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Concerned about global stock market drops, the policymakers decided at the meeting to join dollar liquidity swap arrangements among central banks in the West.

The measures come in response to attacks on power grids, banks and a film studio.

The two are expected to protect the free flow of data by not forcing firms to set up servers and other related facilities within their borders.

The World Health Organization expressed concern Friday over a coronavirus resurgence in Europe as Britain joined France, Germany and Austria in announcing tighter mask rules and greater testing. Europe accounts for a fifth of the world's more than 15 million infections and remains the hardest-hit ...

Britain will expand at its quickest pace in decades this quarter after shrinking at its fastest pace in centuries last quarter, a Reuters poll found, as vast swathes of the economy have reopened following a nationwide shutdown to control the coronavirus. Despite near-term optimism, almost ...

Russia sought to meddle in the 2014 Scottish referendum and intelligence agencies should produce an assessment of potential interference in the Brexit referendum, a report by the British parliament's intelligence and security committee said. "There has been credible open source commentary suggesting that Russia undertook ...

The tense talks underscored the gulf between the European Union's wealthier north and hard-hit south.

Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi could visit Britain as early as next month for negotiations on a trade deal that both countries want to finalize this year, government sources said Friday. Motegi is expected to meet Liz Truss, the British trade secretary, to put the final ...

At last year’s Munich Security Conference, an annual gathering of military chiefs and political leaders, former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden made a promise to America’s allies: "This too shall pass,” he assured them, "we will be back.” There was little doubt as to what ...

The European Union’s top court ruled Thursday that an agreement that allows big tech companies to transfer data to the United States is invalid, and that national regulators need to take tougher action to protect the privacy of users' data. The ruling to invalidate Privacy ...

The leadership under Xi Jinping believes China is now strong enough that it can forcefully assert its agenda both at home and abroad.