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A man injured four people with a knife in the German city of Munich on Saturday and police detained a suspect matching descriptions by witnesses.
The Spanish government decided on Saturday to sack the secessionist leadership of Catalonia and force the region into a new election.
Trump tied the U.K. crime report to his efforts to restrict travel from several predominantly Muslim countries.
French President Emmanuel Macron spoke to CNBC at the European Union summit in Brussels.
The Catalonia crisis could soon reverberate throughout the country and prompt other Spanish regions to turn their back on Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, the former president of the Basque parliament told CNBC on Friday.
- After Spain, Italy is now facing a regional referendum as Milan and Venice call for greater autonomy
Lombardy and Veneto, two northern regions home to about a quarter of Italy's population, are pushing for more control.
The European Central Bank will look to maintain market calm as it reduces its asset purchase program.
Theresa May dismissed reports Friday that the U.K. had upped its financial offer to the European Union as part of its steps to leave the bloc.
The Spanish government has agreed with the opposition Socialists (PSOE) to hold regional elections in January in Catalonia, Socialist politician Carmen Calvo said in an interview on national television on Friday.
Sweden's AB Volvo reported a bigger-than-expected rise in quarterly core earnings on Friday as stronger demand for heavy trucks more than offset costs stemming from strains on its supply chain.
Pollution kills at least 9 million people every year and “threatens the continuing survival of human societies,” according to a new study.
European markets closed mixed on Friday afternoon, as investors reacted to corporate earnings and monitored political developments in the region.
The jobs of both the president of the Eurogroup and Euro Working Group will soon be up for grabs as incumbents step down at the end of the year.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday said she believed Brexit talks were moving forward and dismissed the prospect of a breakdown.
May wrote a letter Thursday reassuring all European citizens living legally in the U.K. that they can remain.
Spain's central government has said that it will move to suspend Catalonia's autonomy after the regional leader failed to drop a bid for independence.
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Pollution is killing at least 9 million people every year and it's even threatening the 'survival of human societies.'
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May speaks about a meeting with other European Union leaders in Brussels, Belgium.
