Burkina Faso: Captain Traore Seizes Power in Second Coup of 2022
On September 30, 2022, Captain Ibrahim Traore, a 34-year-old army captain, led a coup in Burkina Faso, overthrowing Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, the leader of a previous coup in January 2022, amid rising insurgent violence and public dissatisfaction with the government's response. This is t...
Burkina Faso: Captain Traore Seizes Power in Second Coup of 2022
On September 30, 2022, Captain Ibrahim Traore, a 34-year-old army captain, led a coup in Burkina Faso, overthrowing Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, the leader of a previous coup in January 2022, amid rising insurgent violence and public dissatisfaction with the government's response. This is t...
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40% Bias Score
Spain's Sixth Budget Extension Exacerbates Political Crisis and Delays Social Programs
Spain's government is operating under a sixth budget extension in a decade, affecting 12 million pensioners and delaying aid for flood victims in Valencia, while seven regions also lack approved budgets, creating uncertainty and political gridlock.
Spain's Sixth Budget Extension Exacerbates Political Crisis and Delays Social Programs
Spain's government is operating under a sixth budget extension in a decade, affecting 12 million pensioners and delaying aid for flood victims in Valencia, while seven regions also lack approved budgets, creating uncertainty and political gridlock.
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44% Bias Score
Trump Policies Risk Catastrophic Impact on Haiti
Haiti's interim president warns that the Trump administration's decision to freeze aid, deport migrants, and block refugees will have catastrophic consequences for the already struggling nation, exacerbating hunger, displacement, and gang violence.
Trump Policies Risk Catastrophic Impact on Haiti
Haiti's interim president warns that the Trump administration's decision to freeze aid, deport migrants, and block refugees will have catastrophic consequences for the already struggling nation, exacerbating hunger, displacement, and gang violence.
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48% Bias Score
Cuba's Deepening Crisis: Economic Hardship and US Sanctions
Cuba faces its worst economic crisis since 1991, marked by food shortages, a failing healthcare system, and the emigration of 1.79 million people between 2022-2023; this is fueled by a lack of trading partners and continued US sanctions, alongside internal resistance to change.
Cuba's Deepening Crisis: Economic Hardship and US Sanctions
Cuba faces its worst economic crisis since 1991, marked by food shortages, a failing healthcare system, and the emigration of 1.79 million people between 2022-2023; this is fueled by a lack of trading partners and continued US sanctions, alongside internal resistance to change.
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56% Bias Score
Maduro's Military Deployment Fuels Border Conflict in Colombia
Nicolás Maduro's deployment of 150,000 troops in Venezuela's "Bolivarian Shield" exercises has caused a surge in violence along the Colombian border, resulting in dozens of deaths and over 30,000 displaced people, amidst claims of combating opposition-linked groups and alleged foreign invasions.
Maduro's Military Deployment Fuels Border Conflict in Colombia
Nicolás Maduro's deployment of 150,000 troops in Venezuela's "Bolivarian Shield" exercises has caused a surge in violence along the Colombian border, resulting in dozens of deaths and over 30,000 displaced people, amidst claims of combating opposition-linked groups and alleged foreign invasions.
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56% Bias Score
Petro's Haiti Visit Amidst Colombian and Haitian Crises
Colombian President Gustavo Petro visited Haiti on Wednesday, strengthening bilateral ties amidst domestic turmoil in Colombia and Haiti's ongoing crisis following President Moïse's assassination; the visit, costing Haiti over \$3.8 million, included signing cooperation agreements and exploring pote...
Petro's Haiti Visit Amidst Colombian and Haitian Crises
Colombian President Gustavo Petro visited Haiti on Wednesday, strengthening bilateral ties amidst domestic turmoil in Colombia and Haiti's ongoing crisis following President Moïse's assassination; the visit, costing Haiti over \$3.8 million, included signing cooperation agreements and exploring pote...
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40% Bias Score
France and Germany Face Intertwined Political and Economic Crises
France's political instability, marked by a 7% drop in the CAC 40 and a 6.1% public deficit, contrasts with Germany's economic crisis triggered by energy, security, and trade dependencies; the latter has caused a recession and significant job losses in major industries, leading to the fall of Chance...
France and Germany Face Intertwined Political and Economic Crises
France's political instability, marked by a 7% drop in the CAC 40 and a 6.1% public deficit, contrasts with Germany's economic crisis triggered by energy, security, and trade dependencies; the latter has caused a recession and significant job losses in major industries, leading to the fall of Chance...
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32% Bias Score
German Economy Stagnates Amidst Policy Uncertainty and High Costs
Germany's GDP fell 0.2% in 2024 and 0.3% in 2023 due to high energy costs, a shortage of skilled workers, high taxes, and uncertainty surrounding the new heating law, prompting concerns about the nation's economic future.
German Economy Stagnates Amidst Policy Uncertainty and High Costs
Germany's GDP fell 0.2% in 2024 and 0.3% in 2023 due to high energy costs, a shortage of skilled workers, high taxes, and uncertainty surrounding the new heating law, prompting concerns about the nation's economic future.
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52% Bias Score
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Divides Nation, Threatening Netanyahu's Coalition
A three-stage ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, brokered by Qatar, Egypt, and the US, started on January 19, 2024, following a Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, that killed 1,200 and abducted 250 Israelis. The agreement has released three female hostages in exchange for 90 Palestinian pri...
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Divides Nation, Threatening Netanyahu's Coalition
A three-stage ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, brokered by Qatar, Egypt, and the US, started on January 19, 2024, following a Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, that killed 1,200 and abducted 250 Israelis. The agreement has released three female hostages in exchange for 90 Palestinian pri...
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48% Bias Score
Petro Visits Haiti Amidst Gang Violence Crisis
Colombian President Gustavo Petro visited Jacmel, Haiti, on Wednesday to discuss joint projects despite ongoing gang violence that has crippled Port-au-Prince's airport and caused a humanitarian crisis, meeting with officials amidst a UN-backed mission struggling to contain the crisis that killed ov...
Petro Visits Haiti Amidst Gang Violence Crisis
Colombian President Gustavo Petro visited Jacmel, Haiti, on Wednesday to discuss joint projects despite ongoing gang violence that has crippled Port-au-Prince's airport and caused a humanitarian crisis, meeting with officials amidst a UN-backed mission struggling to contain the crisis that killed ov...
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40% Bias Score
Spanish Congress Rejects Decree, Cutting Pension Increases and Free Public Transit
The Spanish Congress rejected an omnibus decree, resulting in a €40.50 monthly reduction for average retirees, eliminating aid for vulnerable citizens, and ending free public transport, exposing the government's fragile parliamentary majority.
Spanish Congress Rejects Decree, Cutting Pension Increases and Free Public Transit
The Spanish Congress rejected an omnibus decree, resulting in a €40.50 monthly reduction for average retirees, eliminating aid for vulnerable citizens, and ending free public transport, exposing the government's fragile parliamentary majority.
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52% Bias Score
US Allegedly Attempts to Destabilize Serbia and Slovakia
The US is allegedly attempting to destabilize Serbia and Slovakia using tactics similar to those employed in Ukraine, involving the mobilization of opposition groups and exploitation of tragic events to incite unrest and potentially trigger regime change.
US Allegedly Attempts to Destabilize Serbia and Slovakia
The US is allegedly attempting to destabilize Serbia and Slovakia using tactics similar to those employed in Ukraine, involving the mobilization of opposition groups and exploitation of tragic events to incite unrest and potentially trigger regime change.
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72% Bias Score