December 29, 2025 – Global Headlines

Story gist: Nine people, including five children, were stabbed to death in Suriname, police say.

Bias summary: Left-leaning CBS emphasizes ‘knife attack’ and ‘at least 9 people, including children,’ citing police with a tentative tone on numbers. Center BBC uses precise counts (‘Nine… five children’) and direct phrasing (‘stabbed to death’), placing location first. Right-leaning WKRC leads with stark numbers (‘9 dead… 5 children’) in a concise ‘stabbing attack’ frame, omitting location and police source for brevity.

Story gist: Protests erupted in Syria over lack of security, leaving two dead. A clash occurred during an Alawite protest in Syria, killing three.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like NYT emphasize ‘lack of security’ as protest cause, implying government failure, with two deaths. Center outlets like DW frame neutrally as ‘clash’ during Alawite protest, noting three killed and specifying sect. Right-leaning outlets offer no coverage, absenting perspectives that might highlight sectarian violence or question protester motives.

Story gist: Winter weather struck Gaza over the weekend, causing deaths and flooding in displacement camps.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like CNN use emotive language such as ‘harsh winter weather’ and ‘death and despair’ to highlight human suffering. Center outlets like AP focus factually on ‘winter rain floods’ in camps while noting Netanyahu’s US trip for geopolitical context. Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting potential emphasis on conflict dynamics or aid responses.

Story gist: Myanmar held its first election since the military seized power. Critics described the vote as a sham.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The New York Times frame the election as ‘fake’ and emphasize ‘human suffering’ to highlight crisis impacts. Center outlets like AP News report neutrally, stating facts and critics’ sham claims without added emotive tone. Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting potential support for the military-led process or skepticism toward critics.

Story gist: Thai and Cambodian top diplomats met in China to solidify a ceasefire. China welcomed the Thailand-Cambodia truce ahead of trilateral talks.

Bias summary: Left-leaning ABC News frames the story around Thai and Cambodian diplomats meeting in China to solidify the ceasefire, emphasizing bilateral diplomatic action. Center Reuters highlights China’s welcoming of the truce ahead of trilateral talks, focusing on China’s mediating role. No right-leaning outlets covered the story, omitting a perspective that might scrutinize China’s influence in Southeast Asia.