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Following violent clashes in Dhaka that left at least one person dead, Bangladesh's main opposition party has called a nationwide strike for Sunday.

Qatar holds an important position of influence over Hamas, a designated terrorist entity, whose political headquarters it has housed for more than a decade. Some question its legitimacy as mediator in the Israel-Hamas war.

The Qassam Brigades are the military arm of Hamas in Gaza. They play a significant role in the Hamas attacks on Israel and in the current fighting.

Hippos brought over to Colombia by drug lord Pablo Escobar in the 1980s have turned into a significant threat to local residents and native wildlife.

To mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, we take you to India, where press freedom is increasingly under threat.

We take a look at some Arabic press reaction to the Rafah border crossing being opened, 25 days after the October 7 attacks. Meanwhile, one Israeli newspaper questions whether the public will put up with continuous soldier deaths. In other news: a report highlights France's vulnerability to espionage.

Hundreds of thousands of undocumented Afghans living in Pakistan now face arrest and deportation after the government's deadline for them to leave voluntarily expired this Wednesday, November 1. Pakistan's interior minister justified his decision, taken in early October, by the number of Afghans involved in recent terror attacks in Pakistan.

Two viral videos seen millions of times on X, formerly known as Twitter, show an Israeli armoured vehicle dragging what appears to be a Palestinian body in an area located close to Zikim Beach in Israel. The IDF has acknowledged the existence of this video to FRANCE 24, saying the "conduct seen in the footage is deplorable". We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.

Tackling the climate crisis is a massive challenge. It gets even trickier in a government with very different partners, all with very different ideas. That's exactly what is happening in Germany right now. One-and-a-half years ago the three governing parties appeared to be on the same page, but not anymore.

Opposition parties want a caretaker government to oversee the next parliamentary elections but PM Sheikh Hasina has repeatedly ruled it out. Violent clashes in recent days have sparked global concern.

In this special edition, we take a closer look at the military strategy behind Israel's ground offensive in Gaza. Can Hamas truly be defeated?

The world sees up to 100 million cases and 22,000 deaths due to dengue every year. Researchers may have found a way to cut those numbers significantly.