January 2025
February 2025
Germany Condemns Russia-Iran Strategic Partnership Amid Ukraine War
Germany condemns Russia and Iran's strategic partnership, signed January 17 in Moscow, highlighting Iran's regional role and Russia's use of North Korean support in the Ukraine war; experts compare this to similar Russian agreements with countries like North Korea, Vietnam, and Mongolia, emphasizing...
Germany Condemns Russia-Iran Strategic Partnership Amid Ukraine War
Germany condemns Russia and Iran's strategic partnership, signed January 17 in Moscow, highlighting Iran's regional role and Russia's use of North Korean support in the Ukraine war; experts compare this to similar Russian agreements with countries like North Korea, Vietnam, and Mongolia, emphasizing...
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40% Bias Score
Spain's Booming Real Estate Market: Affordability Concerns and a Controversial Tax
Spain's real estate market shows a 9% price increase in the first nine months of 2024, fueled by both domestic and foreign demand, particularly from EU countries in coastal areas, leading to affordability concerns and prompting a 100% tax proposal on non-resident foreign buyers by Prime Minister Ped...
Spain's Booming Real Estate Market: Affordability Concerns and a Controversial Tax
Spain's real estate market shows a 9% price increase in the first nine months of 2024, fueled by both domestic and foreign demand, particularly from EU countries in coastal areas, leading to affordability concerns and prompting a 100% tax proposal on non-resident foreign buyers by Prime Minister Ped...
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52% Bias Score
Putin Orders 2025 Military Exercises for Russian Reservists, Sparking Mobilization Fears
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree for 2025 military exercises for reservists up to age 70, sparking social media concern over potential mobilization amid the ongoing war in Ukraine and classified sections in the decree.
Putin Orders 2025 Military Exercises for Russian Reservists, Sparking Mobilization Fears
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree for 2025 military exercises for reservists up to age 70, sparking social media concern over potential mobilization amid the ongoing war in Ukraine and classified sections in the decree.
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44% Bias Score
FTSE 100 Hits Record High Amidst Weaker Pound and Rate Cut Expectations
The FTSE 100 index closed at a record high of 8,505.22 on Friday, boosted by a weaker pound and expectations of interest rate cuts, despite a contraction in UK retail sales and negative economic sentiment.
FTSE 100 Hits Record High Amidst Weaker Pound and Rate Cut Expectations
The FTSE 100 index closed at a record high of 8,505.22 on Friday, boosted by a weaker pound and expectations of interest rate cuts, despite a contraction in UK retail sales and negative economic sentiment.
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44% Bias Score
Life Sentence for Manchester Rapist Targeting Sex Workers
Stuart Thomson, 34, was given a life sentence for a series of rapes against sex workers in Manchester on January 30, 2022, using a knife and targeting isolated locations; he showed no remorse and presents an ongoing danger to women.
Life Sentence for Manchester Rapist Targeting Sex Workers
Stuart Thomson, 34, was given a life sentence for a series of rapes against sex workers in Manchester on January 30, 2022, using a knife and targeting isolated locations; he showed no remorse and presents an ongoing danger to women.
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32% Bias Score
LA Wildfires: Immediate Toxic Hazards and Long-Term Mudslide Risks
The Los Angeles wildfires have destroyed thousands of homes, creating immediate toxic hazards from debris and raising the long-term risk of mudslides due to soil erosion; authorities warn residents to stay away until properties are assessed and cleaned by professionals.
LA Wildfires: Immediate Toxic Hazards and Long-Term Mudslide Risks
The Los Angeles wildfires have destroyed thousands of homes, creating immediate toxic hazards from debris and raising the long-term risk of mudslides due to soil erosion; authorities warn residents to stay away until properties are assessed and cleaned by professionals.
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24% Bias Score
Kazakhstan: Six Police Officers Sentenced for 2022 Torture of Detainees
In January 2025, a Kazakh court sentenced six former police officers to three years in prison for torturing 98 detainees (Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Tajik) in Koshambeyt during January 2022 unrest; the case, revealed by Kyrgyz jazz musician Vikram Ruzakhunov's testimony, highlights systemic failures in ...
Kazakhstan: Six Police Officers Sentenced for 2022 Torture of Detainees
In January 2025, a Kazakh court sentenced six former police officers to three years in prison for torturing 98 detainees (Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Tajik) in Koshambeyt during January 2022 unrest; the case, revealed by Kyrgyz jazz musician Vikram Ruzakhunov's testimony, highlights systemic failures in ...
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40% Bias Score
CHP Mayor Arrested Amidst Growing Pressure on Opposition Municipalities
Beşiktaş Mayor Rıza Akpolat, a CHP member, was arrested on January 13th on charges of "membership in a criminal organization," "tampering with a tender," and "unjust enrichment," leading to a CHP-led effort to find a replacement and sparking concerns about political pressure on opposition municipali...
CHP Mayor Arrested Amidst Growing Pressure on Opposition Municipalities
Beşiktaş Mayor Rıza Akpolat, a CHP member, was arrested on January 13th on charges of "membership in a criminal organization," "tampering with a tender," and "unjust enrichment," leading to a CHP-led effort to find a replacement and sparking concerns about political pressure on opposition municipali...
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56% Bias Score
UK Hospital Building Program Delayed Until 2040s
The UK government's plan to build 40 new hospitals by 2030 will see at least 20 projects delayed until after 2040 due to funding issues, leaving patients and staff in deteriorating hospitals.
UK Hospital Building Program Delayed Until 2040s
The UK government's plan to build 40 new hospitals by 2030 will see at least 20 projects delayed until after 2040 due to funding issues, leaving patients and staff in deteriorating hospitals.
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52% Bias Score
Massive California Battery Plant Fire Causes Evacuations
A massive fire at the Moss Landing Power Plant in northern California, a Vistra Corp facility containing tens of thousands of lithium-ion batteries, prompted the evacuation of 1,700 people and highway closure on Friday, following similar incidents in 2021 and 2022.
Massive California Battery Plant Fire Causes Evacuations
A massive fire at the Moss Landing Power Plant in northern California, a Vistra Corp facility containing tens of thousands of lithium-ion batteries, prompted the evacuation of 1,700 people and highway closure on Friday, following similar incidents in 2021 and 2022.
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36% Bias Score
200+ Surgery Deaths Investigated in Sussex NHS Trust
Sussex Police are investigating over 200 cases of death or injury following surgery at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust, prompted by whistleblowers alleging negligence, cost-cutting, and insufficiently trained staff; the investigation, launched in 2023, has doubled in size since its inception, ...
200+ Surgery Deaths Investigated in Sussex NHS Trust
Sussex Police are investigating over 200 cases of death or injury following surgery at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust, prompted by whistleblowers alleging negligence, cost-cutting, and insufficiently trained staff; the investigation, launched in 2023, has doubled in size since its inception, ...
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36% Bias Score
NATO Allies Debate Defense Spending Target Amidst Disagreements
NATO allies are debating the feasibility of increasing defense spending, with a target of 5% proposed by some, while others consider 3% more realistic due to economic and political constraints. This debate follows comments from Trump suggesting that he would incentivize Russia to attack allies who f...
NATO Allies Debate Defense Spending Target Amidst Disagreements
NATO allies are debating the feasibility of increasing defense spending, with a target of 5% proposed by some, while others consider 3% more realistic due to economic and political constraints. This debate follows comments from Trump suggesting that he would incentivize Russia to attack allies who f...
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48% Bias Score