DARK SECRETS: 33 | Vintage Vibes

What the extraordinary funeral rituals of Tana Toraja and Trunyan in Indonesia can teach us about living a better life

A side of Indonesia most tourists don't see: In Trunyan, the dead decay under a sacred tree; in Tana Toraja they sleep with the family. What can we learn from witnessing death this way?

ABC News · May 13, 2022

France's Le Pen still hopes to unsettle Macron in legislative elections

French far-right politician Marine Le Pen returned to the electoral fray on Sunday, announcing herself as a candidate in the parliamentary elections in June after weeks of silence since she lost the presidential vote to Emmanuel Macron last month.

Reuters · May 8, 2022

Macron invites the great and good to savour pomp of inauguration ceremony

Former presidents, military, health and trade union chiefs as well as athletes and academics will feature among the 450 guests at the inauguration of Emmanuel Macron as president of France on Saturday morning at the Elysée Palace.

Radio France Internationale · May 7, 2022

After presidential loss, France's Marine Le Pen to run in legislative polls

Defeated French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen will stand in parliamentary elections in June, her party announced on Thursday, underlining how she intends to remain at the frontline of politics.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 29, 2022

Matt Canavan told to 'pull his head in' by government colleagues over net zero by 2050 comments

Nationals senator Matt Canavan is told to "pull his head in" by a colleague, and slapped down by the Prime Minister, after attempting to muddy the waters over the Coalition's climate change commitments in the middle of a tight election race.

ABC News · Apr 27, 2022

Le Pen, Mélenchon want ‘third round’ win – but Macron favoured to win parliamentary majority

The French presidential election results on April 26 gave Emmanuel Macron a comfortable victory – setting the stage for the “third round”, as many in France call the parliamentary polls taking place on June 12 and 19. Macron’s populist adversaries are keen to seize control of parliament and scupper his…

France 24 · Apr 26, 2022

Le Pen, Mélenchon already looking to 'third round' of parliamentary elections

Fresh from winning a second term as French president, Emmanuel Macron soon faces another fight that will determine whether he can pursue his agenda - parliamentary elections, described as the "third round" of presidential voting, in which his rivals far-right Marine Le Pen and hard-left Jean-Luc Mélenchon are looking to…

Radio France Internationale · Apr 25, 2022

As it happened: World hails Macron victory as French rivals vow fight over June legislative vote

Emmanuel Macron was re-elected as the president of France on Sunday with more than 58 percent of the vote. As international leaders offered their congratulations, rival political parties say they are preparing to do battle ahead of French parliamentary elections in June. FRANCE 24's live blog brought you the reactions…

France 24 · Apr 25, 2022

Down but not out: France's Le Pen vows to fight on

Marine Le Pen brought the far-right from fringe status into the mainstream in a decade and, unbowed by her third failed bid for the presidency, she promised on Sunday to keep up the fight against Emmanuel Macron as she turns her attention to June's parliamentary vote.

Reuters · Apr 24, 2022

Marine Le Pen, the Rassemblement National and Russia: history of a strategic alliance

Days before the second round of the French presidential elections, far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen (Rassemblement National, RN) spelled out some of her foreign policy priorities: limit military support to Ukraine and steer clear from voting new sanctions against Russia; leave NATO’s integrated command; and relaunch a “strategic rapprochement…

The Conversation · Apr 21, 2022