Author: France 24

To add context to videos, social media behemoth TikTok has launched Footnotes: a crowd-sourced fact-checking feature similar to the “community notes” used by X and Meta. TikTok’s version though, takes a different approach – complementing its professional fact-checking, and not replacing it. It is trialling first in the US, where its future currently hangs in the balance, as the deadline for its US divestiture is just months away. Vedika Bahl tells us what we know, in this edition of Truth or Fake.

An investigation into the killings of 15 Palestinian medics last month in Rafah found that Israeli forces committed “professional failures”, which would lead to the dismissal of a deputy commander. Israel initially alleged that the medics’ vehicles did not have emergency signals on when troops opened fire, a claim contradicted by video evidence.  

A new exhibition in Paris is shining a light on the rich cultural history of Gaza, with artwork and artefacts which tell the story of the Palestinian enclave’s unique melting pot. Featuring classical sculpture, ancient mosaics and archaeological finds, the Arab World Institute hopes that “Saved Treasures from Gaza” will paint a more complete picture of the region’s history as a commercial crossroads between Asia and Africa. Meanwhile, Katy Perry’s stardom reaches new heights as the American pop star joins the all-female team participating in the Blue Origin flight into space. We also check out the largest show of David…

Paris Saint-Germain will look to seal a semi-final berth when it plays Aston Villa in Tuesday’s Champions League quarter-final second leg, but Villa coach Unai Emery said Monday that playing in front of fans at home could “transmit” his team the energy it needs to overcome its current 3-1 deficit. Oliver Farry reports.

“I’m not worried about Jensen [Huang] at all,” said US President Donald Trump, commenting on the Nvidia CEO’s visit to Beijing. The trip was the latest twist in a tumultuous week for the US firm, which is the world’s third most valuable company and top supplier of AI computer chips. We take a closer look in this week’s edition of Tech 24. 

Israel’s army killed more than 90 people in the past 48 hours, including women and children, the healthy ministry in Gaza said on Saturday. Many of those killed were sheltering in areas designated as humanitarian zones by Israel.

Togo’s International Fashion Festival has chosen a topical theme for its twelfth edition: the fight against cancer. The issue may not appear glamorous, but the alarming rise in cancer rates makes it extremely relevant. Jacques Logoh, the festival’s founder, believes that fashion must help raise awareness of the disease, with prevention as its watchword. As such, some 40 designers from 25 countries are showing off their artisanal and fashion expertise at the event. FRANCE 24 went to check it out.

A client who was injured during a fatal cryotherapy session that earlier this week claimed the life of another woman is now brain-dead, the prosecutor’s office said on Friday. An autopsy on the first victim showed she suffocated due to a lack of oxygen, which might confirm the theory of a nitrogen leak into the cryotherapy chamber.

Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain reached the Champions League semi-final on Tuesday, beating Aston Villa 5-4 on aggregate in Birmingham after fending off a ferocious comeback by the hosts, and setting up a showdown against Arsenal or Real Madrid.

The Baltic nation of Estonia has been calling for a significant boost in EU defence spending for years and is now seeing that call heeded. Sharing a 300-kilometre border with Russia, Estonia would be on the front lines in case of an invasion. Tallinn has committed to bump up the country’s defence spending to 5 percent of GDP by next year – well above the current NATO commitment of 2 percent. For more, FRANCE 24’s Charles Pellegrin speaks to Estonian Foreign Affairs Minister Margus Tsahkna.