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Israel accused of using torture in military prison of Sdei Teiman

In Israel, human rights groups have filed a court case in a bid to close the Sdei Teiman military prison. Set up after the October 7 attacks in the heart of the Negev desert, it serves as a detention centre for prisoners from Gaza. Numerous eyewitness accounts speak of mistreatment…

France 24 · May 31, 2024

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2023

From Brazil to Gunnedah with a brown belt in jiu-jitsu, this GP is bringing more than healthcare to his new home

Behind a real estate agent office in a repurposed yoga studio, students of the martial art watch as their instructor demonstrates how to choke, grapple, and roll — a scene far removed from Marcelo's day job as a GP.

ABC News · May 31, 2023

Internally displaced Ukrainians seek shelter at Zaporizhzhia centre

The Ukrainian city of Enerhodar has been at the centre of international attention since Russian troops occupied its nuclear power station in March, shortly after the war began on February 24. The Russian occupation and fears of nuclear disaster have forced thousands of people to flee the city and seek…

France 24 · Dec 9, 2022

More than 900 civilian bodies found in Kyiv region, police say

The bodies of more than 900 civilians have been discovered in the region surrounding the Ukrainian capital following the withdrawal of Russian forces — most of them fatally shot, police said Friday. Most of them had died from gunshot wounds, an indication that many people were "simply executed”, said the…

France 24 · Apr 15, 2022

As it happened: Russia signals scaled-back war aims with focus on Donbas

Moscow signalled on Friday it was scaling back its ambitions in Ukraine to focus on territory claimed by Russian-backed separatists, while French President Emmanuel Macron announced that EU leaders have agreed for officials in Brussels to make joint gas purchases for the bloc as it struggles with high prices amid…

France 24 · Mar 25, 2022