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FBI seeks to thwart major cyberattack on Ukraine

The FBI has put a spoke in the wheel of a major Russian digital disruption operation potentially aimed at causing havoc in ...

Donald Trump

The Latest: Trump orders probe of tariffs for cars, trucks

The Latest on President Donald Trump and the auto industry (all times local): 9 p.m. President Donald Trump is directing the ...

US man gets 15 years in prison for illegal handgun exports

A Montana man was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to illegally exporting high-caliber ...

France's Macron takes on Facebook's Zuckerberg in tech push

French President Emmanuel Macron took on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other internet giants Wednesday at a Paris meeting ...

Asian shares mixed after Fed gives Wall Street a boost

Shares were mixed in Asia on Thursday after U.S. stocks reversed early losses and finished higher as investors appraised the ...

Turkish central bank raises key rate and helps lift currency

Under pressure to act, Turkey's central bank sharply raised its key lending rate Wednesday to try to stem an outflow of ...

Italy steps toward populist government as Conte gets mandate

Italy's president asked political neophyte Giuseppe Conte to try to form a government Wednesday, giving the euroskeptic ...

Donald Trump, Alex Azar

US health chief pledges more action if Ebola spreads

President Donald Trump's top health official said Wednesday that the U.S. and global partners will "take the steps necessary" ...

Mariano Rajoy, Soraya Saenz de Santamaria

Spain PM gets budget backing in test of separatist strength

The Spanish parliament narrowly passed a new national budget Wednesday, giving the government of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy ...

3 German organizers of 2006 WCup indicted for tax evasion

Three German organizers of the 2006 World Cup have been charged with tax evasion linked to a payment to FIFA. German news ...

On the Money: Credit cards to perfect targeting programs

Credit card companies are taking the next step in using their points programs to influence what millions of customers buy, ...

UEFA president Ceferin slams FIFA investor deal

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has criticized plans for secretive investors to buy soccer tournaments just as FIFA ...

Bulgaria hits setback in bid for euro membership

Bulgaria has hit a setback to its hopes of soon becoming a member of the shared euro currency after the European Central Bank ...

Record number of Brits get German citizenship before Brexit

German officials say the number of British nationals who received German citizenship hit a new high last year that is likely ...

Merkel heads to China to talk economy, trade, rule of law

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was heading to China on Wednesday with a business delegation, amid tension in both Beijing ...

EU warns Italy about debt as parties look to spend more

The European Union is warning Italy to rein in government debt, as political parties in Rome try to form a government that ...

Eurozone economy's slowdown may be longer than expected

A much-anticipated economic pick-up across the 19-country eurozone does not appear to be materializing yet, if one ...

Thailand to up controls on paraquat, other farm chemicals

The Thai government said Wednesday it will allow continued use of the toxic weed killer paraquat and two other farm chemicals ...

Another drop in UK inflation dims prospect of rate hike soon

Inflation in Britain eased closer to the Bank of England's target during April, a surprise decline that prompted a sharp fall ...

German city to ban some diesel cars to combat air pollution

Some diesel cars will be banned in Hamburg to combat air pollution, officials of the northern German city said Wednesday.