Trump Threatens Tariffs on Canadian Imports
President-elect Donald Trump threatened 25% tariffs on all Canadian imports, citing illegal immigration, drug trafficking, and USMCA violations, prompting condemnation from Canadian officials and concerns about economic repercussions for both nations.
Trump Threatens Tariffs on Canadian Imports
President-elect Donald Trump threatened 25% tariffs on all Canadian imports, citing illegal immigration, drug trafficking, and USMCA violations, prompting condemnation from Canadian officials and concerns about economic repercussions for both nations.
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40% Bias Score
Maduro Begins New Term Amidst Venezuelan Crisis and Fraud Accusations
Nicolás Maduro secured a new six-year term as Venezuelan president on Friday despite accusations of election fraud from international observers, amidst a severe economic crisis that has driven 7.5 million Venezuelans into exile, with 80 percent of the population living in poverty, and a 75 percent r...
Maduro Begins New Term Amidst Venezuelan Crisis and Fraud Accusations
Nicolás Maduro secured a new six-year term as Venezuelan president on Friday despite accusations of election fraud from international observers, amidst a severe economic crisis that has driven 7.5 million Venezuelans into exile, with 80 percent of the population living in poverty, and a 75 percent r...
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60% Bias Score
EU Leaders to Meet on Enhanced European Defense
EU leaders, the UK prime minister, and NATO's secretary-general will hold a defense-focused retreat in Belgium on February 3, 2025, aiming to enhance collaborative defense capabilities and increase spending, two weeks after Donald Trump's second inauguration.
EU Leaders to Meet on Enhanced European Defense
EU leaders, the UK prime minister, and NATO's secretary-general will hold a defense-focused retreat in Belgium on February 3, 2025, aiming to enhance collaborative defense capabilities and increase spending, two weeks after Donald Trump's second inauguration.
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32% Bias Score
Malala Condemns Taliban's 'Gender Apartheid,' Urges Muslim Leaders to Act
Malala Yousafzai, at an Islamabad summit on Sunday, January 12th, condemned the Taliban's over 100 laws violating women's rights in Afghanistan, calling it 'gender apartheid' and urging Muslim leaders to speak out against it, while also criticizing Israel's actions in Gaza that devastated its educat...
Malala Condemns Taliban's 'Gender Apartheid,' Urges Muslim Leaders to Act
Malala Yousafzai, at an Islamabad summit on Sunday, January 12th, condemned the Taliban's over 100 laws violating women's rights in Afghanistan, calling it 'gender apartheid' and urging Muslim leaders to speak out against it, while also criticizing Israel's actions in Gaza that devastated its educat...
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40% Bias Score
Japan, South Korea Strengthen Ties Amidst Regional Security Concerns and South Korea's Political Crisis
Amidst South Korea's political crisis following President Yoon's impeachment and North Korea's growing ties with Russia, Japanese and South Korean foreign ministers met in Seoul on Monday to strengthen bilateral relations and trilateral cooperation with the US, highlighting the increasingly severe r...
Japan, South Korea Strengthen Ties Amidst Regional Security Concerns and South Korea's Political Crisis
Amidst South Korea's political crisis following President Yoon's impeachment and North Korea's growing ties with Russia, Japanese and South Korean foreign ministers met in Seoul on Monday to strengthen bilateral relations and trilateral cooperation with the US, highlighting the increasingly severe r...
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44% 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
Ukrainian Military Desertion Soars to 89,400 Cases in 2024
In 2024, Ukraine saw 89,400 desertion cases (Articles 407 and 408 of the Criminal Code), a 3.7-fold increase from the previous year and 22% of all reported crimes. An amnesty program was implemented to encourage deserters' return, extending the deadline to March 1, 2025, with returning soldiers ofte...
Ukrainian Military Desertion Soars to 89,400 Cases in 2024
In 2024, Ukraine saw 89,400 desertion cases (Articles 407 and 408 of the Criminal Code), a 3.7-fold increase from the previous year and 22% of all reported crimes. An amnesty program was implemented to encourage deserters' return, extending the deadline to March 1, 2025, with returning soldiers ofte...
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36% Bias Score
Germany's Dublin Agreement Failures Expose EU Migration Challenges
Germany's efforts to return asylum seekers to other EU countries under the Dublin Agreement have largely failed; of 74,583 requests, only 5,827 were accepted, with significantly lower success rates for Italy and Greece, leading to political criticism and calls for policy changes.
Germany's Dublin Agreement Failures Expose EU Migration Challenges
Germany's efforts to return asylum seekers to other EU countries under the Dublin Agreement have largely failed; of 74,583 requests, only 5,827 were accepted, with significantly lower success rates for Italy and Greece, leading to political criticism and calls for policy changes.
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48% Bias Score
Unprecedented Plasma Jets Ejected from Supermassive Black Hole 1ES 1927+654
An international team observed unusual X-ray fluctuations and plasma jets ejected from the supermassive black hole 1ES 1927+654 in the Draco constellation, 270 million light-years away, following a 2018 outburst; a low-mass white dwarf star is the most plausible explanation.
Unprecedented Plasma Jets Ejected from Supermassive Black Hole 1ES 1927+654
An international team observed unusual X-ray fluctuations and plasma jets ejected from the supermassive black hole 1ES 1927+654 in the Draco constellation, 270 million light-years away, following a 2018 outburst; a low-mass white dwarf star is the most plausible explanation.
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12% Bias Score
Iran, European Powers Hold Consultations on Nuclear Program Amid Trump's Return
Representatives from Iran and three European nations will meet in Geneva on January 13-14, 2025, to discuss Iran's nuclear program and its regional involvement, a week before Donald Trump's return to the White House; both sides emphasize these are consultations, not negotiations.
Iran, European Powers Hold Consultations on Nuclear Program Amid Trump's Return
Representatives from Iran and three European nations will meet in Geneva on January 13-14, 2025, to discuss Iran's nuclear program and its regional involvement, a week before Donald Trump's return to the White House; both sides emphasize these are consultations, not negotiations.
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32% 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
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