On Sunday, the political crisis in Sri Lanka worsened, as a standoff during a minister's attempt to access previously held offices has ended in shooting.
The Swiss Bank UBS announced on Sunday that it will request US regulators a license, which would increase the list of products that it can sell to US taxpayers.
On Sunday, the discussions about the US dropping the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces continued among the involved parties without clear results.
After a month long meeting on Catholic youth the Pope announced on Sunday that the church should bend its rules to help the needy.
The head of the Iranian state on Sunday called upon Iranians to fight enemy infiltration into the country.
On Sunday, the Defence Secretary of the United States James Mattis announced that the US is consulting with its European allies about the INF treaty.
The Public Enterprises Minister of South Africa Pravin Gordhan announced on Sunday that the efforts to deal with corruption in state companies are facing resistance.
On Sunday, Brazilian voters were expected to vote in as the President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro.
Philip Hammond, the Chancellor of the United Kingdom's Exchequer, announced on Sunday that the country needs a Brexit deal to increase government spending.
On Saturday, a Chinese rocket, which was developed by a rival company of SpaceX, has failed to reach orbit.
On Sunday, a retired French career diplomat Salome Zurabishvili was leading the polls of the ongoing country's presidential election.
On Sunday, the voters of the Hesse region were participating in the regional election, which might impact the national government.
As a result of China-Japan economic forum, both sides have agreed to jointly work on 52 infrastructure projects in various countries, including a special economic zone in Thailand.
The major Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal claimed that it has won a bid to acquire Indian steel manufacturer Essar Steel.
Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite, one of the most popular online games of 2018, claimed that it has attracted $1.25B from various venture capital firms, including Smash Ventures and Iconiq capital.
Manhattan Federal court acquitted charges from three former currency exchange traders who faced charges regarding the rigging of currency exchange rates.
Rating agency Fitch claimed that it is no longer assuming that a soft Brexit deal between the UK and the EU is possible, adding that hard Brexit could result in a credit sovereign rating downgrade for the UK.
On Friday, S&P 500 ended on the lowest level since the beginning of May with a significant fell of internet and tech stocks caused by the disappointing quarterly reporting.
The immigrant caravan bound from Central America to the United States has continued on its path, ignoring jobs offered in southern Mexico.
The Energy Minister of Russia on Saturday revealed that there are no reasons for Russia to cut the country's oil production.
On Saturday, Kremlin officials announced that they have no concrete response or plans to the invitation of the White House for Vladimir Putin to visit.
On Saturday, prior to new US sanctions the parliament of Iran approved a new Minister of Economy for the country.
On Saturday, Catalan separatists marked the first year of the failed independence declaration from Spain.
On Saturday, thousands of supporters rallied in the streets in Congo to support Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary as the Presidential candidate.