British Labour MPs have urged PM May to cancel the appointment with KPMG to assist with the Grenfell Tower inquiry amid conflict of interest due to auditing work for involved firms.
Former World Trade Organisation's director general Sutherland, also known as the overseas arm of Goldman Sachs and long-serving chairman of BP, the oil giant, died aged 71.
Local media reported on Sunday that Iranian authorities had unblocked Telegram, a messaging application that was banned during the anti-government protests.
The Chinese President Xi Jinping called for the modernisation and digitalisation of the People's Liberation Army.
China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region's planning body revealed it would invest at least $70B in infrastructure construction in 2018.
A Twitter post revealed on Sunday that the Egyptian ex-PM Ahmed Shafik is not planning to run for presidency this year.
On Sunday, the kingdom's Information Minister said that handouts to Saudi Arabian nationals to compensate for increases in the cost of living would cost the government around $13.3B.
On Sunday, South Africa's parliament revealed its intention to review the rules on removing the state's president.
The head of the German Bundesbank Jens Weidmann said that the European Central Bank should set a fixed date to end the bond-buying programme.
On Sunday, the Yemeni ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh's General People's Congress party picked a new leader following the assassination of the President last month.
According to Swedish police, one man died after getting fatal injuries from explosion that happened at the Varby Gard subway station, Stockholm.
Mahathir Mohamad was named as Malaysia's opposition alliance prime ministerial candidate, thus substituting Anwar Ibrahim in the upcoming general election that will take place in August.
According to the Corriere della Sera newspaper, the Economy Minister of Italy Pier Padoan said that under current political situation a coalition between the left-wing Partito Democratico (PD) and the right-wing Forza Italia (FI) cannot be ruled out.
According to local media, Syrian army has liberated the town of Sinjar and several other villages, thus continuing to successfully combat militants in the southern province of Idlib.
On Sunday, the British Prime Minister Theresa May announced an upcoming change in the government; the Foreign, Interior, Finance and Brexit Ministers are expected to keep their positions.
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday she believes that the Christian Democrats (CDU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) could find a mutually acceptable solution in the upcoming five-day government talks.
The Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Sunday that he wanted the BoJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda to keep up efforts to try to reflate the economy.
The People's Bank of China reported that its FX reserves surged $20.2B in December to $3.14T, marking the highest level since September 2016 and the largest monthly gain since July.
The US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he would "absolutely" talk to North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un over the phone.
On Sunday, an Iranian oil tanker collided with a Chinese bulk carrier in the East China Sea, causing an oil spill, according to Chinese media.
Official sources reported that Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy was in final talks to supply 700 MW wind turbines to Brazil.
Sources close to the matter reported that Trump's ex-campaign manager Corey Lewandowski would be interviewed next week by the House Intelligence Committee as part of its Russian probe.
On Saturday, Saudi Arabia's Royal Guard arrested 11 princes after they gathered at the king's palace in Riyadh to object the latest restrictions imposed on the royal family members.
Carillion, a struggling British construction services company, reported on Saturday that it would meet with creditors on Wednesday to discuss the company's future.