Author: Steven Sahiounie

French President Emmanuel Macron’s Ensemble coalition is running third after the first round of the French parliamentary elections. In anticipation of the decisive second round, Macron called on the people to unite against the election leader – the right-wing National Rally party. The vote counting took place amid rallies held by the left in several French cities. TASS has gathered the essential details on the voting results. Election results The right-wing National Rally party and allied forces lead after the first round of the French parliamentary elections with 33.15% of the vote. The left-wing New Popular Front alliance came in…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says there must be a clear outline for managing Gaza in the aftermath of Israel’s war. Speaking at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC, Blinken said the war “cannot and must not end with a vacuum in Gaza”. This scenario would lead to three outcomes the US won’t accept, namely an Israeli occupation, the return of Hamas to power, or “chaos”. Speaking of the tensions between Israel and its northern neighbour, Lebanon, the secretary of state said the US is focusing its efforts on avoiding a full-blown conflict. He added fighting between Israel and…

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has been re-elected for a second term following Saturday’s presidential elections, the National Independent Electoral Commission announced on Monday morning. Ghazouani won over 56.12% of the two million registered votes as the elections scored a 55.39% turnout, securing victory over the six opposition candidates. “We will not accept these results from the so-called independent electoral commission,” said second-place candidate and human rights activist Biram Dah Abeid, citing the provisional results as an “electoral coup.” “We will use our own electoral commission to proclaim the results,” he said during a news conference on Sunday. Last weekend, opposition candidate…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will chair ministerial debates at the United Nations Security Council on July 16 and 17, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. “Three major events are planned during Russia’s presidency (of the UN Security Council – TASS). Open ministerial-level debates on the topic of multilateral cooperation in the interests of forming a fairer, democratic and sustainable world order will be held on July 16 and open ministerial-level debates on the situation in the Middle East will be held on July 17. <…> These two events will be chaired by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov,” it said. The…

Saudi Arabia’s state oil company Aramco has signed contracts worth more than $25 billion for the second phase of the expansion of its Jafurah gas field and the third phase of expanding its main gas network, its CEO Amin Nasser said on Sunday.

US aircraft manufacturer Boeing said Monday it had reached a “definitive deal” to buy its subcontractor Spirit, which has faced scrutiny over production quality control in recent months.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has criticized Washington for the persistent “misalignment” of its fiscal policy  

US car manufacturer Ford has imposed significant management cuts at its German plant in Cologne, under a restructuring plan that could see the auto giant leave the country, Bild reported on Thursday.

The energy giant will launch gas supplies via the Far Eastern route in 2027, CEO Aleksey Miller has announced

Germany’s flagship airline Lufthansa has announced a surcharge of up to €72 ($77) for plane tickets, as it seeks to offset the cost of complying with new EU rules on using more expensive sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).