Tehran's VP makes claim in press conference with South Korean PM; visit comes after Iran released South Korean-flagged tanker it seized three months ago

Tehran claims ship being held due to 'technical problem,' as it presses Seoul to release billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets

Islamic Republic claims vessel was detained over 'oil pollution' in Strait of Hormuz

Critics say government became complacent as nation hit by deadly resurgence of infections

Pew poll finds Islamic Republic is least popular in Scandinavian countries, Netherlands and US; South Koreans show least animosity, though majority still negative

Israel Museum's Impressionist and post-Impressionist art was supposed to come home from Hangaram Art Museum in May, and then again in August. It's finally made it

UK sees over 3,000 new cases in 24 hours for the third day in a row; France, Austria and Czech Republic also report surges; Brazil charts more than 131,000 deaths

Renewed virus rules take effect in Hong Kong; Melbourne residents are warned of possible lockdown; South Korea says contact tracing increasingly hard as more people go out

Governments struggle to contain outbreaks as US announces over 40,000 cases in a day while India confirms record 20,000, with others hit including South Korea and Australia

5,477,859 have recovered from virus, 4,126,094 still infected, with 57,841 seriously ill; countries continue to grapple with pandemic as they release economies from lockdown