Heathrow Airport in London, UK will be closed all day Friday after a fire at a nearby electrical substation that supplies it with power.
Heathrow, the world's second-busiest airport, warns of "significant disruption" over the coming days and tells passengers not to travel "under any circumstances" until it reopens.
Protests have erupted in Turkey after authorities detained the mayor of Istanbul, just days before he was due to be selected as a presidential candidate.
Ekrem Imamoglu, from the secular Republican People's Party (CHP), is seen as one of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's strongest political rivals.
Southern African leaders have announced they will pull their troops out of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where they have been helping the government fight rebel forces.
A Connecticut man whose stepmother allegedly held him captive for 20 years escaped by setting fire to the small room he was held in, officials said.
Authorities responded to the fire and rescued the emaciated 32-year-old man. The alleged captive weighed 68 pounds (30 kilograms) upon his escape and was treated for smoke inhalation.
At least 15 people have been injured and more than 100 arrested in Argentina after football fans and retirees clashed with police.
The protest in Buenos Aires, the country’s capital is against economic policies implemented by President Javier Milei, including pension cuts.
Riot police in Buenos Aires used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons to disperse stone-throwing demonstrators angered by the government’s move.
Authorities said the injured were taken to hospital, among them a police officer who had been shot and a protester who had been hit in the head with a tear gas canister.
Retirees have been gathering each week to protest against cuts to their pensions, which have dried up since libertarian Milei took office in late 2023.
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