Three top Islamic State militants were killed in attacks in Syria and Iraq in the course of the past two months, the Pentagon statement showed.
The People's Bank of China reported that it has not implemented any measures demanding commercial banks to deposit US dollars with it.
Official data showed the US second Q1 GDP estimate was revised higher to 1.2%, compared to the 0.7% growth pace reported in April.
The US Department of Commerce reported that US durable goods orders fell 0.7% in April, following an upwardly revised 2.3% gain in March, while analysts expected a 1.4% decline.
On Friday, a British student was jailed to 15 years for leaving a homemade bomb on London's underground train near the Canary Wharf financial district.
According to the Kremlin, France's President Emmanuel Macron and the Russian President Vladimir Putin are willing to meet next week with intention to "get acquainted" and negotiate the topical issues.
100 civilians including children and family members of the Islamic State fighters died in air strikes by the US-led coalition in the Syrian town of al-Mayadin on Thursday.
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged South Korea to make an attempt to revitalise talks with North Korea as the use of force would not lead to a positive solution on the issue.
On Friday, the major UK parties restarted the election campaigns to unveil their policy pledges after ceasing them due to the Manchester suicide attack that left 22 people dead.
On Friday, the federal police of Brazil were making new executing searches, arrests and seizure warrants in the country's largest-ever "Car Wash" corruption investigation.
The US President Donald Trump assured the Japanese PM Shinzo Abe ahead of the G7 summit that North Korean "big issue" would be resolved.
Japan's Bureau of Statistics reported that its Core Consumer Price Index climbed 0.3% year-over-year in May, surpassing the preceding month's gain of 0.2% but falling behind expectations for a 0.4% increase.
According to the Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag, Turkey removed more than 4K of judges and prosecutors on Friday amid suspected links to the 2016 failed coup.
On Friday, the President of South Africa Jacob Zuma designated the Justice Mandisa Maya as the President of the Supreme Appeal's Court, the appointment that made her the first woman who occupied the position.
The FBI put Jared Kushner, the President Donald Trump's son-in-law, under FBI scrutiny into the Russian probe amid his December meetings and presumable interactions with Russia's ambassador and banker.
The British Security Minister reported on Friday that there was no threat of terror attacks ahead of the upcoming weekend.
On Thursday, the US senators' bipartisan group repeatedly brought in legislation to end the restrictions on travelling to Cuba.
Samsung Electronics is eager to help small suppliers to protect their businesses by setting up a $445M fund amid the South Korea President Moon Jae-in's reform push.
On Friday, Indonesia's police arrested three people deemed to be linked to the Jakarta attacks that left three policemen dead at the city's bus station.
35 civilians died in an air strike in al-Mayadin on Thursday's evening in clashes between the Islamic State group and the US-led coalition along with Russian and Syrian jets.
On Friday, another suspect in the Manchester suicide bombing was arrested by the UK police in the Moss Side suburb and would join other eight people in custody in connection with the attack.
On Thursday, the Republican Greg Gianforte won a seat in the US House of Representatives despite assault charges laid against him the previous day.
On Friday, China authorities executed the ex-senior police officer of Inner Mongolia Zhao Liping as the Court convicted him of bribery, murder and fire arms' possession.
China activists are afraid of increased state surveillance as Beijing announced about new bill aimed to legitimise monitoring of raid premises and suspects last week.