World events of the week

(Baonghean.vn) - Attack in Munich city of Germany, Donald Trump became the candidate of the Republican Party... Let's review with Nghe An Newspaper the outstanding events in the world in the past 7 days.

1. China continues to take provocative actions in the East Sea.

Chinese soldiers on the Hefei missile destroyer numbered 174 during an illegal exercise in Vietnam's Hoang Sa. Photo: Xinhua.

After the ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) on July 12, China continued to take provocative actions in the East Sea. Typically, from July 18 to 21, China unilaterally banned the sea in Hoang Sa or brazenly declared to continue island reclamation in Truong Sa...

2. North Korea test-fired missiles again

A North Korean missile launch in June 2016. Photo: Reuters

On the morning of July 19, the South Korean military said North Korea had again launched three ballistic missiles into the Sea of ​​Japan. This action by Pyongyang once again made the situation in the region more tense.

3. Donald Trump becomes the Republican Party's presidential candidate

On July 19, Mr. Donald Trump officially became the Republican Party's candidate in the US presidential election. Photo: Reuters

On July 19, billionaire Donald Trump was nominated as the official candidate of the Republican Party to participate in the US presidential election later this year. However, in her speech introducing Donald Trump's wife, Melania, people quickly discovered that Melania had plagiarized Michelle Obama's previous speech.

4. Post-coup instability in Türkiye

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at a National Security Council meeting on the night of July 20. Photo: Reuters.

After the failed coup on July 15, the situation in Türkiye became quite tense when the government declared a three-month state of emergency and arrested, fired or suspended more than 50,000 people suspected of being involved in the coup. Many analysts are also concerned that the events of July 15 will cause “deep divisions” in Türkiye.

5. Shooting in Munich, Germany, leaves 10 people dead

Munich residents run away from the scene of the attack on July 22. Photo: AFP

At around 6pm on July 22, David Ali Sonboly, an 18-year-old German-Iranian living in Munich, opened fire on passersby in front of McDonald's and then headed towards the Olympia shopping centre located next door. At 8:30pm, police discovered that he had committed suicide about 1km away from the scene. After searching the killer's room, police found no evidence of his connection to IS and said the attack was the work of a madman with no political or other motive.

Chu Thanh

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