Hungary to Legally Target Foreign-Funded NGOs and Media
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced on Friday that his government will legally target NGOs and media outlets funded by the U.S. and other international sources, claiming they seek to topple his government, a move critics say is similar to Russia's 'foreign agent' law and further erodes d...
Hungary to Legally Target Foreign-Funded NGOs and Media
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced on Friday that his government will legally target NGOs and media outlets funded by the U.S. and other international sources, claiming they seek to topple his government, a move critics say is similar to Russia's 'foreign agent' law and further erodes d...
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64% Bias Score
Deportation Flight Highlights Perils of Illegal US Immigration
Harwinder Singh's 40-hour deportation flight from Texas to Amritsar concluded his perilous journey through the "donkey route," costing him $46,000 and highlighting the risks of illegal US immigration, alongside the deportation of 103 other Indians via US military plane, sparking political debate.
Deportation Flight Highlights Perils of Illegal US Immigration
Harwinder Singh's 40-hour deportation flight from Texas to Amritsar concluded his perilous journey through the "donkey route," costing him $46,000 and highlighting the risks of illegal US immigration, alongside the deportation of 103 other Indians via US military plane, sparking political debate.
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60% Bias Score
Italy Releases Libyan General Wanted by ICC, Sparking Outrage and Legal Action
Italy released Libyan General Osama Njeem Almasri, wanted by the ICC for murder and torture, after failing to confirm the arrest warrant; this sparked a parliamentary debate and legal action against government officials, revealing potential prioritization of cooperation with the Libyan regime over i...
Italy Releases Libyan General Wanted by ICC, Sparking Outrage and Legal Action
Italy released Libyan General Osama Njeem Almasri, wanted by the ICC for murder and torture, after failing to confirm the arrest warrant; this sparked a parliamentary debate and legal action against government officials, revealing potential prioritization of cooperation with the Libyan regime over i...
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56% Bias Score
False Claims Link Transgender Soldier to Helicopter Crash
Following a fatal helicopter-jet collision, false social media claims wrongly identified Virginia National Guard member Jo Ellis as the pilot; this incident reflects a pattern of online disinformation targeting transgender individuals after high-profile events, highlighting the misuse of tragedy for...
False Claims Link Transgender Soldier to Helicopter Crash
Following a fatal helicopter-jet collision, false social media claims wrongly identified Virginia National Guard member Jo Ellis as the pilot; this incident reflects a pattern of online disinformation targeting transgender individuals after high-profile events, highlighting the misuse of tragedy for...
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32% Bias Score
Paragon Solutions Cuts Ties with Italian Clients Amid Spyware Allegations
Paragon Solutions, an Israeli spyware firm, terminated its contracts with Italian clients following allegations its spyware, Graphite, was used to target seven Italian mobile phone users—including journalists and an NGO founder—via WhatsApp; Italy's Prime Minister denies involvement.
Paragon Solutions Cuts Ties with Italian Clients Amid Spyware Allegations
Paragon Solutions, an Israeli spyware firm, terminated its contracts with Italian clients following allegations its spyware, Graphite, was used to target seven Italian mobile phone users—including journalists and an NGO founder—via WhatsApp; Italy's Prime Minister denies involvement.
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36% Bias Score
Trump Administration's EPA and USAID Staffing Actions Spark Concerns
The Trump administration placed at least 50 EPA environmental justice staff on paid administrative leave and issued probation notices to about 1,000 more, while simultaneously attempting to drastically reduce USAID's workforce, prompting lawsuits and concerns about data access for cancer research.
Trump Administration's EPA and USAID Staffing Actions Spark Concerns
The Trump administration placed at least 50 EPA environmental justice staff on paid administrative leave and issued probation notices to about 1,000 more, while simultaneously attempting to drastically reduce USAID's workforce, prompting lawsuits and concerns about data access for cancer research.
