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Alexander Zemlianichenko | Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu as they attend the Navy Day parade in St. Petersburg, Russia, July 30, 2017. Picture taken July 30, 2017. The EU first imposed sanctions on Russia after the 2014 military annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. On …

Federico Parra | AFP | Getty Images An anti-government activist shouts slogans during a protest against the installation of the Constituent Assembly on August 4, 2017, in Caracas. The assembly will function in the same downtown Caracas palace complex as the existing opposition-run congress, which could potentially be dissolved by …

Broward Sheriff’s Office via Getty Images In this handout provided by the Broward Sheriff’s Office, suspect Oliver Schmidt, an executive for Volkswagen poses in this undated booking photo. Volkswagen executive Oliver Schmidt pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court in Detroit in a diesel emissions scandal involving the German automaker. …

Brent Lewin | Bloomberg | Getty Images Employees torque a pipe at a wedge well at Christina Lake, a situ oil production facility half owned by Cenovus Energy and ConocoPhillips, in Conklin, Alberta, Canada. Oil market is expected to see a downward correction this quarter but Brent prices will move …

Martin Leissl | Bloomberg | Getty Images Dieter Wemmer, chief financial officer of Allianz SE German insurance titan Allianz said on Friday that it had agreed to create a joint venture and strategic partnership with British insurer LV= to form the third-largest property and casualty insurance company in the UK. …

Simon Dawson | Bloomberg via Getty Images A logo sits above an automated teller machine (ATM) outside a Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) bank branch in London, U.K. RBS reported a large earnings beat on Friday morning with the U.K. lender highlighting that it had swung back to a …

Axel Schmidt | Reuters Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the G20 leaders summit in Hamburg, Germany, July 7, 2017. President Donald Trump apparently didn’t understand the refugee deal that he was supposed to discuss with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, according to a transcript …

Jacek Sopotnicki | Getty Images Carvoeiro, Algarve, Portugal. This Old World region on the Atlantic Ocean is the best place in the world to retire that nobody’s talking about. Located at Europe’s westernmost tip and boasting 100 miles of Atlantic coastline, Algarve could be Europe’s most famous secret. This region …

Carlos Barria | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto during the their bilateral meeting at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany July 7, 2017. President Donald Trump appeared to describe his proposed border wall as a political tool and admit he knew Mexico …

Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Pedestrians walk past a Yum! Brands Inc. KFC restaurant in Shanghai, China Yum Brands on Thursday reported earnings and revenue that topped analysts’ expectations. EPS: 68 cents adjusted vs. 61 cents expected, according to Thomson Reuters Revenue: $1.45 billion vs. $1.42 billion expected, …