"These new powers will make it easier to prosecute and lock up anyone carrying out their dirty work here in Britain," said U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

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.

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

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

A fire broke out at the Afipsky oil refinery in southern Russia after a drone attack, while fuel facilities in the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odesa were hit as Moscow and Kyiv exchanged strikes overnight.

Yulia Svyrydenko resigned as Ukraine's prime minister, with Zelenskyy saying he offered her a new role in relations with a key international partner.

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."

China's foreign ministry on Tuesday called the European side to ​be cautious in its words ‌and deeds on the South China Sea and stop endorsing the "illegal ruling" to ​prevent impact on China-EU ties and ​cooperation.