January 2025
February 2025
PEPFAR Funding Halted Amidst Foreign Aid Pause
Secretary of State Marco Rubio's pause on foreign aid, potentially starting Monday, will halt funding for PEPFAR, threatening access to life-saving HIV/AIDS medication for over 20 million people across 55 countries. This action follows revelations of abortions performed by aid recipients, raising co...
PEPFAR Funding Halted Amidst Foreign Aid Pause
Secretary of State Marco Rubio's pause on foreign aid, potentially starting Monday, will halt funding for PEPFAR, threatening access to life-saving HIV/AIDS medication for over 20 million people across 55 countries. This action follows revelations of abortions performed by aid recipients, raising co...
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52% Bias Score
Vance Defends Trump's Jan. 6th Pardons Amidst Controversy
Vice President JD Vance defended President Trump's 1,500 pardons for Jan. 6th rioters, including those convicted of violent crimes, despite previously stating violent offenders shouldn't be pardoned; he attributed this to alleged politically motivated prosecutions by the Justice Department and claim...
Vance Defends Trump's Jan. 6th Pardons Amidst Controversy
Vice President JD Vance defended President Trump's 1,500 pardons for Jan. 6th rioters, including those convicted of violent crimes, despite previously stating violent offenders shouldn't be pardoned; he attributed this to alleged politically motivated prosecutions by the Justice Department and claim...
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52% Bias Score
Sarkozy Denies Deal with Libya over al-Senoussi's Arrest Warrant
On January 23, 2024, a French court questioned Nicolas Sarkozy about alleged Libyan financing of his 2007 presidential campaign, specifically regarding a potential deal to lift the arrest warrant of Abdullah al-Senoussi. Sarkozy denied involvement, implicating Jacques Chirac instead. Evidence sugges...
Sarkozy Denies Deal with Libya over al-Senoussi's Arrest Warrant
On January 23, 2024, a French court questioned Nicolas Sarkozy about alleged Libyan financing of his 2007 presidential campaign, specifically regarding a potential deal to lift the arrest warrant of Abdullah al-Senoussi. Sarkozy denied involvement, implicating Jacques Chirac instead. Evidence sugges...
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40% Bias Score
Israel Blocks Return of Displaced Palestinians in Gaza, Leaving Two Dead
Following a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict, Israel blocked the return of thousands of displaced Palestinians from southern Gaza to the north at the Netzarim checkpoint, resulting in clashes that left at least two Palestinians dead and nine wounded, due to Israel's insistence on the release of an add...
Israel Blocks Return of Displaced Palestinians in Gaza, Leaving Two Dead
Following a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict, Israel blocked the return of thousands of displaced Palestinians from southern Gaza to the north at the Netzarim checkpoint, resulting in clashes that left at least two Palestinians dead and nine wounded, due to Israel's insistence on the release of an add...
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52% Bias Score
South Korean President Indicted on Insurrection Charges
Suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was formally indicted on January 26th for "leading an insurrection" following his December 3rd attempt to declare martial law, which lasted six hours before being blocked by parliament; he remains in detention pending trial.
South Korean President Indicted on Insurrection Charges
Suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was formally indicted on January 26th for "leading an insurrection" following his December 3rd attempt to declare martial law, which lasted six hours before being blocked by parliament; he remains in detention pending trial.
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48% Bias Score
Lukashenko Wins Sixth Term in Belarus Amidst International Condemnation
In Belarus's presidential election, incumbent Alexander Lukashenko won with 87.6% of the vote, according to official exit polls, despite condemnation from the EU and human rights groups who called the election a sham due to its lack of free and fair processes and ongoing human rights abuses.
Lukashenko Wins Sixth Term in Belarus Amidst International Condemnation
In Belarus's presidential election, incumbent Alexander Lukashenko won with 87.6% of the vote, according to official exit polls, despite condemnation from the EU and human rights groups who called the election a sham due to its lack of free and fair processes and ongoing human rights abuses.
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60% Bias Score
Trump Fires Inspectors General, Sparking Bipartisan Outrage Over Apparent Legal Violation
President Trump fired at least 18 inspectors general on Friday, prompting bipartisan criticism for violating the Inspector General Act by failing to provide the required 30-day notice to Congress; senators from both parties questioned the legality and potential implications of the action.
Trump Fires Inspectors General, Sparking Bipartisan Outrage Over Apparent Legal Violation
President Trump fired at least 18 inspectors general on Friday, prompting bipartisan criticism for violating the Inspector General Act by failing to provide the required 30-day notice to Congress; senators from both parties questioned the legality and potential implications of the action.
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44% Bias Score
Jordan Rejects Trump's Gaza Relocation Plan
Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi rejected US President Donald Trump's plan to relocate over a million Palestinians from Gaza to Jordan and Egypt, stating that a Palestinian solution must be reached within Palestine and that Jordan's position on the two-state solution remains unchanged. The sta...
Jordan Rejects Trump's Gaza Relocation Plan
Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi rejected US President Donald Trump's plan to relocate over a million Palestinians from Gaza to Jordan and Egypt, stating that a Palestinian solution must be reached within Palestine and that Jordan's position on the two-state solution remains unchanged. The sta...
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36% Bias Score
Lukashenko "Wins" Belarusian Election Amidst International Condemnation
Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus's authoritarian president, "won" re-election on January 26th with 87.6% of the vote, according to official exit polls, prompting widespread international condemnation and further isolating the country.
Lukashenko "Wins" Belarusian Election Amidst International Condemnation
Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus's authoritarian president, "won" re-election on January 26th with 87.6% of the vote, according to official exit polls, prompting widespread international condemnation and further isolating the country.
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60% Bias Score
January 6th Convicts Reject Trump Pardons
Two individuals convicted for their participation in the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol rejected presidential pardons offered by Donald Trump, citing the unpardonable nature of their actions and rejecting Trump's attempt to minimize the events; approximately 1500 individuals received pardo...
January 6th Convicts Reject Trump Pardons
Two individuals convicted for their participation in the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol rejected presidential pardons offered by Donald Trump, citing the unpardonable nature of their actions and rejecting Trump's attempt to minimize the events; approximately 1500 individuals received pardo...
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48% Bias Score
US Aid Suspension Strands Thousands of Afghan SIV Holders
A 90-day suspension of US aid to Afghanistan under the Trump administration halted flights for Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders, stranding thousands in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Qatar, and Albania, and disrupting humanitarian programs, while the US State Department also suspended funding for...
US Aid Suspension Strands Thousands of Afghan SIV Holders
A 90-day suspension of US aid to Afghanistan under the Trump administration halted flights for Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders, stranding thousands in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Qatar, and Albania, and disrupting humanitarian programs, while the US State Department also suspended funding for...
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36% Bias Score
Bayern's Plan to Tackle Skilled Labor Shortage: Investment in Training and Immigration
Bayern plans to invest €670 million in further education and boost immigration to address a skilled labor shortage, but this alone won't fully resolve the issue, with unemployment expected to rise in 2025 despite employment growth in other sectors. Immigration is deemed crucial, but process delays n...
Bayern's Plan to Tackle Skilled Labor Shortage: Investment in Training and Immigration
Bayern plans to invest €670 million in further education and boost immigration to address a skilled labor shortage, but this alone won't fully resolve the issue, with unemployment expected to rise in 2025 despite employment growth in other sectors. Immigration is deemed crucial, but process delays n...
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48% Bias Score