January 2025
February 2025
German Greens Criticize SPD's Handling of Ukraine Aid Package
German Green Party leader Franziska Brantner criticized the SPD for potentially jeopardizing crucial military aid to Ukraine due to upcoming elections, warning it could harm Germany's reputation and European stability. The SPD's initial reluctance to approve a €3 billion aid package caused conflict ...
German Greens Criticize SPD's Handling of Ukraine Aid Package
German Green Party leader Franziska Brantner criticized the SPD for potentially jeopardizing crucial military aid to Ukraine due to upcoming elections, warning it could harm Germany's reputation and European stability. The SPD's initial reluctance to approve a €3 billion aid package caused conflict ...
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56% Bias Score
Merz Launches Election Campaign, Emphasizes Economic Reform and Strong EU
Friedrich Merz, the CDU's candidate for Chancellor, launched his election campaign in Hannover on Saturday with a speech focusing on economic reform, a stronger European Union, and a rejection of the AfD; his 13-city tour prioritizes smaller towns rather than large cities.
Merz Launches Election Campaign, Emphasizes Economic Reform and Strong EU
Friedrich Merz, the CDU's candidate for Chancellor, launched his election campaign in Hannover on Saturday with a speech focusing on economic reform, a stronger European Union, and a rejection of the AfD; his 13-city tour prioritizes smaller towns rather than large cities.
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44% Bias Score
Chemnitz Opens European Capital of Culture Amidst Protest and Bomb Threat
Chemnitz launched its year as European Capital of Culture with a large street festival and official ceremony on January 20th, 2025, despite a bomb threat and counter-demonstrations regarding right-wing extremism, showcasing over 1000 events aiming for a positive future.
Chemnitz Opens European Capital of Culture Amidst Protest and Bomb Threat
Chemnitz launched its year as European Capital of Culture with a large street festival and official ceremony on January 20th, 2025, despite a bomb threat and counter-demonstrations regarding right-wing extremism, showcasing over 1000 events aiming for a positive future.
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44% Bias Score
Trump Administration to Launch Major Immigration Raid in Chicago
The Trump administration plans a week-long immigration raid in Chicago starting January 21, 2025, targeting undocumented immigrants with criminal records and anyone present during arrests, reflecting a major shift in immigration enforcement policy.
Trump Administration to Launch Major Immigration Raid in Chicago
The Trump administration plans a week-long immigration raid in Chicago starting January 21, 2025, targeting undocumented immigrants with criminal records and anyone present during arrests, reflecting a major shift in immigration enforcement policy.
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68% Bias Score
Assassination of Iranian Judges Highlights Political Tensions
Two Iranian judges, Ali Razini and Mohammad Moghisseh, known for their roles in the 1988 executions of political dissidents, were assassinated Saturday morning at the Supreme Court in Tehran by a lone gunman who later killed himself; one other person was injured.
Assassination of Iranian Judges Highlights Political Tensions
Two Iranian judges, Ali Razini and Mohammad Moghisseh, known for their roles in the 1988 executions of political dissidents, were assassinated Saturday morning at the Supreme Court in Tehran by a lone gunman who later killed himself; one other person was injured.
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40% Bias Score
£130 Million Wasted on IT for Scrapped Rwanda Asylum Plan
The UK government spent over £130 million on IT systems for its now-abandoned plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, representing a significant portion of the £715 million total cost; the policy was scrapped by the new Labour government shortly after taking office.
£130 Million Wasted on IT for Scrapped Rwanda Asylum Plan
The UK government spent over £130 million on IT systems for its now-abandoned plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, representing a significant portion of the £715 million total cost; the policy was scrapped by the new Labour government shortly after taking office.
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48% Bias Score
Judges Split on Allowing January 6th Defendants to Attend Trump's Inauguration
At least 20 defendants charged with or convicted of participating in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol have requested permission to attend President-elect Trump's inauguration; 11 were approved, 8 denied, reflecting varying judicial assessments of the risk of future violence.
Judges Split on Allowing January 6th Defendants to Attend Trump's Inauguration
At least 20 defendants charged with or convicted of participating in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol have requested permission to attend President-elect Trump's inauguration; 11 were approved, 8 denied, reflecting varying judicial assessments of the risk of future violence.
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48% Bias Score
Dua Lipa's Book Club Boosts Olga Tokarczuk's Novel
Popstar Dua Lipa's book club interview with Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk on her novel "Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead" significantly boosted the book's popularity, demonstrating the power of celebrity book clubs to expand readership for lesser-known literary works.
Dua Lipa's Book Club Boosts Olga Tokarczuk's Novel
Popstar Dua Lipa's book club interview with Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk on her novel "Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead" significantly boosted the book's popularity, demonstrating the power of celebrity book clubs to expand readership for lesser-known literary works.
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60% Bias Score
Trump Considers Three-Month TikTok Ban Delay
President-elect Donald Trump is considering a three-month delay of the TikTok ban in the US, which would postpone the app's removal from app stores and the potential penalties for US tech providers, despite the lack of clarity on the legal basis for such a delay.
Trump Considers Three-Month TikTok Ban Delay
President-elect Donald Trump is considering a three-month delay of the TikTok ban in the US, which would postpone the app's removal from app stores and the potential penalties for US tech providers, despite the lack of clarity on the legal basis for such a delay.
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40% Bias Score
Trump's Second Term: Assertive Latin American Policy Amidst Multiple Crises
Donald Trump's second term begins January 20, 2025, marked by a Republican Congress and a focus on assertive foreign policy, potentially including annexing the Panama Canal and employing punitive measures against some Latin American nations while pursuing transactional business interests with others...
Trump's Second Term: Assertive Latin American Policy Amidst Multiple Crises
Donald Trump's second term begins January 20, 2025, marked by a Republican Congress and a focus on assertive foreign policy, potentially including annexing the Panama Canal and employing punitive measures against some Latin American nations while pursuing transactional business interests with others...
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60% Bias Score
Trump Likely to Grant TikTok 90-Day Reprieve from US Ban
Incoming President Donald Trump is likely to grant TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a potential US ban, delaying a Sunday deadline for the company to sell its US operations to a non-Chinese buyer, after the outgoing Biden administration punted the decision and TikTok appealed for clarity.
Trump Likely to Grant TikTok 90-Day Reprieve from US Ban
Incoming President Donald Trump is likely to grant TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a potential US ban, delaying a Sunday deadline for the company to sell its US operations to a non-Chinese buyer, after the outgoing Biden administration punted the decision and TikTok appealed for clarity.
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44% Bias Score
68 Migrants Rescued off Calais as Channel Crossings Rise
French coastguards rescued 68 migrants from a boat off Calais on Friday, while 183 more reached the UK, bringing the total for 2025 to 890; this follows a rise in Channel crossings and tragic migrant deaths, prompting increased cooperation between France and the UK to combat people-smuggling and add...
68 Migrants Rescued off Calais as Channel Crossings Rise
French coastguards rescued 68 migrants from a boat off Calais on Friday, while 183 more reached the UK, bringing the total for 2025 to 890; this follows a rise in Channel crossings and tragic migrant deaths, prompting increased cooperation between France and the UK to combat people-smuggling and add...
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64% Bias Score