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.
On Sunday, the North Korean official media reported a test of the country's new high-thrust rocket engine was a success, which would give North Korea the capability to launch satellites, as well as new long-range ballistic missiles.
On Saturday, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon stated that she would continue to push towards a new Scottish independence referendum, while UK May's ignorance on the matter could 'shatter' the country's constitutional structure.
Zhou Xiaochuan, the Governor of the People's Bank of China, said growth prospects improved in the world's second biggest economy, but its monetary policy remained prudent and neutral.
The US Fed's interest rate hike would unlikely prompt problems with capital outflow from Russia as the country had a robust balance of payment and rather good budget, the Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said.
The IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said global growth gained traction, but warned wrong policies might undermine the momentum. Lagarde added robust monetary, fiscal and structural economic reform polices were needed to the world's economic direction.
The US Department of Homeland Security issued requests for proposals of prototypes for a wall along the Mexican border, adding it should be 9 meters high and the US side should be aesthetically pleasant in colour.
The UK Prime Minister's refusal to discuss an independence referendum would shatter the UK constitutional structure, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said, adding that she would stick to her plan to hold a new Scottish referendum.