Annalena Baerbock

Government ministers are returning to Egypt to take over negotiations at this year's U.N. climate talks, providing diplomats with the political backing they need to clinch credible agreements that would help prevent disastrous levels of warming in the coming decades.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly called for calm in the face of escalating tensions between the United States, Taiwan and China on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, even as she laid responsibility for the current standoff firmly at Beijing’s feet.

Ukraine's ambassador to Canada will today, August 4, 2022, make clear her country's disappointment over Canada's decision to allow pipeline equipment that was in Montreal for repairs to be returned to a state-controlled energy giant in Russia despite war-related sanctions.

Natural gas started flowing through a major pipeline from Russia to Europe on Thursday, July 21, 2022, after a 10−day shutdown for maintenance — but the gas flow remained well short of full capacity and the outlook was uncertain, which leaves Europe still facing the prospect of a hard winter.