The price of electricity in France closed in on €650 per megawatt-hour on Tuesday, jumping 5.5%, Nord Pool exchange data shows. The day-ahead price surged to €645.54 per megawatt-hour at 12:46 GMT against €611.85 the day before, when it was also on the rise.

Germany’s natural gas storage facilities are over 80% full, having surpassed the mandatory level of 75% scheduled for September 1, the country’s Federal Network Agency said in a report published on Tuesday.

Moscow demands that West Jerusalem respect the Arab country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity Moscow has demanded that the Israeli government immediately cease attacks on the Syrian Arab Republic and respect the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday.