Tomasz Lubieniecki

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Maja Chwalińska reaches French Open semi-final, matching Open Era record for a qualifier
The 24-year-old from Dąbrowa Górnicza defeated Anna Kalinska 7-6(3), 6-3 on Court Philippe-Chatrier, becoming the first qualifier to reach the last four in Paris in the Open Era.

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Kyiv, Hormuz and 90% certainty

Trump strains alliances as Russia batters Ukraine and El Niño warnings jolt governments

The last half-day brought a familiar mix of hard power and hard weather. Russia fired one of its largest barrages at Ukraine, the Gulf truce frayed again, and the UN warned that a strong El Niño may soon add heat, floods and drought to already stretched governments.

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China and the West — decoupling

The EU's formal adoption of outbound investment screening and China's explicit expansion of its counter-sanctions to target compliance with such rules create a binding legal conflict for firms, moving from policy debate to operational crisis.

Maja Chwalińska reaches French Open semi-final, matching Open Era record for a qualifier