GENEVA -- The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has surpassed 400 million, according to the latest data from the World Health Organization.

Globally, as of 5:13 pm CET (1613 GMT) on Thursday, there have been 402,044,502 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 5,770,023 deaths, reported to WHO, showed the data. (WHO-COVID-19-400 million)

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TRIPOLI -- Unidentified gunmen on Thursday attacked the convoy of Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah in the capital Tripoli, said Libya's Interior Ministry.

"Earlier today, the convoy of the prime minister was subjected to an armed attack in Souk al-Juma district (central Tripoli) by individuals in a vehicle with no license plates," Abdulmenem al-Arabi, the ministry's spokesman, said in a statement. (Libya-PM Convoy-Attack)

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LIMA -- At least 20 people were killed and 33 injured on Wednesday, after a passenger bus plunged into a ravine about 100 meters deep in the northern Peruvian province of Pataz of La Libertad department, local authorities confirmed Thursday.

The regional health department reported that the accident occurred at about 14:40 local time on Wednesday in a rural sector between the Andean towns of Tayabamba and Huancaspata. (Peru-Accident-Casualties)

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MOSCOW -- Moscow and members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are unable to find common ground on European security issues and the alliance's expansion, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said during a press conference after talks with British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Thursday.

"I cannot say that we have any points of convergence here, but I hope that today's talks have allowed our British colleagues to better understand how significant this issue is for Russia," Lavrov explained, adding that Moscow was awaiting a concrete reaction from the West outlining its commitment to the principle of indivisible security. (Russia-Britain-NATO)

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JAKARTA -- Police announced Thursday that they have arrested three suspected terrorists affiliated to the Islamic State-linked terrorist group Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) in the Indonesian province of Bengkulu.

The National Police's spokesman Ahmad Ramadhan said the three suspects arrested by anti-terrorism unit Densus 88 on Wednesday were allegedly affiliated to the JI's networking in North Sumatra, Riau and South Sumatra provinces. (Indonesia-Terrorist group-Arrest)

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GARISSA, Kenya -- Five people were killed and another sustained serious injuries in a roadside blast in Kenya's northeastern border region of Garissa on Thursday, a regional official said.

Northeastern regional commissioner James Kianda said a private vehicle with occupants ran over an improvised explosive device in Garissa County. (Kenya-Insecurity) Enditem

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