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Across the world, politicians use propaganda to manipulate the thoughts and actions of others. It’s a strategy deployed by democracies and dictatorships alike. How, then, can I detect propaganda?

On one hand, the UAE economy is suffering due to the Iran war, as residents leave and tourists cancel plans. On the other hand, UAE authorities insist everything is fine and recovery is underway. What’s really going on?

Indonesia maintains a non-aligned foreign policy, but Jakarta’s limited participation in a low-level naval exercise with China’s navy near Taiwan has raised concerns.

Analysts have said a visit by Russia’s leader to a disputed island chain sent a “message” to Japan, which for decades has sought to reclaim control of the territory.

Since mid-July, Ukraine has been targeting warehouses of Russia’s largest online retailer Wildberries almost every day. Ukraine says it’s disrupting front-line shipments. But experts say it’s disrupting Russia’s economy.

Intelligence agencies report that North Korea is preparing to send up to 50,000 troops to Russia. But military experts doubt that this will make a fundamental difference in the course of Russia’s war with Ukraine.

African governments have kept a low profile on the international stage during the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz. But that doesn’t mean they haven’t been engaging with the issue behind the scenes.

Russia is constructing high-rises in the occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol, on the sites of buildings it destroyed. Who’s buying these properties? And what happened to the Ukrainians who used to lived here?

While the ongoing military actions in Gaza and settler attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank have largely isolated Israel globally, Latin America’s authoritarian right sees an opening for a strategic alliance.

Firefighters tackling the biggest forest fire in the history of North-Rhine Westfalia say residents are unlikely to be able to return on Friday amid high temperatures, humidity and wind. DW has the latest.