anchor: this is dw news. how do we solve a problem of plastics? negotiators from around the world are trying to end our global plastic pollution problem. also, ukrainian troops training for urban warfare, preparing to take back cities occupied by russian forces. and one of germany's biggest rock bands facing claims of sexual misconduct.

what is alleged to have happened backstage. ♪ to our viewers watching on pbs in the united states and all of you around the world, welcome. negotiators have been meeting in paris to hammer out a global treaty to end plastic pollution. their aim, achieve a legally binding deal by the end of 2024. the first draft could be ready as early as november this year. campaigners have been pushing for the treaty to not only deal with pollution but curb the scale of plastic reduction. are they expected to reach a deal? we have a report. reporter: toxic and everywhere -- plastics in almost everything humans produce.

they are now found as micro plastics in the ocean, inside fish, and even in human breast milk. the problem is growing. plastic production is increasing. as is plastic waste. it is such a triple by 2060. plastic packaging will rise significantly with consumer and clothing also contributing to plastic waste, among other sources. representatives from more than 175 nations have been meeting this week for the second of five series of talks with the aim of creating an international treaty on plastic. >> only elimination, reduction, a full lifecycle approach, transparency and a just transition can bring success. the truth is we cannot recycle our way out of this mess. reporter: negotiators hope to have a treaty in place by next year.

but talks have been slow going. major oil-producing nations like saudi arabia and the united states have dragged their heels on technical issues like voting rules. and countries disagree on how to limit plastic. considerations are bands on single-use plastic, and a tax on new production. a high ambition coalition of countries want an end to plastic pollution by 2040. >> there will be plastics in the future in many forms, but it is the types of plastic that lend themselves most to pollution, either because they contain toxic substances or they are single-use or developed in such a way that is that is hard or impossible to recycle them. environmental groups -- reporter: environmental groups

are coming to an end to lobbying groups who they say have a vested interest in undermining the deal. they say only targets to reduce overall production can help save the world from choking on plastic waste. anchor: earlier we spoke with a global plastics policy lead at the world wildlife fund. we asked him for his take on this meeting to end plastic pollution. >> i am at the meeting right now, at the unesco building behind me. the chair is about together the last decision and they just decided to develop the first draft treaty text in the lead up to the next meeting in nairobi. the outcome is very positive even if it was very tough negotiations. anchor: when you say outcome,

are we talking about agreements that are binding? >> there have been many proposals put on the table and the idea is it will in the end be binding. lots of countries, a clear majority of countries, have put out suggestions for binding rules like a global bans in output of the most high-risk products. there's been talk of product requirements and also a big debate on financing of measures in developing countries. how binding they will be, whether countries will accept is subject to negotiations later on , but they have decided to include these in the first draft. anchor: when we talk about micro plastics, they've been found all over the planet. i'm wondering is plastic

pollution truly a global problem or are there areas around the world that are particularly hard-hit? eirik: it is a truly global problem. we have detected plastics everywhere, in all ecosystems on the planet, from the sea ice in the arctic to the deepest depths. it's affecting all parts of the world. maybe in different ways. from the people in the really hard-hit regions in southeast asia, where in some urban areas you live almost in plastic waste and bring talk -- and breathe toxic waste from burning plastics, two pacific island states where it is harming their fishing. anchor: what happens if we don't get in agreement on curbing plastic production and ending pollution? what happens, worst case scenario? eirik: i think we will then see

an accelerating environmental problem that in the end will force an agreement, whether the end of next year or later. this is becoming a very serious issue to all of our ecosystems, to human health and society. it is happening at an accelerating pace. i think in the future it will not be possible to not have binding measures in place to tackle this crisis. anchor: ok, eirik from world wildlife fund in paris, we appreciate you taking the time to talk with us. eirik: thank you. anchor: plastic pollution has transformed pristine landscapes into rubbish dumps in many parts of the world. consider this river in europe, it runs through three balkan countries. reporter: waters and plastic waste.

