January 2025
February 2025
AfD Adopts Far-Right Platform, Nominates Weidel as Chancellor Candidate
The AfD's party congress in Riesa nominated Alice Weidel as its chancellor candidate and adopted a far-reaching program including stricter immigration, EU exit, and military strengthening, classified as partly right-wing extremist by the domestic intelligence agency.
AfD Adopts Far-Right Platform, Nominates Weidel as Chancellor Candidate
The AfD's party congress in Riesa nominated Alice Weidel as its chancellor candidate and adopted a far-reaching program including stricter immigration, EU exit, and military strengthening, classified as partly right-wing extremist by the domestic intelligence agency.
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64% Bias Score
International Summit on Syria's Post-Assad Future
An international summit in Riyadh addresses Syria's post-Assad future, with Germany pledging €50 million in aid and advocating for a strategic approach balancing humanitarian assistance with accountability for past atrocities.
International Summit on Syria's Post-Assad Future
An international summit in Riyadh addresses Syria's post-Assad future, with Germany pledging €50 million in aid and advocating for a strategic approach balancing humanitarian assistance with accountability for past atrocities.
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44% Bias Score
Ukraine and Poland to Collaborate on Exhumation of Historical Victims
Ukraine and Poland have exchanged lists of sites for the search and exhumation of victims from their shared history; this follows requests from both countries, with Poland seeking permission to excavate sites in Ukraine and vice-versa, demonstrating a commitment to resolving historical disputes.
Ukraine and Poland to Collaborate on Exhumation of Historical Victims
Ukraine and Poland have exchanged lists of sites for the search and exhumation of victims from their shared history; this follows requests from both countries, with Poland seeking permission to excavate sites in Ukraine and vice-versa, demonstrating a commitment to resolving historical disputes.
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40% Bias Score
Syria's Future: International Meeting in Saudi Arabia Focuses on Unity and Normalization
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Arab and Western counterparts in Saudi Arabia to discuss Syria's future, emphasizing the need for territorial integrity, unity, and the possible dissolution of the SDF, while highlighting the importance of coordination with international actors.
Syria's Future: International Meeting in Saudi Arabia Focuses on Unity and Normalization
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Arab and Western counterparts in Saudi Arabia to discuss Syria's future, emphasizing the need for territorial integrity, unity, and the possible dissolution of the SDF, while highlighting the importance of coordination with international actors.
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44% Bias Score
Ukraine's War-Torn Labor Market: Shortages and Adaptations
The ongoing war in Ukraine has significantly impacted the country's labor market, with companies like Biomedsklo and Epitsentr facing labor shortages due to worker mobilization and emigration; Biomedsklo, a glass factory, has lost 10% of its workforce to the war, while Epitsentr, a supermarket chain...
Ukraine's War-Torn Labor Market: Shortages and Adaptations
The ongoing war in Ukraine has significantly impacted the country's labor market, with companies like Biomedsklo and Epitsentr facing labor shortages due to worker mobilization and emigration; Biomedsklo, a glass factory, has lost 10% of its workforce to the war, while Epitsentr, a supermarket chain...
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16% Bias Score
Space-Based EMP Threat: Catastrophic Risks and Limited Defenses
A space-based EMP attack, potentially from a Russian satellite, could disable electronic systems and infrastructure across vast areas, causing catastrophic societal disruption and potentially taking years to recover from.
Space-Based EMP Threat: Catastrophic Risks and Limited Defenses
A space-based EMP attack, potentially from a Russian satellite, could disable electronic systems and infrastructure across vast areas, causing catastrophic societal disruption and potentially taking years to recover from.
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52% Bias Score
Norway's 90% EV Market Share: A Model for Global Transition
Norway's 2023 electric vehicle market share reached almost 90%, exceeding the global average of 18%, due to government policies like tax breaks and incentives, alongside a well-developed charging infrastructure, largely facilitated by its abundant hydropower resources. This contrasts with Germany's ...
Norway's 90% EV Market Share: A Model for Global Transition
Norway's 2023 electric vehicle market share reached almost 90%, exceeding the global average of 18%, due to government policies like tax breaks and incentives, alongside a well-developed charging infrastructure, largely facilitated by its abundant hydropower resources. This contrasts with Germany's ...
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36% Bias Score
AfD Replaces Youth Group Amidst Extremism Concerns
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party voted to replace its "Young Alternative" youth group with a new, more controlled organization, following its classification as a right-wing extremist group by German intelligence.
AfD Replaces Youth Group Amidst Extremism Concerns
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party voted to replace its "Young Alternative" youth group with a new, more controlled organization, following its classification as a right-wing extremist group by German intelligence.
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44% Bias Score
Poland Rejects Sending Troops to Ukraine, Backs Increased NATO Defense Spending
Poland's Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak rejected sending troops to Ukraine for a potential Russia ceasefire, supporting instead increased NATO burden-sharing. He backs Trump's 5% GDP defense spending goal, with Poland nearing this target and advocating for substantial EU defense budget increases...
Poland Rejects Sending Troops to Ukraine, Backs Increased NATO Defense Spending
Poland's Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak rejected sending troops to Ukraine for a potential Russia ceasefire, supporting instead increased NATO burden-sharing. He backs Trump's 5% GDP defense spending goal, with Poland nearing this target and advocating for substantial EU defense budget increases...
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44% Bias Score
Historians Debunk German Politician's False Claim About Hitler
German politician Alice Weidel falsely claimed Adolf Hitler was a socialist-communist, a statement refuted by historians as minimizing Nazi atrocities and promoting historical revisionism, sparking controversy and raising concerns about misinformation.
Historians Debunk German Politician's False Claim About Hitler
German politician Alice Weidel falsely claimed Adolf Hitler was a socialist-communist, a statement refuted by historians as minimizing Nazi atrocities and promoting historical revisionism, sparking controversy and raising concerns about misinformation.
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40% Bias Score
Boeing's 2024 Deliveries Plummet, Raising Doubts About Recovery
Boeing delivered only 340 planes in 2024, sharply below Airbus's 766, due to a mid-air incident, a fatal crash, a workers' strike, and supply chain issues, raising concerns about its recovery.
Boeing's 2024 Deliveries Plummet, Raising Doubts About Recovery
Boeing delivered only 340 planes in 2024, sharply below Airbus's 766, due to a mid-air incident, a fatal crash, a workers' strike, and supply chain issues, raising concerns about its recovery.
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48% Bias Score
Parents' Heroin Addiction Leads to Child Neglect in Swansea
A young girl in Swansea found her heroin-addicted parents unconscious, leading to their arrest for child neglect after police discovered drug paraphernalia and methadone; the child is now in care.
Parents' Heroin Addiction Leads to Child Neglect in Swansea
A young girl in Swansea found her heroin-addicted parents unconscious, leading to their arrest for child neglect after police discovered drug paraphernalia and methadone; the child is now in care.
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48% Bias Score