January 2025
February 2025
Saudi Arabia Reports Positive Signals on Lifting Syria Sanctions
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister reported positive international feedback on lifting sanctions on Syria following his meeting with Syrian officials in Damascus, signaling potential economic and political changes in the region.
Saudi Arabia Reports Positive Signals on Lifting Syria Sanctions
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister reported positive international feedback on lifting sanctions on Syria following his meeting with Syrian officials in Damascus, signaling potential economic and political changes in the region.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Life Sentence for Double Murder in Valladolid
A Valladolid court sentenced a man to life in prison plus 25 years for the January 23, 2023, murders of his 45-year-old partner and her 8-year-old daughter; the judge rejected the defense's claim of diminished capacity.
Life Sentence for Double Murder in Valladolid
A Valladolid court sentenced a man to life in prison plus 25 years for the January 23, 2023, murders of his 45-year-old partner and her 8-year-old daughter; the judge rejected the defense's claim of diminished capacity.
Progress
12% Bias Score
Storm Eunice: Widespread Power Outages and Damage Across UK and Ireland
Storm Eunice caused widespread damage and power outages across Ireland, Scotland, and northern England, leaving over 1 million homes and businesses without electricity and resulting in at least one fatality; transportation was severely disrupted.
Storm Eunice: Widespread Power Outages and Damage Across UK and Ireland
Storm Eunice caused widespread damage and power outages across Ireland, Scotland, and northern England, leaving over 1 million homes and businesses without electricity and resulting in at least one fatality; transportation was severely disrupted.
Progress
20% Bias Score
Widespread Opposition to Kennedy's Health Secretary Nomination
More than 80 organizations oppose Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination as US Health Secretary due to his past anti-vaccine statements, launching a $250,000 ad campaign targeting key Republican senators ahead of next week's Senate confirmation hearing.
Widespread Opposition to Kennedy's Health Secretary Nomination
More than 80 organizations oppose Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination as US Health Secretary due to his past anti-vaccine statements, launching a $250,000 ad campaign targeting key Republican senators ahead of next week's Senate confirmation hearing.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Trump Decree Halts US Visas for 15,000 Afghan Refugees in Pakistan
Approximately 15,000 Afghan refugees in Pakistan, many of whom aided the US, await US visas, now jeopardized by a Trump-era decree, leaving them in illegal status and facing hardship, highlighting strained Pakistan-Afghanistan relations and increasing security threats.
Trump Decree Halts US Visas for 15,000 Afghan Refugees in Pakistan
Approximately 15,000 Afghan refugees in Pakistan, many of whom aided the US, await US visas, now jeopardized by a Trump-era decree, leaving them in illegal status and facing hardship, highlighting strained Pakistan-Afghanistan relations and increasing security threats.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Hamas Releases Israeli Soldiers, Violating Ceasefire Agreement
Hamas will release four Israeli female soldiers held captive for 477 days, violating a ceasefire agreement by releasing military personnel before civilians; Israel will reciprocate by freeing 200 Palestinian prisoners, continuing a phased exchange process.
Hamas Releases Israeli Soldiers, Violating Ceasefire Agreement
Hamas will release four Israeli female soldiers held captive for 477 days, violating a ceasefire agreement by releasing military personnel before civilians; Israel will reciprocate by freeing 200 Palestinian prisoners, continuing a phased exchange process.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Trump Visits Disaster Zones, Criticizes FEMA, Plans Reform
Following Hurricane Helene (September 2024) and the Los Angeles wildfires (January 2025), President Trump visited affected areas, criticizing prior disaster response and announcing plans to reform or eliminate FEMA, advocating for increased state-led disaster management.
Trump Visits Disaster Zones, Criticizes FEMA, Plans Reform
Following Hurricane Helene (September 2024) and the Los Angeles wildfires (January 2025), President Trump visited affected areas, criticizing prior disaster response and announcing plans to reform or eliminate FEMA, advocating for increased state-led disaster management.
Progress
52% Bias Score
McConnell's Supreme Court Maneuvering: A Partisan Shift with Far-Reaching Consequences
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's unprecedented actions regarding Supreme Court nominations in 2016 and 2020, prioritizing political expediency over established norms, resulted in a 6-3 conservative majority with significant implications for American life, notably overturning Roe v. Wade.
McConnell's Supreme Court Maneuvering: A Partisan Shift with Far-Reaching Consequences
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's unprecedented actions regarding Supreme Court nominations in 2016 and 2020, prioritizing political expediency over established norms, resulted in a 6-3 conservative majority with significant implications for American life, notably overturning Roe v. Wade.
Progress
60% Bias Score
DRC Governor Killed Amid M23 Offensive Near Goma
Peter Cirimwami, North Kivu's military governor, was killed Thursday during clashes between Congolese forces and M23 rebels who captured Sake, a strategic city near Goma, prompting evacuations and panic amongst displaced people and raising fears for Goma's security.
DRC Governor Killed Amid M23 Offensive Near Goma
Peter Cirimwami, North Kivu's military governor, was killed Thursday during clashes between Congolese forces and M23 rebels who captured Sake, a strategic city near Goma, prompting evacuations and panic amongst displaced people and raising fears for Goma's security.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Armenia Attempts to Delay War Amid Stalled Azerbaijan Negotiations
Armenia's attempts to delay a war's end are highlighted in a recent interview, with Azerbaijan's persistent demands, and use of ultimatums causing stalled negotiations despite international pressure; two clauses remain unresolved in the peace treaty.
Armenia Attempts to Delay War Amid Stalled Azerbaijan Negotiations
Armenia's attempts to delay a war's end are highlighted in a recent interview, with Azerbaijan's persistent demands, and use of ultimatums causing stalled negotiations despite international pressure; two clauses remain unresolved in the peace treaty.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Dutch Cabinet Faces Two-Month Deadline to Resolve Nitrogen Crisis
The Dutch cabinet faces a two-month deadline to resolve the nitrogen crisis, spurred by recent court rulings and economic concerns. A ministerial committee will develop a plan addressing nitrogen emissions from various sectors, including agriculture and construction, impacting economic activity and ...
Dutch Cabinet Faces Two-Month Deadline to Resolve Nitrogen Crisis
The Dutch cabinet faces a two-month deadline to resolve the nitrogen crisis, spurred by recent court rulings and economic concerns. A ministerial committee will develop a plan addressing nitrogen emissions from various sectors, including agriculture and construction, impacting economic activity and ...
Progress
48% Bias Score
Mother Sentenced for Children's Deaths in House Fire
A 30-year-old London mother was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the death of her four children in a house fire caused by her negligence. She left the children alone in a squalid, unsafe house while she went shopping, and a fire started from an unattended cigarette.
Mother Sentenced for Children's Deaths in House Fire
A 30-year-old London mother was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the death of her four children in a house fire caused by her negligence. She left the children alone in a squalid, unsafe house while she went shopping, and a fire started from an unattended cigarette.
Progress
64% Bias Score