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Emergency teams worked through the night to find victims after one of the worst rail disasters in Europe's modern history.

Spain began three days of mourning after its second high-speed rail collision this year killed 68 people and injured scores, with relatives desperately seeking news about their loved ones.

Daniel James Low, 29, of Gisborne, died near Ruakituri on Wednesday afternoon.

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The crash, between a moving train and another that was stopped further up the track, was caused by an "inexplicable" error, the transport minister said.

The accident, the second in less than a year on the same busy rail line, was one of the deadliest in the country’s history.

URDA, Spain - A high-speed train collision south of Madrid killed 64 people and injured scores more on Wednesday, with the toll likely to rise, authorities said after one of Europe’s deadliest such disasters this century.

Two high-speed trains carrying hundreds of passengers collided south of Madrid. Spain's transport minister said one of the trains was told to continue its journey despite a "red signal" being in effect. Follow DW.

A container-laden truck overturned onto a passenger bus on Berger Bridge in Lagos, killing four adult males and injuring six others on Wednesday morning. Read More: https://punchng.com/overturned-container-truck-kills-four-passengers-on-lagos-bridge/

Health Minister Monica Garcia says emergency workers are focusing on rescuing survivors.

The Ford government is pausing at least some funding through Better Jobs Ontario, which helps unemployed people get skills training.

URDA, Spain - A collision between two high-speed trains south of Madrid killed 30 people on Wednesday and the toll could rise, regional authorities said in Spain’s second such disaster this year.

Two high speed trains carrying hundreds of passengers collided central Spain south of Madrid. Officials warn that the death toll is likely to increase. Follow DW

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An attacker with two knives wounded a policeman guarding the Israeli embassy in Belgrade overnight, before the officer shot the assailant dead, Serbia's outgoing interior minister said on Wednesday.

Crash occurred near Urda in Toledo province, south of Madrid, on high-speed line connecting the capital with Seville.

Finlay O'Neill thought his sporting days were over when his dislocated a knee at the age of 16. Now he is preparing to play a part in England's bid to retain the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup.

Dozens of people were killed or injured when a high-speed train crashed into another train in central Spain, officials said.

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Funding will cover more courses for mid-career workers who want to move into technology, maritime and offshore, and financial services roles.

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A drone strike by the Sudanese Armed Forces on Monday hit a busy market in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur region, killing at least 36 people, according to the international medical charity Doctors without Borders. "Nyala Teaching Hospital, which is supported by Doctors without Borders teams, has so far received the bodies of 36 people who were killed, 21

<p>US military says it carried out an airstrike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in latest attack in region</p><p>The US ⁠military ⁠<a href="https://x.com/Southcom/status/2115116783199735980">said</a> on ​Tuesday ⁠it killed ⁠five ​people ‌after ‌an airstrike on a ‌suspected drug-trafficking vessel in ​the ⁠eastern Pacific.</p><p>Tuesday’s strike was among

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Of the 70 members of the Indian contingent who competed in 63 skill categories, 12 were from Tamil Nadu

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Drone hit a market in the city that serves as the de facto capital of the paramilitary RSF in Darfur, resident says.

Jordan said Tuesday its airstrikes in southern Syria killed more than 20 Daesh militants and destroyed a weapons depot, while Damascus condemned the operation as a violation of sov...

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A Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital killed one person and wounded eight, mayor Vitali Klitschko said, adding that medical facilities and a dormitory were damaged.

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have killed 16 suspected ISWAP fighters during coordinated air and artillery strikes on terrorist enclaves in Lake Chad. Read More: https://punchng.com/military-strikes-iswap-enclaves-in-lake-chad-kills-16-terrorists/

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A university don, Prof. Abiodun Aibinu, has stated that equipping Nigeria’s youth with real digital capabilities is the foundation for the next economy. Read More: https://punchng.com/don-youth-digital-skills-key-to-next-economy/

The Kogi State Police Command has begun an investigation after a corporal allegedly shot dead his female colleague before shooting himself in Ajaokuta. Read More: https://punchng.com/probe-begins-after-kogi-policeman-kills-female-colleague-self/

Church mourners die on Kenya’s Nairobi-Mombasa Highway weeks after another crash killed 17 people.

Queensland butchers are battling to survive amid a skills shortage, with one set to stop serving customers due to a lack of available staff, while others have begun recruiting from overseas.

Two Israeli strikes hit students and security guards at the Islamic University in Gaza City.

<p>An Israeli strike on a university in Gaza City killed three people on Sunday, staff and a local hospital said, while the civil defence agency reported four others killed elsewhere in the territory.</p> <p>Reached for comment, the Israeli military said it was looking into the reports.</p> <p>Al Shifa Hospital said it received three bodies and treated eight

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<p>An Israeli strike on a university in Gaza City killed three people on Sunday, staff and a local hospital said, while the civil defence agency reported four others killed elsewhere in the territory.</p> <p>Reached for comment, the Israeli military said it was looking into the reports.</p> <p>Al Shifa Hospital said it received three bodies and treated eight

A Bauchi-based foundation, Wunti Al-Khair Foundation, has trained 30 youths in digital skills to promote employment and entrepreneurship in the state. Read More: https://punchng.com/foundation-equips-bauchi-youths-with-digital-skills/

Jordan’s King Abdullah vowed a forceful response after gunmen killed eight people and wounded 40 others during a funeral service at a Greek Orthodox church in the southern Karak go...

A 71-year-old man has been killed after being struck by a car in Full Self-Driving mode while crossing a freeway in California, United States. Read More: https://punchng.com/self-driving-car-kills-71-year-old-man-in-us/

<p>Super typhoon weakening but large parts of Taiwan, including Taipei, still mostly closed and flights cancelled</p><p>Typhoon Champi swept past Taiwan on Saturday killing one person, injuring more than 500, and uprooting trees and severing power as it weakened and ⁠headed north toward ⁠the ​Chinese coast.</p><p>Earlier classified as a super typhoon and one

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Minister Nuñez said the shootings happened at three separate locations in the towns of Trappes and La Verrière, near Paris, and that they took less than 15 minutes in total.

Authorities detained a suspect and are investigating whether the shootings, which wounded four other people, targeted a specific race, origin or religion.

Israel's Netanyahu says he ordered the military to cordon off a major city in the occupied West Bank after an attack by Palestinian gunmen that killed two Israeli soldiers.

French prosecutors are investigating the shooting as a suspected "terrorist" attack.

Israel’s PM is preparing to order a shutdown in the occupied West Bank lockdown after a shooting near Hebron.

China has ordered an ‘all-out’ rescue effort in Tibet after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake killed at least 16 people and injured dozens more on Thursday. Read More: https://punchng.com/china-orders-all-out-rescue-after-tibet-quake-kills-16/

The National Emergency Management Agency says flooding has killed 245 people and displaced 214,997 across 28 states in Nigeria as of October 20, 2026. Read More: https://punchng.com/flooding-kills-245-displaces-over-214000-nigerians-nema/

PRINCE ALBERT — Patricia Farrell is not even a week removed from the death of her son in a military training exercise gone wrong.

A powerful magnitude 7 earthquake has struck Tibet in southwestern China, official media reported. Chinese state TV said it's the strongest quake to hit the remote Himalayan region in five years.