The EU on Friday provided a list of products to the World Trade Organization on which the bloc may introduce import duties in response to US tariffs on steel and aluminium.
Georgia launches the Defense Readiness Program (GDRP) together with the US to improve the country's defense capabilities, the Georgian Defense Minister Levan Izoria says.
At least 8 people were killed in a shooting in Santa Fe High School in the US state of Texas, local police reports.
The international community should respect the Lebanese decision to stay away from conflicts in the Middle East region, the Lebanese President Michel Aoun says.
Germany's DZ Bank are going to halt financial transactions that are related with Iran by the start of July, after US President Donald Trump decided to withdraw from Iran nuclear deal.
A top official from European Central Bank is doubtful of Italy's proposal to pay its financial obligations by issuing bonds that would function as a type of parallel currency.
On Friday, The US President Donald Trump said that he will put Robert Wilkie as a secretary of the US Department of Veterans Affairs, pushing out David Shulkin.
The US gun lobby is aiming at Citigroup Inc and Bank of America after they said, that they would not provide several financial services to gun-makers anymore.
On Friday, Uber filed an appeal against the licence loss, the decision made by the officials of the UK city of Brighton, to remove the licence of the taxi app.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said that it seemed unsure what exactly would mean the rising Italian ruling coalition for the European Union.
On Friday, China denied that it had proposed a $200B package to reduce the US trade deficit, hours after it threw an anti-dumping scenario into the US sorghum imports.
On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin recommended a fresh government line-up at the beginning of his new run in office, elevating two first timers.
On Friday, the South Korean firm SK Holding stated it had provided the US energy company Brazos Midstream with the $250M investment with intention to expand the company's energy business.
The German online furniture retailer Home24 is planning an IPO at the Frankfurt stock market exchange, as it seeks to raise up to $236M, the company stated on Friday.
On Friday, India's Tata Steel announced it had finalised the purchase of a 72.7% stake in the bankrupt Bhushan Steel worth $5.18B.
CVC Capital, the buyout fund, agreed to acquire about 50% stake in the Finnish healthcare group Mehilainen from the private equity groups Triton and KKR.
Fujifilm Holdings is planning to file a suit against Xerox in the near time, alleging that the US photocopier firm had no legal rights to scrap their takeover deal worth $6.1B.
On Friday, Hilton Worldwide Holdings announced that the private equity group Blackstone is set to sell around 5.8% or 15.8M of the hotel chain operator's shares.
The Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron are set to meet in St Petersburg on May 24-25 to discuss Syria, Iran and Ukraine.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam has officially launched an inquiry into the merger of Uber Technologies' business in Southeast Asia and its rival Grab.
On Thursday, Deutsche Telekom called on Germany's government to auction frequencies for the 5G mobile services on affordable terms, so it could ensure there is money to invest in the infrastructure.
Westpac Banking, the Australia's lender, has hired a customer complaints head to deal with the problems, as the Australian financial sector accuses it of serious misconduct.
Lloyds Banking Group has sold its Ireland's mortgage unit to Barclays for about £4B in cash, as part of of its plan to focus on the core UK market.
On Friday, China's Foreign Ministry stated it had not offered to reduce its US trade surplus by $200B, adding that talks with the United States over trade were constructive and set to continue.