Bloomberg Slovakia’s lawmakers endorsed a new cabinet whose appointment sought to avert early elections after the country’s largest anti-government demonstrations since the fall of communism. The three ruling parties need to restore public trust in state institutions that was shaken during a month of political turbulence following the murder of a reporter investigating crime with political links. Prime Minister Peter ...

Bloomberg The European Union’s aid chief urged the Democratic Republic of Congo to take part in a donor meeting on tackling a humanitarian crisis in the vast central African country that’s left more than 13 million people in need of aid. Congo’s government, which has been under pressure to hold elections that would see President Joseph Kabila leave power, has ...

Bloomberg Oil traded above $65 a barrel as global trade tensions showed signs of easing, countering concerns that US crude stockpiles may have resumed their expansion last week. Futures in New York rose 0.3 percent, remaining near the year’s highest close set in January at $66.14. A resurgence in risk appetite has helped lift markets from equities to commodities after ...