Russian Soldiers' Actions Halt Enemy Offensives in Ukraine
Junior Sergeant Abubakr Arsunkaev and Private Daniil Lobanov, through precise targeting and drone reconnaissance, destroyed enemy forces, including a Bradley BMP, halting enemy offensives in the special military operation zone.
Russian Soldiers' Actions Halt Enemy Offensives in Ukraine
Junior Sergeant Abubakr Arsunkaev and Private Daniil Lobanov, through precise targeting and drone reconnaissance, destroyed enemy forces, including a Bradley BMP, halting enemy offensives in the special military operation zone.
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60% Bias Score
Austria's Right-Wing Coalition Sparks Concerns
Austria's ÖVP and FPÖ are forming a right-wing coalition government, despite concerns about the FPÖ leader's past and potential threats to democratic norms, press freedom, and Austria's international standing; the coalition plans €6.3 billion in budget cuts, largely affecting climate initiatives.
Austria's Right-Wing Coalition Sparks Concerns
Austria's ÖVP and FPÖ are forming a right-wing coalition government, despite concerns about the FPÖ leader's past and potential threats to democratic norms, press freedom, and Austria's international standing; the coalition plans €6.3 billion in budget cuts, largely affecting climate initiatives.
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52% Bias Score
Russia and Armenia Seek to Improve Relations After Strained Ties
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov and Armenian Foreign Minister Mirzoyan held talks in Moscow on Tuesday, addressing strained relations following Armenia's strategic partnership agreement with the US. Lavrov will visit Yerevan soon, aiming to improve bilateral ties and economic cooperation.
Russia and Armenia Seek to Improve Relations After Strained Ties
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov and Armenian Foreign Minister Mirzoyan held talks in Moscow on Tuesday, addressing strained relations following Armenia's strategic partnership agreement with the US. Lavrov will visit Yerevan soon, aiming to improve bilateral ties and economic cooperation.
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56% Bias Score
Trump Revokes Security Clearances of Bolton and Intelligence Officials
President Trump issued an executive order on Monday revoking the security clearances of former national security advisor John Bolton and 51 intelligence officials who signed a letter in 2020 expressing concerns about emails found on Hunter Biden's laptop, alleging they manipulated the 2020 election.
Trump Revokes Security Clearances of Bolton and Intelligence Officials
President Trump issued an executive order on Monday revoking the security clearances of former national security advisor John Bolton and 51 intelligence officials who signed a letter in 2020 expressing concerns about emails found on Hunter Biden's laptop, alleging they manipulated the 2020 election.
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56% Bias Score
Russia's 2024 Harvest Shortfall: Export Restrictions and Domestic Price Pressures
Russia's 2024 agricultural harvest fell 14% short of 2023's record, reaching 125 million tons due to poor weather, sanctions-hampered supply chains, and labor shortages; the government responded with export restrictions to stabilize domestic food prices, but this negatively impacts producers' profit...
Russia's 2024 Harvest Shortfall: Export Restrictions and Domestic Price Pressures
Russia's 2024 agricultural harvest fell 14% short of 2023's record, reaching 125 million tons due to poor weather, sanctions-hampered supply chains, and labor shortages; the government responded with export restrictions to stabilize domestic food prices, but this negatively impacts producers' profit...
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36% Bias Score
Norway Rejects Trump's 5 Percent NATO Defense Spending Demand
Norway, despite increasing its defense budget to 2.16 percent of GDP in 2024—its largest increase since the Korean War—will not meet President Trump's demand for a 5 percent increase, citing economic factors and a planned increase to 3 percent by 2030.
Norway Rejects Trump's 5 Percent NATO Defense Spending Demand
Norway, despite increasing its defense budget to 2.16 percent of GDP in 2024—its largest increase since the Korean War—will not meet President Trump's demand for a 5 percent increase, citing economic factors and a planned increase to 3 percent by 2030.
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48% Bias Score
Xi and Putin Pledge Deeper Strategic Coordination
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged to deepen strategic coordination on Tuesday, vowing mutual support for their respective strategic interests and a U.N.-centered international system. Russia reaffirmed its support for China's claim on Taiwan, while energy trad...
Xi and Putin Pledge Deeper Strategic Coordination
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged to deepen strategic coordination on Tuesday, vowing mutual support for their respective strategic interests and a U.N.-centered international system. Russia reaffirmed its support for China's claim on Taiwan, while energy trad...
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44% Bias Score
No-Confidence Vote Against Slovak PM Fico Fails
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico survived a no-confidence vote on Tuesday after opposition parties walked out of the parliament session protesting a move to discuss a confidential security report in private; the opposition accused Fico of undermining Slovakia's national interests through his pro-Ru...
No-Confidence Vote Against Slovak PM Fico Fails
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico survived a no-confidence vote on Tuesday after opposition parties walked out of the parliament session protesting a move to discuss a confidential security report in private; the opposition accused Fico of undermining Slovakia's national interests through his pro-Ru...
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52% Bias Score
Trump's Assertive Stance on Ukraine and Panama Canal Sparks Tensions with Russia
President Trump's second term began with calls for a Ukraine peace deal and a claim that the Panama Canal should be under US control, provoking a response from Russia warning against interference in Panama's internal affairs and suggesting that the casualty figures mentioned by the US president are ...
Trump's Assertive Stance on Ukraine and Panama Canal Sparks Tensions with Russia
President Trump's second term began with calls for a Ukraine peace deal and a claim that the Panama Canal should be under US control, provoking a response from Russia warning against interference in Panama's internal affairs and suggesting that the casualty figures mentioned by the US president are ...
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36% Bias Score
Schröder and Warnig to Testify in Nord Stream 2 Inquiry
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and former Nord Stream 2 CEO Matthias Warnig will testify on Friday before a Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state parliament committee investigating the Nord Stream 2 pipeline's construction, which was completed in late 2021 but never went into operation due to the ...
Schröder and Warnig to Testify in Nord Stream 2 Inquiry
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and former Nord Stream 2 CEO Matthias Warnig will testify on Friday before a Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state parliament committee investigating the Nord Stream 2 pipeline's construction, which was completed in late 2021 but never went into operation due to the ...
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48% Bias Score
El-Sisi and Putin Discuss Bilateral Ties, Gaza Ceasefire
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation on January 21, discussing strengthening bilateral ties, including a Russian industrial zone near the Suez Canal and the El Dabaa nuclear power plant, as well as the Ukraine conflict and the Gaza ce...
El-Sisi and Putin Discuss Bilateral Ties, Gaza Ceasefire
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation on January 21, discussing strengthening bilateral ties, including a Russian industrial zone near the Suez Canal and the El Dabaa nuclear power plant, as well as the Ukraine conflict and the Gaza ce...
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28% Bias Score
Russia to Toughen Penalties for Incitement of Hatred
The Russian government plans to toughen Article 282 of its Criminal Code, eliminating the need for prior administrative punishment for criminal liability in cases of incitement of hatred or enmity; the amendment was approved on January 20th by a governmental commission and expands qualifying feature...
Russia to Toughen Penalties for Incitement of Hatred
The Russian government plans to toughen Article 282 of its Criminal Code, eliminating the need for prior administrative punishment for criminal liability in cases of incitement of hatred or enmity; the amendment was approved on January 20th by a governmental commission and expands qualifying feature...
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40% Bias Score