Arakan Army Seizes Key Myanmar Outpost, Raising Rohingya Violence Fears
The Arakan Army captured the last Myanmar army outpost in Maungdaw on Sunday, gaining full control of the 271km border with Bangladesh; this expands their territory in northern Rakhine state, raising concerns of renewed violence against the Rohingya minority.
Arakan Army Seizes Key Myanmar Outpost, Raising Rohingya Violence Fears
The Arakan Army captured the last Myanmar army outpost in Maungdaw on Sunday, gaining full control of the 271km border with Bangladesh; this expands their territory in northern Rakhine state, raising concerns of renewed violence against the Rohingya minority.
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40% Bias Score
"Saydnaya Prison Search Yields No Evidence of Hidden Detainees After Damascus Liberation"
"Following the rebel victory in Damascus, thousands of Syrians converged on the infamous Saydnaya prison, hoping to locate missing relatives after years of arbitrary detention and torture under the Assad regime; despite hopes of finding additional prisoners in hidden underground cells, the search yi...
"Saydnaya Prison Search Yields No Evidence of Hidden Detainees After Damascus Liberation"
"Following the rebel victory in Damascus, thousands of Syrians converged on the infamous Saydnaya prison, hoping to locate missing relatives after years of arbitrary detention and torture under the Assad regime; despite hopes of finding additional prisoners in hidden underground cells, the search yi...
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44% Bias Score
Polygamous Sect Leader Receives 50-Year Sentence for Sex Trafficking and Kidnapping
Samuel Bateman, leader of a polygamous sect, pleaded guilty to transporting underage girls across state lines for sexual abuse and kidnapping them from protective custody, receiving two concurrent 50-year sentences.
Polygamous Sect Leader Receives 50-Year Sentence for Sex Trafficking and Kidnapping
Samuel Bateman, leader of a polygamous sect, pleaded guilty to transporting underage girls across state lines for sexual abuse and kidnapping them from protective custody, receiving two concurrent 50-year sentences.
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52% Bias Score
Saidnaya Prison Search Yields No Hidden Cells; Dozens of Tortured Bodies Found
Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad, a search of the notorious Saidnaya prison north of Damascus yielded no hidden cells or bodies, despite the hopes of thousands who sought missing relatives. Dozens of tortured bodies were found in a nearby hospital, and HTS plans to list and prosecute those resp...
Saidnaya Prison Search Yields No Hidden Cells; Dozens of Tortured Bodies Found
Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad, a search of the notorious Saidnaya prison north of Damascus yielded no hidden cells or bodies, despite the hopes of thousands who sought missing relatives. Dozens of tortured bodies were found in a nearby hospital, and HTS plans to list and prosecute those resp...
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44% Bias Score
Syria's Assad Regime Falls, Opening Path for War Crimes Prosecutions
Rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa offered rewards for Syrian officials involved in war crimes following the Assad regime's fall, while international efforts are underway to track down fleeing officials and utilize existing evidence for prosecutions. Legal experts, however, caution about the lack of a fun...
Syria's Assad Regime Falls, Opening Path for War Crimes Prosecutions
Rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa offered rewards for Syrian officials involved in war crimes following the Assad regime's fall, while international efforts are underway to track down fleeing officials and utilize existing evidence for prosecutions. Legal experts, however, caution about the lack of a fun...
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40% Bias Score
Global Hunger Crisis Projected to Reach 1 Billion in Two Years
Hans Hoogeveen, chair of the FAO Council, warns that nearly 800 million people suffer from hunger, a number projected to reach 1 billion in two years, due to conflicts, climate change, and insufficient global attention and action.
Global Hunger Crisis Projected to Reach 1 Billion in Two Years
Hans Hoogeveen, chair of the FAO Council, warns that nearly 800 million people suffer from hunger, a number projected to reach 1 billion in two years, due to conflicts, climate change, and insufficient global attention and action.
