The upcoming UEFA Champions League final between Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain promises to be one of the most fascinating European deciders in recent years. Arsenal arrive with enormous confidence after lifting the Premier League trophy, while PSG are aiming to defend their Champions League crown and cement their dominance on the continental stage.

Aryna Sabalenka produced one of the standout performances of the 2026 French Open by defeating fellow Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka in straight sets.

Marta Kostyuk pulled off a massive upset at the French Open on Sunday, defeating four-time champion Iga Swiatek 7-5, 6-1 to reach the quarterfinals in Paris for the very first time. The stunning defeat also ruined Swiatek's 25th birthday and guarantees that a brand-new singles champion will lift the trophy on both the men's and women's sides this year.

France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Sunday labeled Israel's deepening military presence in Lebanon a "major mistake" and confirmed that Paris has requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to address the escalating crisis.

Violence erupted in Paris on Thursday night on the eve of the highly anticipated French Cup final between Nice and Lens, leaving six people injured and leading to a wave of mass arrests.

A Paris appeals court has found Airbus and Air France guilty of corporate manslaughter for the 2009 Rio-Paris flight disaster. The ruling orders both corporate giants to pay the maximum statutory fine of €225,000 ($242,000) each.

G7 finance ministers have gathered in Paris for talks aimed at addressing global economic instability, with a major focus on the escalating crisis in the Strait of Hormuz. The meeting brings together leading economies to discuss structural weaknesses in the world economy and ways to contain the broader economic fallout from ongoing geopolitical tensions.

Editor's note: Darya Grevtsova is deputy director of the Institute of Political Studies and a Russian political scientist. The article reflects the author's personal opinion and may not coincide with the views of News.Az.

Aryna Sabalenka appeared dominant when the clay-court season began last month, but as the world number one arrives in Paris for her latest attempt to win Roland Garros, signs of vulnerability have begun to emerge in her dominance of the women’s tour.