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Maja Chwalińska storms into Roland Garros quarter-finals as top seeds fall in Paris
Poland's Maja Chwalińska, ranked 114th, has powered through qualifying and four main-draw matches to reach the French Open quarter-finals, while Iga Świątek, Coco Gauff and Elena Rybakina all exited early.

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France seizes a Russian shadow tanker in the Atlantic as Iran suspends peace talks and threatens to close the Strait of Hormuz

French naval commandos intercepted a sanctioned Russian tanker in the Atlantic on Sunday, triggering a furious Kremlin response. The operation came as Iran suspended all dialogue with the United States and renewed threats to block the Strait of Hormuz, while Israeli strikes hit Hezbollah targets in Beirut's southern suburbs.

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Climate — from mitigation to adaptation

The simultaneous, continent-wide crises of lethal heat, severe flooding, and deepening drought represent a systemic stress test of EU adaptation frameworks, exposing critical gaps in protection and shifting the discourse towards emergency-level, non-linear risk management.

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Maja Chwalińska storms into Roland Garros quarter-finals as top seeds fall in Paris