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Buenos Aires (AFP) – Thousands of Argentina fans gather in the Plaza de la República in central Buenos Aires to celebrate the 3-0 victory over Croatia in the World Cup semi-finals.

Doha (AFP) – Delighted Argentina fans leave Lusail Stadium as their team reach the World Cup final after a 3-0 victory over Croatia in the semi-finals.

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Fans in Buenos Aires and Zagreb react as the final whistle in their semi-final blows, with a Lionel Messi-inspired Argentina thumping 2018 runners-up Croatia 3-0 to set up a World Cup final against either France or Morocco.

Doha (AFP) – Fans arrive at Qatar’s Lusail Stadium ahead of the World Cup semi-final between Argentina and Croatia.

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Unexpected heroes of the war in Ukraine, lift mechanics in Kyiv are working around the clock to free residents trapped by power outages. The Ukrainian capital, a city in which many live in high-rise accommodation, continues to suffer Moscow’s attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure and unpredictable lift stoppages are just another challenge facing Ukrainians as the fighting continues.

Lamongan (Indonesia) (AFP) – Umar Patek, convicted for making the bomb used in the deadly 2002 Bali bombing, visits a de-radicalisation foundation in East Java, in his first appearance in front of the media since being released on parole. The 2002 blasts killed 202 people, including many foreign nationals, and Patek’s early release, just halfway through a 20 year sentence, has angered survivors and the relatives of those killed.

Beijing (AFP) – China said the situation was “stable” Tuesday on its border with India, after New Delhi reported a fresh stand-off between the two countries’ militaries on their disputed Himalayan frontier last week.

London (AFP) – Mick Lynch, the General Secretary of the RMT, says “the government is provoking the situation” by blocking a deal between his union and Network Rail. Speaking outside London’s Euston Station during a 48-hour RMT strike, Lynch apologises to travellers for the disruption which will continue in the run-up to Christmas, but adds that “our members have been put in an impossible position.”

London (AFP) – Train passengers around the UK are enduring another two days of industrial action on the nation’s railway network, as pay talks between the rail union RMT and Network Rail bosses fail to find a resolution. Travellers have already been hit by snow and freezing conditions and now face further disruptions, also affecting some London Underground services — where lines are shared with Network Rail. IMAGES

Brussels (AFP) – EU ministers arrive at the Extraordinary Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council in Brussels to discuss mechanisms for capping gas prices on the European market. Images shows arrivals of Agnes Pannier-Runacher, French Minister for the Energy Transition; Mikulas Bek, Chairman and Czech Minister for European Affairs; Andrej Stancik, Slovak State Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs; Raffaele Fitto, Italian Minister for European Affairs, Cohesion Policies and the NRRP; Tytti Tuppurainen, Finnish Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering and Jozef Sikela, Czech Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Industry and Trade. IMAGES