China’s President Xi Jinping told European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen that Washington was trying to “goad Beijing into attacking Taiwan,” the Financial Times said on Saturday.

Sweden and Iran carried out a prisoner exchange on June 15.

Prisoners in the pre-trial detention centre-1 in Russia’s Rostov region, have taken two employees hostage, according to the regional department of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (GUFSIN), News.Az reports citing TASS.

Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif made a phone call to President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on June 16, News.Az reports.

Spain has resumed importing Russian steel and iron after a three-month pause.

The French nuclear fuel cycle company, Orano SA, could lose the right to mine uranium at one of the largest deposits in the world by June 19 after Niger rejected the French nuclear company’s plan for developing the asset.

Anadolu Agency has published an article titled “Far right's rise in European elections deepen anxiety, concerns.” News.Az reprints the article.

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said it will introduce a tactical pause in combat operations daily in the southern Gaza Strip for humanitarian purposes, according to IDF’s statement, News.Az reports.

First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva has made a post on her official Instagram page on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, News.Az reports.

Armenian armed forces once again opened fire at the Azerbaijani army’s positions in the direction of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.