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What we know about Spain’s second high-speed rail tragedy this year 

29 October 2026

At least 68 people were killed and about 80 injured when a high-speed train ploughed into the back of a stationary train...

Pentagon says Iran war has cost US taxpayers $47bn: What that means 

29 October 2026

The Pentagon has told lawmakers in the United States that the war on Iran has cost American taxpayers at least $47.1bn s...

Protest at India university where no students’ union vote held for 20 years 

29 October 2026

New Delhi, India – Today is the 18th day of an indefinite hunger strike for Ebin Basil, a third-year student of law at...

‘Survival of the fittest’: The struggle to get to university in The Gambia 

29 October 2026

Faraba Banta, The Gambia – For Muhammed Lamin Jallow, a student at the University of The Gambia’s School of Arts and...

Israel’s election rhetoric: What candidates said, and how they performed 

29 October 2026

Israel’s parliamentary election on Tuesday produced no clear winner, with nearly 90 percent of ballots counted and bot...

What we know of Vance’s letter to Rezaei, as Trump warns Gulf to ‘prepare’ 

29 October 2026

United States Vice President JD Vance has sent a letter to Iran’s security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, in an 11th-hour push ...

Trump demands Alaska candidates be removed over alleged ballot scheme 

29 October 2026

US President Donald Trump has called for the removal and prosecution of two candidates in Alaska’s Senate race, accusi...

Obama and Trump spar at rallies in Georgia and Ohio: Key takeaways 

29 October 2026

Former US President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump held rival campaign rallies in Georgia and Ohio on Wednesday...

North Korea fires missiles as row over landmine blast intensifies 

29 October 2026

News|Border Disputes North Korea has fired about 10 short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast into the Sea of Ja...

El Salvador pledges more than 2,000 soldiers as Haiti delays elections 

29 October 2026

News|Conflict El Salvador plans to send more than 2,000 soldiers to Haiti to search for four missing Salvadoran aviation...