European countries are feeling the heat from the sanctions they have imposed on Russian energy imports.

The mayor of Kiev, Ukraine’s capital city, calls on the residents to brace up for a cold winter, warning of interruptions in gas and electricity supply amid the simmering war.

Gazprom has stopped sending gas to Latvia, adding the country to the list of countries which had already been excluded from Russian energy supplies.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian describes economic diplomacy, and expansion of ties with neighboring and Muslim states as the two main priorities of Iran’s foreign policy.

France says it will press ahead with growth-stifling austerity policies, after it downgraded its economic outlook.

With the EU having warned that Russia’s block on Ukraine grain could starve thousands and as the International Energy Agency warns of “historic crisis” over looming gas crunch in Europe, this episode takes a closer look at these consequences.

The US mulls lifting a ban on the sale of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia; however, the final decision is expected to hinge on the KSA ending the war in neighboring Yemen.

Canada will return a repaired Russian turbine to Germany necessary for maintenance on the key Russia-Europe natural gas pipeline, despite objections from Ukraine.

Inflation has risen in Germany due to the rising cost of energy prices, exacerbated by Russia’s ban on gas supplies to Europe, with politicians and senior officials already warning that energy needs to be conserved ahead of the cold season this autumn.

The head of the German Federation of Trade Unions (DGB) has sounded the alarm on energy cuts.