March 2025
April 2025
Russia's Ukraine Strikes Spur Heightened European Defense
Russia's Friday strikes on Donetsk killed 11 and injured 30, prompting increased European defense commitments; Saturday's Kharkiv drone attack killed 3 more civilians; Ukraine struck a Russian oil refinery; Australia considers joining a future peacekeeping mission.
Russia's Ukraine Strikes Spur Heightened European Defense
Russia's Friday strikes on Donetsk killed 11 and injured 30, prompting increased European defense commitments; Saturday's Kharkiv drone attack killed 3 more civilians; Ukraine struck a Russian oil refinery; Australia considers joining a future peacekeeping mission.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Gaza: Ceasefire Fails to Halt Secondary Humanitarian Crisis
Despite a ceasefire, indirect deaths continue in Gaza due to lack of medical care and essential supplies caused by the Israeli blockade, leading to a humanitarian crisis where deaths from treatable conditions are rising, potentially reaching far beyond the official death toll.
Gaza: Ceasefire Fails to Halt Secondary Humanitarian Crisis
Despite a ceasefire, indirect deaths continue in Gaza due to lack of medical care and essential supplies caused by the Israeli blockade, leading to a humanitarian crisis where deaths from treatable conditions are rising, potentially reaching far beyond the official death toll.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Russia Intensifies Drone Strikes Amidst U.S. Aid Freeze
Overnight, Russia launched 119 Shahed drones into Ukraine, resulting in impacts across six regions, while Ukraine retaliated with long-range strikes into Russia, causing temporary airport closures; this escalation coincides with a U.S. pause in military aid.
Russia Intensifies Drone Strikes Amidst U.S. Aid Freeze
Overnight, Russia launched 119 Shahed drones into Ukraine, resulting in impacts across six regions, while Ukraine retaliated with long-range strikes into Russia, causing temporary airport closures; this escalation coincides with a U.S. pause in military aid.
Progress
56% Bias Score
FEWS NET Offline: US Funding Cuts Halt Global Famine Warning System
The US-funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), vital for predicting food crises in over 30 countries, is offline due to funding cuts under the Trump administration, halting staff payments, data access, and eight-month projections, jeopardizing food security efforts globally.
FEWS NET Offline: US Funding Cuts Halt Global Famine Warning System
The US-funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), vital for predicting food crises in over 30 countries, is offline due to funding cuts under the Trump administration, halting staff payments, data access, and eight-month projections, jeopardizing food security efforts globally.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Bacha Bazi Persists in Afghanistan Despite Taliban Ban
In Afghanistan, despite the Taliban's ban, the sexual abuse of boys known as Bacha Bazi continues, with boys as young as ten being forced into sex slavery by powerful men, often aided by police and fueled by systemic corruption and the lack of international pressure.
Bacha Bazi Persists in Afghanistan Despite Taliban Ban
In Afghanistan, despite the Taliban's ban, the sexual abuse of boys known as Bacha Bazi continues, with boys as young as ten being forced into sex slavery by powerful men, often aided by police and fueled by systemic corruption and the lack of international pressure.
Progress
36% Bias Score
US Army Soldiers Arrested for Espionage, Selling Classified Information to China
Three US Army soldiers—Jian Zhao, Li Tian, and Ruoyu Duan—were arrested for espionage and conspiracy; Zhao allegedly sold classified military information, including on HIMARS, to China for at least $15,000, while Tian and Duan shared sensitive data on US military capabilities.
US Army Soldiers Arrested for Espionage, Selling Classified Information to China
Three US Army soldiers—Jian Zhao, Li Tian, and Ruoyu Duan—were arrested for espionage and conspiracy; Zhao allegedly sold classified military information, including on HIMARS, to China for at least $15,000, while Tian and Duan shared sensitive data on US military capabilities.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Trump's Rejection of Enlightenment Values Threatens Global Order
Donald Trump's presidency represents a rejection of Enlightenment values, threatening the US's democratic institutions and global alliances through protectionist trade policies and unilateral actions, impacting international organizations and relations with allies.
Trump's Rejection of Enlightenment Values Threatens Global Order
Donald Trump's presidency represents a rejection of Enlightenment values, threatening the US's democratic institutions and global alliances through protectionist trade policies and unilateral actions, impacting international organizations and relations with allies.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Russia's Renewed Attacks on Ukraine Exacerbated by US Aid Cutoff
Russia's recent large-scale drone and missile attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, especially the attack on a hotel in Kryvyi Rih killing four, are exacerbated by the US halting military aid and intelligence sharing, impacting Ukraine's ability to defend itself.
Russia's Renewed Attacks on Ukraine Exacerbated by US Aid Cutoff
Russia's recent large-scale drone and missile attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, especially the attack on a hotel in Kryvyi Rih killing four, are exacerbated by the US halting military aid and intelligence sharing, impacting Ukraine's ability to defend itself.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Syria's Alawites Flee Deadly Violence, Facing Humanitarian Crisis
Thousands of Alawites have fled Syria's deadliest violence since Assad's removal, seeking refuge in Tripoli, Lebanon, where local Alawites provide aid amid a major humanitarian crisis.
Syria's Alawites Flee Deadly Violence, Facing Humanitarian Crisis
Thousands of Alawites have fled Syria's deadliest violence since Assad's removal, seeking refuge in Tripoli, Lebanon, where local Alawites provide aid amid a major humanitarian crisis.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Syria Violence Death Toll Surges Past 1,000
Over 1,000 people have been killed in northwest Syria following a recent surge in violence, marking one of the deadliest events since the conflict began in 2011; the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that nearly 750 of the victims were civilians, with the remaining deaths including both mi...
Syria Violence Death Toll Surges Past 1,000
Over 1,000 people have been killed in northwest Syria following a recent surge in violence, marking one of the deadliest events since the conflict began in 2011; the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that nearly 750 of the victims were civilians, with the remaining deaths including both mi...
Progress
44% Bias Score
FEWS NET Shutdown Threatens Global Food Security
The US-led Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), which uses data from multiple sources to predict food crises, has shut down due to Trump administration cuts to foreign aid, leaving personnel unpaid and vital data offline, impacting over 30 countries.
FEWS NET Shutdown Threatens Global Food Security
The US-led Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), which uses data from multiple sources to predict food crises, has shut down due to Trump administration cuts to foreign aid, leaving personnel unpaid and vital data offline, impacting over 30 countries.
Progress
48% Bias Score
311 Dead in Syria Clashes Since Thursday
Clashes between Syrian government forces and Assad loyalists since Thursday have killed at least 311 people, including 164 civilians, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights; the violence is concentrated in Latakia and Tartous provinces, highlighting challenges for Syria's new regime.
311 Dead in Syria Clashes Since Thursday
Clashes between Syrian government forces and Assad loyalists since Thursday have killed at least 311 people, including 164 civilians, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights; the violence is concentrated in Latakia and Tartous provinces, highlighting challenges for Syria's new regime.
Progress
44% Bias Score