The International Atomic Energy Agency said on the 3rd that the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant lost external power for the 21st time during the military conflict. An IAEA team on site heard military activity that caused electrical protection devices between the plant and transmission lines to trip, including a line repaired during the June ceasefire. Emergency diesel generators started and supplied power for reactor cooling and other critical safety functions. Power has been restored, but one transm

Labour politician Andy Burnham said that if he replaces Starmer as prime minister he would not call an early general election and would maintain Labour’s 2024 manifesto commitments, including the pensions triple lock. He supports stronger regulation in public services and did not rule out nationalization in some sectors. Burnham said he favors closer UK‑EU relations, electoral reform, guaranteed funding for defence investment and continued firm support for Ukraine. If unopposed for the party nomination he could become Labour leader and then prime minister in mid‑July.

Iranian parliament speaker Ghalibaf told an Uzbek parliamentary delegation the US must accept the “changed realities” in the region after recent confrontations involving Iran, Israel and the United States, and has been forced to accommodate a new regional configuration. He said economic and trade ties could expand under the new balance and expressed hope this would create conditions for future lifting of sanctions. Ghalibaf added that an Iran‑Oman joint-management framework for the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz would reduce US interference and improve conditions for regional transit and shipping cooperation.