January 2025
February 2025
Poland's Fortified Border: A Response to Belarus-Facilitated Migration
Poland has built a 186km border fence with Belarus, equipped with 1.7-ton concrete blocks and electronic surveillance, to counter a rise in migrant crossings facilitated by Belarus, resulting in near 30,000 attempts last year but also raising human rights concerns.
Poland's Fortified Border: A Response to Belarus-Facilitated Migration
Poland has built a 186km border fence with Belarus, equipped with 1.7-ton concrete blocks and electronic surveillance, to counter a rise in migrant crossings facilitated by Belarus, resulting in near 30,000 attempts last year but also raising human rights concerns.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Slovakia's Cultural Purge: A Sign of Authoritarian Consolidation
Under Prime Minister Robert Fico, Slovakia's cultural sector faces systematic dismantling, mirroring historical authoritarian crackdowns, sparking massive protests amid concerns about the country's democratic future and alliances.
Slovakia's Cultural Purge: A Sign of Authoritarian Consolidation
Under Prime Minister Robert Fico, Slovakia's cultural sector faces systematic dismantling, mirroring historical authoritarian crackdowns, sparking massive protests amid concerns about the country's democratic future and alliances.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Potosí's Rise and Fall: A Colonial Mita's Legacy
The UNESCO-listed "Expediente sobre el traslado de indios…" (1745) details the forced labor (mita) of 83 indigenous people from Peru to Potosí's Cerro Rico silver mine in 1745, highlighting the system's impact on the Andes' socio-economic history and Potosí's rise and fall as a major global city.
Potosí's Rise and Fall: A Colonial Mita's Legacy
The UNESCO-listed "Expediente sobre el traslado de indios…" (1745) details the forced labor (mita) of 83 indigenous people from Peru to Potosí's Cerro Rico silver mine in 1745, highlighting the system's impact on the Andes' socio-economic history and Potosí's rise and fall as a major global city.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Trump's Second Term: Immediate Crisis Hits Mexico
Following a turbulent first week of Trump's second term, Mexico faces immediate challenges: over 4,000 deportees arrived in seven days, overwhelming border towns; a 25% tariff threat looms; and the designation of Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations raises concerns about potential militar...
Trump's Second Term: Immediate Crisis Hits Mexico
Following a turbulent first week of Trump's second term, Mexico faces immediate challenges: over 4,000 deportees arrived in seven days, overwhelming border towns; a 25% tariff threat looms; and the designation of Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations raises concerns about potential militar...
Progress
60% Bias Score
Targeted Killing of Melbourne Underworld Figure Sam Abdulrahim
Sam Abdulrahim, a 32-year-old former boxer with a $1 million bounty on his head, was shot dead in a targeted attack at a Quest serviced apartment in Preston, Melbourne, on Tuesday, prompting a manhunt for a suspected traitor within his inner circle who revealed his location.
Targeted Killing of Melbourne Underworld Figure Sam Abdulrahim
Sam Abdulrahim, a 32-year-old former boxer with a $1 million bounty on his head, was shot dead in a targeted attack at a Quest serviced apartment in Preston, Melbourne, on Tuesday, prompting a manhunt for a suspected traitor within his inner circle who revealed his location.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Trump Administration Uses Military for Rapid Deportations, Causing Diplomatic Tensions
The Trump administration deported approximately 7,300 people in its first week, including 64 Guatemalans swiftly deported via U.S. military planes, sparking diplomatic tensions with Colombia and raising human rights concerns regarding the use of shackles.
Trump Administration Uses Military for Rapid Deportations, Causing Diplomatic Tensions
The Trump administration deported approximately 7,300 people in its first week, including 64 Guatemalans swiftly deported via U.S. military planes, sparking diplomatic tensions with Colombia and raising human rights concerns regarding the use of shackles.
Progress
44% Bias Score
NHS Crisis: Over 57,000 Deaths Potentially Linked to A&E Delays
Images from William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, Kent, show approximately 15 elderly patients waiting on trolleys in a crowded corridor due to overflowing departments, highlighting a nationwide NHS crisis with research suggesting over 57,000 deaths in 2022 were potentially linked to 12-hour-plus A&E ...
NHS Crisis: Over 57,000 Deaths Potentially Linked to A&E Delays
Images from William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, Kent, show approximately 15 elderly patients waiting on trolleys in a crowded corridor due to overflowing departments, highlighting a nationwide NHS crisis with research suggesting over 57,000 deaths in 2022 were potentially linked to 12-hour-plus A&E ...
Progress
60% Bias Score
Australia Confirms Citizen Alive, Prisoner of War in Russia
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong confirmed that Oscar Jenkins, an Australian citizen previously reported killed in Russian captivity in Ukraine, is alive and a prisoner of war; the Australian government is working with Ukraine and the ICRC to secure his release and ensure his humane treatment.
Australia Confirms Citizen Alive, Prisoner of War in Russia
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong confirmed that Oscar Jenkins, an Australian citizen previously reported killed in Russian captivity in Ukraine, is alive and a prisoner of war; the Australian government is working with Ukraine and the ICRC to secure his release and ensure his humane treatment.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Champions League: Real Madrid and Manchester City Face Elimination
In the new Champions League format's final group stage, simultaneous matches leave top teams like Real Madrid and Manchester City facing potential elimination; Real Madrid's advancement depends on other game outcomes, while Manchester City needs a win against Club Brugge to advance.
Champions League: Real Madrid and Manchester City Face Elimination
In the new Champions League format's final group stage, simultaneous matches leave top teams like Real Madrid and Manchester City facing potential elimination; Real Madrid's advancement depends on other game outcomes, while Manchester City needs a win against Club Brugge to advance.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Israel Bans Two NGOs Tied to Outlaws Hamas and Islamic Movement
Israel banned two NGOs, "Ifshaa' Al-Salam" and "Mu'assat Al-Silm Al-Ajtma'i Lil-Islah Wal-Tahkim", on Tuesday for ties to Hamas and the outlawed Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement, following intelligence indicating they continued the branch's activities under the guise of addressing violence in...
Israel Bans Two NGOs Tied to Outlaws Hamas and Islamic Movement
Israel banned two NGOs, "Ifshaa' Al-Salam" and "Mu'assat Al-Silm Al-Ajtma'i Lil-Islah Wal-Tahkim", on Tuesday for ties to Hamas and the outlawed Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement, following intelligence indicating they continued the branch's activities under the guise of addressing violence in...
Progress
48% Bias Score
EPA Dismisses Science Advisory Board Members
On Tuesday, the EPA dismissed members of its Science Advisory Board (SAB) and Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC), aiming to align scientific advice with its mission, a move mirroring similar actions during the first Trump administration and potentially delaying crucial environmental reg...
EPA Dismisses Science Advisory Board Members
On Tuesday, the EPA dismissed members of its Science Advisory Board (SAB) and Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC), aiming to align scientific advice with its mission, a move mirroring similar actions during the first Trump administration and potentially delaying crucial environmental reg...
Progress
44% Bias Score
Trump's Order to Halt USAID Funding Cripples African Healthcare
President Trump's order to halt US funding for global health programs through USAID immediately impacts HIV, TB, and Malaria treatment in Africa, potentially increasing mortality and reversing decades of progress in disease control, while some African nations have domestic pharmaceutical capacity, i...
Trump's Order to Halt USAID Funding Cripples African Healthcare
President Trump's order to halt US funding for global health programs through USAID immediately impacts HIV, TB, and Malaria treatment in Africa, potentially increasing mortality and reversing decades of progress in disease control, while some African nations have domestic pharmaceutical capacity, i...
Progress
40% Bias Score