[VOVWORLD] - Israel said Thursday that it had expelled all foreign activists detained by its authorities from a ship carrying aid to Gaza, adding “Israel will not permit any breach of the lawful naval blockade on Gaza.”

[VOVWORLD] - The World Health Organization (WHO) presented a certificate recognizing Vietnam's contributions and achievements in tobacco control during the 79th World Health Assembly this week in Geneva, Switzerland.

[VOVWORLD] - Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung on Thursday proposed substantive cooperation with Africa in areas such as economics, trade, investment, tourism, energy, food, health, non-traditional security, and cooperation in multilateral forums.

[VOVWORLD] - Party General Secretary and State President Lam will pay an official visit to Thailand from next Wednesday to Friday.

[VOVWORLD] - The fourth edition of the “Happy Vietnam 2026” human rights media awards was launched in Hanoi on Thursday.

[VOVWORLD] - The materials industry must be identified as a foundational and strategic sector in Vietnam’s industrialization and modernization process, said General Secretary and President To Lam.

[VOVWORLD] - The 23rd ASEAN Chiefs of Defense Forces Meeting (ACDFM-23), themed “Together Ensuring Our Future,” was held online on Thursday.

[VOVWORLD] - At the invitation of Slovakia’s Ministry of Defense, a delegation from Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defense attended the International Defense and Security Technology Exhibition Bratislava (IDEB 2026), held in the Slovak capital of Bratislava from May 12–14.

[VOVWORLD] - The first multilateral peacekeeping exercise, “Pan-Regional Army Partnership for Development and Innovation in the Indo-Pacific” (PRAGATI-I), hosted by the Indian Army, began on Wednesday at the Umroi Military Training Center in Meghalaya State, India.

[VOVWORLD] - General Secretary and State President To Lam has stressed the need to foster a quantum innovation ecosystem involving the State, research institutes, universities, enterprises, and defense-security agencies.