15,000 cubic meters of it. bosnia's river is known for its breathtaking scenery, but when it flows into this area outside this town, it is an eyesore with driftwood, plastic idols, used tires and household appliances dumped by three balkan states. residents here are resigned to the situation. >> after all of these years, after more than two decades of living alongside the river, we have to accept this as a fact of life. we actually believe we will die before the river is clean of garbage. reporter: it runs over 300 kilometers from montenegro through serbia and bosnia. along the way, an authorized waste dumps dot hills and

valleys. trash disposal in the countries mean most of the widgets up here. and it is all on display. locals want the government to take action. environment ministers from the balkan states have met every six months but environmentalists are frustrated i the lack of progress and time is running out. >> our landfill where we have been dumping garbage for years is at 90% capacity, so the question is what will happen next year when we face the influx of thousands of cubic meters of waste. reporter: bosnian authorities lay the blame with the problem and lack of solutions on upstream nations. for residents, the lack of

action means the beautiful river doubles as a waste dump. anchor: ukraine's military says it shutdown more than 30 missiles and drones in the latest round of russian strikes targeting the region around kyiv early friday. many residents of the capital took shelter and subway stations after air raid alerts sounded across the city. the alerts were later lifted. the mayor says no calls were made to emergency services. this as ukrainian forces prepare a long-awaited counteroffensive to retake cities in the east from russian occupiers. to do this, trips will almost certainly have to fight street street, house by house. urban warfare. it poses some of the greatest risks to soldiers. reporter: this is one of the most interest moments in urban warfare.

one wrong move here could be your last. >> one goes inside and then the next. reporter: these soldiers are fresh from the front line, where they faced trenches. instead of resting, they prepare for what may be next. >> we will have to storm every building and there will be collaborators, saboteurs, regular trips, private military groups. we have to drive them out of houses, not from fields. reporter: that is why they are in this abandoned hotel. ukrainian troops may only have one chance to take back their towns from the russians. they can't afford mistakes. >> it is very important for us to take the right approach. if we don't and we break like

them, we don't have enough people to take risks. they are ready to leave hundreds behind, we are not ready to leave a single one. reporter: these soldiers spend four to five hours training everyday, tactics shooting and first aid. they know their lives may depend on it. >> we tighten the tourniquet as tightly as possible so that not only a finger or a feather can fit in between. of course he will scream all kinds of things, that it hurts, let me go, you absolutely cannot loosen it. reporter: most of them will have experienced this already. yuri was permanently taken out of the fight when he was permanently injured last year. his best friend died next to him. teaching from his experience, he's trying to help these men survive.

this is what they want to avoid. ukrainian officials don't say how many soldiers die but we are told the number of military graves at the cemetery has doubled over the last three months. some of the men and women buried here were as young as 20. cemetery is already the final resting place for hundreds of ukrainian soldiers from the area. people believe that fighting at the front will intensify soon. no matter how that will turn out for ukraine, it will mean more funerals and more graves for soldiers here in this ground. that means more families who will turn to this priest. he knew many of those he has buried here.

>> i admit i cannot comfort anyone, because the loss remains with us. because there is a grave and a coffin. because there is separation until the end of our days. but we should know that what they did and are doing now is full of deep meaning. because they repeat the savior's feat. they prevent more death through their own death. reporter: another family says goodbye. soldier died more than two months ago in an eastern forest. today he is finally buried with love and military honors. he won't the last, for ukraine

and craniums, there doesn't seem to be an alternative. >> we need victory, we do not need he spared if there is no victory, there will be no peace. there will be slavery. reporter: defenders fear that more than death itself. and so they prepare for more sacrifice. ♪ anchor: most ukrainian soldiers are now new recruits. what will that mean as ukraine launches a counteroffensive against russian forces? i asked the deputy had of the office of ukrainian president zelenskyy. >> these soldiers which will be taking part in the counteroffensive are well trained.

