Eight COVID patients were transferred to hospitals in Jerusalem in the past 24 hours, as small hospitals in central Israel see high numbers

Almost five percent of Israel's COVID tests came back positive on Friday, compared to about nine percent on average during the previous wave

An Afghan lawmaker says the Taliban have captured Logar province and reached the Char Asyab district, just 7 miles south of the capital, Kabul

Heavy rains that pounded coastal Turkey caused flooding that demolished homes, severed at least five bridges, swept away cars and rendered numerous roads unpassable

The government is planning to add health care staff every time the number of hospitalized patients doubles, but hospital officials say it won't be enough

Eight COVID patients were transferred from hospitals in the center to ones in Jerusalem in the past 24 hours, as small hospitals in central Israel suffer heavy loads

The national coronavirus taskforce, which issued the decision, also ordered a travel ban between all Iranian cities from Sunday to Friday