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Uzbekistan's World Cup debut

Uzbekistan are playing Colombia later today in Mexico City.

It's the first time Uzbekistan have qualified for a World Cup, and they are the first central Asian team ever to qualify. BBC Uzbek's reporter joins us from Tashkent with fans.

Norway's royal family says the Crown princess, Mette-Marit, has undergone a successful lung transplant. We speak to people who have had lung transplants.

We speak to South Africans about their concerns over illegal migration. Our correspondent in Johannesburg explains why there has been a rise in anti-migrant sentiment in the country.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: Uzbekistan's Abdukodir Khusanov reacts June 10, 2025; Credit: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)

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