United Company Rusal's shares plummeted 31% on Monday after Russia's aluminium major was included in the United States' new sanctions list.
Japan's Ministry of Finance reported that the country's trade surplus narrowed to 1.02 trillion yen in February from the preceding month's surplus of 2.02 trillion yen.
The Australian Industry Group reported that its Construction Index rose to 57.2 in March from the prior month's 56.0.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry stated on Sunday that reports of a chemical attack in Syria were an "excuse" by the US to take military action against the Syrian government.
The ex-Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers called the US President Donald Trump's recent attacks on Amazon a "jihad" and compared him to Benito Mussolini.
Olivier Faure, a newly-elected leader of the French Socialist Party, stated on Sunday that he would revive the party following its crushing defeat in the latest elections.
Official sources reported on Sunday that the UN Security Council would likely hold a meeting on Monday to discuss the latest chemical attack in Syria.
The US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin stated on Sunday that he did not expect the United States and China to start a trade war.
The US President Donald Trump tweeted on Sunday that China would likely loosen trade restrictions in response to pressure from Washington.
On Sunday, the International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda demanded an end to violence in Gaza.
Norway's trade unions have reached an agreement with employers on wage increases, pensions and other compensations, averting a strike.
Syrian media sources reported on Sunday that the Syrian government reached a deal for rebels to leave the besieged city of Douma.
The US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that there would be a "big price to pay" for a chemical attack on Syrian civilians.
France24 reported that Air France cancelled nearly 30% of its flights from the Orly Airport and French regions amid the ongoing strike by its staff.
Citizens of Hungary went to polls on Sunday to elect the new National Assembly for the next four years.
Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince, arrived in Paris in the beginning of the European tour, which includes Spain, local media reported.
Sweden's supermarket chains were joining forces to cease the use of harmful plastic materials, Swedish Television's report showed.
The US move to implement tariffs on aluminium and steel violated the World Trade Organisation's principles and would harm the US economy itself, officials and experts noted.
Xi Jinping, the President of China, held negotiations with the President of Austria and agreed to establish the strategic partnership, aiming to advance cooperation to the next level.
Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Foreign Minister of Iran, is expected to visit Latin America and Africa to discuss enhancement of relations between the countries.
Brunei registered an 18% rise in the number of tourist arrived in the country through the International airport up to 258.9K in the year of 2017, compared to 218.8K in the prior year.
According to the French Defence Ministry, Saudi Arabia and France have signed a new intergovernmental agreement on weapons supply as a part of a new arms export strategy.
According to the medical relief ogranization Syrian American Medical Society, 49 people died in a gas attack on a rebel-held town in Syrian eastern Gouta province.
According to the Sunday Times newspaper, the UK is planning to resettle poisoned Russian ex-spy Oleg Skripal and his daughter to the US, giving them new identities and a fresh life.