When AI ‘enhances’ or ‘improves’ an image
Using AI to “enhance” or “upscale” an image can make it look sharper. But it can also be dangerous. Several pieces of misinformation have recently circulated using these kinds of images.
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Four tips for detecting images generated by AI
AI-generated images are everywhere, and they’re getting better and better, making it harder and harder to know what’s real and what’s fake. Here are four tips for detecting images generated by AI.
Israeli planes spray herbicides on Syrian farmers’ fields
Footage from January and February 2026 captures Israeli aircraft spraying herbicides over agricultural land in southern Syria. The FRANCE 24 Observers team spoke to a farmer who described the significant losses resulting from these spraying operations.
Venezuela: ‘At night, the east of the country is brighter than Caracas because of gas flaring’
Venezuela continues to burn natural gas produced as a byproduct of oil extraction in a process called gas flaring, which wastes a valuable resource and also has negative consequences for the environment and poses health risks. We spoke to people in Ve…
Migrants in Tunisia face growing pressure to leave ‘voluntarily’
As Tunisian authorities intensify their crackdown on migrant camps in El Amra and Jebeniana, a WhatsApp group is offering sub-Saharan migrants fast-track repatriation to their home countries.
‘Barely enough room to stand up’: Inside Yemen’s secret prisons
Following the withdrawal of UAE troops from Yemen – a key backer of the country’s separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) – local authorities have uncovered secret prisons in the province of Hadramawt. NGOs say they were used by the STC and the…
‘They look like a toy’: Ukrainian civilians under threat from ‘petal mines’
PFM-1 anti-personnel mines have become a weapon of choice in the war in Ukraine. Also known as “petal mines”, these mines are used by both sides, and can be scattered by rockets, bombs, and, increasingly, drones. Designed to cause injury rather than k…
How Russian drones are terrorising civilians in Ukraine
Four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, drones have transformed the battlefield. But they have also brought the war to Ukrainians’ doorstep. Small drones known as FPVs and long-range Shahed drones are terrorising Ukrainian civilians….
Amid harsh winter, ‘half of Gaza’s residents are living in dilapidated tents’
Despite the ceasefire in place in Gaza since October 2025, the Israeli bombing continues. Residents are suffering dire conditions while winter has made things worse: heavy rains have flooded the camps and cold weather has led to the death of at least …
The problem with AI-generated animal videos
Videos featuring animals saved by humans or displaying highly expressive behaviours are garnering millions of views on social media. It turns out that they are entirely generated by AI. Scientists warn that these fake animal images pose significant ri…