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BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s tightening public finances are raising questions over whether the country will miss its military spending target at a time when the U.S. is increasing pressure on its European allies to increase...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran says European nations have not responded to its offers to sell them crude oil despite having U.S. waivers. The semi-official Fars news agency on Tuesday quoted Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh as saying...

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s government has rejected suggestions from a European Union official that a major mining complex should be part of the negotiations with Serbia to normalize ties. A Kosovo government...

MILAN (AP) — Italian bank Intesa SanPaolo says its 2018 earnings increased by a modest 5 percent as it refocuses its business on asset management. The bank on Tuesday reported net income of 4 billion euros ($4.5 billion)...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to nominate David Malpass, a Trump administration critic of the World Bank, to lead the institution. That’s according to a senior administration official who spoke on...

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s economy minister is floating the possibility of the government temporarily taking stakes in technology companies to head off foreign takeovers as he proposes a “national industry...

There’s a dirty little secret of the student debt crisis. One that affects millions of borrowers, but isn’t talked about at dinner tables, on social media or in think pieces about student loans. The taboo topic is...

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — If the pooch melts your heart, swipe right. Animal lovers in Lithuania have created a mobile application inspired by the popular dating app Tinder to match up dogs in local shelters with new owners....

LONDON (AP) — The Latest on Britain’s exit from the European Union (all times local): 11:50 a.m. British Prime Minister Theresa May is set to travel to Brussels on Thursday to discuss the stalled Brexit deal with EU...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Food importers and wholesalers have shut their shops in Sri Lanka’s capital to demand the government resolve a “work to rule” action by custom officials at the island nation’s...