Italy has become the first G7 country to sign a memorandum of understanding on China's Belt and Road initiative, which is designed to create a huge economic zone.
A huge number of people have taken to the streets of London to demand a second referendum on whether the United Kingdom should leave the European Union.
A senior aide to North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has left Moscow, where he was presumably in discussions to prepare for Kim's first summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
A militant group has attacked a government building in Somalia, killing at least 10 people including the country's deputy labor minister. An al Qaeda-affiliated group, Al-Shabab, claimed responsibility.
Vietnam moved up one spot from last year to rank 94th out of 156 countries and regions by their happiness level this year, according to the United Nation's annual World Happiness Report published on Thursday.
