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.

US to impose steel tariffs on EU: report

President Donald Trump intends to impose steep import duties on steel and aluminum imports from Europe starting Friday, after weeks of talks failed to reach a compromise, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

US to keep confronting Beijing in S. China Sea: Mattis

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis vowed Tuesday that the US would keep confronting China over its territorial claims in the South China Sea, where Beijing has established a significant military presence on contested islands.

Kuwait at UN seeks backing for Palestinian protection

Kuwait on Tuesday circulated a watered-down draft UN Security Council resolution on setting up an international protection mission for the Palestinians in a bid to win European support in a vote expected this week, diplomats said.

Gunman with Islamist links kills three in Belgian city

A gunman on a police watchlist for contacts with Islamist extremists launched a brazen suspected terror attack in Belgium, shooting dead two female police officers with their own weapons before killing a bystander.

US asks UN to blacklist six in South Sudan

The United States has asked the UN Security Council to add six South Sudanese officials including the defence minister to a sanctions blacklist for fueling the country's war and blocking aid, according to a draft resolution seen by AFP on Sunday.

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