Poland Begins EU Council Presidency Amidst Geopolitical Tensions
Poland began its six-month term as president of the Council of the European Union on January 1st, 2024, with a gala in Warsaw featuring Prime Minister Donald Tusk's speech emphasizing Poland's commitment to European unity and security, while notable absences included Ursula von der Leyen and Andrzej...
Poland Begins EU Council Presidency Amidst Geopolitical Tensions
Poland began its six-month term as president of the Council of the European Union on January 1st, 2024, with a gala in Warsaw featuring Prime Minister Donald Tusk's speech emphasizing Poland's commitment to European unity and security, while notable absences included Ursula von der Leyen and Andrzej...
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40% Bias Score
Global Conflict Surge: 25% Rise in Political Violence, 223,000 Deaths in 2024
Global political violence surged 25% in 2024, with 223,000 deaths; Palestine is the most conflict-ridden country, experiencing over 50,000 fatalities in the past year and 81% of its population exposed to conflict; the UN projects 305 million people will need humanitarian aid in 2025.
Global Conflict Surge: 25% Rise in Political Violence, 223,000 Deaths in 2024
Global political violence surged 25% in 2024, with 223,000 deaths; Palestine is the most conflict-ridden country, experiencing over 50,000 fatalities in the past year and 81% of its population exposed to conflict; the UN projects 305 million people will need humanitarian aid in 2025.
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44% Bias Score
Zelenskyy Hopes Trump Can Be Decisive in Ending Ukraine War
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy expressed hope that President-elect Trump can be decisive in ending the nearly three-year war with Russia, while also emphasizing that any peace negotiations must include security guarantees for Ukraine, such as the possibility of joining NATO.
Zelenskyy Hopes Trump Can Be Decisive in Ending Ukraine War
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy expressed hope that President-elect Trump can be decisive in ending the nearly three-year war with Russia, while also emphasizing that any peace negotiations must include security guarantees for Ukraine, such as the possibility of joining NATO.
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40% Bias Score
Bulgaria and Romania Join Schengen: Economic Gains and Geopolitical Trade-offs
Bulgaria and Romania's long-awaited entry into the Schengen Area, finalized in December 2023 after overcoming Austrian objections, offers economic benefits but raises security concerns, especially regarding migration, while simultaneously highlighting their strategic importance to NATO.
Bulgaria and Romania Join Schengen: Economic Gains and Geopolitical Trade-offs
Bulgaria and Romania's long-awaited entry into the Schengen Area, finalized in December 2023 after overcoming Austrian objections, offers economic benefits but raises security concerns, especially regarding migration, while simultaneously highlighting their strategic importance to NATO.
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60% Bias Score
Zelenskyy: Trump Could Be Decisive in Ending Ukraine War
In a New Year's interview, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy discussed Donald Trump's potential role in ending the war, highlighting the Kupyansk offensive's impact on negotiations and the conditions for holding elections in 2025.
Zelenskyy: Trump Could Be Decisive in Ending Ukraine War
In a New Year's interview, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy discussed Donald Trump's potential role in ending the war, highlighting the Kupyansk offensive's impact on negotiations and the conditions for holding elections in 2025.
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44% Bias Score
Russia's Gas Cut-off Cripples Transnistria's Industries
Russia's termination of gas supplies to Moldova's Transnistria region on Wednesday has shut down all industrial companies except food producers, impacting 450,000 people; the region's leader says it has 10-20 days of limited gas reserves.
Russia's Gas Cut-off Cripples Transnistria's Industries
Russia's termination of gas supplies to Moldova's Transnistria region on Wednesday has shut down all industrial companies except food producers, impacting 450,000 people; the region's leader says it has 10-20 days of limited gas reserves.
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44% Bias Score
EU's Internal Divisions Hamper Global Response
The European Union's internal divisions and slow decision-making processes, exemplified by its response to the war in Ukraine, create vulnerabilities in the face of rising autocratic powers and global challenges.
EU's Internal Divisions Hamper Global Response
The European Union's internal divisions and slow decision-making processes, exemplified by its response to the war in Ukraine, create vulnerabilities in the face of rising autocratic powers and global challenges.
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48% Bias Score
Ukrainian Woman Details Horrific Torture, Rape by Russian Militants
In 2018, Natalia Vlasova, a Ukrainian woman, was subjected to brutal torture, including rape by multiple men and electrocution, by Russian militants in the Izolyatsia prison in Donbas; she and two others received lengthy prison sentences in 2018 after a trial based on coerced confessions, highlighti...
Ukrainian Woman Details Horrific Torture, Rape by Russian Militants
In 2018, Natalia Vlasova, a Ukrainian woman, was subjected to brutal torture, including rape by multiple men and electrocution, by Russian militants in the Izolyatsia prison in Donbas; she and two others received lengthy prison sentences in 2018 after a trial based on coerced confessions, highlighti...
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68% Bias Score
Ukrainian Soldiers Find Healing at Mount Athos
Twenty-two Ukrainian soldiers injured in the war against Russia participated in a four-day psychological support program at Mount Athos, Greece, visiting monasteries and engaging in religious activities to aid in their rehabilitation from the three-year conflict that has resulted in thousands of civ...
Ukrainian Soldiers Find Healing at Mount Athos
Twenty-two Ukrainian soldiers injured in the war against Russia participated in a four-day psychological support program at Mount Athos, Greece, visiting monasteries and engaging in religious activities to aid in their rehabilitation from the three-year conflict that has resulted in thousands of civ...
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44% Bias Score
Slovakia's Fico Provokes Ukraine Crisis Amidst Domestic Political Instability
Amidst Russia's ongoing attacks on Ukraine, Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico's pro-Russian stance, marked by a Moscow visit and threats to Ukraine over gas transit, is causing a diplomatic crisis and fueling internal political instability, raising the possibility of early elections. Fico's actio...
Slovakia's Fico Provokes Ukraine Crisis Amidst Domestic Political Instability
Amidst Russia's ongoing attacks on Ukraine, Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico's pro-Russian stance, marked by a Moscow visit and threats to Ukraine over gas transit, is causing a diplomatic crisis and fueling internal political instability, raising the possibility of early elections. Fico's actio...
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56% Bias Score
Ukraine Gas Pipeline Closure: Moldova Faces Energy Crisis, EU Navigates Geopolitical Shifts
On January 1, 2025, the contract for Russian gas transit through Ukraine expired, halting gas flow and impacting Moldova severely; Slovakia and Hungary seek alternatives, while the EU faces increased LNG demand and geopolitical tensions.
Ukraine Gas Pipeline Closure: Moldova Faces Energy Crisis, EU Navigates Geopolitical Shifts
On January 1, 2025, the contract for Russian gas transit through Ukraine expired, halting gas flow and impacting Moldova severely; Slovakia and Hungary seek alternatives, while the EU faces increased LNG demand and geopolitical tensions.
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36% Bias Score
Polish Farmers Protest Trade Deal, Green Deal During EU Presidency Inauguration
On the first day of Poland's EU Council presidency, Polish farmers protested in Warsaw against the EU-Mercosur trade deal, the European Green Deal, Ukrainian agricultural imports, and damage to Polish forestry and fishing, highlighting their five key grievances under the slogan "5 x STOP".
Polish Farmers Protest Trade Deal, Green Deal During EU Presidency Inauguration
On the first day of Poland's EU Council presidency, Polish farmers protested in Warsaw against the EU-Mercosur trade deal, the European Green Deal, Ukrainian agricultural imports, and damage to Polish forestry and fishing, highlighting their five key grievances under the slogan "5 x STOP".
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36% Bias Score