Author: France 24

The San Antonio Spurs dominated the Toronto Raptors 121-103. Victor Wembanyama scored 24 points and grabbed 15 rebounds.

A new survey shows a sharp slide in public concern for climate change, with war and conflict now dominating public worries well ahead of climate change. France 24’s Yuka Royer speaks with Subhra Batthachargee, Director General of the Forest Stewardship Council, who tells her that despite fewer people citing climate change as their top concern, consumers are still preferring to shop green. “We have to translate the impacts of climate change into what it means for day to day action”, she says.

From creepy costumes to scary movies and games, we tell you how to take advantage of all the thrills that Halloween has to offer, without any of the nightmares. Digital parenting expert Elizabeth Milovidov gives us her top tips for this fun holiday.

The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday accused Hamas of a “clear violation of the agreement” after the remains returned on Monday were found to have belonged to a hostage who had already been recovered two years ago, instead of the body of another deceased captive. 

It’s a promising medical discovery that could help researchers fight cancer. New research published in the journal “Nature” found that patients with some forms of advanced cancer who received a COVID mRNA vaccine lived significantly longer than those who didn’t. FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney speaks with Christiano Marconi, cancer researcher at the University of Florida.

Real Madrid beat FC Barcelona (2-1) in a spiky first El Clasico of the season. Madrid have a 5-point lead in the standings.

Even if Argentine President Javier Milei’s La Libertad Avanza party is still short of a majority in parliament after midterm elections, the self-described “anarcho-capitalist” now has more room to push ahead with radical economic reforms. Since coming to power in 2023, Milei has cut budgets for education, pensions and infrastructure and laid off tens of thousands of public sector workers. The president is also credited with lowering inflation, winning praise from US counterpart Donald Trump.

In this edition of our arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with French electronic producer and composer Thylacine. Travel is central to his artistry, having recorded music in unusual locations such as the Trans-Siberian Railway. He is releasing the third instalment of his “Roads” series, which had previously taken him to Argentina and the Faroe Islands. This time, he went to the Namibian desert to record “Roads vol.3”, turning a 1972 airstream caravan into a recording studio. We also talk about the ultimate revenge record by British pop star Lily Allen. “West End Girl” is a deeply personal dive…

Teams from the Red Cross and Egypt have joined the search for the remains of hostages still buried in the rubble of the devastated Gaza Strip, an Israeli spokesperson said Sunday. Hamas said it has widened its search for the dead hostages, whose return is fundamental to the US-brokered ceasefire. 

Jude Bellingham’s goal, following an early scoring by Kylian Mbappé, helped Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 to win a tense El Clasico and move five points clear of their bitter rivals at the top of La Liga on Sunday.