Timothy Snyder's Substack post analyzes Donald Trump as a "weak strongman" who, through the destruction of US institutions and susceptibility to foreign powers like Russia, weakens America domestically and internationally, while Elon Musk's actions further exacerbate this decline.
Trump's Weakness: A 'Weak Strongman' Eroding US Power
Timothy Snyder's Substack post analyzes Donald Trump as a "weak strongman" who, through the destruction of US institutions and susceptibility to foreign powers like Russia, weakens America domestically and internationally, while Elon Musk's actions further exacerbate this decline.
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52% Bias Score
Trump's Second Term Begins Amidst Deep Political Divisions
President Trump's second term began with executive orders shrinking the federal bureaucracy, facing mixed public reaction; a Washington Post-Ipsos poll shows 57% believe he overstepped his authority, while support for his policies is at 43%, revealing deep partisan divisions.
Trump's Second Term Begins Amidst Deep Political Divisions
President Trump's second term began with executive orders shrinking the federal bureaucracy, facing mixed public reaction; a Washington Post-Ipsos poll shows 57% believe he overstepped his authority, while support for his policies is at 43%, revealing deep partisan divisions.
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32% Bias Score
Döpfner Defends Vance, Criticizes European Response to Munich Speech
German media mogul Mathias Döpfner defended US Vice President JD Vance's controversial Munich speech, criticizing the strong European backlash as strategically unwise and potentially harmful to transatlantic relations; he argued that excluding populist parties could be counterproductive.
Döpfner Defends Vance, Criticizes European Response to Munich Speech
German media mogul Mathias Döpfner defended US Vice President JD Vance's controversial Munich speech, criticizing the strong European backlash as strategically unwise and potentially harmful to transatlantic relations; he argued that excluding populist parties could be counterproductive.
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56% Bias Score
Netherlands Cuts Development Aid by €2.4 Billion
The Netherlands is cutting its development aid budget by €2.4 billion, prioritizing aid that directly benefits the Netherlands and leading to the elimination of funding for gender equality, education, and climate change projects.
Netherlands Cuts Development Aid by €2.4 Billion
The Netherlands is cutting its development aid budget by €2.4 billion, prioritizing aid that directly benefits the Netherlands and leading to the elimination of funding for gender equality, education, and climate change projects.
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56% Bias Score
U.K. Citizenship Ban for Irregular Entrants Faces First Legal Challenge
The U.K. government's new policy, implemented through guidance, prevents individuals who entered the country irregularly from obtaining citizenship, regardless of their residency length, prompting a legal challenge by an Afghan refugee resident for seven years.
U.K. Citizenship Ban for Irregular Entrants Faces First Legal Challenge
The U.K. government's new policy, implemented through guidance, prevents individuals who entered the country irregularly from obtaining citizenship, regardless of their residency length, prompting a legal challenge by an Afghan refugee resident for seven years.
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48% Bias Score
Turkey Proposes Climate Law with 2053 Net-Zero Emission Target
Turkey's ruling AKP party submitted a draft Climate Law to parliament, aiming for 2053 net-zero emissions and green growth, including a Turkish Green Taxonomy for sustainable investments and an emissions trading system.
Turkey Proposes Climate Law with 2053 Net-Zero Emission Target
Turkey's ruling AKP party submitted a draft Climate Law to parliament, aiming for 2053 net-zero emissions and green growth, including a Turkish Green Taxonomy for sustainable investments and an emissions trading system.
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52% Bias Score
Kellogg's Kyiv Visit Highlights US-Ukraine Tensions Amid Peace Efforts
US special envoy Keith Kellogg visited Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and other officials, focusing on peace efforts amid rising tensions between the Trump administration and Zelenskyy, resulting in the cancellation of a joint press conference and Kellogg's exclusion from recent S...
Kellogg's Kyiv Visit Highlights US-Ukraine Tensions Amid Peace Efforts
US special envoy Keith Kellogg visited Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and other officials, focusing on peace efforts amid rising tensions between the Trump administration and Zelenskyy, resulting in the cancellation of a joint press conference and Kellogg's exclusion from recent S...
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40% Bias Score
China Boosts FDI Amid Global Trade Tensions with New Action Plan
In response to global trade tensions, China unveiled a 20-measure action plan on February 20, 2025, to boost foreign direct investment (FDI), resulting in a 27.5 percent increase in January 2025 FDI compared to December 2024, with notable increases from the UK, South Korea, Netherlands, and Japan.
China Boosts FDI Amid Global Trade Tensions with New Action Plan
In response to global trade tensions, China unveiled a 20-measure action plan on February 20, 2025, to boost foreign direct investment (FDI), resulting in a 27.5 percent increase in January 2025 FDI compared to December 2024, with notable increases from the UK, South Korea, Netherlands, and Japan.
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52% Bias Score
Dutch Nitrogen Emission Threshold Proposal Faces Scientific Scrutiny
Dutch Agriculture Minister Wiersma's proposal to raise the nitrogen emission threshold by a factor of 200, to ease business expansion, is challenged by the RIVM and other scientists who cite insufficient scientific backing and lack of transparency; a pilot legal case will test the threshold's legali...
Dutch Nitrogen Emission Threshold Proposal Faces Scientific Scrutiny
Dutch Agriculture Minister Wiersma's proposal to raise the nitrogen emission threshold by a factor of 200, to ease business expansion, is challenged by the RIVM and other scientists who cite insufficient scientific backing and lack of transparency; a pilot legal case will test the threshold's legali...
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48% Bias Score
De Librije's Legacy: 30 Years of Culinary Excellence and a Planned Succession
De Librije, owned by Jonnie and Thérèse Boer, celebrated 30 years of culinary excellence this month by receiving Gault&Millau's Lifetime Achievement Award for their immense contribution to Dutch gastronomy, a legacy ensured by their children, Jimmie and Isabel, and chef Nelson Tanate, who will take ...
De Librije's Legacy: 30 Years of Culinary Excellence and a Planned Succession
De Librije, owned by Jonnie and Thérèse Boer, celebrated 30 years of culinary excellence this month by receiving Gault&Millau's Lifetime Achievement Award for their immense contribution to Dutch gastronomy, a legacy ensured by their children, Jimmie and Isabel, and chef Nelson Tanate, who will take ...
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56% Bias Score
Trump Administration's Mass Federal Layoffs Spark Legal Battles
The Trump administration terminated 243 TSA employees and plans to significantly cut FEMA staff as part of wider budget cuts affecting numerous federal agencies, sparking legal challenges and criticism from some Republicans.
Trump Administration's Mass Federal Layoffs Spark Legal Battles
The Trump administration terminated 243 TSA employees and plans to significantly cut FEMA staff as part of wider budget cuts affecting numerous federal agencies, sparking legal challenges and criticism from some Republicans.
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40% Bias Score