This is a bit of a problem of mindset, one day it may not be, but then you say -We already know the political news about them will be negative
This still bothers me, you're sort of discouraging good news with the titles but it's probably not worth making too big deal about it, as you say "spruced up the thread titles". There is also "South Africa becoming the next Zimbabwe", not neutral eitherIf and when things turn around, we can rename the thread titles.