People protesting against corruption and for the step-down of Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian Prime Minister, were arrested all over Russia, and among them was Alexei Navalny, the opposition leader.
The Ifo institute in Munich claimed on Sunday that most German companies are pessimistic on future economic conditions in the country, due to technology-induced disruptions.
Wolfgang Schaeuble, the German Minister of Finance, claimed on Sunday that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's accusations of Angela Merkel using „Nazi methods" against Turkish people has reversed successful integration by years.
Emmanuel Macron, who has now become the front-runner in the French Presidential Election, gained more support as nine other lawmakers backed him on Sunday.
A building collapse in Mosul left 61 people dead due to a booby-trap set up by Islamic State, while no signs of an air strike have been found.
Iran imposed sanctions on 15 US companies for alleged human rights violations and collaboration with Israel. The decision came 2 days after the US introduced sanctions on 30 companies for transferring technology to Iran for its missile programme.
France's presidential candidate Marine Le Pen sought to reassure voters worried over her plans to trigger the country's exit from the Eurozone, saying that she would seek well prepared talks with other EU countries.
OPEC and rival oil producers meet in Kuwait to evaluate their progress with a global agreement to reduce supplies and discuss whether the pact should be extended beyond June to stabilise the market.
China would substantially increase the number of sectors open to foreign investors, the PBoC's Governor said. In return, China would seek fair treatment overseas, the official added.
Months before Anis Amri's truck attack on a Berlin Christmas market, German state police warned of solid evidence that Amri planned a suicide attack. However, the Interior Ministry ignored calls for his deportations.
The end-to-end encryption of messages offered by messengers such as WhatsApp are unacceptable, and there should be no hidden place where terrorists can communicate, the British Interior Minister Amber Rudd said.
The Russian Foreign Ministry expressed disappointment over the US administration's decision to impose sanctions against 8 Russian companies, including those linked to aircraft construction.
Russia and OPEC discussed a potential extension of the agreement on reducing oil output. The country plans by late April to cut 300K barrels a year versus October 2016.
On Sunday, Bulgarian citizens began voting in a snap parliamentary election with the center-right populist GERB party challanged by the pro-Russian Socialist party.
Carrie Lam, who was elected as Hong Kong's first female leader on Sunday, said that her first task would be to weaken social tensions.
On Sunday, a man was killed and at least 14 people were injured in a clash between Hindu and Muslim school students in the Indian state of Gujarat.
Egypt's Finance Minister reported on Sunday that the country attracted $3.1B in a form of foreign investments in domestic debt securities between November and mid-March.
An al Qaeda fighter who was a „terrorist leader" responsible for several deadly attacks in Afghanistan, was killed in a US air-strike on Sunday, the Pentagon reported.
Following accusations that China has been meddling in Hong Kong's election in favour of Carrie Lam, the former Government official was elected president on Sunday.
An Australian academic was denied a flight home from China, allegedly for having ties to intellectuals of liberal background in the country after facing continuous interrogation on the matter.
A banking conference served as a platform for politicians and bankers to criticize populism in Mexico, aiming at the current front-runner of the 2018 presidential election.
An immigrant from Vietnam died in a detention centre in Japan, six people reported on Saturday, displaying the flaws of the Japanese detention system.
The vote for a new leader in Hong Kong began in an electoral college on Sunday, while China was accused of interfering in the process to shift tables in favour of a less-populist candidate.
On Saturday, Saad Eddine El Othmani, the Prime Minister of Morocco and a member of the Islamist Justice and Development Party, stated that he is poised to begin forming a coalition government with five other parties.