KABUL -- At least 25 people were killed and 52 wounded after three consecutive explosions rocked outside a school in western part of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan on Saturday, the capital police confirmed.

"The latest figures found 25 martyred and 52 wounded were transported from today's incident and the toll and number of wounded may change," Basir Mujahed from capital police told reporters via a text message. (Afghanistan-Kabul-Explosion)

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TEHRAN -- Iran reported on Saturday 13,576 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 2,640,670.

The pandemic has so far claimed 74,524 lives in Iran, up by 283 in the past 24 hours, the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education said in a written briefing published on its official website. (Iran-COVID-19)

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JERUSALEM -- A total of 205 Palestinians and 17 Israeli police officers were injured in clashes at the Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound in East Jerusalem on Friday night, following a ruling that forced Palestinians to leave their homes on land claimed by Jewish settlers.

Thousands of Palestinian worshippers demonstrated at Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound in East Jerusalem on Friday night, after the weekly Muslim prayers, throwing stones and detonating fireworks, the Israeli police said. (Israel-Palestine-Al-Aqsa Mosque)

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COPENHAGEN -- A survey conducted in 53 countries has found that 44 percent of people around the world deem the United States a threat to their democracy.

Out of the 53,000 people polled across 53 countries, 44 percent of the respondents considered U.S. influence on their country to be a "threat to democracy," according to the survey conducted by Latana in partnership with the Alliance of Democracies, which was founded in Denmark by former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. (Poll-US-Threat) Enditem

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