The Nord Stream 2 AG company announced on Sunday that the second pipelay ship operated by the Allseas company has begun to lay the pipe in German waters.
The First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon stated on Sunday that her Scottish National Party most probably would not be able to support the current Theresa May's deal on Brexit.
On Friday, Germany and Britain signed a defence cooperation agreement, thus showing the latter's readiness to continue protecting continental European also after Brexit.
The Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Sunday that he is planning to meet Russia's President Vladimir Putin to discuss bilateral relations and situation in Syria.
The Czech prime minister's ANO party won nationwide municipal elections in all regional capitals excluding Prague, official data shows.
There is likely to be a decisive progress in the next few weeks to finalize a Brexit deal, but more work should be done, the Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says.
The global PMI declined to 54.3 in September from 55 in August as the world's economy is slowing down, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing reports.
Myanmar's economy is likely to expand 6.6% percent in 2018 and 7% in 2019, data published by the Asian Development Bank shows.
China's outbound direct investment reached over $1.8T in 2017, a 5.9% of the world's total ODI, an official at the Ministry of Commerce says.
The People's Bank of China decided to cut the reserve requirement ratio for RMB deposits by 1% starting October 15 to strengthen the growth momentum.
The World Bank has approved $515M for projects in Bangladesh related to the improvement of coastal and marine fisheries, forest management, and development of rural roads.
The Indian President Ram Nath Kovind plans a visit to Tajikistan to discuss bilateral cooperation, the Ministry of External Affairs says.
On Saturday, the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker claimed that the EU and Britain would reach an agreement on Brexit in November if they fail to do so in October.
The Police of France are investigating the disappearance of Meng Hongwei, the head of the Interpol who has disappeared during his trip to China where he is originally from.
On Saturday, the government of Italy claimed that it is working on extending a payment deadline for Alitalia's loan to keep the airline operating while the company is looking for a buyer.
On Saturday, the President of Turkey Tayyip Erdogan ordered his ministers to stop using services of the US management consulting firm McKinsey & Co after the deal between the company and the government was criticised by the opposition.
On Sunday, the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed that he hopes that the negotiations with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will result in the denuclearisation of North Korea.
Morocco's trade deficit expanded 12.6% to $7.8B in the first six months of 2018, up from $6.9B in 2017, the foreign exchange regulator says.
Remittances from Moroccan citizens abroad reached $4.7B in the first eight months of 2018, an increase of 1% from the previous year, the foreign exchange regulator reports.
The Foreign Direct Investment in Dubai increased 26% to $4.84B in the first six months of 2018 compared to the same period the previous year, government data shows.
Russia has sent 23 tons of humanitarian aid to Indonesia after recent multiple earthquakes, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations reports.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea praises the friendly relations between China and the DPRK, the ruling Workers' Party of Korea says.
The Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met to discuss the Korean Peninsula before Pompeo's visit to Pyongyang.
Over the past three years the output in the coal sector in the northwest China's Qinghai Province decreased by 2.1M tonnes in a race to switch to alternative sources of energy.