World breaking news today (April 20): Cuba has a new leader and it’s not a Castro. Meanwhile, unprecedented escalation of Russian-Western tensions, New lockdown measures called ‘Red Zones’ in Myanmar and gold price also make headlines today.

Two repatriation flights carrying 353 Vietnamese nationals from Japan touched down at Van Don International Airport Thursday.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) has just issued Decision No. 948 / QD-LHVN to recruit and appoint Mr. Pham Dinh Hai - Deputy Head of the Editorial Board of the Foreign Relations website, Department of Foreign Relation Information Steering Committee office, Central Propaganda and Training Commission – as Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Vietnam Times Magazine starting August 1.