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The Observers are moving to the FRANCE 24 website.

The Observers are moving to the FRANCE 24 website

Russian Shahed kamikaze drones have been descending en masse on Ukrainian towns. In order to continue dropping bombs at a steady rate, Russia has built bases to store and launch its drones.

How Russia is building airports to launch Iranian drones at Ukraine

Images de distribution de distribution d'eau et de nourriture en août 2025 dans la bande de Gaza, réalisées par l'organisation Gaza Soup Kitchen.

Famine in Gaza: ‘It’s not just a humanitarian crisis, it's a daily tragedy’

Left: a video published on August 8, 2025, shows the aftermath of an Israeli air strike in Gaza City. Right: an August 19 satellite image shows emptied tent camps and destruction.

‘I will be displaced once again’: Gaza City residents forced to flee as military operation begins

Palestinians try to get bags of flour from a humanitarian aid truck in Zikim, located in the north of the Gaza Strip on July 20, 2025.

Gunfire during aid distribution in Gaza: 'I never want to go back there'

Andy Byron hasn’t made any public statements regarding adultery.

Apologies by US CEO caught in Coldplay 'kiss cam' scandal were faked

This video, which appears to show Donald Trump selecting a young girl, was actually created by AI.

That video said to show Trump selecting a young girl at an Epstein party? It’s AI

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This is a screenshot of a video showing police and park rangers from the state of Karnataka ripping down the shelters belonging to Jenu Kuruba families, who had moved back to their ancestral land in Nagarhole National Park.

Indigenous Indian village dismantled in the name of tiger protection

There was an orchestra in Auschwitz, but this image of a violinist that was posted online on July 3, 2025, was generated by AI.

How influencers are getting clicks by sharing AI-generated, fake images of the Holocaust

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This post shared on May 11 implies that the photo shared by politician Jean-Luc Mélenchon was modified using AI.

What AI detection tools got wrong in the case of a photo tweeted by a French politician

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Pakistani and Indian online users are sharing fake satellite images of the destruction caused by the recent clashes between India and Pakistan.

India-Pakistan conflict: AI-generated or edited fake satellite images flood social media

This is a screenshot featuring the Facebook post shared by Va Lou on April 8, 2025.

No, former Covid adviser Anthony Fauci isn’t facing criminal charges in the US or elsewhere

Pakistani internet users claim Rafale fighter jets were shot down.

Did Pakistan shoot down three Indian Rafale jets in Kashmir clashes?

On the left, the route taken by the Vilamoura between April 1 and July 1. The vessel was hit by an explosion on June 27. On the right, a photo of the LPG tanker Eco Wizard, which suffered an explosion on July 6.

What we know about mysterious explosions on ships visiting Russian ports

Mamadi Doumbouya's parade during Guinea's Independence Day celebrations on October 2, 2024, in Conakry.

Guinea: Doumbouya's power leaves opponents mute with fear

PKK militants pictured in the tunnels from which they organised actions against the Turkish army in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Turkey attempts to neutralise PKK tunnels in Iraq despite dissolution of Kurdish militant group

In Colombia, drones are regularly used to drop projectiles. These are screenshots from videos posted in March 2025 (left) and late 2024 (right).

Drones: A new weapon for Colombia’s guerrillas

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From a Bulgarian factory to Sudanese militias, the FRANCE 24 Observers team reveals how European-made ammunition ended up on the Sudanese battlefield despite a European Union embargo on sending weapon

EU-made weapons sold to the UAE found in Sudan convoy

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The FRANCE 24 Observers collaborated with France Info and Belgium's RTBF to analyse Elon Musk's rhetoric on X.

Elon Musk's tweets: Investigating the billionaire's anti-European rhetoric

Latin American fighters have joined Ukraine’s armed forces since Russia's invasion in February 2022.And many of them post about it on social media, especially on TikTok. While some of them appear satisfied with their experience, others are more critical.

Investigation - Ukraine: Latin Americans on the front lines

A satellite image taken by Planet on August 1, 2024 (right) shows a tanker at the port of Arctic LNG 2, a Russian liquefied natural gas project sanctioned by the United States. Industry analysts ident

‘Dark fleet’ suspected of transporting Russian liquefied natural gas from the Arctic

Since May 7, 2025, the Rafale has been the target of a smear campaign from China.

Chinese media sphere wages smear campaign against France's Rafale jet

Screenshot of a video showing the damage caused by an Israeli air strike on a cafe in Gaza on June 30, 2025.

Gaza: In the rubble of a cafe bombed by Israel

Photos of the house destroyed by fire in Susya, a Palestinian village in the West Bank, on June 23, 2025. The residents accuse Israeli settlers of setting fire to the house.

West Bank: Israeli settlers continue to harass Palestinians, reportedly burn down house

From left to right: Residents of Ras Karkar unload food supplies at the village entrance; Hatem Nofal stands before his village entrance; an Israeli army garrison near the village.

'We only have one exit': Life under blockade in West Bank villages

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Screenshots showing Gaza residents lining up at a charity kitchen to get a meal.

Gaza: Community kitchens face collapse as Israeli blockade continues

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On the left and in the centre are screengrabs from two different videos showing around one hundred people gathered in front of the Achkhoy-Martan administration building, surrounding the body of a teenager. On the right, another screenshot shows the same body lying in the middle of the road, with cars driving around it.

Chechnya: Body of teenager displayed publicly after attack on police

In Iran, at least seven female singers have been arrested or summoned for questioning by police in recent weeks.

Iranian female singers face arrests and police summons

The testimonies of Shadi, a resident who had to flee Rafah, and Gazan journalist Samer Abo Samra, highlight the distress of thousands of families.

‘We settled on the roadside’: Gaza civilians at breaking point

A report on Iranian state television on June 13, 2025 said that six men had been arrested as Israeli spies planning attacks in Iran. The weapons supposedly seized from the men are all widely available in Iran; none appeared to be of Israeli manufacture.

Iran arrests 700 'Israeli agents', but where are the weapons?

At left is a screenshot of a video showing community members confronting agents during an arrest in Downey, California, on June 11, 2025. At right is a screenshot of a video showing masked agents arresting a worker at a car wash on the same day in the same city.

Community members confront immigration raids in ‘Mexican Beverly Hills’

Visual shared online on June 23, 2025, by the Jimmy J account, which falsely claims that a Harvard study revealed that 377,000 people are "missing" in Gaza based on Israeli army data.

Did a ‘Harvard report’ reveal 377,000 Gazans are ‘missing’? The number has been misinterpreted

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Screenshots from a video filmed by Jaffa resident Nasser Kteilat, an Arab-Israeli, and provided to the FRANCE 24 Observers team.

Israel: Arab-Israelis face unequal access to bomb shelters

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