Workers at Spanish airports walked out in two separate disputes over the weekend, causing some delays and cancellations, but nothing like the disruption expected on some of the year’s busiest travel dates.

Watchmaker Swatch has apologised and pulled ads featuring an Asian male model pulling the corners of his eyes backwards following accusations of racism.

Ukraine’s “Pryvyd” (Ghost) sniper unit has claimed to have set the record for the longest confirmed sniper kill, shooting down two Russian soldiers from a distance of around 4 kilometres.

President Trump is set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders on Monday as the U.S. pursues a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine.

Mali’s military junta arrested two generals and a French national and accused them of attempting to destabilise the transitional government.

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