New Zealand has reported two new COVID-19 cases, both related to recent travel from the UK.
It's the first cases reported in the country over the last 24 days.
New Zealand had lifted all social and economic restrictions except border controls last week, after declaring itself free of the coronavirus,
However, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had warned that new cases could come up as citizens return home.
So far, the country has recorded 22 deaths from the virus.
Two people killed in Oman after drones fall on Sohar province
Two people have died after two drones crashed into Oman's Sohar province, the state media confirmed on Friday.
Israel strikes bridge over Litani River in Lebanon
The Israeli military said it carried out an air strike on a bridge in southern Lebanon on Friday, in what appeared to be the first time in the current campaign against Hezbollah that it acknowledged attacking civilian infrastructure.
US carrying out rescue effort after losing aircraft in Iraq
A US military refuelling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Thursday, in an incident US Central Command said involved another aircraft but was not the result of hostile or friendly fire.
One French soldier killed, 6 injured in Iraq after drone attack
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday has condemned an attack in northern Iraq that killed one officer and wounded several soldiers in the Erbil region.
Suspect shot dead after crashing truck into Detroit-area synagogue
A male suspect was killed in a confrontation with security personnel after crashing his truck through the doors and into the hallway of a Detroit-area synagogue on Thursday, with no one else reported seriously injured in the incident, authorities said.
Authorities have confirmed on Friday that debris from an interception had caused a minor incident on the façade of a building in central Dubai.
The National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) has announced early on Friday that air defence systems are responding to missile threats.
Abu Dhabi has expanded its current commercial services of driverless taxi services on Yas Island with the addition of operator Autogo.
