March 2025
April 2025
Haiti's Gang Crisis: Underfunded Multinational Force Fails to Curb Violence
In Port-au-Prince, Haiti, over 100 armed gangs control 85% of the city, forcing over 40,000 to flee since mid-February; a Kenyan-led multinational force, despite UN authorization, struggles due to underfunding and has not improved the situation, raising concerns about 2025 elections.
Haiti's Gang Crisis: Underfunded Multinational Force Fails to Curb Violence
In Port-au-Prince, Haiti, over 100 armed gangs control 85% of the city, forcing over 40,000 to flee since mid-February; a Kenyan-led multinational force, despite UN authorization, struggles due to underfunding and has not improved the situation, raising concerns about 2025 elections.
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60% Bias Score
Anti-Truth": The Erosion of Facts in the Digital Age
Philosopher Massimo Cacciari describes a shift from "post-truth" to "anti-truth," where facts are manipulated, exemplified by false claims surrounding the Russia-Ukraine conflict and amplified by social media algorithms; this challenges journalism's role in verifying information.
Anti-Truth": The Erosion of Facts in the Digital Age
Philosopher Massimo Cacciari describes a shift from "post-truth" to "anti-truth," where facts are manipulated, exemplified by false claims surrounding the Russia-Ukraine conflict and amplified by social media algorithms; this challenges journalism's role in verifying information.
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40% Bias Score
Syria: 973 Civilians Killed Amidst Spread of Misinformation
Last week's violence in Syria resulted in at least 973 civilian deaths, mostly Alawites, following an ambush of a security patrol by regime loyalists, sparking retaliatory attacks. However, many online videos and images falsely depict this event.
Syria: 973 Civilians Killed Amidst Spread of Misinformation
Last week's violence in Syria resulted in at least 973 civilian deaths, mostly Alawites, following an ambush of a security patrol by regime loyalists, sparking retaliatory attacks. However, many online videos and images falsely depict this event.
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24% Bias Score
UK Government Faces Backlash Over Planned £5 Billion Welfare Cuts
The UK government plans £5 billion in welfare cuts, sparking a potential rebellion in Parliament and raising concerns about impacting vulnerable individuals during a cost-of-living crisis; Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer supports reform but emphasizes protecting the needy and supporting those able to...
UK Government Faces Backlash Over Planned £5 Billion Welfare Cuts
The UK government plans £5 billion in welfare cuts, sparking a potential rebellion in Parliament and raising concerns about impacting vulnerable individuals during a cost-of-living crisis; Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer supports reform but emphasizes protecting the needy and supporting those able to...
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44% Bias Score
Global Clean Energy Investment Outpaces Fossil Fuels Despite Political Headwinds
Despite political maneuvering in the UK and US, global clean energy investment doubled fossil fuel investment last year; the UK Labour party's apparent shift towards fossil fuels is a strategic move, not a fundamental change in policy; the economic benefits of the energy transition outweigh short-te...
Global Clean Energy Investment Outpaces Fossil Fuels Despite Political Headwinds
Despite political maneuvering in the UK and US, global clean energy investment doubled fossil fuel investment last year; the UK Labour party's apparent shift towards fossil fuels is a strategic move, not a fundamental change in policy; the economic benefits of the energy transition outweigh short-te...
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28% Bias Score
Eurostar's Growth Faces Capacity, Competition Challenges
Eurostar, the primary high-speed rail operator between London and continental Europe, saw a 5% rise in passenger numbers to 19.5 million in 2023, generating £122 million profit, but faces capacity limitations at London St. Pancras International station and potential new competitors by 2030.
Eurostar's Growth Faces Capacity, Competition Challenges
Eurostar, the primary high-speed rail operator between London and continental Europe, saw a 5% rise in passenger numbers to 19.5 million in 2023, generating £122 million profit, but faces capacity limitations at London St. Pancras International station and potential new competitors by 2030.
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36% Bias Score
Guadalquivir River: Cocaine Smuggling Surge Prompts Call for Dedicated River Patrol
A collision between a Guardia Civil patrol boat and two narco-boats on the Guadalquivir River near Lebrija, Spain, injured two traffickers and highlighted the river's increasing use for cocaine smuggling, with seizures nearly doubling in Seville in 2023 to 30 tons, prompting calls for a dedicated ri...
Guadalquivir River: Cocaine Smuggling Surge Prompts Call for Dedicated River Patrol
A collision between a Guardia Civil patrol boat and two narco-boats on the Guadalquivir River near Lebrija, Spain, injured two traffickers and highlighted the river's increasing use for cocaine smuggling, with seizures nearly doubling in Seville in 2023 to 30 tons, prompting calls for a dedicated ri...
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48% Bias Score
EU Parliament Approves Defense Plan, Internal Divisions Emerge
The European Parliament voted 419-204-46 to approve the EU's defense plan and continued support for Ukraine, despite internal divisions within Italian political parties, reflecting broader debates within the EU about defense spending, national interests, and European integration.
EU Parliament Approves Defense Plan, Internal Divisions Emerge
The European Parliament voted 419-204-46 to approve the EU's defense plan and continued support for Ukraine, despite internal divisions within Italian political parties, reflecting broader debates within the EU about defense spending, national interests, and European integration.
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36% Bias Score
Unsolved Yogurt Shop Murders: A New Docuseries Investigates
Four teenage girls were murdered execution-style in an Austin, Texas yogurt shop on December 6, 1991; despite initial arrests and confessions, the case remains unsolved, prompting a new docuseries on HBO Max.
Unsolved Yogurt Shop Murders: A New Docuseries Investigates
Four teenage girls were murdered execution-style in an Austin, Texas yogurt shop on December 6, 1991; despite initial arrests and confessions, the case remains unsolved, prompting a new docuseries on HBO Max.
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60% Bias Score
German Coalition Divided Over €500 Billion Debt Package
Germany's coalition government faces internal divisions over a proposed €500 billion debt package, with the Green Party opposing the plan's core elements and pushing for separate consideration of defense spending while accusing the Union and SPD of using it to finance election promises.
German Coalition Divided Over €500 Billion Debt Package
Germany's coalition government faces internal divisions over a proposed €500 billion debt package, with the Green Party opposing the plan's core elements and pushing for separate consideration of defense spending while accusing the Union and SPD of using it to finance election promises.
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52% Bias Score
Trump's Partial Tariffs on Canadian Steel and Aluminum Take Effect
Some of Donald Trump's threatened tariffs on Canadian aluminum and steel took effect today, causing job losses at Algoma Steel, while Ontario Premier Doug Ford's retaliatory electricity levy was quickly rescinded following negotiations with the U.S. Secretary of Commerce.
Trump's Partial Tariffs on Canadian Steel and Aluminum Take Effect
Some of Donald Trump's threatened tariffs on Canadian aluminum and steel took effect today, causing job losses at Algoma Steel, while Ontario Premier Doug Ford's retaliatory electricity levy was quickly rescinded following negotiations with the U.S. Secretary of Commerce.
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60% Bias Score
Trump Establishes US Bitcoin Reserve
US President Donald Trump announced a strategic Bitcoin reserve of roughly 200,000 bitcoins, seized during legal proceedings, aiming to make the US a global crypto leader; however, critics say it only formalizes existing practices and doesn't go far enough, leaving the long-term impact uncertain.
Trump Establishes US Bitcoin Reserve
US President Donald Trump announced a strategic Bitcoin reserve of roughly 200,000 bitcoins, seized during legal proceedings, aiming to make the US a global crypto leader; however, critics say it only formalizes existing practices and doesn't go far enough, leaving the long-term impact uncertain.
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40% Bias Score