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German carrier Lufthansa rushes to avert second pilots' strike over pay

Lufthansa said it would have to decide by noon which flights to cancel in the coming days and a strike would have massive consequences for its flight plan

European Union blocks merger of US firms in cancer screening sector

Illumina said it intends to appeal the decision, which comes just days after a U.S. Federal Trade Commission judge ruled in favor of its acquisition of GRAIL

Putin attends joint military drill with China, others; shows military power

The Kremlin, in turn, has strongly backed Beijing amid the latest tensions with the U.S. that followed a recent visit to Taiwan by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Russia sends more energy to Asia as Europe cuts back, says report

Within the EU, Germany was the biggest importer, buying 19 billion euros worth of fossil fuels from Russia during the six-month period

Global stocks, US futures rise as Europe wrestles with gas shortages

Global stock markets and Wall Street futures rose as Liz Truss prepared to become British prime minister and Europe wrestled with uncertainty about Russian gas supplies

China's Chengdu enforces strict lockdown despite strong earthquake

Despite only recording a handful of cases, Chengdu's lockdown is the most severe since China's largest city of Shanghai was placed in isolation over the summer

French sports minister criticizes PSG coach Galtier for ironic comments

PSG coach Christophe Galtier's ironic comments about the club's use of planes instead of trains have drawn sharp criticism from France's sports minister

Why Liz Truss is visiting Scotland to formally pledge as UK Prime Minister

Liz Truss, a onetime accountant who has served in Parliament for the past 12 years, will become Britain's prime minister on Tuesday when Queen Elizabeth II formally asks her to form a government

Earthquake kills 65 people, triggers landslides in southwest China

The powerful earthquake that set off landslides and shook buildings in southwestern China killed at least 65 people and injured hundreds, state media said Tuesday.

Chile's President Boric to reform current charter after constitution fails

After voters in Chile rejected a progressive constitution that would have fundamentally changed the country, political leaders on Monday started working to reform the current charter

Russia to buy rockets, artillery shells from North Korea, claims US finding

The Russian Ministry of Defense is in the process of purchasing millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea for its ongoing fight in Ukraine

Joe Biden blasts 'extreme' GOP members in Labour Day battleground trips

President Joe Biden excoriated MAGA Republicans" and the extreme right on Monday, pitching personal Labour Day appeals to union members in two key swing states

California to see blackouts with highest-ever demand amid brutal heat wave

California will face its highest chance of blackouts this year as a brutal heat wave continues to blanket the state with triple-digit heat, officials have warned

Danish national contests extradition in $1.7 billion fraud case in Dubai

The lawyer of a British man who was arrested in Dubai for allegedly masterminding a USD 1.7 billion tax scheme in Denmark asked judges on Monday not to extradite him.

Venezuela's armed forces make largest marijuana bust of 2.8 MT in a decade

The armed forces of Venezuela announced what they characterised as the largest marijuana bust of the last 10 years in the South American country

'High probability' of journalist being killed by Israeli soldier, says army

The Israeli military announced the results of investigation into the shooting of Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh, saying there was a high probability an Israeli soldier had mistakenly killed her

Germany sticks to nuclear phaseout plan but leaves loophole

Germany is sticking to its plan of shutting down country's 3 remaining nuclear power plants this year but keeping the option of reactivating 2 of them in case of an energy shortage in coming months.

Typhoon Hinnamnor leaves 20,000 homes without power in South Korea

Thousands of people were forced to evacuate in South Korea as Typhoon Hinnamnor made landfall, unleashing fierce rains that destroyed trees and roads, and left more than 20,000 homes without power

Judge grants Trump bid for special master to review documents seized by FBI

Cannon, who was nominated to the bench by Trump in 2020, said she would permit the continuation of a risk assessment of the documents being conducted by the U.S. intelligence community

Nuke plant offline after Russian shelling disconnects last line: Ukraine

Europe's largest nuclear plant was knocked off Ukraine's electricity grid after its last transmission line was disconnected as a result of a fire caused by Russian shelling, facility's operator said