Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz hailed a major treaty to deepen ties in areas ranging from defence to immigration on Thursday, the latest step in Britain's push to reset UK relations with the European Union.

The United Kingdom, France and Germany have agreed to restore tough U.N. sanctions on Iran by the end of August if there has been no concrete progress on a nuclear deal.

While they are impossible to measure, emotions such as liking or hatred, admiration or contempt—the quotidian stuff of human relations—play a crucial part in making and unmaking alliances. Personal friendships and mutual respect and trust are the oil in the complicated machinery that helps them last.

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has called on Tehran to cooperate fully with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and to engage in "reliable negotiations" with Europe and the United States over its nuclear programme.

LONDON — Heavy snow and freezing rain brought widespread disruption across Europe on Sunday, particularly in the U.K. and Germany, with several major airports forced to suspend flights.

While Germany has long relied on U.S. extended nuclear deterrence, growing uncertainty over Washington’s commitments has sparked debate over whether France and the United Kingdom could provide a viable alternative. However, significant strategic, doctrinal, and logistical obstacles make such a shift difficult.