China is investing billions abroad, including in Cambodia. The once picturesque beach town of Sihanoukville is turning into a Chinese tourist magnet with hotels and casinos. Most of the profits are made by Chinese people.

Iran has regime just lost a safe pair of hands. Yes, another hardliner’s sure to replace Ebrahim Raisi – known to detractors as the butcher of Tehran for the thousands of dissidents he sent to the gallows as a state prosecutor – but the president’s sudden death in a helicopter crash may still change the equation…

New Delhi goes to the polls on May 25. In the capital's polarized constituency of northeast Delhi, DW delves into campaigns, promises and what locals are looking for in a leader.

Dayslong funeral arrangements for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi have kicked off after he was killed in a helicopter crash. A procession in Tabriz has taken place amid five days of nationa mourning in the country.

Former South African President Jacob Zuma has been barred from standing in next week's elections - after the country's top court disqualified him over a previous criminal conviction. Reactions flow in after Sunday's attempted coup in the DRC - which saw three people killed close to the presidential palace. And we follow the first professional female kora player, Sona Jobarteh who's shaking up old traditions.

Benny Gantz, a centrist member of Israel's War Cabinet, has threatened to resign unless the government develops a postwar plan for Gaza by June 8.