Tehran and Washington disagree on terms, raising questions about peace deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called again for his country to increase its military autonomy and reduce its reliance on support from the United States, according to a statement released yesterday by his office.

Czech President Petr Pavel appealed to the Constitutional Court in a dispute over the scope of his authority after the government denied his request to lead the Czech delegation at a Nato summit next month, the presidential office said yesterday.

Forty people have drowned in France over recent days as they sought to cool down to escape record heat, the prime minister said, as a heatwave swept across much of Europe.

Israel is deliberately targeting Palestinian children in what has become a key factor in an ongoing “genocide” in Gaza, United Nations investigators charged yesterday, in a report slammed by Israel.

UN chief Antonio Guterres challenged AI firms on Tuesday to disclose their growing environmental footprint as part of a push for faster global action to curb climate change.

Two Labour lawmakers were yesterday considering whether to challenge Andy Burnham to become Britain’s next prime minister, with some concern in the party about a so-called coronation.

Saudi authorities yesterday executed seven people, bringing the total number of people executed in the kingdom this year to 100, according to an AFP tally based on official announcements.

Irani yesterday announced three days of public holidays in the capital Tehran for late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral ceremonies, state television reported.

Russia yesterday said the United States was no longer an “objective mediator” in its efforts to broker an end to the Ukraine war as it blasted Europe’s plans to bolster defence spending.

Police in Nepal arrested a former finance minister in a money-laundering case, officers said yesterday, the latest case involving a senior ex-official since 2025 anti-corruption protests toppled the government.

Rights group says fixed midday work bans are failing to protect labourers from heat stroke, kidney failure and death

Ban covers fast food, sugary drinks and deep-fried snacks

Israel dismisses findings as defamatory and biased 

Remarks made at policy summit in Jerusalem

Tehran denies agreeing to IAEA access or nuclear negotiations

At least 35 commodity carriers transited the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, a record level since the start of the Middle East war in late February, according to data from the maritime tracking firm Kpler

Belgian wildlife refuge takes in 150 heat-stricken animals

'We laid a very good foundation for a successful final deal,' Vance says

The Strait of Hormuz had reopened last week, after Washington and Tehran reached an agreement, but Tehran announced on Saturday it had closed it again in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon