The White House bristled Wednesday at a top Saudi official's assertion the kingdom was the more "mature" partner in a relationship roiled by an ongoing spat over oil production that has seen top US officials begin exploring options to recalibrate ties to the Gulf monarchy.

The summer of 1994 was uncharacteristically warm for Great Britain. Hot, sunny days were followed by close, sticky nights — and by the end of June, pressure had started to build. The last week of the month was an explosive one, meteorologically and culturally. On Friday June 24, an exceptionally severe thunderstorm hit the south east of the UK, diffusing so much grass pollen it triggered a sudden and short-lived asthma epidemic. Two days later, and after years of mounting speculation, the

At least 15 people were killed and 10 others were injured Wednesday in a "terrorist attack" at the Shahcheragh Shrine in the city of Shiraz, southern Iran, according to state-run IRNA news.

Clashes broke out throughout Iran Wednesday as thousands of people came to the burial site of Mahsa Amini in Saqqez, a city in the Kurdistan province, to mark 40 days since her death, semi-official Iranian state news agency ISNA said.

The United States on Wednesday imposed a slew of new sanctions against Iranian officials involved in the ongoing crackdown on nationwide protests in Iran -- the latest US response to Tehran's efforts to quash outrage after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.

The body of an American man killed in August while fighting alongside the Ukrainian military has been returned to Ukrainian custody by the Russian military.

Iranian protesters are still defying the government's crackdown with demonstrations at universities and schools spreading across the country. Crowds even heckled a government official in Tehran, telling him to "get lost", forcing him to cancel a talk ahead of schedule. CNN's Nada Bashir reports.

New video from CNA shows the moments leading up to the forced exit of China's former top leader, Hu Jintao, at the closing ceremony of the Chinese Communist Party's 20th National Congress in Beijing. CNN's Selina Wang has more.

One year after a military coup, Sudan's political situation remains in a deadlock. Extreme flooding and the war in Ukraine, causing food insecurity for around fifteen million people in the country, are fueling the fire. CNN's Zain Asher reports.

Nearly a month after Nigeria's worst flooding in a decade left hundreds dead and more than a million people displaced, communities continue to remain submerged. CNN international correspondent Larry Madowo reports.