European Council President Donald Tusk issued a direct appeal to British voters on June 20, urging them to stay in the EU at a referendum on June 23 and saying Brexit would weaken not just Europe but the Western world.

US-backed Iraqi forces fighting Islamic State militants in Falluja are advancing toward jihadist strongholds in western districts where they expect the final push to recapture the city will take place, the Iraqi commander said on June 20.

Pakistan and Afghanistan failed to reach an agreement on border management in talks on June 20, after days of clashes at the border last week left four dead and thousands stranded.

VOV.VN - On June 23, British voters will vote to decide whether to stay or leave the EU after more than 40 years as an EU member.

Key red-shirt figures in Thailand met on June 20 with representatives of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Bangkok to discuss human rights infringement issues, ahead of the upcoming referendum on the new constitution. 

The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade held a ceremony in Sydney on June 20 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the diplomatic ties between Australia and the Philippines. 

The defence ministers of the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia on June 20 agreed to explore all possibilities, including trilateral air and maritime patrols, to prevent ship kidnappings and attacks in their common sea.

Two of the world’s largest warships owned by the US Navy started exercises in the Philippine sea on June 18.

An Indonesian navy warship captured a Chinese boat and its crew members for illegal fishing in Indonesian territorial waters bordering the East Sea on June 18.

(VOV) - The 20th International Economic Forum (SPIEF) with the theme “Capitalising on the New Global Economic Reality” took place in Saint Petersburg over the last three days.