Việt Nam presides over UNSC session on Yemen Việt Nam presided over a meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday (local time) which looked into issues in Yemen.

Trump visits troops in Afghanistan, says Taliban talks back on President Donald Trump said on Thursday the US had resumed talks with Taliban insurgents as he made a surprise trip to Afghanistan to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with troops.

Sudan declares 'permanent ceasefire' as peace talks hit snag Sudan announced Wednesday a "permanent ceasefire" in the country's war zones even as a key rebel group threatened to pull out of peace talks, accusing government forces of bombing its territory.

UN sets constitution committee for Syria, but hopes to end war muted The United Nations announced Monday the long-awaited creation of a constitution-writing committee on Syria that will include the government and opposition, but it remained to be seen if the step could finally end the civil war.

Trump praises Pakistan's role in 'progress' on Afghan peace President Donald Trump on Monday hailed Pakistan's help in advancing peace talks in Afghanistan, a marked shift in tone as the United States seeks an accord with the Taliban to end almost 18 years of war.

Syria, UN envoy say 'progress' towards talks on post-war constitution Damascus and a visiting UN envoy on Wednesday announced "progress" towards forming a body to agree on a post-war constitution for Syria.

Syria's breadbasket, Kurds and Damascus battle for wheat Gazing over his wheat field in northeastern Syria, farmer Adel Othman expects a bumper crop this year, but two rival authorities squabbling over his harvest have dashed his enthusiasm.

Kushner: Mideast plan won't say ‘two states’ Jared Kushner revealed new contours on Thursday of the upcoming US peace plan for the Middle East, indicating that it will pull back from longstanding mentions of a two-state solution with the Palestinians and accept Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Ukraine comedian Zelensky wins presidency in landslide A comedian with no political experience won a landslide victory in Ukraine's presidential election on Sunday, drawing congratulations from global leaders while dealing a stunning rebuke to his country's political establishment. 

Việt Nam, Philippines discuss cooperation

Việt Nam and the Philipines have agreed to step up collaboration in search and rescue operations at sea and the fight against terrorists, pirates and cross-border crimes, especially drug-related crimes.