A senior official from Japan’s foreign ministry is in China to calm a diplomatic row between the two countries that has been intensifying. It was sparked by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi when she said on...
Skincare for kids? How beauty brands pivot to teens and preteens | DW News
“Generation Alpha” — teens and pre-teens — are now a big consumer segment for beauty and skincare products. Children from the age of six are flocking to stores to buy face masks, serums, and sunscreen. Young buyers made...
South Africa investigates mystery plane carrying more than 150 Palestinians from Gaza • FRANCE 24
South Africa’s intelligence services are investigating the origins of a chartered plane that arrived in Johannesburg carrying over 153 Palestinians from war-torn Gaza without proper travel documents. The passengers were...
Fifteen schools given life-saving ‘bleed kits’ by mum of murdered teenager
Advanced first aid kits, designed to help save someone who has been stabbed, have been given to a school in Sheffield as part of a campaign by the parents of murdered teenager Harvey Willgoose. It’s the first of...
Macron hosts Ukrainian leader Zelensky at the Elysée Palace • FRANCE 24 English
French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky at the Elysée Palace for a press conference, after both leaders signed a major deal for Ukraine to acquire French military equipment...
Former Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death
A special court in Bangladesh has ruled former prime minister Sheikh Hasina is guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced the 78 year old to death. Hasina defied court orders to return from India to stand trial...
Czech author Ondracka: Velvet Revolution an ‘uprising of people who said enough’ • FRANCE 24
It has been 36 years since the Velvet Revolution in former Czechoslovakia – the peaceful uprising that ushered in a nonviolent transition of power and brought down communism. Nearly four decades on, the Czech Republic...