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One person has died and thousands have been evacuated as Taiwan prepares for a possible direct hit. Though no longer a "super" typhoon, Champi is still packing winds of nearly 200 kmh and will bring torrential rain.
Nearly 159 million Brazilians will head to the polling booths on Sunday to vote in general elections. They will elect their new MPs, see two-thirds of the Senate change ranks and, most importantly, vote for their next president.Though the vote is held by secret ballot, people wear their support on their sleeve. Candidates and parties are brandished on flags throughout the streets of #RiodeJaneiro, and business is booming for vendors selling merchandise for President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his rival Flavio Bolsonaro.FRANCE 24's Brazil correspondent Jan Onoszko brings you this report.
After football and fishing, France's third-favourite pastime is hunting. The ancestral activity is popular but also divisive, with passions running high between those who defend hunting traditions and a growing number of animal rights activists. Though it's become statistically safer, a majority of French people say they don’t feel secure walking in nature during hunting season. So what steps has the government taken to regulate hunting? And why is the hunting lobby so strong and influential? We take a closer look in this edition of French Connections.
Toho Co., Ltd. has unveiled new cast additions and a key visual for the second cour of its TV anime “Though I Am an Inept Villainess,” subtitled “The First Royal Outing” Arc, ahead of the show’s January 2027 return. In Japanese television, a cour refers to a broadcast block of roughly three months, and anime […]
