The Japan's unemployment rate increased to 3.1% in May, the first surge since November 2016, while analysts expected an unchanged reading of 2.8%.
Chinese manufacturing activity increased to 51.7 annual rate in June, following the figure of 51.2 in the preceding month and beating expectations for a 51.0 decline.
Japanese consumer prices rose at an annualized 0.4% in May, making the fifth consecutive month of increases and supporting inflation to reach the BoJ's 2% target.
Two years after winding down its military operation in Afghanistan, NATO has agreed to send more troops to help train and work alongside Afghan security forces.
The US President plans to meet with the Russian President Vladimir Putin next week at the G20 summit in Hamburg, their first face-to-face encounter since Trump's inauguration in January.
Angela Merkel said the EU was more determined than ever to make the Paris accord against climate change a success, insisting she would not overlook tensions with the US on Trump's first attendance at the G20.
Theresa May won a confidence vote in parliament by a narrow margin on Thursday, her first major political test since her Conservative Party lost its majority in a shock general election earlier this month.
The beleaguered ride-sharing company Uber took a much-needed victory lap on Thursday, announcing it has completed 5B trips worldwide.
Pakistan on Thursday lodged a protest with India over the death of a civilian and injuries to four others during cross-border firing in Nakyal sector of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, the Foregin Minister of Qatar, said that Qatar is working closely with the US and Kuwait to elaborate an answer to a list of Gulf states' demands.
Mitch McConnell, the US Senate Majority Leader, said on Thursday that he and his colleagues are making a "good progress" on preparing a new healthcare legislation that should repeal and replace the Obamacare.
The National Statistics Institute reported on Thursday that Spain's population soared to 46.5M amid migration, hitting its record-high since 2011.
On Thursday, Emirates Airlines stated it would try to implement new security measures for its flights to the US in the shortest possible time.
According to Anders Breivik's lawyer, the Norwegian mass murderer took an ill treatment claim to the European Court of Human Rights, saying the country had violated his human rights by isolating him in jail.
On Thursday, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and the UK PM Theresa May agreed that citizens' rights must come first in the EU talks on Britain's withdrawal from the bloc.
The number of countries hit by the Ukrainian computer virus called Petya or GoldenEye rose to more than 60 on Wednesday as the malware aimed at the companies around the globe.
The United Stated approved Thailand's purchase order for the four Black Hawk helicopters after initially ceasing their sale amid the 2014 military coup.
According to the Russian Deputy Minister Sergei Ryabkov, the Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the US State Secretary Rex Tillerson would meet in Germany's Hamburg during the G20 summit on July 7-8.
Samsung Electronics is eager to open its new US appliances factory as part of a politically pleasing investment before the US President Donald Trump summit with the South Korea leader Moon Jae-in.
The Spanish National Statistics Institute reported that its CPI climbed 1.5% in June, following the prior month's increase of 1.9% and falling behind expectations for a 1.6% rise.
The Bank of England reported on Thursday that the number of new mortgages approved for home purchases rose to 65K last month, surpassing analysts'expectations for an increase to 64K.
The former Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Olmert won an early release on parole after serving a 27-month jail term for corruption on Thursday.
On Friday, the Defence Minister of Qatar is eager to visit Turkey's capital Ankara for negotiations with his Turkish counterpart as Turkey supports Doha in the Gulf states crisis.
Shinzo Abe's ally Hakubun Shimomura denied receiving secret donations from school on the back of a suspected fraud scandal over the Japanese PM support ratings ahead of local poll.