March 2025
April 2025
Bulgarian Spy Ring Targeted Russian Journalists
A Bulgarian spy ring, directed by Jan Marsalek and operating from a UK guest house, targeted journalists Roman Dobrokhotov and Christo Grozev using honey traps, surveillance, and plots to kidnap and murder them; three members were convicted in March 2024.
Bulgarian Spy Ring Targeted Russian Journalists
A Bulgarian spy ring, directed by Jan Marsalek and operating from a UK guest house, targeted journalists Roman Dobrokhotov and Christo Grozev using honey traps, surveillance, and plots to kidnap and murder them; three members were convicted in March 2024.
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60% Bias Score
French Surgeon Faces Trial for Alleged Abuse of Hundreds of Patients
A 74-year-old French surgeon is on trial, accused of sexually assaulting or raping approximately 300 patients, mostly minors, over decades; the trial, involving around 200 victims, highlights systemic failures in child protection and has prompted calls for legal and societal changes.
French Surgeon Faces Trial for Alleged Abuse of Hundreds of Patients
A 74-year-old French surgeon is on trial, accused of sexually assaulting or raping approximately 300 patients, mostly minors, over decades; the trial, involving around 200 victims, highlights systemic failures in child protection and has prompted calls for legal and societal changes.
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52% Bias Score
Russia Kills 14 in Ukraine Missile Strikes Amidst US Intelligence Sharing Pause
Russian missile strikes on Dobropillya, Ukraine, killed at least 14 people and injured 40 others, targeting the city center and rescuers, following a US decision to pause intelligence sharing with Ukraine, potentially increasing Ukraine's vulnerability.
Russia Kills 14 in Ukraine Missile Strikes Amidst US Intelligence Sharing Pause
Russian missile strikes on Dobropillya, Ukraine, killed at least 14 people and injured 40 others, targeting the city center and rescuers, following a US decision to pause intelligence sharing with Ukraine, potentially increasing Ukraine's vulnerability.
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64% Bias Score
Germany's Policy Shift Enables Massive EU Defense Spending Increase
Germany's new leader, Friedrich Merz, is dramatically shifting Germany's fiscal and defense policies, relaxing the "Schuldenbremse" (debt brake) to enable €1 trillion in investments and paving the way for a €650 billion increase in collective EU defense spending, facilitated by €150 billion in EU bo...
Germany's Policy Shift Enables Massive EU Defense Spending Increase
Germany's new leader, Friedrich Merz, is dramatically shifting Germany's fiscal and defense policies, relaxing the "Schuldenbremse" (debt brake) to enable €1 trillion in investments and paving the way for a €650 billion increase in collective EU defense spending, facilitated by €150 billion in EU bo...
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44% Bias Score
Trump Threatens Iran with Military Action, Suggests Negotiation with Russia on Ukraine
US President Donald Trump says a military strike against Iran is imminent unless it agrees to a new nuclear deal, while suggesting Russia's actions in Ukraine are predictable and that he may prioritize negotiations over further military aid to Ukraine.
Trump Threatens Iran with Military Action, Suggests Negotiation with Russia on Ukraine
US President Donald Trump says a military strike against Iran is imminent unless it agrees to a new nuclear deal, while suggesting Russia's actions in Ukraine are predictable and that he may prioritize negotiations over further military aid to Ukraine.
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64% Bias Score
Withdrawal of Western Satellite Intelligence Support Leaves Ukraine Vulnerable
All Western partners providing Ukraine with satellite intelligence support have left their posts in Kyiv, resulting in hundreds of Ukrainian casualties and territorial losses, especially in the strategically important Kharkiv region, according to Time magazine, citing Ukrainian and Western sources.
Withdrawal of Western Satellite Intelligence Support Leaves Ukraine Vulnerable
All Western partners providing Ukraine with satellite intelligence support have left their posts in Kyiv, resulting in hundreds of Ukrainian casualties and territorial losses, especially in the strategically important Kharkiv region, according to Time magazine, citing Ukrainian and Western sources.
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52% Bias Score
Zelenskyy Praises Ukrainian Women; Sabotage Operation Hits Russian Railways
President Zelenskyy lauded Ukrainian women's resilience on International Women's Day, while reports surfaced of a successful Ukrainian sabotage operation targeting Russian railway infrastructure in Voronezh, disrupting military supply lines.
Zelenskyy Praises Ukrainian Women; Sabotage Operation Hits Russian Railways
President Zelenskyy lauded Ukrainian women's resilience on International Women's Day, while reports surfaced of a successful Ukrainian sabotage operation targeting Russian railway infrastructure in Voronezh, disrupting military supply lines.
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44% Bias Score
Ukraine Repels Russian Incursions in Sumy Region
On March 8th, Ukraine's CCD denied mass Russian border breaches in Sumy, reporting repelled small-group incursions. Near Suja, approximately 100 Russian soldiers attempting to infiltrate via a gas pipeline were largely eliminated by Ukrainian forces using preemptive intelligence.
Ukraine Repels Russian Incursions in Sumy Region
On March 8th, Ukraine's CCD denied mass Russian border breaches in Sumy, reporting repelled small-group incursions. Near Suja, approximately 100 Russian soldiers attempting to infiltrate via a gas pipeline were largely eliminated by Ukrainian forces using preemptive intelligence.
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48% Bias Score
Germany Warns of Impact from US Halting Intelligence Sharing with Ukraine
The head of Germany's BND, Bruno Kahl, voiced worry over the US halting intelligence sharing with Ukraine on March 5th, impacting Ukraine's defense and potentially benefiting Russia, while emphasizing the need for continued European cooperation and hoping for a resumption of US support.
Germany Warns of Impact from US Halting Intelligence Sharing with Ukraine
The head of Germany's BND, Bruno Kahl, voiced worry over the US halting intelligence sharing with Ukraine on March 5th, impacting Ukraine's defense and potentially benefiting Russia, while emphasizing the need for continued European cooperation and hoping for a resumption of US support.
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36% Bias Score
Syria unrest: Hundreds dead in clashes between security forces and Assad loyalists
Clashes between Syrian security forces and Assad loyalists resulted in at least 237 deaths, including over 160 civilians, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, marking the worst unrest since Assad's ouster three months ago.
Syria unrest: Hundreds dead in clashes between security forces and Assad loyalists
Clashes between Syrian security forces and Assad loyalists resulted in at least 237 deaths, including over 160 civilians, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, marking the worst unrest since Assad's ouster three months ago.
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44% Bias Score
EUFOR Strengthens Bosnia Presence Amidst Political Crisis
Following a Bosnian court decision that struck down laws by Republika Srpska leader Milorad Dodik aiming to remove state police and judicial authority from his region, the EU is temporarily increasing its peacekeeping forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina, while NATO's Secretary General will visit Sarajevo M...
EUFOR Strengthens Bosnia Presence Amidst Political Crisis
Following a Bosnian court decision that struck down laws by Republika Srpska leader Milorad Dodik aiming to remove state police and judicial authority from his region, the EU is temporarily increasing its peacekeeping forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina, while NATO's Secretary General will visit Sarajevo M...
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48% Bias Score
Destruction of Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Amidst War
Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, over 1,200 Ukrainian cultural heritage sites have been damaged or destroyed, with museums looted and artifacts stolen—a deliberate targeting of Ukrainian identity, according to experts.
Destruction of Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Amidst War
Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, over 1,200 Ukrainian cultural heritage sites have been damaged or destroyed, with museums looted and artifacts stolen—a deliberate targeting of Ukrainian identity, according to experts.
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36% Bias Score