KLM cancelled dozens of flights on Monday after ground staff at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport staged a two-hour strike in a dispute over pay.
The strike was called after a deadline to reach a new pay agreement between the airline and the trade union expired on Friday.
The union’s demands include an 8 per cent pay rise spread over two years, more full-time contracts and a more regular shift rota.
On Thursday, KLM offered a 6-7 per cent pay rise over three years, which the unions rejected.
Russian strikes kill 20, exposing Ukraine's air-defence shortage
Russia hammered Ukraine with missiles and drones early on Monday, killing at least 20 people and exposing Kyiv's critical shortage of US-made interceptors, officials said, just days after the deadliest attack on the Ukrainian capital this year.
Clashes escalate at Sri Lanka prison to leave 25 dead, many more injured
Twenty-five people were killed and about 100 injured as security officials struggled to contain two days of clashes between rival groups of inmates at a prison in Sri Lanka, authorities said on Monday, marking the deadliest such violence in years.
Six killed in India's Mumbai as rains wreak havoc, disrupt travel
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Wildfire in southern France forces 10,000 people from their homes
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Folarin Balogun to play for US after FIFA suspends red-card ban
Folarin Balogun of the United States men's national team is eligible to play in its round of 16 match against Belgium following the suspension of his one-game red card ban, the USMNT has announced on Sunday.
