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The olive harvest officially began in the West Bank on October 15, and it has coincided with an uptick in violence towards Palestinians carried out by both Israeli settlers and soldiers.
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One year after the ceasefire in #Gaza, efforts to recover the bodies buried beneath the rubble are continuing.

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#Pakistan says it intercepted 23 suicide drones launched from #Afghanistan into Pakistani airspace in September alone.
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Israeli settlers and soldiers have made a habit of destroying olive trees grown by Palestinian farmers in the West Bank and, in recent days, a video showing some trees being ripped up has circulated online. But it was generated by artificial intelligence.
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🇺🇸🇷🇺 Following Donald #Trump's announcement of an agreement to import Russian diesel, social media accounts began claiming that a Russian oil tanker was already carrying diesel to the #US.

❌ The ship was actually carrying fertiliser.

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🇭🇹 An association in #Haiti is organising capoeira classes – an Afro-Brazilian martial art – to reduce community violence and promote social reintegration.

🗣️ We spoke to its founder, Rodney Jean Marc.

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🌐 All over the globe – from the #Mexican border to #Syria to the #Sahel – companies are renting out planes equipped with powerful sensors to armies and #intelligence services for political missions.

🔎 The market may be discreet, but it isn’t invisible.

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Occupied West Bank: Palestinians report an increasing use of drones by the Israeli army and settlers to intimidate, monitor, demolish and make daily life unbearable.

The Israeli government makes no secret of its support: it is personally supplying drones to the illegal settlements. ⤵️
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Since January 2025, the Trump administration has deported more than 25,000 people to third countries.

Working with a consortium of 26 media outlets, @FbdnStories and the @Observers have mapped these deportations.

Check out our interactive map 👇
https://t.co/PAeuIaaO7X

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As part of #TheDeportationProject, we have mapped, with @FbdnStories and @evident_media, the journey of people deported from the #US to #Ghana - a country with which they had no ties.

Check out the full visual investigation 👇
https://t.co/qlnrOO9L8P

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Iranians are again taking to the streets as economic hardship deepens amid war, repression and soaring prices. Workers, nurses, retirees and teachers are protesting unpaid salaries and pensions, while families and small businesses say they are being pushed to the brink.
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Frequent water and power cuts, long queues for bottled water, poultry farms destroyed by the heat: these have been the scenes across #Tunisia this summer as millions of people were affected by shortages in electricity and water. ⤵️

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Wildfires ripped across northeastern #Algeria in late August.

🔎 Videos showing the mass burial of several dozen people have raised questions about the real death toll of the fires as Algerian authorities haven’t shared new numbers since August 26.
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A number of pro-Israel social media accounts have shared a video they claim shows wads of cash and stacks of gold bars in a cache belonging to a deceased Hezbollah leader.

⚠️ There's only one issue: the footage was created using #AI.
https://t.co/O3dU5yKv1K

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In parts of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, the only way to get the word out is to climb into the mountains.
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A video that has gone viral on X is said to show a plane crash in Tel Aviv, Israel, after an attack carried out by Iran.

❌ But its origin remains unknown and its authenticity highly questionable.

https://t.co/54xHZZUTIW

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🇷🇺 In order to create an image of Putin as a leader beloved by his people, pro-Russia online users have been claiming that he travels without a security team.

❌ A video of his latest trip to Siberia, however, shows him with a large security contingent.
https://t.co/5jE08q6uMI

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🇮🇹 Lake Como in northern #Italy has disappeared after a “geological rupture”, a sensational report posted on TikTok claimed.

❌ This isn’t true. Read our article to find out more. 👇

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In #Gaza, hospitals report one miscarriage for every five live births. The Observers team spoke with two OBGYN doctors about the state of women's health and #maternity care in the territory.
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A video that shows a woman in #Libya being sentenced to 100 lashes for alleged adultery is being widely shared online and sparking debate.

🔎 The FRANCE 24 Observers looked into why this case has triggered different reactions.

Read the report 👇
https://t.co/aL3sURdgLE