China mine blast kills 11, traps 25

A truck carrying explosives blew up near the entrance of an iron-ore mine in northeast China on Tuesday, killing 11 people, injuring nine and leaving another 25 trapped underground, state media reported.

Italy PM takes aim at migrants, austerity in maiden speech

Italy’s incoming prime minister on Tuesday won the first of two parliamentary votes to confirm his populist government, after calling in his maiden policy speech for “obligatory” redistribution of asylum seekers around the EU and a review of sanctions against Russia.

Netanyahu heads to Europe seeking about-face on Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu embarks Monday on a three-day European tour in Germany set to be dominated by strategic differences on Iran, as leaders attempt to rescue the nuclear deal after US withdrawal.

Erdogan seeks to sway Turkey voters in Kurdish heartland

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday sought to persuade voters in the heartland of Turkey's Kurdish minority to vote for him in June 24 polls, arguing his party had done the most to rebuild the area and find peace after years of violence.

Merkel offers Macron concessions on eurozone reforms

German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivered a long-awaited answer to French President Emmanuel Macron’s call for ambitious European Union reforms Sunday, offering olive branches on investment and help for debt-mired eurozone member states.

Trade war looms as US tariffs roil G7 meet

The world's largest economies stood at the precipice of all-out trade war on Thursday as major US allies announced retaliation against stinging steel and aluminum tariffs that are due to take effect in the coming hours.

Italian populists reach last-ditch deal to take power

Italy's populist parties on Thursday reached a new coalition deal reviving their plans to take power, narrowly avoiding snap elections and setting in motion an anti-austerity government in the eurozone's third largest economy.

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