Tehran [Iran], July 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Sunday dismissed US President Joe Biden's recent claims over Iran's nuclear activity as a "failed policy of promoting Iranophobia," which seeks to cause tensions and crises in the region.
Kyiv [Ukraine], July 17 (ANI): All eight crew members were killed after a Ukrainian cargo plane crashed in northern Greece, Xinhua reported citing an official statement.
Xinjiang [China], July 17 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Xinjiang this week for the first time since 2014, stressing upholding the principle of developing Islam in the Chinese context.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 5,047 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight Saturday, bringing the national total to 4,619,045, according to the health ministry.
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The Israeli army chief Aviv Kochavi will visit Morocco next week, an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson told Xinhua on Saturday.
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel decided on Saturday to cancel a recently increased quota of work permits for Palestinian laborers from Gaza in response to rocket attacks earlier in the day.
Athens [Greece], July 17 (ANI/Xinhua): An Antonov-type airplane which had departed from Serbia and was on its way to Jordan, crashed near Kavala city in northern Greece on Saturday evening, local media reported.
Jakarta [Indonesia], July 17 (ANI/Xinhua): A separatist group on Saturday attacked civilians in the Nduga district of Indonesia's eastern Papua, killing 10 people and seriously injuring two others, a police spokesperson said.
Cairo [Egypt], July 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and US President Joe Biden on Saturday discussed cooperation between the two countries, the repercussions of the global food crisis, and the disruption of energy supplies, the Egyptian Presidency said in a statement
London [UK] July 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Met Office of the United Kingdom (UK), the country's national weather service, on Friday issued a red warning for extreme heat, the highest-level alert, that covers parts of England next Monday and Tuesday.