Soutik Biswas

India Correspondent, Features & Analysis Editor, BBC News| Nieman Fellow, Harvard University| Reuters Fellow, University of Oxford

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"It feels as if mornings and nights no longer exist."
In Banda, India's hottest place, life is being reorganised around extreme heat. For many of its 2 million-plus residents enduring 47°C is not a choice but a necessity.
My and @Neetugc's report.
https://t.co/xZiGKxG6FD #Heat

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A very silly adaptation of “The Odyssey”
https://t.co/jI5ARGwPiF

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The morning headlines #Argentina v #England

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Of course we wanted to go for the second goal but I did not have the feeling that offensive substitutions would help. We stayed in our 4-4-2 but we became passive, more and more passive: Thomas Tuchel #england v #argentina

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We got ourselves in such a good position, and then we didn't know what to do. We sat back, we allowed them to come onto us. They were creating a number of chances, then we cracked. Really disappointed: Wayne Rooney #england v #argentina

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It’s over. #argentina v #england

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Messi just keeps delivering: 11 straight World Cup games with a goal contribution (13 goals, 5 assists). Argentina have now scored in 16 consecutive World Cup matches. #argentina v #england

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England paying the price for going defensive. #Argentina v #England

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‘The goal had been coming’ - Paul Robinson
#argentina v #england

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Defend. Defend. Defend.
#England v #Argentina

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A match-winning save?
#England v #Argentina

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More than 50 minutes of near-silence in standing-room-only London pubs in my hood. Then the breakthrough. A collective roar, echoes through the neighbourhood. Silence falls again as Argentina comes back into the game. #Argentina v #England

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Tackle of the tournament! #england v #Argentina

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‘One of the worst refereeing performances’ #England v #Argentina

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The commentators’ first half verdict: “tetchy”, “physical”, “tense”, “attritional”. 19 fouls, a couple of yellow cards and hardly any rhythm. ‘England have given Argentina every bit as good as they’ve got.’
Quite the contrast to last night’s semi-final. #England v #Argentina

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Cagey and nasty first half, says @BBCSport commentator. #England v #Argentina

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Scrappy and messy so far. Nerves?#Argentina v #England

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England’s papers today have one man on their minds: Lionel Messi. #WorldCup2026 #football

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Jonathan Liew sums up the England-Argentina rivalry on in today’s Guardian. #argentina  #england

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Highest-paid footballers at 2026 World Cup. #WorldCup2026

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Spain scalped France. They flattened France. We have given France so much praise in this tournament, but they were swatted aside by silky Spain. They played the French off the park: Chris Sutton, Former England forward on BBC Radio 5 Live.