A rail collision in Spain that claimed at least 68 lives on Wednesday came after a train was ordered to go in "error" despite a technical failure that halted all services, the transport minister said. The first findings about the accident in the central region of Castilla-La Mancha are likely to revive questions about rail safety in Spain after another high-speed collision in January killed 46 people. FRANCE 24's James Vasina reports.

Brazil's defeated far-right presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro insisted on Wednesday he is his country's rightful leader after arriving in the United States to start a self-imposed exile. Bolsonaro's defiance on fleeing to Florida signalled continued upheaval for Brazil, where leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won a dramatic run-off election on Sunday. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Fabio de Sa e Silva, Associate Professor of International Studies at the University of Oklahoma. He says that an attempt by Bolsonaro to turn a domestic dispute into a wider international issue "will not be successful", explaining that he is likely going to be "losing the grip of the opposition, there is a vacuum now that others will seek to occupy" and that it's unlikely the United States will "get involved into questioning the results of the Brazilian election".

🔴🇧🇷 El senador ultraderechista Flávio Bolsonaro se autoproclamó "presidente electo de Brasil" este 28 de octubre en una carta abierta que divulgó en sus redes sociales. Sin embargo, minutos después, se retractó y se nombró "líder de Brasil.

Two Arab-majority parties are set to win a historic 19 seats in total, amid a record turnout at the polls in Israel on Tuesday. Voters from the community, descendants of Palestinians who stayed after Israel's creation and who make up around 20 percent of the population, have been enraged by the Netanyahu government's ultra-nationalist Jewish vision for the country and the Palestinian territories. FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwell reports.

🇪🇸 Un tren de alta velocidad embistió por detrás a otro convoy detenido a la altura de Urda (Toledo), al sur de Madrid. El Gobierno de España apunta a un error humano, después de un fallo reportado en el sistema de señalización automático.

Brazil's defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro arrived in Florida by private plane Wednesday after fleeing his country in defiance of a court order to surrender his passport. Bolsonaro, who lost a runoff election to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday, is under investigation in Brazil for alleged corruption and money laundering and, with his defeat, is set to lose parliamentary immunity. FRANCE 24's international affairs editor Kethevane Gorjestani explains.

Brazil's defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro arrived in Florida by private plane Wednesday after fleeing his country in defiance of a court order to surrender his passport. Bolsonaro, who lost a runoff election to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday, is under investigation in Brazil for alleged corruption and money laundering and, with his defeat, is set to lose parliamentary immunity. FRANCE 24's international affairs editor Kethevane Gorjestani explains.

Un nuevo y mortífero accidente ferroviario en España. Decenas de personas murieron este 28 de octubre tras la colisión de dos trenes de alta velocidad en la línea que conecta Madrid con Andalucía. El presidente del Gobierno de España se dirigió al lugar para atender la emergencia y declaró tres días de luto en el país. Es el segundo accidente mortal de trenes en menos de un año. Por su parte, el ministro de Transportes, Óscar Puentes, aseguró que el sistema ferroviario español es seguro y no descarta un "error humano".

La líder opositora María Corina Machado regresó a Venezuela tras diez meses fuera del país. Su retorno abre una nueva etapa en el escenario político venezolano y plantea interrogantes sobre el papel que desempeñará de cara a los próximos desafíos de la oposición. Desde Caracas, nuestra corresponsal, Daniella Zambrano, amplía los detalles de la llegada de Machado, las reacciones de la ciudadanía y el impacto que podría tener en el país.

El Senado de Francia aprobó la llamada ley “el que rompe paga” como respuesta a los saqueos registrados tras la victoria del París Saint-Germain y durante los recientes disturbios en las masivas protestas sociales. El proyecto establece multas de hasta 10.000 euros para quienes participen en actos de violencia o causen daños a bienes públicos y privados. Informe de nuestra periodista, Natalia Ruiz.

De acuerdo con datos del Gobierno mexicano, en lo que va del año se han registrado más de 3.000 protestas protagonizadas por sectores como transportistas, agricultores y la llamada generación Z, cada uno con sus propias demandas. Mientras tanto, la presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum mantiene altos niveles de popularidad. Según la consultora CB Global Data, la mandataria es la mejor valorada de América Latina, con cerca del 70% de aprobación ciudadana. Analizamos el tema en el #InvitadoDelDíaF24 con Yomara Guerra, analista política, estratega política y experta en Gobierno y Gobernanza.

