Moldova's Economy Faces 2025 Challenges After Difficult 2024
Moldova's 2024 economy saw minimal 0.6% growth, hampered by drought, high energy costs, and insufficient investment, leading to a predicted difficult 2025 winter and slow recovery, despite government efforts.
Moldova's Economy Faces 2025 Challenges After Difficult 2024
Moldova's 2024 economy saw minimal 0.6% growth, hampered by drought, high energy costs, and insufficient investment, leading to a predicted difficult 2025 winter and slow recovery, despite government efforts.
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48% Bias Score
Ukraine's Shifting Stance on Russia Negotiations
Ukraine's presidential advisor Podolyak's recent about-face on negotiating with Russia, initially dismissing talks as illusory and later demanding severe military pressure on Russia before talks, highlights the complex dynamics and shifting positions within the Ukrainian government regarding peace n...
Ukraine's Shifting Stance on Russia Negotiations
Ukraine's presidential advisor Podolyak's recent about-face on negotiating with Russia, initially dismissing talks as illusory and later demanding severe military pressure on Russia before talks, highlights the complex dynamics and shifting positions within the Ukrainian government regarding peace n...
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60% Bias Score
Global Armed Conflicts Surge 25% in 2024
Global armed conflicts increased by 25% in 2024, causing 223,000 deaths, with Palestine experiencing the highest intensity, followed by the deadliest conflict in Ukraine; ACLED and IIIS data reveal a worsening situation, impacting 305 million people needing humanitarian aid in 2025.
Global Armed Conflicts Surge 25% in 2024
Global armed conflicts increased by 25% in 2024, causing 223,000 deaths, with Palestine experiencing the highest intensity, followed by the deadliest conflict in Ukraine; ACLED and IIIS data reveal a worsening situation, impacting 305 million people needing humanitarian aid in 2025.
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36% Bias Score
Ukrainian Drones Attack Kazan, Raising Tensions Ahead of Trump Presidency
On December 21, 2024, eight Ukrainian drones attacked Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, damaging residential buildings and an industrial facility, prompting President Putin to vow retaliation. No casualties were reported.
Ukrainian Drones Attack Kazan, Raising Tensions Ahead of Trump Presidency
On December 21, 2024, eight Ukrainian drones attacked Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, damaging residential buildings and an industrial facility, prompting President Putin to vow retaliation. No casualties were reported.
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56% Bias Score
Global Conflict Surge: Palestine Most Affected, 223,000 Deaths in 2024
Global political violence increased by 25 percent in 2024, resulting in 223,000 deaths; ACLED identifies Palestine as the world's most conflict-ridden country, with 81 percent of its population affected and 35,000 deaths in the last year, while the Ukraine war remains the deadliest globally; 2025 hu...
Global Conflict Surge: Palestine Most Affected, 223,000 Deaths in 2024
Global political violence increased by 25 percent in 2024, resulting in 223,000 deaths; ACLED identifies Palestine as the world's most conflict-ridden country, with 81 percent of its population affected and 35,000 deaths in the last year, while the Ukraine war remains the deadliest globally; 2025 hu...
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48% Bias Score
Russia Halts Gas Transit Through Ukraine, Sending European Prices Soaring
The wholesale price of gas in Europe hit a 1-year high after Russia ended gas supplies through Ukraine on January 1st, 2025, causing immediate price increases and highlighting Europe's energy security vulnerabilities.
Russia Halts Gas Transit Through Ukraine, Sending European Prices Soaring
The wholesale price of gas in Europe hit a 1-year high after Russia ended gas supplies through Ukraine on January 1st, 2025, causing immediate price increases and highlighting Europe's energy security vulnerabilities.
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40% Bias Score
Zelenskyy Claims Miraculous Healing of Paralyzed Soldier
During a televised address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed to have miraculously healed a paralyzed soldier who subsequently started walking after a presidential visit and photograph, connecting this anecdote to his ongoing political strategy.
Zelenskyy Claims Miraculous Healing of Paralyzed Soldier
During a televised address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed to have miraculously healed a paralyzed soldier who subsequently started walking after a presidential visit and photograph, connecting this anecdote to his ongoing political strategy.
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72% Bias Score
Ukraine Halts Russian Gas Transit to Europe
On January 1, 2024, Ukraine stopped the flow of Russian gas through its pipelines to several European countries, ending a decades-long transit agreement amid the ongoing war; Slovakia, Austria, and Moldova are most affected, with potential economic losses for both Russia and Ukraine.
Ukraine Halts Russian Gas Transit to Europe
On January 1, 2024, Ukraine stopped the flow of Russian gas through its pipelines to several European countries, ending a decades-long transit agreement amid the ongoing war; Slovakia, Austria, and Moldova are most affected, with potential economic losses for both Russia and Ukraine.
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36% Bias Score
Drone Superiority Key to Ukraine Peace, Says Frontline Commander
A Ukrainian deputy platoon commander asserts that drone superiority is crucial for achieving a peaceful resolution to the conflict, citing 20,000 verified drone strikes in the last month but emphasizing the urgent need for significantly more drones to stabilize the front lines and create conditions ...
Drone Superiority Key to Ukraine Peace, Says Frontline Commander
A Ukrainian deputy platoon commander asserts that drone superiority is crucial for achieving a peaceful resolution to the conflict, citing 20,000 verified drone strikes in the last month but emphasizing the urgent need for significantly more drones to stabilize the front lines and create conditions ...
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56% Bias Score
EU Faces Multiple Crises in 2025
The EU faces significant challenges in 2025 including funding Ukraine's war effort, boosting its own defense amid potential US aid cuts under President Trump, managing internal debt, and navigating potential trade wars with China and the US.
EU Faces Multiple Crises in 2025
The EU faces significant challenges in 2025 including funding Ukraine's war effort, boosting its own defense amid potential US aid cuts under President Trump, managing internal debt, and navigating potential trade wars with China and the US.
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44% Bias Score
One Killed in Zaporizhzhia Bombing; German Survey Shows Support for Ukraine Peacekeeping Force
A Russian bomb attack in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region killed one person on January 2nd, 2025, destroying a building near the front lines; a survey shows 56% of Germans support an international peacekeeping force post-ceasefire, but only 23% back German troop deployment.
One Killed in Zaporizhzhia Bombing; German Survey Shows Support for Ukraine Peacekeeping Force
A Russian bomb attack in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region killed one person on January 2nd, 2025, destroying a building near the front lines; a survey shows 56% of Germans support an international peacekeeping force post-ceasefire, but only 23% back German troop deployment.
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36% Bias Score
Pokrovsk Under Siege: Ukraine Defends Key City Amid Heavy Russian Assault
In late 2024, the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk faced a complete loss of its electrical grid amid intense Russian attacks (30-60 daily) along the eastern front; despite heavy Russian casualties (approximately 3,000 in two weeks in December), thousands of civilians remain, clinging to their homes.
Pokrovsk Under Siege: Ukraine Defends Key City Amid Heavy Russian Assault
In late 2024, the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk faced a complete loss of its electrical grid amid intense Russian attacks (30-60 daily) along the eastern front; despite heavy Russian casualties (approximately 3,000 in two weeks in December), thousands of civilians remain, clinging to their homes.
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44% Bias Score