Dozens of firefighters were deployed after the blaze broke out on the fourth floor of a refugee shelter in Spandau. Meanwhile, a Taliban team is reportedly in Germany to help speed up Afghan deportations. DW has more.

Tackling drug trafficking in Latin America is a key priority for Washington. In March, Ecuador joined a US-led coalition to combat the drug trade in the region.

Heavy rain is complicating an already difficult rescue effort, as hundreds remain missing three days after deadly flash floods hit the Nepal-Tibet border region.

As Serbia heads toward an uncertain election, President Aleksandar Vucic is balancing ties with Russia and EU ambitions. But growing geopolitical tensions and pressure at home are narrowing his room to maneuver.

The Nordic nation shelved earlier plans to join the EU over fishing rights, but geopolitics, including Trump's threat to seize Greenland, has prompted a rethink.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is traveling to Uzbekistan for a two-day state visit, after which he will go to Kyrgyzstan for the SCO Summit. Meanwhile, hundreds of Indians are still missing in Nepal. DW has more.

Amid surging gang violence, Haiti received thousands of forced returnees. An emergency meeting of the UN Security Council was called to discuss the situation in Haiti following a deadly gang attack.

Niger is ruled by a military junta like its neighbors Mali and Burkina Faso. The three countries have struggled to contain jihadi violence in recent years.

US President Donald Trump announced an agreement with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil. The South American country has the largest proven oil reserves in the world.

US President Donald Trump said the United States signed an agreement with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil.

Yiannopoulos, a far-right commentator, was an early supporter of Donald Trump and his immigration crackdown, but they have since fallen out. DHS said he was an "illegal alien" who overstayed his visit in the US.

Of the over 70,000 migrants who illegally crossed into Ceuta from Morocco in late July, some 5,000 still remain in the Spanish exclave. Ceuta residents have been angrily protesting their continued presence.

The stolen necklace, studded with 673 precious stones, belonged to Egypt's Queen Nazli. It was being displayed as part of the museum's exhibition for designs by France's Van Cleef and Arpels.

The Druze minority in Sweida, Syria, is now the only group that hasn't accepted central government authority. How does the end of an independent Kurdish area impact Druze plans for a different, divided kind of Syria?

Ministers from countries bordering the Baltic Sea have agreed on a rapid response force to counter hybrid threats. Meanwhile, the far-right AfD has failed to topple a state premier. DW has more updates from Germany.

The crime was unsolved for over three decades before new DNA proof made it possible to arrest and convict the now 81-year-old. His victim, Amy Lopez, was 24 at the time of her murder.

Oyo Nyimba, once recognized as the world's youngest reigning monarch, has died in his mid-30s. As one of Uganda's traditional monarchs, he took the throne of the Tooro kingdom in 1995, aged just 3.

As some of Africa's longest-serving leaders grow older, they are using different tactics to extend their rule. But age, succession battles and public pressure pose new challenges.

Growers expect good quality but below-average yields following an exceptionally hot summer. It continues a decades-long shift toward earlier picking.

The Bronze Age collapse may have started with a water crisis. Today’s droughts raise the unsettling question of whether it could happen again.