The global benchmark price has fallen below $76 a barrel – the price it was trading at before the war in Iran began as investors becoming increasingly encouraged that oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz could soon return to normal.

Those moves extended as the day progressed, especially in the afternoon when Iran announced retaliatory measures. The strikes on a US air base in Qatar were viewed as a half-measu

Oil futures start the week lower with talks between the U.S. and Iran continuing after a rise in tensions at the weekend, while transit through the Strait of Hormuz increases. WTI for July delivery is down 1.

Oil prices fell on hopes that more Iranian crude will hit the global market, as supplies have neared critically low levels.

The heatwave is expected to spread to other parts of western Europe on Wednesday, before extending eastwards over the weekend.

A searing heatwave in western Europe is continuing to break records, with France registering its hottest-ever average daily temperature. Forty people have drowned in heatwave-related deaths there since Thursday,

A heat-related power outage left around 68,000 homes without electricity in western France as record-breaking heat sweeps Europe.

France recorded its hottest day ever Tuesday as an early heat wave gripped Europe, prompting the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre museum to restrict visiting hours and disrupting school and transportation schedules in multiple countries.

North Korea has commissioned a 5,000-ton destroyer that leader Kim Jong Un touts as a symbol of the country’s growing naval and nuclear capabilities, state media reported Wednesday

North Korea ⁠should ⁠build two warships as ⁠large as its 5,000-metric-ton Choe Hyon vessel ​every year in the next five years, leader Kim ‌Jong Un said at ‌a commissioning ceremony of a destroyer on Tuesday,

North Korea on Tuesday commissioned its largest-ever warship, a 5,000-ton destroyer that military analysts say could give Pyongyang’s adversaries something more to think about in a time of crisis.

Kim Jong Un calls for building two large warships annually over five years, signaling a major expansion of North Korea's naval forces and capabilities.

Ukraine's military released footage showing drone attacks on fuel reservoirs and a gas distribution station on Russian-held Crimea.

Ukrainian drones knocked out power in the biggest city in Russian-held Crimea on Wednesday and targeted facilities ‌in central and southern Russia, underscoring the reach of Kyiv's attacks on energy infrastructure.

Trolleybuses were not operating in Sevastopol and children should remain at home, the governor said, amid more strikes on energy facilities Ukrainian drones knocked out power in Sevastopol, the biggest city in Russian-held Crimea,

Ukraine's strikes on refineries are no longer only producing dramatic images — they have disrupted a significant portion of Russian oil exports.

Britain, France and ⁠Germany ⁠raised the alarm on ⁠Wednesday over recent Chinese activities off the east ​coast of Taiwan, where China has mounted coast guard patrols, saying they ‌threaten regional stability and freedom ‌of navigation.

Germany, France and the United Kingdom on Wednesday jointly expressed concern over recent Chinese activities off Taiwan's east coast. "These actions threaten regional stability and the freedom of

China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and its military operates around the island on an almost daily basis.

China’s newest and most powerful aircraft carrier, the Fujian, has sailed through the Taiwan Strait, according to Taiwan’s Defense Ministry

Right-wing candidate ⁠Keiko Fujimori gained ​an insurmountable lead ‌in Peru's presidential ‌runoff ⁠late ⁠on Tuesday, setting her on track ​to assume the presidency. Fujimori, a ​four-time presidential hopeful and ⁠the daughter ⁠of former ⁠President Alberto ​Fujimori,

Conservative Keiko Fujimori gained an insurmountable lead in Peru's presidential runoff ​late on Tuesday, setting her on track to assume the presidency.

Keiko Fujimori’s victory in her fourth bid for Peru's presidency returns a polarizing political dynasty to power, reviving deep divisions

Conservative Keiko Fujimori appeared on Tuesday to win Peru's presidential election, setting the stage for the return of the Fujimori name to power decades after her father's fall.