Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the Islamic Republic is very pleased by a thaw in Turkey's ties with Syria, stressing that improved relations between Ankara and Damascus would be in the interest of the entire region.

Iran says Argentina has released all the five remaining Iranian crew members of a Venezuelan cargo plane,which Buenos Aires seized in June at the request of the US.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un praises outgoing Chinese Ambassador Li Jinjun's efforts to enhance relations between Pyongyang and Beijing, expressing satisfaction that the bilateral ties have demonstrated new vitality in recent years.

Sudan's military is reportedly still negotiating with the country's ousted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok to reach a new power-sharing deal, following the recent coup that plunged the African country into political crisis.

Flames rip through an abandoned warehouse occupied by scores of immigrant squatters in a Barcelona suburb, killing at least two people and injuring at least 19.

Britain, France, Germany and Italy threaten to impose sanctions against any parties to the conflict in Libya that violate the peace process in the country.

A political analyst says Iran will always have accusations leveled against it despite its efforts to maintain security in the Persian Gulf. 

More than 3,000 firemen have struggled to put out forest fires across Portugal, after the country requested assistance from Europe to fight blazes that threaten to spread with more hot weather in the coming days.

China has ramped up its response to an earthquake that killed 20 people and injured hundreds, sending supplies and personnel into the mountainous zone.