Cyprus "Truth Commission" Proposal: A Path to Reconciliation?
A proposed "Truth Commission" in Cyprus aims to clarify the circumstances surrounding the deaths of 745 missing Greek Cypriots and 197 missing Turkish Cypriots from inter-communal violence and the 1974 Turkish invasion, potentially boosting inter-community trust and aiding a stalled peace process; h...
Cyprus "Truth Commission" Proposal: A Path to Reconciliation?
A proposed "Truth Commission" in Cyprus aims to clarify the circumstances surrounding the deaths of 745 missing Greek Cypriots and 197 missing Turkish Cypriots from inter-communal violence and the 1974 Turkish invasion, potentially boosting inter-community trust and aiding a stalled peace process; h...
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36% Bias Score
Lawsuit Accuses State Department of Sidestepping Leahy Law to Protect Israel
A lawsuit alleges the U.S. State Department has created exceptions for Israel to avoid enforcing the Leahy Law, which restricts military aid for human rights abuses, following a 14-month war in Gaza that killed 45,000 Palestinians and 1,200 Israelis; the suit cites specific procedural barriers creat...
Lawsuit Accuses State Department of Sidestepping Leahy Law to Protect Israel
A lawsuit alleges the U.S. State Department has created exceptions for Israel to avoid enforcing the Leahy Law, which restricts military aid for human rights abuses, following a 14-month war in Gaza that killed 45,000 Palestinians and 1,200 Israelis; the suit cites specific procedural barriers creat...
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52% Bias Score
Canada Sanctions Venezuelan Officials Over Disputed Election
Canada imposed sanctions on five Venezuelan officials, including the head of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice, for alleged electoral fraud in the July 28 presidential election, prompting the Maduro government to denounce the measures as extortionate.
Canada Sanctions Venezuelan Officials Over Disputed Election
Canada imposed sanctions on five Venezuelan officials, including the head of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice, for alleged electoral fraud in the July 28 presidential election, prompting the Maduro government to denounce the measures as extortionate.
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60% Bias Score
Mexican Soldiers Killed by Cartel IED in Michoacan
A drug cartel's improvised land mine killed two Mexican soldiers and injured five others in Michoacan, Mexico on Monday, bringing the total number of soldiers killed by such devices to eight since 2018; the army had previously reported 42 injuries from IEDs in the first seven months of 2023 alone.
Mexican Soldiers Killed by Cartel IED in Michoacan
A drug cartel's improvised land mine killed two Mexican soldiers and injured five others in Michoacan, Mexico on Monday, bringing the total number of soldiers killed by such devices to eight since 2018; the army had previously reported 42 injuries from IEDs in the first seven months of 2023 alone.
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28% Bias Score
Filipina Freed From Indonesian Death Row After Prisoner Exchange
Following a 2023 prisoner exchange agreement, Indonesian authorities returned Filipina Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso to the Philippines after she spent 14 years on death row for drug trafficking, avoiding execution and offering testimony against a criminal syndicate that duped her.
Filipina Freed From Indonesian Death Row After Prisoner Exchange
Following a 2023 prisoner exchange agreement, Indonesian authorities returned Filipina Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso to the Philippines after she spent 14 years on death row for drug trafficking, avoiding execution and offering testimony against a criminal syndicate that duped her.
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48% Bias Score
Resurgence of Francoist Rhetoric in Spain Sparks Concerns
The article criticizes the recent rise of Francoist rhetoric among Spain's right-wing leaders, highlighting its trivialization of the dictatorship's atrocities and the risk of undermining hard-won democratic values. The author emphasizes remembering the regime's systematic violence and suppression o...
Resurgence of Francoist Rhetoric in Spain Sparks Concerns
The article criticizes the recent rise of Francoist rhetoric among Spain's right-wing leaders, highlighting its trivialization of the dictatorship's atrocities and the risk of undermining hard-won democratic values. The author emphasizes remembering the regime's systematic violence and suppression o...
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72% Bias Score
Mother Arrested for Torturing Seven Children in Divyevo
A 50-year-old woman from Divyevo village, Nizhny Novgorod region, was arrested for torturing her seven children for ten years, ending when her eldest daughter reported the abuse to police. The woman, who presented herself as a devout Christian, had concealed her actions through deception and manipul...
Mother Arrested for Torturing Seven Children in Divyevo
A 50-year-old woman from Divyevo village, Nizhny Novgorod region, was arrested for torturing her seven children for ten years, ending when her eldest daughter reported the abuse to police. The woman, who presented herself as a devout Christian, had concealed her actions through deception and manipul...
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64% Bias Score
Iran Halts Stricter Hijab Law
Iran has paused implementing a stricter law on women's mandatory headscarves, a decision made by top governmental bodies to avoid potential unrest and a constitutional crisis after the 2022 Mahsa Amini protests.
Iran Halts Stricter Hijab Law
Iran has paused implementing a stricter law on women's mandatory headscarves, a decision made by top governmental bodies to avoid potential unrest and a constitutional crisis after the 2022 Mahsa Amini protests.
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52% Bias Score
Lawsuit Accuses State Department of Bypassing Leahy Law for Israel
A lawsuit accuses the U.S. State Department of creating exceptions for Israel to bypass the Leahy Law, which restricts foreign military aid for human rights abuses, citing specific instances of aid continuation despite evidence of violations, including the case of a 79-year-old Palestinian American ...
Lawsuit Accuses State Department of Bypassing Leahy Law for Israel
A lawsuit accuses the U.S. State Department of creating exceptions for Israel to bypass the Leahy Law, which restricts foreign military aid for human rights abuses, citing specific instances of aid continuation despite evidence of violations, including the case of a 79-year-old Palestinian American ...
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36% Bias Score
Large Prisoner Swap Frees Russian Opposition Figure; Poisoning Investigation Opens in Berlin
Vladimir Kara-Murza, a prominent Russian opposition politician, was freed in a large East-West prisoner swap, alleviating fears about his mother's suspected poisoning in Berlin, while a separate poisoning investigation is ongoing in the German capital.
Large Prisoner Swap Frees Russian Opposition Figure; Poisoning Investigation Opens in Berlin
Vladimir Kara-Murza, a prominent Russian opposition politician, was freed in a large East-West prisoner swap, alleviating fears about his mother's suspected poisoning in Berlin, while a separate poisoning investigation is ongoing in the German capital.
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40% Bias Score
Jordan Peterson Leaves Canada, Citing Concerns Over Free Speech and Government Policies
Controversial Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson is moving to the US, citing Canada's government incompetence and Bill C-63, the Online Harm Act, which he believes threatens free speech, along with his ongoing disputes with the College of Psychologists of Ontario.
Jordan Peterson Leaves Canada, Citing Concerns Over Free Speech and Government Policies
Controversial Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson is moving to the US, citing Canada's government incompetence and Bill C-63, the Online Harm Act, which he believes threatens free speech, along with his ongoing disputes with the College of Psychologists of Ontario.
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64% Bias Score
Six Arrested in Nijmegen Following Pro-Palestine Demonstration
Six individuals were arrested in Nijmegen today on a city bus following a reported incident of vandalism at Radboud University during a planned pro-Palestine demonstration; police allege open violence against property, while activists claim wrongful detainment of individuals unconnected to the vanda...
Six Arrested in Nijmegen Following Pro-Palestine Demonstration
Six individuals were arrested in Nijmegen today on a city bus following a reported incident of vandalism at Radboud University during a planned pro-Palestine demonstration; police allege open violence against property, while activists claim wrongful detainment of individuals unconnected to the vanda...
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48% Bias Score