Dog walks and women on motorbikes: Iranians seize more daily freedoms after war

Authorities relax invasive rules to avoid antagonising population in the wake of conflict
Asset managers fight for retail access to catastrophe bonds

Surging sales of the insurance-linked product have enabled small investors to bet on natural disasters
How the Bayeux Tapestry became a tool of soft power

Months of talks were needed to secure an agreement that has been hailed as evidence of improved Anglo-French relations
France, Germany and UK willing to reimpose sanctions on Iran

E3 group tells UN it is ready to trigger ‘snapback’ mechanism unless Tehran resumes nuclear talks