Thailand legalizes same-sex marriage in a first for Southeast Asia
PHUKET, Thailand — Thailand’s landmark marriage equality bill has been endorsed by the monarchy, making it the first country in Southeast Asia and...
Belgium’s appalling abuse legacy clouds pope’s trip as survivors pen letter seeking reparations
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Fresh off a four-nation tour of Asia, where he saw record-setting crowds and vibrant church communities, Pope Francis travels...
China Launches ICBM With ‘Dummy Warhead’ Into Pacific Ocean
(Bloomberg) -- China said it test launched an intercontinental ballistic missile with “a dummy warhead” into the Pacific Ocean, a rare move that...
Photo shows cat rescue during floods in Malaysia, not Thailand
Further keyword searches on Facebook led to another post on the same day that identified the woman as a dentist called Dr Phoebe...
Old video shows mudslide in central Japanese resort town, not landslide triggered by Typhoon...
AFP has debunked other misinformation linked to the deadly flooding and landslides triggered by Typhoon Yagi here and here.
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Indigenous Maya people in Bay Area fight to preserve their Mam language
OAKLAND - Sitting at a table in San Francisco's Mission District, Carlos Jimenez remembers the painful transition he felt when he first arrived...
Thailand Becomes First in Southeast Asia to Let Same-Sex Couples Marry From 2025
(Bloomberg) -- Thailand has become the first nation in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriages after King Maha Vajiralongkorn approved a law passed...
Volkswagen crisis pits homegrown leaders against each other
Volkswagen managers and workers representatives will start crunch talks in Hanover on Wednesday, following the German group's announcement that drastic cost-cutting measures are...
AI-generated images of stranded elephants circulate in Myanmar after Typhoon Yagi
Fabricated images are best ascertained by identifying visual inconsistencies, according to AFP's guide to spotting AI-generated images.AFP previously debunked the same image shared in Sri...
Israel to intensify Lebanon attacks on Hezbollah as over 550 dead
Israel said on Tuesday it was intensifying its bombing campaign in Lebanon as two days of airstrikes targeting the Shiite Hezbollah militia sent...
