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Qatar is showing no signs that it is about to bend to the demands of the four Arab countries lined up against it.

The Latest on the G-20 summit in Hamburg (all times local): 9:25 a.m.

The Latest on the G-20 summit in Hamburg (all times local): 9:25 a.m.

French Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot says he has set the country's carmakers the goal of not selling petrol or diesel cars by 2040.

The leaders of the European Union and Japan are lauding their agreement in principle on free trade between the economic juggernauts as the best antidote against the protectionism seen to be promoted by the United States.

EU authorities are accusing General Electric, drugmaker Merck and electronics manufacturer Canon of violating European rules to push through mergers or acquisitions.

Muslim groups in Malaysia and Indonesia have called for a boycott of Starbucks because of the coffee chain's support for LGBT rights.

Muslim groups in Malaysia and Indonesia have called for a boycott of Starbucks because of the coffee chain's support for LGBT rights.

China's total trade with North Korea has risen despite Beijing's promise to enforce U.N. sanctions over its nuclear program, but Chinese purchases of North Korean goods have fallen sharply.

A court has sentenced the former manager of the biggest hospital in southeast Romania to six years and eight months in prison for money laundering and taking bribes.

The European Union and Japan have reached an "agreement in principle" on a free trade deal that will affect an overwhelming majority of commerce between the two economic giants and will be officially endorsed at a summit of their leaders Thursday.

Troubled Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena's relaunch plan includes the disposal of 28.6 billion euros ($32.5 billion) in bad loans, key to the European Commission's approved plan for the Italian government to take temporary control of the bank.

A closely watched survey shows that economic growth across the 19-country eurozone was even higher than previously thought during June, more evidence of growing momentum in the single currency bloc.

The European Union's executive has approved Italy's plans to inject 5.4 billion euros ($6 billion) into the struggling bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena as part of a rescue plan.

Britain's police and firefighters, repeatedly hailed as heroes in recent months for facing down extremists and rushing into burning buildings, have become the symbol of a new anti-austerity drive in the country.

The politically isolated Gulf nation of Qatar says it plans to boost production of liquefied natural gas by 30 percent over the coming years.

The politically isolated Gulf nation of Qatar says it plans to boost production of liquefied natural gas by 30 percent over the coming years.

The Latest on the crisis between four major Arab nations and the tiny Persian Gulf country of Qatar (all times local): 10:45 a.m.

French President Emmanuel Macron will lay out his political, security and diplomatic priorities at an extraordinary joint session of parliament at the chateau of Versailles.