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The storm has grounded flights and left hundreds of thousands without power, while also hampering last-minute events ahead of a key GOP primary in Iowa.

Violence erupted after Ecuador's president declared a state of emergency following a top drug gang leader's escape from prison.

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina winning a fourth consecutive term provides India a sense of continuity and stability for regional security, despite criticism of democratic backsliding, analysts say.

A mudslide in Colombia killed at least 18 people who were trying to take shelter in a house near a road linking Medellin and Quibdo. Others may still be trapped.

The German government is making a U-turn on arms exports. It wants to allow the delivery of Iris-T missiles and Eurofighter fighter jets to Saudi Arabia.

The quake has caused some of the strongest tremors on record and devastated a rural and remote region of the country. Landslides and bad weather continue to hamper rescue efforts.

For almost two weeks, the Russian border town of Belgorod has been shelled by Ukraine's army on a daily basis. Dozens of people have died or suffered injuries. DW spoke with some of Belgorod's residents.

Former US President Donald Trump has warned that prosecuting him as a political opponent of his successor and likely election rival Joe Biden, would lead to "bedlam."

Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow has accused Ukraine of being a neo-Nazi state – with President Volodymyr Zelensky and his government often targeted as sympathisers. A video by a German "whistleblower" now accuses the Ukrainian president of buying a former Nazi holiday home that belonged to Hitler's propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels.

Ecuador's president has declared a state of emergency and warned that the country has entered an “internal armed conflict” due to the drug gang violence. Violence in Ecuador has unleashed a wave of terror among the population.

Even before the current war between Israel and Hamas, pro-Israeli internet users had claimed Palestine has always been a Jewish entity. They point to a flag depicted in a 1939 Larousse dictionary showing Palestine's flag bearing the Star of David. In this episode of Truth or Fake, Vedika Bahl shares the consensus of several historians and experts to debunk this theory.

Ecuador's new president has declared a 60-day state of emergency after a top drug gang leader vanished from prison. The move comes as the country is trying to tackle soaring levels of violence and crime.