The GBP/USD pair rose during the course of the session on Monday, April 11, showing quite a bit of strength, FX Empire reports. Ultimately, this is a market that has been consolidating between the 1.40 level on the bottom, and the 1.45 level on the top.

Local media reported on Monday that Turkey's army has launched artillery strikes on positions of the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria after the jihadists recaptured an area near the Turkish border.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet the heads of the Russian space industry and hold a video conference with the International Space Station to mark Cosmonautics Day on Tuesday, Sputnik informed on Monday.

A jihadist Mohamed Abrini wanted for the terror attacks in Paris and believed to be the third Brussels airport attacker  (“man in the hat”) has been arrested in Belgium on Friday along with at least one other suspect, officials said.

British Prime Minister David Cameron is facing a sleaze investigation after being forced to admit that he had a £30,000 stake in his late father's offshore.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization will hold an ambassadorial meeting with Russia in the next two weeks, restarting high level dialogue that has largely been stalled since Moscow annexed Crimea two years ago, The Wall Street Journal informs. 

RIA Novosti reported on Thursday a psychiatric evaluation of Varvara Karaulova (Alexandra Ivanova), a student of the Moscow State University who stands charged with attempting to join the Islamic State militants in Syria, has found her mentally fit.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied on Thursday any corruption charges contained in  the recent Panama Papera scandal.

Militants from the Islamic State terrorist group have reportedly abducted more than 300 cement workers near the city of Damascus in Syria. 

The Dutch government said on Wednesday a clear majority of people who voted in a referendum rejected a far-reaching European Union free trade deal with Ukraine, but an exit poll showed turnout may have been too low for the vote to be valid.

The biggest leak of documents in history, connected with the Panamian law firm Mossack Fonseca showed how tax havens can be used to hide wealth. Thera are my ore than 11.5 million records and bout 2.6 terabytes of data, but roughly 200 Americans. Many have questioned why only a few Americans have been implicated so far.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced the creation of a new National Guard and appointed his former bodyguard and ex-chief of the country's interior troops as head of the service.