January 2025
February 2025
Massive Kerch Strait Oil Spill Prompts Emergency Response, Ukraine Accuses Russia of Negligence
A month after a storm damaged two tankers in the Kerch Strait, causing a major oil spill, Russia formed an emergency task force to clean up over 155,000 tons of contaminated materials; the spill has reached the Berdyansk Spit, causing further environmental damage and prompting accusations of Russian...
Massive Kerch Strait Oil Spill Prompts Emergency Response, Ukraine Accuses Russia of Negligence
A month after a storm damaged two tankers in the Kerch Strait, causing a major oil spill, Russia formed an emergency task force to clean up over 155,000 tons of contaminated materials; the spill has reached the Berdyansk Spit, causing further environmental damage and prompting accusations of Russian...
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40% Bias Score
Trump's Greenland Gambit: Potential for Conflict and Independence
President Trump's renewed interest in acquiring Greenland through potential economic or military means has been met with rejection from Denmark, raising concerns about the future of the largely autonomous Danish territory.
Trump's Greenland Gambit: Potential for Conflict and Independence
President Trump's renewed interest in acquiring Greenland through potential economic or military means has been met with rejection from Denmark, raising concerns about the future of the largely autonomous Danish territory.
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48% Bias Score
Violent Protests Erupt in Italy Following Death of Ramy Elgamal
Protests in several Italian cities following the death of 19-year-old Ramy Elgamal during a police chase turned violent, with demonstrators clashing with law enforcement and causing significant damage; at least 18 police officers were injured, and arrests were made, while Elgamal's family condemned ...
Violent Protests Erupt in Italy Following Death of Ramy Elgamal
Protests in several Italian cities following the death of 19-year-old Ramy Elgamal during a police chase turned violent, with demonstrators clashing with law enforcement and causing significant damage; at least 18 police officers were injured, and arrests were made, while Elgamal's family condemned ...
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40% Bias Score
AfD Restructures Youth Wing, Increasing Party Control
At its recent congress, the AfD party voted to restructure its youth wing, the Junge Alternative (JA), making it a fully integrated and less autonomous part of the party, with 71.9% approval; this decision follows concerns about the JA's classification as right-wing extremist by German domestic inte...
AfD Restructures Youth Wing, Increasing Party Control
At its recent congress, the AfD party voted to restructure its youth wing, the Junge Alternative (JA), making it a fully integrated and less autonomous part of the party, with 71.9% approval; this decision follows concerns about the JA's classification as right-wing extremist by German domestic inte...
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48% Bias Score
International Meeting in Riyadh Addresses Syria's Transition
International and regional officials met in Riyadh on January 12, 2025, to discuss Syria's transition, with the Syrian foreign minister attending for the first time since Bashar al-Assad's removal; discussions included potential sanctions relief, contingent on Syria's political progress.
International Meeting in Riyadh Addresses Syria's Transition
International and regional officials met in Riyadh on January 12, 2025, to discuss Syria's transition, with the Syrian foreign minister attending for the first time since Bashar al-Assad's removal; discussions included potential sanctions relief, contingent on Syria's political progress.
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36% Bias Score
German Renewable Energy Surplus Leads to Free Electricity, but High Prices Persist
Germany's renewable energy production surged to 125 percent of demand in early 2025 due to favorable weather, leading to plummeting electricity prices, contrasting with a low of 18 percent in December 2024; high electricity prices remain a concern, particularly for industries, prompting investigatio...
German Renewable Energy Surplus Leads to Free Electricity, but High Prices Persist
Germany's renewable energy production surged to 125 percent of demand in early 2025 due to favorable weather, leading to plummeting electricity prices, contrasting with a low of 18 percent in December 2024; high electricity prices remain a concern, particularly for industries, prompting investigatio...
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48% Bias Score
Arab-International Meeting Supports Syria's Current Administration, Calls for Lifting Sanctions
An Arab-International meeting in Riyadh on Sunday concluded with a statement supporting Syria's current administration, welcoming its efforts to combat terrorism, and expressing concern over Israeli incursions into Syrian territory. The meeting also discussed aid for Syria's reconstruction and a pol...
Arab-International Meeting Supports Syria's Current Administration, Calls for Lifting Sanctions
An Arab-International meeting in Riyadh on Sunday concluded with a statement supporting Syria's current administration, welcoming its efforts to combat terrorism, and expressing concern over Israeli incursions into Syrian territory. The meeting also discussed aid for Syria's reconstruction and a pol...
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36% Bias Score
Biden Awards Pope Francis Presidential Medal of Freedom
President Joe Biden awarded Pope Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction via phone call, instead of in person due to California wildfires; this is only the second time this specific distinction of the award has been given in the past 20 years.
Biden Awards Pope Francis Presidential Medal of Freedom
President Joe Biden awarded Pope Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction via phone call, instead of in person due to California wildfires; this is only the second time this specific distinction of the award has been given in the past 20 years.
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52% Bias Score
Violent Protests Erupt in Italy Following Police Chase Death
Protests in Italy over the death of 19-year-old Ramy Elgamal during a police chase turned violent in several cities on Saturday, resulting in injuries to police officers and damage to property, including a synagogue in Bologna; the family of Elgamal condemned the violence.
Violent Protests Erupt in Italy Following Police Chase Death
Protests in Italy over the death of 19-year-old Ramy Elgamal during a police chase turned violent in several cities on Saturday, resulting in injuries to police officers and damage to property, including a synagogue in Bologna; the family of Elgamal condemned the violence.
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52% Bias Score
Yousafzai Condemns Taliban, Israel Actions at Islamabad Summit
Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai condemned the Taliban's restrictions on women in Afghanistan, calling it "gender apartheid," and criticized Israel's actions in Gaza at an Islamabad summit on girls' education.
Yousafzai Condemns Taliban, Israel Actions at Islamabad Summit
Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai condemned the Taliban's restrictions on women in Afghanistan, calling it "gender apartheid," and criticized Israel's actions in Gaza at an Islamabad summit on girls' education.
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44% Bias Score
Massive Protest Delays AfD Party Congress in Riesa
Approximately 15,000 protestors from across Germany, including 600 from Hamburg, successfully blocked key access roads to the AfD's federal party congress in Riesa, Saxony, delaying its commencement by two hours on the weekend of February 17-18, 2024.
Massive Protest Delays AfD Party Congress in Riesa
Approximately 15,000 protestors from across Germany, including 600 from Hamburg, successfully blocked key access roads to the AfD's federal party congress in Riesa, Saxony, delaying its commencement by two hours on the weekend of February 17-18, 2024.
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60% Bias Score
UK Minister Under Investigation for Corruption Links
UK Economic Secretary Tulip Siddiq faces an independent investigation into allegations of corruption linked to her family and her aunt's political movement in Bangladesh, prompting calls for her resignation from the Conservative party.
UK Minister Under Investigation for Corruption Links
UK Economic Secretary Tulip Siddiq faces an independent investigation into allegations of corruption linked to her family and her aunt's political movement in Bangladesh, prompting calls for her resignation from the Conservative party.
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48% Bias Score