- Jul 11
Speedboat carrying Indian tourists capsizes off Phu Quoc, 15 dead; Lava Mobile group among victims
The speedboat overturned 400 metres from Phu Quoc's coast on Saturday, leaving 21 survivors. Many on board were employees and distributors of Indian phone maker Lava Mobile attending an annual meeting.
- Jun 18
US and Iran sign 14-point memorandum, reopen Strait of Hormuz and start 60-day negotiation clock
A digital signing ceremony launched a 14-point memorandum between Washington and Tehran, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and beginning a 60-day countdown to a final agreement that will address Iran’s nuclear programme, sanctions relief and the war in Lebanon.
- Jun 17
Vietnam police seize more than 400 cats in one of the largest busts against the country's cat meat trade
Police in Ho Chi Minh City recovered more than 400 live cats and about 80 dead ones stored on ice during raids last week, dismantling a network that had been stealing pets across southern Vietnam for three years.
