>> this is dw news from berlin the vaccine slamming hong kong, china issued the highest weather alert as saola comes ashore. businesses are closed. a rare show of dissent against the assad regime. the world cup kiss is now a

matter for the spanish courts. the battery powered vehicles of e-scooters are a menace and the ban takes effect. brent: for viewers on pbs in the united states welcome. we begin with super vaccine saola hitting chong and southern coast of china at this hour. the authorities have the highest level of weather warning following weeks of rain and flooding. with wind increases workers in hong kong stayed at home. start of the new school year

pushed back. packages were left stranded as more than 400 flights were canceled in hsien zen all available herlts in the 11 are being opened. we spoke to phoebe congress and she told us about the conditions. >> this is unusually powerful and such vaccine saola is expected to be the pmost destructive one in years making residents and government officialing vigilant and nervous. we have seen pictures of huge waves lashing water fronts, trees collapsing, some low lying areas getting flooded as the vaccine saola is passing by hong kong and within the territory in

the coming hours and along the southern coast of china bringing extensive damage as predicted by scientists. the government is getting prepared to brace themselves for there super vaccine -- this super typhoon and you can hardly find anyone on the streets. people aren doors, i'm reporting from home and i feel the impact and hear the loud howling winds. the worst is yet to come. brent: that was phoebe congress. i want to go to meteorologist matthew capucci to break down the extreme weather we have been having this summer. we have a super typhoon and

hurricane in florida and hurricane franklin in the mid-atlantic and flooding in europe and tropical storm over california all the past three or four weeks. is this just extreme, normal extreme weather or what is your read? >> for the most part it is pretty normal. we average about 90 cyclones every year so this is part of that. it is not unusual to see a typhoon in the south china sea. this happens to be hitting a very populace area. one thing the inner ring of winds looks to stay offshore and how impacts are likely and winds between buildings surging and

across the western hemisphere we have seen a number of them. i was in florida covering a storm two days ago which is pretty normal. this time of year it is hurricane season, it peaks in the atlantic september 15 and same in the pacific. we get busy leading up to that. the only surprising thing this year is how busy the start is especially in the face of and he will nino. that cuts back on how many tropical storms and cyclones because you have stronger winds in the upper atmosphere that tear them apart and sink ing weekend in the atlantic. but water temperatures are so warm and the only thing abnormal is the tropical storm in california in the desert. otherwise this is par for the course. brent: how much of this has to do with global warming and

climate change? >> believe it or not, very minimally. it is normal to see tropical cyclones this time of year and it is a necessary part of the system. about 6% or 7% of heat between the equator and north pole occurs thanks to hurricanes and drop storms. they mix heat northwards so it is sort of a normal and necessarily thing. ultimately climate change is influencing our weather making the sea surfaces a little higher cause being flooding to be more significant and air to be warmer and wetter resulting in heavier downpours and temperatures are warmer which fuels the storms. but i think this is mostly natural with a dash of claimant change. brent: i was just in the u.s., too, and there was a lot of reporting on the unprecedented

temperatures we are seeing in the caribbean and atlantic and water temperatures fahrenheit 95 degrees. is that a normal cyclical development or is that because of global warming? >> so, i think it is a bit of both. one reason the atlantic has been so warm is reduction in trade winds so lesser winds blowing across the entire atlantic keeping the wind a little slower and you get less churning of the waters which would normally cool it. that hasn't happened so a lot is randomness this is a change event but also earmarked by climate change it is easier to get the higher wind. normally it is warm in one spot and cooler in another. this it has been warm worldwide which has surprised me from a

water standpoint so there is a lot of randomness but there are times saying this fits the bill of climate change, it fits into a picture in an era where climate change is a factor. brent: matthew, we appreciate your analysis. let's look at some other stories making headlines. agreeing authorities rescued more than 150 people from small boats on the way from turkey to greek islands friday. the coast guard said 101 were pecked up off of within island. more than 17,000 migrants from the middle east and africa have arrived in greece. at least 43 were killed in congo. the demonstration against foreign peacekeepers was organized by a religious sect. a u.n. force is due to withdraw by end of the year.

