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France's leftists win mayoral elections in largest cities

France's leftists win mayoral elections in largest cities

Leftists retained control of France's three largest cities while the far right failed to take any major urban centres in Sunday's municipal elections, closely watched for an indication of next year's presidential race. The far right sees 2027 as its best chance yet to

Left leads in Paris, far right eyes gains in France local polls: projections

Left leads in Paris, far right eyes gains in France local polls: projections

A Socialist candidate was leading in Paris while the far right looked strong in several southern cities as projections arrived from first-round local elections Sunday, seen as a political barometer ahead of France's presidential polls. According to initial results, a centrist touted as a strong contender for

IEA to launch largest-ever release of oil reserves

IEA to launch largest-ever release of oil reserves

The International Energy Agency said on Wednesday its member countries would unlock 400 million barrels of oil from their reserves to ease the impact of the Middle East war, the biggest such release ever. The coordinated release was the sixth in the history of the organisation, which was created to