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🇸🇩 The first part of our two-part investigation revealed how barrels of chlorine gas were used as a weapon in Sudan.

Exclusive documents now show that they were imported into the country by a company with links to the Sudanese army. 1/17 👇

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Public debate is increasingly disrupted by viral #misinformation circulating on social media.

➡️ Behind this sensationalist content regularly lie actors driven by pure profit.

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🇺🇦🇷🇺 Drones piloted by artificial intelligence are now being deployed on the Ukrainian front lines.

The US-made Hornet #drone, which is partially guided by #AI, is at the centre of a new #Ukrainian strategy to target #Russian logistics.

https://t.co/3ptbtmOuSO

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The #Israeli army has arrested at least 197 men in southern #Syria since late 2024.

A lawyer confirmed that 43 of them are still being held in what he says is arbitrary #detention in Israeli prisons.

https://t.co/ckJ2ihoMBG

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🇲🇽 Ceci Flores discovered her son’s remains during a search in northern #Mexico in late March. He had disappeared in 2019.

🔎 Flores is a well-known figure in Mexico, where she leads a collective of mothers looking for their missing loved ones, often victims of #cartels.

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Social media users have been claiming that #hantavirus can’t be spread from one human to another.

❌ However, scientists have confirmed that the strain of the virus that circulated on the MV Hondius cruise ship can indeed be transmitted that way.

https://t.co/BgANIfr7zH

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🇺🇦🇷🇺 #Russian drones targeted a #UN convoy tasked with delivering aid to civilians in the #Ukrainian region of Kherson on May 14.

In the hours following the strike, Russian bloggers published footage of the attack, only to delete it shortly after.
https://t.co/QFJKv1S99u

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#Iran’s economy is pushing small businesses to the brink: prices have surged, the currency has lost 60% of its value, and the internet blackout has wiped out livelihoods for millions.

🗣️ Owners say they are no longer trying to grow, only to survive.
https://t.co/KU20pUIm9c

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Social media users are claiming that the Iranian military has unveiled a new type of kamikaze underwater drone shaped like a dolphin.

❌ But the photos circulating as evidence have been generated by AI.

https://t.co/1PEtwF6voS

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🇿🇦 Videos posted online document the new wave of deadly anti-migrant violence that has been sweeping #SouthAfrica since late March, killing at least seven people. ⤵️

https://t.co/42oTzSqRr0

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🇲🇬🇷🇺 From deliveries of drones and armoured vehicles to training sessions led by Africa Corps instructors, security cooperation between #Madagascar and #Russia has intensified since the October 2025 coup, raising questions within parts of civil society.

https://t.co/fzcZuNbh1S

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Iran embassy memes didn’t go viral by accident.

FRANCE 24 spoke to insiders in Iran who explain how younger diplomats reshaped propaganda, turning official accounts into a powerful tool in the online war.

https://t.co/o3kPlwJBSC

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Videos document the Israeli army’s destruction of houses in southern Lebanon, where it is creating a buffer zone along the border.

Our Observers, many of whom wanted to return home after a ceasefire was announced, describe empty villages and razed homes.
https://t.co/I2vZSzTMmu

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The @Observers team tracked the fall of #Mali's #Kidal hour by hour.

Our latest report offers a window into the two-day offensive and the withdrawal of Russian troops. 👇
https://t.co/KfxpDJqmkJ

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🇺🇦 A #fake BBC news report claims that #Ukrainian president Zelensky is displaying a stolen painting by Paul Cézanne in his office.

❌ It turns out that the “report” features doctored footage of Zelensky with the painting photoshopped onto his wall.
https://t.co/4QGPIkXHAn

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Oil refineries set ablaze, missiles hitting pesticide factories, an oil slick in the Strait of Hormuz...

In under two months, the #US and #Israel’s war on #Iran has inflicted a heavy toll on the environment, fuelling concerns over the public health impact on local populations.

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🇷🇺🇲🇱 Dozens of military vehicles transported from #Russia were delivered to #Mali via #Guinea in late March.

🚢 The equipment was carried by a Russian cargo ship currently under international #sanctions.

https://t.co/LQg2Dg3W2O

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Some Iranians say Donald Trump “abandoned” them after five weeks of war. First-hand accounts describe fear of further repression and growing uncertainty about the future under the Islamic Republic. https://t.co/WyWePOdtmg

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🚢 More than a month after being hit by an explosion, the Arctic Metagaz, a #Russian "dark fleet" LNG tanker, is adrift in the Mediterranean.

🔎 The incident underscores the risks and crisis management challenges posed by these shadow vessels. ⤵️
https://t.co/VkecDPZ2Ew

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Heavily armed and in camouflage, members of #Iran's Basij paramilitary force have been circulating photos of themselves patrolling the streets of Tehran with portraits of the new Supreme Leader.

The aim: to dissuade Iranians from restarting protests against the regime. ⤵️