nasa found a spot where a russian spacecraft crashed on the moon. lunar orbiter took these images of a new crater the mission was attempting to land on the south pole when it lost control. back here, thousands have taken to the streets in southern syria in a show of dissatisfaction with bashar al-assad. they chanted free syria and get out bashar. they have a history of suppressing dissent but economic hardship is causing it to grow. the druze favorite people -- faith people are in the area. we have an expert on syrian politics. i asked her why people are protesting now in syria.

>> thank you for having me with you today. it is the economic woes that are sort of the spark for the demonstrations. however the calls, as you mentioned, very rightly so have gone far beyond simple economic demands. they are demanding the downfall of the regime and for their descend loved ones. syria has over 100,000 forcibly disappeared and detained so it is not the first time they have taken to the streets. it happened the last couple years but this before of protests is larger than the last ones. brent: some people are saying responsible a new revolution is starting in syria. >> it is an interesting question because one could argue that the revolution that started in 2011 has never really stopped even though the province has been

largely spared from the war in sy syria. but the demand very much mirror the demands of the protest of 2011 and there have been protests around the country in different areas that are also associated with the protests of 2011 where the protests began over 10 years ago. so, one may say this is all historically connected because the demands have remained the same because the cost and perpetrator of them have remained the same. brent: we know what the assad record is with suppressing public dissent. how is the government dealing with there latest wave of protests? >> late last year there were direct attacks on government entities in the province of swada and they were punished. it remains to be seen how the regime reacts. you mentioned their horrendous

track record with civil protests but there seems to be a larmer number of people. we are witnessing much larger unless in the streets and women patching so it will be very -- participating so it will be interesting to see how the regime will react. it is none for very violent crackdowns so there is worry about violence that might erupt. but for now it remains people can take it the streets albeit with great bravery. an na anna, we appreciate your analysis. ukraine has been pushing allies to deliver advanced weapons since the invasion. volodymr zelenskyy has announced that ukraine developed a long-range weapon which he says can hit targets 700 kilometers away. he appeared to refer to an air

strike earlier this week. the attack destroyed russian military transport planes in an area roughly 700 kilometers from the ukrainian border. a weapon with that range could potentially put most could you within striking distance. i asked a military analyst with kind of weapon president zelenskyy could be referring to? >> there are several times of drones that he might have in mind. one is the uj22 drone and it can easily fly from the ukrainian border regions up to moscow despite the fact the explosive charges is relatively small so it couldn't do a lot of drone. the second is called the bober which can fly up to 1,000

kilometers. so, those two could potentially fit the description of what president zelenskyy might be hinting at. there is a prototype of a kamikaze drone but there's no name closed. brent: when russia launched its invasion of ukraine millions of ukrainians found themselves living under occupation and subjected to russian propaganda. more than 18 months later they are looking for ways it escape from the russian occupied territories. one is through enemy lands going into russia and entering ukrainian controlled areas in a humanitarian corridor in the northeast. there is a reception near the crossing point. >> they have a long road behind them. when russia attacked ukraine in february of last year, they suddenly found themselves under

occupation. now they are back on ukrainian controlled land after a journey that lasted two days and two nights. >> it was scary at the check points. they are russians and don't consider us as human beings. we didn't know what to expect. the woman checking passports spoke aggressively to us. >> she endured a lot understood occupation. her teen son had to flee after russians beats him up for expressing pro ukraine opinions. her husband couldn't find injury for a injury -- treatment for an injury and had to stop working then they threatened to take her children and she felt she had to do everything to get away and borrowed money to flee. >> we didn't have any money to leave earlier.

