The world last week in photos

(Baonghean.vn) - Let's review the outstanding world events of the past 7 days with Baonghean.vn online newspaper.

1. France intensifies airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

Following the bloody terrorist attacks on Paris on November 13, France launched a series of airstrikes targeting the IS stronghold in Rakka.

On the evening of November 15th, France carried out 20 bombing raids.

On the night of November 16th, France continued to use "10 fighter jets, including Rafale and Mirage 2000 aircraft – mobilized from air bases in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Jordan" and carried out 16 bombing raids on IS strongholds.

French Rafale aircraft participate in airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq. (Photo: AP)

3. Terrorists take hostages in Mali.

At 7:00 GMT on November 20th, gunmen entered the Radisson Blu hotel in a car with diplomatic license plates and took approximately 170 people hostage, including citizens of the United States, France, China, India, Algeria, and other countries. The subsequent hostage rescue operation was successful.

The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on November 21 that six Russian citizens were killed in a hostage situation at the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, the capital of Mali.

The Al-Mourabitoun jihadist group in northern Mali, which is linked to the Al-Qaeda terrorist network, has claimed responsibility for the hostage-taking. However, this claim has not been verified.

The hostages were escorted out of the hotel. Photo: BBC

3. Final results of the Myanmar elections: The NLD party won 77% of the seats.

On November 20, Myanmar's Union Election Commission (UEC) announced the final results of the general election, in which the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) party of Aung San Suu Kyi won 886 seats, accounting for 77.04% of the seats in the three levels of the legislature.

According to the Myanmar Constitution, with a majority of seats in the bicameral Parliament, the NLD is eligible to form an independent government, holding power in both the Lower and Upper Houses, as well as nominating two Vice President candidates.

The current government's term will end at the end of March 2016. The presidential election is expected to take place in February 2016.

NLD Party Chairwoman Aung San Suu Kyi speaks at a rally in Yangon on November 1. (Photo: THX/VNA)

4. EU tightens checks at Schengen borders.

On November 20, European Union (EU) countries agreed to tighten checks on all travelers, including European citizens, at the external borders of the Schengen area.

This decision was made after a series of terrorist attacks in the French capital, Paris, on November 13th, which killed 129 people and injured hundreds.

Migrants wait for a bus in the Sentilj area, northeastern Slovenia, to continue their journey across the Slovenia-Austria border. (Source: AFP/VNA)

5. The 27th ASEAN Summit officially opens in Malaysia..

On the morning of November 21, the 27th ASEAN Summit opened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

In his opening remarks at the Conference, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Abdul Razak emphasized that November 22nd will be a day that all ASEAN citizens are looking forward to and are proud of, the day when ASEAN leaders will officially declare the formation of the ASEAN Community on December 31st.

ASEAN leaders at the 27th ASEAN Summit held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: TheStar

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