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48% Bias Score
Trump's Middle East Policies Spark International Backlash
The Trump administration's cuts to overseas aid are worsening conditions in Syrian camps holding ISIS relatives, prompting criticism from HRW; Secretary of State Rubio will visit the Middle East to discuss Trump's plan to disrupt the region's status quo, while Germany and Iran strongly oppose variou...
Trump's Middle East Policies Spark International Backlash
The Trump administration's cuts to overseas aid are worsening conditions in Syrian camps holding ISIS relatives, prompting criticism from HRW; Secretary of State Rubio will visit the Middle East to discuss Trump's plan to disrupt the region's status quo, while Germany and Iran strongly oppose variou...
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44% Bias Score
Private Security Clears German Forest, Activists Report Assaults
RWE cleared six hectares of forest near Manheim, Germany, for gravel extraction, despite the presence of activists in tree houses. Private security, not police, conducted the operation, resulting in reported assaults, sexual harassment, and injuries to activists; police claim no emergency calls were...
Private Security Clears German Forest, Activists Report Assaults
RWE cleared six hectares of forest near Manheim, Germany, for gravel extraction, despite the presence of activists in tree houses. Private security, not police, conducted the operation, resulting in reported assaults, sexual harassment, and injuries to activists; police claim no emergency calls were...
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68% Bias Score
German Court Rules Extradition of Antifascist to Hungary Illegal
The German Federal Constitutional Court declared the June 2024 extradition of German antifascist Maja T. to Hungary illegal, citing the Berlin Regional Court's failure to address the risk of torture and inhumane treatment in Hungarian prisons, based on Article 4 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Righ...
German Court Rules Extradition of Antifascist to Hungary Illegal
The German Federal Constitutional Court declared the June 2024 extradition of German antifascist Maja T. to Hungary illegal, citing the Berlin Regional Court's failure to address the risk of torture and inhumane treatment in Hungarian prisons, based on Article 4 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Righ...
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60% Bias Score
Lysovenko's Hannover Exhibition: Imagined Portraits and Stolen Artifacts
Ukrainian artist Kateryna Lysovenko's Hannover exhibition, "Angel Folding the Sky," displays imagined portraits of murdered artists and a missing contemporary artist, alongside works depicting the Russian theft of Ukrainian cultural artifacts, reflecting the trauma and cultural destruction caused by...
Lysovenko's Hannover Exhibition: Imagined Portraits and Stolen Artifacts
Ukrainian artist Kateryna Lysovenko's Hannover exhibition, "Angel Folding the Sky," displays imagined portraits of murdered artists and a missing contemporary artist, alongside works depicting the Russian theft of Ukrainian cultural artifacts, reflecting the trauma and cultural destruction caused by...
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24% Bias Score
Grenfell Tower Demolition Sparks Outrage
The UK government's decision to demolish Grenfell Tower, site of a 2017 fire that killed 72, has sparked outrage among some bereaved families who sought to preserve it as a memorial, while others acknowledged safety concerns; the demolition timeline is unclear.
Grenfell Tower Demolition Sparks Outrage
The UK government's decision to demolish Grenfell Tower, site of a 2017 fire that killed 72, has sparked outrage among some bereaved families who sought to preserve it as a memorial, while others acknowledged safety concerns; the demolition timeline is unclear.
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44% Bias Score
Alabama Executes Man Using Nitrogen Gas
Demetrius Frazier, 52, was executed in Alabama on Thursday evening for the 1991 rape and murder of Pauline Brown, marking the state's first execution of 2025 and the nation's fourth using nitrogen gas; in his final statement, Frazier apologized to Brown's family and criticized Michigan's Governor Wh...
Alabama Executes Man Using Nitrogen Gas
Demetrius Frazier, 52, was executed in Alabama on Thursday evening for the 1991 rape and murder of Pauline Brown, marking the state's first execution of 2025 and the nation's fourth using nitrogen gas; in his final statement, Frazier apologized to Brown's family and criticized Michigan's Governor Wh...
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40% Bias Score