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Deal with union averts pilot strike at Germany’s Lufthansa airline

By Associated Press

A union representing pilots at Lufthansa has called off a planned two-day strike after a last-minute agreement with Germany's biggest airline in a pay dispute.

WATCH: Pentagon says Russia has asked North Korea for weapons

By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

A newly downgraded U.S. intelligence finding says 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.

WATCH: U.N. agency calls for safety zone around Ukraine nuclear plant

By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

The International Atomic Energy Agency is scheduled to give a report about the ongoing situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

Europe is facing an energy crisis as Russia cuts gas. Here’s why

By David McHugh, Associated Press

Europe is struggling to contain an energy crisis that could lead to rolling blackouts, shuttered factories and a deep recession. The primary cause: Russia has choked off the supplies of cheap natural gas that the continent depended on for years…

Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East warming almost twice as fast as global average, report finds

By Associated Press

The region will experience “unprecedented” heat waves, more severe and longer-lasting droughts and dust storms and rainfall shortages that will “compromise water and food security” for the region’s 400 million people, according to a summary of the report released Tuesday.

U.N. urges establishing safety zone around Ukraine nuclear plant

By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

In a report following a visit by experts from the agency last week, the International Atomic Energy Agency said "shelling on site and in its vicinity should be stopped immediately to avoid any further damages to the plant and associated…

Preparations minimize casualties in powerful South Korean typhoon

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

The most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in years killed at least three people, dumped a meter (3 feet) of rain, destroyed roads and felled power lines on Tuesday. The death toll could have been higher if not for…

China maintains strict COVID-19 lockdown despite earthquake

By Associated Press

Footage circulating online Tuesday showed workers wearing top-to-bottom protective gear preventing residents of apartment buildings from exiting through locked lobby doors following Monday’s 6.8 magnitude quake centered in the surrounding province of Sichuan.

Canadian police continue search for suspect in stabbing attacks

By Rob Gillies, Robert Bumsted, Associated Press

Damien Sanderson, 31, was found dead Monday near the stabbing sites and authorities believe his brother and fellow suspect, Myles Sanderson, 30, is injured, on the run and likely in the provincial capital of Regina, said police chief Evan Bray.

Liz Truss becomes U.K. prime minister

By Jill Lawless, Danica Kirka, Associated Press

peaking Tuesday outside 10 Downing St. hours after being formally appointed by Queen Elizabeth II, Truss said she would focus on tackling Britain’s energy crisis, struggling economy and overburdened health service.