they have the training not only to best equip them. we have this war against russian not since 2022, but 2014. when my president visited the capital, you know he travels a lot, one of the parts of the visit was at a military base, looking at the military having training at the base. with the best instructors from the countries, with their partners, and that gives us hope the counteroffensive will be successful. anchor:moscowasscowas blamed ukr

the attack and kyiv has denied military involvement inside russia and says the attacks were conducted by russian volunteer fighters. twoere hoitalized. e hoitalized. rescue teams are searching for people feared trapped in the wreckage. students in senegal's capital are evacuating their university campus following thursday's deadly clashes between police and protesters. nine people died in the unrest that broke out over the sentencing of an opposition leader, who was on trial for rape. he has denied wrongdoing and says the charges are politically motivated. foreign ministers of the brix

block of emerging economies have that with officials from more than a dozen countries including saudi arabia and iran. the alliance is was ill, russia, india, china and -- brazil, russia, india and china, is seeking to increase influence around the world. south africa's foreign minister made clear that russian president vladimir putin has been invited to the august summit that will take place in johannesburg. south africa under pressure to arrest the russian president. he is the target of an arrest warrant issued by the international criminal court. our correspondent has more on why the focus was on the russian president during these talks. reporter: the two day brics meeting has concluded in south

africa. discussions around whether south africa will comply with the international criminal court warrant of arrest to arrest president putin if he steps on south african soil has overshadowed the meeting. south africa under pressure to act if the russian president is to step on south africa's territory. the meeting concluded with the brics foreign ministers shying away from discussions around supporting the end to the russian invasion in ukraine. the brics meeting also discussed the expansion of the group, more members, up to 20. we hear there are several members that have put in their applications. during this meeting, some

foreign ministers from saudi arabia, and iran, attended the meeting. what is clear is the brics grouping is not yet ready to receive these applications formally into the grouping. discussions are still going on. in august, these members may be admitted. anchor: that was our correspondent reporting from cape town. germany's defense minister says berlin will look into reports that for -- former germany air force pilots have been training pilots for the chinese military. a newsweekly and public broadcaster say at least a handful are working as trainers in china. they reported several pilots did not respond to request for comment and one rejected the allegation outright.

reporter: former german fighter pilots have been training chinese military pilots for years according to research by german media organizations. members of the german parliament intelligence committee are alarmed. >> we are concerned that after being employed by the german states, servicemen and women could be employed in jobs in which they reveal state secrets. this could pose a significant security risk for germany and nato. reporter: who are these german pilots now becoming a security risk? a 2016 document lists some of them. alexander h, and instructor. dirk j, a former tornado pilot. and peter s. all of them are consultants working for a company based in

beijing. the man behind the company was convicted of espionage and 2016 for stealing classified data on nato planes. now china is using german pilots to develop its air force. it was said there would be consequences. >> each case must be examined. transgressions will be punished. that is absolutely clear. reporter: the german defense ministry and intelligence services say they want to "actively prevent the recruitment of pilots." peter s said he had not revealed any military secrets and none of the others responded to inquiries. anchor: the lead and senior of the popular german band rammstein facing allegations of sexual misconduct. several women say they were systematically recruited or coerced for encounters at

concerts with the lead singer. reporter: hard-core music, provocative lyrics, over-the-top stage shows. all rammstein trademarks that have made the band a major international presence. the new allegations claim those concerts also served as a venue for sexual misconduct. one accuser alleges that a violent sexual encounter happened at a concert. >> i had the feeling i couldn't say anything, that it hurt or i didn't want to or it was too much. i could not speak, i was too shocked. reporter: female fans were allegedly supplied with tickets and backstage access to encourage them to have sex with the singer. that is according to research by german media organizations. multiple young women say they were asked for photos in online chat groups or at concerts. the photos were evaluated and

