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Iga Swiatek swept to her fourth French Open title on Saturday afternoon with a dazzlingly ruthless blitz past the 12th seed Jasmine Paolini.

Turkish companies are emerging as significant suppliers of weapons to Ukraine and are supporting United States efforts to resolve Kyiv's ammunition shortages. However, this support is a challenge to Ankara's efforts to balance its relationship with Moscow and its Western allies.

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the last-minute film added to the Cannes Film Festival line-up. There’s “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, the latest from the Roland Garros French Open, and plenty of good music. All that and the new quiz…

Fresh from commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day, French President Emmanuel Macron will host U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday for a state visit marked by pomp and a parade as well as talks on trade, Israel and Ukraine.

Four days of voting to choose a new European Parliament passed the halfway mark Saturday with Slovakia - shaken by an assassination attempt last month on its premier - and influential Italy joining in.

Third seed Carlos Alcaraz produced a performance of verve and enterprise on Friday afternoon to advance to his first final at the French Open.

After the joy of the unherladed, the fear. Will Grand Slam final debutante Jasminie Paolini freeze amid the bally-hoo and become another rapid victim of Iga Swiatek at the French Open? The omens do not favour the 28-year old Italian at all.

For civilians in Normandy, the D-Day invasion was both a triumph and a tragedy. Thousands were killed in bombings that accompanied the Allied landings, and many more fled their homes. While for decades commemorations focused on military feats, more attention is finally being paid to ordinary people who saw the…

US President Joe Biden has announced another $225 million in aid for Ukraine as he held talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris. The US leader also apologised over a months-long congressional hold-up in military assistance that let Russia make gains on the battlefield.