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‘Nobody wanted to move’: An Alaskan village forced to relocate due to climate change

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'The air is unbreathable': Congolese living near a foundry say they are being poisoned

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Doctored photos show Indian wrestlers smiling during their arrest

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Investigation: The deadly attacks on Syrian truffle hunters by the Islamic State group

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‘Daughters of Anarchy’: Iranian women fight for the right to ride motorbikes

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What's behind this fake advert calling on North Africans to fight in Ukraine to get EU citizenship

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Watch out, this isn’t a real American ad campaign calling for homeless people to fight in Ukraine

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Foreign students in Northern Cyprus: False promises and disillusion

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Sudan: Desperate civilians take up arms to defend themselves against militias in Darfur

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Doctored photos show Indian wrestlers smiling during their arrest

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Watch out, this isn’t a real American ad campaign calling for homeless people to fight in Ukraine

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Debunked: Images of clashes between Israeli, Palestinian armed groups taken out of context

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No, this isn’t a recent video of Bashar al-Assad walking freely through Damascus

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Iranian security forces demolish street cafes in Ekbatan, bastion of protest movement

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How volunteers in Sudan are burying unknown victims of the conflict

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Fed up with gang violence, Haitians are taking the law into their own hands

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Debunked: Images of clashes between Israeli, Palestinian armed groups taken out of context

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Investigation: The deadly attacks on Syrian truffle hunters by the Islamic State group

Western travel influencers who come to Syria (left) use the services of tour guides authorised by, or even close to, Bashar Al-Assad's government (right, Giath Al Farrah, Deputy Minister of Tourism). The FRANCE 24 Observers team was able to identify several of these guides.

How 'apolitical' Western Youtubers help push Syrian propaganda

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Why is there a Chinese police car patrolling the streets of Douala, Cameroon ?

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How EU-made shotgun cartridges ended up being used to repress protests in Iran

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A police station or a high school? Deadly clashes in Senegal as locals and gendarmes dispute land use

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How both sides in Sudan claim to be cracking down on gang violence and looting

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Parties in Kyiv nightclubs in the midst of war? Watch out for these misleading images

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New law targets voyeurism and 'upskirt photography' in Japan

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‘Nobody wanted to move’: An Alaskan village forced to relocate due to climate change

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Fed up with gang violence, Haitians are taking the law into their own hands

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'The air is unbreathable': Congolese living near a foundry say they are being poisoned

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How Iranian authorities are cracking down on unveiled women

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Sudan: In absence of humanitarian aid, citizen initiatives attempt to help victims of violence

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No, this isn’t a recent video of Bashar al-Assad walking freely through Damascus

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Janjaweed militias rampage through Darfur, adding to conflict chaos in Sudan

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No, this robot didn't collapse from exhaustion after 'a long day's work'

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