Syria's rebels launched a massive offensive that allowed them to reach the Old City of Damascus, and faced the bombardments of rebel held areas by the government forces.
According to Kantar Sofres-Onepoint poll, far-right leader Le Pen and centrist Macron would lead the first round of the French Presidential Elections voting with 26% each.
IBM and China's Dalian Wanda Group, entertainment and property conglomerate, agreed to work together to develop a cloud service for Chinese firms.
According to consultancy Management & Fit published poll, more Argentine's citizens disapprove of President Macri than approve, the first time in a year since he took an office.
In Mosul's Old City, the Iraq's military forces helicopters fired missiles at Islamic State positions, as the ground troops approached the strategic prize of an al-Nuri Mosque.
A controversy between Netanyahu and the Finance Minister over broadcast regulation caused speculation, the Israeli PM could seek the election two years ahead of schedule.
The US Secretary of State Tillerson has visited China to discuss future cooperation and confrontation of North Korea's development of ballistic and nuclear missile programs.
German SPD formally supported the EP President Schulz as the leader and Chancellor Merkel's contender in upcoming tightly challenged national election on September 24.
Turkey accused Germany of backing up the network of a US-based Muslim cleric, who was blamed for orchestrating last year's failed coup, comments likely to exacerbate a diplomatic confrontation between the countries.
The US House of Republicans worked on changes to the healthcare overhaul bill, which would implement a work requirement for the Medicaid programme for the poor, the US House Speaker Paul Ryan said.
The G20 finance leaders agreed to review banking rules, but it would not automatically mean the financial market regulation would be rolled back, the Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann said.
The IMF delayed a decision to provide more aid to Ukraine as a part of a $17.5B bailout programme in order to evaluate the effect of an economic blockade Kiev imposed on separatist-held territory.
The Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused a journalist of the German Die Welt newspaper of being a terrorist agent, comments likely to spur further unease in Berlin over the issue.
The French centrist Emmanuel Macron would be ahead of the far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the first round of the presidential election and then would beat her in the second-round run-off, an Odoxa poll revealed.
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon softened her stance on a timing of a second independence referendum. The Scottish leader said that she could be ready to hold a vote later, but it should not be too long after Brexit.
China's policy of limiting market access is crucial for domestic growth, the head of China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said. The comment followed the President Xi Jinping's expressed intention to defend globalisation and keep China's trade door wide open.
On Sunday, South Korea reported its readiness to raise the Sewol ferry, which sank three years ago killing over 300 people.
The Turkish President's spokesman reported on Sunday that the country's ministers could organise more pro-Erdogan rallies in Germany ahead of a constitutional referendum.
On Sunday, a Chinese court sentenced a top police officer to 17 years in prison over a graft scandal.
On Sunday, four people were killed and eight injured in a suicide bomb attack in the Nigerian town of Maiduguri.
Munich prosecutors visited Volkswagen Chief Executive Matthias Mueller's offices amid diesel emission investigation after searching the Audi's headquarters the previous week.
Unilever prepares a $7.4B sale of part of its food brands, which include Flora margarine and Stork butter brands, after rejecting a surprise $143B takeover proposal from Kraft Heinz the previous month.
China's Premier Li Keqiang will visit New Zealand and Australia to discuss trade deals with government and business leaders after the President Trump ended US involvement in the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
The US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ended his tour to Asia after discussing a range of issues with the Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday.