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About this journalist

Articles
25
2026-08-26 – 2026-08-31
Claims per article
13
327 extracted in total
Hedged claims
10%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
2,260
characters
Writes for The Straits Times World News.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Politics
40%
World
40%
Crime & Law
12%
Environment
4%
Technology
4%
Most-tagged topics
U.S.UkraineRussiaBritainIsraeliReutersRomaniaRussian

Leaning

+0.10 average ± 0.28 · +0.15 median · 11 scored articles
Indistinguishable from their outlet, which averages +0.00. On this many articles the difference between the two is inside the margin. Leaning rates the writing, not the subject. How it is scored.

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-08-27 · The Straits Times World News · Politics
After six months, the Iran war has reached its endgame – a costly stalemate
35 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-08-27 · The Straits Times World News · World
Russia says it could strike UK military targets in response to Ukrainian strikes using British missiles
13 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-08-26 · The Straits Times World News · Politics
Kremlin says ousted Ukrainian defence minister's remarks show Kyiv is consumed by infighting
9 outlets covered this event
2026-08-26 · The Straits Times World News · Politics
Kremlin says US spy chief held talks with Russian counterparts during Moscow visit
6 outlets covered this event
2026-08-31 · The Straits Times World News · Crime & Law
Swiss police arrest suspect after deadly rave shooting
4 outlets covered this event
2026-08-31 · The Straits Times World News · World
Israeli fire kills two people in Gaza, medics say
3 outlets covered this event · centre

What they said would happen

2026-08-26 · The Straits Times World News
Kremlin says US spy chief held talks with Russian counterparts during Moscow visit
🔮 Asked if visits by such senior U.S. officials could help improve the dire state of U.S.-Russia relations, Peskov said that contacts between the two countries' intelligence agencies were a positive thing. assertive
2026-08-26 · The Straits Times World News
France eases cow diets as cheesemakers sweat
🔮 The National Institute of Origin and Quality, the government agency that administers and enforces rules of origin, says it will also grant temporary relief for several other cheeses including reblochon, cantal, bleu d’Auvergne, and fourme d’Ambert. assertive
2026-08-26 · The Straits Times World News
Experiencing turbulence: Gulf air hubs weather wartime downturn
🔮 ‘Structural’ change The question is whether passengers will return to the Gulf once the situation stabilises. assertive
2026-08-26 · The Straits Times World News
US Senate Democrats urge Israel to rein in West Bank violence
🔮 His ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, has denounced militant settlers as "Israeli terrorists" and told Reuters this month that those responsible for besieging the Palestinian village of Qusra could face U.S. sanctions. assertive
2026-08-26 · The Straits Times World News
Netanyahu says no diplomatic deal possible with Iran ‘savages’
🔮 Trump on Aug 24 declared “economic D-Day” aimed at destroying Iran’s economy, which has already endured years of sanctions, but he has shown reluctance to resume a full-scale war even as he grows frustrated that Tehran will not accept his demands. assertive
2026-08-27 · The Straits Times World News
Tate brothers to press for release from US jail during extradition fight
🔮 They said the Tates could pose a danger to the community if released, citing British authorities' allegations that they strangled victims during forcible rapes, and that they could try to flee. assertive
2026-08-27 · The Straits Times World News
Bulgaria will get seven minehunter ships from Belgium and Netherlands to protect Black Sea
🔮 Bulgaria will get seven minehunter ships from Belgium and Netherlands to protect Black Sea SOFIA, Aug 27 - Bulgaria has approved the purchase of seven minehunter ships from Belgium and the Netherlands, as the NATO alliance seeks to bolster its capabilities to clear naval mines and secure shipping routes in the Black Sea, local media reported on Thursday. assertive
2026-08-27 · The Straits Times World News
After six months, the Iran war has reached its endgame – a costly stalemate
🔮 A threat by US President Donald Trump to impose crippling new sanctions on Iran faces a fundamental problem: Tehran is betting he will not take the final step to break the stalemate: aggressively enforcing secondary sanctions on the countries keeping its economy afloat, foremost among them China and India. assertive
2026-08-27 · The Straits Times World News
Zelenskiy's top aide says Ukraine-Russia talks may be possible in September
🔮 Zelenskiy's top aide says Ukraine-Russia talks may be possible in September Aug 27 - mixed
2026-08-27 · The Straits Times World News
Russia says it could strike UK military targets in response to Ukrainian strikes using British missiles
🔮 Russia says it could strike UK military targets in response to Ukrainian strikes using British missiles MOSCOW, Aug 27 - mixed
2026-08-28 · The Straits Times World News
Dispute over cheese names causes stumbling block in US-Mexico trade negotiations
🔮 Washington argues that the deal, signed in May, would restrict future U.S. producers from selling cheeses in Mexico under names such as parmesan and feta. assertive
2026-08-28 · The Straits Times World News
At least 49 people killed in armed cattle raid in South Sudan
🔮 • The deadly raid in Warrap State started at about 5 a.m. local time on Thursday when assailants from Unity State and others carried out "a brutal attack" on a camp of cattle herders in Tonj North county, the state's information minister, William Wol Mayom Bol, said in a statement. assertive
2026-08-28 · The Straits Times World News
Prosecutors say seven charged with damaging Trump Scottish golf course had 'terrorism connection'
🔮 Seven protesters accused of daubing pro-Palestinian graffiti on U.S. President Donald Trump's Turnberry golf resort in Scotland last year could face longer sentences if found guilty due to what prosecutors have described as a "terrorist connection." assertive
2026-08-28 · The Straits Times World News
Thousands march in Washington as leaders warn of voting and civil rights rollbacks
🔮 Thousands march in Washington as leaders warn of voting and civil rights rollbacks WASHINGTON, Aug 28 - More than six decades after Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and declared his dream for a more just America, thousands are expected to march in Washington on Friday, as a new generation of civil rights leaders warns that the very rights King fought and died for are once again under siege. assertive
2026-08-28 · The Straits Times World News
Romania probes cause of Black Sea cargo ship sinking
🔮 "The ship was hit... it seems to have sunk," Dan told journalists during a news conference in Chisinau, Moldova, on Thursday, adding that at present no information was available as to who might have been involved in a possible strike. "There will be an investigation, it will be established, but it is not good for us to start speculating," the president said. assertive
2026-08-28 · The Straits Times World News
Baltic Sea nations plan drone defence task force, Germany says
🔮 The countries bordering the Baltic Sea plan to establish a joint task force for drone defence that will allow them to react quickly in the face of the growing threat of hybrid attacks, said German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt on Friday. assertive
2026-08-28 · The Straits Times World News
Ugandan King Oyo Nyimba, once world's youngest monarch, dies at 34
🔮 May His Majesty the King's soul rest in eternal peace," Bobi Wine, Ugandan pop star-turned-politician who is the country's leading opposition leader, said in a post on X. In April, in a message to celebrate the King's birthday, Tooro's prime minister had said: "Our King is not distant from the realities of his people; he is part of this generation, part of this ecosystem, growing, learning, and leading... assertive
2026-08-31 · The Straits Times World News
Italy's population to shrink by 4 million by 2050, stats agency says
🔮 Italy's population will shrink by almost 4 million by 2050, undermining the sustainability of its economy and welfare system as the proportion of elderly people increases, national statistics bureau ISTAT warned on Monday. assertive
2026-08-31 · The Straits Times World News
Israel signs $3.5 billion air defence deal with Greece
🔮 Israel and Greece signed a €3 billion ($3.5 billion) defence deal on Monday under which Israel will build a multi-layered air defence system for Greece as Athens pushes ahead with a broader military modernisation programme. assertive
2026-08-31 · The Straits Times World News
ChatGPT becomes first AI chatbot to face tougher EU rules
🔮 ChatGPT will have to comply with tougher safety rules after the EU added it on Aug 31 to a list of digital services subject to greater legal scrutiny, a first for an artificial intelligence chatbot. assertive
2026-08-31 · The Straits Times World News
Lula's lead narrows in potential Brazil presidential runoff, Atlas/Bloomberg poll shows
🔮 Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva would win a potential second-round vote in the October presidential election against opposition Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, an AtlasIntel/Bloomberg poll showed on Monday. assertive
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