China has called on Western countries to refrain from sending offensive weapons to Ukraine, warning that such deliveries will only escalate the ongoing conflict and worsen the humanitarian crisis in the country.

Iraq’s PM Kadhimi orders the dispatch of a working team to Iran to discuss gas supply issues.

The British prime minister has been banned from entering Russia in retaliation for London’s “hostile” stance on the war in Ukraine.

The OPEC+ alliance decides to continue with gradual monthly increases in global oil output.

Russia’s State Duma speaker has urged the US and NATO to stop sending weapons and mercenaries to Ukraine.

Russia says Western arms supplies to Kiev shows Moscow was right to seek demilitarization of its neighbor.

Iran’s NIGC reduces gas supply to Turkey over technical reasons as domestic use hits record high.

Russia’s deputy PM Novak rejects IEA charge that it is responsible for current gas crisis in Europe.

#BareShelvesBiden hashtag trends on Twitter as shoppers encounter food shortages across the US.

Factories in the United Kingdom are having a hard time satisfying the record demand for their goods due to severe supply constraints.