Harry Kane double rescues England in comeback win against DR Congo
England survive huge scare against DR Congo to win 2-1 and set up last 16 clash with cohosts Mexico.

England survive huge scare against DR Congo to win 2-1 and set up last 16 clash with cohosts Mexico.

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Algeria holds legislative elections amid debates over reform, turnout and political stability.
The attacks targeted a secondary school in the northeastern town of Lassa, in Borno State.
UN ‘deeply saddened’ by Monday attack on convoy in Jonglei State, calls for investigation.

On world social media day, Al Jazeera breaks down the numbers.

The Ebola virus continues to spread across the DR Congo but local healthcare workers say the situation has improved.

Protests in South Africa after campaign groups set June 30 as a deadline for undocumented migrants to leave the country.
Title contenders England, led by Harry Kane, face Yoane Wissa’s DR Congo, as the teams fight for a place in the last-16.

Anti-migrant groups had given a deadline to undocumented foreigners to leave by June 30.
The latest Ebola outbreak in DRC has infected 1,307 people and claimed 377 lives since May.
Greater Accra Regional Fire Command says crews rescued more than 400 people.