Boris Nadezhdin said on Monday he had been released from police custody and was due to appear in court on Friday, July 17.

The British government on Monday laid out steps enabling the deportation to Pakistan of Shabir Ahmed, the leader of a gang that raped dozens of girls in Northern England.

Oil prices climbed early Tuesday as fighting intensified in the Middle East, while Asian shares were mixed as markets in Tokyo and Seoul rebounded from early losses. The price of Brent crude climbed more than 2.

President Donald Trump has said that he will address the nation this week, though it was unclear what it would be about.

The U.S. military’s official tally of deaths in the Iran war has risen to 14 service members, with the death of a Navy pilot in a helicopter crash in early July in the Arabian Sea. The number of wounded troops from the conflict also has grown to more than 400 as of Monday.

More than 70 people were injured, with 24 of them still in critical condition, according to a statement by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.

President Donald Trump's ambassador had sought to portray the pontiff as the political leader of the Holy See. The Vatican swiftly said he is "proclaiming the Gospel."

Ma Xingrui is the third member of the Politburo to be purged since 2022. He once led the Xinjiang region and was previously head of China’s space program.