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26/01/2026

Iraq to set date for presidential election

(VOVWORLD) - Iraq’s parliament will convene on Tuesday to elect the country’s new president, who will then appoint a prime minister, expected to be Nouri Al-Maliki, who was endorsed by the largest Shiite bloc.

Iraq to set date for presidential election
26/01/2026

Saudi Arabia postpones 2029 Asian Winter Games

(VOVWORLD) - Saudi Arabia’s Olympic Committee and the Olympic Council of Asia have agreed to indefinitely postpone the 2029 Asian Winter Games, scheduled to be held at a mountain resort near the futuristic NEOM project.

Saudi Arabia postpones 2029 Asian Winter Games
26/01/2026

Party leader To Lam holds talks with Party general secretary and president of Laos

(VOVWORLD) -The official welcoming ceremony for Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith, his wife, and the high-level delegation of the Lao Party and State on their state visit to Vietnam was held solemnly at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi according to the highest protocol reserved for heads of state. Party General Secretary To Lam and his wife presided over the welcoming ceremony.

Party leader To Lam holds talks with Party general secretary and president of Laos
26/01/2026

Winter storm rages across the US

(VOVWORLD) -A historic winter storm on Monday swept across much of the United States, with nearly 250 million people in over 40 states under hazardous weather warnings. The blizzard claimed two lives. More than 850,000 people in the Southern US and other areas have been without power.

Winter storm rages across the US
26/01/2026

Art programs celebrate success of 14th National Party Congress

(VOVWORLD) -A special art program themed "The Light of Faith and Aspiration" was held on Sunday evening in Ho Chi Minh City to celebrate the success of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the 96th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930).

Art programs celebrate success of 14th National Party Congress