March 2025
April 2025
Dutch Inquiry Launched into Mozambique Human Rights Abuses
The Dutch government launched an independent inquiry into human rights abuses by Mozambican security forces near a TotalEnergies gas plant, following a POLITICO report detailing a 2021 massacre where 97 victims have been identified and only 26 of 180-250 captives survived; the Dutch government has h...
Dutch Inquiry Launched into Mozambique Human Rights Abuses
The Dutch government launched an independent inquiry into human rights abuses by Mozambican security forces near a TotalEnergies gas plant, following a POLITICO report detailing a 2021 massacre where 97 victims have been identified and only 26 of 180-250 captives survived; the Dutch government has h...
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44% Bias Score
Germany's Coalition Government Faces €900 Billion Investment Challenge, Seeks Debt Brake Reform
Germany's CDU/CSU and SPD are negotiating a coalition government, facing a €130 billion budget shortfall and requiring €900 billion for defense and infrastructure modernization. Constitutional changes to the debt brake are proposed to fund these projects, requiring a two-thirds parliamentary majorit...
Germany's Coalition Government Faces €900 Billion Investment Challenge, Seeks Debt Brake Reform
Germany's CDU/CSU and SPD are negotiating a coalition government, facing a €130 billion budget shortfall and requiring €900 billion for defense and infrastructure modernization. Constitutional changes to the debt brake are proposed to fund these projects, requiring a two-thirds parliamentary majorit...
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44% Bias Score
Merz Reverses Campaign Pledges, Agrees to Massive Spending Increase
Ten days after the German Bundestag election, Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz reversed his financial pledges, agreeing to suspend the debt brake for increased defense and infrastructure spending (€500 billion) following five rounds of negotiations with the SPD, prompting criticism within the Uni...
Merz Reverses Campaign Pledges, Agrees to Massive Spending Increase
Ten days after the German Bundestag election, Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz reversed his financial pledges, agreeing to suspend the debt brake for increased defense and infrastructure spending (€500 billion) following five rounds of negotiations with the SPD, prompting criticism within the Uni...
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64% Bias Score
Arab Plan for Gaza Reconstruction Challenges Trump's Vision
Arab nations, backed by the UN and EU, unveiled a \$53 billion plan to rebuild Gaza, inclusive of its population, rejecting Trump's vision of a Palestinian-free "Middle East Riviera". The plan requires temporary Hamas replacement by Palestinian technocrats, pending Palestinian Authority takeover, an...
Arab Plan for Gaza Reconstruction Challenges Trump's Vision
Arab nations, backed by the UN and EU, unveiled a \$53 billion plan to rebuild Gaza, inclusive of its population, rejecting Trump's vision of a Palestinian-free "Middle East Riviera". The plan requires temporary Hamas replacement by Palestinian technocrats, pending Palestinian Authority takeover, an...
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52% Bias Score
UK to End North Sea Oil Windfall Tax, Ban New Drilling Licenses
The UK government announced plans to end the windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas from 2030, replacing it with a price-linked system, and to ban new drilling licenses, aiming for a transition to clean energy by 2050, prompting mixed reactions from unions and environmental groups.
UK to End North Sea Oil Windfall Tax, Ban New Drilling Licenses
The UK government announced plans to end the windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas from 2030, replacing it with a price-linked system, and to ban new drilling licenses, aiming for a transition to clean energy by 2050, prompting mixed reactions from unions and environmental groups.
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44% Bias Score
Trade War Poses Substantial Threat to UK Economy
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey warned that a full-blown trade war, sparked by US tariffs on Canadian, Mexican, and Chinese goods, and threatened tariffs on the EU, poses a substantial risk to the British economy, potentially lowering disposable income. The Bank is closely monitoring the situ...
Trade War Poses Substantial Threat to UK Economy
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey warned that a full-blown trade war, sparked by US tariffs on Canadian, Mexican, and Chinese goods, and threatened tariffs on the EU, poses a substantial risk to the British economy, potentially lowering disposable income. The Bank is closely monitoring the situ...
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36% Bias Score
Berlin Feminist March Reveals Deep Divisions Amidst Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has exposed deep divisions within the German feminist movement, with four pro-Palestinian demonstrations and one opposing demonstration on March 8th, 2024, in Berlin; one side accuses the other of downplaying sexualized violence and of a racist understanding of femin...
Berlin Feminist March Reveals Deep Divisions Amidst Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has exposed deep divisions within the German feminist movement, with four pro-Palestinian demonstrations and one opposing demonstration on March 8th, 2024, in Berlin; one side accuses the other of downplaying sexualized violence and of a racist understanding of femin...
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56% Bias Score
German Greens Divided Over Black-Red Financial Deal
Germany's Green party faces internal divisions over its support for Union-SPD financial plans, involving hundreds of billions in loans and debt brake reform, with negotiations ongoing and a final decision pending.
German Greens Divided Over Black-Red Financial Deal
Germany's Green party faces internal divisions over its support for Union-SPD financial plans, involving hundreds of billions in loans and debt brake reform, with negotiations ongoing and a final decision pending.
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60% Bias Score
Wüst Calls for "Whatever it Takes" to Protect European Freedom, Conscription Considered
North Rhine-Westphalia's Minister-President Hendrik Wüst calls for "whatever it takes" to protect European freedom, suggesting a possible return to conscription to fund necessary military upgrades, while the SPD emphasizes the importance of leaving children a legacy of freedom, not debt.
Wüst Calls for "Whatever it Takes" to Protect European Freedom, Conscription Considered
North Rhine-Westphalia's Minister-President Hendrik Wüst calls for "whatever it takes" to protect European freedom, suggesting a possible return to conscription to fund necessary military upgrades, while the SPD emphasizes the importance of leaving children a legacy of freedom, not debt.
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36% Bias Score
Convicted Killer Exposed After Family's Fight for Justice
Robert Trigg, with a history of domestic violence, was convicted of murdering Susan Nicholson and the manslaughter of Caroline Devlin after a lengthy campaign by Nicholson's parents, exposing failures in initial police investigations.
Convicted Killer Exposed After Family's Fight for Justice
Robert Trigg, with a history of domestic violence, was convicted of murdering Susan Nicholson and the manslaughter of Caroline Devlin after a lengthy campaign by Nicholson's parents, exposing failures in initial police investigations.
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64% Bias Score
UK's Wealthiest Contribute Disproportionately to Climate Change Despite Green Investments
A University of Bath study found that while Britain's wealthiest 10% are more likely to invest in green technologies and support climate policies, their high consumption habits and underestimation of their carbon footprint significantly exacerbate climate change, creating a contradiction between int...
UK's Wealthiest Contribute Disproportionately to Climate Change Despite Green Investments
A University of Bath study found that while Britain's wealthiest 10% are more likely to invest in green technologies and support climate policies, their high consumption habits and underestimation of their carbon footprint significantly exacerbate climate change, creating a contradiction between int...
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36% Bias Score
EU criticizes China's coal expansion despite renewable energy growth
The EU ambassador to China criticized China's approval of 66.7GW of new coal-fired power capacity in 2024, a move that contradicts its green ambitions, while China's renewable energy capacity saw record growth in 2024, with solar up 45% and wind up 18%.
EU criticizes China's coal expansion despite renewable energy growth
The EU ambassador to China criticized China's approval of 66.7GW of new coal-fired power capacity in 2024, a move that contradicts its green ambitions, while China's renewable energy capacity saw record growth in 2024, with solar up 45% and wind up 18%.
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40% Bias Score