As the world shifts to electric vehicles and renewable energy, a fierce battle is underway for a key ingredient in the batteries that power them: lithium.

The blizzard that hit the United States, in recent days, has brought anxiety back to global energy markets, especially in Europe.

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly described his foreign policy as patient diplomacy because Britain needs to spend the next few decades developing relations with emerging countries.

The European Union agreed with Egypt to increase cooperation in the areas of renewable energy and hydrogen, energy efficiency and the development of electricity conductors across the Mediterranean.