January 2025
February 2025
Germany Monitors Foreign Interference Threats to 2025 Bundestag Elections
Germany's 2025 Bundestag elections face potential threats from foreign interference, primarily from Russia, focusing on cyberattacks and disinformation; however, German authorities report no immediate concrete threats and are actively monitoring the situation.
Germany Monitors Foreign Interference Threats to 2025 Bundestag Elections
Germany's 2025 Bundestag elections face potential threats from foreign interference, primarily from Russia, focusing on cyberattacks and disinformation; however, German authorities report no immediate concrete threats and are actively monitoring the situation.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Trump's Ultimatum: Invest in US or Face Tariffs
At the World Economic Forum, President Trump threatened tariffs on companies that don't invest in the US, promising lower taxes in return; he also urged oil producers to lower prices to harm Russia's war effort, highlighting a new era of geostrategic competition.
Trump's Ultimatum: Invest in US or Face Tariffs
At the World Economic Forum, President Trump threatened tariffs on companies that don't invest in the US, promising lower taxes in return; he also urged oil producers to lower prices to harm Russia's war effort, highlighting a new era of geostrategic competition.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Right-Wing Dominance Online Silences Left-Leaning Voices
A German author laments the overwhelming presence of right-wing content online, overshadowing left-leaning voices and perspectives, urging a renewed focus on promoting positive and empowering content from progressive groups before the February 23rd election.
Right-Wing Dominance Online Silences Left-Leaning Voices
A German author laments the overwhelming presence of right-wing content online, overshadowing left-leaning voices and perspectives, urging a renewed focus on promoting positive and empowering content from progressive groups before the February 23rd election.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Canada's Potential Economic Union with the U.S.: Benefits and Risks
An Angus Reid survey reveals that Canadians under 55 lack deep emotional attachment to Canada, and their attachment depends on the country providing a good standard of living. This raises concerns about Canada's integration with the U.S., and the potential benefits and drawbacks of adopting the U.S....
Canada's Potential Economic Union with the U.S.: Benefits and Risks
An Angus Reid survey reveals that Canadians under 55 lack deep emotional attachment to Canada, and their attachment depends on the country providing a good standard of living. This raises concerns about Canada's integration with the U.S., and the potential benefits and drawbacks of adopting the U.S....
Progress
36% Bias Score
Massive Iceberg Threatens Antarctic Wildlife
A trillion-ton iceberg, A23a, is moving towards South Georgia Island, potentially disrupting penguin and seal breeding by blocking access to food sources and increasing chick mortality rates, an event amplified by human-caused climate change.
Massive Iceberg Threatens Antarctic Wildlife
A trillion-ton iceberg, A23a, is moving towards South Georgia Island, potentially disrupting penguin and seal breeding by blocking access to food sources and increasing chick mortality rates, an event amplified by human-caused climate change.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Trump Executive Order Jeopardizes Transatlantic Data Flows
President Trump's executive order, impacting US data protection oversight boards, threatens the legality of transatlantic data flows for thousands of EU companies using US cloud services like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, potentially requiring them to find alternative providers.
Trump Executive Order Jeopardizes Transatlantic Data Flows
President Trump's executive order, impacting US data protection oversight boards, threatens the legality of transatlantic data flows for thousands of EU companies using US cloud services like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, potentially requiring them to find alternative providers.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Laken-Riley Act: Mandatory Detention for Undocumented Immigrants
The Laken-Riley Act, passed by the US Congress and signed by President Trump, requires the detention of undocumented immigrants suspected of any crime, eliminating the presumption of innocence, despite opposition from some Democrats.
Laken-Riley Act: Mandatory Detention for Undocumented Immigrants
The Laken-Riley Act, passed by the US Congress and signed by President Trump, requires the detention of undocumented immigrants suspected of any crime, eliminating the presumption of innocence, despite opposition from some Democrats.
Progress
64% Bias Score
Germany Debates AI Investment Amidst US Dominance
Germany is debating increased AI investment, research, and deregulation to compete with a \$50 billion US private sector AI investment, raising concerns about digital sovereignty and dependence on US technology.
Germany Debates AI Investment Amidst US Dominance
Germany is debating increased AI investment, research, and deregulation to compete with a \$50 billion US private sector AI investment, raising concerns about digital sovereignty and dependence on US technology.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Alberta Premier's U.S. Lobbying Effort Diverges from Canadian Strategy
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is lobbying U.S. officials to secure exemptions for Canadian crude oil from potential tariffs, employing a strategy that emphasizes mutual economic benefit despite criticism for undermining national unity.
Alberta Premier's U.S. Lobbying Effort Diverges from Canadian Strategy
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is lobbying U.S. officials to secure exemptions for Canadian crude oil from potential tariffs, employing a strategy that emphasizes mutual economic benefit despite criticism for undermining national unity.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Ontario Colleges Face Funding Crisis Amidst Federal International Student Visa Cuts
The number of international student visas available to Ontario colleges and universities will drop by approximately 25,000 in 2025 due to a federal government decision to reduce study permits by 45 percent to address housing market strain, resulting in significant financial losses and program cuts a...
Ontario Colleges Face Funding Crisis Amidst Federal International Student Visa Cuts
The number of international student visas available to Ontario colleges and universities will drop by approximately 25,000 in 2025 due to a federal government decision to reduce study permits by 45 percent to address housing market strain, resulting in significant financial losses and program cuts a...
Progress
52% Bias Score
Marseille Drug Kingpin Extradited to France
Following his March 2023 arrest in Casablanca, Felix Bingui, alleged leader of Marseille's notorious Yoda drug gang, was extradited to France on Tuesday, representing a major victory in the ongoing fight against narcotics trafficking.
Marseille Drug Kingpin Extradited to France
Following his March 2023 arrest in Casablanca, Felix Bingui, alleged leader of Marseille's notorious Yoda drug gang, was extradited to France on Tuesday, representing a major victory in the ongoing fight against narcotics trafficking.
Progress
44% Bias Score
EU Weighs Funding for Border Barriers Amidst Hybrid Threat Concerns
The EU Commissioner for Home Affairs left open the possibility of using EU funds for border barriers, following calls from several MEPs and amid concerns about hybrid threats from Russia and Belarus. While €170 million was recently allocated to countries bordering these nations, the EU has yet to di...
EU Weighs Funding for Border Barriers Amidst Hybrid Threat Concerns
The EU Commissioner for Home Affairs left open the possibility of using EU funds for border barriers, following calls from several MEPs and amid concerns about hybrid threats from Russia and Belarus. While €170 million was recently allocated to countries bordering these nations, the EU has yet to di...
Progress
52% Bias Score