January 2025
February 2025
German Officials Investigate Musk-Weidel X Interview for Campaign Finance Violations
Germany's Bundestag administration is investigating Elon Musk's planned interview with AfD chancellor candidate Alice Weidel on X for potential illegal campaign financing, prompted by concerns of algorithmic bias and hidden donations, with calls for transparency in platform algorithms.
German Officials Investigate Musk-Weidel X Interview for Campaign Finance Violations
Germany's Bundestag administration is investigating Elon Musk's planned interview with AfD chancellor candidate Alice Weidel on X for potential illegal campaign financing, prompted by concerns of algorithmic bias and hidden donations, with calls for transparency in platform algorithms.
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40% Bias Score
Stoltenberg Seeks to Ease US Arms Sales to European Allies to Avoid Trump Confrontation
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg wants to convince President-elect Donald Trump to make it easier for European allies to buy US weapons, citing hundreds of billions of dollars in current spending and the potential for much more if the US defense industry was more open. This is in part due to ...
Stoltenberg Seeks to Ease US Arms Sales to European Allies to Avoid Trump Confrontation
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg wants to convince President-elect Donald Trump to make it easier for European allies to buy US weapons, citing hundreds of billions of dollars in current spending and the potential for much more if the US defense industry was more open. This is in part due to ...
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36% Bias Score
Zourabichvili Rejects Election Results, Claims Continued Presidency Amidst Georgian Crisis
Former Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili, rejecting October's election results, opened a new office in Tbilisi, claiming it continues her presidential duties. She will attend President-elect Trump's inauguration and alleges Georgia's government is collapsing due to election irregularities and ...
Zourabichvili Rejects Election Results, Claims Continued Presidency Amidst Georgian Crisis
Former Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili, rejecting October's election results, opened a new office in Tbilisi, claiming it continues her presidential duties. She will attend President-elect Trump's inauguration and alleges Georgia's government is collapsing due to election irregularities and ...
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40% Bias Score
Lebanon Elects General Aoun as President After Two-Year Vacuum
After 12 failed attempts, Lebanon elected General Joseph Aoun as its new president on January 25th, ending a two-year political vacuum and paving the way for international aid, crucial for rebuilding after a war and political turmoil. Aoun secured 99 votes in a second round of voting.
Lebanon Elects General Aoun as President After Two-Year Vacuum
After 12 failed attempts, Lebanon elected General Joseph Aoun as its new president on January 25th, ending a two-year political vacuum and paving the way for international aid, crucial for rebuilding after a war and political turmoil. Aoun secured 99 votes in a second round of voting.
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44% Bias Score
Zaporizhzhia's Motor Sich Plant Crippled by Devastating Air Attack
The Motor Sich plant in Zaporizhzhia, a critical supplier to the Ukrainian military, suffered significant damage from a series of explosions involving innovative munitions delivered via air, likely halting production of aircraft engines and components.
Zaporizhzhia's Motor Sich Plant Crippled by Devastating Air Attack
The Motor Sich plant in Zaporizhzhia, a critical supplier to the Ukrainian military, suffered significant damage from a series of explosions involving innovative munitions delivered via air, likely halting production of aircraft engines and components.
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48% Bias Score
Mass Desertion in Elite Ukrainian Brigade
Around 1750 soldiers from the €900 million Ukrainian "Anna Kyivska" brigade, trained in France, deserted; 50 during training, citing harsh conditions, and 1700 after deployment, citing poor leadership and strategic failures.
Mass Desertion in Elite Ukrainian Brigade
Around 1750 soldiers from the €900 million Ukrainian "Anna Kyivska" brigade, trained in France, deserted; 50 during training, citing harsh conditions, and 1700 after deployment, citing poor leadership and strategic failures.
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56% Bias Score
Art Installation Highlights 44,000 Endangered Species Amidst Plastic Pollution Crisis
Irina Ahrend-Liu's art installation in Schenefeld, Germany, uses 1,000 PET bottles, each portraying an endangered species, to illustrate the impact of plastic pollution on biodiversity and the cyclical nature of environmental damage.
Art Installation Highlights 44,000 Endangered Species Amidst Plastic Pollution Crisis
Irina Ahrend-Liu's art installation in Schenefeld, Germany, uses 1,000 PET bottles, each portraying an endangered species, to illustrate the impact of plastic pollution on biodiversity and the cyclical nature of environmental damage.
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24% Bias Score
German Court Allows Use of FBI-Supplied Anom Phone Data as Evidence
The German Federal Court of Justice ruled that data from encrypted Anom phones, obtained by the FBI and provided to German authorities, is admissible as evidence in criminal investigations, leading to over 830 investigations, 378 arrests, and 279 convictions related to organized crime, including dru...
German Court Allows Use of FBI-Supplied Anom Phone Data as Evidence
The German Federal Court of Justice ruled that data from encrypted Anom phones, obtained by the FBI and provided to German authorities, is admissible as evidence in criminal investigations, leading to over 830 investigations, 378 arrests, and 279 convictions related to organized crime, including dru...
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52% Bias Score
Missing Activist: Fears of Extradition to Hungary
A 24-year-old German woman, potentially involved in clashes with right-wing extremists in February 2023, has been missing for almost two years; her family fears extradition to Hungary where she faces up to 24 years imprisonment, mirroring concerns raised by the recent controversial deportation of Ma...
Missing Activist: Fears of Extradition to Hungary
A 24-year-old German woman, potentially involved in clashes with right-wing extremists in February 2023, has been missing for almost two years; her family fears extradition to Hungary where she faces up to 24 years imprisonment, mirroring concerns raised by the recent controversial deportation of Ma...
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44% Bias Score
Norway's 90% EV Market Share: A Model for Climate Action
Norway's electric vehicle market share reached nearly 90% in 2024 due to decades of government support, including tax breaks, charging infrastructure development, and preferential treatment for EVs, exceeding the global average of 18% in 2023.
Norway's 90% EV Market Share: A Model for Climate Action
Norway's electric vehicle market share reached nearly 90% in 2024 due to decades of government support, including tax breaks, charging infrastructure development, and preferential treatment for EVs, exceeding the global average of 18% in 2023.
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40% Bias Score
Drone-Guided Artillery Strikes Cripple Enemy Positions in Ukraine
A Ukrainian artillery unit using 152mm 2S5 Giatsint-S self-propelled howitzers, guided by drone reconnaissance, is effectively destroying enemy positions, including fortified bunkers, military vehicles, and personnel, at ranges up to 28 kilometers, significantly aiding infantry advances.
Drone-Guided Artillery Strikes Cripple Enemy Positions in Ukraine
A Ukrainian artillery unit using 152mm 2S5 Giatsint-S self-propelled howitzers, guided by drone reconnaissance, is effectively destroying enemy positions, including fortified bunkers, military vehicles, and personnel, at ranges up to 28 kilometers, significantly aiding infantry advances.
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64% Bias Score
Oxford Economics Predicts Sharp Drop in UK Interest Rates by 2027
Oxford Economics forecasts UK interest rates to fall to 2.5% by late 2027, contrasting sharply with the 3.75% market consensus, due to anticipated demographic impacts and a reassessment of inflation; this could significantly lower mortgage rates eventually, although lenders' responses remain uncerta...
Oxford Economics Predicts Sharp Drop in UK Interest Rates by 2027
Oxford Economics forecasts UK interest rates to fall to 2.5% by late 2027, contrasting sharply with the 3.75% market consensus, due to anticipated demographic impacts and a reassessment of inflation; this could significantly lower mortgage rates eventually, although lenders' responses remain uncerta...
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36% Bias Score