The Bank of Korea held its key interest rate at a record-low of 1.25% for the 13th consecutive month, in line with analysts' expectations.
Kaspersky Lab, the Russian cyber security firm, criticised the US action of restricting the firm's activity as the politically-motivated move against Kremlin.
On Wednesday, the S&P has decided not to downgrade the credit rating of Illinois to BB amid the adoption of a special fiscal plan incorporated into the 2018 budget.
On Wednesday, the Paris administrative court has ruled that Google did not have a required taxable presence to pay $1.3B in back taxes demanded by the French tax authority.
On Wednesday, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman had a telephone conversation with the Turkish Minister of National Defence Fikri Isik over the arrival of Turkish troops in Qatar and other defense issues.
Jay Clayton, the newly elected Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, has announced plans to revoke needless corporate disclosure rules and reduce compliance costs for SMEs.
James Clinger, the US President Donald Trump's candidate for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, said on Wednesday he decided to withdraw his candidacy because of the family problems.
The former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was found guilty of corruption in one of the five ongoing court cases and sentenced to nine and a half years in prison.
According to a source familiar with the issue, Toshiba regained its access to a $6B credit line after the firm stumped up its chip unit's shares, but faced severe conditions applied by the lenders.
On Wednesday, Spain's royals King Felipe and Queen Letizia started their state visit to the United Kingdom following the intention to cement ties with Britain, previously strained after a dispute on Gibraltar.
German lawmakers have approved additional rules, which will block the sale of strategic companies to investors outside of the European Union.
Although the Iraqi government announced victory over Daesh in Mosul, clashes were occurring on Wednesday.
Turkey's Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci stated on Wednesday that he would visit Austria in July despite the country had banned him from attending the 2016 Turkish failed coup anniversary event.
On Wednesday, several people suspected of robbery of the 100 kg Bode Museum's gold coin worth $4M were arrested during the police raids in Berlin.
Swedish prosecution launched a bribery investigation on Wednesday into the former Finance Minister Anders Borg's alleged participation in hunting trips, not bringing any charges.
On Wednesday, Turkey sent 197 cargo airplanes, one ship and 16 trucks to Doha following a dispute that broke out a month ago between Qatar and its neighbour Arab Gulf states.
The Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe promised on Wednesday to supply the victims of a region devastated by floods with aid money as landslides destroyed homes and claimed lives of at least 25 people.
The Peru prosecution is seeking for 18 month in prison for the former President Ollanta Humala before the official trial amid court's intention to keep him from fleeing the country on the back of money laundering charges.
According to the Dogan news outlet, five Islamic State insurgents were killed during the Turkish police raid on its cell in Konya, while four police officers were slightly wounded on Wednesday.
Apple set up its new China data centre in cooperation with a domestic Internet service firm following the tech giant's goal to meet tough cybersecurity requirements introduced by Beijing in June.
Donald Trump is expected to travel to Paris to discuss with Emmanuel Macron how to resolve the Syria conflict and combat terrorism, while avoiding divisions on trade and climate change.
Logitech stated that it agreed to buy Astro, the video-game headset maker company, for $85M in cash, as a part of an effort to get a better footing in the console market.
The Trump administration delisted Kaspersky Lab from approved vendors of technology equipment due to concerns that Kremlin was able to use the firm's product to enter US networks.
Alphabet Inc is expected to let users post millions of photos, video and stories for public or private use on its Google Erath platform in the coming years.