Thousands of people are being evacuated from areas of southern France as firefighters battle huge wildfires.
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Kylian Mbappe scores twice for France to hit World Cup record, but England win 6-4 in third-place playoff final.
Mbappe is back on track to defend his Golden Boot title, which he and Messi have traded between themselves throughout the tournament.
Deschamps, who led France to the 2018 World Cup title, bids farewell after Saturday’s third-place playoff with England.
England coach Thomas Tuchel says his side carry the pain of defeat into third-place playoff against France.
The Franco-German cooperation is not a move to replace NATO’s nuclear umbrella, stresses German Chancellor.
Germany, stripped of Russian pipeline gas, received Algeria’s president with military honours and talked about LNG.
Losing semifinalists France and England meet in a playoff for the bronze medal, a day before the World Cup final.
Didier Deschamps takes charge of Les Bleus for the final time while Kylian Mbappe is chasing individual history.
The Grand Mosque of Paris is celebrating 100 years since its inauguration.
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