Story gist: Polls opened in Japan’s national snap elections. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hopes for a significant victory.

Bias summary: Left-leaning NPR emphasizes Takaichi as Japan’s first female PM ‘staking her future’ on risky snap elections, highlighting gender and peril. Center AP neutrally reports her hope for a big win as polls open. Right-leaning WSJ positively frames her conservatism and strong appeal to young voters, omitting risks and focusing on popularity.

Story gist: Former French minister Jack Lang resigned as head of the Arab World Institute after correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein was revealed. French authorities are investigating Lang over these Epstein links.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian emphasize Lang’s resignation from a ‘prestigious institute,’ framing it as a career-ending scandal tied to Epstein. Center outlets like BBC highlight the official French investigation into ex-minister Lang’s Epstein links, focusing on procedural developments. Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting any conservative framing such as scrutiny of institutional ties or broader implications.

Story gist: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday. The meeting occurs amid U.S.-Iran negotiations.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Haaretz frames the meeting as ‘The Iran Paradox,’ portraying Trump facing a stark choice between an Iran deal and Israel’s interests, emphasizing tension and dilemma. Center PBS delivers a neutral, factual report on the meeting’s timing and topic. No right-leaning coverage appears, omitting potential emphasis on U.S.-Israel alliance strength or Netanyahu’s diplomatic leverage.

Story gist: A mosque in Pakistan was bombed. Authorities arrested four suspects, including the alleged mastermind.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like the New York Times frame the mosque bombing as undercutting Pakistan’s security bid, emphasizing national weakness and failure. Center outlets like the BBC highlight arrests including the alleged mastermind, focusing neutrally on investigative progress. Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting potential emphasis on terrorism threats, militant networks, or security force successes.

Story gist: UK media outlets speculate on potential successors to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer amid a scandal involving Peter Mandelson. Reports note MPs’ shock and anger toward Mandelson and fury with Starmer.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Guardian sympathetically calls Starmer a ‘decent PM’ tragically brought down by Mandelson’s sleaze, framing downfall as inevitable. Center BBC reports MPs shocked at Mandelson but ‘furious’ with Starmer, balancing criticism. Right-leaning Telegraph pressures Starmer with an ‘agonising choice’ to resign or scapegoat, emphasizing his accountability and dilemma.