Storm 1516: The Russian operation responsible for at least 77 disinformation campaigns
Europe • Oct 9, 2025, 8:49 PM
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Earlier this year, French authorities identified almost 80 disinformation campaigns led by a Russian operation dubbed Storm 1516. These mainly targeted Ukraine and its allies. So who is behind this disinformation and how does it spread? More importantly, how can we spot it? We take a closer look in this edition of Truth or Fake.
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Morocco king urges speedy social reforms following youth-led protests
Europe • 4:08 PM
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Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Friday said improving public education and healthcare was a priority, but made no reference to the youth movement that has been staging nationwide protests for sweeping social reforms. The royal speech had been much anticipa
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‘Pawns in Putin’s war game’: African women lured into drone factories
Europe • 2:37 PM
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Russia has been accused of making false promises to recruit young women from across Africa to work in drone-assembling factories. The women were coerced into assembling Shahed-136 kamikaze drones in a dangerous area that has been repeatedly bombed by Ukr
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Russian attack on Ukraine's energy facilities plunges thousands into darkness
Europe • 10:41 AM
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Large parts of Kyiv were plunged into darkness in the early hours of Friday after Russian drones and missiles struck Ukrainian energy facilities, cuttingpower and water to homes and halting a key metro link across the Dnipro river.
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