Trump's Foreign Policy U-Turn: US Withdrawals from Key UN Organizations and Funding Cuts
President Trump's return to the White House in January 2025 marked a decisive shift in US foreign policy, withdrawing from key UN organizations, including the WHO and UN Human Rights Council, and cutting funding to UNRWA and USAID, triggering varied international responses.
Trump's Foreign Policy U-Turn: US Withdrawals from Key UN Organizations and Funding Cuts
President Trump's return to the White House in January 2025 marked a decisive shift in US foreign policy, withdrawing from key UN organizations, including the WHO and UN Human Rights Council, and cutting funding to UNRWA and USAID, triggering varied international responses.
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48% Bias Score
USAID Shutdown: Halted Aid, Jobless Staff, and Families Facing Homelessness
The Trump administration's restructuring of USAID, led by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, has completely halted all humanitarian aid programs worldwide, leaving staff jobless and partners without funding, despite Secretary Rubio's waivers; many employees and their families face home...
USAID Shutdown: Halted Aid, Jobless Staff, and Families Facing Homelessness
The Trump administration's restructuring of USAID, led by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, has completely halted all humanitarian aid programs worldwide, leaving staff jobless and partners without funding, despite Secretary Rubio's waivers; many employees and their families face home...
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64% Bias Score
Trump Sanctions South Africa, Dismantles USAID
President Trump sanctioned South Africa for alleged racial discrimination, revoked former President Biden's security briefings, and nearly dismantled USAID, triggering global concern and legal challenges.
Trump Sanctions South Africa, Dismantles USAID
President Trump sanctioned South Africa for alleged racial discrimination, revoked former President Biden's security briefings, and nearly dismantled USAID, triggering global concern and legal challenges.
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64% Bias Score
Fifth Hostage Swap Under Fragile Gaza Ceasefire
Israel and Hamas completed their fifth hostage-prisoner swap under a fragile Gaza ceasefire, releasing three Israeli hostages who appeared frail, while seven of the 183 Palestinian inmates freed by Israel required hospitalization due to alleged mistreatment; negotiations for the next phase are due t...
Fifth Hostage Swap Under Fragile Gaza Ceasefire
Israel and Hamas completed their fifth hostage-prisoner swap under a fragile Gaza ceasefire, releasing three Israeli hostages who appeared frail, while seven of the 183 Palestinian inmates freed by Israel required hospitalization due to alleged mistreatment; negotiations for the next phase are due t...
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60% Bias Score
B.C. Child Welfare System Faces Crisis Due to Understaffing
A report by British Columbia's Representative for Children and Youth reveals a crisis in the province's child welfare system due to chronic understaffing, leading to excessive workloads, burnout, and ineffective service delivery; the report makes 17 recommendations, including the creation of an inde...
B.C. Child Welfare System Faces Crisis Due to Understaffing
A report by British Columbia's Representative for Children and Youth reveals a crisis in the province's child welfare system due to chronic understaffing, leading to excessive workloads, burnout, and ineffective service delivery; the report makes 17 recommendations, including the creation of an inde...
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36% Bias Score
Pregnant Asylum Seeker in France Faces Citizenship Challenges
Salimatou, a 23-year-old Ivorian woman fleeing a forced marriage, is homeless in France, awaiting childbirth, and faces challenges accessing citizenship for her future child under recently tightened French nationality laws.
Pregnant Asylum Seeker in France Faces Citizenship Challenges
Salimatou, a 23-year-old Ivorian woman fleeing a forced marriage, is homeless in France, awaiting childbirth, and faces challenges accessing citizenship for her future child under recently tightened French nationality laws.
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28% Bias Score
Trump Sanctions International Criminal Court
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on February 6th, 2024, imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) for investigating US citizens and allies, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is accused of war crimes by the ICC. 79 countries signed a letter...
Trump Sanctions International Criminal Court
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on February 6th, 2024, imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) for investigating US citizens and allies, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is accused of war crimes by the ICC. 79 countries signed a letter...
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48% Bias Score
Degraded Hostage Release Prompts Israeli Retaliation Vow
Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners, including those serving life sentences, as part of a prisoner exchange with Hamas that resulted in the return of three severely malnourished Israeli hostages after 491 days of captivity; Prime Minister Netanyahu vowed unspecified retaliatory measures.
Degraded Hostage Release Prompts Israeli Retaliation Vow
Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners, including those serving life sentences, as part of a prisoner exchange with Hamas that resulted in the return of three severely malnourished Israeli hostages after 491 days of captivity; Prime Minister Netanyahu vowed unspecified retaliatory measures.
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60% Bias Score
Trump's Gaza Relocation Proposal Faces Expert Criticism
President Trump suggested relocating Gaza's 1.8 million Palestinians, citing humanitarian concerns, but experts counter that this would worsen the ongoing crisis of inadequate food, water, healthcare, and widespread trauma, instead advocating for increased aid and infrastructure rebuilding.
Trump's Gaza Relocation Proposal Faces Expert Criticism
President Trump suggested relocating Gaza's 1.8 million Palestinians, citing humanitarian concerns, but experts counter that this would worsen the ongoing crisis of inadequate food, water, healthcare, and widespread trauma, instead advocating for increased aid and infrastructure rebuilding.
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56% Bias Score
Severe Malnutrition in Released Hostages Requires Urgent Medical Care
Released hostages display extreme starvation, with visible signs like prominent cheekbones and muscle wasting, indicating severe malnutrition requiring urgent medical care in Israel due to prolonged deprivation of essential nutrients.
Severe Malnutrition in Released Hostages Requires Urgent Medical Care
Released hostages display extreme starvation, with visible signs like prominent cheekbones and muscle wasting, indicating severe malnutrition requiring urgent medical care in Israel due to prolonged deprivation of essential nutrients.
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24% Bias Score
US Halts All Aid to South Africa Over Land Expropriation Law
President Trump announced the US will halt all aid to South Africa due to a land expropriation law he considers discriminatory against white farmers, citing this, South Africa's stance on Israel, and its relationship with Iran.
US Halts All Aid to South Africa Over Land Expropriation Law
President Trump announced the US will halt all aid to South Africa due to a land expropriation law he considers discriminatory against white farmers, citing this, South Africa's stance on Israel, and its relationship with Iran.
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52% Bias Score
Trump's Anti-Migrant Policies Prompt Canada to Reconsider Asylum Returns
President Trump's recent anti-migrant policies, including sending migrants to Guantanamo Bay and banning asylum, have prompted Canadian rights advocates to call for a halt to returning asylum seekers to the US due to safety concerns, despite the Canada-US Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) and incr...
Trump's Anti-Migrant Policies Prompt Canada to Reconsider Asylum Returns
President Trump's recent anti-migrant policies, including sending migrants to Guantanamo Bay and banning asylum, have prompted Canadian rights advocates to call for a halt to returning asylum seekers to the US due to safety concerns, despite the Canada-US Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) and incr...
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48% Bias Score