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France cruise into semi-finals – could this be the best Les Bleus ever?

World Cup winners in 1998 and 2018, France have created another special team and in beating Morocco showed why they are favourites to win the 2026 competition.

France’s superstars are beatable – and these are their weaknesses

France are the overwhelming favourites to win the World Cup. BBC Sport asks some of its reporters in America what they think?

London City sign Ballon d’Or winner Putellas

London City Lionesses sign two-time Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas on a three-year deal in one of the biggest scoops in women's football history.

Russia could compete at LA 2028 Olympics

Russian athletes could be allowed to compete for their country at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles after the International Olympic Committee provisionally lifted their suspension.

Why European backlash over Trump intervention won’t worry Infantino

After 10 years as Fifa president, could the Folarin Balogun controversy tip the balance against Gianni Infantino? Don't bet on it.

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‘Unprecedented Tragedy’: 12 Dead In Devastating Spain Wildfire

Early summer heatwaves across western Europe in May and June have parched vast areas of land, making them particularly vulnerable to wildfires.

A $75 billion valuation, 75 million global customers and on its way to America—Revolut is London’s disruptor extraordinaire

Investors are betting big on Revolut. Valued at $75bn in its latest fundraising round, the fintech is targeting a $200bn-plus IPO with backing from Nvidia and SoftBank

U.S. Treasury has borrowed $155 billion every month of this fiscal year—and is now paying $24 billion a week in interest on its debts

Interest payments on the debt are now so large that the spending is higher than the outlays for the Departments of Defense, Commerce, Homeland Security, Education, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Small Business Administration, and the U.S. Coronavirus Refundable Credits scheme—combined.

Fable Ban Reversed + Dr. Dana Suskind on Parenting With A.I. + Prediction Market Drama

What we learned from the government’s biggest attempt yet to control who can gain access to the most powerful new A.I. models.

Motherhood not all warm and fuzzy: Bollywood actor’s play spotlights messier side

As a society, we take mothers for granted and raising children is a thankless job, says actor Kalki Koechlin.