Ukrainian Soldiers' Mass Murder and Rape in Russkoe Porechnoe
Five Ukrainian soldiers from the 92nd Brigade committed mass murder and rape in Russkoe Porechnoe between September 28 and November 24, 2024, killing 22 civilians and hiding their bodies in cellars; a soldier confessed to rape during interrogation.
Ukrainian Soldiers' Mass Murder and Rape in Russkoe Porechnoe
Five Ukrainian soldiers from the 92nd Brigade committed mass murder and rape in Russkoe Porechnoe between September 28 and November 24, 2024, killing 22 civilians and hiding their bodies in cellars; a soldier confessed to rape during interrogation.
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72% Bias Score
Nicaragua's Ortega Consolidates Power Through Constitutional Reform
Nicaragua's parliament ratified a constitutional reform on January 30, 2025, granting President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, absolute control over the state and civil society, extending Ortega's term until 2028 and establishing Nicaragua as a "revolutionary" and "socialist" state.
Nicaragua's Ortega Consolidates Power Through Constitutional Reform
Nicaragua's parliament ratified a constitutional reform on January 30, 2025, granting President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, absolute control over the state and civil society, extending Ortega's term until 2028 and establishing Nicaragua as a "revolutionary" and "socialist" state.
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64% Bias Score
Argentina's Femicide Law Debate Reignited After Perpetrator's Release
On a cold night in 1996, 17-year-old Carolina Aló was murdered by her boyfriend, Fabián Tablado, who stabbed her 113 times. Tablado's recent release from prison, despite prior violence and threats, has sparked outrage and reignited the debate on femicide laws in Argentina, with the government propos...
Argentina's Femicide Law Debate Reignited After Perpetrator's Release
On a cold night in 1996, 17-year-old Carolina Aló was murdered by her boyfriend, Fabián Tablado, who stabbed her 113 times. Tablado's recent release from prison, despite prior violence and threats, has sparked outrage and reignited the debate on femicide laws in Argentina, with the government propos...
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48% Bias Score
Biden Commutes Sentence of Indigenous Activist Leonard Peltier
President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Leonard Peltier, an 80-year-old Indigenous activist imprisoned since 1975 for the killing of two FBI agents at Pine Ridge Reservation, on January 20, 2025, allowing for home confinement, although the commutation does not admit state wrongdoing.
Biden Commutes Sentence of Indigenous Activist Leonard Peltier
President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Leonard Peltier, an 80-year-old Indigenous activist imprisoned since 1975 for the killing of two FBI agents at Pine Ridge Reservation, on January 20, 2025, allowing for home confinement, although the commutation does not admit state wrongdoing.
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44% Bias Score
Trump Administration Freezes Billions in Foreign Aid, Sparking Humanitarian Concerns
The Trump administration froze billions in foreign aid, placing dozens of USAID officials on leave and thousands of contractors out of work, causing concern over the impact on vulnerable populations receiving aid.
Trump Administration Freezes Billions in Foreign Aid, Sparking Humanitarian Concerns
The Trump administration froze billions in foreign aid, placing dozens of USAID officials on leave and thousands of contractors out of work, causing concern over the impact on vulnerable populations receiving aid.
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60% Bias Score
EU Reviews Rwanda Mineral Deal Amid DRC Conflict
The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), fueled by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels controlling key mineral-rich areas, has prompted the EU to review a February 2024 deal with Rwanda to secure raw materials, amid accusations of illegal mineral trade and human rights abuses.
EU Reviews Rwanda Mineral Deal Amid DRC Conflict
The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), fueled by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels controlling key mineral-rich areas, has prompted the EU to review a February 2024 deal with Rwanda to secure raw materials, amid accusations of illegal mineral trade and human rights abuses.
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44% Bias Score
Holocaust Survivor Returns Medal, Protesting CDU-AfD Collaboration on Immigration
A 99-year-old Holocaust survivor and a photographer returned their German medals protesting the CDU's collaboration with the far-right AfD on a stricter immigration policy motion passed in the Bundestag on January 30th, highlighting concerns about the erosion of democratic values and echoing the ris...
Holocaust Survivor Returns Medal, Protesting CDU-AfD Collaboration on Immigration
A 99-year-old Holocaust survivor and a photographer returned their German medals protesting the CDU's collaboration with the far-right AfD on a stricter immigration policy motion passed in the Bundestag on January 30th, highlighting concerns about the erosion of democratic values and echoing the ris...
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64% Bias Score
Nicaragua: Ortega-Murillo Extend Presidential Term, Consolidate Power
Nicaragua's National Assembly approved extending Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo's presidential terms until 2028, granting them control over the judiciary, electoral council, and armed forces, and legitimizing paramilitary groups responsible for human rights abuses.
Nicaragua: Ortega-Murillo Extend Presidential Term, Consolidate Power
Nicaragua's National Assembly approved extending Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo's presidential terms until 2028, granting them control over the judiciary, electoral council, and armed forces, and legitimizing paramilitary groups responsible for human rights abuses.
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68% Bias Score
Israeli Hostages Released After Mothers' Public Plea
Five Israeli female soldiers, captured by Hamas on October 7, 2023, following a massacre at the Nahal Oz base, were released after their mothers publicly shared images of their captivity, highlighting the lack of global response to the crisis.
Israeli Hostages Released After Mothers' Public Plea
Five Israeli female soldiers, captured by Hamas on October 7, 2023, following a massacre at the Nahal Oz base, were released after their mothers publicly shared images of their captivity, highlighting the lack of global response to the crisis.
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56% Bias Score
Trump Repurposes Guantanamo for Undocumented Immigrants
President Trump signed an executive order to transform Guantanamo Bay into a detention center for 30,000 undocumented immigrants with criminal records, alongside the Laken Riley Act mandating detention for non-US nationals arrested for specific crimes, sparking legal and political debate.
Trump Repurposes Guantanamo for Undocumented Immigrants
President Trump signed an executive order to transform Guantanamo Bay into a detention center for 30,000 undocumented immigrants with criminal records, alongside the Laken Riley Act mandating detention for non-US nationals arrested for specific crimes, sparking legal and political debate.
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44% Bias Score
Trump's Freeze on International Aid Causes Widespread Layoffs and Program Shutdowns
President Trump's executive order freezing US international development aid for 90 days has caused immediate layoffs and uncertainty for an estimated 160,000 workers and halted programs supporting millions globally, impacting healthcare, small businesses, and the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Trump's Freeze on International Aid Causes Widespread Layoffs and Program Shutdowns
President Trump's executive order freezing US international development aid for 90 days has caused immediate layoffs and uncertainty for an estimated 160,000 workers and halted programs supporting millions globally, impacting healthcare, small businesses, and the fight against HIV/AIDS.
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60% Bias Score
Holocaust Survivors Return German Honors to Protest Far-Right Alliance
A 99-year-old Holocaust survivor, Albrecht Weinberg, returned his Federal Cross of Merit to protest the CDU's unprecedented alliance with the far-right AfD party on a restrictive asylum motion, a decision echoed by other survivors, sparking widespread concern about rising extremism in Germany.
Holocaust Survivors Return German Honors to Protest Far-Right Alliance
A 99-year-old Holocaust survivor, Albrecht Weinberg, returned his Federal Cross of Merit to protest the CDU's unprecedented alliance with the far-right AfD party on a restrictive asylum motion, a decision echoed by other survivors, sparking widespread concern about rising extremism in Germany.
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60% Bias Score