The total number of Covid-19 related deaths rose to 100,255 in Iran with the death of 564 people in the last 24 hours. Iranian Ministry of Health reported that 31,266 new cases were detected in the last 24 hours, and 4,603 were hospitalized. The total number of cases increased to 4,587,683, and 27,579,653 Covid-19 tests have been carried out in the country so far.
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The next summit will be hosted by Türkiye in 2026.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and French President Emmanuel Macron. He emphasized Türkiye’s cooperation with Germany, EU accession goals, the importance of sustaining calm between Israel and Iran, a just peace in Ukraine, and improving conditions in Syria for refugee return
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