30 h. ago Spain to hold three days of mourning after train crash that killed at least 40

Officials say death toll likely to rise as rescuers continue to comb through wreckage in remote area of AndalucíaSpain will begin three days of mourning on Tuesday as rescuers continue to comb through the wreckage of twisted train cars and scattered debris to locate victims after a train collision that killed at least 40 people and injured dozens.On Monday, more than 18 hours after a high-speed train carrying about 300 Madrid-bound passengers derailed and collided with an oncoming train, people across the country were still scrambling to make contact with missing loved ones caught up in Spain’s worst rail disaster in more than a decade. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Gore video fanatic 'stabbed a grandmother to death with hunting knife he bought online' as she waited for the bus, court hears

Jala Debella, 24, who lived in a residential home for people with mental health problems, allegedly killed Anita Mukhey, 66, (pictured) in north London at around 11.50am on May 9, 2024.

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32 h. ago ‘We had to remove the dead to get to the living’: train crash shocks Spanish town

People in Adamuz rushed to help when two trains smashed into each other and say they will never forget what they sawJust after 2.45pm on Monday, a huge yellow-and-green crane lorry swung off the main road that cuts through the forested hills of eastern Andalucía and beetled down a track to begin picking up the enormous, wrecked pieces of Spain’s worst rail disaster in more than a decade. Behind it rolled a support lorry and a convoy of police cars.A few minutes’ drive away, between groves of olive and oak trees, lay the two stricken trains that had smashed into each other on Sunday night, killing at least 39 people and critically injuring at least 12 others. As investigators and Guardia Civil officers walked up and down the line by the twisted carriages, the nearby town of Adamuz was in the early stages of trying to process what had happened a few kilometres from its outskirts. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Chile fights wildfires that killed 19 and left 1,500 homeless

Firefighters in Chile are battling forest fires that started on Sunday, killing at least 19 people and leaving around 1,500 homeless

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34 h. ago Spain train crash: drivers had raised concerns over track before collision that killed 39 – latest updates

Reuters obtains letter from union last year raising worries over potholes and power lines amid investigations into cause of devastating crashKing Felipe of Spain has expressed his “concern about the terrible accident” in which at least 39 people have been killed.Speaking from Greece, the monarch was quoted as having told the media:We have been in contact with Sánchez and Juanma Moreno to learn the details. As soon as we finish, we will return as soon as possible. I understand the anguish of the families of the victims and the injured. We know that many residents of Adamuz assisted the victims immediately, and we express our gratitude to them for that. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago Spain train crash: drivers had raised track concerns as human error ‘practically ruled out’ as cause of collision – latest updates

Reuters obtains letter from union last year raising worries over potholes and power lines as rescue work continues following deaths of 39 peopleKing Felipe of Spain has expressed his “concern about the terrible accident” in which at least 39 people have been killed.Speaking from Greece, the monarch was quoted as having told the media:We have been in contact with Sánchez and Juanma Moreno to learn the details. As soon as we finish, we will return as soon as possible. I understand the anguish of the families of the victims and the injured. We know that many residents of Adamuz assisted the victims immediately, and we express our gratitude to them for that. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago Spain train crash UPDATES as 39 killed and passengers still missing

At least 39 people have been killed and 170 are injured after a high-speed train derailed in Adamuz, Spain, encroaching on the adjacent track and colliding with another oncoming train

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37 h. ago Spain train crash kills 39 people with over 100 more injured

One child is being treated in intensive care

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37 h. ago Pilot's chilling words before deliberate plane crash killing 150 people on board

Andreas Lubitz locking the captain out of the cockpit of Germanwings Flight 9525 before deliberately crashing the plane into a cliff in the French Alps.

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38 h. ago Chile wildfires: Aerial footage shows devastation as at least 18 killed

Aerial footage shows the extent of damage from deadly wildfires that have spread across Chile, with at least 18 people killed.

