Trump administration defends Fannie, Freddie overhaul before U.S. Congress
U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday questioned Trump administration officials on their plan to release mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , the guarantors of over...
Bulgarian official charged with espionage for Russia
Bulgarian prosecutors charged the head of a non-governmental organization (NGO) on Tuesday with spying for Russia as part of a scheme they said aimed to...
New EU commissioner Goulard heard by French police: source
The European Commission’s new internal market commissionner Sylvie Goulard was questioned by French police on Tuesday as part of an investigation into fictional jobs at...
Polish coast guard boards Greenpeace ship in coal protest
Armed Polish border guards boarded a Greenpeace ship blocking a delivery of coal in the port of Gdansk late on Monday and detained two activists,...
Election looms in Spain as Socialists’ talks with Podemos stall
Spain stood on the brink of a repeat election on Tuesday after the Socialists and far-left Unidas Podemos said they had made no progress in...
Mexican corruption watchdog investigates head of national power utility
Mexico has opened an investigation into the assets of Manuel Bartlett, head of the national electricity company CFE, according to the Public Administration Ministry, which...
Williams half-year F1 finances reflect poor track showing
The Williams Formula One team posted a loss of 16.8 million pounds ($20.77 million) in the six months to end-June compared to a previous profit...
WeWork IPO valuation could dip below $20 billion, clouding SoftBank’s vision
WeWork owner The We Company is considering slashing the valuation of its planned stock market launch to below $20 billion, two people familiar with the...
Wall Street down as global growth worries hit tech stocks
U.S. stocks fell in morning trading on Tuesday as weak economic data from China added to fears of a global recession and pushed investors out...
Ex-UK PM May prompts storm over knighthood for cricket hero Boycott
Former British Prime Minister Theresa May has attracted criticism from domestic abuse charities for choosing Geoffrey Boycott, one of her cricket heroes, for a knighthood....
