In a speech delivered to one the local political parties the Indonesian President Joko Widodo urged police officers to shoot drug dealers and traffickers in the framework of the fight against drug distribution.
At least three Israelis are reported to be stabbed to death in a village near Ramallah in the West Bank. The Israeli army claims the perpetrator was shot and captured.
According to media reports, Lebanon's Hezbollah together with the Syrian army continue to successfully attack Sunni militants along the Syria-Lebanon border.
On Saturday, the Philippine parliament prolonged martial law in island of Mindanao until the end of 2017 to allow the army to fight Islamic terrorists.
According to the Nikkei business daily, the mobile marketplace application Mercary has applied to list its stock with the Tokyo Stock Exhcange.
On Saturday, East Timor holds fourth parliamentary election since restoring independence from Indonesia in 2002.
The Chinese military fleet reached the Baltic sea for a joint drill with the Russian fleet scheduled in late July.
The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan went on a two day tour to Gulf countries in attempt to resolve the crisis in the region.
The Trump administration asked Myanmar to end any remaining military links with North Korea during a visit to the country.
The US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson calls to lift blockade of Qatar, saying the US is satisfied with efforts Doha performs to combat terrorism.
Iran faces "new and serious consequences" unless it releases detained Americans, the US President Donald Trump says.
The Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani calls for a dialogue to resolve a political blockade of the nation by neighbouring countries.
Siemens is set to stop delivering power generation equipment to Russia's state-controlled firms after the company's four gas turbines were modified and moved to Crimea.
Democrats in the US Congress urged the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice to conduct an in-depth review of Amazon's plan to buy Whole Foods.
JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank agreed to pay $148M in total to end US antitrust litigation claiming the banks conspired with others to manipulate the Euroyen Tibor and yen Libor interest rates.
The US Transportation Department fined Delta Airlines $200K, Frontier Airlines $400k and American Airlines $250K for department's consumer protection rules violations.
The European Union and Algeria are set to implement partnership projects totalling $233M in attempt to diversify the country's economy and enhance business climate.
Bank of America confirmed Dublin as a location for it EU legal entities after Brexit, aiming to move market operations and investment banking to the Irish capital.
On Friday, the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ordered to end all official contacts with Israel in protest against the latest security measures in Jerusalem.
On Friday, crude oil prices lost 2.5% and settled down at $48.06 a barrel amid rising OPEC supply.
The US Department of Labor requested Wells Fargo to pay $575K of fine and rehire an unknown whistleblower, who raised awareness over the opening of 2.1M customer bank accounts without their knowledge.
Kurt Volker, the US special envoy for Ukraine negotiations, will visit country's eastern regions to meet with senior officials and discuss security issues, the US State Department announced on Friday.
On Friday, the Zurich-based digital wealth management company Flynt has got a banking license from Swiss financial regulator FINMA. The start-up aims to provide asset management services for wealthy clients.
On Friday, the US State Department said that the US government wants to forbid all Americans from visitng and traveling to North Korea because of "the serious risk of arrest".