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England to meet France in quarter-finals after Senegal and Poland wins

Here's everything you need to know about the football action at the World Cup on Sunday -- at a glance.

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Australia face Argentina in knockouts, Mexico miss out on last-16

France progressed as Group D winners despite losing 1-0 to Tunisia at the Education City stadium, a fine Wabi Khazri goal just before the hour mark wasn't quite enough for them as Australia beat Denmark at the Al Janoub Stadium.

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Poland qualify amid late drama to join France, Australia & Argentina

Here's our at-a-glance look at Wednesday's matches as eight more teams battled for a place in the last 16 in Qatar.

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Poles vent anger at Law and Justice leader over views on women

A few hundred protesters gathered Monday outside the house of Poland's ruling party leader to vent anger at what they regard as an erosion of women's rights

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World Cup: Lewandowski breaks duck as Poland beat Saudi Arabia 2-0

One of the best forwards in the world, Lewandowski’s barren streak at the World Cup was somewhat puzzling. Now, in his fifth match at the tournament, it’s over.

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Arms made at pace ‘highest since Cold War’ as Europe’s east aids Kyiv

Central and eastern European countries, from the Czech Republic to Poland, have seen their guns and ammo manufacturing reach 30-year highs as they try to replenish stock donated to Ukraine and beef up their own defence.

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Poland's surprise move to reject German air defence system causes stir

Warsaw's suggestion to donate it to Ukraine instead has left Berlin concerned about further NATO involvement in the war in eastern Europe, while domestic critics believe the move was a mistake.

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Ukrainian investigators join probe of fatal missile blast in Poland

NATO and Poland’s leaders have said the missile most likely came from a Ukrainian air defence system that fired in response to Russia’s attack.

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What were the top stories in Europe this week?

Russia continued its heavy strikes against Ukraine, as missile barrages hit targets throughout the country.

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Ukraine must get legal permission to access missile probe says Duda

At a press conference in Przewodow, Poland, where a missile killed two people on Tuesday, Polish President Andrzej Duda said.

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Polish abortion ban victim's family says 'nobody cared about her life'

Thousands took to the streets to protest the victim of Poland's near-total abortion ban, which was approved in October 2020.

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Video shows aftermath of Tuesday's deadly missile blast in Poland

Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy has blamed Russia, but the US and NATO have supported Warsaw's assessment that the missile was probably fired accidentally by Ukraine.

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Poland explosion shows war is 'dangerously close' to NATO borders

The explosion was likely caused by Ukrainian air defence, NATO says, emphasising that Russia bears the "ultimate responsibility" for the incident that killed two people.

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Ukraine war: Seven new developments to know on Wednesday

Here is our summary of all the latest news about Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Poland blast 'likely caused' by Ukrainian air defence system - NATO

Jens Stoltenberg will address the press on Wednesday after chairing an emergency meeting of the North Atlantic Council to address the deadly explosion in Poland linked to a Russian-made missile.

Poland

Polish army put on alert after two killed in blast near Ukraine border

Earlier on Tuesday evening, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki called for an emergency meeting of the country's top national security and defence officials.

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Opposition MPs criticise Polish police for action at nationalist march

Police were accused of detaining anti-fascist protestors, while not reacting to the apparent use of Nazi symbols by other demonstrators.

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Poland rescues 10 suspected migrants from swamp near Belarus border

Warsaw has warned that illegal migration rates are increasing once again amid the war in Ukraine.

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Men acquitted over toppling statue of priest suspected of child abuse

The incident was a symbolic moment in Poland's reckoning with clerical abuse.

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Poland builds razor wire fence to stop possible migrant surge

Polish forces have constructed a razor wire fence along its border with Russia to deter future migrants from crossing into the EU.

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