(VOVWORLD) -Israeli forces on Wednesday afternoon launched airstrikes across southern and eastern Lebanon, as well as Beirut’s southern suburbs, after the Lebanese group Hezbollah fired a series of missiles into northern Israel.

(VOVWORLD) - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the military campaign against Iran may end “soon” because there’s “practically nothing left” for the US military to bomb. In a phone interview with Axios, Trump said he can make the decision to stop the fighting whenever he likes.

(VOVWORLD) -The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said it is deeply concerned about the fate of world heritage sites in Iran and across the region, after Tehran's Golestan palace and a historic mosque and palace in Isfahan were damaged in the ongoing conflict.

(VOVWORLD) -The 2026 election reflects Vietnam’s governance capacity and political maturity, Deputy Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament Rizvie Salih wrote in an exclusive article for VOV on the occasion of the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term, scheduled for Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) - Ambassador Do Hung Viet, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations chaired a number of consultations with regional groups and member states at UN agencies in Geneva on Monday and Tuesday in his capacity as President-designate of the 11th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).

(VOVWORLD) -A high-level executive leadership forum focusing on strengthening Vietnam-US relations through technology cooperation was jointly held in Washington D.C. on Wednesday by the Embassy of Vietnam in the US, the Weatherhead East Asian Institute of Columbia University, and the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC).

(VOVWORLD) -National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, who heads the National Election Council, said that now, three days left before the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and the People's Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term, preparations have been implemented rigorously, on schedule, and in accordance with the law.

(VOVWORLD) - World's leading pyrotechnicians will gather at the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF 2026) from May 30 to July 11 to compete for the best fireworks performances, the event's organizer announced on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Smart Factory Expo 2026 (VSE 2026), to be held from June 24-26, will help accelerate digital transformation in manufacturing and processing industries, organizer National Innovation Center (NIC) has said.

(VOVWORLD) - Hue City Library on Wednesday opened an exhibition of more than 350 books, photos, paintings, and documents on the history and development of Vietnam's National Assembly.