The US House of Representatives passed two pieces of legislation linked to the international nuclear agreement with Iran on July 14, one year after the landmark pact was announced, defying President Barack Obama's veto threat.

VOV.VN -  On July 12 the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague announced its ruling in the Philippines case against China’s nine-dash line claims of historical rights in the East Sea. 

A Cambodia court has banned deputy opposition leader and lawmaker Kem Sokha from leaving the country since he has been charged with "refusal to appear" in a case involving his alleged mistress.

US Secretary of State John Kerry met with Russian President Vladimir Putin about boosting military and intelligence cooperation against Islamic State and al Qaeda in Syria and told him that without "concrete, near-term steps," diplomatic efforts to end the war could not go on indefinitely.

An attacker killed up to 80 people and injured scores when he drove a truck at high speed into a crowd watching Bastille Day fireworks in the French Riviera city of Nice late on July 14.

The Philippines on July 14 urged China to respect the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s (PCA) ruling that rejected Beijing’s sovereignty claims in the East Sea and said it will raise the issue at the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit, scheduled for July 15-16 in Mongolia. 

Indonesian Minister of Defence Ryamizard Ryacudu has proposed military escort for ships sailing on dangerous routes to Philippines, where dozens of sailors have been kidnapped by Islamic militants in recent months. 

Theresa May became Britain's prime minister on July 13 with the task of leading it out of the European Union, and quickly named leading 'Brexit' supporters including former London mayor Boris Johnson to key positions in her new government.

China vowed to take all necessary measures to protect its sovereignty over the South China Sea and said it had the right to set up an air defense zone, after rejecting an international tribunal's ruling denying its claims to the energy-rich waters.

Indonesia wants to send hundreds of fishermen to the Natuna Islands to assert its sovereignty over nearby areas of the South China Sea to which China says it also has claims.