Stephane Sejourne expects France to face inflation and a food crisis if Ukraine is defeated Russia could take control over nearly a third of global wheat exports if it wins the military conflict with Ukraine, the new French foreign minister predicted on Saturday in an interview with Le Parisien.

Fewer tourists are visiting the country due to the tensions across the Middle East The number of bookings made by Russians for the popular Egyptian tourist destinations of Cairo and Sharm el-Sheikh in January has seen a year-on-year decline of 14%, Russian business daily Kommersant reported earlier this week, citing calculations by travel website Ostrovok.ru.

It’s unclear when Houthi military capabilities will be sufficiently damaged, officials have told the paper The US is preparing for a “sustained” bombing campaign in Yemen after ten days of airstrikes failed to undermine the ability of Houthi fighters to target ships in the Red Sea, the Washington Post has reported, citing unnamed officials.