March 2025
April 2025
Hong Kong Court Rejects Jimmy Lai's Appeal, Raising Rule of Law Concerns
Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal rejected Jimmy Lai's appeal to allow his preferred lawyer, resulting in the pro-democracy activist being barred from using his chosen counsel in his national security trial. This decision, made on March 17, 2023, raises concerns about the erosion of Hong Kong's rule...
Hong Kong Court Rejects Jimmy Lai's Appeal, Raising Rule of Law Concerns
Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal rejected Jimmy Lai's appeal to allow his preferred lawyer, resulting in the pro-democracy activist being barred from using his chosen counsel in his national security trial. This decision, made on March 17, 2023, raises concerns about the erosion of Hong Kong's rule...
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48% Bias Score
Italy: Mass Protest Planned Against New Security Law
Facing the imminent Senate approval of Italy's new security law, social movements and political groups are organizing a large-scale protest in Rome, aiming to disrupt the process and resist what they call an authoritarian shift, with the protest planned for the day of the law's approval.
Italy: Mass Protest Planned Against New Security Law
Facing the imminent Senate approval of Italy's new security law, social movements and political groups are organizing a large-scale protest in Rome, aiming to disrupt the process and resist what they call an authoritarian shift, with the protest planned for the day of the law's approval.
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64% Bias Score
EU Faces Existential Crisis Amidst Internal Divisions and Geopolitical Shifts
The European Union is facing a serious crisis, marked by internal divisions and external pressures from Russia and the United States, particularly concerning the war in Ukraine and defense spending. This is threatening the EU's unity and potentially leading to its fragmentation.
EU Faces Existential Crisis Amidst Internal Divisions and Geopolitical Shifts
The European Union is facing a serious crisis, marked by internal divisions and external pressures from Russia and the United States, particularly concerning the war in Ukraine and defense spending. This is threatening the EU's unity and potentially leading to its fragmentation.
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64% Bias Score
Trump Administration Ends Humanitarian Parole Program for Thousands of Immigrants
The Trump administration will end a humanitarian parole program for immigrants from Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Haiti by the end of April, affecting approximately 530,000 people who will lose their legal status and face deportation unless they leave the country. The program, initiated by the Bid...
Trump Administration Ends Humanitarian Parole Program for Thousands of Immigrants
The Trump administration will end a humanitarian parole program for immigrants from Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Haiti by the end of April, affecting approximately 530,000 people who will lose their legal status and face deportation unless they leave the country. The program, initiated by the Bid...
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48% Bias Score
Drone Warfare Reshapes Eastern Ukraine Conflict
Amidst the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine, the evolving use of drones by both Russian and Ukrainian forces is reshaping battlefield tactics and strategies, mandating advancements in counter-drone technologies and soldier training.
Drone Warfare Reshapes Eastern Ukraine Conflict
Amidst the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine, the evolving use of drones by both Russian and Ukrainian forces is reshaping battlefield tactics and strategies, mandating advancements in counter-drone technologies and soldier training.
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44% Bias Score
Tate Brothers Return to Romania Amidst Multiple Criminal Investigations
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have returned to Romania from Florida to comply with legal obligations related to an ongoing criminal investigation involving charges of organized crime and human trafficking, which they deny, while also facing a British arrest warrant for extradition after the Ro...
Tate Brothers Return to Romania Amidst Multiple Criminal Investigations
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have returned to Romania from Florida to comply with legal obligations related to an ongoing criminal investigation involving charges of organized crime and human trafficking, which they deny, while also facing a British arrest warrant for extradition after the Ro...
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36% Bias Score
European Travel Warnings Issued Due to Stricter US Border Controls
Germany, the UK, Denmark, and Finland issued travel warnings to over 170 million citizens, advising caution when traveling to the US due to stricter border controls and increased arbitrary detentions, potentially impacting US tourism significantly.
European Travel Warnings Issued Due to Stricter US Border Controls
Germany, the UK, Denmark, and Finland issued travel warnings to over 170 million citizens, advising caution when traveling to the US due to stricter border controls and increased arbitrary detentions, potentially impacting US tourism significantly.
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56% Bias Score
Filmmaker's Trauma Fuels Horror Exploration of Societal Violence
A French film director's second film confronts her past trauma of being raped at 17, using horror and humor to explore societal silencing of female experiences of violence, challenging traditional representations of women and aiming for a cathartic effect.
Filmmaker's Trauma Fuels Horror Exploration of Societal Violence
A French film director's second film confronts her past trauma of being raped at 17, using horror and humor to explore societal silencing of female experiences of violence, challenging traditional representations of women and aiming for a cathartic effect.
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44% Bias Score
EU Unveils Plan to Accelerate Green Transition and Enhance Energy Security
The EU announced a plan to accelerate its green transition, reduce permitting delays for renewable energy projects, and strengthen its Energy Union to reduce reliance on Russian fossil fuels, lower energy costs, and enhance energy security, projecting savings of up to €2.5 trillion by 2040.
EU Unveils Plan to Accelerate Green Transition and Enhance Energy Security
The EU announced a plan to accelerate its green transition, reduce permitting delays for renewable energy projects, and strengthen its Energy Union to reduce reliance on Russian fossil fuels, lower energy costs, and enhance energy security, projecting savings of up to €2.5 trillion by 2040.
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44% Bias Score
Life Sentence for ISIS Terrorist Mehdi Nemmouche in Paris
A Paris court sentenced Mehdi Nemmouche, a notorious ISIS terrorist, to life in prison for the 2013 kidnapping and torture of seven European hostages, including French journalists, in Syria; he was already serving a life sentence in Belgium for the 2014 Jewish Museum attack in Brussels.
Life Sentence for ISIS Terrorist Mehdi Nemmouche in Paris
A Paris court sentenced Mehdi Nemmouche, a notorious ISIS terrorist, to life in prison for the 2013 kidnapping and torture of seven European hostages, including French journalists, in Syria; he was already serving a life sentence in Belgium for the 2014 Jewish Museum attack in Brussels.
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40% Bias Score
Deportation Order for Pro-Palestinian Cornell Student Amidst Crackdown
US immigration officials ordered Cornell University doctoral student Momodou Taal to appear for deportation proceedings due to his participation in pro-Palestinian protests, following President Trump's pledge to deport foreign pro-Palestinian protesters deemed to support Hamas; this action is part o...
Deportation Order for Pro-Palestinian Cornell Student Amidst Crackdown
US immigration officials ordered Cornell University doctoral student Momodou Taal to appear for deportation proceedings due to his participation in pro-Palestinian protests, following President Trump's pledge to deport foreign pro-Palestinian protesters deemed to support Hamas; this action is part o...
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68% Bias Score
Senate Bill Targets Dating App Romance Scams
Sens. Marsha Blackburn and John Hickenlooper introduced a bill to combat romance scams on dating apps after Beth Hyland, 54, lost \$26,000 to a Nigerian scammer; the bill passed the Senate Commerce Committee.
Senate Bill Targets Dating App Romance Scams
Sens. Marsha Blackburn and John Hickenlooper introduced a bill to combat romance scams on dating apps after Beth Hyland, 54, lost \$26,000 to a Nigerian scammer; the bill passed the Senate Commerce Committee.
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48% Bias Score