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Story gist: Donald Trump gave an interview to The New York Times. Key takeaways included his views on morality, military might, and a sense of mischief.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Guardian uses a playful tone, listing ‘morality, military might, and mischief’ as takeaways without emphasis on controversy. Center New York Times focuses neutrally on Trump’s personas and indefatigability in his second term. Right-leaning Telegraph sensationalizes a quote rejecting international law in favor of personal morality, implying recklessness. No major omissions across lanes.

Story gist: French farmers drove tractors through Paris to protest the EU-Mercosur free trade deal. President Macron stated France will vote against the deal after the protest.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian emphasize farmers staging a protest against the EU-Mercosur deal, highlighting opposition to free trade. Center outlets like Reuters focus on Macron’s post-protest announcement that France will vote against it. Right-leaning coverage is absent, missing potential emphasis on trade benefits or criticism of protest disruptions.

Story gist: Envoys from Denmark and Greenland met with White House officials. The meeting addressed Donald Trump’s call for a U.S. takeover of Greenland.

Bias summary: Left-leaning CNN frames it as ‘The GOP’s growing dilemma on Greenland,’ emphasizing Republican internal conflict and challenges. Center AP uses neutral, factual language focused on the meeting and Trump’s statement. Right-leaning coverage absent, omitting potential emphasis on U.S. strategic interests or defenses of Trump’s proposal.

Story gist: A Saudi official accused the United Arab Emirates of helping a Yemeni separatist escape. The Saudi-led coalition stated the UAE assisted in smuggling the separatist leader out of Yemen.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The New York Times present a direct accusation by a ‘Saudi official’ with neutral ‘helping … escape’ phrasing. Center outlets like the BBC attribute claims to the ‘Saudi-led coalition says’ and specify ‘smuggle,’ hedging with ‘says.’ Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting conservative viewpoints on Gulf rivalries.

Story gist: Lebanon’s army stated it has taken over security in the Hezbollah-dominated south. The announcement marks the first phase of a plan to disarm Hezbollah.

Bias summary: Left-leaning CNN frames it as completion of the first disarmament phase but includes Netanyahu’s warning of insufficiency, balancing progress with Israeli skepticism. Center BBC uses neutral language, focusing solely on the army’s takeover claim without added context. Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting a perspective likely emphasizing Israeli security concerns or doubting Hezbollah disarmament.