February 2025
March 2025
UK Labour Intensifies Immigration Crackdown with Record Raids and Deportations
The UK Labour government's "Plan for Change" led to 828 raids in January (73% increase year-on-year), 609 arrests, and 18,987 deportations since July, addressing illegal immigration and employment to counter the rising Reform Party.
UK Labour Intensifies Immigration Crackdown with Record Raids and Deportations
The UK Labour government's "Plan for Change" led to 828 raids in January (73% increase year-on-year), 609 arrests, and 18,987 deportations since July, addressing illegal immigration and employment to counter the rising Reform Party.
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52% Bias Score
EU Budget Overhaul: New Competitiveness Fund and Performance-Based Funding
The European Commission plans to radically restructure the EU budget (2028-2034), creating a new competitiveness fund, linking spending to national reforms, and requiring new sources of revenue to cover €25-30 billion in annual debt repayment from the COVID-19 recovery fund.
EU Budget Overhaul: New Competitiveness Fund and Performance-Based Funding
The European Commission plans to radically restructure the EU budget (2028-2034), creating a new competitiveness fund, linking spending to national reforms, and requiring new sources of revenue to cover €25-30 billion in annual debt repayment from the COVID-19 recovery fund.
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44% Bias Score
Canadian Investors Defy U.S. Anti-ESG Backlash
A survey reveals that 93% of Canadian institutional investors, managing \$4.3 trillion in assets, remain committed to ESG principles despite the anti-ESG movement in the U.S., viewing ESG as crucial for risk-adjusted returns, even as some Canadian banks withdraw from the Net-Zero Banking Alliance du...
Canadian Investors Defy U.S. Anti-ESG Backlash
A survey reveals that 93% of Canadian institutional investors, managing \$4.3 trillion in assets, remain committed to ESG principles despite the anti-ESG movement in the U.S., viewing ESG as crucial for risk-adjusted returns, even as some Canadian banks withdraw from the Net-Zero Banking Alliance du...
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40% Bias Score
EU Scraps Tech Regulation Proposals Amid Industry Lobbying
The European Commission scrapped draft rules on technology patents, AI liability, and messaging app privacy due to anticipated failure to gain EU legislative and national approval, following intense industry lobbying.
EU Scraps Tech Regulation Proposals Amid Industry Lobbying
The European Commission scrapped draft rules on technology patents, AI liability, and messaging app privacy due to anticipated failure to gain EU legislative and national approval, following intense industry lobbying.
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40% Bias Score
Naples Youth Violence Crisis: Murders Fueled by Easy Access to Firearms and Lenient Justice
A surge in youth violence plagues Naples, Italy, fueled by readily available firearms and a lack of severe repercussions for underage offenders; the murder of a young man, Giovanbattista Cutolo, exemplifies this crisis, highlighting the urgent need for systemic change.
Naples Youth Violence Crisis: Murders Fueled by Easy Access to Firearms and Lenient Justice
A surge in youth violence plagues Naples, Italy, fueled by readily available firearms and a lack of severe repercussions for underage offenders; the murder of a young man, Giovanbattista Cutolo, exemplifies this crisis, highlighting the urgent need for systemic change.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Hegseth Rejects Ukraine's Pre-2014 Border Demands, Proposes Alternative Peacekeeping Force
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rejected Ukraine's demand to return to its pre-2014 borders, proposing instead an international peacekeeping force without US troops or NATO protection; this follows President Trump's call for increased European responsibility in Ukraine's defense and suggests a pot...
Hegseth Rejects Ukraine's Pre-2014 Border Demands, Proposes Alternative Peacekeeping Force
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rejected Ukraine's demand to return to its pre-2014 borders, proposing instead an international peacekeeping force without US troops or NATO protection; this follows President Trump's call for increased European responsibility in Ukraine's defense and suggests a pot...
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44% Bias Score
UK to Reform Planning Laws to Boost Nuclear Power
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a reform of planning laws to facilitate the construction of more nuclear power plants across the country, including smaller modular reactors (SMRs), to reduce reliance on global energy markets and emissions, aiming for faster construction and lower costs than...
UK to Reform Planning Laws to Boost Nuclear Power
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a reform of planning laws to facilitate the construction of more nuclear power plants across the country, including smaller modular reactors (SMRs), to reduce reliance on global energy markets and emissions, aiming for faster construction and lower costs than...
Progress
48% Bias Score
Denver Migrants Face Increased Deportation Risk Under Trump's Renewed Crackdown
Following Donald Trump's re-election, intensified immigration enforcement in Denver has created a climate of fear among migrants who gather at Home Depots seeking daily work, resulting in decreased school attendance, empty workplaces, and increased hardship for vulnerable individuals.
Denver Migrants Face Increased Deportation Risk Under Trump's Renewed Crackdown
Following Donald Trump's re-election, intensified immigration enforcement in Denver has created a climate of fear among migrants who gather at Home Depots seeking daily work, resulting in decreased school attendance, empty workplaces, and increased hardship for vulnerable individuals.
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60% Bias Score
Vance Opposes Strict AI Regulation, Citing Innovation and Authoritarian Concerns
US Vice President J.D. Vance spoke at an international AI summit in Paris, opposing strict AI regulation and advocating for policies supporting AI growth while protecting against misuse by authoritarian regimes, citing the EU's Digital Services Act as an example of overly restrictive regulation.
Vance Opposes Strict AI Regulation, Citing Innovation and Authoritarian Concerns
US Vice President J.D. Vance spoke at an international AI summit in Paris, opposing strict AI regulation and advocating for policies supporting AI growth while protecting against misuse by authoritarian regimes, citing the EU's Digital Services Act as an example of overly restrictive regulation.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Record PM2.5 Levels Trigger Air Quality Emergency in Germany
Germany's air quality is critically poor due to high PM2.5 levels (nearly 50 micrograms/cubic meter in some areas), exceeding safety thresholds, caused by stagnant weather and pollutants from Eastern Europe, affecting all 16 federal states.
Record PM2.5 Levels Trigger Air Quality Emergency in Germany
Germany's air quality is critically poor due to high PM2.5 levels (nearly 50 micrograms/cubic meter in some areas), exceeding safety thresholds, caused by stagnant weather and pollutants from Eastern Europe, affecting all 16 federal states.
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44% Bias Score
Collapse of German Coalition: Habeck's Future Uncertain
Robert Habeck, Germany's former Vice Chancellor and Green Party leader, lost his position following the collapse of the governing coalition in early November 2023 due to disagreements over the ambitious "Heating Act" and broader economic policies, leading to snap elections in February 2024.
Collapse of German Coalition: Habeck's Future Uncertain
Robert Habeck, Germany's former Vice Chancellor and Green Party leader, lost his position following the collapse of the governing coalition in early November 2023 due to disagreements over the ambitious "Heating Act" and broader economic policies, leading to snap elections in February 2024.
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56% Bias Score
European Parliament Condemns Russia's Repression, Links Navalny's Death to Ukraine War
The European Parliament commemorated Alexei Navalny's death on February 12th, 2024, during a debate emphasizing increased political repression in Russia and the need for continued support of Russian civil society, linking Navalny's legacy to the war in Ukraine and the Putin regime's future.
European Parliament Condemns Russia's Repression, Links Navalny's Death to Ukraine War
The European Parliament commemorated Alexei Navalny's death on February 12th, 2024, during a debate emphasizing increased political repression in Russia and the need for continued support of Russian civil society, linking Navalny's legacy to the war in Ukraine and the Putin regime's future.
Progress
52% Bias Score