The Chinese state-run daily Global Times has dismissed a Western media’s claim that some European countries do not plan to attend this year’s Belt & Road Forum for International Cooperation.

Tehran has condemned the interventionist position of some European countries on the execution of Habib Chaab, saying such approaches will promote terrorism all over the world.

Six European countries have called on the Israeli regime to halt the expansion of its illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank amid escalated tensions between Palestinians and the extremist settlers.

With the COVID-19 pandemic still lingering, a new health scare in the form of a rare viral infection of monkeypox has emerged in Europe and the US, putting health authorities on high alert.