France has registered a record-high number of the asylum seeker requests in 2017, after Albanians had surpassed the list despite a low probability of obtaining the status of a refugee.
On Monday, the British Prime Minister Theresa May appointed the immigration minister Brandon Lewis as the Conservative Party's new chairman at the beginning of a reshuffle.
The British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson stated on Monday that Jerusalem should become the shared capital of Palestinian and Israeli states.
On Monday, Lululemon Athletica stated that the holiday season sales were better than expected, raising revenue and profit estimates for the Q4.
On Monday, Pope Francis urged all nations to back the dialogue over easing tensions on North Korea and working towards legally binding bar on nuclear missile.
On Monday, the British Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire resigned due to some health issues, ahead of the scheduled Cabinet reshuffle by the Prime Minister Theresa May.
European shares climbed to their two-year highs on Monday, driven by increased investor confidence in solid global economic growth and a boost in auto stocks.
According to Reuters, Merkel's Christian Democrats and the centre-left SPD have agreed to introduce a tax relief for high-income earners, thus being able to advance with coalition talks.
According to source familiar with the matter, the Social Democrats (SPD) together with German conservatives want to increase the plank for a maximum tax rate for people with high earnings to a yearly income of €60K.
During the first official visit to China the French President Emmanuel Macron said that the European Union and China must jointly work on the "Belt and Road" project, which could not be one-sided.
The South Korean Trade Ministry said on Monday it expects fast revision of a bilateral trade agreement with the United States, but notes that "an uphill battle" is still ahead because of growing protectionism.
On Monday, the rival airlines Etihad and Emirates signed a deal to share intelligence and information, Etihad Airway's CEO Tony Douglas reported.
Ford Motor is planning to launch a new diesel engine version of the carmaker's bestseller F-150 pickup truck, in efforts to grab a fuel economy edge and compete with rivals.
Nvidia Corp is planning to partner with Volkswagen and Uber over its self-driving technology, following his partnership with Tesla and Chinese giant Baidu.
On December 22, the Danish pharmaceuticals maker Novo Nordisk offered to acquire Belgium's biopharma company Ablynx for €28.00 per share, which is about €2.6B in total.
Italy's far-right Forza Italia party and its allies Northern League and Brothers of Italy vowed to implement a lot of changes including the reversion of the pension law if elected.
The White House reported that the US President Donald Trump spoke with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron to discuss developments on the Korean Peninsula and touch upon protests in Iran.
Apple's two key investors urged the company to address the ongoing problem of youth getting highly addicted to iPhones.
On Monday, the People's Bank of China said it would skip open market operations for the 11th consecutive trading day on the back of "relatively high" liquidity levels in the banking system.
China launched a ¥30B worth investment fund to fuel the services trade industry's growth, in a bid to improve further the country's structure of foreign trade.
Vietnam brought 22 executives to high-profile trial on losses at the country's oil firm, where the most serious offences might be the death penalty.
The Australian Industry Group reported on Monday that its Construction Index fell to 52.8 in December from the prior month's 57.5.
The leader of Norway's Labour Party Trond Giske has resigned following sexual harassment allegations, according to official sources.
Saudi Arabian Oil and other major local companies stated that they will increase Saudi staff's salaries, matching the royal order to ease public discontent over the rising prices.