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Rosario (Argentina) (AFP) – Argentina’s World Cup winners Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria arrive in their hometown of Rosario.

Dead Sea (Jordan) (AFP) – During a summit in Jordan, French President Emmanuel Macron congratulates Qatar for hosting the World Cup and his “friend” Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for organising COP27, at the risk of drawing criticism at home.

Buenos Aires (AFP) – The 2022 World Cup-winning Argentina football team arrive home in Buenos Aires, where captain Lionel Messi leads the team holding the still-gleaming Jules Rimet trophy. The players will embark on a tour of the Buenos Aires city centre, with millions expected out in the streets on what is a public holiday.

Rabat (AFP) – Tens of thousands of Moroccans throng the capital to welcome home their national football team, the first Arab or African team ever to reach the semi-final of a World Cup.

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Surrounded by ecstatic fans, World Cup winners Argentina begin an open-top bus parade of the capital Buenos Aires following their victory over France.

Abeokuta (Nigeria) (AFP) – Nigerian artist Konboye Ebipade Eugene has become a warrior in the fight against plastic pollution in his city of Abeokuta in Nigeria’s Ogun state, by creating mosaic portraits out of old flip-flops. Only a tiny fraction of waste is recycled in Nigeria, a country of some 210 million consumers. Each year, Nigeria throws 200,000 tonnes of plastic into the Atlantic Ocean, the UN Industrial Development Organisation reported last year.

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Tens of thousands of fans gather at the iconic Obelisk monument, where World Cup winners Argentina are expected to make an appearance with their trophy.

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Argentina fans wait for the national team bus on its way to Buenos Aires for a victory parade after their World Cup victory over France.

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Tens of thousands of fans gather at the iconic Obelisk monument, where World Cup winners Argentina are due to make an appearance with their trophy.

Beijing (AFP) – Across China, crematoriums are struggling to deal with an influx of bodies, as the country battles a wave of Covid cases that authorities have admitted is “impossible” to track. Some vehicles have been stationed outside this Beijing crematorium for hours, waiting to enter Dongjiao Crematorium.

Ezeiza (Argentina) (AFP) – Argentina’s players celebrate on board a bus after winning the Qatar 2022 World Cup tournament as they leave Ezeiza International Airport en route to the Argentine Football Association (AFA) training centre in Ezeiza.

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Kyiv officials on Monday illuminated a Christmas tree in the city centre, refusing to let Russia “steal” the festive season from Ukrainian children. A few dozen residents braved the sub-zero temperatures to admire the tree located next to the Saint Sophia Cathedral and its emblematic golden domes — and take selfies. Meanwhile in Kharkiv, this year’s Christmas tree was installed at an underground metro.