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England edge out France to win Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup

England defeated defending champions France 28-24, captain Tom Halliwell sealing an enthralling game with a late try

The Guardian - UK

England win Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup final with dramatic late finish against France

Tom Halliwell's 78th minute try sees England win the Wheelchair World Cup with a thrilling 28-24 win against France in Manchester

Daily Mirror

Debunking claims that France destroyed vehicles in Mali or Burkina Faso

A video circulating widely on social media since November 13 shows pick-up trucks being demolished by construction equipment. According to internet users, France is behind this destruction either in Mali or Burkina Faso. These posts have generated strong anti-French sentiment, but what's true and what's fake? We take a closer…

France 24

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World Cup 2022: Guardian writers’ predictions for the tournament

Argentina and Brazil are popular choices to triumph in the Guardian writers’ predictions for the World Cup and Jude Bellingham could be the outstanding individual even if England fall short

The Guardian - UK

West Pushes Iran to Cooperate with IAEA

Western powers on Friday urged Iran to take "essential and urgent" action on issues raised by the UN's nuclear watchdog, a day after Tehran was criticized for a lack of cooperation. On Thursday the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency's board of governors passed a resolution targeting Tehran, amid an impasse…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Emmanuel Petit makes World Cup prediction and issues damning warning to England

EXCLUSIVE: England will aim to end their gruelling 56-year wait for a major trophy in men's international football when the 2022 Qatar World Cup starts on Sunday

Daily Mirror

Senegal’s Sadness: A World Cup Without Mané, its Man for the Moment

It’s abundantly clear what Mané means to Senegal—and what Senegal means to Mané—making his World Cup absence all the more crushing.

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Portugal down USA to book final Rugby World Cup place in France

Last kick of the game gives Os Lobos a 16-16 draw, enough to book place in Pool C with Australia, Wales, Fiji and Georgia

The Guardian - US

UK-France migration deal: how does Brexit factor into the plan to stop small boats?

A new deal struck between the UK and France to curb the number of people crossing the Channel in small boats has been announced. It involves the UK paying £8 million more to France to increase surveillance and enforcement, mainly on the French coast.

The Conversation

From refugee camps to the World Cup: Africa-born Aussies relish France clash

Australia’s Awer Mabil, Thomas Deng and Garang Kuol were each born to refugee parents from war-torn South Sudan. On Tuesday, the trio of Socceroos will step onto a World Cup pitch for the first time to take on defending champions France, a nation that has built much of its recent…

France 24

World Cup 2022: fans from around the globe preview the tournament

Twenty supporters have given us the lowdown on their teams, standout players and the mood at home

The Guardian - UK

France's energy mix in turmoil

Rising gas and oil prices have plunged Europe into its worst energy crisis in decades. France has been hit hard, but perhaps not for the reasons you would expect. Nuclear and hydroelectric power, the country's main sources of electricity, are both running out of steam. Has the French energy mix…

France 24

France's national library celebrates Proust 100 years after his death

France's Marcel Proust, who died 100 years ago this week, is regarded as one of the greatest novelists of all time. To mark the anniversary, the Bibliothèque Nationale de France is hosting a major exhibition in Paris, where some of the secrets of Proust's 2,400-page novel "In Search of Lost…

Radio France Internationale

Eighty countries sign declaration to curb bombing in urban areas

Eighty countries including the United States, Britain and France signed a declaration in Dublin on Friday pledging to refrain from urban bombing, the first time states have agreed to curb the use of explosive weapons in populated areas.

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Irish Mirror

World Cup betting tips ahead of opening weekend of Qatar 2022

The action gets underway this Sunday

Radio France Internationale

French football star Mendy described as 'predatory serial rapist' at UK trial

France international footballer Benjamin Mendy was branded a predatory serial rapist by prosecution lawyers at the Manchester City star's trial in the UK.

Wales Online

How the World Cup will actually play out and who is likely to go all the way in Qatar

England could have a favourable route through to the semi-finals, it's bad news for Wales, and we could be in for a terrific final

The Guardian - UK

France are richly talented but beset by problems before World Cup defence

Injuries, public disenchantment and a certain bald idol eyeing his job is heaping unusual pressure on Didier Deschamps

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Nayib Bukele, El Salvador's autocratic president, takes on criminal gangs

In El Salvador, a state of emergency declared in March over widespread gang violence is still in place. The country's president, Nayib Bukele, has declared total war on ultra-violent criminal gangs, suspending constitutional rights in the process. Almost 60,000 people have been arrested since March, some as a result of…

Reuters

France, Germany, Spain agree on moving on with FCAS warplane development - Berlin

France, Germany and Spain have reached agreement on starting the next phase of development of a new fighter jet dubbed FCAS, Europe's largest defence project at an estimated cost of more than 100 billion euros($103.4 billion), the German government said on Friday.

Radio France Internationale

Why are the Paris Olympics mascots proving controversial in France?

Critics of the official mascots for the Paris 2024 Olympics Games have denounced the fact that only a fraction of the merchandise will actually be made in France.

The Guardian - AU

‘It’s about being ruthless’: 18-year-old Socceroo Garang Kuol is ready to take on the world

The youngster is Australia’s wild card in Qatar, but he is eager to make his adopted country – and his community – proud

The Independent UK

World Cup fixtures: A group-by-group guide to the opening round

The tournament in Qatar begins on Sunday

Edinburgh Live

Hearts' Australia trio set France top challenge by Toby Sibbick ahead of World Cup showdown

The Tynecastle stopper has tasked Kye Rowles, Cammy Devlin and Nathaniel Atkinson to bring back a good few shirts with the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema in Les Blues' squad.

France 24

A history of World Cup flops: Past upsets haunt defending champions France

Defending champions France enter the World Cup in Qatar hoping to break the curse that has plagued recent title holders – a jinx the French inaugurated in 2002 when their formidable armada of strikers famously failed to score a single goal.

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