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Italy in Turmoil as New Government Fails to Form

Italy was thrown into political turmoil Sunday evening, as the Italian president blocked the formation of a new government supported by two anti-establishment parties.

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Spain's Parliament to Vote on Prime Minister's Future This Week

Spanish lawmakers will decide on Friday whether to oust Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and replace his center-right government with one led by the center-left Socialist Party.

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EU's Trade Chief to Press U.S. Counterparts on Tariffs

The EU’s top trade official will meet U.S. counterparts Wednesday in a last-ditch effort to secure waivers from steel and aluminum tariffs and to engage Washington on efforts to tackle China’s...

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Turkish Press Pay a Price for Independence

In Turkey, emergency rule and a media crackdown have left independent media struggling ahead of elections in June in which President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seeking a new mandate.

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On Abortion Rights, Ireland Has Mirror Image in Conservative Poland

Irish voters’ move to legalize abortion reverberated in Poland, another Roman Catholic-majority country in Europe, but one where the procedure is broadly illegal.

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Italy's Political Drama Raises Stakes for Euro

Italian President Sergio Mattarella has asked Carlo Cottarelli, a former International Monetary Fund official, to try to form a new government, even as the country speeds toward fresh elections that...

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Three Killed in Suspected Terror Attack in Belgium

Belgian authorities are investigating a potential terrorist attack after a man killed three people and took a woman hostage before being shot dead by police in the eastern Belgian town of Liege.

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Kremlin Critic Detained in Spain as Moscow Intimidates From Afar

Spanish police briefly detained prominent U.S.-born Kremlin critic Bill Browder, acting on a request from Russia.

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Italy's President Searches for Solution to Political Impasse

A political impasse in Italy that rattled global markets and unsettled the country’s European partners continued through a fourth day, as Italian President Sergio Mattarella searched for a way to...

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Eurozone Inflation Jumps, but Uncertainty Still Clouds ECB Outlook

The eurozone’s annual rate of inflation rose to hit the European Central Bank’s target for the first time in a year during May, but slower economic growth and political turmoil in Italy mean the...

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U.S. Planning to Hit EU With Steel, Aluminum Tariffs

The Trump administration, unable to win concessions from European Union counterparts ahead of a Friday deadline, is planning to make good on a threat to apply tariffs on European steel and aluminum.

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Italy Still Has Time to Avert a Disaster

The situation in Italy today is very different from the crises that engulfed the eurozone between 2010 and 2015, writes Simon Nixon. It is at the same time both potentially more serious and yet more...

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Romania, Lithuania Violated Human-Rights Laws by Hosting Secret Prisons

The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Romania and Lithuania violated the Continent’s primary human-rights treaty by secretly holding al Qaeda suspects and failing to investigate their...

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Asylum Scandal Jolts Germany, Unsettling Merkel Government

A scandal over the handling of asylum requests is threatening to destabilize German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s fractious coalition and trigger a parliamentary inquiry into her open-arms migration...

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Spain's Rajoy Poised to Fall From Power

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is poised to fall from power after a corruption scandal dealt a blow to a leader whose support has gradually been eroded by unpopular measures he imposed to avert...

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Paul Carlin Tried to Shape Up Management at U.S. Postal Service, Then Got Fired

When he became head of the U.S. Postal Service in 1985, Paul Carlin was determined to make the bureaucracy more businesslike. “We’re just one entry in a highly competitive market,” he said. “We...

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Italian Populists Strike New Deal on Coalition Government

Two large antiestablishment parties, the League and the 5 Star Movement, struck the deal, resolving a political crisis and putting a euroskeptic administration into power in the eurozone’s...

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U.S. Factory-Sector Activity Accelerated in May

The Institute for Supply Management on Friday said its manufacturing index rose to 58.7 in May from 57.3 in April.

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Less-Educated Workers See Sharpest Drop in Unemployment

The job market for Americans who didn’t finish high school has never been better.

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SUV, Pickup-Truck Demand Continue to Buoy U.S. Auto Sales

World Business NewsAuto makers reported mixed U.S. auto sales for May as demand for sedans continues to wither and SUVs and pickups buoy sales despite rising gas prices.

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