Santiago [Chile], October 24 (ANI/Xinhua): For the second consecutive day, Chile registered more than 2,000 cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), with 2,056 new infections in the last 24 hours, the highest figure since July, the Ministry of Health reported on Saturday.
Mogadishu [Somalia], October 24 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 20 people were killed and more than 40 others injured in clashes between regional Galmudug forces backed by the Somali National Army (SNA) and a paramilitary group in central Somalia on Saturday, officials confirmed late Saturday.
Kampala [Uganda], October 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Ugandan police have confirmed that there was a bomb blast in the capital Kampala on Saturday, leaving two people dead and others injured.
Tel Aviv [Israel], October 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday invited Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett for another visit in Russia, a day after their first official meeting was held in Sochi.
Tehran [Iran], October 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Iranian health ministry reported on Saturday 7,081 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 5,851,670.
Jakarta [Indonesia], October 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 802 in the past 24 hours to 4,239,396, with the death toll adding by 23 to 143,176, the Indonesian Health Ministry said on Saturday.
Moscow [Russia], October 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that his German counterpart Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer must know the result of pulling troops to Russian borders, the Russian Defense Ministry's Zvezda broadcasting service said Saturday.
London [UK], October 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 44,985 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 8,734,934, according to official figures released Saturday.
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], October 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen announced on Saturday that it destroyed four Houthi vessels in the Red Sea and a site for bomb-laden boats in the Yemeni city of Hodeidah.
Singapore, October 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Singapore recorded 3,598 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the total tally to 169,261, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a press release.
Mogadishu [Somalia] October 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Somali National Army (SNA) and Galmudug regional forces retook Guriel town in central Somalia from a paramilitary group Saturday following a fierce gunfight, army officials said.
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], October 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Uzbekistan is to hold the next presidential election on Sunday, with incumbent President Shavkat Mirziyoyev running for a second term in office, the Uzbek Central Election Commission (CEC) said Saturday.