Elephants have been important for Hindu rituals for centuries, but in response to campaigns by animal rights activists, human-elephant conflict and the captive mammals’ declining numbers, artists in India are now creating mechanical elephants as replacements.

The military leader of Burkina Faso has said that its citizens should forget about democracy. The statement came amid ongoing violence and an insurgency that has left thousands dead and displaced. But President Ibrahim Traoré has also developed a cult-like following outside of his country. The World’s Host Marco Werman speaks with Leonardo Villalón, a University of Florida professor who specializes in the region, about what this means for the future of Burkina Faso and West Africa.

DW’s Inside Europe Correspondent Teri Schultz reports on the fourth anniversary of Ukrainian forces liberating Bucha after it was occupied by Russian forces.

DW reporter Dorian Jones traveled to Aghdam, a haunting ghost city nestled in Azerbaijan’s contested Nagorno-Karabakh region. Once a thriving urban center, the city was reduced to rubble by years of conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia, leaving virtually nothing standing.

Founded in 2016, the group takes centuries-old songs traditionally sung a cappella and modernizes them with instruments, movement and contemporary lyrics. They’re bringing their sound to American audiences this month.