March 2025
April 2025
Europe Backs \$53 Billion Gaza Reconstruction Plan
Germany, France, Italy, and the UK support a \$53 billion Arab plan to rebuild Gaza, removing Hamas from power and counteracting a US proposal to displace Palestinians; the plan includes infrastructure development and aims for completion by 2030.
Europe Backs \$53 Billion Gaza Reconstruction Plan
Germany, France, Italy, and the UK support a \$53 billion Arab plan to rebuild Gaza, removing Hamas from power and counteracting a US proposal to displace Palestinians; the plan includes infrastructure development and aims for completion by 2030.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Rio Carnival Relegates Samba School for Yoruba Language Use
The Unidos de Padre Miguel samba school was relegated from Rio de Janeiro's Grupo Especial in 2025 for its extensive use of Yoruba, highlighting tensions between Afrocentric themes and traditional Carnival norms, 52 years after its last appearance in the Grupo Especial.
Rio Carnival Relegates Samba School for Yoruba Language Use
The Unidos de Padre Miguel samba school was relegated from Rio de Janeiro's Grupo Especial in 2025 for its extensive use of Yoruba, highlighting tensions between Afrocentric themes and traditional Carnival norms, 52 years after its last appearance in the Grupo Especial.
Progress
56% Bias Score
PKK's Announced Dissolution: Potential End to 40-Year Conflict
Imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan's February call for the group's dissolution prompted a March 1st announcement of compliance and a unilateral ceasefire, potentially ending the PKK's 40-year armed struggle; however, affiliated groups in Syria and Turkey's continued designation of the PKK as a te...
PKK's Announced Dissolution: Potential End to 40-Year Conflict
Imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan's February call for the group's dissolution prompted a March 1st announcement of compliance and a unilateral ceasefire, potentially ending the PKK's 40-year armed struggle; however, affiliated groups in Syria and Turkey's continued designation of the PKK as a te...
Progress
40% Bias Score
EU Boosts Bosnia Peacekeeping Force Amid Separatist Fears
The EU is increasing its peacekeeping force in Bosnia by 400 troops in response to Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik's ban on state-level institutions, sparking separatist fears and condemnation from the US and Russia after Dodik's recent conviction for defying the peace agreement.
EU Boosts Bosnia Peacekeeping Force Amid Separatist Fears
The EU is increasing its peacekeeping force in Bosnia by 400 troops in response to Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik's ban on state-level institutions, sparking separatist fears and condemnation from the US and Russia after Dodik's recent conviction for defying the peace agreement.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Cuomo Leads NYC Mayoral Race Amidst Past Controversies
Andrew Cuomo, facing controversies, leads NYC mayoral polls due to experience and name recognition despite concerns over his past actions; the June 24th Democratic primary will use ranked-choice voting.
Cuomo Leads NYC Mayoral Race Amidst Past Controversies
Andrew Cuomo, facing controversies, leads NYC mayoral polls due to experience and name recognition despite concerns over his past actions; the June 24th Democratic primary will use ranked-choice voting.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Trump's Drug Policies Risk Increasing US Vulnerability to Synthetic Opioids
Trump's policies risk increasing US vulnerability to synthetic drug trafficking, potentially reversing recent progress in reducing overdose deaths due to funding cuts and strained international relations; former officials warn of harmful consequences.
Trump's Drug Policies Risk Increasing US Vulnerability to Synthetic Opioids
Trump's policies risk increasing US vulnerability to synthetic drug trafficking, potentially reversing recent progress in reducing overdose deaths due to funding cuts and strained international relations; former officials warn of harmful consequences.
Progress
48% Bias Score
South Korean President Released From Detention Amidst Impeachment Trial
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, arrested in mid-January on charges of attempted coup and abuse of power, was released from pre-trial detention after a court ordered his release due to concerns about the legality of the proceedings; he faces an impeachment trial and separate criminal charges, w...
South Korean President Released From Detention Amidst Impeachment Trial
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, arrested in mid-January on charges of attempted coup and abuse of power, was released from pre-trial detention after a court ordered his release due to concerns about the legality of the proceedings; he faces an impeachment trial and separate criminal charges, w...
Progress
44% Bias Score
PKK's potential disarmament: Implications for Kurds in the Middle East
Imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan's February call for the group's disarmament and the PKK's subsequent ceasefire declaration on March 1st, could end the decades-long armed conflict in Turkey and impact relations with neighboring countries, but the future of Syrian Kurdish groups remains uncertai...
PKK's potential disarmament: Implications for Kurds in the Middle East
Imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan's February call for the group's disarmament and the PKK's subsequent ceasefire declaration on March 1st, could end the decades-long armed conflict in Turkey and impact relations with neighboring countries, but the future of Syrian Kurdish groups remains uncertai...
Progress
36% Bias Score
US Scientists Protest Trump's Funding Cuts and Layoffs
US scientists protested widespread government funding cuts and layoffs under President Trump, with over 1000 demonstrating in Washington D.C., while Columbia University faced a $400 million funding cut due to antisemitism allegations; researchers fear for their jobs and careers.
US Scientists Protest Trump's Funding Cuts and Layoffs
US scientists protested widespread government funding cuts and layoffs under President Trump, with over 1000 demonstrating in Washington D.C., while Columbia University faced a $400 million funding cut due to antisemitism allegations; researchers fear for their jobs and careers.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Clergyman Faces Multiple Sexual Abuse Lawsuits Amidst FBI Investigation
A lawsuit alleges John-Paul Miller, a 44-year-old clergyman, raped a 15-year-old in 1998 and assaulted another woman in 2023; multiple other alleged victims are considering similar legal action, and the FBI investigates the circumstances surrounding the death of Miller's wife.
Clergyman Faces Multiple Sexual Abuse Lawsuits Amidst FBI Investigation
A lawsuit alleges John-Paul Miller, a 44-year-old clergyman, raped a 15-year-old in 1998 and assaulted another woman in 2023; multiple other alleged victims are considering similar legal action, and the FBI investigates the circumstances surrounding the death of Miller's wife.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Two Arrested in India for Gang Rape of Israeli Tourist and Host
Two men were arrested in India on Saturday for the alleged gang rape of an Israeli tourist and her Indian homestay operator in Koppal, Karnataka, on Thursday night after a robbery and assault during a stargazing trip; one of the accompanying male travellers drowned.
Two Arrested in India for Gang Rape of Israeli Tourist and Host
Two men were arrested in India on Saturday for the alleged gang rape of an Israeli tourist and her Indian homestay operator in Koppal, Karnataka, on Thursday night after a robbery and assault during a stargazing trip; one of the accompanying male travellers drowned.
Progress
28% Bias Score
Two Migrants Die in Overcrowded Boat Crossing the English Channel
Two migrants died on Saturday morning in the English Channel while attempting to reach Britain on a small boat carrying approximately 50 people near Marck, close to Calais, France; one was a 64-year-old Kuwaiti man, believed to be the eldest to die this way; the boat continued its journey after thei...
Two Migrants Die in Overcrowded Boat Crossing the English Channel
Two migrants died on Saturday morning in the English Channel while attempting to reach Britain on a small boat carrying approximately 50 people near Marck, close to Calais, France; one was a 64-year-old Kuwaiti man, believed to be the eldest to die this way; the boat continued its journey after thei...
Progress
56% Bias Score