Sally Perel, whose autobiography was the subject of a multi-award-winning film, has died at the age of 97. Born to a Jewish family, he survived life under the Nazi regime by adopting a false persona.

The album "Silent Tears" features poems set to music by women who survived the Holocaust. It is the first Yiddish-language album that has topped the European World Music charts.

Multiple French papers are digging into audio recordings of Saturday's protest against water reservoirs, namely of first responders saying they were told not to go in and help wounded protesters. We also look at the state of India’s democracy and if it could change the world in the next decade.

Today is the annual International Holocaust Remembrance Day, marking the liberation of the Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz 78 years ago. Even in Israel, keeping memories of the Holocaust alive can be a challenge.

Wailing sirens at 10 am local time saw Israel come to a standstill while Holocaust survivors led a march to remember victims of Nazi death camps.

Stadler faced allegations of helping conceal the fact that Audi's parent company, Volkswagen, installed software to rig emissions tests. The German auto industry giant admitted to the "dieselgate" scandal in 2015.

Ukrainian authorities have cracked down on corruption at the highest level of the country's judiciary. Experts say that while the case reveals just how deep the problem goes, it's also a step in the right direction.

Japan's prime minister hired his own son as his executive secretary late last year. Now he's forcing him to resign, after photos appeared of the of the 32-year-old partying in the official residence.

In an attempt to dissuade people from attending an opposition march ahead of elections, Poland's governing PiS party released a video showing images of the Auschwitz death camp. Observers say the move could backfire.

So-called forever chemicals are everywhere: in rivers, tap water, in our food and even in the hair of French MPs. Tests conducted on 14 French Green lawmakers have revealed the presence of toxic polyfluorinated substances (PFAS), some of which are banned in France. Some lawmakers are now calling for a total ban on this category of chemical molecules. FRANCE 24's Science Editor Julia Sieger tells us more.

Britain's BBC suspended a male member of staff on Sunday following an allegation that one of its star presenters paid a teenager thousands of pounds to pose for sexually explicit photos, beginning when they were 17 years old.

August 2 marks Holocaust memorial day for the Sinti and Roma people killed by Nazi Germany. The EU has called for more to be done to tackle continuing discrimination.