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48 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russian attacks kill two as Ukrainian strikes trigger blackouts in occupied south

Kyiv’s forces say 30 Russian strikes recorded across 15 locations while hundreds of thousands left without electricity in occupied Zaporizhzhia. What we know on day 1,426Moscow kept up its hammering of Ukraine’s energy grid in attacks that killed at least two people overnight to Sunday, according to Ukrainian officials. At least six people were wounded in the Dnipropetrovsk region, the emergency service said. Russia also targeted energy infrastructure in Odesa region, it said. A fire broke out and was promptly extinguished. Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Telegram that repairing the country’s energy system remained challenging “but we are doing everything we can to restore everything as quickly as possible”. The Ukrainian president said two people were killed in overnight attacks across the country that struck Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Khmelnytskyi and Odesa and included more than 200 drones. The military said 30 strikes had been recorded across 15 locations. One person was k...

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53 h. ago Chilean president declares state of catastrophe as wildfires kill at least 15

Fires blaze through 8,500 hectares, forcing 50,000 people to evacuate as firefighters struggle to extinguish flamesWildfires raging across central and southern Chile have killed at least 15 people, scorched thousands of hectares of forest and destroyed scores of homes, authorities said, as the South American country swelters under a heatwave.Chile’s president, Gabriel Boric, declared a state of catastrophe in the country’s central Biobío region and the neighbouring Ñuble region, about 500km (300 miles) south of Santiago, the capital. Continue reading...

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53 h. ago Chilean president declares state of catastrophe as wildfires kill at least 18

Fires blaze through 8,500 hectares, forcing 50,000 people to evacuate as firefighters struggle to extinguish flamesWildfires raging across central and southern Chile have killed at least 18 people, scorched thousands of hectares of forest and destroyed scores of homes, authorities said, as the South American country swelters under a heatwave.Chile’s president, Gabriel Boric, declared a state of catastrophe in the country’s central Biobío region and the neighbouring Ñuble region, about 500km (300 miles) south of Santiago, the capital. Continue reading...

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58 h. ago At least 5,000 have been killed in Iran during nationwide protests as judiciary hints at executions

At least 5,000 people have been killed during recent protests across Iran, an official in the region has claimed, including approximately 500 security personnel. The official, citing verified figures, accused "terrorists and armed rioters" of killing "innocent Iranians", though human rights groups offer significantly different tolls.

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58 h. ago Abolishing ICE isn’t enough – it’s time to center people’s humanity | Heba Gowayed and Victor Ray

It’s far from radical to reject a system predicated on violence – despite what thinktanks might claimOn 7 January 2026, Renee Good was killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross; video captures a man’s voice calling her a “fucking bitch” afterwards. Kristi Noem, secretary of homeland security, maligned Good as having committed “domestic terrorism”. Good’s killing became a national flashpoint as protests erupted demanding justice for the mother of three.Good’s killing is no anomaly. A Wall Street Journal investigation revealed 13 instances of ICE firing into civilian vehicles since July 2025, with at least eight people shot and two killed. ICE detentions are notorious for their inhumane conditions; 32 people died in ICE custody in 2025 alone, matching a record set two decades prior in 2004.Heba Gowayed is an associate professor of sociology at Cuny Hunter College and Cuny Graduate Center and author of the book Refuge: How the State Shapes Human PotentialVictor Ray is the F Wendell Miller asso...

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60 h. ago Factory explosion in China's Inner Mongolia region kills 2 and hospitalizes 66

An explosion at a factory in China's Inner Mongolia region has killed two people and left 66 others hospitalized

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60 h. ago Terrified residents sleep on rooftops as rampaging elephant kills 22 people

A community in India is living in fear of a wild elephant that has claimed the lives of 20 people, including two children, whilst on an uncontrollable and violent rampage

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60 h. ago Firefighter and five civilians killed as huge fire sweeps through shopping mall in Karachi

Emergency services rushed to the Gul Plaza in Karachi shortly after 10pm local time on Saturday following reports of the blaze, police and rescue officials said.

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62 h. ago Death toll rises to 6 in a fire at a shopping plaza in Pakistan’s city of Karachi

Firefighters in Karachi are battling a blaze at a multistory shopping plaza that erupted overnight, killing six people, including a firefighter

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64 h. ago Horror fire rips through shopping mall leaving at least 6 dead and 11 injured as cops declare ‘mass disaster protocol’

A HUGE fire has ripped through a shopping centre in Pakistan, killing at least six people and injuring 11. Dramatic footage shows flames rising through Gulo Plaza shopping Centre in Kurachi as firefighters laboured through the night to stop fire from spreading. Hundreds of people had gathered around the multi-storey building, including distraught store owners...

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