Putin declares beginning of "special military operation" in Donbass
Russia has begun a military operation in Ukraine as United Nations Security Council members met in New York to try and defuse weeks of mounting tensions.
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UN regrets Russia's 'peacekeeping' mission, warns over risk of 'major conflict'
The United Nations regretted Russia's order to deploy troops into eastern Ukraine on a reported 'peacekeeping mission', the body's political affairs chief told an emergency Security Council meeting on Monday, as Putin accused Kyiv of persecuting Russian speakers and of preparing a "blitzkrieg" against the breakaway regions of Donetsk and Lugansk in Ukraine's east.
Eruption-hit Tonga closes borders as COVID detected
24 dead, dozens injured as flooding hits Ecuador capital
Three people killed in two shootings at US schools
Two campus police officers were shot and killed at a college in the US state of Virginia Tuesday, while one student was killed and another wounded in a shooting at a school in Minnesota the same day.
Belgian court jails trafficker over migrant lorry deaths
A Belgian court sentenced a Vietnamese man to 15 years in prison on Wednesday after convicting him of being the ringleader in the trafficking of 39 migrants found dead in a lorry.
New Year’s Eve celebrations welcome 2022 around the world
Top 10 international events in 2021 selected by VNA
The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has selected the top 10 international events that shaped the world in 2021.
Anam appointed Asia News Network's next Chairman
At least 49 migrants killed in Mexico road accident
At least 49 migrants were killed Thursday in Mexico after the truck they were hiding in hit a retaining wall and overturned in the southern state of Chiapas, a major transit point for those trying to reach the United States.
Chinese, Russian internet media urged to strengthen cooperation
Chinese and Russian internet media outlets should promote multilateralism, combat false information, safeguard equity and justice in cyberspace, and contribute more to the friendly ties between the two countries, a forum was told on Monday.
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COP26 strikes hard-fought deal but UN says 'not enough'
Nearly 200 nations came together Saturday on a global deal to combat climate change after two weeks of painful negotiation, but fell short of what science says is needed to contain dangerous temperature rises.
The value that brings Poles together
There is a popular saying in modern Polish: “to defend something like independence.” It means taking a clear and determined stance for some idea or value. Where does the expression come from?
Colombia: Three years of the Peace with Legality Policy
It is clear for the Colombian government that peace building needs to be inclusive and rely on the territories. For this reason, important advances have been made in the restitution of land to those who were dispossessed or who were displaced by actors of the country’s armed conflict.
How India marshalled its resources to contain deadly COVID wave
Strong political leadership and earnest implementation of policies by a committed bureaucracy have been two key factors in India's relative success in containing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior health official said.
COVID crisis points to climate challenge ahead
Getting to school as a boy growing up in Singapore in the 1970s could be soggy affair at times.
Why a journalist created World News Day
A record number of newsrooms across the world have joined this year’s World News Day, a global day of action to promote the importance of fact-based journalism.
US intelligence community concludes coronavirus not developed as bioweapon
The US intelligence community has reached "broad agreement" that the coronavirus was not developed as a bioweapon, and most US agencies assess with "low confidence" it was not genetically engineered, according to an unclassified summary of a report.
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Kabul airport attack worst US loss in Afghanistan since 2011
The 13 US military troops killed in the bombing attack on Kabul airport Thursday amounted to the worst single-day loss for the Pentagon in Afghanistan since 2011.
Death toll in massive Haiti quake jumps to over 1,200
The death toll in Haiti's powerful earthquake jumped to over 1,200 on Sunday, as crews desperately dug through collapsed buildings for survivors in the Caribbean nation still reeling from its president's assassination.
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