Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations has roundly rejected “unsubstantiated” allegations about the Islamic Republic’s interference in the 2024 US presidential election.

That is according to Xinhua news agency, quoting an anonymous Chinese Foreign Ministry official on Tuesday.

There has been no response by the White House media service to the announcement.

Thousands of people in Niger have protested near a French military base in the capital Niamey to express their support for the military government and demand the immediate withdrawal of French troops and diplomats from the country.

The Kremlin said interference of non-regional powers, such as the US, was unlikely to help improve the situation.

The Venezuelan president scolds Washington over its meddling in the country, marking the anniversary of a US-backed coup attempt against late president Hugo Chavez.

Yemen’s parliament has reiterated its rejection of the presence of foreign occupation troops in the war-inflicted country.