BYD, which leads China’s electric vehicle sector, is constructing a plant in Hungary while its Chinese rivals expand through joint ventures in Europe.
The deal values all of Axel Springer at roughly $15 billion, with the company’s publishing assets worth about $4 billion.
The French government, which missed a deadline this week to show how it would cut its debt and deficit, is struggling to meet fiscal requirements set by the E.U.
The central issue in the election is how to correct the economy’s deep imbalances.
A Cal Fire employee was arrested Friday on suspicion of starting several blazes in Sonoma County.
The attack, which Lebanese officials said killed at least 14 and injured more than 60, stoked fears Israel is driving toward a full-blown war on its northern border, even as the fight in Gaza goes on.