we're ukrainians at heart. i have lived here 40 years. i cannot simply forget that to become a russian and swear alle allegiance to them. >> between 50 and 150 ukrainian people enter through the crossing every day. only ukrainians are aloud in. if they don't have somebody waiting for them they are brought her. develops give them food, a place to rest and make a plan. border control screens arrivals to weed out potential saboteurs. this volunteer tells me people coming from places like dansk that have been understood russian spongeserred control are influenced by putin's propaganda. >> they are stupid here, the americans are manipulating us. the war is pour politics. some think half of ukraine doesn't exist it is run by

nazis. >> mostly they need help after levering almost everything behind. >> for people leaving occupied territories this is the last leg of their journey back it their lives. they boards trains to kyiv helping whatever is waiting for them there is better than what at the left behind. >> the russians treated us badly. they constantly put pressure on people. they forced people to switch it russian documents and work for them. >> i wanted it to end and i want to go home. i want to breathe freely there. what are my plans? warp promised aid with -- we were promised aids with housing. we don't know. maybe we will live somewhere on the floor. >> officials tells around 22,000

ukrainians have 23 tphredz sinc the starts of the invasion. even if first days are difficult they help more will make the choice people on this train have made. brent: prevalents are taking place in spain over put biological because louis and his world cup kiss. hundreds tourpbtdz to condemn him. he grabbed the spain forward and kissed her after the final and h she said it was not consensual. there are calls for him to resign. the spain men's team heads coach has apologized for clapping when rube raob insisted that he will not resign. he said he made a mistake and

deserved to be criticized. >> i sincerely apologize. people who know me know the clapping doesn't represent my values my way of thinking or acting in life. i was always doing things with quality and respect. brent: i asked zemra historian whether the support for the spain weapons team is still growing. >> yes, absolutely. because it has gone beyond just a kiss. it is a matter of social justice and spawned the phme too moveme and they think enough is enough. they say that is a form of sexual aggression and that is linked it law last year only yes is yes and it is around consent. the women in particular who voiced their concern feel fired of taoeufrdz because it she is an example of how normalized

this is and how egregious it is that it happened in such a public forum and people do not believe her when she says it is not consensual. some feel this is a time to look at society and the normalized behaviors and ways of speaking and try it say the things that have been implanted on us for a long time sings we were born effectively the way it has been deeply ingrained and say it is not how it has been done so you have a big reaction in terms of coverage and the debate around women and the way ay we are tred especially in the context of because of power in the work place is we are interested to see how this goes. i suspects new that the news has come out just in the last hour

or that the courts decided not to suspends luis rubiales even though he is by fifa. brent: they opened a case i'm calling serious misconduct but he won't be suspended because of serious misconduct. why is that? >> in order for him to be suspend tdz would have to be considered very serious misconduct and what is being reported is that the decision was made based on a law that has been in place since the 1990's. there's a new sports law because it hasn't been developed as of yet reportedly that is why they made the decision based on a law from the 1990's. it was not just about the kiss but about what he did in the balcony for anybody that was watching where he grabbed himself in a particularly

private place. so, what they said is that based on this law that lack of decorum is only considered serious misconduct but abuse of power is considered very serious m mismisconduct is they olted for the serious one and they ultimately decided it is only serious misconduct rather than very serious. because of that, the court below him which is the high court for sports can in the suspends him. however, the missouri for culture and sports said they are going to try and ask for a suspension to be put in place. but given this ruling by the tad the administrative court the highest court in this scenario they can only suspends him or ban him for a maximum of two

years. that is kind of where we are. this will definitely to roll on and they will continue to investigate. but as of right now he cannot be suspended. eubrent: zemra, thank you. >> thank you. brent: there's an upset in basketball's world cup latvia stunned spain in the second-round. they were hidden late when at the made a run outscoring spain 27-11 in the fourth quarter. the also to latvia is spain's first defeat at the world cup. germany defeated georgia 100-73 f. dennis schroder scored 16 in a game loaded in nba talent on both sides. english football liverpool

rejected a deal for a striker. it is understood to have been 150 million pounds in the final hours before the transfer dead lane. the liverpool coach shut down the idea due to the 31-year-old having two years left on his contract. sala scored 138 goals and won the golden boot three times. paris has banned rented electric scooters. it was the first city in europe to embrace them favor years ago to reduce greenhouse gas emissions but they became unpopular. parisians voted to clear the streets and it took effect today. >> e-scooters are getting hard it find. it is job to collect them. in less than a day they are all meant to be gone. another two. this app helps him locate them.

