The World in Images

A young man from Metz in eastern France cycles to work every morning – and films it with a GoPro. His videos have garnered over a million views on YouTube. How can this success be explained? What do these images, filmed with an action camera, tell us?

Her gun is a replica. Her real weapon is her smartphone. Before the robbery, the young Lebanese woman Sali Hafiz had tried to withdraw all her savings for her seriously ill sister's treatment from her savings account, but this was refused due to the severe financial crisis in the country. She then robbed her bank, unmasked...

In a bomber jacket and shades, Kim Jong-un advances on the tarmac, confident and purposeful. Behind him, there's a huge nuclear missile. Released in March 2022, the cinematography of this propaganda video evokes the film Top Gun. This American influence is fascinating, given how insular the country is.

A dog wearing a hat cheerfully says "This is fine". Yet, he is about to disappear in a fire. For 10 years, this drawing has been repurposed countless times to illustrate, in particular, climate change denial. Presented by Sonia Devillers, the magazine that analyzes the images of our time.

At the end of the memorial service, music begins to play and a man starts to dance with his unseen partner in his arms. Spanish teacher Agnès Lasalle was stabbed to death by one of her students in Saint-Jean-de-Luz during class. Even outside France, media outlets reported on her partner's farewell dance. Journalist Andde Irosbehere explains the context.

In March 2023, the manga "Cyberpunk Momotarô" was released in Japan. Its cover art was conceived by screenwriter Rootport – and realized by the AI ​​Midjourney. The release of the world's first AI-generated manga did not go unnoticed. The screenwriter explains – while maintaining anonymity and hiding behind his favorite avatar – the creation of a new generation of manga.

A photo showing the Milky Way glowing in vibrant colors is circulating around the world. A young French photographer took the picture in January 2023, capturing the night sky aglow in magnificent colors. The image, which makes the so-called "airglow" phenomenon visible, went viral on social media and was shared by NASA and numerous astronomers.

Stuffed animals, tidy shelves, and splashes of pink: a typical Western girl's room. But the eleven-year-old influencer lives in North Korea. And her videos are peppered with regime messages. "With Open Eyes" takes a look inside the world's most isolated dictatorship.