(VOVWORLD) -Turkey will open an embassy in East Jerusalem, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, days after leading calls at a summit of Muslim leaders for the world to recognize...
(VOVWORLD) - Germany’s Social Democrat Party (SPD) asked Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday to censure a conservative agriculture minister they blame for sparking a row over a weedkiller that damaged...
(VOVWORLD) - APEC economic leaders approved the Da Nang declaration after their 25th meeting in Da Nang on Saturday. The full text the declaration entitled “Creating new dynamism, fostering a shared...
(VOVWORLD) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Wednesday never to remove Jewish settlements from the West Bank, even to secure a possible deal with the Palestinians
(VOVWORLD) - The United States is demanding that Russia close its consulate in San Francisco and two annex buildings in Washington, DC and New York City in response to the Kremlin...
(VOVWORLD) - The European Union on Friday imposed sanctions on three more Russians, including Deputy Energy Minister Andrei Cherezov, and three Russian companies over the delivery of Siemens' turbines to Moscow...
(VOVWORLD) - The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to approve new sanctions against Russia by a 419-3 vote. The bill is likely to make improving US-Russia...
(VOVworld) – Donald Trump sworn into office on Friday (local time) replacing Barack Obama as President of the US. VOV analyzes the diplomatic challenges awaiting Mr. Trump
(VOVworld) – NATO and Russia held talks in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday to discuss ways to improve their relationship and resolve solutions to the Ukraine crisis
(VOVworld) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President-elect Donald Trump agreed to work towards a “constructive cooperation”, including fighting terrorism, on a telephone conversation on Monday
(VOVworld) – Relations among China, Japan, and South Korea have been tense recently after a group of 85 Japanese lawmakers visited the Yasukuni Shrine in downtown Tokyo during the annual autumn festival....
(VOVworld) – 85 Japanese lawmakers visited the Yasukuni Shrine in downtown Tokyo during a four-day autumn festival. Like many previous visits, it has angered China and South Korea
(VOVworld) - African leaders on Saturday signed a landmark charter that aims to preserve the continent's maritime security and safety. The Charter aims to prevent national and transnational crimes, including terrorism, piracy, armed...
(VOVworld)- Reaffirming that proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and their means of delivery, threatens international peace and security, the United Nations Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution...
(VOVworld) - The Israeli air force hit Syrian government forces after mortar fire from its war-wracked neighbor struck the Israeli-held zone of the Golan Heights on Sunday, the military...
(VOVworld) - Vietnam and India issued a Joint Statement on the official visit to Vietnam on September 2-3 by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
(VOVworld) – The US announced Thursday fresh sanctions on 37 individuals and entities in Russia in relation to Ukraine’s political crisis and Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2004
(VOVworld) – High ranking UN officials on Monday called for the implementation of a multilateral treaty that bans all nuclear explosions, for both civilian and military purposes, in all environments
(VOVworld) – Russia had a row with Ukraine last week, after Moscow had accused Kiev of attempting attacks on Crimea to trigger a new conflict in the region. The row, the most...
(VOVworld) – Member of the Federation Council’s Committee on Defense and Security Olga Kovitidi said on Friday that the Internet was turned off in the north of Crimea for security...