The US Fed's interest rate hike would unlikely prompt problems with capital outflow from Russia as the country had a robust balance of payment and rather good budget, the Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said.
The IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said global growth gained traction, but warned wrong policies might undermine the momentum. Lagarde added robust monetary, fiscal and structural economic reform polices were needed to the world's economic direction.
The US Department of Homeland Security issued requests for proposals of prototypes for a wall along the Mexican border, adding it should be 9 meters high and the US side should be aesthetically pleasant in colour.
The UK Prime Minister's refusal to discuss an independence referendum would shatter the UK constitutional structure, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said, adding that she would stick to her plan to hold a new Scottish referendum.
The G20 financial chiefs adopted a list of principles to strengthen economic resilience against future shocks. The list included recommendations for labour market regulation, international trade and the importance of open market.
Turkey's potential membership of the EU was in jeopardy, as relations between Ankara and Berlin deteriorated significantly, the German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said, adding that he always had doubts about whether Turkey should join the EU.
The European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker expressed his confidence that no other European country would leave the EU after Britain, as Brexit would make them see that it was not worth leaving.
Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency doubted that US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen orchestrated a failed coup in Turkey last summer, in which more than 240 people were murdered. The Turkish government wants the US to extradite Gulen.
The G20 financial chiefs agreed that open trade was key to improving economic resilience, the German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said. Some countries like France expressed discontent by the lack of protectionism rejection in the final communique.
Bangladesh police shot and killed a suspected militant who tried to enter a security checkpost on a motorcycle armed with explosives on Saturday.
The President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have tried to sidestep their differences but some awkward moments have punctuated their first public appearance.
Rex Tillerson, the US Secretary of State, said that the United States and China agreed to cooperate to make North Korea choose a better path to resolve its nuclear and missile problems.
The brother and father of the man who was killed at Orly airport in Paris on Saturday had been placed under police detention, a judicial source reported.
Residents and fighters begun leaving a rebel district in the central Syrian city of Homs, about a week after a ceasefire agreement was reached with the government.
The year-old deal between the EU and Turkey that helped control an unprecedented migration crisis is at risk of collapse amid a diplomatic feud between Ankara and European governments.
Russia's State Duma has handed instructions to probe into the activities of the US media organisations that operate in Russia.
Latest statistics showed at least 63 individuals with Russian passports or addresses have bought at least $98.4 million worth of property in seven Trump-branded luxury towers in southern Florida.
The French Constitutional Council affirmed 11 candidates, including Le Pen and Fillon, who will run in the first round of the France's Presidential Elections in April.
Apple CEO Cook supported the globalisation, saying that China should go ahead to open country's economy to foreign companies. Apple is planning to open two R&D centers in China.
At the China Development Forum, the Chairman of China's Anbang Insurance Group stated that despite uncertainty over refugees, he was bullish on investing in Europe amid cheap assets.
According to local police, the man who was killed at Paris Orly airport, earlier on Saturday killed security officers in Stains, northern Paris. The man was radicalised Muslim.
Buses with rebels and their families began leaving from the last bastion in the city of Homs, central Syria, under the evacuation agreement with the government.
On Saturday, security forces killed a man who snitched soldier's weapon at Orly airport in Paris. No one else has been injured.
The Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud returned to Saudi Arabia after a month long tour to Asian countries to promote investment opportunities in the country.