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Heavy flooding inundated Manila, the capital of the Philippines, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee and prompting the closure of schools and government offices, while a fresh storm brewed off the coast.

Earlier in the Oval Office, I asked the two presidents about the gaps in the trade deal and whether basing US missile systems in the Philippines could provoke China.

Hikmat al-Hijri is a religious leader of the Druze minority in Syria. His flip-flopping politics and calls for Israeli intervention during recent fighting saw him branded as both a traitor and a hero. Which one is he? dw.com/en/what-part-d…

Turkish firefighters battled a 'fire tornado' in Bilecik. Hundreds of wildfires have broken out across Turkey this summer.

The US has announced it has left UNESCO, saying the UN cultural and education agency, best known for establishing world heritage sites, is biased against Israel. dw.com/en/us-leaves-u…

US President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Japan under which the US will impose a 15% tariff on goods imported from Japan, down from a previously threatened 25% tariff. dw.com/en/trump-annou…

The Venezuelan Attorney General's office has launched an investigation into allegations of torture involving migrants transferred from the US to an El Salvador prison. dw.com/en/venezuela-s…

Despite objections from Martin Luther King Jr.'s family, the US has released FBI files on the slain civil rights leader, sparking criticism from his relatives and other activists. dw.com/en/us-trump-ad…

In a speech, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the "horror" facing Palestinians in Gaza under Israeli military attack is unprecedented in recent years. p.dw.com/p/4xre4

"I killed countless people." In Nigeria's Borno State, Islamist militant groups are intensifying their attacks. A former militant and an attack survivor shed light on what factors could be fueling the rise in violence:

Russian lawmakers have approved a bill to fine people who search for content online that authorities consider "extremist." dw.com/en/russia-to-f…

A six-week-old Palestinian baby is among 15 people who have starved to death in the past 24 hours in Gaza — 21 children within 72 hours, according to Palestinian doctors. They say a wave of hunger that has loomed over the strip for months is now finally crashing down.

Germany is allowing two Taliban officials to work at Afghan diplomatic missions in the country, even though it does not recognize the Islamist regime. dw.com/en/germany-all…

Hundreds of students protested in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, demanding answers from the government after a military fighter jet crashed into a school, killing at least 31 people, including 25 children.

Trade between China and the EU has increased since US President Trump took office. So, are US tariffs pushing the European allies into China's arms? Not exactly.

Venezuela recently released 10 US citizens and permanent residents in exchange for 250 Venezuelan migrants held at a notorious El Salvador prison after they were deported from the US months ago. After arriving in La Guaira, some migrants cried and hugged one another: