France appears more divided than ever after the European election results, which saw Marine Le Pen’s National Rally secure the top spot, relegating Emmanuel Macron’s party to third place. This outcome forced the French president to call for early elections. The discontent with Macron is evident. Despite giving a vote of confidence to Marine Le … Read more
Real Madrid won their 15th European Cup by defeating Borussia Dortmund 2-0 in the final.
Thousands of spectators attended the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris as the second Grand Slam tournament of the year began. Rafa Nadal, a 14-times champion, played fourth seed Alexander Zverev on Monday. Carlos Alcaraz, a Spaniard and third seed, is expected to do well despite recently recovering from an injury. American fans are excited to see Alcaraz’s performance. French fans are hopeful with players like Ugo Humbert in the men’s draw. Former champion Stan Wawrinka and Andy Murray closed the day with 40 matches played.
Atalanta won the Europa League title with a 3-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen, thanks to a hat-trick from Ademola Lookman. Lookman had struggled in the English Premier League before finding success in Italy under coach Gian Piero Gasperini. The win ended Leverkusen’s 51-game unbeaten streak and marked Atalanta’s second major trophy in their 117-year history.
Fact: Hundreds of police fanned out across northern France on a massive manhunt for a fugitive gangster known as “The Fly” after he was sprung from a prison van by gunmen in an attack that killed two prison guards.
Two French prison guards were shot dead and three others injured when armed men ambushed a prison van to free an inmate in Incarville, France. The inmate and attackers escaped, triggering a major manhunt led by Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin. The Justice Minister Éric Dupond-Moretti stated that efforts will be made to find and punish the criminals responsible for the attack. The fugitive inmate has been named as Mohamed A., suspected of ordering a murder in Marseille and having ties to the city’s powerful “Blacks” gang.
The Olympic flame reached Marseille, just outside the Old Port, 79 days before the Paris 2024 Games Opening Ceremony.