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Journalist Michael Reid asserts that Argentinians anticipate opponents employing “dirty tricks” and possessing a “hidden agenda,” influencing their on-pitch conduct. He also predicts that FIFA is unlikely to impose “any severe sanctions” related to the World Cup final incidents or the Malvinas banner controversy.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has replaced four-star General Oleksandr Syrskyi with Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi as commander-in-chief amid protests following the dismissal of Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. This leadership change aims to restructure military command and respond to internal criticism.
Spain’s national football team celebrated their World Cup victory with an open-top bus parade through Madrid, drawing over one million supporters. Celebrations featured jubilant fans chanting and displaying mobile phones, as players raised the trophy, marking Spain’s return home after 16 years since their last win.
He told the nation ‘any blackmail is doomed to fail’
Yevgheny Prigozhin has broken his silence. The Wagner boss has just released an 11-minute audio recording for the first time since Saturday’s failed coup. He says he didn’t want to overthrow Russia’s leadership, but instead wanted to hold those responsible for failures in Ukraine accountable. Officials in Russia are calling for unity two days after a failed coup attempt. Authorities desperate to showcase a sence of normality. In a video, President Vladimir Putin addressed a youth forum. And earlier today footage of the Russian defence minister was released, but the video has no sound and it’s unclear when it was shot. FRANCE 24’s International Affairs Commentator, Douglas Herbert, tells us more.
The fishermen of Valparaiso celebrate Saint Peter, patron saint of fishermen, during the San Pedro fishermen’s festival in Valparaiso, 110 km north-west of Santiago.
The Prime Minister’s 30-year-old plane is so prone to break downs, he has to bring a spare.
Greece’s prime minister is vowing to push ahead with reforms during his second term in office. Kyriakos Mitsotakis secured a parliamentry majority in Sunday’s election. His conservative New Democracy party got over 40 percent of the vote, more than double Syriza on the left. FRANCE 24’s correspondent Nathalie Savaricas reports from Athens.
Turkish activists on Sunday defied a ban to stage an annual gay pride march in Istanbul one month after Turkey’s election followed a homophobic hate-filled campaign.
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