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As developing economies need more financial support to deal with climate change, we look at the crucial role the private sector can play in the green transition. The head of the International Finance Corporation, Makhtar Diop, joins us from Marrakech to share his insights on the role the private sector has to play in development and climate change resilience.

Users are sharing a viral video that claims to show hundreds of Egyptians driving to the Gaza border to fight against Israel. But the images in the video are old and have nothing to do with the current conflict between Israel and Hamas. We tell you where these images really come from in this edition of Truth or Fake.

How small parties fare in Poland's election this weekend will determine which of the country's two biggest parties — Jaroslaw Kaczynski's PiS or Donald Tusk's PO — will form the next government.

Thailand is planning to tighten its firearm laws after two people were killed during a mass shooting in a Bangkok shopping mall.

Images and videos have flooded social media showing the Hamas attacks on Israel and vice versa. We tell you which images are real and which are fake in this edition of Truth or Fake.

Tehran has long supported Islamist groups opposing Israel. Iran has denied direct involvement in the recent Hamas attacks, but any Iranian role risks creating a much larger and more dangerous regional conflict.

Tawainese President Tsai Ing-wen asserted her country's need to maintain sovereignty, but her speech was marked with a reconciliatory tone.

The construction of a major new dam on the Mekong River in Laos is causing widespread concern. The small country of 7.5 million inhabitants aspires to become the leading low-carbon energy producer in southeast Asia. Since the 2000s, some 80 hydroelectric power plants have been built along the Mekong and its tributaries. However, this new project threatens the former royal capital of Luang Prabang, currently listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Our regional correspondents report.

More than three decades after an arson attack on a refugee shelter, the arsonist has been convicted of murder. In September 1991, 27-year-old Samuel Yeboah from Ghana died in the southwestern German town of Saarlouis.

The governments of France and Germany are meeting for consultations. What is expected is harmony on the outside and tough negotiations on the inside.

Migration is at the center of the current political debate in Germany. In Goslar, a small town in Lower Saxony, integration has worked well so far. But as far-right narratives gain traction, the nationwide debate is intensifying.

Many parts of Hong Kong saw flooding on Monday as Typhoon Koinu brought torrential rains during the night, forcing authorities to issue the highest level of alert for six hours. It was the second time in a month the city's authorities had sent out a "black" rain warning — the highest in Hong Kong.