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Disinformation wars on social media have been on the rise the past few years and 2023 was no exception. The FRANCE 24 Observers team select a… Read More »The year 2023 in 12 fact-checks

Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and most of his supporters have been rejected as candidates for the February 8 election, party officials said… Read More »Pakistan’s jailed former PM Imran Khan barred from running in legislative elections

Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye has called on citizens to stone gay people, escalating a crackdown on sexual minorities in a country where LGBT people already… Read More »Burundi’s president says homosexuality ‘imported from the West’, calls for gays to be stoned

Russia pounded the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv with missiles and drones in the hours leading into New Year’s Eve, Ukrainian officials said, hours after Moscow… Read More »Kharkiv pounded with missiles after Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 22 in Belgorod

From a devastating earthquake in Syria and Turkey to a march on Moscow and the war against Hamas in Gaza, 2023 was full of dramatic… Read More »Retrospective: The top 12 news stories that defined 2023

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu vowed to retake control of the Gaza Strip’s border with Egypt on Saturday, expanding Israel’s mission to neutralize Hamas in… Read More »🔴 Live: Israel must control Gaza’s border with Egypt, says Netanyahu

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wrapped the year with fresh threats of a nuclear attack on Seoul and orders for a military arsenal build-up… Read More »North Korea’s Kim Jong Un orders military to prepare for possible ‘war’

With some 310 peacekeepers killed, Mali was the UN’s second deadliest mission worldwide.

Will Niger’s ending of a seven-year ban on migrant-trafficking lead to more deaths?

Kenyan runner Faith Kipyegon on manifesting her stellar 2023, which included world records and two World Championship golds.