Australia affirms good relationship with Indonesia
Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop affirmed Australia is having a good relationship with Indonesia at her meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Jakarta on October 26.
Air strikes in Syria's Idlib kill 26, mostly children: rescuers, monitor
Air strikes by Syrian or Russian warplanes on October 26 killed at least 26 people, most of them schoolchildren, in a village in Syria's rebel-held Idlib province, rescue workers and a monitoring group said.
Britain, US sending planes, troops to deter Russia in the east
Britain said on October 26 it will send fighter jets to Romania next year and the United States promised troops, tanks and artillery to Poland in NATO's biggest military build-up on Russia's borders since the Cold War.
Islamic State holds up Iraqi army south of Mosul
Islamic State fighters kept up on October 26 their fierce defense of the southern approaches to Mosul, which has held up Iraqi troops there and forced an elite army unit east of the city to put a more rapid advance on hold.
US abstains for first time on UN call for end to Cuba embargo
The United States on October 26 abstained for the first time from a United Nations General Assembly vote on a resolution calling for an end to a US economic embargo on Cuba, after opposing such measures every year for 24 years.
Thailand affirms to continue roadmap to democracy
Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand Wissanu Krea-ngam on October 25 affirmed that the country will continue its roadmap to return to democracy and the general election will be held next year.
Many Indonesians join pro-IS groups in Philippines
Supporters of the self-claimed Islamic States (IS) from Indonesia are travelling to join forces with their “counterparts” in the Philippines, raising concern about cross border violence, according to Indonesian anti-terrorism officials.
Efforts to save Canada-EU Trade Agreement
VOV.VN - After 7 years of negotiations, the Canada-EU Trade Agreement is at risk following Belgium’s disapproval.
Iraqi army's elite force pauses advance near Mosul
An elite unit of the Iraqi army paused its week-long advance on Mosul as it approached the city's eastern edge on October 25, waiting for other US-backed forces to close in on Islamic State's last major urban stronghold in Iraq.
Russia says it extends moratorium on Aleppo air strikes
Russia said on October 25 it would extend a moratorium on air strikes on Syria's Aleppo into a ninth day, but a monitor and a civil defense official said that rebel-held parts of the divided city had been struck in recent days.