(VOVWORLD) - The US Central Command (USCENTCOM) confirmed that the United States carried out “large-scale airstrikes” against the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) group in Syria on Saturday in retaliation for a December 2025 attack that killed three Americans.

(VOVWORLD) - US President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order declaring a national emergency to "safeguard Venezuelan oil revenue held in US Treasury accounts from attachment or judicial process," ensuring the funds are preserved "to advance US foreign policy objectives," according to a release by the White House.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Secretary of the Government’s Party Committee, on Sunday chaired a conference to review the performance of the Government’s Party Committee in 2025 and outline tasks for 2026.

(VOVWORLD) - Tensions escalated in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after an ICE agent fatally shot a woman on January 7. Authorities said the woman drove her car toward officers.

(VOVWORLD) - On Saturday, the town of West Point in eastern Mississippi was shaken by a series of shootings at multiple locations that left six people dead.

(VOVWORLD) - Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has declared that national security is a “red line” as authorities move to suppress growing anti-government protests.

(VOVWORLD) - The 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam is expected to set a breakthrough development vision toward 2030 and 2045, according to Professor Park Yeon Gwan of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul.

(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi is hosting a two-day cultural event called “Creative Gathering” at the city’s Hoan Kiem Lake pedestrian zone.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has reaffirmed Vietnam’s commitment to strengthening its Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the United States.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam must step up economic diplomacy to help achieve double-digit growth this year, says Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.