Iran on Tuesday said there has been no change in its relationship with the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, denying claims made by Vice President JD Vance.

Russian-installed authorities in Crimea have halted fuel distribution in vacation season as Ukraine isolates the peninsula.

Asia's technology stocks rebounded on Wednesday after global equities posted steep losses in the previous session.

Amid a global scale-back on climate action, the U.K. over the past two years was stepping up its ambition. But with Prime Minister Keir Starmer announcing his resignation earlier this week, the future of the country’s climate goals could be in question.

Authorities in France said Tuesday at least 40 people have drowned as residents flocked to beaches, rivers and lakes to escape the heat.

The U.S. and Iran were in dispute Tuesday over whether Tehran had agreed to allow U.N. inspections of its nuclear sites. As officials negotiated over how to permanently end the war in Iran, a separate plan emerged to break the shipping bottleneck through the Strait of Hormuz.

The United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union was partly about sovereignty, but the country doesn’t feel freer. Pre-Brexit malaise appears to linger.

The European Union and the Taliban met in Brussels on Tuesday to negotiate the return of Afghan refugees to the country. Officials from the European Commission and 15 member states met discreetly with the regime,