Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], October 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia recorded 5,745 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours as of midnight Tuesday, bringing the total tally to 2,401,866, according to the health ministry.
Jerusalem [Israel], October 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The first case of the new COVID-19 Delta variant "AY4.2" was detected in Israel on Tuesday, the country's Ministry of Health said.
Paris [France] October 20 (ANI): A French artist painted a portrait of an activist from the Uyghur community on a building in Marseille city, in a bid to raise awareness of the plight of the persecuted Muslim minority group in China's Xinjiang region.
Aden [Yemen] October 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Fighters of the Houthi rebel militia on Tuesday continued progressing towards capturing Yemen's energy-rich provinces following weeks of ferocious battles, a military official told Xinhua.
Cairo [Egypt], October 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Egyptian and Sudanese armed forces started on Tuesday joint drills in northern Egypt including Egyptian border guards and Sudanese infantry trained for border security, said the Egyptian army.
Dubai [UAE], October 19 (ANI): England skipper Eoin Morgan said that he is ready to get himself dropped from England's playing XI of ICC Men's T20 World Cup if his poor form continues.
Berlin [Germany], October 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The use of renewable energies increased in all 27 member states of the European Union (EU) in recent years, the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) said on Tuesday.
Beijing [China], October 19 (ANI): The Chinese Communist Party has appointed Wang Junzheng, the former Xinjiang Security Chief as the new Communist Party chief in Tibet, Voice of America (VOA) reported on Tuesday.
Canberra [Australia], October 19 (ANI): A new report published on Wednesday by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) details the role of several Chinese government bodies in carrying out a campaign of repression in Xinjiang province.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 19 (ANI): Former India pacer Ajit Agarkar reckons that Virat Kohli can look at Ravindra Jadeja as one of the top-order batters in the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
Istanbul [Turkey], October 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkish authorities ordered the detention of 158 military personnel over their suspected links to a failed coup in 2016, the NTV broadcaster reported on Tuesday.