December 5, 2025 – Global Headlines

Story gist: Vladimir Putin arrived in India for a visit. The trip coincides with former U.S. President Donald Trump’s crackdown on Russian oil.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The Washington Post frame Trump’s oil crackdown as ‘hanging heavy’ over Putin’s India visit, emphasizing burdensome impact. Center outlets like The Economist describe Trump as ‘looming over’ the visit, stressing overshadowing U.S. influence. Right-leaning outlets provided no coverage, omitting perspectives that might highlight Trump’s policy successes or minimize effects on Putin.

Story gist: Dawn Sturgess died from Novichok poisoning in Salisbury, UK, in 2018, linked to the Skripal incident. Her family stated lessons have not been learned. UK officials blamed Putin amid Russian sabotage reports.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Guardian emphasizes Sturgess family’s claim of unlearned lessons, focusing on victim impact and implied authority failures. Center BBC neutrally questions if British spies learned from Skripal poisonings, stressing intelligence accountability. Right-leaning outlets absent, omitting potential emphasis on Russian threats, Putin blame, or UK security defenses.

Story gist: The United Kingdom and Norway signed a pact to hunt Russian submarines in the North Atlantic.

Bias summary: No left-leaning outlets covered the story, omitting potential framing as escalatory militarism against Russia. Center outlet BBC neutrally reports ‘UK and Norway form naval alliance to hunt Russian submarines,’ emphasizing partnership and security cooperation without alarmism. No right-leaning coverage, absenting likely emphasis on robust deterrence and anti-Russian resolve.

Story gist: The United States Institute of Peace was renamed for former President Donald Trump despite a legal battle.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian highlight ‘despite legal battle,’ framing the renaming as controversial and contested. Center outlets like BBC neutrally state ‘renamed after Trump’ without referencing the dispute. Right-leaning outlets offer no coverage, omitting celebratory or supportive perspectives on the honor for Trump.

Story gist: Ukraine’s Killhouse Academy trains fighters to operate drones. The program incorporates AI technology for battlefield applications.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The Sydney Morning Herald frame the story optimistically, emphasizing Ukraine’s hopes for AI drones to transform warfare. Center outlets like Reuters report neutrally, focusing on pilots seeking a battlefield edge via AI. Right-leaning coverage is absent, leaving out potential emphasis on costs, risks, or skepticism toward the technology’s impact.