Top Republicans vowed on July 22 to do their utmost to scrap President Barack Obama's nuclear deal with Iran as the biggest pro-Israel lobby geared up for an all-out campaign to pressure wary lawmakers into rejecting the agreement.

(VOV) -The latest developments and policy options in the East Sea were the forefront of a conference held in Washington D.C. on July 21 hosted by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

The 9th session of the 7th tenure of the Lao National Assembly (NA) concluded in the capital city of Vientiane on July 21.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras tried to rally his Syriza party on July 21 before a vote in parliament on the second package of measures demanded by international creditors to open talks on a new bailout deal.

Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists have reached a preliminary agreement to extend a pull-back of weapons in east Ukraine to include tanks and smaller weapons systems, the chairman of the OSCE security watchdog, Ivica Dacic, said on July 21.

The East Asia Summit (EAS)’s state member officials are gathering in Phnom Penh, Cambodia to discuss the East Asian security architecture in the Asia-Pacific region.

A suspected Islamic State suicide bomber killed 27 people, mostly young students, in an attack on a Turkish town near the Syrian border on July 20.

The Cuban flag was raised over Havana’s embassy in Washington on July 20 for the first time in 54 years as the United States and Cuba formally restored relations, opening a new chapter of engagement between the former Cold War foes.

The UN Security Council on July 20 backed Iran's nuclear agreement with world powers but the Islamic Republic's Revolutionary Guards attacked the resolution, underlining powerful opposition to the deal.

Greek banks are ready to open their branches across the country on July 20 after a three-week shutdown, officials said, while German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for swift aid talks so Athens could also lift withdrawal limits.