The world last week in pictures

(Baonghean.vn) - Join Nghe An Electronic Newspaper to review the outstanding events in the world in the past 7 days.

1. France increases airstrikes on IS in Iraq and Syria

Following the bloody terrorist attack on the capital Paris on November 13, France carried out a "series of airstrikes" targeting the IS stronghold in Rakka.

On the evening of November 15, France conducted 20 bombing raids.

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

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

3. Terrorists take hostages in Mali

At 7:00 GMT on November 20, gunmen entered the Radisson Blu hotel in a car with diplomatic license plates and held about 170 people in the hotel hostage, including citizens of the United States, France, China, India, Algeria... The hostage rescue operation was then successfully carried out.

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

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

Hostages are escorted out of the hotel. Photo: BBC

3. Final results of Myanmar election: NLD Party won 77% of seats

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

According to the Myanmar Constitution, with a majority of seats in the bicameral National Assembly, the NLD is eligible to form an independent government, hold power in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and nominate two Vice President candidates.

The current government's term expires at the end of March 2016. Presidential elections are scheduled for February 2016.

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

4. EU tightens checks at Schengen borders

European Union (EU) countries agreed on November 20 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 Paris (France) on November 13 that 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 opened in Malaysia.

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

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

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

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