Turkey on July 27 deepened a crackdown on suspected followers of a U.S.-based cleric it blames for a failed coup, dismissing nearly 1,700 military personnel and shutting 131 media outlets, moves that may spark more concern among its Western allies.

In the lead-up to an international court ruling on China's claims in the East Sea (international name South China Sea) this month, United States officials talked about rallying a coalition to impose "terrible" costs to Beijing's international reputation if flouted the court's decision.

Foreign Ministers of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) adopted a number of ministerial statements, including ones on enhancing cooperation among maritime law enforcement agencies proposed by Vietnam, at the 23rd meeting in Vientiane, Laos on July 26.

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has purchased 50 jets for 5.5 billion USD from the US airplane manufacturer Boeing.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has spoken highly of the significance of ASEAN-China cooperation in his recent statement.

VOV.VN - On July 27, the 36th Talking ASEAN took place at the Habibie Center in Jakarta, Indonesia, to discuss the effects of the PCA’s ruling on East Sea disputes.

India on July 26 calls on stakeholders in the East Sea issue to show their “utmost respect” for the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982 while seeking for peaceful solutions to the disputes.

Knife-wielding attackers interrupted a French church service, forced the priest to his knees and slit his throat on July 26, a murder made even more shocking as one of the assailants was a known would-be jihadist under supposedly tight surveillance.

Turkish special forces backed by helicopters, drones and the navy hunted a remaining group of commandos thought to have tried to capture or kill President Tayyip Erdogan during a failed coup, as a crackdown on suspected plotters widened on July 26.

Malian forces arrested a regional leader of Islamist group Ansar Dine in central Mali on July 26, after it claimed an attack in the region that killed 17 soldiers, the army spokesman said.