European gas consumption has already fallen 9 per cent this year, knocking 0.2 percentage points off EU GDP. 

In Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday elected new President, the Speaker announced the result.

 PTI Chairman Imran Khan has  accused the coalition government of using "every tactic to ensure that we (PTI) lose the polls."

Britain's former finance minister Rishi Sunak held onto his lead in the race to become Britain's next prime minister.

In Europe, western part of the continent faces more sweltering temperatures as a ferocious heatwave heads north.

The UN chief called on political leaders to meet their international climate finance promises and “take responsibility for our collective future”.