Eight suicide bombers attacked a Lebanese Christian village on June 27, killing five people and wounding dozens more, in the latest violent spillover of the five-year-old Syrian war into Lebanon.
Three coordinated Islamic State bomb attacks on Yemeni government forces killed 38 people in the southern port city of Mukalla on June 27, medics and security sources said.
VOV.VN - After the UK voted to leave the EU in a referendum, its political arena has become more divided with parties struggling to increase their influence and EU leaders urging the UK to leave as soon as possible.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on June 27 he believed Ankara would normalize relations with Moscow "rapidly" after expressing regret over the downing of a Russian warplane last year.
Malaysia and Indonesia are working to improve security in the Sulu Sea and calling on the Philippines to take tougher actions against the Islam extremist group Abu Sayyaf, which was responsible for a number of recent kidnappings for ransom.
Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith started his two-day official visit to Cambodia on June 27 in order to enhance the traditional friendship and cooperation between the two neighbouring countries.
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on June 27 that he will not resign if Thai people reject a draft constitution in a referendum in August.
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced a Cabinet reshuffle on June 27 to fill vacant positions.
Flight SQ368 of Singapore Airlines (SIA) en route for Italy’s Milan returned to Changi Airport due to an engine oil problem on early June 27.
Two people were injured in a car bombing on June 26 in Thailand’s southern province of Narathiwat.
The People's Party of caretaker Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy won Spain's general election on June 26 as it rose to 136 seats from 123 in December while all other parties fell or were stable, preliminary data with 90% of the vote counted showed.
Iraqi forces on June 26 recaptured the last district of Falluja held by Islamic State militants and the commander of the operation declared the battle over following a month of fighting.
The Scots do not think there should be a second independence referendum, a poll showed on June 26, days after Britain voted to leave the European Union despite strong Scottish support for remaining a member of the bloc.
VOV.VN - After the UK voted to leave the EU, some EU member countries expressed their intent to break with the organization. EU leaders have called for efforts to avoid a domino effect.
Thailand has high hopes that its efforts and advantages will earn the country a non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council though the competition is tight, said permanent Secretary of Thai Foreign Ministry Apichart Chinwanno on June 24.
Malaysia and China signed a Memorandum of Understanding on June 25 on opening a new sea route to boost bilateral trade and investment, according to Malaysia’s The Star news website.
Just days after voting to leave the European Union, more than 2.5 million Britons and UK residents had signed a petition calling for a second vote, forcing lawmakers to at least consider a debate on the issue.
Britain need not send a formal letter to the European Union to trigger a two-year countdown to its exit from the bloc, EU officials said, implying British Prime Minister David Cameron could start the process when he speaks at a summit on June 28.
Russia and China sealed a raft of energy deals during President Vladimir Putin's visit to Beijing on June 25, strengthening economic ties while pledging to preserve the strategic balance of power among nations.
Billionaire investor George Soros on June 25 called for thorough reconstruction of the European Union in order to save it, even though he warned that Britain's vote to leave the bloc makes "disintegration of the EU practically irreversible."
VOV.VN - UK voters have chosen to leave the European Union in a historic referendum on June 23 with a narrow win for pro-Brexit campaigners. Regional and global financial markets have seen strong fluctuations.
The Indonesia Ministry of Transport on June 24 announced a ban to the country’s vessels from sailing to the Philippines after seven Indonesian sailors were kidnapped in the southern Philippines waters earlier this week.
European Union leaders are determined to keep the unity of the EU after Britain voted to leave the 28-nation bloc, the chairman of the leaders Donald Tusk said on June 24, noting the EU had been prepared for such an outcome.
US President Barack Obama on June 24 tried to limit the fallout from Britain's vote to leave the European Union, which threatens to harm the US economic recovery, derail his trade agenda and distract US allies from global security issues.
Indonesia has dispatched ship KM Orca 04 to monitor the country’s waters bordering Australia to prevent any intrusion by foreign vessels and illegal fishing activities in the area.
Britain has voted to leave the European Union, forcing the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron and dealing the biggest blow to the European project of greater unity since World War Two.
The Thai United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), or Red-shirt group, on June 23 sent a petition to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), asking for an investigation into the shutting down of their referendum anti-fraud monitoring centres.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has asserted to prioritise economic development in the region of Natura island, especially in areas of seafood and energy.
Morocco said on June 23 that it had dismantled a suspected militant cell inspired by the radical group Islamic State and that it had arrested 10 men who were planning attacks in the North African kingdom.
VOV.VN - Top EU diplomats have agreed to extend sanctions on Russia by 6 months to keep pressure on Moscow over the conflict in eastern Ukraine.