they have been getting scarcer. never has a means of transport been so divisive as the scooter. >> i'm sad. it is such a pleasant way of getting around. you can swing left or right. it is not stressful like a car. >> i won't miss them. i can't tell you how often i nearly ran over scooter riders. >> love them or hate them a referendum banned them in april. just five years ago paris was the first european city it embrace e-scooters hoping to reduce carbon emissions. but too often they were in the streets and accidents became more frequent. >> we reduced the top speed but they kept getting more dangerous. helmets are not come pullry and it is -- come pullsry and it is

impossible to keep two people from one. they have to get the scooters off the street by the deadline. >> it could have been handled differently. we have drawn out conclusions and are concentrating on e-bikes in paris. that is all we can do. 15,000 e-scooters are headed for warehouses on the outskirts of paris where terror getting the once over. >> i check the brakes, wheels, see if the motor still works. >> they are headed for other cities, some to berlin. on the bright side the batteries fit the e-bikes that will replace the scooters. the city of paris supports this shift as they desperately want to justin hold their traffic emissions policy. >> we would like paris to be

the biking and pedestrian. that is our plan for the future. >> many people here hope that bikers will be more considered in traffic than e-scooter requirements were. for now it is game over. they are just a souvenir of a paris past. brent: you are watching dw news. after a short break i will be back it take you through the day.

>> it is 10:00 p.m. here in paris. if you are just joining us, welcome to france 24. morocco begins a probe after two nationals are shot dead by algerian postcards while riding jet skis. then the franco japanese wife of the bone's recently deposed president has filed a lawsuit over her alleged arbitrary detention by coup leaders -- the franco japanese wife of government -- the franco japanesejapanese wife of gabon's

recently deposed president. thanks for joining us. we are live in paris. morocco has opened an investigation into the shooting of two people riding jet skis by algerian postcards. one of the alleged victims was a french moroccan while the other was a moroccan tourist. neither algiers nor about has commented at the time of increased tension between the two countries. >> this video shot by a fisherman and verified by france 24 shows the moment a search-and-rescue team recovered the body from the sea. the 29-year-old french moroccan was buried in morocco on thursday. he left on a jet ski trip with

his brother and two friends and they reportedly got lost off the coast of beach town on the border with algeria. interviewed by local media, mohammed accuses jerry postcards of firing directly at his brother -- accuses algerian postcards -- accuses algerian coast guards of firing directly at his brother. friends's ministry for foreign affairs confirmed a french citizen had been killed. moroccan media have reported that a third man, also of dual french moroccan nationality has been arrested and brought before algerian prosecutors. algiers has yet to comment while

robert -- rabat says that shooting is a matter for the judiciary. >> two gabon now, strongly has been placed in charge. many people throughout the capital have expressed their happiness with the change and hope it will bring an improvement to their everyday lives. >> on the streets, life continues as normal just two days -- just two days after the president was overthrown in a coup d'etat. many residents work the coup, saying it is time for change. >> we are waiting for these soldiers to draw up their roadmaps as well as a timeframe for this transition. for 62 years, the country has

been syncing with all the difficulties surrounding politics. it is time to put up our trust in technocrats to get things moving again quickly. we can only salute the dignity of the military have just given to the japanese people -- given to the gabonese people. >> for others, all they want is good living conditions and opportunities to work. >> i'm a student for example. i'm in law school. look how i live. to get 501,000 franks, i have to stand under the sun for it. we want good living conditions. we want our brothers out there who are managing to be able to offer us work. work -- that is it. >> the president is currently under house arrest with the head of the elite guard said to be sworn in on monday before the elite constitutional court.

