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

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,

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.

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.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in the United Arab Emirates on the first leg of a three-nation tour of Gulf countries aimed at easing their concerns about the result of an agreement intended to end the war with Iran.

Most of the victims were young people swimming in unsupervised areas, officials said. By Claire Moses At least 40 people have drowned in France over the last five days as the country endured a scorching heat wave,

The cooling sentiment follows signals of higher interest rates and concern over the level of spending on AI investment, which has driven markets to record highs.

Kenyan Health Minister Aden Duale halted construction on a U.S.-backed Ebola quarantine facility after a judge found him in contempt of court.