Gov Amosun promises severe punishment for kidnappers.

French papers are also talking about Catalonia, a new tax for businesses, and a sperm shortage.

More than 70 percent of teachers in Pakistan still believe that if you spare the rod, you'll spoil the child.

Johnny Hallyday! The French press has dedicated several tens of pages to the iconic French rocker who passed away at the age of 74.

Apple Inc. temporarily pulled important app-development tools from Google after the iPhone maker decided the internet giant broke its rules.

A non-governmental organisation is advocating stiffer punishment for perpetrators of violence against women in the country.

The Sultan of Sokoto, Saád Abubakar, has demanded a stiffer penalty for criminals who are helbent on killing innocent lives across the country.

The old West Germany had "a latent incompatibility between its national aims and its Atlantic ties," former US top diplomat Henry Kissinger once said. Donald Trump seems to miss those times, says DW's Miodrag Soric.

We look at reactions in the French papers to the brutal beheading of history teacher Samuel Paty. Libération references the famous Occupation-era poem "Liberty" by Paul Éluard with the headline "Liberty, I teach your name". Despite calls for unity, Le Parisien reports that there's already division, with right-wing politicians pushing for a response that goes beyond tributes. Papers are also examining the role played by a radical Islamist who was a known terror threat.

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Despite recent efforts to curb abuse, students in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan still face violence in classrooms. Some laws have been passed to ban the practice, but advocates say legal efforts are still not enough.

We discuss the excitement in the French press over the lifting of certain Covid-19 restrictions, but also how there may be ulterior motives behind them. We then look at how the press is covering the Biden-Putin meeting and the upcoming return of Laurent Gbagbo to Ivory Coast. Finally, we find out why a Juneteenth holiday is more than just a symbolic move.