>> the coup has not taken on a legal angle. paris attorneys have filed a lawsuit on behalf of the franco-gabonese wife of the president, and her son is also part of that lawsuit. they have alleged arbitrary detention. i now have the unique opportunity of being joined by an associate of the firm. thank you for joining us. what can you tell us about the latest of the situation? >> what we can tell you is we filed suit today. sylvia as well as her son had been deprived of liberty since this wednesday. we do not know exactly where they are being held. we have her other son who has been arrested.

there has been a public announcement of his arrest along with other persons, notably for alleged corruption and high treason, and we fear there is a very high chance that he is a victim of enforced detention. we don't know where he is being held and we really worry for his security, for his health, as well as his mother's and his other brother's. >> we don't know where they are. why have you, as a french law firm, taken this case on? >> sylvia is a french national as well as her two sons, for which we also filed complaints today. because they are french nationals, the french jurisdiction -- france has jurisdiction. french law is applicable. french law is applicable in the

case of any crime committed abroad against a french national . any crime that is serious enough for which a jail sentence is incurred, this is clearly the case. these are very serious crimes, enforced disappearance, in particular, and big person responsible can be sentenced to life in prison, so these are very serious crimes committed abroad on french victims, french nationals, and so france has jurisdiction. the french criminal code is applicable. >> obviously, the french code is applicable. what would french authorities actually be able to do in a situation where potential arbitrators were found guilty of such crime? >> an investigation -- the common prosecutor will decide if

they will open an investigation. there's many different channels, many requests to gabon. if there is no cooperation at all, but investigations show there clearly is a crime at the end. not only does france have jurisdiction, but we also have the legal tools to carry on a case such as this one. >> what do you fear in this case? sylvia's and her sons' security and their health. some of their fundamental rights are being violated here. we just hope the situation will sort of end as soon as possible. what we fear is for their life

and security, really. >> in terms of the strength of the case, taking it to gabonese authorities, have you encountered a situation like this before where your law firm has been involved? what was the outcome then? can you learn from it for this particular case? >> we have worked on many similar cases before, particularly cases of arbitrary detention. it is very similar. fundamental rights are violated in these cases and the cases have some high similarities, so we have dealt with cases such as this one before. it is not a question of the case being strong or weak. it is clear in this case that we are facing a very plain

violation of the right to freedom, the right to life, the right to security, so the really is no notion for this on our end. >> to go back to the first point, you are filing this on behalf of of sylvia bongo, but i don't know if there is been communication between you and the family or if you are doing this on your own accord. >> let me clarify this outright -- we would never do this as lawyers, just filing a complaint on behalf of someone without being fully engaged or commission. we simply do not file a complaint on behalf of someone without having been designated. that is clear. we have a clear mandate from this, then because of the security situation -- i won't give you details on the

communication, but, no, we have a clear mandate. >> in the days ahead, what do you envision for your firm? >> we hope to gather further information, further evidence. when we say public prosecution, we have filed this complaint with national prosecutors who are antiterrorism in france, especially national prosecutor created in 2019 and who has jurisdiction for some of the most serious crimes related to terrorism, not only within the jurisdiction of that prosecutor, we also have the crimes of enforced disappearances. we hope they can be freed as soon as possible to sort of

build up the evidence we can. >> thank you very much for joining us. she joins us from the firm representing sylvia bongo ondimba. senior ukrainian officials say drone strikes will only increase on russian soil as moscow deals the full effects of invading its neighbor. in an interview, a presidential advisor has also ruled out peace talks as ukraine ramps up strikes in occupied areas. drone attacks on russia have sharply increased in scale and frequency in recent weeks, culminating in strikes that hit six russian regions in one night and destroyed transport flames in a blaze at military airports on thursday.

