Russian President Vladimir Putin has wrapped up his two-day visit to China, where he and his counterpart Xi Jinping pledged a "new era of strategic partnership". The two leaders had tea together and celebrated 75 years of diplomatic relations at a gala, with the Chinese leader giving his guest a warm hug. Moscow has increasingly turned to Beijing for support in the face of Western sanctions and the trip aimed at deepening their military and economic ties.
As the world's largest election continues in India, a significant portion of the electorate is being unable to vote. Under the country's election rules, voters can only cast ballots in their registered constituencies. There are an estimated 600 million internal migrants in India, but many low-wage earners, who have moved to cities from rural areas in search of work, cannot afford to take days off just to vote. Our correspondents Léa Delfolie, Khansa Juned et Mohamed Sartaj report.
And Japan's parliament has passed a revision to the country's civil code that will allow divorced couples to share custody of their children. The first change to custody rights in 77 years brings Japan in line with many other countries, but amid concerns voiced by opponents, the bill was modified to allow a court to step in in disputed cases to grant one of the parents sole custody. FRANCE 24's Andrew Hilliar talks us through what the changes mean.
