The EU's top trade official on Monday said Europe would stand up to intimidation by protectionists, as a row with US President Donald Trump over controversial steel and aluminium tariffs heated up.

French President Emmanuel Macron will be putting his investment banking chops to use in coming weeks as his government prepares a new wave of state asset sales to pay for his "disruptive innovations" fund.

From gay-friendly honeymoon destinations to party escapes, tourism has long catered to LGBT travelers. But as acceptance grows, so do calls for the industry to broaden its offers, and avoid cliches.

U.S. President Donald Trump has renewed his demand that the European Union halt its trade barriers to U.S. products in order to spare his allies new steel and aluminum tariffs.

A new law banning Sunday trading in Poland has gone into effect, with supermarkets and other retail outlets closed in the staunchly Catholic country.

After a gap of 27 years, direct flights between Iran and Serbia resumed on Saturday, when an IranAir jet touched down at Belgrade's Nikola Tesla airport, Serbian media reported.

Turkish Airlines has confirmed plans to buy at least 50 wide-body aircraft from Airbus and Boeing as the flag carrier ramps up its ambitions ahead of a move to a new Istanbul airport.

President Donald Trump on Thursday promised to show fairness and flexibility towards America's "real friends" in rolling out new tariffs of 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum.

News that Donald Trump had agreed to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent Asian stock markets surging and the yen tumbling on Friday, while dealers were also optimistic US trade tariffs will be less severe than thought.

United States trading partners, led by Asian powerhouses China and Japan, lashed out Friday at controversial tariffs on foreign steel and aluminium signed off by President Donald Trump, as fears grew of a global trade war.