March 2025
April 2025
Germany Bolsters Military to Deter Russia
General Harald Gante announced Germany's military expansion to deter potential Russian aggression, including a permanent brigade in Lithuania and the modernization of the 10th Panzer Division by 2025, while acknowledging infrastructure limitations and exploring options for increasing personnel.
Germany Bolsters Military to Deter Russia
General Harald Gante announced Germany's military expansion to deter potential Russian aggression, including a permanent brigade in Lithuania and the modernization of the 10th Panzer Division by 2025, while acknowledging infrastructure limitations and exploring options for increasing personnel.
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40% Bias Score
Macron Urges EU for Hundreds of Billions in Defense Spending Amid US Concerns
French President Emmanuel Macron is urging the EU to commit hundreds of billions of euros to defense, citing concerns over waning US support and advocating for greater European strategic autonomy. The initiative includes a new defense spending tool and potential nuclear umbrella sharing.
Macron Urges EU for Hundreds of Billions in Defense Spending Amid US Concerns
French President Emmanuel Macron is urging the EU to commit hundreds of billions of euros to defense, citing concerns over waning US support and advocating for greater European strategic autonomy. The initiative includes a new defense spending tool and potential nuclear umbrella sharing.
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60% Bias Score
Clashing Perspectives: Ukraine and US View Russo-Ukrainian War Differently
A Ukrainian author contrasts the emotional and value-laden Ukrainian perspective on the Russo-Ukrainian war with the pragmatic, business-oriented approach of US representatives, highlighting a fundamental clash in understanding and potential future challenges.
Clashing Perspectives: Ukraine and US View Russo-Ukrainian War Differently
A Ukrainian author contrasts the emotional and value-laden Ukrainian perspective on the Russo-Ukrainian war with the pragmatic, business-oriented approach of US representatives, highlighting a fundamental clash in understanding and potential future challenges.
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60% Bias Score
Kremlin Welcomes Trump's Foreign Policy Shift as Aligning with Russia's Vision
The Kremlin believes President Trump's foreign policy shift largely aligns with Russia's vision, praising his "common sense" approach to ending the Ukraine conflict and contrasting it with the Biden administration's policies; this follows Trump twice siding with Russia in UN votes and his recent com...
Kremlin Welcomes Trump's Foreign Policy Shift as Aligning with Russia's Vision
The Kremlin believes President Trump's foreign policy shift largely aligns with Russia's vision, praising his "common sense" approach to ending the Ukraine conflict and contrasting it with the Biden administration's policies; this follows Trump twice siding with Russia in UN votes and his recent com...
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56% Bias Score
Firefly Aerospace Achieves First Upright Private Moon Landing
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1, a $2.6bn NASA-funded mission, successfully landed its spacecraft upright on the moon's near side at 8.34am GMT on February 22, 2025, near Mons Latreille, marking the second private lunar landing and the first to successfully land upright.
Firefly Aerospace Achieves First Upright Private Moon Landing
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1, a $2.6bn NASA-funded mission, successfully landed its spacecraft upright on the moon's near side at 8.34am GMT on February 22, 2025, near Mons Latreille, marking the second private lunar landing and the first to successfully land upright.
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56% Bias Score
Manchester Police Operation Cuts Burglaries by a Third
Greater Manchester Police's Operation Castle, launched in 2021, resulted in a 33% reduction in residential burglaries between 2021 and 2022, due to increased police response to every reported burglary, improved forensic analysis, and use of community intelligence.
Manchester Police Operation Cuts Burglaries by a Third
Greater Manchester Police's Operation Castle, launched in 2021, resulted in a 33% reduction in residential burglaries between 2021 and 2022, due to increased police response to every reported burglary, improved forensic analysis, and use of community intelligence.
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36% Bias Score
Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Successfully Lands on the Moon
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander successfully touched down on the Moon's near side in Mare Crisium on March 2nd, 2024, at 3:34 AM EST, carrying ten research instruments to study lunar regolith, dust, and radiation for 14 days, marking a key step in NASA's preparations for future crewed mi...
Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Successfully Lands on the Moon
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander successfully touched down on the Moon's near side in Mare Crisium on March 2nd, 2024, at 3:34 AM EST, carrying ten research instruments to study lunar regolith, dust, and radiation for 14 days, marking a key step in NASA's preparations for future crewed mi...
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36% Bias Score
Zelenskyy's White House Humiliation: A Failure of Strategic Adaptation
During a White House visit, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was humiliated by President Biden and Vice President Harris, prompting a French conservative publication to label them "petits voyous." The author analyzes Zelenskyy's failure to adapt to the power dynamics at play, suggesting a nee...
Zelenskyy's White House Humiliation: A Failure of Strategic Adaptation
During a White House visit, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was humiliated by President Biden and Vice President Harris, prompting a French conservative publication to label them "petits voyous." The author analyzes Zelenskyy's failure to adapt to the power dynamics at play, suggesting a nee...
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64% Bias Score
Forced Marriage of 16-Year-Old Yazidi Girl in Russia Highlights Cultural Conflict
A 16-year-old Yazidi girl in Yekaterinburg, Russia, was forced into marriage against her will, despite initially escaping and her parents' initial agreement to cancel the engagement; the local Yazidi leader dismissed concerns, highlighting the challenges in addressing such cultural practices.
Forced Marriage of 16-Year-Old Yazidi Girl in Russia Highlights Cultural Conflict
A 16-year-old Yazidi girl in Yekaterinburg, Russia, was forced into marriage against her will, despite initially escaping and her parents' initial agreement to cancel the engagement; the local Yazidi leader dismissed concerns, highlighting the challenges in addressing such cultural practices.
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52% Bias Score
Reform UK Wins First Welsh Council Seat in Pontypool By-Election
Reform UK won its first Welsh council seat in the Pontypool by-election on February 13th, defeating Labour by a significant margin (457 to 259 votes), signaling a potential shift in traditionally Labour-supporting areas and prompting concerns about the UK's political landscape.
Reform UK Wins First Welsh Council Seat in Pontypool By-Election
Reform UK won its first Welsh council seat in the Pontypool by-election on February 13th, defeating Labour by a significant margin (457 to 259 votes), signaling a potential shift in traditionally Labour-supporting areas and prompting concerns about the UK's political landscape.
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60% Bias Score
Grayification of US Homes: Gentrification, Displacement, and the Monochromatic Aesthetic
The increasing prevalence of gray-painted homes in gentrifying neighborhoods across the US, particularly Washington, D.C., coincides with rising home prices and the displacement of Black residents; academics link this to perceptions of wealth and post-racial urbanism aesthetics.
Grayification of US Homes: Gentrification, Displacement, and the Monochromatic Aesthetic
The increasing prevalence of gray-painted homes in gentrifying neighborhoods across the US, particularly Washington, D.C., coincides with rising home prices and the displacement of Black residents; academics link this to perceptions of wealth and post-racial urbanism aesthetics.
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48% Bias Score
Venezuela-Guyana Maritime Dispute Escalates
A Venezuelan military vessel's proximity to a U.S. ExxonMobil oil platform off Guyana's coast Saturday sparked a diplomatic crisis, with Guyana accusing Venezuela of violating its territorial integrity and Venezuela rejecting Guyana's claims to the disputed Essequibo region.
Venezuela-Guyana Maritime Dispute Escalates
A Venezuelan military vessel's proximity to a U.S. ExxonMobil oil platform off Guyana's coast Saturday sparked a diplomatic crisis, with Guyana accusing Venezuela of violating its territorial integrity and Venezuela rejecting Guyana's claims to the disputed Essequibo region.
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56% Bias Score