if you have confirmed its troops -- he have confirmed -- kyiv confirmed its troops have reached several notable russian targets. >> kyiv says it has produced a new weapon that can hit a target 700 km away and plans to make many more. >> our goal is to have all the most useful weapons for defense produced in ukraine. it will happen. we already produce those items and will produce all the necessary ones. >> zelenskyy's announcement follows the signing of a major weapons deal. kyiv said the british defense company is already supplying the ukrainian army with its

artillery systems and infantry fighting vehicles. the kremlin has reacted to the announcement, warning that it won't help diffuse tensions. >> of course we see this negatively. clearly any facilities producing weapons, especially if those weapons are fired at us, become objects of special attention for our military. >> meanwhile, russia has reported a series of drone strikes across the country in recent days, including one and a russian air base wednesday's attack damaged 4 transport planes, workhorses of the russian military. ukraine's military intelligence chief said the strike was launched from within russia, ending speculation that it might have been carried out by a long-range weapon. as ukraine presses on with its counteroffensive, officials, once tightlipped about such tactics, now seem more willing to comment on them since zelenskyy vowed in july to

return the conflict to russia. >> it is a decision which has sparked anger in ukraine, sweden, and other opponents of moscow and minsk, but on friday, the nobel foundation decided to invite ambassadors from russia and belarus this year's nobel awards ceremony in stark contrast to the decision to ban ambassadors from those countries in 2022. >> russia and belarus back on the guest list. after a year's absence, the two countries have been invited to the nobel prize award ceremonies. representatives were barred from attending in 2022 because of pressure's invasion of ukraine. the nobel foundation's executive

director explains the decision. >> last year, we made an exception, but we are going back to what we have always done. it is difficult for us. it is not our role to evaluate world politics from year to year and who deserves to be invited. >> the nobel foundation said it seeks to include even those who do not share its values. the decision has sparked anger. several swedish lawmakers who traditionally receive invitations have said they will boycott this year's ceremonies. >> russia is currently conducting a war of aggression against a peaceful neighbor. formally participating in the events together with representatives of that regime is completely out of the question. >> nobel prize ceremonies take place in oslo on december 10. last year, the prize was awarded to a russian human rights

organization, and belarusian activist, and the center for civil liberties in ukraine. >> turning now to syria where people took to the streets yet again in a southwestern city to protest against bashar al-assad's regime. demonstrations are into their second week. the civil war has appeared to enter a stalemate. dissenters say they are fed up and want regime change. >> free syria, bashar out, the chant during the largest demonstration yet. activists say up to 2000 people marched on friday waving the flag of the religious minority. it started last month as a protest against poor living conditions and has grown into a demand for wider political

change. the crowds are repeating slogans first heard during the 2011 uprising against president bashar al-assad but calling for an end to the regime. the spark for the unrest was the government's decision to end fuel subsidies, another hardship for the country where 90% of people already live below the poverty line. assad blames syria's uncontrolled inflation and other economic rules on western sanctions, but many syrians are directing their anger at him, even tearing down images of his face from public buildings. the minority which makes up just 3% of the population, has largely stayed out of syria's 12-year-old civil conflict, and for the moment, government forces have refrained from cracking down on the new protest, but that could change if they continue to spread.

