Brazil's new right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro will undergo surgery on Monday in Sao Paulo's Albert Einstein hospital to remove a colostomy bag he has had since he was stabbed on the campaign trail last year, his spokesman said on Friday.

Russia will help Cuba repair state-run airline Cubana's mostly grounded fleet, likely by year's end, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov was quoted as saying by Cuban news agency Prensa Latina on Friday.

Departures from a number of US airports were affected by air control shortages on Friday.

The Canadian police said on Friday they had charged a minor with terror-related offences in connection with a pair of national security raids in Kingston, Ontario Thursday night.

A mid-air collision between a helicopter and a light aircraft above the Italian Alps has killed at least five people, rescuers said on Friday.

The Canadian police said on Friday they had charged a minor with terror-related offences in connection with a pair of national security raids in Kingston, Ontario Thursday night.

A helicopter and a light aircraft collided in the Italian Alps, killing five people and injuring two.

A mid-air collision between a helicopter and a light aircraft above the Italian Alps has killed at least four people, local media reported on Friday.

Departures from a number of US airports are said to be affected because of air control shortages.

Some U.S. diplomats left the embassy in Caracas for the airport on Friday in a convoy escorted by police, according to a Reuters witness, after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro broke off relations with Washington and ordered American personnel out.