led to invitations and allegedly to offers of alcohol and drugs. one woman says there is a recruitment system at work. >> they just manipulate the girls so they keep coming to concerts, they keep bringing in new girls. they try to make sure no one says anything or gets the idea anything is wrong. reporter: rammstein and their lead singer have not responded to the allegations. the band earlier denied allegations that the singer used knockout drugs in another concert related sexual encounter. ♪ anchor: saturday sees the conclusion of germany's football season. it is the cup final. leipzig looking to retain the cup, while frankfurt won last year's europa league. it is a tale of goalscoring frenchmen. >> quite the first season in germany for the young frenchman.

his goals were instrumental in securing frankfurt conference league football. even he is surprised by how quickly he has become part of the furniture. >> i didn't expect this. i thought i thought it would gradually find my feet but it happened very quickly. i adapted very quickly but my teammates made it easy for me. i think it is thanks to them i played so well this season. they helped me and i integrated well into the team. you could say they are like a new family for me. reporter: this player won the french cup last season, claiming frankfurt would be bumped up from conference to europa league, but he knows his team must keep quiet another goalscoring frenchmen to do so. his 16 goals made him joint top bundesliga score. >> i think we did a good job on

him in the first meeting this season. we kept him pretty quiet. we did very well defensively. they didn't score. i think it's possible for us to play like that again defensively. i trust my defenders. reporter: he will hope that trust is misplaced as he looks to sign off on his side achieving the cup before he moved to chelsea. and leipzig is boosted by another player extending his contract. the rebels -- red bulls fans will expect them to do the business again in berlin. anchor: the nba finals underway and the denver nuggets comfortably beat the miami heat in game one. the host had nine days off.

miami had just two days to recover after boston. the nuggets achieve victory. after a short break i will be back to take you through the day. we will be right back. ♪ ♪

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>> thanks for joining us here on france 24. these are our top headlines -- the second day of cross-border fighting is reported inside russia. latest sign the conflict is expanding past ukraine's own frontiers following 15 months of war. national valley party again makes accusations of links to the kremlin after a report. and at least 50 people are killed and more than 500 reportedly injured in a multiple

train crash in east india. many are also feared trapped beneath the twisted wreckage as rescue teams rushed to the scene . it has just gone 10:00 p.m. here in paris. we begin with that breaking news coming to us from india where at least 50 people have died. many more are badly hurt following a multiple train collision. there are reports that three trains smashed together in the east of the country, around 300 km from calcutta. prime minister narendra modi has said he is distressed at the accident.

>> a frantic rescue operation underway after multiple train collisions in eastern india. more than 300 injured passengers have been rushed to hospitals, but authorities fear many remain trapped inside the carriages. next such a tragic accident. >> the national disaster response force, government teams, and the air force have been mobilized on the order of prime minister narendra modi. rail accidents are relatively common in india, occurring several hundred times a year. >> next to ukraine, which is again raising itself or what have become regular nightly attacks on the capital city that have been testing its airs weres

up, this time on russian soil. pro-kyiv russian fighters said they would be attacking russian forces for a second day, blaming moscow for the deaths of two civilians. >> two paramilitary russian groups -- the russian volunteer corps has members who are openly neo-nazi. the russia free group does not. both are fighting in eastern ukraine under the supervision of the ukrainian army. now, though, ukraine says it is not involved in these attacks on russian territory. the denials coming from ukrainian officials presented

with almost a little bit of a smirk, regarding the way -- reminding of the way russia denied its involvement in the separatist region's when it was obviously pressure behind it. most people in ukraine and ukrainian authorities do not been -- do not seem to be -- generally, the satisfaction is coming from the way that these forces seem to be exposing russian weakness in defending its own tears and to some degree, there is some satisfaction ukrainians are feeling about russians being

given a taste of their own medicine. >> that is our ukraine correspondent gulliver cragg speaking. meanwhile, president volodymyr zelenskyy has acknowledged his nation will not be able to join nato until the war with russia is over. the military alliance remains split on ukraine. jens stoltenberg says all members who agree to stick by a pledge that ukraine will become a member at some point in the future. stoltenberg is traveling to turkey to attend president erdogan's inauguration, trying to also smooth the way for sweden's entry into the alliance. >> the military alliance is looking to grow with leaders saying they are ready to welcome ukraine as a new member.