>> a super typhoon is making its way towards hong kong and southern mainland china and is expected to make landfall in just a few hours. school classes and hundreds of flights have been canceled across the country as it braces for what authorities say could become the strongest storm to hit the region in decades. >> the busy streets of hong kong have ground to a near standstill. hundreds of flights canceled and the start of the school year delayed as the typhoon edges closer to make landfall friday night. >> after seeing its path on the map, we realize the eye of the typhoon will pass very close to hong kong, so i'm a bit worried, and just hope there will not be too many casualties. >> i'm not too concerned because my place doesn't face the sea. the ones that do have made the usual preparations like cross taping windows. some have also stuffed plastic bags into the gaps of windows to prevent water from seeping into

the rooms. >> across the waters in mainland china, guangdong along the south coastline has also issued its highest alert with residents to be evacuated and trains suspended overnight. the powerful tropical cyclone packs the force of a category four hurricane. authorities say it could weaken as it approaches but warned it could still be the strongest storm to hit the area in decades, and it is not the only storm threatening the region this weekend. a second typhoon is forecast to make landfall in taiwan before heading towards china which could see heavy rain, flooding, and travel disruptions through monday. >> it is time now for our daily fact checking segment. in regards to the coup in niger, protests in the capital are ongoing. they are calling for france to

remove troops and military bases from the country. you have found a viral video claiming that nigerian troops have already forced the french troops and also united nations out of the country, so tell us -- is it truth or fake? and how did you manage to check this video? >> yes indeed, the withdrawal of french troops from niger -- that is what is being claimed here in this viral video post alongside a video that has over 2 million views, 51,000 likes, and 17,000 shares -- now the caption alongside this video reads, the situation is serious. the united nations and france are driven out of niger by force . if we look at this same video, we can indeed see how it may indeed look like that. we can see a lot of united nations vehicles, a few bulldozers in the back.

there's a lot of people walking around in uniform, and if we go towards the end, indeed, we can see bulldozers start to steamroll everything in sight. we see it destroying swats, but we also see just. destruction, and it does indeed give the impression that the united nations forces and the french are being visibly expelled. in terms of the audio, we can hear in the beginning, what sounds like a question and answer. you could even say it sounds like an interview, so let's take a moment to hear what we are listening to. it sounds like the presenter of a question about the departure of french troops, and this is what the question answer is. the person in the beginning says are you calling today for an end of the deployment of french forces in niger, and the answer that we can hear says that's

exactly what we are asking, for the french authorities to respect the decisions of the new nigerian authorities asking the french to pack up its soldiers and take them to france or anywhere else. the people of niger do not need them. it does feel a little bit like strange audio to have in the background of this video. it feels like it was cut from somewhere else and superimposed over the images for effect. i was able to find out where these images came from, and i did that through various different methods. it was not easy in the beginning as this image does not really have any identifiable factors in the background, but the first thing that caught my eye was in fact this license plate. it reads un701, and i had a little search on google to see what kind of results we are getting. the first thing that caught my eye is actually an article about

cyprus. we can see in that thumbnail that the license plate matches the one that we had in our video. when i clicked on this link, it led me to this article from a couple of weeks ago in fact, talking about clashes between turkish cypriot security forces and united nations peacekeepers in northern cyprus, so these are the results we have from our license plate search. i also decided to do a reverse image search on the image in its entirety. that screenshot we saw there. these are the results. they all link it back to that incident that took place in northern cyprus. one of the results in this list i found was actually from british media "the telegraph" who put together a video montage talking about this story as well. at 22 seconds passed that on this exact time code, i was able to find this chart, which does, as we can see, match entirely

with our video claiming to be from niger. so, yes, it has been presented as clashes in niger. >> excellent work. the fact checking of that video, but there is the audio as well. do we have any clue as to where that came from? >> interestingly enough, we do. the audio commentary on the viral video -- i did say earlier it sounded somewhat like an interview, a question and answer, and that's because it was in fact an interview. it was an interview that took place in these same studios, in fact in this very building. it was an extract from an interview from a presenter on our sister channel here at france 24, between him and april-hunter -- a pro--hunter --

a pro-junta activist in niamey. you can see it is the exact question and answer. this does prove it is another video that has been superimposed to claim that niger has been forcibly expelling french and united nations forces, and that has not actually happened. >> thank you for drawing our attention to always verify your sources, verify your acts, corroborate, and get to the truth. that is all the news we have for now on france 24, but there is more news coming up in just a short while. ♪

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