November 15, 2025 – Global Headlines

Story gist: Ukraine attacked Russia’s Novo port, halting oil exports that represent 2% of global supply. Oil futures rose following the strike.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian frame the story within a broader Ukraine war briefing, emphasizing Ukrainian innovations like ‘Flamingo’ in battle and Zelenskyy’s deference to commanders, with a supportive tone toward Ukraine’s efforts. Center outlets like Reuters provide neutral, fact-based reporting on the attack’s economic impact without speculation. Right-leaning perspectives are absent, potentially omitting coverage or framing the event as Ukrainian aggression escalating the conflict.

Story gist: Scientists discovered the world’s largest known spider web in an underwater cave. The web houses 110,000 arachnids from different species that coexist without preying on each other.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The New York Times frame the story with vivid, sensory details such as ‘stinking, spongy, dark, huge’ to emphasize the web’s bizarre and unprecedented nature. Center outlets like People.com focus on factual elements, highlighting the web’s size, arachnid count, and underwater location. Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting potential emphases on scientific innovation or ecological harmony.

Story gist: China warned Japan of a potential ‘crushing’ defeat and advised its citizens to avoid visits to Japan. The statements followed tensions involving Japan’s leader.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The New York Times frame the story with emphasis on China’s aggressive ‘Wolf Warrior’ diplomacy returning, using loaded terms to highlight threats against Japan’s leader and portraying Beijing’s actions as provocative. Center outlets like Reuters report neutrally, mirroring the factual title without added context or tone. Right-leaning perspectives are absent, leaving out potential emphasis on U.S. alliances or criticisms of Chinese expansionism.

Story gist: Japan has deployed drones and former soldiers to address a surge in bear attacks across the country. The measures aim to track and mitigate encounters between humans and bears.

Bias summary: Left-leaning NBC News frames the story with a sensational pun (‘grizzly warning’) and ties it to American audiences by warning of risks, emphasizing global relevance and danger. Center outlet Financial Times uses a neutral, factual title focusing on Japan’s practical response without drama. Right-leaning The Times adopts a dramatic tone, highlighting bears’ ‘lost fear’ and portraying them as ‘deadly,’ with emphasis on an aggressive hunt, omitting broader context.

Story gist: Chile approaches its presidential election on December 15, 2025, with right-wing candidate José Antonio Kast leading in polls. Kast’s campaign focuses on strict measures against crime and migration, drawing comparisons to Donald Trump.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian frame the story critically, emphasizing the candidate’s ‘iron fist’ rhetoric and Trump inspiration to highlight authoritarian risks. Center outlets like Reuters provide neutral coverage, focusing on factual drivers like crime, migration, and the Tren de Aragua gang. Right-leaning perspectives are absent, potentially omitting celebratory views of the candidate as a decisive leader addressing security concerns.