Putin Softens Pension Plan After Backlash

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has rowed back on plans to make women wait until they're 63 to get the state pension, softening a measure that's drastically cut his approval rating.

Also in the programme: Brazil's decision deploy its army to its border with Venezuela, and the contraception app in trouble for exaggerating its effectiveness.

Picture: Russian President Vladimir Putin. Credit: Alexei Druzhinin\TASS via Getty Images.