February 2025
March 2025
Musk Aims to Shut Down USAID Amidst Trump's Cost-Cutting Drive
Elon Musk, working with President Trump, seeks to close the USAID, the world's largest humanitarian aid provider, raising concerns about the impact on global aid and following unsubstantiated claims of bioweapons research funding; two USAID security officials were placed on leave for obstructing Mus...
Musk Aims to Shut Down USAID Amidst Trump's Cost-Cutting Drive
Elon Musk, working with President Trump, seeks to close the USAID, the world's largest humanitarian aid provider, raising concerns about the impact on global aid and following unsubstantiated claims of bioweapons research funding; two USAID security officials were placed on leave for obstructing Mus...
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56% Bias Score
Habeck Open to CDU/CSU Coalition, but Rejects AfD Collaboration
German Green Party's chancellor candidate Robert Habeck conditionally supports a coalition with CDU/CSU, opposing their cooperation with the AfD in a Bundestag vote on stricter migration policies; FDP leader Lindner proposes excluding future coalitions with the Greens.
Habeck Open to CDU/CSU Coalition, but Rejects AfD Collaboration
German Green Party's chancellor candidate Robert Habeck conditionally supports a coalition with CDU/CSU, opposing their cooperation with the AfD in a Bundestag vote on stricter migration policies; FDP leader Lindner proposes excluding future coalitions with the Greens.
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56% Bias Score
Record-Breaking €51 Million Sale of 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R
A 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Formula One car, driven by Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss, sold for €51,155,000 at a private auction in Stuttgart's Mercedes-Benz Museum on February 1st, 2024, setting a new record for the most expensive racing car ever sold.
Record-Breaking €51 Million Sale of 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R
A 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Formula One car, driven by Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss, sold for €51,155,000 at a private auction in Stuttgart's Mercedes-Benz Museum on February 1st, 2024, setting a new record for the most expensive racing car ever sold.
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40% Bias Score
Santorini Earthquake Swarm Prompts Evacuations, Raises Tsunami and Volcanic Eruption Fears
Santorini is experiencing a series of earthquakes ranging from 3 to 4.7 on the Richter scale, prompting evacuations, flight and ferry cancellations, and government emergency measures due to the potential for a larger quake, tsunami, and volcanic eruption.
Santorini Earthquake Swarm Prompts Evacuations, Raises Tsunami and Volcanic Eruption Fears
Santorini is experiencing a series of earthquakes ranging from 3 to 4.7 on the Richter scale, prompting evacuations, flight and ferry cancellations, and government emergency measures due to the potential for a larger quake, tsunami, and volcanic eruption.
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44% Bias Score
Trump Halts US Development Aid, Raising Global Concerns
President Trump's executive order halting US development aid, including programs in Nepal that saved 45,000 children's lives, is causing concern and uncertainty globally; exceptions exist for military aid to Israel, Egypt and emergency humanitarian aid.
Trump Halts US Development Aid, Raising Global Concerns
President Trump's executive order halting US development aid, including programs in Nepal that saved 45,000 children's lives, is causing concern and uncertainty globally; exceptions exist for military aid to Israel, Egypt and emergency humanitarian aid.
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56% Bias Score
Beyonce Wins Historic Grammy for Genre-Defying Album
At the 2025 Grammys in Los Angeles, Beyonce won Album of the Year for "Cowboy Carter," a country album exploring Black musical roots, marking a historic win after previous losses; the event also raised over $7 million for fire relief.
Beyonce Wins Historic Grammy for Genre-Defying Album
At the 2025 Grammys in Los Angeles, Beyonce won Album of the Year for "Cowboy Carter," a country album exploring Black musical roots, marking a historic win after previous losses; the event also raised over $7 million for fire relief.
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44% Bias Score
EU Leaders to Tackle Defense Strategy Amid Funding Gaps and Russia Concerns
EU leaders convene in Brussels on Monday for an informal summit to define a common defense strategy, aiming for €500 billion in investment over a decade, addressing capability gaps and funding mechanisms amid concerns about Russia and shifting US priorities.
EU Leaders to Tackle Defense Strategy Amid Funding Gaps and Russia Concerns
EU leaders convene in Brussels on Monday for an informal summit to define a common defense strategy, aiming for €500 billion in investment over a decade, addressing capability gaps and funding mechanisms amid concerns about Russia and shifting US priorities.
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40% Bias Score
Massive Berlin Protest Targets Merz's Asylum Policy
Approximately 160,000 people protested in Berlin on Sunday against CDU candidate Friedrich Merz's proposed asylum policy changes, fearing collaboration with the AfD, following similar protests in other German cities.
Massive Berlin Protest Targets Merz's Asylum Policy
Approximately 160,000 people protested in Berlin on Sunday against CDU candidate Friedrich Merz's proposed asylum policy changes, fearing collaboration with the AfD, following similar protests in other German cities.
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52% Bias Score
AfD and BSW Excluded from Munich Security Conference
The Munich Security Conference (MSC) excluded the AfD and BSW parties due to their departure during President Zelenskyy's address and the AfD's partial classification as far-right by German intelligence; the exclusion reflects a stricter adherence to the conference's 'Peace through dialogue' princip...
AfD and BSW Excluded from Munich Security Conference
The Munich Security Conference (MSC) excluded the AfD and BSW parties due to their departure during President Zelenskyy's address and the AfD's partial classification as far-right by German intelligence; the exclusion reflects a stricter adherence to the conference's 'Peace through dialogue' princip...
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56% Bias Score
High PFAS Levels Found in German Sea Foam
Greenpeace found dangerously high levels of PFAS, so-called 'forever chemicals', in sea foam on nine German beaches in November and January; concentrations were between 290 and 3777 times above the Danish limit for bathing water.
High PFAS Levels Found in German Sea Foam
Greenpeace found dangerously high levels of PFAS, so-called 'forever chemicals', in sea foam on nine German beaches in November and January; concentrations were between 290 and 3777 times above the Danish limit for bathing water.
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52% Bias Score
Steinmeier Begins Middle East Trip Amidst Regional Tensions
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier began a three-day Middle East tour on Monday, meeting with Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Turkey's leaders to discuss the Syrian conflict's aftermath, the Gaza situation, and humanitarian aid, amid shifting regional power dynamics and strained relations due to Ger...
Steinmeier Begins Middle East Trip Amidst Regional Tensions
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier began a three-day Middle East tour on Monday, meeting with Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Turkey's leaders to discuss the Syrian conflict's aftermath, the Gaza situation, and humanitarian aid, amid shifting regional power dynamics and strained relations due to Ger...
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40% Bias Score
Southport Killings Fuel UK's Right-Wing Surge
Axel Rudakabana's murder of three girls in Southport, England, on July 27, 2024, followed his "obsessive" study of genocides and Islamist terror, impacting UK politics by emboldening right-wing extremism and shifting the political agenda toward stricter immigration policies.
Southport Killings Fuel UK's Right-Wing Surge
Axel Rudakabana's murder of three girls in Southport, England, on July 27, 2024, followed his "obsessive" study of genocides and Islamist terror, impacting UK politics by emboldening right-wing extremism and shifting the political agenda toward stricter immigration policies.
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52% Bias Score