Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha denied rumours of a coup by high-ranking military officers on June 16.

Real estate mogul and TV personality Donald Trump barged his way into the 2016 US presidential election on June 16 in a blitz of boasts, inflammatory comments and attacks on both fellow Republicans and President Barack Obama's administration.

The Yemeni leader of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Nasser al-Wuhayshi, who was once an associate of Osama bin Laden, was killed in a suspected US drone strike, CNN reported on June 15, citing two Yemeni national security officials.

A plan by Washington to station tanks and heavy weapons in NATO states on Russia's border would be the most aggressive US act since the Cold War, and Moscow would retaliate by beefing up its own forces, a Russian defense official said on June 15.

The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) started its 29th session on June 15 in Geneva, Switzerland with the participation of representatives from dozens of UN agencies, human rights non-governmental organisations and 47 HRC member states, including Vietnam.

(VOV) -Hillary Clinton formally kicked off her presidential campaign on June 13 with the first major speech calling on all Americans to develop a new era of real and lasting prosperity and sustainability for all.

Talks on ending a deadlock between Greece and its international creditors broke up in failure on June 14, with European leaders venting their frustration as Athens stumbled closer toward a debt default that threatens its future in the euro.

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton said drug companies that would benefit from a Pacific trade pact should sell their products to the US government at a discount in her strongest comments yet on an issue that has divided her party.

Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet has fallen to the lowest level since he took office in 2012, to just over 40%, with nearly two-thirds of voters opposed to his muscular defense policy that would end a self-imposed ban on the military fighting overseas, a weekend media survey showed.

Boeing Co (BA.N) is exploring a potential market of over 1,000 aircraft in a niche between its single-aisle 737 and wide-body 787, but has not decided whether to invest in a new jetliner, its sales chief said on June 14.

The United States plans to store heavy military equipment in the Baltics and Eastern European nations to reassure allies made uneasy by Russian intervention in Ukraine, and to deter further aggression, a senior US official said on June 13.

Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton promised on June 13 to fight for a fairer society for ordinary Americans, staking out a place on the left to cut off any budding challenge for the Democratic nomination.

The Obama administration is expected to announce an agreement with Cuba in early July to reopen embassies and restore diplomatic relations severed more than five decades ago, US sources familiar with the matter said on June 12.

(VOV) - The P5+1 group is exerting every effort to reach a final deal on Iran’s nuclear program before the deadline of June 30. However, this deadline is likely to be missed as involved parties want to reach a deal that benefit them most.

The United States is considering building more US military bases in Iraq to drive back Islamic State militants in a move that may require a further increase in American forces, the top US general said on June 11.

The European Parliament Delegation for Relations with the Countries of Southeast Asia and the ASEAN held a talk in Strasbourg, France on June 10 with ASEAN ambassadors and chiefs of diplomatic missions to discuss EU-ASEAN relations as well as regional and international issues of mutual concern. 

US Defense Secretary Ash Carter met a top Chinese general on June 11 and repeated a US call for a halt to land reclamation in the East Sea while stressing that the Pentagon remained committed to expanding military contacts with China.

Differences between the United States and China over the East Sea and cyber security should not be addressed by "microphone diplomacy" but in "a proper way" to allow for a successful US visit by President Xi Jinping this year, a senior Chinese diplomat said on June 10.

A stern Pope Francis urged Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 10 to make a "sincere and great effort" to achieve peace in Ukraine.

President Barack Obama on June 10 ordered the deployment of 450 more US troops to Iraq's Sunni heartland to advise and assist fragile Iraqi forces being built up to try to retake territory lost to Islamic State.

The Netherlands has reaffirmed to strengthen closer relationship and cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

First Vice President of the Cambodian Senate Sai Chhum was elected President of the Senate on June 9, replacing Chea Sim who passed away on June 8.

America's top general sought to reassure Israel on June 9 of "unshakable" US military support, despite deep strains in political relations over the prospect of a US-led nuclear deal with Iran and differences over Israeli-Palestinian diplomacy.

The Obama administration is considering setting up a new military base in Iraq's Anbar province.

President Vladimir Putin will be on the lookout for signs of dissent over European Union sanctions on Russia when he visits Italy on June 10, but he is likely to be disappointed.

The Group of Seven (G7) Summit 2015 wrapped up in Germany on June 8, adopting a joint communiqué which shows concern over current tensions in the East Sea (internationally known as the South China Sea). 

Senior officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have discussed in Kuching city, Malaysia, the process of implementing the group’s commitments towards the formation of the ASEAN Community at the end of this year. 

A funeral for late chief of the ruling Cambodia People’s Party (CPP) and President of the Senate, Chea Sim, will be held on June 19, according to the Prime Minister’s circular.

Iraqi forces backed by US-led coalition air strikes have opened supply lines into Baiji town and its nearby oil refinery, making progress at last against Islamic State rebels in a seesaw battle that has gone on for months, the Pentagon said on June 8.

Leaders of the Group of Seven industrial nations pledged on June 8 to wipe out Ebola but offered little in terms of concrete action, disappointing non-governmental organizations.