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James Collins, 73, is one of Ireland’s last remaining Traveller tinsmiths, a traditional craft passed from generation to generation but lost today. “My father done it and his father before him done it. It run the generations and then it all just died out,” he explains. Today, only two are left — in large part due to the arrival of different materials: “the plastic came in and that’s when the plastic took over.” N°32W482R

New Delhi (AFP) – Ten years ago the brutal gang-rape and murder of a young woman on a Delhi bus horrified the world and shone a spotlight on high rates of sexual violence in India. But a decade after the assault, many women are still scared to travel at night in India’s capital, a sprawling metropolis of 20 million people.

Paris (AFP) – French supporters wave tricolour flags and let off flares to celebrate the win over Morocco which put Les Bleus into the World Cup final.

Hanoi (AFP) – In a small corner of a once grand villa in the heart of Hanoi, Nguyen Manh Tri surveys the home he has loved since childhood but is now giving up as its foundation cracks, roof crumbles and staircase buckles.

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”.