(VOVWORLD) -Venezuelans voted on Sunday to elect a new Constitutional Assembly that President Nicolás Maduro claims will end Venezuela’s economic and political crisis by rewriting the constitution.

(VOVWORLD) -The top diplomats of four Arab nations issued a joint statement in Bahrain on Sunday, reaffirming their insistence that Qatar comply with their demands.

(VOVWORLD) -Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday said the United States must cut two thirds of diplomatic positions in Russia in response to new US sanctions against Russia.

(VOVWORLD) - Pakistan's parliament will meet on Tuesday to elect a new prime minister after the Supreme Court disqualified Nawaz Sharif following an investigation into corruption allegations against his family.

(VOVWORLD) -Hai Phong City’s Confederation of Labor on Sunday night hosted a ceremony to mark the 85th anniversary of the death of leader Nguyen Duc Canh.

(VOVWORLD) -Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared on Saturday a new plan to liberate the town of Tal Afar from Islamic State militants.

(VOVWORLD) -Six countries attending a conference co-hosted by Indonesia and Australia have committed to enhance cooperation in the face of growing threat by the self-proclaimed Islamic State.

(VOVWORLD) -Iran’s MPs agreed unanimously on a draft bill to counter the US’s hostile policy against Iran.

(VOVWORLD) - The ruling party, Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), has appointed Shahbaz Sharif, governor of Punjab state, as the new Prime Minister to replace Nawaz Sharif and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, former Petroleum Minister, to serve as interim prime minister while Shahbaz Sharif contests a by-election.

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