Milanović Wins Second Term as Croatian President
Zoran Milanović won the Croatian presidential election with 75% of the vote in the second round, defeating Dragan Primorac, the candidate backed by the ruling HDZ party; this victory is seen as a significant rebuke of the current government's policies, particularly its approach to foreign and defens...
Milanović Wins Second Term as Croatian President
Zoran Milanović won the Croatian presidential election with 75% of the vote in the second round, defeating Dragan Primorac, the candidate backed by the ruling HDZ party; this victory is seen as a significant rebuke of the current government's policies, particularly its approach to foreign and defens...
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40% Bias Score
Poland Rejects Sending Troops to Ukraine, Advocates for Increased NATO and EU Defense Spending
Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak rejected sending troops to Ukraine to secure a ceasefire with Russia on January 12th, advocating instead for increased NATO burden-sharing and a significant boost to EU defense spending, citing Poland's high defense expenditure (4.7% of GDP) and proximity to...
Poland Rejects Sending Troops to Ukraine, Advocates for Increased NATO and EU Defense Spending
Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak rejected sending troops to Ukraine to secure a ceasefire with Russia on January 12th, advocating instead for increased NATO burden-sharing and a significant boost to EU defense spending, citing Poland's high defense expenditure (4.7% of GDP) and proximity to...
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52% Bias Score
Ukraine Drone Attacks on Russian Infrastructure: Nine Drones Shot Down Near Gas Pipeline
On January 11th, Russia's Ministry of Defense reported that nine Ukrainian drones targeting a gas compressor station in Krasnodar Krai were shot down, causing minor damage but no casualties. This followed earlier attacks on an oil depot in Engels, which Ukraine acknowledged, causing disruptions to R...
Ukraine Drone Attacks on Russian Infrastructure: Nine Drones Shot Down Near Gas Pipeline
On January 11th, Russia's Ministry of Defense reported that nine Ukrainian drones targeting a gas compressor station in Krasnodar Krai were shot down, causing minor damage but no casualties. This followed earlier attacks on an oil depot in Engels, which Ukraine acknowledged, causing disruptions to R...
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52% Bias Score
AfD Restructures Youth Wing Amidst Extremism Concerns
Germany's far-right AfD party voted on January 12th to restructure its youth wing, the Young Alternative (JA), which the domestic intelligence service considers potentially extremist, to increase party control and prevent a potential ban. The new model requires membership, aligning activities with t...
AfD Restructures Youth Wing Amidst Extremism Concerns
Germany's far-right AfD party voted on January 12th to restructure its youth wing, the Young Alternative (JA), which the domestic intelligence service considers potentially extremist, to increase party control and prevent a potential ban. The new model requires membership, aligning activities with t...
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48% Bias Score
German Tourism Defies Recession with Record Overnight Stays in 2024
Despite Germany's economic recession, the tourism sector flourished in 2024, with 465.3 million overnight stays (January-November), exceeding 2023 figures by 1.8% and slightly surpassing pre-pandemic levels, due to both domestic (+1.1%) and international tourism (+5.4%) growth.
German Tourism Defies Recession with Record Overnight Stays in 2024
Despite Germany's economic recession, the tourism sector flourished in 2024, with 465.3 million overnight stays (January-November), exceeding 2023 figures by 1.8% and slightly surpassing pre-pandemic levels, due to both domestic (+1.1%) and international tourism (+5.4%) growth.
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24% Bias Score
AfD's Weidel Elected Chancellor Candidate on Anti-Immigration Platform
Alice Weidel, leader of Germany's AfD, was elected as the party's chancellor candidate, advocating for border closures, mass deportations, stricter citizenship laws based on 'blood ties', rejection of renewable energy, and closer ties with Russia and China, sparking widespread protests and criticism...
AfD's Weidel Elected Chancellor Candidate on Anti-Immigration Platform
Alice Weidel, leader of Germany's AfD, was elected as the party's chancellor candidate, advocating for border closures, mass deportations, stricter citizenship laws based on 'blood ties', rejection of renewable energy, and closer ties with Russia and China, sparking widespread protests and criticism...
