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Top EU civil servant Selmayr to quit post

The European Commission's top civil servant Martin Selmayr, whose sudden promotion to that post last year angered EU lawmakers and earned a rebuke from the European Ombudsman, will step down next week, a Commission spokeswoman said Tuesday. Secretary-General Selmayr, a frank-speaking German...

Taxing tech set to dominate G-7 finance ministers meeting

A row over taxing tech giants is set to dominate a meeting of G-7 finance ministers near Paris this week, with the world’s leading industrialized nations already riven by disruptive U.S. trade policies. During the meetings Wednesday and Thursday in Chantilly, ministers are set to discuss...

Yemen sides meet on Hodeida for first time in months

Representatives from Yemen's government and Huthi rebels tasked with pulling forces out of the key port city of Hodeida met Sunday for the first time in five months. The redeployment from Hodeida is a critical part of a ceasefire deal reached in December in Sweden that calls on the...

Hamilton wins record sixth British GP, extends F1 lead

Lewis Hamilton made the most of a favourable safety car intervention on Sunday to claim a record sixth British Grand Prix victory at a packed Silverstone. The defending five-time world champion clocking fastest lap on his final lap to finish 25 seconds clear of Mercedes team-mate and...