Spain entered three days of mourning on Thursday after a high-speed train collision killed 68 people and injured scores. The incident has prompted fresh questions about rail safety and management.
Emergency services combed through the wreckage overnight as Civil Guard sets up clinics for relatives to provide DNA samples and help identify victims Spain has begun three days of mourning after a high-speed rail collision – its second this year – killed 68 people and injured scores, with relatives desperately seeking news about their loved ones. The trains, one from Spain’s state-owned Renfe and the other from the…
Emergency services combed through the wreckage overnight as Civil Guard sets up clinics for relatives to provide DNA samples and help identify victims Spain has begun three days of mourning after a high-speed rail collision – its second this year – killed 68 people and injured scores, with relatives desperately seeking news about their loved ones. The trains, one from Spain’s state-owned Renfe and the other from the…
NYTimes – World A high-speed train collision in Spain killed at least 68 people and wounded around 100, according to officials. The crash occurred when one train struck another from behind near Toledo, south of Madrid, derailing at least two carriages. It is Spain's second fatal high-speed rail crash this year, prompting an official investigation and renewed questions about rail safety ahead of a national election.
NPR – World Israel's election has produced no clear winner, with partial results showing neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing religious bloc nor opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot's alliance on course for a Knesset majority. Israeli Arab parties made a strong showing, potentially positioning them as kingmakers. The Israeli president is pushing to avert a fresh election as both sides scramble to form a government, a process that could take weeks or months.
Sky News – World Flávio Bolsonaro, who lost Sunday's Brazilian presidential election, fled Brazil and landed in Miami, United States, after Brazilian police canceled his passport amid an ongoing investigation. Reports describe his departure as clandestine and say his family accompanied him. Brazil's Supreme Court had ordered him to surrender his passports following electoral defeat over fears he would leave the country.
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