Evidence is emerging that widely circulated images depicting atrocities in El-Fasher, Sudan, were generated by artificial intelligence (AI), and not authentic documentation of the conflict. The analysis from the BBC, Deutsche Welle and Agence France Presse has been focused on identifying images and footage that have received viral coverage as evidence of misconduct by the…
Photo by Peter Ralphski on Unsplash Aligning with the world to confront climate risks while energizing broad participation to achieve sustainable development. Climate change is rapidly reshaping the global economic structure and risk landscape. Taiwan is not immune to this growing challenge. In the summer of 2025, southern and eastern Taiwan were struck by successive…
Photo by Christopher Burns on Unsplash Recently, the Kremlin has again tried to create the illusion of success on the battlefield. Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that Ukrainian forces had been encircled in the eastern city of Pokrovsk, a statement immediately refuted by Kyiv. According to Ukraine’s Joint Forces Command, there is no encirclement, and…
Photo by mostafa meraji on Unsplash The past week saw General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, leader of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), commenting from Atbara on the prospects for peace in Sudan. He once again appeared to reject international initiatives for peace, the latest refusal in a two-year long saga of him rebuffing peace attempts, seemingly…
David McAllister has called on all sides in the bitter conflict in Sudan to do more for peace in the embattled country. Centre-right deputy David McAllister, who is Chairman of the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, said, “The situation in Sudan remains catastrophic. After more than two years of conflict, thousands of people have lost…
Photo by Gaël Gaborel – OrbisTerrae on Unsplash In Moscow this October, a seemingly apolitical gathering provided a clear insight into Russia’s evolving state ideology. The 17th Congress of the Russian Geographical Society, held at the Kremlin Palace, was not just about science or exploration. It was, in effect, a display of how Vladimir Putin’s…
Photo by Ryan Faulkner on Unsplash The EU and Volodymyr Zelensky have joined forces in a fresh attempt to being peace to war-torn Ukraine. Ahead of a key summit on Ukraine this week, they issued a strongly worded statement. It reads, “We are all united in our desire for a just and lasting peace, deserved by…
Photo by Harold Mendoza on Unsplash Nearly a year into Donald Trump’s presidency, the United States is adopting a noticeably different approach to the war in Ukraine, combining economic leverage, military aid, and strategic diplomacy to hasten the collapse of Russia’s capacity to sustain its aggression. Trump’s faith in the effectiveness of tariffs, a key…
Photo by ali khodaverdi on Unsplash The leader of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan faces what Africa Intelligence calls a “politically toxic” situation, as he relies upon the 20,000 fighters of Islamist militia the Al-Baraa Ibn Malik Brigade to deliver territories such as Khartoum. Yet to try and win even a morsel…
The FRANCE 24 Observers team verified videos and photos documenting chemical weapons attacks by the Sudanese army. They were filmed in September 2024 at the al-Jaili oil refinery north of Khartoum, occupied at the time by the Rapid Support Forces militia. © Observers Leading French broadcaster France 24’s investigation into chemical weapon use in Sudan has confirmed…
