A new opinion poll published on Sunday gave the German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party a seven-point lead over Martin Schulz's party ahead of the September 24 Federal Election.
Greece has made a strong progress in implementing reforms paving the way for further financial support, said the German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble.
North Korea threatened Israel with a "thousand-fold punishment" after Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Liberman called Pyongyang's leadership a "crazy and radical group".
The US State Department approved a $440M sale of naval guns and technical support to Israel.
China's GDP is expected to rise 6.6% this year, a decline of 0.1% compared to the previous year, said the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing.
A 5.0 magnitude earthquake happened near the coast of Taidong County in Taiwan on Sunday.
The US had reassured it would cover the expenses related to the deployment of the THAAD anti-ballistic missile system, said South Korea.
UK minister for leaving the EU revealed that the country was preparing for the most difficult negotiations after the EU outlined its tough Brexit stance.
EU leaders endorsed tough divorce terms for the UK and warned that swift ensure of new relationships to keep its access to European markets is less likely.
China's manufacturing PMI slipped to 51.2 points in April, following 51.8 registered in March and falling behind expectations for 51.6, an official data showed.
British PM Theresa May promised to set new regulations on companies' actions during corporate takeovers to protect pensions of ordinary workers.
The PMI for the China's services sector came in at 54.0 points in April, down from 55.1 observed in the preceding month, an official data showed.
South Korea already made efforts to reduce trade surplus with US, said Finance Minister Yoo Il-ho, referring to Trump's intention to renegotiate the free trade deal.
One-in-five British chemical companies are considering registering elsewhere in the EU over Brexit fears, in a move that could cost jobs and investment.
Russia supported China's offer on the suspension of missile and nuclear tests by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and of joint military drills by the US and South Korea at the UN Security Council.
The British Minister for leaving the EU said that the country was preparing for the most complicated talks in a lifetime after the EU outlined a tough approach to Brexit negotiations.
The French far-right presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen reconsidered her stance on a timetable of dumping the Euro, a week before the second round of voting with pro-EU counterpart Emmanuel Macron being the favourite.
Turkey blocked the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, referring to a law, which allows to ban access to websites considered obscene or a threat to national security.
Iran's Oil Minister said that OPEC and non-OPEC countries gave positive signals for an extension of oil output cuts for the second half of 2017, which Tehran would also support.
The European Council President Donald Tusk will seek talks with the Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan at a NATO summit in Brussels on May 25, the German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.
France's President Francois Hollande urged the French to support the centrist Emmanuel Macron in the second round of the presidential election for the sake of France and Europe.
The EU leaders approved a set of divorce terms for Britain at a summit, adopting eight pages of negotiating guidelines unanimously.
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that she and the US President Donald Trump had built a good working relationships, despite their different points of view.
The EU leaders promised to embrace the Northern Ireland into the union if a referendum unites it with the Republic of Ireland.