The US President Donald Trump agreed to honour the "one China" policy during a call with the Chinese President Xi Jinping.
On Friday, the US President Donald Trump stated that he would introduce new security measures, just a day after the appeals court refused to restore his travel ban on seven majorly-Muslim countries.
On Friday, Daniel Tarullo, a top Federal Reserve official, said that he would resign, giving the US President Donald Trump an opportunity to reshape the leadership of the US financial system.
On Friday, Tom Price, a harsh Obama crytic, was officially made the US Secretary of health, now expected to help President Trump reform the country's healthcare system.
One of the Euro zone's finance ministers, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, stated on Friday that Greece and its international lenders reached a consensus concerning Greece's fiscal bailout reforms.
According to the government of Peru the ex-President Alejandro Toledo, now fugitive due to severe bribery connections, is hiding in California and is expected to run to Israel. The corresponding governments have been contacted by Peru to help bring Toledo to justice.
OPEC's more than 90% production cut, rather than initial agreement of 60%, caused oil prices to rise on Friday. At 19:00 GMT Brent was at $56.71 per barrel, while WTI crude reached $53.87 per barrel.
Russian forces intervened in the first dispute between the Assad-led Syrian army and local rebels backed by Erdogan, as both of the forces had a shared goal to fight Islamic State.
Daniel Tarullo will leave his post as the Governor of the Federal Reserve which will open up another position to be filled in by the new US Administration.
Following increased optimism amid Donald Trump's election as the POTUS, the US consumer confidence ebbed early February, but remained in positive territory for the prospects of a consumer-driven economy.
Mementoes of last years' Islamic attack that was fatal for 86 people were moved on Friday due to the upcoming carnival, which will be the first large-scale event since the attacks.
The OPEC production cut made a strong first step, as figures showed on Friday that around 90% of the planned output curb was achieved in January.
A source told Reuters on Friday that the Foreign Ministry of Italy had been hacked last year, confirming the Guardian's report that raised the topic.
Lufthansa officials claimed on Friday that a deal between them and the Vereinigung Cockpit pilots' union has been proposed by a mediator, and will be either accepted or declined next week.
Wolfgang Bernhard, the head of trucks in Daimler, stepped down a year earlier than he was supposed to on a contractual basis due to personal reasons.
Two people reported to be dead as a severe snowstorm hit the United States Northeast, forcing to cancel flights and shutdown institutions.
Shinzo Abe, the Prime Minister of Japan, claimed on Friday that he stands for strong ties between Japan and the US as he visited Washington to meet with Donald Trump.
A German Free Democrats leader considers that Greece should quit the Euro zone as it is the only way to get the debt relief, staying in the EU though.
At least 700 Nigerians demonstrated against the government policy related to the oil price reduction that negatively affected the country's economy and caused 20% upturn in inflation.
Over 100 people are confirmed to be dead in Espirito Santo as a six-day police strike led to a wave of violence and deaths.
Boeing's CEO said on Friday that the company had to increase sales of 777 and 787 jets to match the production plan, despite a $13.8B deal announced on Thursday.
On Friday, Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday's airstrike that killed three Turkish soldiers in Syria was conducted based on coordinates received from the Turkish army.
The US President Donald Trump acknowledged the One China policy in a phone conversation with the Chinese President Xi Jinping, government officials reported on Friday.
UK manufacturing activity rose at a stronger than expected pace in December, suggesting that the economy finished the 2016 year on a strong footing despite the Brexit vote.