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The one thing almost everyone in Poland seems to agree on is that Sunday's elections are the most important the country has held since 1989 and the fall of communism. And they're on a knife-edge. The ruling nationalist Law and Justice party, known by its Polish acronym PiS, is aiming for a historic third term.

North-western Pakistan, near the border with Afghanistan, is home to a secluded tribe: the Kalash people. The pagan tribe are Pakistan's last polytheistic community, who have avoided mass Islamisation. But lately they have become the target of attacks from the Pakistani Taliban, who are now based in Afghanistan.

The Taliban have systematically removed women's rights ever since taking power in 2021. Two years on, Afghans told DW what they think about the latest restrictions on women.

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.