Trump's Unfounded Canal Claims Signal Assertive Foreign Policy Shift
Donald Trump's unsubstantiated claims of excessive Panamanian canal tolls, coupled with his pursuit of Greenland, signal a potential shift in US foreign policy prioritizing assertive actions and challenging established agreements, potentially increasing geopolitical tensions.
Trump's Unfounded Canal Claims Signal Assertive Foreign Policy Shift
Donald Trump's unsubstantiated claims of excessive Panamanian canal tolls, coupled with his pursuit of Greenland, signal a potential shift in US foreign policy prioritizing assertive actions and challenging established agreements, potentially increasing geopolitical tensions.
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48% Bias Score
Post-Election Unrest in Mozambique After Frelimo's Confirmed Victory
Following Monday's confirmation of Frelimo's victory in Mozambique's October 9th presidential election, widespread unrest erupted, resulting in at least 25 injuries, 70 arrests, and over 100 deaths reported in several cities due to allegations of election fraud by opposition leader Venancio Mondlane...
Post-Election Unrest in Mozambique After Frelimo's Confirmed Victory
Following Monday's confirmation of Frelimo's victory in Mozambique's October 9th presidential election, widespread unrest erupted, resulting in at least 25 injuries, 70 arrests, and over 100 deaths reported in several cities due to allegations of election fraud by opposition leader Venancio Mondlane...
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36% Bias Score
Russia Intensifies Donetsk Offensive, Reaching Critical Logistical Hub
By October 2024, Russia's intensified offensive in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast captured Ugledar and Selidiv, reaching the crucial logistical hub of Pokrovsk, threatening Ukrainian supply lines and potentially enabling further advances toward Dnipropetrovsk Oblast; this occurs despite heavy Russ...
Russia Intensifies Donetsk Offensive, Reaching Critical Logistical Hub
By October 2024, Russia's intensified offensive in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast captured Ugledar and Selidiv, reaching the crucial logistical hub of Pokrovsk, threatening Ukrainian supply lines and potentially enabling further advances toward Dnipropetrovsk Oblast; this occurs despite heavy Russ...
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48% Bias Score
Bethlehem's Christmas Despair: War Plunges City into Economic Crisis
Bethlehem, typically vibrant during Christmas, faces economic devastation due to the Israel-Hamas war, with hotel occupancy at 3% and nearly 500 families emigrating amidst widespread despair and canceled festivities, highlighting the conflict's impact beyond Gaza.
Bethlehem's Christmas Despair: War Plunges City into Economic Crisis
Bethlehem, typically vibrant during Christmas, faces economic devastation due to the Israel-Hamas war, with hotel occupancy at 3% and nearly 500 families emigrating amidst widespread despair and canceled festivities, highlighting the conflict's impact beyond Gaza.
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40% Bias Score
Widespread Opposition to Indonesia's Planned PPN Hike
Indonesia's planned 12% Value Added Tax (PPN) increase in 2025 faces widespread public opposition, prompting calls for a Presidential Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) to cancel the hike, due to concerns about its impact on the economy and the most vulnerable.
Widespread Opposition to Indonesia's Planned PPN Hike
Indonesia's planned 12% Value Added Tax (PPN) increase in 2025 faces widespread public opposition, prompting calls for a Presidential Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) to cancel the hike, due to concerns about its impact on the economy and the most vulnerable.
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52% Bias Score
Macedonian Official's Escape Highlights Border Security Failures
Former Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi left Macedonia on December 15th, allegedly traveling to Albania, after a border guard falsified records allowing him to cross undetected; investigations are ongoing and political accusations about responsibility for his escape abound.
Macedonian Official's Escape Highlights Border Security Failures
Former Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi left Macedonia on December 15th, allegedly traveling to Albania, after a border guard falsified records allowing him to cross undetected; investigations are ongoing and political accusations about responsibility for his escape abound.
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44% Bias Score
Russia Intensifies Political Work to Influence State Employee Voting
The Russian government is intensifying political work in state organizations and companies to influence employee voting behavior, using a hierarchical structure outlined in a newly distributed pamphlet, "Political Officer's Handbook," which promotes traditional values and leverages informal leaders,...
Russia Intensifies Political Work to Influence State Employee Voting
The Russian government is intensifying political work in state organizations and companies to influence employee voting behavior, using a hierarchical structure outlined in a newly distributed pamphlet, "Political Officer's Handbook," which promotes traditional values and leverages informal leaders,...
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56% Bias Score
Medical Breakthroughs Offer Hope for AIDS, Schizophrenia, and Alzheimer's
New semi-annual HIV treatment lenacapavir, novel schizophrenia drug 'Copenfi', and Alzheimer's drug Lecanemab offer hope but face cost and accessibility challenges.
Medical Breakthroughs Offer Hope for AIDS, Schizophrenia, and Alzheimer's
New semi-annual HIV treatment lenacapavir, novel schizophrenia drug 'Copenfi', and Alzheimer's drug Lecanemab offer hope but face cost and accessibility challenges.
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40% Bias Score
Hungary Grants Asylum to Polish Official Facing Criminal Charges, Triggering Diplomatic Crisis
Hungary's granting of political asylum to Marcin Romanowski, a former Polish deputy minister facing multiple criminal charges, including involvement in a criminal organization, has caused a major diplomatic crisis between Poland and Hungary, prompting strong condemnation from Poland and raising conc...
Hungary Grants Asylum to Polish Official Facing Criminal Charges, Triggering Diplomatic Crisis
Hungary's granting of political asylum to Marcin Romanowski, a former Polish deputy minister facing multiple criminal charges, including involvement in a criminal organization, has caused a major diplomatic crisis between Poland and Hungary, prompting strong condemnation from Poland and raising conc...
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48% Bias Score
Germany's Unprecedented Election: Short Campaign, Four Candidates, Uncertain Outcome
Germany's snap election on February 23rd, 109 days after the Scholz government's collapse, features four chancellor candidates, a shorter campaign (53 days post-holidays), and is the first winter election since 1987, following a heated SPD-FDP pre-election clash.
Germany's Unprecedented Election: Short Campaign, Four Candidates, Uncertain Outcome
Germany's snap election on February 23rd, 109 days after the Scholz government's collapse, features four chancellor candidates, a shorter campaign (53 days post-holidays), and is the first winter election since 1987, following a heated SPD-FDP pre-election clash.
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44% Bias Score
Indian Muslim Women Face Barriers to Mental Healthcare
In India, Muslim women face significant challenges accessing mental healthcare due to cultural stigma, religious prejudice from healthcare professionals, and a shortage of culturally sensitive therapists, leading to underreporting and unmet needs.
Indian Muslim Women Face Barriers to Mental Healthcare
In India, Muslim women face significant challenges accessing mental healthcare due to cultural stigma, religious prejudice from healthcare professionals, and a shortage of culturally sensitive therapists, leading to underreporting and unmet needs.
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44% Bias Score
Russia Creates Platform to Combat Money Laundering via Data Sharing
The Bank of Russia is creating a platform to share data on suspicious individual transactions with all credit institutions to combat money laundering, aiming to make using banks in such schemes economically unviable; banks largely support this initiative, but concerns about potential misidentificati...
Russia Creates Platform to Combat Money Laundering via Data Sharing
The Bank of Russia is creating a platform to share data on suspicious individual transactions with all credit institutions to combat money laundering, aiming to make using banks in such schemes economically unviable; banks largely support this initiative, but concerns about potential misidentificati...
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40% Bias Score