The government of Sweden pulled two tax increase proposals in order to prevent potential no-confidence waves and gain a budget that would be accepted before next year's election.
The Deputy Assistant to the US President Donald Trump Sebastian Gorka has been forced out of his position at the White House, sources close to the matter reported.
On Saturday, thousands of Australians rallied in support of same-sex marriage in the country's second largest city of Melbourne ahead of the upcoming postal survey on legalising same-sex marriage.
North Korea launched several missiles from its eastern coast into the sea on Saturday, as the US and South Korea began annual military exercises.
On Saturday, France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and the country's Defence Minister Florence Parly arrived in Baghdad to discuss with Iraq's leaders the war against the Islamic State.
The Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani discussed possible solutions to the Gulf crisis with the UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Friday.
The hurricane Harvey hit South Texas as a category 4 storm with life-threatening winds and the likelihood of flooding, leaving thousands without power.
A US Black Hawk helicopter crashed off the southern coast of Yemen during a training mission with one service member missing following the incident.
Thailand's former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra fled to Dubai, facing a possible 10-year jail term in the home country.
The Philippines transport regulator stated that it would cancel a one-month Uber suspension, if the company pays a fine of $3.7M, which is 20 times higher than Uber offered before.
Chinese Commerce Ministry banned North Korean enterprses and individuals from doing business in the counrty in line with UN Security Council sanctions.
Donald Trump is set to rescind an Obama-implemented policy known as ‘Dreamers', which protected nearly 600K immigrants who entered the US illegally as children.
The ultra-easy monetary policy of the ECB was working and the bloc's economic recovery stregthened even with inflation below the 2% target, Mario Draghi stated.
Steven Mnuchin, the US Treasury Secretary, stated that new sanctions against Venezuela were aligned to restrict its access to US equity and debt markets.
The UN official stated that Mexico and the United States need to boost protection for refugee applicants and asylum seekers, especially along its common border.
The Euro hit its highest against the US Dollar on Friday after the ECB President Mario Draghi expressed optimism over the Euro zone economy and the single currency.
The price of oil rose almost 1% on Friday amid the weak US Dollar and threats stemming from the Hurricane Harvey.
Brazil's tax agency reported on Friday that the country's federal tax revenue dropped 0.3% year-over-year in July, the worst since 2010.
An anonymous quality manager of Volkswagen reported on Friday that he told the former CEO Martin Winterkorn on July 27, 2015, that VW cheated during emissions tests in the US.
The Census Bureau reported that orders for US-made durable goods dropped 6.8% in July, following the preceding month's surge of 6.4%, while analysts expected a fall of 6.0%.
The Munich-based Ifo Institute reported on Friday that its Business Climate Index fell to 115.6 in August from 116.0 in the prior month, whereas analysts anticipated a drop to 115.5.
Iraqi government troops and allied paramilitary forces broke through the IS lines inside Tal Afar, reaching the centre of the city, the military reported on Friday.
According to an emergency decree published in the official gazette on Friday, hundreds of officials had been dismissed in the ongoing fallout from the 2016 coup in Turkey.
Angolan ruling MPLA party won the national election and ensured that the Defense Minister Joao Lourenco would be the country's next leader.