January 2025
February 2025
Trump Order Allowing Church Raids Sparks Conflict with Catholic Bishops
President Trump's executive order removes protections for churches and schools, allowing ICE raids; Vice President Vance supports the order, criticizing the Catholic Bishops for prioritizing funding over humanitarian concerns, while the Bishops condemn the policy's impact on vulnerable populations.
Trump Order Allowing Church Raids Sparks Conflict with Catholic Bishops
President Trump's executive order removes protections for churches and schools, allowing ICE raids; Vice President Vance supports the order, criticizing the Catholic Bishops for prioritizing funding over humanitarian concerns, while the Bishops condemn the policy's impact on vulnerable populations.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Massive Protests Rock Slovakia, Challenging Fico's Pro-Russia Stance
On Friday, approximately 100,000 people protested across Slovakia against Prime Minister Robert Fico's pro-Russian, illiberal policies, mirroring similar trends in Hungary, and potentially leading to his resignation.
Massive Protests Rock Slovakia, Challenging Fico's Pro-Russia Stance
On Friday, approximately 100,000 people protested across Slovakia against Prime Minister Robert Fico's pro-Russian, illiberal policies, mirroring similar trends in Hungary, and potentially leading to his resignation.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Damaged Undersea Cable Prompts Joint Latvia-Sweden-NATO Investigation
An undersea fiber optic cable connecting Latvia's Ventspils and Sweden's Gotland was damaged in the Baltic Sea on Sunday, likely due to external causes, prompting a joint investigation by Latvian, Swedish, and NATO authorities; while service is maintained through alternative routes, potential speed ...
Damaged Undersea Cable Prompts Joint Latvia-Sweden-NATO Investigation
An undersea fiber optic cable connecting Latvia's Ventspils and Sweden's Gotland was damaged in the Baltic Sea on Sunday, likely due to external causes, prompting a joint investigation by Latvian, Swedish, and NATO authorities; while service is maintained through alternative routes, potential speed ...
Progress
32% Bias Score
Trump Halts Most US Foreign Aid
US President Donald Trump has temporarily suspended nearly all foreign aid, excluding emergency food aid and military funding for Israel and Egypt, pending an 85-day review of all programs.
Trump Halts Most US Foreign Aid
US President Donald Trump has temporarily suspended nearly all foreign aid, excluding emergency food aid and military funding for Israel and Egypt, pending an 85-day review of all programs.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Damaged Baltic Sea Cable Spurs Investigation
A fiber optic cable connecting Ventspils, Latvia, and Gotland, Sweden, was damaged on January 26th, causing data transmission disruptions; a criminal investigation is underway, and a nearby Panamanian-flagged vessel was investigated but cleared of suspicion.
Damaged Baltic Sea Cable Spurs Investigation
A fiber optic cable connecting Ventspils, Latvia, and Gotland, Sweden, was damaged on January 26th, causing data transmission disruptions; a criminal investigation is underway, and a nearby Panamanian-flagged vessel was investigated but cleared of suspicion.
Progress
48% Bias Score
MbS's Paradox: Modernization and Authoritarianism in Saudi Arabia
Mohammed bin Salman (MbS), Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, implemented sweeping economic and social reforms since his 2015 appointment, including "Vision 2030" to diversify the economy beyond oil, while simultaneously repressing dissent and critics, exemplified by the Jamal Khashoggi assassination.
MbS's Paradox: Modernization and Authoritarianism in Saudi Arabia
Mohammed bin Salman (MbS), Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, implemented sweeping economic and social reforms since his 2015 appointment, including "Vision 2030" to diversify the economy beyond oil, while simultaneously repressing dissent and critics, exemplified by the Jamal Khashoggi assassination.
Progress
56% Bias Score
GOP Representative Urges Trump to Halt Mass Deportations to Avoid Alienating Latino Voters
Florida Representative Maria Elvira Salazar requested President Trump halt deportations of roughly 530,000 migrants who entered the U.S. under Biden's humanitarian parole program, fearing it will damage the GOP's standing with Latino voters, especially in her Miami-Dade district, where 67% of voters...
GOP Representative Urges Trump to Halt Mass Deportations to Avoid Alienating Latino Voters
Florida Representative Maria Elvira Salazar requested President Trump halt deportations of roughly 530,000 migrants who entered the U.S. under Biden's humanitarian parole program, fearing it will damage the GOP's standing with Latino voters, especially in her Miami-Dade district, where 67% of voters...
Progress
56% Bias Score
Delayed Israeli Withdrawal from Lebanon Leads to Clashes, Casualties
Israeli forces' delayed withdrawal from southern Lebanon following a November ceasefire has resulted in 22 civilian deaths and 124 injuries after they fired on returning Lebanese citizens, while Hezbollah convoys move into devastated villages, escalating tensions.
Delayed Israeli Withdrawal from Lebanon Leads to Clashes, Casualties
Israeli forces' delayed withdrawal from southern Lebanon following a November ceasefire has resulted in 22 civilian deaths and 124 injuries after they fired on returning Lebanese citizens, while Hezbollah convoys move into devastated villages, escalating tensions.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Vietnam's Record-Low Fertility Rate Raises Economic Concerns
Vietnam's fertility rate hit a record low of 1.9 births per woman in 2024, for the third year below the replacement level, despite strong economic growth; this decline is particularly sharp in Ho Chi Minh City, prompting government incentives but raising concerns about future economic impacts and an...
Vietnam's Record-Low Fertility Rate Raises Economic Concerns
Vietnam's fertility rate hit a record low of 1.9 births per woman in 2024, for the third year below the replacement level, despite strong economic growth; this decline is particularly sharp in Ho Chi Minh City, prompting government incentives but raising concerns about future economic impacts and an...
Progress
32% Bias Score
Küppersbusch Critiques German Election Campaign's Focus on Migration Hysteria
Friedrich Küppersbusch, in a recent interview with taz, criticized the German election campaign's focus on migration hysteria, arguing it overshadows mental health issues as a more logical approach to violence prevention; he also criticized Friedrich Merz for potentially violating fundamental rights...
Küppersbusch Critiques German Election Campaign's Focus on Migration Hysteria
Friedrich Küppersbusch, in a recent interview with taz, criticized the German election campaign's focus on migration hysteria, arguing it overshadows mental health issues as a more logical approach to violence prevention; he also criticized Friedrich Merz for potentially violating fundamental rights...
Progress
52% Bias Score
Lab-Grown Eggs and Sperm: UK Fertility Watchdog Reviews Ethical Implications
The UK's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) is reviewing the ethical and medical implications of lab-grown eggs and sperm, a technology projected to be viable within a decade, raising concerns about solo parenting, multiplex parenting, and the potential for eugenics.
Lab-Grown Eggs and Sperm: UK Fertility Watchdog Reviews Ethical Implications
The UK's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) is reviewing the ethical and medical implications of lab-grown eggs and sperm, a technology projected to be viable within a decade, raising concerns about solo parenting, multiplex parenting, and the potential for eugenics.
Progress
60% Bias Score
German Rail Construction to Cause Major Freight Train Delays in Netherlands
Construction on a German railway line near Zevenaar will cause major disruptions to the Betuweroute, a key freight rail line, until June 2026, resulting in significant delays for freight trains in the Netherlands and further impacting an already declining sector.
German Rail Construction to Cause Major Freight Train Delays in Netherlands
Construction on a German railway line near Zevenaar will cause major disruptions to the Betuweroute, a key freight rail line, until June 2026, resulting in significant delays for freight trains in the Netherlands and further impacting an already declining sector.
Progress
48% Bias Score