January 2025
February 2025
Amal": Belgian Film Exposes Jihadist Influence Through School Bullying
Amal," a Belgian film by Jawad Rhalib, depicts a Brussels school teacher's struggle against homophobic bullying fueled by extremist ideology, highlighting the insufficient cinematic engagement with this issue in Europe and the insidious nature of jihadist influence within communities.
Amal": Belgian Film Exposes Jihadist Influence Through School Bullying
Amal," a Belgian film by Jawad Rhalib, depicts a Brussels school teacher's struggle against homophobic bullying fueled by extremist ideology, highlighting the insufficient cinematic engagement with this issue in Europe and the insidious nature of jihadist influence within communities.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Bétera Police Officers Implicated in Drug Trafficking Investigation
A high-ranking Bétera police officer and another officer are under investigation for allegedly revealing confidential information to drug traffickers, leading to vigilante violence; the revelation came to light during a wiretap in a separate drug trafficking investigation.
Bétera Police Officers Implicated in Drug Trafficking Investigation
A high-ranking Bétera police officer and another officer are under investigation for allegedly revealing confidential information to drug traffickers, leading to vigilante violence; the revelation came to light during a wiretap in a separate drug trafficking investigation.
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32% Bias Score
Syria Reopens Airport, Boosts Power Generation Amid Post-Conflict Recovery
On January 7, 2025, Syria's new government reopened Damascus International Airport to Gulf flights, announced incoming power-generating vessels to boost electricity by 50 percent, and is performing maintenance on the Baniyas Refinery while addressing security concerns and medicine shortages.
Syria Reopens Airport, Boosts Power Generation Amid Post-Conflict Recovery
On January 7, 2025, Syria's new government reopened Damascus International Airport to Gulf flights, announced incoming power-generating vessels to boost electricity by 50 percent, and is performing maintenance on the Baniyas Refinery while addressing security concerns and medicine shortages.
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36% Bias Score
Obama's Foreign Policy: Unintended Consequences and Regional Instability
Obama's foreign policy, characterized by a "lead from behind" approach, yielded unintended negative consequences such as the Syrian Civil War (resulting in over 500,000 deaths and 13 million displaced), the Libyan intervention's creation of a failed state, and the Iran nuclear deal's failure to curb...
Obama's Foreign Policy: Unintended Consequences and Regional Instability
Obama's foreign policy, characterized by a "lead from behind" approach, yielded unintended negative consequences such as the Syrian Civil War (resulting in over 500,000 deaths and 13 million displaced), the Libyan intervention's creation of a failed state, and the Iran nuclear deal's failure to curb...
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60% Bias Score
Sheba Medical Center: Leading Global Health Innovation Amidst Crisis
Since October 7, 2023, Sheba Medical Center in Israel has provided critical care to civilians and soldiers, while also focusing on post-conflict plans to improve global health through medical innovation, humanitarian outreach, research, education, and diplomacy.
Sheba Medical Center: Leading Global Health Innovation Amidst Crisis
Since October 7, 2023, Sheba Medical Center in Israel has provided critical care to civilians and soldiers, while also focusing on post-conflict plans to improve global health through medical innovation, humanitarian outreach, research, education, and diplomacy.
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48% Bias Score
Italy's Starlink Deal Sparks EU Concerns
Italy is negotiating a €1.5 billion deal with Elon Musk's Starlink for secure government and military communication, despite criticism and the EU's competing IRIS2 project, raising concerns about strategic independence and national security.
Italy's Starlink Deal Sparks EU Concerns
Italy is negotiating a €1.5 billion deal with Elon Musk's Starlink for secure government and military communication, despite criticism and the EU's competing IRIS2 project, raising concerns about strategic independence and national security.
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68% Bias Score
14-Year-Old Stabbed to Death on London Bus
A 14-year-old boy, known online as "Grippa," was fatally stabbed on a London bus in Woolwich, London, on January 7, 2025, prompting a manhunt for the attacker and raising concerns about rising knife crime in the city.
14-Year-Old Stabbed to Death on London Bus
A 14-year-old boy, known online as "Grippa," was fatally stabbed on a London bus in Woolwich, London, on January 7, 2025, prompting a manhunt for the attacker and raising concerns about rising knife crime in the city.
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44% Bias Score
Wildfire forces 30,000 evacuations in Pacific Palisades
A wildfire fueled by 80 km/h winds has consumed over 500 hectares in Pacific Palisades, California, forcing over 30,000 evacuations and threatening 13,000 buildings, causing President Biden to cancel a trip and prompting chaotic evacuations through congested roads.
Wildfire forces 30,000 evacuations in Pacific Palisades
A wildfire fueled by 80 km/h winds has consumed over 500 hectares in Pacific Palisades, California, forcing over 30,000 evacuations and threatening 13,000 buildings, causing President Biden to cancel a trip and prompting chaotic evacuations through congested roads.
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44% Bias Score
Eurozone Inflation Rises to 2.4% in December 2024
Eurozone inflation rose to 2.4 percent in December 2024, up from 2.2 percent in November, driven mainly by a 4 percent increase in services inflation; rising energy and potential agricultural commodity price increases add further upward pressure.
Eurozone Inflation Rises to 2.4% in December 2024
Eurozone inflation rose to 2.4 percent in December 2024, up from 2.2 percent in November, driven mainly by a 4 percent increase in services inflation; rising energy and potential agricultural commodity price increases add further upward pressure.
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24% Bias Score
India Investment Boom Expected Amidst US-China Trade Tensions
GIB Asset Management's Kunal Desai recommends India as an attractive investment destination due to its geopolitical advantages amidst potential US-China trade conflicts, highlighting the cables sector and the "Make in India" initiative while also suggesting that a Chinese consumer rebound could bene...
India Investment Boom Expected Amidst US-China Trade Tensions
GIB Asset Management's Kunal Desai recommends India as an attractive investment destination due to its geopolitical advantages amidst potential US-China trade conflicts, highlighting the cables sector and the "Make in India" initiative while also suggesting that a Chinese consumer rebound could bene...
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48% Bias Score
Heavy Ukrainian Losses Reported in Kursk Region Offensive
The Russian "Sever" group's offensive in Kursk Oblast resulted in heavy Ukrainian losses; approximately 49,830 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed, and numerous armored vehicles and artillery systems destroyed. The fighting involved nine Ukrainian brigades, including former convicts in one unit, wit...
Heavy Ukrainian Losses Reported in Kursk Region Offensive
The Russian "Sever" group's offensive in Kursk Oblast resulted in heavy Ukrainian losses; approximately 49,830 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed, and numerous armored vehicles and artillery systems destroyed. The fighting involved nine Ukrainian brigades, including former convicts in one unit, wit...
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64% Bias Score
Dutch Men Suspected of Nine-Year Child Sex Trafficking Ring
Three Dutch men, aged 54, 59, and 60, are suspected of exploiting a boy as a sex slave from age 11 to 20, using drugs and dating apps to facilitate the abuse, which ended in September 2024 following an investigation triggered by police signals.
Dutch Men Suspected of Nine-Year Child Sex Trafficking Ring
Three Dutch men, aged 54, 59, and 60, are suspected of exploiting a boy as a sex slave from age 11 to 20, using drugs and dating apps to facilitate the abuse, which ended in September 2024 following an investigation triggered by police signals.
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28% Bias Score