According to the final estimate released by the ONS on Friday, the British economy expanded at a 0.2% rate in the Q1, compared to the previous quarter's 0.7% growth rate.
On Friday, China called the United States to revoke its $1.42B scheduled arms sales to Taiwan as Beijing was outraged by Washington's provocative decision.
The Ukraine power distributor Ukrenergo stated that a new cyber attack hit the company on Thursday, not affecting its power network.
On Friday, 393 lawmakers of the German Parliament voted in favour to legalise same-sex marriages, while 226 voted against, losing the majority.
Australia launched the first military cyber unit as the country seeks to expand cyber attacks on its foreign enemies, including the Islamic State.
The Swiss drugmaker Roche stated on Friday that it would eager to buy the Vienna-based diabetes app-maker mySugr as it seeks to focus on a digital health services.
On Thursday, the United States approved an arms sale worth $1.42B to Taiwan, in a move that could stir up political tensions between Washington and Beijing.
The Japanese industrial output in May fell at the fastest pace since the earthquake of 2011. Meanwhile, inventories have hit their highest level during the timeframe of a year.
The US House of Representatives announced on Thursday that it passed the new act, which will act against illegal immigration in the country. In accordance with the act no longer there will be jurisdictions that are not complying with the federal immigration laws.
The Premier of Chinese People's Republic Li Keqiang announced at the World Economic Forum in Dalian that the country needs more foreign investment to create jobs and increase economic growth.
The Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE has announced the plans to double the spending on researching the fifth generation mobile network. It is another step in the effort to build the world's largest 5G network.
Nike is set to initiate a pilot program of cooperation with Amazon to improve consumer experience by directly selling its products, rather than through unlicensed dealers.
The Japan's unemployment rate increased to 3.1% in May, the first surge since November 2016, while analysts expected an unchanged reading of 2.8%.
Chinese manufacturing activity increased to 51.7 annual rate in June, following the figure of 51.2 in the preceding month and beating expectations for a 51.0 decline.
Japanese consumer prices rose at an annualized 0.4% in May, making the fifth consecutive month of increases and supporting inflation to reach the BoJ's 2% target.
Two years after winding down its military operation in Afghanistan, NATO has agreed to send more troops to help train and work alongside Afghan security forces.
The US President plans to meet with the Russian President Vladimir Putin next week at the G20 summit in Hamburg, their first face-to-face encounter since Trump's inauguration in January.
Angela Merkel said the EU was more determined than ever to make the Paris accord against climate change a success, insisting she would not overlook tensions with the US on Trump's first attendance at the G20.
Theresa May won a confidence vote in parliament by a narrow margin on Thursday, her first major political test since her Conservative Party lost its majority in a shock general election earlier this month.
The beleaguered ride-sharing company Uber took a much-needed victory lap on Thursday, announcing it has completed 5B trips worldwide.
Pakistan on Thursday lodged a protest with India over the death of a civilian and injuries to four others during cross-border firing in Nakyal sector of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, the Foregin Minister of Qatar, said that Qatar is working closely with the US and Kuwait to elaborate an answer to a list of Gulf states' demands.
Mitch McConnell, the US Senate Majority Leader, said on Thursday that he and his colleagues are making a "good progress" on preparing a new healthcare legislation that should repeal and replace the Obamacare.
The National Statistics Institute reported on Thursday that Spain's population soared to 46.5M amid migration, hitting its record-high since 2011.