Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 13th BRICS summit in Beijing on Thursday via video link.
He is attending at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
India holds the rotating presidency of BRICS this year.
The political party of Guinean President Alpha Conde is calling for his quick release and urging coup leaders to guarantee his safety.
This is the first statement of the Rally of the Guinean People party following the overthrow of the government.
A senior advisor to Guinean President Alpha Conde says economic activity has not been interrupted by the coup.
Naby Moussa Sylla says most parts of the country are still peaceful.
The Taliban has named Mullah Hasan Akhund as the head of Afghanistan's new government.
Military chief Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob was appointed as acting defense minister, while Sirajuddin Haqqani will serve as acting interior minister.
Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada will be the "emir" of Afghanistan.
The term refers to "supreme commander" in Arabic. The position will grant Akhundzada the final say on all political, religious and military affairs.
China and Britain have agreed to strengthen dialogue and cooperation to tackle climate change.
The pledge was made during a meeting via video link between Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng and COP26 President Alok Sharma.
During the discussions, Han said China hopes that the UN Climate Conference in Glasgow will uphold multilateralism and promote actions for fighting global warming.
He also called for the completion of the negotiations on the implementation details of the Paris Agreement to keep global climate governance on track.
Sharma said Britain is looking forward to expanding exchanges and cooperation in climate finance, energy, carbon trading and other fields with China.
69 percent of China's population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, while over 77 percent of the country's 1.4 billion people have received at least one dose.
Chinese authorities are advancing vaccination programs for children aged between 12 and 17.
Spain has approved a third dose of COVID-19 vaccines for people with severely compromised immune systems.
Health authorities say the booster shot should be administered 28 days after the previous dose in some cases.
Earlier this month, the European Medicines Agency said it was evaluating a potential booster dose of COVID-19 vaccines that may be given six months after the second one.