Mogadishu [Somalia], July 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Somali National Army (SNA) said its forces killed 15 al-Shabab terrorists in a fierce fighting early Sunday in the central part of the country.
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], July 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Eleven villagers had subsequently died in southwest Cambodia's Kampot province after consuming home-brewed rice wine, which was suspicious of containing high levels of methanol, officials said on Sunday.
Manila [Philippines], July 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Sunday 5,966 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,436,369.
Havana [Cuna], July 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The Cuban Civil Defense (DC) raised the alarm level on Saturday in the east of the country due to the proximity of Tropical Storm Elsa, which has maximum sustained winds of 110 km per hour.
Lagos [Nigeria], July 4 (ANI/Xinhua): At least seven persons were killed in separate gunmen attacks on communities in northwestern Nigeria's Kaduna state, an official said on Saturday.
New York [US], July 4 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday expressed his deep concern over the situation in Ethiopia's Tigray.
Baghdad [Iraq], July 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Seven electricity workers in Iraq were killed and 11 others wounded during the past ten days in attacks by militants aiming to prevent the government from supplying electricity during the scorching summer, the Iraqi government said on Saturday.
Tunis [Tunisia], July 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Tunisian Health Ministry on Saturday reported 6,184 new COVID-19 cases, raising the tally in the North African country to 438,945.
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 4 (ANI): A Palestinian man was killed on Saturday by Israeli soldiers near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, reported Xinhua citing sources.
Bangkok [Thailand], July 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand on Saturday reported its highest daily rise in new COVID-19 cases in 47 days at 6,230, while deaths rose by 41.
Jerusalem [Israel], July 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The total number of active COVID-19 cases in Israel rose to 2,398, the highest since April 17, said the Israeli Ministry of Health on Saturday.
Yangon [Myanmar], July 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 infections rose to 163,087 with 1,877 new cases in Myanmar on Saturday, according to a statement from the Health and Sports Ministry.