March 2025
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Mozambique: Opposition Leader Arrested Amidst Escalating Political Crisis
In Maputo, Mozambique, opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane was arrested on Tuesday for inciting violence, escalating the political crisis following disputed October 2024 elections that have already resulted in over 300 deaths. The government restricted press access, while Mondlane countersued Presid...
Mozambique: Opposition Leader Arrested Amidst Escalating Political Crisis
In Maputo, Mozambique, opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane was arrested on Tuesday for inciting violence, escalating the political crisis following disputed October 2024 elections that have already resulted in over 300 deaths. The government restricted press access, while Mondlane countersued Presid...
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48% Bias Score
Trump's Science Cuts Spark Global Brain Drain
President Trump's cost-cutting measures in US science agencies have led to thousands of layoffs and restrictions on research, prompting a global response, with European institutions actively recruiting affected scientists, while others express ethical concerns.
Trump's Science Cuts Spark Global Brain Drain
President Trump's cost-cutting measures in US science agencies have led to thousands of layoffs and restrictions on research, prompting a global response, with European institutions actively recruiting affected scientists, while others express ethical concerns.
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52% Bias Score
Russia Kills Agents in Ivano-Frankivsk Bombing
In Ivano-Frankivsk on March 11th, Russian special services detonated their two agents carrying homemade bombs near the train station, killing one and injuring three others, including a 15-year-old accomplice and two bystanders; the agents had been recruited via Telegram.
Russia Kills Agents in Ivano-Frankivsk Bombing
In Ivano-Frankivsk on March 11th, Russian special services detonated their two agents carrying homemade bombs near the train station, killing one and injuring three others, including a 15-year-old accomplice and two bystanders; the agents had been recruited via Telegram.
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56% Bias Score
Stranded Astronauts' Return Amidst Political Controversy
Due to a propulsion system failure in their Boeing Starliner spacecraft, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were stranded on the ISS since June and will return to Earth on March 16th via Crew-10, sparking a political row between President Trump and Elon Musk who accused the Biden administrat...
Stranded Astronauts' Return Amidst Political Controversy
Due to a propulsion system failure in their Boeing Starliner spacecraft, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were stranded on the ISS since June and will return to Earth on March 16th via Crew-10, sparking a political row between President Trump and Elon Musk who accused the Biden administrat...
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56% Bias Score
German Bundeswehr Faces Critical Personnel Shortage
Germany's Bundeswehr faces a critical personnel shortage, with only 181,000 soldiers despite a target of 203,000, leading to high attrition rates and operational readiness concerns. Despite increased applications, one in four recruits leave within six months, highlighting challenges with infrastruct...
German Bundeswehr Faces Critical Personnel Shortage
Germany's Bundeswehr faces a critical personnel shortage, with only 181,000 soldiers despite a target of 203,000, leading to high attrition rates and operational readiness concerns. Despite increased applications, one in four recruits leave within six months, highlighting challenges with infrastruct...
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44% Bias Score
Death of German Journalist and Activist Peggy Parnass at 97
Peggy Parnass, a German journalist known for her court reporting and activism against injustice, died at age 97; her work was profoundly shaped by her family's Holocaust experience and her own experiences as a child refugee.
Death of German Journalist and Activist Peggy Parnass at 97
Peggy Parnass, a German journalist known for her court reporting and activism against injustice, died at age 97; her work was profoundly shaped by her family's Holocaust experience and her own experiences as a child refugee.
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32% Bias Score
Victorian Court Orders Urgent Review of Woman's Decade-Long Solitary Confinement
A Victorian court heard that a woman, found not guilty by reason of mental impairment in 2015, has been held in solitary confinement at Thomas Embling hospital for nearly a decade and is deteriorating, prompting calls for immediate changes to her treatment.
Victorian Court Orders Urgent Review of Woman's Decade-Long Solitary Confinement
A Victorian court heard that a woman, found not guilty by reason of mental impairment in 2015, has been held in solitary confinement at Thomas Embling hospital for nearly a decade and is deteriorating, prompting calls for immediate changes to her treatment.
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44% Bias Score
EU Proposes Stricter Deportation Laws
The European Commission proposed stricter deportation laws with harsher penalties for non-cooperation, aiming to increase the expulsion rate of asylum seekers from 20%; the plan may utilize Italian-run Albanian refugee camps as deportation centers.
EU Proposes Stricter Deportation Laws
The European Commission proposed stricter deportation laws with harsher penalties for non-cooperation, aiming to increase the expulsion rate of asylum seekers from 20%; the plan may utilize Italian-run Albanian refugee camps as deportation centers.
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56% Bias Score
DRC Launches Trade and Diplomatic Offensive Against Rwandan Exploitation of Minerals
The DRC is launching a diplomatic and commercial offensive to counter Rwanda's illegal exploitation of Congolese minerals, seeking international support and aiming to strategically allocate revenue from mineral sales to address insecurity and national development.
DRC Launches Trade and Diplomatic Offensive Against Rwandan Exploitation of Minerals
The DRC is launching a diplomatic and commercial offensive to counter Rwanda's illegal exploitation of Congolese minerals, seeking international support and aiming to strategically allocate revenue from mineral sales to address insecurity and national development.
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60% Bias Score
Habeck Rejects German Debt Package, Demands Separate Defense Spending
German Green Party's Robert Habeck opposes a €500 billion debt package proposed by Union and SPD, advocating for separate handling of defense spending deemed urgent for supporting Ukraine, while criticizing the use of relaxed debt rules for other investments.
Habeck Rejects German Debt Package, Demands Separate Defense Spending
German Green Party's Robert Habeck opposes a €500 billion debt package proposed by Union and SPD, advocating for separate handling of defense spending deemed urgent for supporting Ukraine, while criticizing the use of relaxed debt rules for other investments.
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44% Bias Score
EU and US Impose Reciprocal Tariffs, Impacting Trade and Economic Relations
The US and EU have imposed reciprocal tariffs on various products, including motorcycles, whiskey, and jeans, potentially impacting sales and consumer prices, while highlighting a broader deterioration in economic relations between the two.
EU and US Impose Reciprocal Tariffs, Impacting Trade and Economic Relations
The US and EU have imposed reciprocal tariffs on various products, including motorcycles, whiskey, and jeans, potentially impacting sales and consumer prices, while highlighting a broader deterioration in economic relations between the two.
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44% Bias Score
Gabonese Election: Military Leader's Candidacy Challenges Transition
Gabon's April 12th presidential election features four candidates, notably General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, the coup leader, and Alain-Claude Bilie By Nze, Ali Bongo's former prime minister; despite promises of a civilian handover, Oligui Nguema's candidacy, supported by Ali Bongo's party, cast...
Gabonese Election: Military Leader's Candidacy Challenges Transition
Gabon's April 12th presidential election features four candidates, notably General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, the coup leader, and Alain-Claude Bilie By Nze, Ali Bongo's former prime minister; despite promises of a civilian handover, Oligui Nguema's candidacy, supported by Ali Bongo's party, cast...
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44% Bias Score