>> i would like to underline that nato's door is open, and we all agree that ukraine will become a member. it is not for moscow to decide. >> the big question now is not how ukraine will become a member but rather when. that's where there are sticking points. while eastern european are pushing for kyiv to join urgently, the u.s. and u.k. are more cautious, fearing moscow will blame them for escalating the war. during the european political community summit in moldova, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says he hopes for a clear answer at nato's next summit in july. >> ukraine is ready to be in nato. >> nato's foreign minister's

also discussed weeden's application, which has faced opposition from hungary and turkey. >> i welcome that sweden's new antiterrorist goals have come into force today. >> stockholm hopes the new law will convince ankara to lift its veto. ankara accused sweden of protecting members of the pkk, which turkey labeled a terrorist organization. >> the far right national rallying party has once again been singled out for its links to the kremlin. an inquiry accuse the party of having served as a communication channel for russian power,

charges denied by far right leader marine le pen, who described the report as dishonest and politicized. >> it is a report that marine le pen's far right national valley party had instigated in a bid to put to bed legations. the report details the cozy relationship, and le pen could not hide her annoyance. >> this report is a reflection of -- [indiscernible] the reality of this report is that there is nothing. >> for the report, which has yet to be formally published, a cross party committee look into foreign interference in french political and economic life. they undermine the freaking -- frequent conflict -- frequent contact between mp's and russian

officials. the committee interviewed a series of key figures, including le pen, last week, where she denied any political quid pro quo in exchange for the russian loan contracted by her party in 2014. >> i signed a loan with a bank. i did not sign a loan with vladimir putin. it does not commit me to anything. >> the russian regime returned the favor, referring to a meeting between le pen and vladimir putin in march 2017, less than four weeks before the french presidential election, a meeting that only the russian press was allowed to cover and that was much anticipated by le pen, who wants to build her international standing, according to the report, which is set to be published in full on monday. >> next, the first draft of a highly anticipated treaty to combat plastic pollution should

be finished by the end of november, the united nations has announced, following a week long summit here in paris. progress has been slow among the 175 nations represented with negotiations hindered by long procedural debates. >> at unesco headquarters in paris, another long plenary session at delegates to the united nations' plastic solutions log towards what they hope will be a treaty. campaigners and negotiators -- for campaigners and negotiators, progress has been agonizingly slow. >> we are continuing to push these negotiations forward in order to change everyone's positions, particularly those of the producer countries who are often most resistant. >> a group of now nearly 60 countries calling itself the high ambition coalition is

pushing for strict limits on the production of plastics, but a number of major producer nations want to focus instead on recycling and waste management, raising procedural roadblocks that have frustrated delegates and organizers. >> if we really want to reach an agreement, we cannot go on like this. this plenary is not the place. let's get down to business. >> in february 2022, united nations countries agreed on the need for a legally binding treaty to end plastic put -- plastic pollution. plastic production has doubled over the past two decades to hit some 460 1,000,000 tons annually. the figure is expected to triple within the next four decades. less than 10% is recycled while more than 1/5 is dumped or burned illegally. throughout the food chain as well as in human blood and placenta, plastics have been

found with unknown consequences. the next summit is scheduled for november in kenya. >> have a look a kosovo where opposition parties have blamed the prime minister for hurting relations with western allies. this after nato peacekeepers from italy and hungary were injured in the north of the country by ethnic serbs angry over ethnic albanians taking over local councils following elections they had boycotted. the forced installation of 4 albanian mayors in those sub majority districts despite voter turnout of less than 4% has drawn criticism from the united states and others while nato has sent for troops in response. fighting between sudan's warring generals has intensified following the collapse of talks. residents of khartoum and those across the nile they the army

