Marseille (AFP) – French fans celebrate in the Old Port (Vieux-Port) of Marseille after the holders qualified for their second consecutive World Cup final, beating Morocco 2-0 in the semi-finals.
Paris (AFP) – France supporters celebrate in the streets of Paris after the holders qualify for their second consecutive World Cup final, beating Morocco 2-0 in the semi-finals.
Brussels (AFP) – Riots break out in Brussels after France beat Morocco 2-0 in the World Cup semi-finals, with riot police deployed to disperse the crowd using water cannons and tear gas.
Paris (AFP) – Football fans gathered in Paris to watch the World Cup semi-final celebrate as France defender Théo Hernandez opens the score against Morocco in the 5th minute.
Paris (AFP) – Law enforcement officers ready along the Champs-Elysees, in Paris, before the World Cup semi-final France v. Morocco.
Al Khor (Qatar) (AFP) – Police outside Al Bayt Stadium form a safety perimeter to regulate the flow of Morocco fans arriving at the stadium for the World Cup semi-final between France and Morocco.
Al Bayt Stadium (Qatar) (AFP) – Fans arrive at Al Bayt Stadium for the World Cup semi-final between France and Morocco. Didier Deschamps’ men are heavy favourites to win but face a Morocco team that have conceded just one goal in a remarkable giant-killing run.
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – “I didn’t do anything to him (Putin), but he does this to me” says Kyiv resident Anton after the latest Russian drone strikes blew out the windows of his home. President Volodymyr Zelensky claims that Ukraine shot down 13 Iranian-made attack drones in the skies about the capital in the early hours of Wednesday. Another resident, Svetlana, says “winter is coming…they’re not letting Ukrainians live”.
Patryki (Poland) (AFP) – In just a few years, Poland has become one of the world’s leading caviar producers. But the market is haunted by the delicacy’s traditional association with Russia, blacklisted since its invasion of Ukraine. “The majority of caviar producers in the world fight against the myth of Russian caviar,” says Agata Lakomiak-Winnicka, director of Polish producer Antonius Caviar.
Paris (AFP) – Migrant workers make up 2.5 million of the gulf state’s 2.9 million population and labour rights were criticised in the run-up to the tournament. Last week, in a recent example, a worker died from a fall while fixing lights at a tournament training camp. Members of the French LFI Party hold a minute’s silence to honour the World Cup dead.
Ukraine (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukrainian military servicemen after the latest prisoner swap with Russian forces. According to Andriy Yermak, the Presidency’s chief of staff, 64 Ukrainian servicemen and one US citizen, Suedi Murekezi, were turned over by Moscow.
Paris (AFP) – A fine blanket of snow covers Paris as parts of Europe go through a cold snap. Orange snow warnings have been put in place across northern France, advising residents to avoid going out if possible and to take blankets, food and drink with them if they do.
