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Pope Francis had a lifelong passion for football, from supporting San Lorenzo and organising peace-promoting matches to inviting legends like Messi and Maradona to the Vatican.

Defending champions Japan beat France to the gold medal at the 2025 Pastry World Cup in Lyon, as Malaysia makes its first podium finish.

The Amazon is on fire, and not only in Brazil. Since July, Bolivia has lost two million hectares of forest, pushing its government to call on the EU to step in.

European nations are stepping up their preparations to tackle wildfires this summer ahead of an expected record wildfire season.

Deschamps led Les Bleus to championship glory in 2018.