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UN says Iran nuclear pledge needs ‘very strong’ verification
Iran's nuclear programme is a key sticking point in talks to end the Middle East war, which began in late February with a massive US-Israeli campaign of strikes.
South Korea ex-first lady handed 7 years in jobs-for-gifts case
Kim, 53, was found guilty of accepting "high-value precious metals" in exchange for favours in personnel appointments, according to the livestreamed ruling.
Spain broke June heat record Monday, Tuesday
The extreme heat hit unusually early in a country that is on the front line of climate change and tends to bake in July and August.
Driver killed in UK train collision passed red signal – Investigators
A London-bound train crashed into another that was stationary on the same track on Friday, wounding over 100 people, with 53 people still in hospital, eight still in a critical condition. The driver in the moving train was killed.
France detects first Ebola case outside Africa in current outbreak
The case is the first of the deadly haemorrhagic fever identified outside the African continent during the current outbreak, which has also affected Uganda.
Major power outage in France as Europe wilts under record heat
France's national temperature indicator -- an average of daytime and nighttime temperatures across 30 stations -- reached 29.8C on Tuesday, the hottest since measurements began in 1947.
Dream job: US soccer fans paid to watch every World Cup...
Austin Franklin, 29, and Kevin Akoto, 26, perform their dream task in a temporary fishbowl studio with glass walls on three sides in the heart of Manhattan's Times Square.
US temporarily suspends Iran oil sanctions, says nuclear inspectors to return
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said for his part that "a very brief discussion took place regarding the nuclear issue, but there was no discussion of details."
Two children die in France as heatwave blasts Europe
The latest heatwave to hit Europe has seen outdoor events cancelled, transport disrupted, schools shut and office workers told to work from home, as the authorities issued health alerts to protect the elderly and vulnerable.
Some France schools closed for day of searing heat
France is experiencing its second heatwave this year after an unusually hot spell in May that shattered records across half the country.
