[VOVWORLD] - Pope Leo XIV will make his first trip to Latin America as pontiff in November, with visits to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru, the Vatican announced Wednesday.

[VOVWORLD] - Members of the UN Security Council warned that, despite central leadership losses and disruptions to its central command, the terrorist group Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as ISIS or Da'esh, and its affiliates continue to operate in numerous conflict hotspots.

[VOVWORLD] - FIFA apologised to its members for mistakes made over its abandoned proposal to sell commercial rights to the World Cup as the body's leadership reaffirmed its support for President Gianni Infantino after a crisis meeting in Morocco on Wednesday.

[VOVWORLD] - Iran has warned Gulf states that any new US attack on its territory would trigger retaliation against critical energy infrastructure across the ​region, according to five sources, as Tehran seeks to raise the cost of military action by threatening Washington's closest regional allies.

[VOVWORLD] - National Assembly deputies on Thursday continued discussions on the establishment of the centrally run cities of Quang Ninh and Bac Ninh, the investment policy for Ring Road No. 5 in the Hanoi Capital Region, and adjustments to the investment policy for the Lao Cai-Hanoi-Hai Phong railway project.

[VOVWORLD] - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam To Lam and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation will pay state visits to Australia and New Zealand from August 9 to 14.

[VOVWORLD] - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has called for greater efforts by Vietnam and the United States to expand mutually beneficial cooperation in science and technology, stressing that breakthroughs in science and technology, innovation, and national digital transformation are among Vietnam’s top priorities in achieving its long-term development goals.

[VOVWORLD] - Dak Lak province will host its first-ever Durian Festival from August 15 to September 2, the provincial People's Committee announced on Wednesday.

[VOVWORLD] - The Command Information Center, under Ho Chi Minh City's Fire Prevention and Fighting and Rescue Police Division, began operation on Wednesday.

[VOVWORLD] - China's Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday announced a range of countermeasures against the US, including tighter export controls on drones and the addition of seven US companies to a countermeasures list.