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Story gist: Hamas handed over the body of Israeli soldier Hadar Goldin to Israel. Goldin was killed during a conflict in Gaza in 2014.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The New York Times frame the event factually, emphasizing Hamas’s role in the handover and the soldier’s long captivity. Center outlets like AP News focus on Israel’s confirmation of receiving remains, maintaining neutrality without naming the actor. Right-leaning coverage from the New York Post shifts to a related story about another soldier, Itay Chen, using emotional, patriotic tone with ‘hero son’ and direct blame on Hamas, omitting the Goldin specifics.

Story gist: The UK deployed RAF specialists to Belgium following drone sightings near airports. The assistance aims to address the disruptions caused by the drones.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian frame the story as cooperative UK aid against ‘disruptive drones,’ emphasizing alliance support without geopolitical blame. Center sources such as the BBC highlight ‘suspected Russian drone incursions,’ adding a security threat angle. Right-leaning perspectives are absent, leaving out potential emphases on stronger anti-Russia measures or national defense urgency.

Story gist: A riot occurred in an Ecuadorian prison, resulting in four inmates dead and dozens injured.

Bias summary: Left- and right-leaning outlets provided no coverage, omitting any progressive or conservative framing such as prison reform critiques or security policy discussions. Center outlets like CBS News reported factually with neutral tone, emphasizing basic facts of deaths and injuries without deeper analysis or political context, resulting in a limited, straightforward perspective overall.

Story gist: Super Typhoon Fung-wong made landfall in the Philippines, resulting in two deaths and the displacement of one million people. More than one million individuals were evacuated prior to the storm’s arrival.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian emphasize evacuation efforts, highlighting the proactive displacement of over one million to underscore humanitarian response and preparedness. Center outlets such as AP News focus on the storm’s direct impacts, using dramatic language like ‘slams into’ to detail deaths and displacement. Right-leaning coverage is absent, leaving out potential emphases on government accountability or economic fallout.

Story gist: Russian attacks reduced Ukraine’s power generating capacity to zero, causing widespread power cuts. Kyiv responded by targeting Russia’s energy supply.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian emphasize Ukraine’s victimization, highlighting widespread power cuts and Russian attacks reducing capacity to zero, with a sympathetic tone toward Ukraine’s suffering. Center outlets like Politico provide balanced coverage, noting both the Russian attack on Ukraine’s grid and Kyiv’s retaliatory strikes on Russia’s energy supply. Right-leaning perspectives are absent, potentially omitting emphasis on Ukrainian aggression or Russian defensive needs.