March 2025
April 2025
UN Halves Rohingya Food Rations Amid Funding Crisis
The UN World Food Programme will cut food rations for over a million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh by half starting April 1st due to a funding shortfall, potentially leading to increased hunger, malnutrition, and crime within the camps, with the US aid freeze possibly playing a major role.
UN Halves Rohingya Food Rations Amid Funding Crisis
The UN World Food Programme will cut food rations for over a million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh by half starting April 1st due to a funding shortfall, potentially leading to increased hunger, malnutrition, and crime within the camps, with the US aid freeze possibly playing a major role.
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32% Bias Score
Dutch Law Insufficient to Prevent Migrant Worker Exploitation
A new Dutch law intends to curb migrant worker exploitation but faces criticism for insufficient measures to prevent abuses, as municipalities, unions, and the Migrant Worker Protection Taskforce highlight the shortcomings despite recommendations from 2011 and 2020 reports.
Dutch Law Insufficient to Prevent Migrant Worker Exploitation
A new Dutch law intends to curb migrant worker exploitation but faces criticism for insufficient measures to prevent abuses, as municipalities, unions, and the Migrant Worker Protection Taskforce highlight the shortcomings despite recommendations from 2011 and 2020 reports.
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48% Bias Score
PSG Ties Liverpool in Champions League Thriller
PSG defeated Liverpool 1-0 at Anfield, evening the Champions League last-16 tie at 1-1 on aggregate; Ousmane Dembele scored early, while Marquinhos' yellow card may result in a quarter-final suspension for PSG.
PSG Ties Liverpool in Champions League Thriller
PSG defeated Liverpool 1-0 at Anfield, evening the Champions League last-16 tie at 1-1 on aggregate; Ousmane Dembele scored early, while Marquinhos' yellow card may result in a quarter-final suspension for PSG.
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44% Bias Score
US Imposes \$1.5 Million Fee on Chinese Ships to Counter Global Dominance
The Biden administration proposed a \$1.5 million fee on Chinese-made ships entering US ports to counter China's shipbuilding dominance, which reached over 50% market share in 2023, sparking concerns about higher shipping costs and potential legal challenges.
US Imposes \$1.5 Million Fee on Chinese Ships to Counter Global Dominance
The Biden administration proposed a \$1.5 million fee on Chinese-made ships entering US ports to counter China's shipbuilding dominance, which reached over 50% market share in 2023, sparking concerns about higher shipping costs and potential legal challenges.
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48% Bias Score
Serbian Protests Block State Television Broadcasts
Students and citizens are blockading Serbian state television stations in Belgrade, Novi Sad, and Kragujevac, protesting a news presenter's insult and demanding government accountability for corruption following a deadly train station collapse in November.
Serbian Protests Block State Television Broadcasts
Students and citizens are blockading Serbian state television stations in Belgrade, Novi Sad, and Kragujevac, protesting a news presenter's insult and demanding government accountability for corruption following a deadly train station collapse in November.
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48% Bias Score
EU Approves €800 Billion Defense Spending Plan, Bypassing Debt Limits
The European Union announced an €800 billion plan to finance defense spending, with €650 billion from new national debts and €150 billion from EU loans, potentially impacting national budgets and credit ratings while bypassing existing debt limits.
EU Approves €800 Billion Defense Spending Plan, Bypassing Debt Limits
The European Union announced an €800 billion plan to finance defense spending, with €650 billion from new national debts and €150 billion from EU loans, potentially impacting national budgets and credit ratings while bypassing existing debt limits.
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40% Bias Score
Georgescu Definitively Barred From Romanian Presidential Elections
Romania's Constitutional Court definitively barred Calin Georgescu from the upcoming May presidential elections due to his violation of electoral rules and confirmed Russian interference in the previous round which was consequently annulled. The decision, made unanimously, followed an investigation ...
Georgescu Definitively Barred From Romanian Presidential Elections
Romania's Constitutional Court definitively barred Calin Georgescu from the upcoming May presidential elections due to his violation of electoral rules and confirmed Russian interference in the previous round which was consequently annulled. The decision, made unanimously, followed an investigation ...
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44% Bias Score
German Caregiver Sentenced for Rape and Robbery of 81-Year-Old
A German court sentenced a 30-year-old caregiver to 10.5 years for kidnapping, robbing, and raping an 81-year-old woman in Hennef, Germany, in August 2024, forcing the victims to sell their home and move to separate care facilities due to the trauma.
German Caregiver Sentenced for Rape and Robbery of 81-Year-Old
A German court sentenced a 30-year-old caregiver to 10.5 years for kidnapping, robbing, and raping an 81-year-old woman in Hennef, Germany, in August 2024, forcing the victims to sell their home and move to separate care facilities due to the trauma.
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24% Bias Score
EU Approves Extra-EU Deportation Centers
The European Commission approved a new regulation allowing EU member states to send rejected asylum seekers to deportation centers outside the EU, aiming to increase the currently low 20% deportation success rate; this move reflects a broader European shift toward stricter immigration policies.
EU Approves Extra-EU Deportation Centers
The European Commission approved a new regulation allowing EU member states to send rejected asylum seekers to deportation centers outside the EU, aiming to increase the currently low 20% deportation success rate; this move reflects a broader European shift toward stricter immigration policies.
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40% Bias Score
German Coalition Talks Face Financial Hurdles
Germany's Union party won the February 23rd election and is forming a coalition with the SPD, facing challenges from a multi-billion-euro financial package opposed by the AfD and Linke, and disagreements with the Greens and FDP over its implementation and the debt brake.
German Coalition Talks Face Financial Hurdles
Germany's Union party won the February 23rd election and is forming a coalition with the SPD, facing challenges from a multi-billion-euro financial package opposed by the AfD and Linke, and disagreements with the Greens and FDP over its implementation and the debt brake.
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44% Bias Score
Families of Mariupol Defenders Protest in Kyiv, Accusing Both Ukraine and Russia of Inaction
In Kyiv on March 11th, over 100 family members of Ukrainian soldiers held prisoner by Russia since the 2022 siege of Mariupol marched through the city center, demanding their release and accusing both Ukraine and Russia of insufficient efforts to secure their freedom, while also demanding that the U...
Families of Mariupol Defenders Protest in Kyiv, Accusing Both Ukraine and Russia of Inaction
In Kyiv on March 11th, over 100 family members of Ukrainian soldiers held prisoner by Russia since the 2022 siege of Mariupol marched through the city center, demanding their release and accusing both Ukraine and Russia of insufficient efforts to secure their freedom, while also demanding that the U...
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56% Bias Score
Russia Reclaims Territory in Kursk Region
Russian forces claim to have retaken 12 settlements and over 100 square kilometers in the Kursk region on March 11th, 2025, reducing a Ukrainian incursion that started in August 2024 and initially captured approximately 1000 square kilometers. The fighting involves intense shelling and multiple atta...
Russia Reclaims Territory in Kursk Region
Russian forces claim to have retaken 12 settlements and over 100 square kilometers in the Kursk region on March 11th, 2025, reducing a Ukrainian incursion that started in August 2024 and initially captured approximately 1000 square kilometers. The fighting involves intense shelling and multiple atta...
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56% Bias Score