Russia on Thursday presented a new bank note that shows images of Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula annexed by Moscow in 2014.

Berlin has no plans to sell its stake in Commerzbank, an anonymous government source told newspaper Die Welt Thursday, belying reports a merger could be on the cards for Germany's second-biggest lender.

OPEC and its allies have regained some control over the oil market as their production limits have eroded the supply glut that caused prices to plunge, but the IEA warned Thursday further restraint is needed if this balance is to be maintained. 

Years of struggle for Germany's second-ranked airline Air Berlin appeared close to an end Thursday, as airborne behemoth Lufthansa announced plans to buy more than half the bankrupt carrier's planes.

On the verdant, fertile Gallipoli peninsula in northwest Turkey, headscarf-clad women in colorful clothes harvest grapes in the blistering late summer heat.

Britain's consumers and businesses are holding back from spending owing to uncertainty surrounding Brexit negotiations,  the country's finance minister said on Wednesday.

Madrid stocks rallied Wednesday after Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont called for independence to be suspended to allow for talks with the Spanish government, dealers said.

Oil-rich governments from Tripoli to Tehran are increasingly relying on the private sector in a key change across the Middle East and North Africa, a report said Wednesday.

Abu Dhabi has raised $10 billion (8.5 billion euros) in a rare international bond sale, it said Tuesday, amid efforts by Gulf states to plug deficits caused by low oil prices.

The IMF on Tuesday raised its 2017 economic forecast for the United States but warned the coming years would likely see sluggish gains in the absence of growth-oriented policy from Washington.

Citing strong market confidence in the world's largest economy, the global crisis lender said U.S. GDP was now expected to grow by 2.2 percent this year, up a tenth of a percentage point from a forecast published three months ago.