2024 Elections: A Year of Democratic Wins and Worrisome Trends
The 2024 elections, spanning 60% of the world's population, saw incumbent parties lose in many countries amidst widespread discontent, yet also featured successful resistance to coups and authoritarian moves, leaving the state of global democracy uncertain.
2024 Elections: A Year of Democratic Wins and Worrisome Trends
The 2024 elections, spanning 60% of the world's population, saw incumbent parties lose in many countries amidst widespread discontent, yet also featured successful resistance to coups and authoritarian moves, leaving the state of global democracy uncertain.
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36% Bias Score
Trump's Return Shakes Up Europe's Power Dynamics
POLITICO's 2025 power list, unveiled at their Brussels gala, highlights the impact of Donald Trump's return on European politics and identifies rising influential figures amid a shift in power dynamics and challenges within the EU itself.
Trump's Return Shakes Up Europe's Power Dynamics
POLITICO's 2025 power list, unveiled at their Brussels gala, highlights the impact of Donald Trump's return on European politics and identifies rising influential figures amid a shift in power dynamics and challenges within the EU itself.
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40% Bias Score
"Right-Wing Populism and the Erosion of Liberal Democracy in the West"
"The rise of right-wing populism in Western democracies is fueled by economic inequality and cultural polarization, leading to challenges to liberal democratic institutions and potential long-term instability."
"Right-Wing Populism and the Erosion of Liberal Democracy in the West"
"The rise of right-wing populism in Western democracies is fueled by economic inequality and cultural polarization, leading to challenges to liberal democratic institutions and potential long-term instability."
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60% Bias Score
Sheinbaum: Fourth Most Powerful Woman Globally
Forbes ranked Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum the fourth most powerful woman globally, highlighting her strong political influence and economic power, despite a global decline in female heads of state.
Sheinbaum: Fourth Most Powerful Woman Globally
Forbes ranked Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum the fourth most powerful woman globally, highlighting her strong political influence and economic power, despite a global decline in female heads of state.
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48% Bias Score
"Syrian Rebel Leader Topples Assad Regime"
"Abu Mohammad al-Golani, leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), orchestrated the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria after a decade-long civil war, highlighting the complex evolution of global jihadist movements and the unforeseen consequences of Assad's policies."
"Syrian Rebel Leader Topples Assad Regime"
"Abu Mohammad al-Golani, leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), orchestrated the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria after a decade-long civil war, highlighting the complex evolution of global jihadist movements and the unforeseen consequences of Assad's policies."
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44% Bias Score
"Labour's Far-Right Appeasement: Short-Term Gains, Long-Term Risks"
"The UK Labour Party's strategy of implicitly appeasing the far right on immigration, while criticizing the Conservatives from the right, creates short-term political advantages but carries significant risks to its long-term credibility and moral standing."
"Labour's Far-Right Appeasement: Short-Term Gains, Long-Term Risks"
"The UK Labour Party's strategy of implicitly appeasing the far right on immigration, while criticizing the Conservatives from the right, creates short-term political advantages but carries significant risks to its long-term credibility and moral standing."
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56% Bias Score
Trump Breaks Tradition, Invites Unconventional World Leaders to Inauguration
President-elect Donald Trump has invited Argentine President Javier Milei and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele to his inauguration, breaking with tradition; Chinese President Xi Jinping also received an invitation but hasn't responded; Ukrainian President Zelenskyy was not invited but could attend ...
Trump Breaks Tradition, Invites Unconventional World Leaders to Inauguration
President-elect Donald Trump has invited Argentine President Javier Milei and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele to his inauguration, breaking with tradition; Chinese President Xi Jinping also received an invitation but hasn't responded; Ukrainian President Zelenskyy was not invited but could attend ...
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36% Bias Score
Forbes' 100 Most Powerful Women: Progress Amidst Persistent Gender Inequality
The 2024 Forbes list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women highlights significant advancements by women in various fields, including business, politics, and sports, despite the persistent underrepresentation of women in top leadership positions globally.
Forbes' 100 Most Powerful Women: Progress Amidst Persistent Gender Inequality
The 2024 Forbes list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women highlights significant advancements by women in various fields, including business, politics, and sports, despite the persistent underrepresentation of women in top leadership positions globally.
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48% Bias Score
"Global Power Shifts: Assad's Fall, Yoon's Coup, and Trump's Return"
"The unexpected collapse of the Assad regime in Syria, the failed coup attempt by South Korean President Yoon, and the political resurgence of Donald Trump highlight the fragility of power and the unpredictable nature of political shifts, raising concerns about global stability."
"Global Power Shifts: Assad's Fall, Yoon's Coup, and Trump's Return"
"The unexpected collapse of the Assad regime in Syria, the failed coup attempt by South Korean President Yoon, and the political resurgence of Donald Trump highlight the fragility of power and the unpredictable nature of political shifts, raising concerns about global stability."
Progress
56% Bias Score
"Trump's Second Term: A Smooth Transition and Shifting Global Dynamics"
"Re-elected President Donald Trump's transition into his second term is proceeding smoothly, despite initial concerns. His unconventional approach, including his cabinet picks and use of social media, has become more widely accepted. Europe's increased reliance on the U.S. and a shift in political s...
"Trump's Second Term: A Smooth Transition and Shifting Global Dynamics"
"Re-elected President Donald Trump's transition into his second term is proceeding smoothly, despite initial concerns. His unconventional approach, including his cabinet picks and use of social media, has become more widely accepted. Europe's increased reliance on the U.S. and a shift in political s...
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48% Bias Score
Trump's Pre-Inauguration Foreign Policy Actions Raise Concerns
President-elect Donald Trump is actively conducting foreign policy before his January 20 inauguration, issuing warnings to several countries, imposing tariffs, and overshadowing President Biden's administration, raising concerns about established norms and potential consequences.
Trump's Pre-Inauguration Foreign Policy Actions Raise Concerns
President-elect Donald Trump is actively conducting foreign policy before his January 20 inauguration, issuing warnings to several countries, imposing tariffs, and overshadowing President Biden's administration, raising concerns about established norms and potential consequences.
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52% Bias Score
A Decade of Instability: 2015-2025
From 2015, a confluence of global events—China's economic slowdown, geopolitical inaction, Brexit, the US-China trade war, and the rise of social media—created a decade of instability, culminating in the war in Ukraine and the rise of misinformation.
A Decade of Instability: 2015-2025
From 2015, a confluence of global events—China's economic slowdown, geopolitical inaction, Brexit, the US-China trade war, and the rise of social media—created a decade of instability, culminating in the war in Ukraine and the rise of misinformation.
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72% Bias Score