has resumed airstrikes and is using more artillery but said there is no sign that the paramilitary rapid support forces group for retreating. the conflict has devastated the capital and displaced well over 1.5 million people, threatening to destabilize a wider region. is there life on mars? you can try to check it out for yourself and in real time almost as the european space agency has started live-streaming images from the red planet. you can find pictures on the e's twitter account under #marslive as well as on youtube on the 20th anniversary of the agency launching its mars express. it is time for the latest business news. we are starting with the national debt, which is in the

spotlight. >> yes, in france. that is as credit rating agency s&p global prepares to update its advice for the country, and it also comes after another agency, fitch, downgraded france's debt readiness from aa to aa minus. blamed political deadlock and sometimes violent social movements, which pose a risk to president emmanuel macron's reform agenda. france's national debt is approaching 3 trillion euros, 111 percent of gdp. the figure stood just shy of 100% before the pandemic went macron put in place one of europe's most generous social safety nets. man will -- meanwhile, the government has about the annual deficit down. however, investors are increasingly concerned over macron's credibility. on top of recent multibillion euro subsidy packages aimed at easing the cost of living crisis, the president has since

promised further tax cuts of 2 billion euros for the middle classes. hiring in the united states has accelerated, coming as a surprise to economists. more than 339,000 nonfarm jobs were created in may, well above the 190,000 predicted by analysts. according to the labor department, sectors that saw job gains included professional services, health care, and construction. this is despite a slight uptick in the unemployment rate, which rose to 3.7% from april's 3.4%, so still near historic lows. the data does raise questions over how the federal reserve will respond when it convenes mid june. the strong demand for workers and continued wage growth could feed into inflation. let's check in with some trading action now. stocks on wall street close higher this friday following that u.s. jobs data.

the dow jones up more than 2%. the s&p 500 added almost 1.5%, and the nasdaq closing more than 1% higher for its sixth straight weekly gain. nigeria's main labor unions as it will go on strike next wednesday to protest the scrapping of a long-running fuel subsidy. analysts say the move is long overdue as the measure has been extremely costly for public coffers. however, the tripling of petrol prices is far from welcome among the public, already battling inflation above 20%. >> a call for a nationwide strike action to protest against a tripling of fuel prices in nigeria. this after the newly elected president announced drastic plans to scrap fuel subsidies.

>> let's commence mobilization from this moment to make sure that this action is in force. >> the oil-rich african nation swaps crude oil for billions of dollars' worth of petrol. last year, the subsidies cost $10 billion for the government, a measure that some say nigeria can no longer afford. though the measure remains widely popular in the country, analysts say it's removal is inevitable but that it should be accompanied by social protection measures. >> the government is broke. there will be more crime, no doubt about it, but at the end of the day, we have to make adjustments. >> scrapping the measure has not only in -- triggered an increase

in transportation costs, but also food and electricity prices, presenting a grim outlook for the country's 210 million who live low the poverty line. >> coming that just briefly to our top story, we just heard word that s&p global has maintained france's aa credit rating. let's take a looking at some other business news making headlines. the irish economy has fallen into technical recession after its gdp contracted for a second straight quarter. gross domestic product shrunk by 4.6% in the first three months of the year. however, the country's domestic economy returned to growth driven by personal spending. carmaker renault could face prosecution in france over faulty engines. the lawyer for a group of customers says a criminal -- criminal complaint will be filed next week. the plaintiffs say the company

and its partner nissan should have issued a recall after discovering an issue with more than 400,000 cars in europe. britain's unite unions as more than 2000 security officers at heathrow airport will walk off the job over low pay, but the headline says it has not -- the airport says it has not received any formal notice of the intention a strike. finally, netflix shareholders have rejected a proposed increase in pay packages for the streaming site's executives. the nonbinding vote comes as the hollywood rider strike -- hollywood writers strike enters its second month and is seen as a show of support for the industrial action. under the proposal, the two co-ceo's would have salaries cap at $300 million, but extras like performance-based bonus would see them earning $30 million and $40 million each. that's a lot of money.

