March 2025
April 2025
B.C. Drug Policies Linked to Increased Opioid Hospitalizations
A study in British Columbia found that safer supply and drug decriminalization policies were associated with a 58 percent increase in opioid overdose hospitalizations compared to before 2020, although there was no corresponding change in deaths; researchers suggest this may be due to reduced stigma ...
B.C. Drug Policies Linked to Increased Opioid Hospitalizations
A study in British Columbia found that safer supply and drug decriminalization policies were associated with a 58 percent increase in opioid overdose hospitalizations compared to before 2020, although there was no corresponding change in deaths; researchers suggest this may be due to reduced stigma ...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Ethiopia Disarmament Program Stalls Amidst Rising Tensions
Canada's $14-million initiative to disarm 75,000 Tigrayan militia fighters and 370,000 ex-combatants across Ethiopia has stalled, with only 17,855 demobilized due to rising tensions and factional conflict in Tigray, jeopardizing peace in the Horn of Africa.
Ethiopia Disarmament Program Stalls Amidst Rising Tensions
Canada's $14-million initiative to disarm 75,000 Tigrayan militia fighters and 370,000 ex-combatants across Ethiopia has stalled, with only 17,855 demobilized due to rising tensions and factional conflict in Tigray, jeopardizing peace in the Horn of Africa.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Vance to Visit Greenland Amid Annexation Controversy
US Vice President JD Vance will visit the US space base in Greenland on March 29th, 2025, to assess security amid controversy over Donald Trump's annexation intentions and Greenland's and Denmark's rejection of a prior US delegation visit, described as 'unacceptable pressure' by the Danish Prime Min...
Vance to Visit Greenland Amid Annexation Controversy
US Vice President JD Vance will visit the US space base in Greenland on March 29th, 2025, to assess security amid controversy over Donald Trump's annexation intentions and Greenland's and Denmark's rejection of a prior US delegation visit, described as 'unacceptable pressure' by the Danish Prime Min...
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44% Bias Score
Vance's Greenland Trip Highlights US-Arctic Geopolitical Tensions
US Vice President J.D. Vance will accompany his wife to Greenland this Friday, despite the Greenlandic government not extending an invitation, to meet with US Space Force personnel; this follows former President Trump's repeated assertions of US interest in controlling Greenland, prompting criticism...
Vance's Greenland Trip Highlights US-Arctic Geopolitical Tensions
US Vice President J.D. Vance will accompany his wife to Greenland this Friday, despite the Greenlandic government not extending an invitation, to meet with US Space Force personnel; this follows former President Trump's repeated assertions of US interest in controlling Greenland, prompting criticism...
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56% Bias Score
War Economies: Resource Reallocation and its Global Impact
Several countries, including Ukraine (58% of its budget to military spending), are experiencing the economic consequences of a war economy, characterized by resource reallocation, increased government spending, and potential inflation, while companies producing military goods benefit.
War Economies: Resource Reallocation and its Global Impact
Several countries, including Ukraine (58% of its budget to military spending), are experiencing the economic consequences of a war economy, characterized by resource reallocation, increased government spending, and potential inflation, while companies producing military goods benefit.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Syria's Captagon Crisis: Despite Regime Change, Trafficking Persists
Iraqi authorities intercepted over a ton of Captagon pills last week, originating from Syria, where the drug trade previously funded the Assad regime. Despite the new interim government's commitment to ending trafficking, security issues and resource limitations hinder efforts, leading to the expans...
Syria's Captagon Crisis: Despite Regime Change, Trafficking Persists
Iraqi authorities intercepted over a ton of Captagon pills last week, originating from Syria, where the drug trade previously funded the Assad regime. Despite the new interim government's commitment to ending trafficking, security issues and resource limitations hinder efforts, leading to the expans...
Progress
36% Bias Score
Deglobalization: A Looming Threat to Global Markets
The ongoing deglobalization, driven by geopolitical conflicts, protectionism, and economic instability, mirrors historical patterns, posing significant risks to global markets and necessitating a shift in investment strategies.
Deglobalization: A Looming Threat to Global Markets
The ongoing deglobalization, driven by geopolitical conflicts, protectionism, and economic instability, mirrors historical patterns, posing significant risks to global markets and necessitating a shift in investment strategies.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Poll: Partisan Divide on Trump's Defiance of Court Order on Deportations
A Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 82% of Americans believe the president should obey federal court rulings, but 76% of Republicans support Trump's defiance of a court order to halt deportations, revealing a partisan divide on executive power versus judicial oversight, particularly concerning immigrati...
Poll: Partisan Divide on Trump's Defiance of Court Order on Deportations
A Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 82% of Americans believe the president should obey federal court rulings, but 76% of Republicans support Trump's defiance of a court order to halt deportations, revealing a partisan divide on executive power versus judicial oversight, particularly concerning immigrati...
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40% Bias Score
Musicians Protest Trump's Takeover of Kennedy Center
Donald Trump's takeover of the Kennedy Center, involving staff dismissals and the appointment of close associates, has sparked protests from renowned musicians like András Schiff, Jean-Guihen Queyras, and Christian Tetzlaff, who have canceled US performances to demonstrate their opposition to Trump'...
Musicians Protest Trump's Takeover of Kennedy Center
Donald Trump's takeover of the Kennedy Center, involving staff dismissals and the appointment of close associates, has sparked protests from renowned musicians like András Schiff, Jean-Guihen Queyras, and Christian Tetzlaff, who have canceled US performances to demonstrate their opposition to Trump'...
Progress
52% Bias Score
Gaza Protests Demand Hamas's Removal Amidst War
Hundreds of Palestinians protested in Beit Lahia, Gaza, on March 25, 2025, against Hamas, demanding an end to the war and the group's removal from power, expressing frustration with the lack of bomb shelters and fearing potential reprisals despite the absence of arrests.
Gaza Protests Demand Hamas's Removal Amidst War
Hundreds of Palestinians protested in Beit Lahia, Gaza, on March 25, 2025, against Hamas, demanding an end to the war and the group's removal from power, expressing frustration with the lack of bomb shelters and fearing potential reprisals despite the absence of arrests.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Trump Administration Reviews Kremlin's Black Sea Ceasefire Conditions
The Trump administration is reviewing six Kremlin-set conditions for a Black Sea ceasefire, including sanctions relief for Rosselkhozbank and other entities involved in Russian food and fertilizer exports, impacting global food security and potentially influencing the conflict's duration.
Trump Administration Reviews Kremlin's Black Sea Ceasefire Conditions
The Trump administration is reviewing six Kremlin-set conditions for a Black Sea ceasefire, including sanctions relief for Rosselkhozbank and other entities involved in Russian food and fertilizer exports, impacting global food security and potentially influencing the conflict's duration.
Progress
36% Bias Score
U.S.-Mediated Agreement Halts Russia-Ukraine Black Sea Attacks
Following separate meetings in Riyadh, the U.S. announced that Russia and Ukraine agreed to halt attacks on Black Sea targets and energy facilities, facilitated by the U.S., with further commitments including prisoner exchanges, and U.S. assistance for Russia's agricultural exports.
U.S.-Mediated Agreement Halts Russia-Ukraine Black Sea Attacks
Following separate meetings in Riyadh, the U.S. announced that Russia and Ukraine agreed to halt attacks on Black Sea targets and energy facilities, facilitated by the U.S., with further commitments including prisoner exchanges, and U.S. assistance for Russia's agricultural exports.
Progress
32% Bias Score