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76% Bias Score
Syrian Refugees' Return: A Question of Status and Repatriation
Following the rebel takeover of Damascus on December 8th, 2023, Syrian refugees in Europe, including Anwar al-Bunni, are seeking clarification from the German government on returning to Syria without losing their refugee status, highlighting the disparity in treatment compared to Ukrainian refugees ...
Syrian Refugees' Return: A Question of Status and Repatriation
Following the rebel takeover of Damascus on December 8th, 2023, Syrian refugees in Europe, including Anwar al-Bunni, are seeking clarification from the German government on returning to Syria without losing their refugee status, highlighting the disparity in treatment compared to Ukrainian refugees ...
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32% Bias Score
CDU/CSU Manifesto: Ukraine Support, Arms Delivery Divisions, and Future Security Policy
Germany's CDU/CSU proposes security guarantees for Ukraine, potentially including German troops in a ceasefire, while facing internal divisions over arms deliveries, particularly Taurus missiles, and public opposition in eastern Germany and Bavaria; future policy depends on US relations and coalitio...
CDU/CSU Manifesto: Ukraine Support, Arms Delivery Divisions, and Future Security Policy
Germany's CDU/CSU proposes security guarantees for Ukraine, potentially including German troops in a ceasefire, while facing internal divisions over arms deliveries, particularly Taurus missiles, and public opposition in eastern Germany and Bavaria; future policy depends on US relations and coalitio...
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48% Bias Score
IOC Presidency Race: Candidate Proposes Multi-Continental Olympics
Seven candidates are competing to lead the International Olympic Committee; a key contender, Moniri Watanabe, proposes a radical shift to a multi-city, multi-continental Olympic model, challenging the single-host nation tradition established in 1896.
IOC Presidency Race: Candidate Proposes Multi-Continental Olympics
Seven candidates are competing to lead the International Olympic Committee; a key contender, Moniri Watanabe, proposes a radical shift to a multi-city, multi-continental Olympic model, challenging the single-host nation tradition established in 1896.
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48% Bias Score
AfD's Weidel: First Female Chancellor Candidate
Alice Weidel, co-chair of Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD), is the party's first chancellor candidate for the February 23 election, despite their disappointing 2021 federal election result of 10.3%. Her candidacy follows a surge in state election support reaching 32.8% in Thuringia, posing a ...
AfD's Weidel: First Female Chancellor Candidate
Alice Weidel, co-chair of Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD), is the party's first chancellor candidate for the February 23 election, despite their disappointing 2021 federal election result of 10.3%. Her candidacy follows a surge in state election support reaching 32.8% in Thuringia, posing a ...
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64% Bias Score
Russia and Iran to Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement
Russia and Iran will sign a strategic cooperation agreement on January 17th, covering defense and security, while the EU announced €142 million in humanitarian aid for Ukraine, bringing the total to €1.1 billion, amid ongoing conflict and Western sanctions on Russia.
Russia and Iran to Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement
Russia and Iran will sign a strategic cooperation agreement on January 17th, covering defense and security, while the EU announced €142 million in humanitarian aid for Ukraine, bringing the total to €1.1 billion, amid ongoing conflict and Western sanctions on Russia.
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56% Bias Score
German Election: Economy and Migration Dominate
Germany's upcoming snap election on February 23rd is dominated by migration and economic concerns, with the Social Democrats (SPD) focusing on increased investment and wages, the Greens on energy costs and electric vehicles, and the conservatives (CDU/CSU) on reducing spending and taxes.
German Election: Economy and Migration Dominate
Germany's upcoming snap election on February 23rd is dominated by migration and economic concerns, with the Social Democrats (SPD) focusing on increased investment and wages, the Greens on energy costs and electric vehicles, and the conservatives (CDU/CSU) on reducing spending and taxes.
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36% Bias Score