LONDON (AP) — The European Medicines Agency has recommended authorizing a twice-yearly injectable drug aimed at preventing HIV, which scientists say could help end the virus' transmission.

Federal figures suggest Canadian companies are looking to Europe in larger numbers to reduce their reliance on markets and investment in the United States.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said she will meet US President Donald Trump on Sunday, raising hopes the two will agree an outline trade deal and avoid a transatlantic trade war.

Wall Street's main indexes were higher on Friday after EU officials signaled that a framework trade deal with the U.S. could be signed as soon as this weekend, while Intel tumbled following a disappointing forecast.

EU-China relations have reached an "inflection point", European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told her Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at a one-day summit in Beijing.

As the two biggest economic targets in Donald Trump’s trade war, some analysts thought the European Union and China could move closer together and stake out common ground.

Qatar has threatened to cut gas supplies to the European Union in response to the bloc's due diligence law on forced labour and environmental damage, a letter from Qatar to the Belgian government, seen by Reuters,

The European Union's sweeping sanctions against Russian oil exports have started affecting Indian entities. The EU has blacklisted Intershipping Services Hub Pvt Ltd—an Indian arm of a UAE-based maritime firm—and sanctioned Indian-origin Captain Abhinav Kamal for allegedly aiding Russian crude shipments.