Streaming's new pirates: 'We're not a big network of cybercriminals, just two high schoolers having fun'
On this site – let's call it "Vizix" (the name has been changed) – French internet users can watch thousands of pirated movies and series without downloading them. In a player similar to those on YouTube or Dailymotion, videos load in French or in the original language with subtitles, often in very good quality. Most of the content comes from paid platforms (Netflix, Prime Video or Disney+), but a few films still in theaters can also be found: Minecraft, Mission: Impossible and Lilo & Stitch were among the "trending" titles in May. The only catch is that each video is preceded by an ad, which can be disabled with a €2 monthly subscription.
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AFP
9 hours ago
- AFP
Footage shows truck dodging landslide in Indonesia, not India
"Landslide in Chamba: Truck narrowly escapes, driver cheats death. Watching the video of this landslide in Chamba, it's clear the driver's luck was on his side," reads part of a -language Facebook post shared August 1, 2025. The video, which racked up more than 132,000 views, shows a truck escaping debris falling off a mountain. Image Screenshot of the false X post captured August 11, 2025, with a red X added by AFP The clip circulated with similar claims in posts on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads as torrential rain hit Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand states in India's northern Himalayan region in July and August, killing at least 69 people (archived link). On August 5, a flash flood driving a torrent of mud smashed into a town in northern Uttarakhand state, killing at least four people with around 100 others missing (archived link). Scores of die each year during the rainy season due to flash floods and landslides across India ( ). But the clip actually shows a landslide on the Trans-Sumatra Highway in Indonesia's West Sumatra province. A Google reverse image search of keyframes from the clip found a longer video published May 20, 2024 on YouTube, which credits Reuters and the video agency Newsflare (archived link). The clip, titled "Truck escapes landslide after prolonged heavy rainfall in Indonesia", was flipped horizontally in the false social media posts. Image Screenshot comparison of the clip shared in the false post (L) and the video published on YouTube The original video published by Newsflare is captioned: "A tanker truck loaded with CPO narrowly escaped being crushed by a landslide in West Sumatra in Indonesia on May 17. This incident was witnessed by residents who were also passing through the area (archived link)." The caption adds that no casualties were reported. Media outlets CNN Indonesia and SINDOnews published the clip in reports about the incident (archived and here). Hours of heavy rain caused large volcanic rocks to roll down one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes into two districts on Sumatra island on May 11, 2024, while flooding inundated roads, homes and mosques ( ). The death toll from flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano in western Indonesia was reported at 41, with 17 more missing on May 13. An AFP journalist in Indonesia confirmed the blue-and-white vehicle seen escaping the landslide is a fuel tanker operated by the Indonesian state-owned oil and natural gas company Pertamina, which has previously commented on the colour-coding (archived link). AFP has previously debunked other claims related to India's monsoon.
LeMonde
15 hours ago
- LeMonde
Mali junta accuses foreign powers of destabilization plot
The authorities in Mali on Thursday, August 14, said a French national had been arrested on suspicion of working for French intelligence services, and accused "foreign states" of trying to destabilize the country. The ruling junta, which came to power after back-to-back coups in 2020 and 2021, also said that dozens of soldiers had been detained in recent days for allegedly seeking to overthrow the government. Impoverished Mali has been gripped by a security crisis since 2012, fueled notably by violence from groups affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State jihadist group, as well as local criminal gangs. In a statement read on national television, the military said "fringe elements of the Malian armed security forces" were held for seeking to "destabilize the institutions of the republic." "These soldiers and civilians" are said to have obtained "the help of foreign states," the government said. The French national was held on suspicion of working "on behalf of the French intelligence service." Security sources told AFP that at least 55 soldiers had been arrested, and the government said it was working to identify "possible accomplices." The junta confirmed the arrest of two generals, including Abbas Dembélé, a highly respected figure in the army and a former governor who was recently dismissed from his position. Security sources told AFP the arrests were made mainly within the national guard – a branch of the army from whose ranks emerged Defence Minister Sadio Camara, a key figure in the junta. Several observers noted that some of those arrested were close to Camara, but he has not been questioned so far. 'Misappropriation' On Tuesday, Mali's civilian former prime minister Choguel Maiga and a number of his former colleagues were taken into custody as part of an investigation into claims of "misappropriation of public funds." Maiga, a former junta heavyweight, was appointed prime minister in 2021 before being dismissed at the end of last year after criticizing the military government. He had criticized being excluded from decisions about the continued leadership of the generals, who had initially promised to hand power back to elected civilians in March 2024. No connection has been made between his arrest and those of the soldiers accused of wanting to overthrow the government. The junta, led by President Assimi Goita, has turned away from Western partners, notably former colonial power France, to align itself politically and militarily with Russia in the name of national sovereignty. The Malian army and its Russian mercenary allies have been tasked with hunting down the jihadists and are regularly accused of committing abuses against civilians.
LeMonde
a day ago
- LeMonde
The femicide of Tatiana Mevel exposes a society that 'does not sufficiently consider this danger'
As in previous years, summer has proven deadly for women in abusive relationships. The most recent femicide, the 55 th in 2025 and the 11 th since July 1, according to figures from the French collective Féminicides par compagnons ou ex (Femicide by current or former partners), took place the night of August 8-9 in Saint-Jouan-des-Guérets, a small town in Brittany, northwest France. As with many femicides, this one could likely have been prevented if warning signs had been taken more seriously. The Saint-Malo prosecutor's office stated in a release on Wednesday, August 13, that Tatiana Mevel, age 36, who had separated from her partner at the beginning of July, had filed complaints twice in the weeks and days leading up to her murder. In her initial complaint, filed on July 18 at the police station and supplemented on August 7, she described how her former partner inundated her with messages and phone calls and regularly showed up at her home. This behavior was classified as harassment by a former partner. The young woman filed another complaint on August 2, this time with the gendarmerie, as she "suspected her former partner of having damaged her vehicle," according to the release. The incident was then classified as a misdemeanor. The statement from the Saint-Malo prosecutor's office, which did not respond to requests for clarification from Le Monde, did not mention any protective measures being taken for the complainant. It simply noted that the young woman had told investigators that she had never been "the victim of physical, verbal or sexual violence, nor of death threats."
