A strike that crippled public transport and closed schools across France entered a second day on Friday, with trade unions saying they planned to keep going until President Emmanuel Macron backs down from a planned reform of pensions, Reuters reports. The outcome depends on who blinks first - the unions who risk losing public support if the disruption goes on for too long, or the government which fears voters could side with the unions and blame officials for the standoff. Macron’s government, along with many ordinary French citizens, have made plans to cope with the strike action through the weekend, but may take a different view on Monday, if the disruption extends into a second week. Rail workers voted to extend their strike through Friday, while labor unions at the Paris bus and metro operator RATP said their walkout would continue until Monday. Other trade unionists were due to decide early on Friday how long they would keep up the strike.🔥

Hong Kong’s police chief has urged citizens to demonstrate peacefully ahead of what is expected to be a large-scale pro-democracy march on Sunday, an event planned amid a lull in violence in the Chinese-ruled city, reported Reuters. Police on Thursday gave a rare green light to the demonstration, organized by the Civil Human Rights Front, the group that called the million-strong marches in the summer. Sunday’s march is a key gauge of the pro-democracy movement’s support following its sweeping victory in local elections. Speaking to reporters before departing for a “courtesy visit” to Beijing, newly-installed police commissioner Chris Tang urged Hong Kongers to set a global example. #HK

A man drinks a Frucola as a policeman chases demonstrators during a protest against Chile's government in Santiago. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Meanwhile in Argenina ... Robber vs Police

Indian police shot dead four men on Friday who were suspected of raping and killing a 27-year-old veterinarian in the southern city of Hyderabad last week, a senior police official told Reuters. The men had been in police custody and were shot near the scene of the crime, said N Prakash Reddy, a deputy commissioner of police in Shamshabad, near Hyderabad. “In the morning, at around 6-6.30, our persons have come to reconstruct the scene of crime and the accused have tried to snatch their weapons, and there was a cross-fire. In this, all the four accused have died. Two policemen have been injured,” Reddy said.

French CRS riot police face off with protesters during clashes at a demonstration against the French government's pensions reform plans in Paris, as part of a day of national strike and protests across France. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

🤣 #LOSERS

Rural Fire Service volunteers and NSW Fire and Rescue officers fight a bushfire encroaching on properties near Termeil, Australia. AAP Image/Dean Lewins

New technologies of the Brazilian police. Detection of drugs and smuggling has moved to a new level. 👮🏻‍♂️

BREAKING NEWS! A shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida early this morning left two people dead and several others wounded before the gunman was killed by law enforcement officers. A spokesperson for the Escambia County Sheriff's Office told Pensacola News Journal that shots were fired on base early Friday morning. Just before 8am, the sheriff's office announced the shooter has been killed by deputies.

Shocking video has emerged of a flu-ridden 16-year-old Guatemalan migrant writhing in pain on the floor of a U.S. Border Patrol cell where he lay for several hours before he was found dead. The footage published by ProPublica shows the last hours of Carlos Hernandez Vasquez, who died on May 20. He is one of at least six children to have died since December 2018 after being detained by border agents. Hernandez had been seen smiling and laughing as he illegally crossed the Rio Grande hours before he was detained by US Customs and Border Protection. According to ProPublica, Hernandez staggered to the toilet in his cell in the middle of the night at the Border Patrol station in Weslaco, Texas, and collapsed nearby. He remained still for more than four hours until his cellmate awakened at 6.05am and discovered him on the floor.

A Detroit police officer was shot and killed and another was wounded on Detroit’s west side Wednesday while they were responding to a home invasion, investigators said. The officer who was shot in the neck and died was an 18-year veteran of the Detroit Police. The other wounded officer, a three-year veteran on the force, was shot in the leg. He was serious condition but conscious and able to move around. The shooting unfolded around 7:30 p.m. and the suspect ultimately was arrested. The two officers were responding to a home invasion in progress. As they arrived, people living in the home ran out frantically, saying an armed suspect was inside. The officers called for backup and more police arrived at the scene, Fox 2 Detroit reported. One of the officers was able to return gunfire and strike the suspect, who was transported to the hospital.

Canadian police arrested a man on terror charges who was previously detained by Turkish authorities for being part of ISIS, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said on Friday, Reuters report. Ikar Mao, 22, of Guelph, Ontario, a city 60 mileswest of Toronto, has been charged with participation in the activity of a terror group, and leaving Canada to participate in such a group, the police said in a statement. Mao appeared in court on Friday, RCMP spokeswoman Louise Savard said in an email. She declined to give further details. The RCMP investigation leading to Mao’s arrest began on July 11, and stemmed from a complaint from an unnamed source, Savard said. He was arrested and charged by Turkish authorities and held until a court hearing, she added, noting that no conviction has been registered in Turkey.

Strange conflict on the road 😂 #WTF?

The gunman who opened fire Friday morning at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida, fatally shooting three people, has been identified as an aviation student from Saudi Arabia as investigators are looking into whether the attack is terrorism-related. The shooter -- who was wielding a handgun, despite firearms not being allowed on base -- was confronted and taken out by a pair of responding officers, officials said. Two people were killed at the scene while a third victim died after being rushed to a local hospital. Seven others suffered injuries and are undergoing treatment, including the two officers, one of whom was shot in the arm and the other in the knee. Both are expected to survive.