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32% Bias Score
Assad Regime Falls After Decade-Long Syrian Civil War
Syrian rebels ended Bashar al-Assad's 53-year regime on Sunday, capturing Damascus after retaking Aleppo the previous week; this victory follows a decade-long civil war marked by widespread atrocities, including the use of chemical weapons and barrel bombs, which caused over 600,000 deaths and a hum...
Assad Regime Falls After Decade-Long Syrian Civil War
Syrian rebels ended Bashar al-Assad's 53-year regime on Sunday, capturing Damascus after retaking Aleppo the previous week; this victory follows a decade-long civil war marked by widespread atrocities, including the use of chemical weapons and barrel bombs, which caused over 600,000 deaths and a hum...
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48% Bias Score
Release of Prisoners from Syria's Notorious Sednaya Prison
Dozens of emaciated men were released from Syria's Sednaya military prison, notorious for torture and executions of tens of thousands of political prisoners without trial, following the rebels' release of thousands of prisoners from various locations across Syria.
Release of Prisoners from Syria's Notorious Sednaya Prison
Dozens of emaciated men were released from Syria's Sednaya military prison, notorious for torture and executions of tens of thousands of political prisoners without trial, following the rebels' release of thousands of prisoners from various locations across Syria.
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56% Bias Score
Over 100 Killed in Sudan Airstrike on Market
An airstrike on a market in Kabkabiya, North Darfur, Sudan, on December 9th, killed over 100 and injured hundreds, according to Emergency Lawyers; the Sudanese army denies responsibility, citing lies spread by RSF-supporting parties, amidst an ongoing conflict causing a major humanitarian crisis.
Over 100 Killed in Sudan Airstrike on Market
An airstrike on a market in Kabkabiya, North Darfur, Sudan, on December 9th, killed over 100 and injured hundreds, according to Emergency Lawyers; the Sudanese army denies responsibility, citing lies spread by RSF-supporting parties, amidst an ongoing conflict causing a major humanitarian crisis.
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44% Bias Score
Sudan: RSF Abuses in South Kordofan Amount to War Crimes
In Sudan's South Kordofan, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed widespread human rights abuses between December 2023 and March 2024, including the killing of 56 unarmed civilians, the rape of 79 women and girls, and numerous abductions, according to Human Rights Watch.
Sudan: RSF Abuses in South Kordofan Amount to War Crimes
In Sudan's South Kordofan, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed widespread human rights abuses between December 2023 and March 2024, including the killing of 56 unarmed civilians, the rape of 79 women and girls, and numerous abductions, according to Human Rights Watch.
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48% Bias Score
"Haiti Massacre: Over 180 Killed in Cité Soleil Following Voodoo-Related Accusation"
"Gang leader Micanor Altes orchestrated a massacre in Port-au-Prince's Cité Soleil, killing over 180, mostly elderly, residents based on a voodoo priest's accusation of witchcraft, highlighting the ongoing crisis of violence and state weakness in Haiti."
"Haiti Massacre: Over 180 Killed in Cité Soleil Following Voodoo-Related Accusation"
"Gang leader Micanor Altes orchestrated a massacre in Port-au-Prince's Cité Soleil, killing over 180, mostly elderly, residents based on a voodoo priest's accusation of witchcraft, highlighting the ongoing crisis of violence and state weakness in Haiti."
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56% Bias Score
Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Japanese Atomic Bomb Survivors Amidst Rising Nuclear Threats
The 2023 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of atomic bomb survivors, for their decades-long efforts to maintain the taboo against nuclear weapons use, highlighted by 92-year-old survivor Terumi Tanaka's acceptance speech detailing the Nagasaki bombing's devasta...
Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Japanese Atomic Bomb Survivors Amidst Rising Nuclear Threats
The 2023 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of atomic bomb survivors, for their decades-long efforts to maintain the taboo against nuclear weapons use, highlighted by 92-year-old survivor Terumi Tanaka's acceptance speech detailing the Nagasaki bombing's devasta...
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52% Bias Score