Many flights have been cancelled at German airports on Monday as pilots at Lufthansa began a new strike shortly after midnight.

A United Arab Emirates (UAE) minister on Sunday warned of mounting risks to global supply chains as disruptions intensify in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most critical energy corridors.

Aid groups are warning that the ongoing war in the Middle East is hindering essential food and medicine supplies for millions globally, and that the suffering will worsen if the violence persists.

Storm Dave left more than 30,000 households without electricity on Monday morning after battering southern and western Sweden over the weekend.

Hyundai Motor reported on Friday that its exports to Europe and North Africa, which typically pass through the Middle East, are being disrupted due to the ongoing regional conflict, highlighting growing strains on global supply chains.

India on Wednesday raised jet fuel prices as global energy disruptions intensified amid an escalating conflict in the Middle East.

EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen has warned European governments to prepare for “prolonged disruption” to energy markets due to the ongoing war.

Europe’s economy is coming under increasing strain as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East trigger an energy-driven shock, raising concerns over inflation and slowing growth across the continent.

At the opening of the WTO ministerial conference, World Trade Organization chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala warned that the global trading system is facing its "worst disruptions in the past 80 years."

Airports in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) partially resumed flight operations on Sunday, following disruptions caused by recent regional tensions.