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In a special edition marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls, we report on a programme here in France which is educating men accused of domestic abuse, about how to rewire their behaviour. Also Annette Young speaks to Sal Naseem, a former director for London at the Independent Office for Police Conduct and who is now an inclusive culture specialist. He is campaigning publicly about the need to address male violence.

Competition is fierce in a vote almost guaranteed to lead to a multi-party government. It ends outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte's 13 years of leadership, after his coalition collapsed in July. Follow DW for the latest.

Earlier this week, the IDF released footage showing the inside of the tunnel shaft and part of the tunnel. After around 55 meters, the tunnel ended with a blast door, likely protecting Hamas assets below ground. The IDF has said for weeks that a major network of tunnels and bunkers exists under Shifa.

Kim Jong Un labelled the launch an "eye-opening event" amid "dangerous and aggressive" moves by hostile forces. South Korea suspects Pyongyang had Russian help.

Vanessa Kerry, who in June became the first-ever Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health for the World Health Organization, will be front and centre at the upcoming COP28 climate conference in Dubai. So will her father, John Kerry, in his capacity as the Biden administration's Special Climate Envoy.

As G20 summit wrapped up in India, heads of government issued a joint declaration against the use of force — but stopped short of condemning Russia over the war in Ukraine.

Pyongyang says it is retaliation for Seoul partially suspending the agreement on Wednesday following North Korea’s recent spy satellite launch.

November 20 is World Children's Day. To mark the occasion, nearly 30 NGOs are calling for the strengthening of children's rights in mainland France and French overseas departments, where they are not always guaranteed. Meanwhile, the French government is unveiling its latest plan to combat child abuse, as FRANCE 24's Julia Sieger explains.

Authorities in the state of Hesse say the man is suspected of planning a "serious state-endangering act of violence" and of violating German firearms laws. Investigations have been running for several months.

Rising star center-right candidate Pieter Omtzigt is "riding the populist wave" without being a populist himself, analysts say. He may have helped calm the tone during this Dutch election, but can his model be exported?

Instead of using their penises to penetrate their partners, the scientists found, the male bats use them to push their partner's tail membrane out of the way so they can align their openings and engage in contact mating, a behavior similar to one found in birds and known as “cloacal kissing.”

Surveys have fluctuated wildly in the run-up to election day, but observers believe that whichever party wins the most seats in this Wednesday's parliamentary elections in the Netherlands may need support from at least three other parties to govern. Dilan Yesilgoz, leader of the centre-right VVD party and successor to outgoing PM Mark Rutte, is hoping to cap a meteoric rise by clinching the top job.