January 2025
February 2025
Syria Conflict: OSDH Reports 528,500 Deaths
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSDH) reported 528,500 deaths in the Syrian war since 2011, including over 181,939 civilians and 6,777 in 2024 alone, following the December 2024 fall of the Assad regime.
Syria Conflict: OSDH Reports 528,500 Deaths
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSDH) reported 528,500 deaths in the Syrian war since 2011, including over 181,939 civilians and 6,777 in 2024 alone, following the December 2024 fall of the Assad regime.
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56% Bias Score
Philippines Hosts Climate Loss Fund Amidst Devastating Typhoon Season
The Philippines, hosting the Loss and Damage (L&D) Fund board in 2024, grapples with the devastating impacts of increasingly frequent typhoons, highlighting the urgent need for increased climate finance; despite the fund's establishment, a critical funding gap remains, with only \$750 million pledge...
Philippines Hosts Climate Loss Fund Amidst Devastating Typhoon Season
The Philippines, hosting the Loss and Damage (L&D) Fund board in 2024, grapples with the devastating impacts of increasingly frequent typhoons, highlighting the urgent need for increased climate finance; despite the fund's establishment, a critical funding gap remains, with only \$750 million pledge...
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40% Bias Score
Jeju Air Crash Kills 179; Police Raid Offices
A Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 crashed in South Korea on Sunday, killing 179 of the 181 people on board; police are investigating, having raided company and airport offices.
Jeju Air Crash Kills 179; Police Raid Offices
A Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 crashed in South Korea on Sunday, killing 179 of the 181 people on board; police are investigating, having raided company and airport offices.
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24% Bias Score
Global Billionaire Wealth Surpasses \$10 Trillion in 2024
The combined wealth of the world's 500 richest people exceeded \$10 trillion in 2024, driven by soaring tech stock valuations, with Elon Musk's net worth rising by \$213 billion to \$442.1 billion, exceeding the previous gap between the top two wealthiest individuals by \$237 billion.
Global Billionaire Wealth Surpasses \$10 Trillion in 2024
The combined wealth of the world's 500 richest people exceeded \$10 trillion in 2024, driven by soaring tech stock valuations, with Elon Musk's net worth rising by \$213 billion to \$442.1 billion, exceeding the previous gap between the top two wealthiest individuals by \$237 billion.
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64% Bias Score
Global Armed Conflicts Surge in 2024; Palestinian Territories Most Affected
Global armed conflicts increased by 25% in 2024, resulting in 223,000 deaths, with the Palestinian territories identified as the world's most conflict-ridden area, experiencing over 50,000 deaths in the past year; ACLED predicts further escalation in several regions in 2025, exacerbating humanitaria...
Global Armed Conflicts Surge in 2024; Palestinian Territories Most Affected
Global armed conflicts increased by 25% in 2024, resulting in 223,000 deaths, with the Palestinian territories identified as the world's most conflict-ridden area, experiencing over 50,000 deaths in the past year; ACLED predicts further escalation in several regions in 2025, exacerbating humanitaria...
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60% Bias Score
EU Faces Multiple Crises in 2025
The EU faces significant challenges in 2025 including funding Ukraine's war effort, boosting its own defense amid potential US aid cuts under President Trump, managing internal debt, and navigating potential trade wars with China and the US.
EU Faces Multiple Crises in 2025
The EU faces significant challenges in 2025 including funding Ukraine's war effort, boosting its own defense amid potential US aid cuts under President Trump, managing internal debt, and navigating potential trade wars with China and the US.
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44% Bias Score
New Orleans Vehicular Attack Kills 15
A vehicle plowed into a New Year's Eve celebration in New Orleans on January 1, 2025, killing 15 people and injuring dozens; the FBI has classified the incident as a terrorist attack.
New Orleans Vehicular Attack Kills 15
A vehicle plowed into a New Year's Eve celebration in New Orleans on January 1, 2025, killing 15 people and injuring dozens; the FBI has classified the incident as a terrorist attack.
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60% Bias Score
Global Conflict Surge: Palestine Most Affected, 223,000 Deaths in 2024
Global political violence increased by 25 percent in 2024, resulting in 223,000 deaths; ACLED identifies Palestine as the world's most conflict-ridden country, with 81 percent of its population affected and 35,000 deaths in the last year, while the Ukraine war remains the deadliest globally; 2025 hu...
Global Conflict Surge: Palestine Most Affected, 223,000 Deaths in 2024
Global political violence increased by 25 percent in 2024, resulting in 223,000 deaths; ACLED identifies Palestine as the world's most conflict-ridden country, with 81 percent of its population affected and 35,000 deaths in the last year, while the Ukraine war remains the deadliest globally; 2025 hu...
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48% Bias Score
Israel Withdraws from Lebanon, Gaza Crisis Worsens
Israeli troops withdrew four kilometers from Lebanon's Blue Line, firing machine guns during their retreat, while Al Jazeera reported Palestinian Authority restrictions on its reporting; seven infants died from cold in Gaza.
Israel Withdraws from Lebanon, Gaza Crisis Worsens
Israeli troops withdrew four kilometers from Lebanon's Blue Line, firing machine guns during their retreat, while Al Jazeera reported Palestinian Authority restrictions on its reporting; seven infants died from cold in Gaza.
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44% Bias Score
French Woman Named Person of the Year After Winning Rape Case
Gisèle Pelicot, a 72-year-old French woman, was named French Person of the Year after a highly publicized trial where her ex-husband and 50 other men were convicted of repeatedly raping her while unconscious; her courage sparked a national conversation on rape culture and legal reform in France.
French Woman Named Person of the Year After Winning Rape Case
Gisèle Pelicot, a 72-year-old French woman, was named French Person of the Year after a highly publicized trial where her ex-husband and 50 other men were convicted of repeatedly raping her while unconscious; her courage sparked a national conversation on rape culture and legal reform in France.
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44% Bias Score
Tech Boom Fuels Record Wealth for World's Richest
The Bloomberg Billionaires Index revealed that the combined wealth of the world's 500 richest people exceeded \$10 trillion in 2024 due to soaring tech stock values, with Elon Musk's net worth increasing by \$213 billion to \$442.1 billion, exceeding Amazon's Jeff Bezos by a record \$237 billion.
Tech Boom Fuels Record Wealth for World's Richest
The Bloomberg Billionaires Index revealed that the combined wealth of the world's 500 richest people exceeded \$10 trillion in 2024 due to soaring tech stock values, with Elon Musk's net worth increasing by \$213 billion to \$442.1 billion, exceeding Amazon's Jeff Bezos by a record \$237 billion.
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64% Bias Score
New Orleans Vehicle Attack: ISIS-Inspired Veteran Kills at Least 15
Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old US veteran and real estate agent, drove a vehicle into a crowd in New Orleans on January 1st, 2024, killing at least 15 people; he had recently expressed support for ISIS online.
New Orleans Vehicle Attack: ISIS-Inspired Veteran Kills at Least 15
Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old US veteran and real estate agent, drove a vehicle into a crowd in New Orleans on January 1st, 2024, killing at least 15 people; he had recently expressed support for ISIS online.
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36% Bias Score