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Making international commitments a practical resource to serve national development

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Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung chaired an inter-sectoral meeting on reviewing and urging the implementation of international commitments and agreements.

President Trump says he doesn't know who is leading Iran

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President Donald Trump believes that the deaths of many Iranian leaders are making it difficult for the US to reach an agreement with Iran.

World 24h: Gold prices are forecast to have room to increase

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Latest world news 21.8: 2 low pressure areas are at risk of strengthening in the next 24 hours; Gold prices are forecast to have room to increase,...

Philippines conducts shooting response drills at school

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The Philippines has requested primary and secondary schools across the country to organize safe drills after a series of shootings since the beginning of the year.

Elon Musk points out alarming public debt benchmark for the US

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Billionaire Elon Musk agrees with the view that 50,000 billion USD is a worrying threshold for US public debt.

World on August 16: Colombian leader asks the US to postpone tariffs

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Colombian leader asks the US to postpone tariffs due to earthquake impact, Iran asks Qatar to release pilots, Qatar denies arrests... are noteworthy information.

Russian experts are not surprised if Turkey re-exports US weapons to Ukraine

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The possibility of Turkey transferring US-made weapons to Ukraine will not be surprising.

Typhoon Lala strengthens into a super typhoon, forecast rain of up to 630mm

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Category 1 hurricane Lala is moving off the coast of Hawaii, USA, becoming the strongest storm to hit Hawaii since 1992.

Sleepless night at the airport

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The flight from Urumqi to Hong Kong (China) airport was delayed by 30 minutes, so passengers connecting to Hanoi could not catch the next flight - the last flight of the day.

US recalls nearly 19 million eggs due to suspected bacterial contamination

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The US Food and Drug Administration raised the warning level for the recall of nearly 19 million eggs due to the risk of salmonella infection.

Serbia affirms not joining NATO

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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic reaffirmed that the country has no plans to join NATO and continues to maintain military neutrality.

Reading newspapers in Russia

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Visiting relatives in Russia in the middle of summer 2026, I certainly still carry the habit of reading newspapers. After 7 years, since the summer of 2019, I have returned to Russia. I cannot help but be surprised and happy to see with my own eyes the very good and surprising changes, even though online, I still regularly read a few Russian newspapers every day. And I found a few places selling newspapers, buying a few paper newspapers. Russian newspapers, of course, also have many changes...

Typhoon Lala intensifies rapidly, forecast of landfall time

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Tropical storm Lala is strengthening and heading towards the Hawaiian archipelago, with the risk of causing strong winds, heavy rain, high waves and flash floods in the coming days.

President Trump: NATO allies were not there when the US needed them

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US President Donald Trump said that NATO allies did not support the conflict with Iran, saying the US still remembers this.

China's quantum technology enters practical application

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A field once considered a distant scientific ambition in China is now beginning to be measured by economic efficiency and social value.

World 15. 8: President Trump says he will soon declare "Hormuz is part of US territory

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President Trump will soon consider the Strait of Hormuz to belong to the US; Hamas commander killed in Israeli attack;... are prominent world news on the morning of August 15.

Trump rejects concerns about conditions on US aircraft carriers

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President Trump rejected concerns about the living conditions and mental health of soldiers on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln after nearly 9 months of deployment.

7.7 magnitude strong earthquake in Indonesia, signs of tsunami warning appear

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A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.7 occurred off Flores Island in eastern Indonesia on the morning of August 15.

Typhoon Lala forms, first affected area declares state of emergency

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Hawaii, USA has declared a state of emergency since August 13, local time, when Typhoon Lala is expected to cause strong winds, floods and landslides.

6 potential candidates to become United Nations Secretary-General

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Four women and 2 men are running to succeed Antonio Guterres as head of the United Nations.