(VOVWORLD) - Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners-of-war (POWs) on Saturday, the Russian defence ministry said, and Russia handed over the bodies of 1,200 dead Ukrainian soldiers to Kyiv.

(VOVWORLD) - Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on each other overnight into Sunday, as US President Donald Trump said the conflict could be easily ended.

(VOVWORLD) - Iran and Israel targeted each other with airstrikes early on Saturday after Israel launched its biggest-ever offensive against Iran in a bid to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon.

(VOVWORLD) - The death toll in the deadly Air India plane crash rose to 270 on Saturday. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with 242 people on board bound for Britain's Gatwick Airport began losing height seconds after take-off on Thursday and erupted in a fireball as it hit buildings below, in what has been the world's worst aviation disaster in a decade.

(VOVWORLD) - An exhibition celebrating a century of Vietnam’s revolutionary press opened Friday in Hanoi, spotlighting the art of cover design across books, newspapers, and magazines.

(VOVWORLD) - UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix met with Vietnamese media on Friday, where he praised Vietnam’s impressive progress in addressing war legacies and its expanding role in international peacekeeping.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh returned to Hanoi on Saturday, concluding his 10-day working trip to Europe, during which he attended the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) and held bilateral activities in France, and paid official visits to Estonia and Sweden.

(VOVWORLD) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged ‘maximum restraint’ from Israel and Iran to prevent deeper conflict. In a statement on Friday, Guterres said he is particularly concerned by Israeli attacks on nuclear installations in Iran while talks between Iran and the US on the status of Iran's nuclear program are underway.

(VOVWORLD) - A fundraising campaign for victims of Agent Orange/dioxin was launched at a press conference in Hanoi on Friday, as part of activities marking the 64th anniversary of the Agent Orange disaster in Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam and Sweden have agreed to upgrade their relationship to a strategic partnership in science, technology, and innovation.