March 2025
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Greenland Election: Geopolitical Stakes High Amidst US Claims
The Greenlandic election on March 11th is significant due to the island's strategic geopolitical location and potential independence, amidst assertions by US President Trump of US interest in acquiring Greenland, despite strong Greenlandic opposition to annexation.
Greenland Election: Geopolitical Stakes High Amidst US Claims
The Greenlandic election on March 11th is significant due to the island's strategic geopolitical location and potential independence, amidst assertions by US President Trump of US interest in acquiring Greenland, despite strong Greenlandic opposition to annexation.
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48% Bias Score
German Bundeswehr Faces Severe Personnel Shortage
The German Bundeswehr faces a significant personnel shortage, with only 181,000 soldiers compared to the planned 203,000, despite increased applicants. High attrition rates (25% within six months), largely due to unmet location preferences and limited career opportunities, hinder recruitment efforts...
German Bundeswehr Faces Severe Personnel Shortage
The German Bundeswehr faces a significant personnel shortage, with only 181,000 soldiers compared to the planned 203,000, despite increased applicants. High attrition rates (25% within six months), largely due to unmet location preferences and limited career opportunities, hinder recruitment efforts...
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64% Bias Score
Romania's Far-Right Rise Fuels Deepening Political Crisis
Romania is engulfed in a political crisis after the annulment of its November 2024 presidential election, marked by the rise of far-right, pro-Russian, and anti-Western forces, culminating in violent Bucharest protests following the exclusion of far-right candidate Calin Georgescu from the upcoming ...
Romania's Far-Right Rise Fuels Deepening Political Crisis
Romania is engulfed in a political crisis after the annulment of its November 2024 presidential election, marked by the rise of far-right, pro-Russian, and anti-Western forces, culminating in violent Bucharest protests following the exclusion of far-right candidate Calin Georgescu from the upcoming ...
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48% Bias Score
Romania Rejects Extremist Candidate, Sparking Protests and Russian Condemnation
The Romanian Electoral Central Bureau rejected Călin Georgescu's presidential candidacy due to his unconstitutional discourse, sparking violent protests and a strong reaction from Russia, which criticized the decision and hinted at a shift in support. Georgescu now faces criminal charges for attempt...
Romania Rejects Extremist Candidate, Sparking Protests and Russian Condemnation
The Romanian Electoral Central Bureau rejected Călin Georgescu's presidential candidacy due to his unconstitutional discourse, sparking violent protests and a strong reaction from Russia, which criticized the decision and hinted at a shift in support. Georgescu now faces criminal charges for attempt...
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36% Bias Score
Saudi Arabia Mediates US-Ukraine Talks in Jeddah
US and Ukrainian delegations met in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on March 11th, marking a significant step in Saudi Arabia's mediation efforts in the Ukraine conflict, highlighting its growing international influence despite past controversies.
Saudi Arabia Mediates US-Ukraine Talks in Jeddah
US and Ukrainian delegations met in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on March 11th, marking a significant step in Saudi Arabia's mediation efforts in the Ukraine conflict, highlighting its growing international influence despite past controversies.
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40% Bias Score
UK Government Unveils Ambitious Housing Plan Amid Affordability Crisis
The UK government published a planning and infrastructure bill on Tuesday aiming to build 1.5 million homes in five years by streamlining development, but concerns exist regarding its impact on the environment and the concentration of power among developers.
UK Government Unveils Ambitious Housing Plan Amid Affordability Crisis
The UK government published a planning and infrastructure bill on Tuesday aiming to build 1.5 million homes in five years by streamlining development, but concerns exist regarding its impact on the environment and the concentration of power among developers.
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40% Bias Score
EU Proposes Stricter Asylum Deportation Plan
The European Commission proposed a plan to speed up deportations of rejected asylum seekers by increasing pressure on non-cooperative migrants with benefit cuts, facilitating mutual recognition of return decisions, and potentially housing them in external EU return centers, aiming for a 20% increase...
EU Proposes Stricter Asylum Deportation Plan
The European Commission proposed a plan to speed up deportations of rejected asylum seekers by increasing pressure on non-cooperative migrants with benefit cuts, facilitating mutual recognition of return decisions, and potentially housing them in external EU return centers, aiming for a 20% increase...
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48% Bias Score
Algerian Author Sansal's Arrest Sparks International Protest
Algerian-French author Boualem Sansal, winner of the 2011 German Book Trade Peace Prize, was arrested in Algiers three and a half months ago; the reasons remain unclear, sparking protests from PEN centers and concerns about freedom of speech in Algeria.
Algerian Author Sansal's Arrest Sparks International Protest
Algerian-French author Boualem Sansal, winner of the 2011 German Book Trade Peace Prize, was arrested in Algiers three and a half months ago; the reasons remain unclear, sparking protests from PEN centers and concerns about freedom of speech in Algeria.
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32% Bias Score
Syria-SDF Agreement: Kurdish Integration into Syrian State"
A deal signed in Syria between the transitional president and the SDF commander outlines the integration of Kurdish-led institutions into the Syrian state, including military and civilian entities in the northeast, aiming to ensure Syria's security and stability, but leaving key details for a future...
Syria-SDF Agreement: Kurdish Integration into Syrian State"
A deal signed in Syria between the transitional president and the SDF commander outlines the integration of Kurdish-led institutions into the Syrian state, including military and civilian entities in the northeast, aiming to ensure Syria's security and stability, but leaving key details for a future...
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32% Bias Score
German Court Rejects Lawsuit Challenging BND Surveillance Powers
The German Federal Constitutional Court rejected a lawsuit challenging the 2020 BND Act, which allows extensive surveillance of individuals, including journalists abroad. Reporters Without Borders and the Society for Civil Rights have appealed to the European Court of Human Rights, citing concerns o...
German Court Rejects Lawsuit Challenging BND Surveillance Powers
The German Federal Constitutional Court rejected a lawsuit challenging the 2020 BND Act, which allows extensive surveillance of individuals, including journalists abroad. Reporters Without Borders and the Society for Civil Rights have appealed to the European Court of Human Rights, citing concerns o...
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56% Bias Score
Ghana's Mahama Faces Tensions Amid Job Cuts and IMF Loan
Ghana's President John Mahama is reviewing thousands of government appointments after discovering over 81,000 suspected ghost workers, impacting thousands of employees and creating economic and political tensions amid a $3 billion IMF loan.
Ghana's Mahama Faces Tensions Amid Job Cuts and IMF Loan
Ghana's President John Mahama is reviewing thousands of government appointments after discovering over 81,000 suspected ghost workers, impacting thousands of employees and creating economic and political tensions amid a $3 billion IMF loan.
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40% Bias Score
Whole-Life Sentence for Triple Murderer Kyle Clifford
Kyle Clifford received a whole-life sentence for the murder and rape of his ex-partner, Louise Hunt, and the murders of her mother Carol and sister Hannah, following emotionally charged victim impact statements describing the devastating impact on the family and Clifford as "a monster".
Whole-Life Sentence for Triple Murderer Kyle Clifford
Kyle Clifford received a whole-life sentence for the murder and rape of his ex-partner, Louise Hunt, and the murders of her mother Carol and sister Hannah, following emotionally charged victim impact statements describing the devastating impact on the family and Clifford as "a monster".
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68% Bias Score