March 2025
April 2025
Trump Administration Fast-Tracks Controversial Pipeline Amidst Quid Pro Quo Allegations
The Trump administration is fast-tracking a $1.5 billion Line 5 pipeline replacement project in Michigan, partially contracted to Tim Barnard, a major Trump donor with a history of questionable practices, raising concerns of a quid pro quo and jeopardizing environmental protection.
Trump Administration Fast-Tracks Controversial Pipeline Amidst Quid Pro Quo Allegations
The Trump administration is fast-tracking a $1.5 billion Line 5 pipeline replacement project in Michigan, partially contracted to Tim Barnard, a major Trump donor with a history of questionable practices, raising concerns of a quid pro quo and jeopardizing environmental protection.
Progress
56% Bias Score
UK-Led Peacekeeping Force for Ukraine Planned
Sir Keir Starmer's plan for a 10,000-strong peacekeeping force in Ukraine, involving Britain, France, and other Western countries, is moving into an operational phase following a meeting of 27 world leaders. Two minehunter ships will also be deployed.
UK-Led Peacekeeping Force for Ukraine Planned
Sir Keir Starmer's plan for a 10,000-strong peacekeeping force in Ukraine, involving Britain, France, and other Western countries, is moving into an operational phase following a meeting of 27 world leaders. Two minehunter ships will also be deployed.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Italian Beekeepers Face Crisis Amidst Climate Change and Agricultural Practices
Italian beekeeper Giuseppe Cefalo highlights the critical role of bees in food production, emphasizing the 70% decline in European bee populations over 30 years due to climate change and intensive agriculture, impacting global food security.
Italian Beekeepers Face Crisis Amidst Climate Change and Agricultural Practices
Italian beekeeper Giuseppe Cefalo highlights the critical role of bees in food production, emphasizing the 70% decline in European bee populations over 30 years due to climate change and intensive agriculture, impacting global food security.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Italy Rejects European Military Mission to Ukraine
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni firmly rejected sending Italian troops to Ukraine as part of a potential European military mission, prioritizing a negotiated peace settlement and expressing concern that hasty military action could divide the Western alliance. She supports a peacekeeping force ...
Italy Rejects European Military Mission to Ukraine
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni firmly rejected sending Italian troops to Ukraine as part of a potential European military mission, prioritizing a negotiated peace settlement and expressing concern that hasty military action could divide the Western alliance. She supports a peacekeeping force ...
Progress
48% Bias Score
Spanish Minister Accused of Pressuring Media Company
Spanish Minister Óscar López met with Vivendi and Telefónica executives in Paris, allegedly pressuring Vivendi to sell its Prisa shares to government-friendly investors; the opposition PP demands a parliamentary inquiry into potential government interference in media.
Spanish Minister Accused of Pressuring Media Company
Spanish Minister Óscar López met with Vivendi and Telefónica executives in Paris, allegedly pressuring Vivendi to sell its Prisa shares to government-friendly investors; the opposition PP demands a parliamentary inquiry into potential government interference in media.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Putin's Conditional Ceasefire Proposal: A Stalled Negotiation
President Vladimir Putin's conditional acceptance of a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, focusing on the Kursk region and verification, sparked varied Western responses, hindering negotiations; this highlights a need for more open and collaborative engagement.
Putin's Conditional Ceasefire Proposal: A Stalled Negotiation
President Vladimir Putin's conditional acceptance of a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, focusing on the Kursk region and verification, sparked varied Western responses, hindering negotiations; this highlights a need for more open and collaborative engagement.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Trump's Trade War Backfires: Supporters Bear the Brunt
President Trump's trade war is backfiring, disproportionately hurting his supporters. A New York Times analysis shows that nearly 8 million Americans employed in industries targeted by retaliatory tariffs voted for Trump in the last election, with significant job losses predicted for states like Wis...
Trump's Trade War Backfires: Supporters Bear the Brunt
President Trump's trade war is backfiring, disproportionately hurting his supporters. A New York Times analysis shows that nearly 8 million Americans employed in industries targeted by retaliatory tariffs voted for Trump in the last election, with significant job losses predicted for states like Wis...
Progress
48% Bias Score
Emerging Markets Attract Investors Amidst US-China Trade War Uncertainty
Increased investor interest in emerging markets is driven by the US-China trade war and a search for diversification, presenting both opportunities and risks; analysts highlight Brazil, India, and Turkey as attractive investment destinations.
Emerging Markets Attract Investors Amidst US-China Trade War Uncertainty
Increased investor interest in emerging markets is driven by the US-China trade war and a search for diversification, presenting both opportunities and risks; analysts highlight Brazil, India, and Turkey as attractive investment destinations.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Xi Jinping Meets China's Tech Titans: Signaling Economic and Technological Shift
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with numerous leading Chinese tech billionaires in Beijing in February, signaling a shift towards greater support for the private sector to overcome economic challenges, technological self-sufficiency, and US trade tensions.
Xi Jinping Meets China's Tech Titans: Signaling Economic and Technological Shift
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with numerous leading Chinese tech billionaires in Beijing in February, signaling a shift towards greater support for the private sector to overcome economic challenges, technological self-sufficiency, and US trade tensions.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Madrid's Casa de América Faces Backlash for Screening Venezuelan Propaganda Films
The Casa de América in Madrid is hosting a film series featuring two Venezuelan government propaganda films, sparking outrage among Venezuelan exiles and prompting protests from Madrid's city council and regional government, who accuse the institution of whitewashing human rights abuses.
Madrid's Casa de América Faces Backlash for Screening Venezuelan Propaganda Films
The Casa de América in Madrid is hosting a film series featuring two Venezuelan government propaganda films, sparking outrage among Venezuelan exiles and prompting protests from Madrid's city council and regional government, who accuse the institution of whitewashing human rights abuses.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Dutch Economy Shows Resilience After COVID-19 Lockdowns
The Netherlands' 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns, initially predicted to cause a severe recession, resulted in a surprisingly resilient economy due to a large government financial aid package; however, the long-term effects of this aid and the shift towards remote work remain subjects of debate.
Dutch Economy Shows Resilience After COVID-19 Lockdowns
The Netherlands' 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns, initially predicted to cause a severe recession, resulted in a surprisingly resilient economy due to a large government financial aid package; however, the long-term effects of this aid and the shift towards remote work remain subjects of debate.
Progress
52% Bias Score
FBI Warns of Ransomware, Gmail Users Report Widespread Account Hacks
The FBI warns of a dangerous ransomware campaign targeting webmail, while numerous Gmail users report account hacks resulting in complete account lockouts; Google offers a seven-day recovery window if users act quickly.
FBI Warns of Ransomware, Gmail Users Report Widespread Account Hacks
The FBI warns of a dangerous ransomware campaign targeting webmail, while numerous Gmail users report account hacks resulting in complete account lockouts; Google offers a seven-day recovery window if users act quickly.
Progress
36% Bias Score