Tel Aviv [Israel], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel on Tuesday decided to reopen the Erez crossing point on the northern tip of the Gaza Strip after economic losses in the impoverished coastal enclave had piled up.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia recorded 2,478 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Monday, bringing the total tally to 4,433,551, according to the health ministry.
Shanghai [China], April 26 (ANI): China's economic hub Shanghai on Monday reported 1,661 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 15,319 local asymptomatic carriers, Xinhua reported citing the municipal health commission as saying on Tuesday.
Moscow [Russia], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Russia has declared 40 German diplomats "personae non gratae" in a tit-for-tat move, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
Tehran [Iran], April 25 (ANI): Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday that the presence of the United States and NATO in Afghanistan has led to nothing but destruction and massacre in the Asian country, according to the presidency's website, reported Xinhua.
Dar Es Salaam [Tanzania], April 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Tanzanian health authorities on Monday marked World Malaria Day with a pledge to eliminate the deadly disease in the East African nation by 2030.
Moscow [Russia], April 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Russian air defense systems shot down two Ukrainian drones in Russia's Ukraine-bordering Kursk region, Kursk's Governor Roman Starovoit said Monday.
Washington [US], April 25 (ANI/Xinhua): US President Joe Biden announced his intention to nominate Bridget Brink for U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, a vacant post since May 2019.
Abuja [Nigeria], April 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from an explosion last Friday at an illegal refinery in south Nigeria's Imo state has risen to 110, local authorities said on Monday.
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], April 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Monday called on all stakeholders to strengthen cooperation based on trust, people-centred partnerships, and multilateralism in order to achieve the global vision of malaria-free by 2025.
Jerusalem [Israel], April 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel's military fired artillery into Lebanon after a rocket hit northern Israel, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Monday.