(VOVWORLD) - Though Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for the September 14 drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities on September 14, the US and its Middle East allies are blaming Iran for the attacks. US President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered increased sanctions on Iran. Iran vowed to retaliate promptly. The US is maintaining maximum pressure on Iran to force Iran back to nuclear talks.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Fatherland Front will convene the 9th National Congress for the next 5 years tenure on Wednesday in Hanoi. The Front has consistently fulfilled its role to inspire and promote great national unity.

(VOVWORLD) - Israeli voters cast their second ballot of the year on Tuesday to decide the political future of incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a nationalist, conservative, and hard-line leader. The result, which could see Netanyahu reelected or end his decade-long leadership of Israel, will profoundly affect the Middle East’s future.

(VOVWORLD) - A peaceful, stable, and developing Vietnam is a role model for many other countries to follow, particularly developing countries and those in hot spots like the Middle East and Africa, said foreign diplomats during a recent interview with VOV’s correspondent in Egypt. The diplomats praised the steps Vietnam has taken to ensure peace, saying Vietnam plays a growing role in promoting solidarity, peace, and stability within ASEAN and globally.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has vowed an iron will and generous resources to achieve Vietnam’s sustainable development goals in the next decade. At a national conference in Hanoi on Thursday, he stressed the need to mainstream sustainable development in all Party guidelines and State policies because sustainable development is an urgent need and an obvious trend.

(VOVWORLD) -Despite numerous problems leaving the EU, with or without a deal, the UK has been able to make some trade deals with other countries to protect its economic interests. These positive results have made Prime Minister Boris Johnson confident that the UK will leave the EU as scheduled.

(VOVWORLD) - Climate change is one of the topics being discussed at the 42nd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. As a nation seriously affected by climate change, Vietnam has adopted policies and actions to minimize the consequences of climate change on human rights.

(VOVWORLD) - Mid Autumn Festival, one of the traditional festivities of many Asian nations, takes place in the middle of the eighth lunar month. Each Asian country has a typical cake associated with this occasion.

(VOVWORLD) - US President Trump proclaimed talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders dead on Monday, one day after canceling peace talks planned for Camp David with Taliban leaders and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. It surprised many observers. The US and the Taliban have negotiated for the past year to produce a deal.

(VOVWORLD) - The final round of a global entrepreneurship competition for Vietnamese (VietChallenge) took place at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston last Saturday drawing 9 Vietnamese startups from different countries. The competition is part of the Ministry of Science and Technology’s project to support the national innovation startup ecology until 2025.