China said Friday it will now require U.S. diplomats to give five days’ notice before holding meetings with Chinese officials and academics in retaliation for a similar restriction by Washington.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel entered the hallowed grounds of the former Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz on Friday as she began her first ever visit to the most notorious site of the atrocities that Adolf Hitler’s regime inflicted on Europe.

An outside group founded by top political aides to Sen. Joni Ernst has worked closely with the Iowa Republican to raise money and boost her reelection prospects, a degree of overlap that potentially violates the law, documents obtained by The Associated Press show.

The junior partner in German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s governing coalition on Friday opened a party congress where it is set to elect a left-leaning new leadership and discuss the future of the government.

China is waiving punitive tariffs on U.S. soybeans and pork while the two sides negotiate a trade deal, the Ministry of Finance said Friday.

The countries of the OPEC oil-producing cartel and ally Russia were attempting Friday to finalize a deal to cut production in an attempt to support the price of fuel and energy around the world.

An automatic Russian supply ship carrying tons of supplies successfully blasted off Friday heading for the International Space Station.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to take on the leader of the main opposition Labour Party in the last major debate ahead of next week’s general election.

Frustrated travelers are meeting transportation chaos around France for a second day on Friday, as unions dig in for what they hope is a protracted strike against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to redesign the national retirement system.

Steven Lacchin grew up a fatherless boy, but he knew some very basic facts about the man who was his father.