The coronavirus pandemic will likely have long-term affects on mental health worldwide, the European offices of the World Health Organization (WHO) warn in a new report released early on Thursday.

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said on Thursday that the past week saw a marked increase in the number of new coronavirus cases, and he called for caution, adding that restrictions were being introduced in the Adriatic region.

Inmates and their families have voiced protests as contact visitation in Turkish prisons was not allowed for the fourth religious holiday in a row due to pandemic-related measures, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported.

The list of countries where the Delta variant of the coronavirus has been detected grew by 13 in the span of a week and now stands at 124, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

The newly elected 46th National Assembly held its inaugural sitting Wednesday. The MPs took the oath of office and elected Iva Miteva of the There Is Such a People (TISP) party as Parliament Chair.

People continued to risk making the perilous journey across the English Channel to Britain on Tuesday, with numbers for 2021 now approaching the entire figure for 2020.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the government will work hand in hand with the regions of western Germany hit by the floods to rebuild devastated communities.

At least 26 people were killed after several homes collapsed in Mumbai following landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains, officials said Sunday.