Germany

Story gist: Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy concluded meetings in Florida. Discussions ended with expressed confidence but few details disclosed.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets absent, leaving that perspective unrepresented. Center outlets like Deutschlandfunk frame neutrally, noting confidence but lack of details. Right-leaning WELT emphasizes Trump’s enthusiastic ‘fantastic’ praise for the meeting and highlights postponement of Donbass decision, using positive tone focused on Trump’s optimism.

Story gist: After a two-year exclusion, AfD parliamentarians received invitations to the Munich Security Conference. Conference organizer Wolfgang Ischinger reversed the prior decision.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Spiegel highlights invitations already sent, framing readmission as an irreversible step. Center Tagesspiegel emphasizes Ischinger’s ‘Kurswechsel’ (course reversal) after two-year ban, underscoring policy shift. Right-leaning WELT uses straightforward title phrasing, neutrally noting AfD’s return without stressing reversal or finality.

Story gist: More than 500 accidents occurred in Berlin over the weekend due to black ice. The black ice warning for Berlin was lifted, while the German Weather Service continues warnings for northern Germany until Monday morning.

Bias summary: Left-leaning DIE ZEIT stresses persistent national black ice warnings. Center NDR.de offers factual details on northern Germany warnings until Monday. Right-leaning BILD uses sensational ‘mirror-smooth’ imagery to emphasize current slipperiness. All omit Berlin’s 500+ accidents and lifted local warning, shifting focus to ongoing risks.

Story gist: Myanmar’s military junta plans to hold elections for the first time since its 2021 coup.

Bias summary: Left-leaning taz.de frames the elections as a ‘Wahlfarce’ (election farce) where the junta seeks self-legitimization, emphasizing resistance and criticism. Center tagesschau.de reports neutrally, mirroring the factual announcement of first post-coup voting without judgment. Right-leaning outlets absent, leaving conservative perspectives—potentially viewing it as democratic progress or stability measure—unrepresented.

Story gist: In Germany, debate escalates over banning private fireworks on New Year’s Eve. North Rhine-Westphalia Interior Minister Herbert Reul opposes a general ban, while the German Medical Association president demands prohibiting private fireworks.

Bias summary: Left-leaning SZ.de frames it as an ongoing debate spotlighting Reul’s resistance to a fireworks ban, emphasizing political opposition. Center tagesschau.de highlights the doctors’ president’s demand for a ban, stressing health concerns. Right-leaning outlets are absent, omitting pro-tradition or libertarian defenses of fireworks.