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1. Firefighters retreat, 3 more towns evacuated as Spanish volcanic eruptions intensify

   

   Intensifying volcanic explosions on the Spanish island of La Palma forced firefighters to retreat and authorities to evacuate three more towns on Friday, while airlines cancelled flights due to a cloud of gas and ash, the biggest since the volcano first erupted.

2. Meng Wanzhou believed to have left Canada after B.C. court drops extradition case

   

   A plane believed to be carrying Chinese tech executive Meng Wanzhou took off from the Vancouver airport on Friday, marking a new stage in a legal saga that ensnared Canada — and two of its citizens — in a dispute between the U.S. and Chinese governments.

3. Hundreds mourn slain London teacher Sabina Nessa at vigil, denounce violence against women

   

   Hundreds gathered to light candles and mourn slain primary school teacher Sabina Nessa on Friday in southeast London, while demanding an end to violence against women. Nessa's death is the second high-profile killing of a young woman this year in London.

4. Catalan separatist leader released from Italian jail, awaits hearing on Spain extradition

   

   Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont left a jail in Sardinia on Friday after a judge ruled that he could go free pending an Oct. 4 hearing on his extradition to Spain, where the political firebrand is wanted for sedition.

5. The Wire actor Michael K. Williams died of drug intoxication, says medical examiner

   

   Actor Michael K. Williams died of acute drug intoxication in what New York City's medical examiner said Friday was an accidental death.