The Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Kairat Abdrakhmanov said on Saturday that the country will continue allowing the US to use its territory and infrastructure to transfer non-military cargo to Afghanistan.
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday paid an official visit to Spain to meet with the country's Prime Minister Sanchez and discuss migration problem.
Turkey, the world's 18th-largest economy, risks falling into crisis amid increasing political tensions with the United States, which, inter alia, caused the plunge of Lira by 22% last Friday.
Despite a number of delays, NASA said that it is still planning to launch its Parker Solar Probe designed to literally "touch the sun" tomorrow morning.
The Chancellor of Colombia Carlos Holmes said on Friday that the country will leave the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), as it does not correspond with the country's new immigration and border policy.
Turkish Lira continued the fall on Friday, at certain point making an 18% plunge, amid escalating political and economic conflict between President Erdogan and his American colleague Donald Trump.
The President of Turkey Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday urged citizens to get rid of the US Dollars and precious metals and, instead, to keep savings in local currency.
Orix, the financial services group based in Japan, agreed to buy a stake of 30% in Avolon, the Ireland-based aircraft leasing company, for $2.2B.
Estonian Cell, the Austria-owned pulp mill, is set to buy technology of production from Finland's industrial company Valmet to rise production volumes, investing €5-10M, LETA/BNS reported.
Israel is set to stop using coal and to produce coal ash at the country's power stations by the years 2025-2030, the Israel Ministry of Environmental Protection reported.
The Philippines set aside a total sum of almost $39.5M in a fund to modernise the six airports' infrastructure in the central and southern Philippines, a lawmaker stated.
On Friday, Papa John's International Inc said that it is planning to lower its fees and royalties for franchisees across Canada and the US because of the company's sales decline.
The US President Donald Trump claimed that Mexico and the US make a progress on a trade deal and warned Canada that additional tariffs would be implemented in case of the lack of a trade agreement.
The Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi claimed that China's energy and business ties with Iran do not harm the interests of other states after the US President Donald Trump warned companies doing business in Iran.
The Foreign Minister of Iran Javad Zarif claimed that there is no talks planned with the US authorities including US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the UN General Assembly.
The European Commission approved Slovenia's proposal for changed commitments for its largest bank NLB sale, including selling a half of the Bank by the end of 2018, the government announced.
China's container transport for export strengthened momentum in July thanks to steady export rise in the country, according to figures from Shanghai Shipping Exchange.
The ruling Cambodian People's Party of the Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen secured a victory in the general election, data shows.
The US President Donald Trump discussed trade and security issues, including Iran and Middle East, with his counterpart, Emmanuel Macron.
China imported 29M tonnes of coal in July, the highest monthly volume since January 2014, the General Administration of Customs data shows.
China's imports of cars increased by 50% in July, compared to the same period the previous year, after lower import tariff rates went into effect, data shows.
Malta's National Development and Social Fund plans to acquire a 49.1% stake in Lombard Bank via a purchase of 21,651,746 ordinary shares from Cyprus Popular Bank Public Co Ltd.
The Canadian unemployment rate declined to 5.8% in July from 6% in June, the lowest level in four decades, data released by the Statistics Canada shows.
On Friday, the IMF spokesperson Randa Elnagar claimed that Turkish authorities have not asked about a financial assistance from the IMF after Turkish Lira's sharp drop.