On Saturday, the Times reported, that the European Union would likely win a free-trade deal with the United States before the post-Brexit UK.
On Friday, a US federal judge sentenced Volkswagen to three years' probation and independent monitoring over the emissions cheating scandal.
On Saturday, hundreds of people left the city of Mosul after Iraqi military forces penetrated the western part of the city.
Uganda plans to attract more investment from China with "the most favourable policies", says the Ugandan Ambassador to China Charles Madibo Wagidoso.
China's 6.5% growth target is "within reach" says the governor of the People's Bank of China Zhou Xiaochuan.
Taliban attackers dressed in military uniforms killed dozens at a key army base in the northern Afghanistan.
Peaceful denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula is still possible, says the US Vice President Mike Pence.
The National Assembly President Julio Borges asked global banks to reject financial aid to the "dictatorial" government of President Nicolas Maduro.
China and Russia agreed to improve strategic partnership during a visit of the Chairman of the Standing Committee Zhang Dejiang to Moscow.
The US Department of Justice threatens to cut funding to sanctuary cities that offer safe harbour to illegal immigrants.
The US aircraft carrier Carl Vinson would arrive at the Sea of Japan in days, said the US Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday.
Mike Pence, the Vice President of the US, revealed that the United States would honor a refugee agreement, under which 1,250 refugees would be resettled to Australia.
The United States pointed out it is set to continue to support Ukraine, adding that the war-ravaged country had good relations with Washington.
Donald Trump ordered the US Treasury Department to review the authority provided to regulators to control large financial firms following the financial crisis of 2008.
The US is set to avoid making an exception for its companies, including major oil producer Exxon, as US sanctions prevent from operation in Russia.
Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso revealed on Friday that he does not anticipates G20 countries to shift from free trade to protectionism.
The Government of Brazil sees no necessity for cutting spending on social security despite recent acceptance of the pension reform.
KKR & Co LP, an American private equity firm, and Innovation Network Corp of Japan will tender a joint offer for Toshiba's memory unit, according to the Nikkei report.
The US President Donald Trump reported on Friday that he would make a tax reform announcement on Wednesday next week.
Major US stock markets slid deeper into the red on Friday as investors paused ahead of the first round of the French general election.
Shares of Honeywell jumped 3.6% to $128.30 shortly after the company reported that its commercial aviation and energy divisions were doing well.
German finance minister said on Friday that he is optimistic about non-confrontational trade deal with the US to be reached at a summit in July.
G20 finance leaders were set to discuss ways of preventing the financing of terrorism, showing the value of the group to the US.
Fed's Stanley Fischer revealed on Friday that the Fed stayed on its plan for two interest rate hikes in 2017 despite weak recent economic figures.