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Zverev outlasts Cobolli to claim French Open title for the first time

France, June 8 -- Zverev prevailed 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 after four hours and 16 minutes to become the first German man to lift the French Open singles crown since tennis was opened to professional ... Read More


Armenia's elections to deliver verdict on cautious pivot west

France, June 7 -- Pashinyan, who was propelled to power in a 2018 street revolution, is running under the slogan of "peace" - pointing to the prospect of finally resolving Armenia's more than three-de... Read More


From pew to pitch, Cameroonian priest builds bridges in French banlieue

France, June 7 -- Despite a fall in the number of people entering the priesthood in France, a recent study of church life in multicultural working-class suburbs pointed to a spiritual renewal in some ... Read More


Hard-left Melenchon launches 2027 campaign with broadside against National Rally

France, June 7 -- Melenchon used his first presidential campaign rally on Sunday to attack the National Rally, accusing the far-right party of promoting a form of "supremacism" that seeks to divide pe... Read More


Africa's finest: Algeria seek to build on mixed history

France, June 7 -- Just as Algeria appear to establish consistency, they fall away. The North African side reached the World Cup for the first time in 1982 in Spain after the tournament expanded from 1... Read More


Sound of the silver screen: meet the man getting film music made

France, June 7 -- Being a film music supervisor demands a finely tuned ear, a talent for coordination, creative vision and above all, patience. Pierre-Marie Dru has been honing these skills for over 2... Read More


Kosovo votes again in snap election as frustration grows over political gridlock

France, June 7 -- Polling stations opened at 7:00 am local time and are due to close 12 hours later, with exit polls expected soon afterwards. Preliminary results are expected late on Sunday. The vot... Read More


How overexploitation of sand is threatening ecosystems and livelihoods

France, June 7 -- From concrete towers and motorways to glass, microchips and cosmetics, modern economies depend on sand. Yet the vast scale of sand extraction remains largely ignored, despite mountin... Read More


Players to watch: France's Kylian Mbappe

France, June 7 -- The next time Kylian Mbappe scores for France, he will draw level with Olivier Giroud's national record of 57 goals. Giroud took 131 games to rack up his tally. Mbappe is one goal o... Read More


Hegseth urges Europe to counter migrant 'invasion' in D-Day anniversary speech

France, June 6 -- Speaking on Saturday at the American military cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer on the Normandy coast, Hegseth marked the 82nd anniversary of the Allied landings in northern France by d... Read More