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EU rejects Britain's key elements of special customs plan after Brexit
The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator ruled out on Thursday some of the main ideas of a British proposal for a new facilitated customs arrangement with the bloc, while saying he still hoped for a deal with London in October.
Third arrest made in killing of rapper XXXTentacion: officials
The third of four men indicted last week in the killing of up-and-coming rapper XXXTentacion was arrested in Georgia on Wednesday, officials said.
McDonald's U.S. same-store sales miss estimates, share drop
McDonald's Corp on Thursday missed U.S. same-store sales estimates for the first time in at least two years as it faces fierce competition in a slack restaurant market, sending its shares down as much as 1.5 percent in early trading.
U.S. threatens sanctions unless Turkey releases American pastor
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday blasted Turkey over its detention of an American Christian pastor and threatened Ankara with U.S. sanctions unless the man was freed.
Judge dismisses BBC bid to appeal Cliff Richard privacy ruling
A High Court judge has dismissed the BBC's attempt to appeal a ruling that it had breached the privacy of veteran singer Cliff Richard by televising a police raid on his house.
Sessions defends deputy Rosenstein after impeachment move
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday defended his deputy, Rod Rosenstein, after some fellow Republicans in Congress moved to impeach Rosenstein, who oversees the federal probe of whether President Donald Trump's campaign worked with R...
EU medicines agency faces court fight over $660 million rent bill
The European Medicines Agency, which is moving from London to Amsterdam because of Brexit, has been taken to court by its UK landlord, which wants it to keep paying a rent bill estimated at around 500 million pounds.
U.S. business spending on equipment strong; trade deficit widens
New orders for key U.S.-made capital goods increased more than expected in June and shipments surged, pointing to solid growth in business spending on equipment in the second quarter.
Trump accuses Twitter of targeting Republicans, offers no evidence
Without providing evidence, U.S. President Donald Trump accused Twitter on Thursday of restricting the visibility of prominent Republicans on its platform, and promised to investigate.
Amazon's face ID tool mismatched 28 members of Congress to mugshots: ACLU
A facial recognition tool that Amazon.com Inc sells to web developers wrongly identified 28 members of Congress as police suspects, in a test conducted by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the organization said on Thursday.
MasterCard's quarterly profit rises 33 percent
MasterCard Inc , the world's second-largest payments processor, reported a 33 percent rise in quarterly profit as customers spent more using its network on the back of a strengthening U.S. economy.
Saudi Arabia halts oil exports in Red Sea lane after Houthi attacks
Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it was suspending oil shipments through a strategic Red Sea lane after Yemen's Iran-aligned rebels attacked two tankers in the waterway, underscoring the risk of an escalation in tensions in the region.
Comcast profit tops estimates as internet customers grow
Comcast Corp on Thursday said it shed more cable TV subscribers than the previous year, but beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit as it gained more high-speed internet customers.
Trump says China is 'vicious,' using U.S. farmers as trade pawns
U.S. President Donald Trump accused China on Wednesday of targeting American farmers in a "vicious" way and using them as leverage to get concessions on trade a day after the administration announced a $12-billion farm aid package.
U.S. races to meet deadline to reunite immigrant families
Even as the U.S. government scrambles to meet a Thursday deadline for reuniting hundreds of immigrant children with their parents, it has acknowledged that hundreds more families separated by border officials will not be brought back together immedia...
Venezuela's last anti-Maduro paper clings on as media intimidation grows
Three hours before Venezuela's El Nacional newspaper goes to print, a bare-bones staff of 20 journalists toils in its vast newsroom, surrounded by empty desks.
North Korea to transfer remains of U.S. soldiers from Korean War on Friday: Yonhap
North Korea will transfer the remains of an unspecified number of soldiers killed in the Korean War on Friday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, after accepting about 100 wooden caskets sent by the United States.
World stocks hit four-month high on EU-U.S. trade breakthrough hopes
European stocks opened much higher on Thursday, pushing world stocks to new four-month highs after the European Union and the United States agreed to negotiate on trade, easing some of the fears of a transatlantic trade war.
UK housing starts slow, led by slump in London - NHBC
British builders started work on slightly fewer new homes in the three months to the end of June, hit by a sharp fall in London, but overall construction remained close to its highest level since the global financial crisis, industry data showed.
China's defense minister to visit India by year-end
China's defense minister, Wei Fenghe, will visit India by the end of this year, following an invitation from the South Asian nation, defense ministry spokesman Ren Guoqiang told a monthly news briefing on Thursday.