Ivory Coast goes to the polls amid fears of unrest

With inflation taking a toll on people's finances and amid a growing sense of responsibility towards the climate, second-hand shops are booming across the globe.

The Chinese and French media have differing views on President Xi Jinping's state visit to France. Also, the Israeli government bans Al Jazeera in the country, a move which is widely condemned. In other news, fish are shrinking and scientists are desperate to figure out why. Finally, the feud between rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar is getting more and more personal.

The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, talks to DW about the "macabre trafficking" of minerals, how he wants to work with Apple, and why he considers Rwandan President Paul Kagame a thief.

The US has accused Russia of using chemical weapons in Ukraine. These wouldn't be the first, nor the only illegal weapons used — by both sides — in the ongoing war.

At least 60 people have been killed as southern Brazil endures its worst flooding in more than 80 years. Rescuers are battling torrential rains as they search for missing people in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

Spain has rejected claims that Madrid is bringing "death and poverty" to its people, posted by Argentine President Javier Milei. Previously, a Spanish minister seemed to indicate Milei had used drugs during his campaign.