On Thursday, the Qatari Foreign Ministry announced its decision to close the embassy of Chad, blaming the African state of joining a "campaign of blackmail".
On Thursday, the US House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said that the Congress will introduce a new legal act to increase the federal debt ceiling that might be necessary for new veteran's support programs.
On Thursday, the Canadian Securities Administers said that crypto currencies require tougher regulation, as many of them constitute securities from the point of view of local laws.
Not less than 22 people had died after a ferry with 130 passengers on board capsized near Brazil's state of Bahia.
On Thursday, Amazon.com revealed its intention to complete its $13.7B acquisition of Whole Foods Market on Monday.
The National Association of Realtors reported that home resales in the US dropped 1.3% to a seasonally adjusted yearly rate of 5.44M units, missing expectations for a 5.55M reading.
Russian franchisee of the US pizza giant Papa John's announced that it would open new restaurants in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Poland in the next three to five years.
Washington restrictions adopted on Russian tourists applying for US visas are set to cause negative effects on tourism flow, Russian tourism agency chief stated.
Chine and Norway began negotiations on a free trade deal in an attempt to normalise political and diplomatic ties, which were frozen since 2010.
The US Labour Department reported that initial jobless claims rose 2K to 234K in the week ended August 19, missing analysts' expectations for a rise to 237K.
The Office for National Statistics reported that its second estimate for the UK economic growth in the June quarter came in at 0.3%, in line with forecasts and the previous report.
The President of France Emmanuel Macron during his visit to Eastern Europe on Thursday promised to find a compromise in EU employment legislation regarding low pay workers from the east.
Amidst the visit of the US Defense Secretary, an explosion in Kiev near the government headquarters has left two people injured. Witnesses claim the explosive was dropped off from a car.
Jim Mattis, the US Defense Secretary, on his visit to Ukraine on Thursday promised that Washington will support Ukraine and put pressure on Russia.
The US Dollar and United States stock index futures traded almost flat on Thursday. As reason for that, most named the upcoming annual gathering of central bankers in Jackson Hole.
A recent survey has found that most Finns want the government to increase the strictness of the countries immigration laws.
The Islamic State fighters near the Syrian and Lebanese border have asked the Syrian government and its allies for a withdrawal from the region.
According to a source familiar with the matter, Audi's supervisory board will gather on Monday to replace at least four of its senior executives.
According to a source familiar with the matter, Thomas Cook's Condor Airlines plans to make an offer for the bankrupt Air Berlin to acquire part of its planes.
According to the Xinhua news agency, the Chinese President Xi Jinping promised to work closely with the South Korean President Moon Jae-in to address important differences between the two countries.
On Thursday, crude oil prices steadied and settled down at $52.52 a barrel, as a storm headed into Gulf of Mexico.
According to sources familiar with the matter, a number of prominent Qatari banks were forced to turn to European and Asian investors after Arab states pulled capital from their accounts, following a diplomatic crisis.
Ford appointed the head of Key Safety Systems Jason Luo as a head of its business in China.
According to the Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih, China and Saudi Arabia plan to create and jointly manage a $20B investment fund on a 50/50 basis.