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Iran used three men to spy on London-based journalists critical of the country’s regime intending to violently attack them, prosecutors said at the start of a criminal trial.

Attacks on commercial vessels off the Black Sea’s western coast are on the rise, threatening already-choked trade flows in the region while testing NATO’s readiness to react.

President Donald Trump’s latest bid to pare fuel costs ahead of November’s midterm elections included the signing of an executive order Monday to ease restrictions on the use of a tax-exempt variety of diesel. Tyler Kendall reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)

The party is feeling bullish in the final month of campaigning. Here are the areas that could bite them.

The US and Iceland are keen to foster closer cooperation on security and defense, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s government approved new housing measures meant to address Spain’s affordability crisis in a bid to quell nationwide protests and salvage legislation that was struck down by parliament last week.

Nazi symbols, sexual assault allegations and months of internal Democratic conflict have churned through the US Senate race in Maine. Yet with the election four weeks away, it’s the explosion in housing costs and record-breaking heating bills that Mainers can’t stop talking about.

Germany’s far-right party moved a step closer to taking control of a regional government after it secured a bigger-than-expected majority for the top parliamentary post in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt.

Indonesia rolled back parts of a business-friendly labor law, tightening restrictions on outsourcing and fixed-term contracts.

Today’s protests are bringing out teachers and some political parties as well.

President Donald Trump said the US will consider establishing a permanent military base in Lithuania, prompting an offer from the Baltic state’s government to cover the costs.

French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, head of the far-right National Rally, laid out a new fiscal plan aimed at reducing the country's deficit below 3% of GDP by 2032 at the latest. Bloomberg's Alan Katz reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

The Philippines is investigating the national security implications of alleged inflows of more than 300 million pesos ($4.8 million) from China into a company associated with Vice President Sara Duterte’s husband.

The UK government could publish a crucial spending plan in the second half of next year, despite expectations that it would be held in the spring or early summer.

UK opposition leader Kemi Badenoch played down initial claims her plans for a £10 billion ($13.2 billion) air defense program would amount to a British “iron dome” after the proposal came under scrutiny.

Germany’s former foreign intelligence chief, August Hanning, was taken into custody as part of an investigation into treason and espionage allegations.

Far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen proposed a sharp deficit reduction and called on the European Central Bank to intervene to bring down surging debt costs as she seeks to assure investors of her financial credentials ahead of the election next year.

Turkish prosecutors asked lenders to hand over assets of the ruling party’s former deputy chair in the course of a funds-rout investigation that’s reached the top of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s political establishment.

Yemen’s internationally-recognized government, backed by Saudi Arabia, claimed to have regained territory from the Houthis, as fighting in the region near the Bab el-Mandeb strait intensifies.

Bloomberg Daybreak Europe is your essential morning viewing to stay ahead. Live from Brussels, we set the agenda for your day, catching you up with overnight markets news from the US and Asia. And we'll tell you what matters for investors in Europe, giving you insight before trading begins. On today's show, global stocks edged toward record highs as investors shrugged off concerns about elevated oil prices and bond yields near multi-decade highs. Student protests in France are gaining momentum, with hundreds of high schools closed as teacher unions join the movement demanding more money for education. And Germany and France are urging the European Union to adopt new powers that could exclude China from its single market, as the bloc’s two biggest economies adopt a more confrontational stance ahead of talks in Beijing. Today's guest: Vincent Juvyns, ING Belgium, Chief Investment Strategist. (Source: Bloomberg)