South Korea may control the export of DRAM chips to Japan in retaliation against Tokyo’s own export curbs, a director of the presidential Blue House told a local radio station.

Outgoing Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila’s ruling coalition won a majority in legislative elections, a coalition official said on Saturday, despite opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi’s win in the presidential vote the same day.

The International Monetary Fund has approved a new $3.9 billion loan agreement for Ukraine, a small victory for President Petro Poroshenko ahead of the presidential election next year.

The final turnout in the presidential election that was held Georgia on Sunday has amounted to 46.74 percent, marking a slight increase compared to the 2013 presidential election, the Georgian Central Election Commission’s spokeswoman, Ana Mikeladze, said.

New French President Emmanuel Macron, in his inaugural address, pledged on Sunday to work to overcome divisions in society which had been shown by the presidential election campaign and seek to build a strong France that was sure of itself in the world.

French President-elect Emmanuel Macron appointed Alexis Kohler on Sunday as secretary general of the Elysee palace, the top administrative role among the presidential staff.

French President-elect Emmanuel Macron appointed Alexis Kohler on Sunday as secretary general of the Elysee palace, the top administrative role among the presidential staff.