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France will face Paraguay in the Round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 on 4 July at Philadelphia Stadium, kick-off at 5pm (21:00 GMT). The French team, led by Kylian Mbappe, aims to extend their flawless run, while Paraguay seeks to build on their recent upset of Germany.

Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, head of Russia’s Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces, was killed by a bomb in Moscow on Tuesday. The device, hidden in a scooter, exploded as Kirillov and an assistant left an apartment building in southeast Moscow, about four miles from the Kremlin.  

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