Moscow is prepared to welcome India and Brazil, but not Germany and Japan, its envoy to China says Moscow supports expanding the UN Security Council (UNSC), but not by admitting Germany and Japan, the Russian ambassador to China, Andrey Denisov, said on Monday.

Environmental goals and solving the cost-of-living crisis may be incompatible in the short-term, a business school professor says Surging energy prices are a major factor in skyrocketing inflation and food prices across Europe, Professor Samir Dani from Keele Business School told the Daily Express on Sunday. The expert warns of a ‘Catch-22 situation’ in balancing…

Natural gas prices in Europe have surged to the highest since March amid reduced Russian supplies and an impending strike in Norway, a major energy supplier to the continent. August futures on the TTF trading hub in the Netherlands jumped as much as 10%, reaching $1,722 per thousand cubic meters or €161.5 ($168.8) per megawatt-hour…