November 24, 2025 – Global Headlines

Story gist: Gunfire and explosions occurred at the Federal Constabulary paramilitary headquarters in Peshawar, Pakistan. Three terrorists were killed during the attack.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Al Jazeera frames the event with emphasis on dramatic gunfire and explosions at the paramilitary HQ, omitting outcomes. Center Dawn highlights three terrorists killed, portraying a successful headquarters defense. Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting potential emphasis on security forces’ victory or anti-terrorism narratives.

Story gist: An Israeli strike in Beirut killed a top Hezbollah military official.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like WaPo frame the event neutrally as an ‘Israeli strike’ killing a ‘top Hezbollah military official,’ emphasizing facts without qualifiers. Center outlets like PBS use more vivid language such as ‘hits’ and ‘deadly strike targeting a Hezbollah leader,’ heightening drama. Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting potential focus on Hezbollah as terrorists or Israel’s security rationale.

Story gist: The UN warned at COP30 that the world is losing the battle against climate change. Delegates agreed to a fragile deal to continue efforts.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian highlight UN warnings of loss but emphasize the deal’s persistence in ‘keeping up the fight,’ with resilient tone. Center outlets like The Economist frame it dismissively as ending ‘with a whimper,’ stressing underwhelming results. Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting skeptical views on climate pacts or economic impacts.

Story gist: Fifty Catholic school students escaped their kidnappers in Nigeria. More than 250 other students remain held captive.

Bias summary: Left-leaning CNN emphasizes the escape while highlighting over 250 students still held, underscoring ongoing crisis. Center Reuters reports the escape of fifty Catholic school students factually and concisely. Right-leaning outlets offer no coverage, leaving conservative perspectives absent.

Story gist: South Africa’s G20 summit closed under President Cyril Ramaphosa after the U.S. absence. Leaders adopted a declaration despite U.S. opposition.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian frame the story around ‘US boycott and handover row,’ emphasizing U.S. culpability and conflict. Center outlets like AP focus on leaders adopting a declaration ‘despite US opposition,’ stressing continuity and achievement. Right-leaning outlets provide no coverage, omitting pro-U.S. defenses of the absence or critiques of the summit’s hosts.