>> thank you very much. it is time now for our daily fact checking segment with truth or fake. a false photo of female wrestlers is going viral. members of the bjp party accusing them of theatrics. tell us more. >> yes indeed. this digitally manipulated photo of top indian wrestlers smiling wants to be entertained with police has been going viral for a couple of days now. the original photo was taken may 28 during a demonstration in front of parliament where many of india's wrestlers turned out. we can see this was published by

someone who was also at the protest. many of india's top wrestlers were detained during these demonstrations, and some were charged with disorderly behavior . if we look at the original photo, this was published later by other wrestlers after the fact, but we can indeed see that in the original photo, neither of the sisters are smiling, and the sisters actually took this soapy to begin with -- this selfie to begin with to send to fellow protesters and assure them of their safety and also inform them who had been detained, including some of their fellow demonstrators. for a quick recap, india's wrestlers have been protesting for months, primarily female wrestlers, though there are some men involved as well, and they have been demonstrating for months demanding the resignation and arrest of the president of the wrestling federation of

india, who they say -- who they accused of sexual harassment of female wrestlers for several years. as well as being federation president, he is also an influential member of parliament, and he has vehemently -- vehemently denied all allegations. as this edited photo as going viral, so have growing rumors or growing narratives of the smile being used to undermine the wrestlers movement as a whole but also to insinuate is it's being done for attention or staged or part of a game. we can see through social media posts like this one which reads that the photo as part of a drama, part of a toolkit for those who want to break our country. we can also see it further in this one, who has done a mockup photo of wrestlers in public demonstrations and claim this is what they do behind the scenes.

we have also seen reactions from politicians themselves like this one, which was later deleted. they, too, have included two separate autos as well, and the caption reads -- does the sport federation of india offer acting classes, too? we can see that it is a growing narrative, implying that the smiling faces of the photo really pushes at the idea that this was being done for attention or to undermine the protest entirely. >> it is very scary. you can barely tell that that smiling photo is indeed fake unless you hold it side-by-side with the original. what has been the wrestlers' reaction on all this miss information surrounding the photo? >> there are some visual clues, though they are very subtle. one of the first ones is that both of the smiles are very identical on both sisters, though i don't think that is necessarily a strong enough point. i think the biggest telltale sign is actually the dimples i

have highlighted on this photo. when you look back at every other headshot of these sisters, there is not any dimple visible on either face. according to other twitter users as well as indian fact checking media boom live, they claim one particular software was used in order to create this fake smile and that is the app face app. if we watch this little tutorial that was uploaded, someone who took that original unsmiling photo and showed how they created it, we can see that just with the click of a button, it does indeed turn into a smiling face. if we also compare it to our original smile, we can indeed see that they are very, very similar. these are all signs pointing to this may be the app used to manipulate this image. >> you have been talking to some of those leading the protest.

what reaction have they had lack of >> the wrestlers have wholeheartedly taken to the internet to denounce the editing of this photo. i reached out earlier today and asked if and how they think the fake smile has been used by the bjp and its supporters and what that can tell us. >> [speaking foreign language] >> there you have it.

the photo has indeed been digitally edited. it is not the first or last time we will see misinformation like this take the internet by storm. >> thank you very much. it is truly astonishing to see from your example just how easy it is to manipulate these pictures. i mean, just by looking at it, you could never tell that those smiling pictures are changed whatsoever unless you hold the two side-by-side. it is quite scary there. on that note, we are going to just have a brief break on this addition and be back with more world news in a few minutes' time. state tuned with us here on france 24.

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