Russian ambassador to the US says the global food crisis is worsened due to Western sanctions on Moscow.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he is confident that Sweden and Finland will join NATO.

The conflict in Ukraine has raised the prospects of an all out confrontation between nuclear armed states with Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, warning of the likelihood of World War III breaking out.

Fifty percent of nuclear power plants in France are now offline for maintenance amid an energy crisis.

Amid the political crisis in Pakistan, opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif has been installed as the new premier, with the cricketer turned politician, Imran Khan, back on the streets, mobilizing his supporters against what he calls an “imported government”.

Russia warns a ban on its oil and gas imports would drive the world's energy markets to a "collapse.”

Tensions between Russia and the Ukraine take a new turn every day, from threats and trading Barb's to a full scale military operation, now some say the two sides are in for a long dispute.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned of the "hurricane of hunger and a meltdown of the global food system" in the wake of a simmering crisis in Ukraine.

President Vladimir Putin has warned Russia’s neighbors against escalating tensions amid an ongoing war with Ukraine.