Russia — which supplied roughly 40% of the EU's gas last year — has drastically reduced flows to Europe in recent weeks, citing faulty and delayed equipment.
Europe's hot, dry weather is the latest challenge plaguing farmers and their crops this year, as analysts warn smaller harvests may mean higher grocery prices.
It is expected that gas flows via Nord Stream 1, which runs from Russia to Germany via the Baltic Sea, will be suspended from Aug. 31 through to Sept. 3.
The front-runner to become the U.K.'s next prime minister plans to review the Bank of England's mandate, and it's concerning campaigners and think tanks.
Six months in to the invasion and Russia is facing a long, grinding "war of attrition" that causes widespread death, destruction and displacement in Ukraine.
Blatant one-upmanship and theatrical displays are part of the city's DNA — and in an era of depressing international news, who can blame holidaymakers for wanting some out-of-this-world escapism?
Record temperatures in Europe this summer have disrupted transportation, displaced thousands of people and resulted in hundreds of heat-related deaths.
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