Morning Digest | France blanks Morocco 2-0 to reach World Cup final; India slams Pakistan for raking up Kashmir issue in U.N., and more

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FIFA World Cup 2022 | France into final with 2-0 win as Morocco go down fighting

France will take on Argentina in the World Cup final after beating Morocco 2-0 in an absorbing semi-final on December 14 to stay on course for a successful title defence and end the fairytale run of the north Africans in Qatar.

India slams Pakistan for raking up Kashmir issue in U.N.

India strongly hit back at Pakistan on December 14 after it raised the Kashmir issue in the U.N. Security Council, asserting that a country that hosted slain al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and attacked a neighbouring Parliament does not have the credentials to “sermonise” in the power U.N. organ.

Opposition walks out in Parliament over the India-China border issue

Opposition parties on Wednesday staged walk outs in both Houses of Parliament after being denied a discussion on the India-China border issue. In the Lok Sabha, the walk out was led by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi. As soon as the Zero Hour began, Congress leader of the House, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, demanded that a discussion on the India-China border situation be held and gave the example of late former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru allowing a discussion in the Lok Sabha on the India-China war in 1962.

Centre tells Maharashtra, Karnataka to wait for Supreme Court judgment on border issue