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Topic: Paraguay

What’s the fight over Mbappe that Macron and FIFA chief have waded into?

Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla called France captain Kylian Mbappé a 'colonised Cameroonian... pretending hard to be French'. The racist comment stemmed from a moment post the France-Paraguay match.

Cover your mouth, get a red card—Paraguay’s Almirón sent off under FIFA’s new World Cup rule

Reduced to 10 men after Miguel Almirón's dismissal, Paraguay held firm for a 1-0 win, ending Turkiye's World Cup dreams.

Pochettino’s EPL-style football sailed past Paraguay. Tougher tests await at FIFA World Cup

This was the first glimpse of Pochettino's World Cup version. And, it was a moment of pure football. Not soccer.

On Camera

Following Rahul Gandhi’s script, Priyank Kharge takes on the RSS

By questioning the RSS’s legal registration status, Priyank Kharge aims to lock in minority and Dalit support for Congress on a national level.

Global investors show interest in India as oil risks reduce

Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Barclays see improving prospects for Indian markets after months of subdued investor interest.

NATO’s show of might ahead of Ankara summit: An ambitious arms deal amid Trump’s criticism

‘Security situation demands capabilities. The hum of machinery must become a roar,’ NATO chief Mark Rutte said as he announced 5 new military contracts. Drones and ISR take the lead.

Congress is ceding ground to BJP on nationalism. It’s pushing India towards one-party system

The Congress party’s abandonment of nationalism is the most intriguing aspect of its post-2014 politics. The real Congress was never a party of bleeding heart pacifists.