On Monday, the UK PM Theresa May resumed election campaign a few days after the London Bridge attack, calling Britain to be tougher in fighting the Islamist extremism.
Markit reported on Monday that its PMI for the British services sector came in at 53.8 points in May, down from the prior month's 55.8, while analysts anticipated a slighter decrease to 55.1.
Services activity in the Euro zone came in at 56.3 for May, following the preceding month's 56.4 points but surpassing expectations for 56.2.
Qatar Airways suspended all the flights to Saudi Arabia in response to the UAE, Egypt, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia decision to disrupt their relationships with Qatar, accusing it of backing terrorism.
The US private equity Blackstone Group stated that it sought to acquire all shares of the Finnish real estate company Sponda for around $2B amid group's intention to expand its business in the Nordic countries.
On Monday, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain suspended their relations with Qatar due to their alleged accusations of supporting terrorism.
The US State Secretary Rex Tillerson stated on Monday that China needs to put more pressure on North Korea amid its missile and nuclear programme expansion.
The German transportation watchdog is examining the Volkswagen luxury car brand Porsche over using illegal software in its vehicles to cheat on emission tests.
General Motors' shareholders are eager to decide on the Greenlight Capital plan over automaker's stock splitting up on Tuesday.
On Monday, the British police arrested a few more people in connection with the London Bridge attack during its early morning raids in the East of the city.
At least one person is reported to be dead and seven more are missing amid an explosion at the petrochemical plant in China's province of Shandong.
According to the Caixin survey, the Chinese services PMI rose to 52.8 in May, its strongest reading in four months, amid an increase in new orders.
The unclarity about the amount of an estimated US fiscal stimulus and risks of China's rapid credit growth clouded the economic outlook in Asia, a senior IMF official revealed.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin denied having any damaging information on the US President Donald Trump and Russian involvments in the US Presidential election.
The World Bank revealed that it maintained its forecast for the global economy to increase 2.7% this year, mainly due to higher exports, trade and recovered commodity prices.
Facebook's Director of Policy said on Sunday that the platform aims to provide 'hostile environment' for terrorists, employing human review and technology to remove terrorist content.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Sunday that Britain and Saudi Arabia, among other Gulf states, need to discuss their involvement in terrorist financing.
According to key US senators, the former FBI Director James Comey will be asked in this week's testimony to comment whether Trump asked him to back off from the Russian probe.
Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines are to introduce joint air patrols to spot more effectively militant movements across their shared borders.
The first results of the Cambodian local elections on Sunday showed increased support for opposition, thus possibly strengthening its position in the general election next year.
The head of the National Electoral Council Tibisay Lucena told the state media on Sunday that a vote on the Venezuelan constituent assembly is likely to be held on July 30.
The Maltese PM Joseph Muscat's Labour Party won the most seats in Saturday's parliamentary election, obtaining a 5% lead over its main rival – the Nationalist Party.
The state oil producer Saudi Aramco informed the public on Sunday of a rise in July's crude prices for the Asian market, following OPEC's agreement to extend output cuts.
Bahrain suspended indefinitely its only independent newspaper Al-Wasat due to unspecified insults that were allegedly targeting the country, the state media reported on Sunday.