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Football World Cup Kicks Off In Russia
The 2018 Fifa World Cup gets under way as host Russia faces Saudi Arabia following an opening ceremony at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium.
The 2018 Fifa World Cup gets under way with host Russia facing Saudi Arabia following an opening ceremony at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium. What might the tournament mean diplomatically for Russia?
Also in the programme: commemorations have been taking place in Britain to remember those who died in the Grenfell fire, and NASA's oldest rover robot is stranded on Mars.
Picture: Football fans near Red Square in Moscow Credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images.
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