Weekend strike at Barcelona airport cancels at least 124 flights
Spain’s largest airline, Vueling, has canceled 112 flights scheduled for Saturday and Sunday because of a strike by ground staff at Barcelona’s El Prat airport.
UK PM Johnson says Britain will send back migrants who cross channel illegally
Britain will send back migrants who illegally try to cross the channel from France, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday.
Sri Lanka withdraws emergency law imposed after Easter attacks
Sri Lanka on Friday withdrew an emergency law imposed after Easter Sunday attacks, a military spokesman said, signifying the return of calm to the island nation which is set to vote in a new head of state later this year.
Fire extinguished at London building near Grenfell disaster
London’s fire brigade said on Friday they had put out a fire on the balcony of the 12th floor of a building in West London near Grenfell Tower, where a blaze killed 71 people in 2017.
U.S. man accused of spying by Russia says he was hurt in prison
A former U.S. Marine held in Russia on suspicion of spying said on Friday that prison authorities in Moscow had injured him, as a court ruled to extend his detention by two months.
Hong Kong protesters join in ‘Baltic Chain’ link of hands
Thousands of chanting Hong Kong protesters joined peaceful “Baltic Chain” links of hands on Friday, with almost three months of anti-government demonstrations showing no sign of let-up across the Chinese-ruled territory.
Zimbabwe police arrest 10 union officials as clampdown deepens
Zimbabwe’s government offered to raise public sector wages by 76% on Friday, an umbrella group for public sector unions said, in a bid to tackle widespread anger over the state of the economy.
Russia rocket accident likely had two explosions, Norway monitor says
An explosion that killed five Russian scientists during a rocket engine test this month was followed by a second blast two hours later, the likely source of a spike in radiation, Norway’s nuclear test-ban monitor said on Friday.
Iran’s Zarif says nuclear talks with Macron were ‘productive’: ILNA agency
Iran’s foreign minister said talks he held on Friday with French President Emmanuel Macron about a landmark 2015 nuclear deal were “productive”, according to the ILNA news agency.
Hong Kong airport targeted for protest after ‘Baltic Chain’ link of hands
Hong Kong braced for an anti-government protest “stress test” of the airport this weekend as demonstrators joined a “Baltic Chain” link of hands on Friday with almost three months of anti-government activism showing no sign of let-up.
