February 2025
March 2025
German Election: CDU/CSU Wins Amid Recession, AfD Surge Creates Uncertainty
Germany's CDU/CSU bloc won the federal election with 28.5% of the vote amid a recession, while the AfD secured 20.8%, creating uncertainty about coalition formation and the country's economic future.
German Election: CDU/CSU Wins Amid Recession, AfD Surge Creates Uncertainty
Germany's CDU/CSU bloc won the federal election with 28.5% of the vote amid a recession, while the AfD secured 20.8%, creating uncertainty about coalition formation and the country's economic future.
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48% Bias Score
EU Seeks Special Tribunal to Prosecute Russian Leaders for Ukraine Aggression
The European Commission and Parliament advocate for a special tribunal to prosecute Russian leaders for the crime of aggression against Ukraine, facing challenges in securing UN support and collecting sufficient evidence, with alternative approaches under consideration.
EU Seeks Special Tribunal to Prosecute Russian Leaders for Ukraine Aggression
The European Commission and Parliament advocate for a special tribunal to prosecute Russian leaders for the crime of aggression against Ukraine, facing challenges in securing UN support and collecting sufficient evidence, with alternative approaches under consideration.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Germany's Climate Change Crisis: Economic and Political Implications of the 2027 CO2 Market Expansion
Germany faces rising climate change impacts, including deadly floods and heatwaves, and the 2027 expansion of the European CO2 market will increase energy costs unless a rapid transition to renewables occurs, necessitating political compromise.
Germany's Climate Change Crisis: Economic and Political Implications of the 2027 CO2 Market Expansion
Germany faces rising climate change impacts, including deadly floods and heatwaves, and the 2027 expansion of the European CO2 market will increase energy costs unless a rapid transition to renewables occurs, necessitating political compromise.
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52% Bias Score
Trump Administration's Research Cuts Threaten Global Science
The ALLAEA alliance of European science academies denounces the Trump administration's attacks on US research freedom, citing censorship and funding cuts impacting international projects, including the IPCC's climate report, with dozens of PhD programs affected and many more threatened.
Trump Administration's Research Cuts Threaten Global Science
The ALLAEA alliance of European science academies denounces the Trump administration's attacks on US research freedom, citing censorship and funding cuts impacting international projects, including the IPCC's climate report, with dozens of PhD programs affected and many more threatened.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Pistorius Urges Debt Brake Waiver for German Defense Budget
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius is urging the Union to waive the debt brake for the Bundeswehr budget, citing necessary investments exceeding €100 billion and increased security responsibilities, while facing opposition within the Union and calls for careful consideration.
Pistorius Urges Debt Brake Waiver for German Defense Budget
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius is urging the Union to waive the debt brake for the Bundeswehr budget, citing necessary investments exceeding €100 billion and increased security responsibilities, while facing opposition within the Union and calls for careful consideration.
Progress
44% Bias Score
German Election Results: Coalition Government Likely, Left Party Surges, AfD Gains Ground
Germany's recent elections resulted in a potential CDU/CSU-SPD coalition government, while the Left party unexpectedly gained nearly 9% of the vote, exceeding polls, and the AfD achieved significant success, particularly in eastern Germany.
German Election Results: Coalition Government Likely, Left Party Surges, AfD Gains Ground
Germany's recent elections resulted in a potential CDU/CSU-SPD coalition government, while the Left party unexpectedly gained nearly 9% of the vote, exceeding polls, and the AfD achieved significant success, particularly in eastern Germany.
Progress
44% Bias Score
UAE's Ambitious AI Strategy: Economic Diversification and Geopolitical Balancing Act
The UAE is investing billions in AI to become a global leader by 2031, diversifying its economy and bolstering national security, but faces challenges balancing US and China relations in this competitive landscape.
UAE's Ambitious AI Strategy: Economic Diversification and Geopolitical Balancing Act
The UAE is investing billions in AI to become a global leader by 2031, diversifying its economy and bolstering national security, but faces challenges balancing US and China relations in this competitive landscape.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Trump-Macron Meeting: Resource Deals and Ukraine Peacekeeping Claims
During a meeting between French President Macron and US President Trump, Trump announced potential resource deals and claimed Russia's acceptance of European peacekeepers in Ukraine; Putin later proposed US-Russia cooperation on rare earth mining, including in occupied territories.
Trump-Macron Meeting: Resource Deals and Ukraine Peacekeeping Claims
During a meeting between French President Macron and US President Trump, Trump announced potential resource deals and claimed Russia's acceptance of European peacekeepers in Ukraine; Putin later proposed US-Russia cooperation on rare earth mining, including in occupied territories.
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8% Bias Score
Germany's Post-Election Foreign Policy Shift
Germany's new government faces significant foreign policy challenges due to reduced US security guarantees and rising concerns about China's influence, necessitating increased defense spending and a more assertive foreign policy; public opinion on military engagement remains divided.
Germany's Post-Election Foreign Policy Shift
Germany's new government faces significant foreign policy challenges due to reduced US security guarantees and rising concerns about China's influence, necessitating increased defense spending and a more assertive foreign policy; public opinion on military engagement remains divided.
Progress
44% Bias Score
UN Security Council Passes Resolution Urging End to Ukraine Conflict
On February 24th, the UN Security Council passed a resolution calling for an end to the war in Ukraine, with 10 members voting in favor and 5 abstaining; Russia, a permanent member with veto power, abstained, marking a rare occurrence.
UN Security Council Passes Resolution Urging End to Ukraine Conflict
On February 24th, the UN Security Council passed a resolution calling for an end to the war in Ukraine, with 10 members voting in favor and 5 abstaining; Russia, a permanent member with veto power, abstained, marking a rare occurrence.
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56% Bias Score
FDP's Election Defeat Leads to Leadership Crisis
Germany's FDP party, led by Christian Lindner, received only 4.3% of the vote in the recent election, resulting in its removal from the Bundestag and triggering the resignation of Lindner and other key figures, leaving the party without leadership and facing an uncertain future.
FDP's Election Defeat Leads to Leadership Crisis
Germany's FDP party, led by Christian Lindner, received only 4.3% of the vote in the recent election, resulting in its removal from the Bundestag and triggering the resignation of Lindner and other key figures, leaving the party without leadership and facing an uncertain future.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Germany's Foreign Policy Shift: Self-Reliance Amidst Geopolitical Uncertainty
Germany's new government faces significant foreign policy challenges due to the US questioning its security guarantees, requiring Germany to increase defense spending and possibly contribute troops to a Ukraine peace deal, prompting a shift toward greater self-reliance and diversified partnerships.
Germany's Foreign Policy Shift: Self-Reliance Amidst Geopolitical Uncertainty
Germany's new government faces significant foreign policy challenges due to the US questioning its security guarantees, requiring Germany to increase defense spending and possibly contribute troops to a Ukraine peace deal, prompting a shift toward greater self-reliance and diversified partnerships.
Progress
40% Bias Score