Adolescentes demandaron a Meta y Snap por presuntamente provocar problemas de salud mental y generar adicción a través de sus plataformas. El proceso comenzó este 28 de octubre en Los Ángeles y se extenderá durante varias semanas. Las demandantes, de 16 y 18 años, aseguran que estas redes son “adictivas y perjudiciales” para usuarios cuyos cerebros aún están en desarrollo, lo que estaría relacionado con afectaciones a su salud mental. Los directivos de Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, y de Snap, Evan Spiegel, testificarán durante el juicio. YouTube y TikTok, incluidos inicialmente en la demanda, llegaron a acuerdos con las partes.

En apenas nueve meses, España ha registrado dos graves accidentes ferroviarios en la red de alta velocidad (AVE). El primero ocurrió el 18 de enero de 2026, cuando un tren de Iryo se descarriló en la vía Málaga-Madrid por una rotura en la infraestructura e invadió otro carril, donde colisionó con un tren Alvia de Renfe. Este 28 de octubre, un tren de alta velocidad impactó por detrás contra otro convoy a la altura de la estación de Urda (Toledo), al sur de Madrid. Ambos accidentes reabrieron el debate sobre la seguridad del sistema ferroviario español. Analizamos el tema con Pablo Oromí, ingeniero civil y decano de la zona de Tenerife del Colegio de Ingenieros Técnicos de Obras Públicas de España.

François Picard is pleased to welcome Vitalii Kim, Minister for Veterans' Affairs of Ukraine. "If Europe will not support us, we also will fight because it's our motherland," says Kim, insisting that Ukraine's determination to resist Russian aggression will endure regardless of the outcome of negotiations over European financial assistance. Yet behind this assertion of national resolve lies a more complex reality: a country confronting not only the immediate pressures of war, but also its mounting psychological, social and institutional consequences.

François Picard is pleased to welcome Vitalii Kim, Minister for Veterans Affairs of Ukraine. “If Europe will not support us, we also will fight because it's our motherland,” says Kim, insisting that Ukraine's determination to resist Russian aggression will endure regardless of the outcome of negotiations over European financial assistance. Yet behind this assertion of national resolve lies a more complex reality: a country confronting not only the immediate pressures of war, but also its mounting psychological, social and institutional consequences.

Flavio Bolsonaro's clandestine escape to the United States bewildered Brazil and triggered a frantic search for his whereabouts. The Supreme Court had ordered the son of jailed ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro to forfeit his passports after his electoral loss on Sunday, amid fears he would leave the country due to ongoing investigations against him. But the defeated right-wing presidential candidate failed to hand them in, choosing instead to flee to the US via Argentina and Ecuador. FRANCE 24's Tim Vickery reports from Rio de Janeiro.

Flavio Bolsonaro's clandestine escape to the United States bewildered Brazil and triggered a frantic search for his whereabouts. The Supreme Court had ordered the son of jailed ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro to forfeit his passports after his electoral loss on Sunday, amid fears he would leave the country due to ongoing investigations against him. But the defeated right-wing presidential candidate failed to hand them in, choosing instead to flee to the US via Argentina and Ecuador. FRANCE 24's Tim Vickery reports from Rio de Janeiro.

A high-speed train collision south of Madrid killed 68 people and injured scores more on Wednesday, with the toll likely to rise, authorities said, in one of Europe's deadliest such disasters this century. The second such accident to strike Spain this year will raise fresh questions about the country's rail safety, with the transport minister speaking of an "error" and "inexplicable circumstances" that led to the collision. FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris reports from Urda, south of Madrid.

A high-speed train collision south of Madrid killed 68 people and injured scores more on Wednesday, with the toll likely to rise, authorities said, in one of Europe's deadliest such disasters this century. The second such accident to strike Spain this year will raise fresh questions about the country's rail safety, with the transport minister speaking of an "error" and "inexplicable circumstances" that led to the collision. FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris reports from Urda, south of Madrid.