The collision between two high-speed trains, which killed at least 68 people near Toledo, is believed to have been caused by a computer failure followed by human error. The transport minister called the accident 'unthinkable.'
While Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition lost its majority of seats, the opposition lost even more in the October 27 election, finishing in second place. Israeli media fear a prolonged period of uncertainty.
After challenging the results of the 2020 elections, Donald Trump is now determined to shape both the process and the outcome of the November 3 midterms, writes Le Monde columnist Gilles Paris.
The civil rights campaigner, behind the slogan that influenced Barack Obama's 'Yes we can,' remained an activist into her 90s, rallying migrant workers against Donald Trump's immigration raids.
Flavio Bolsonaro, defeated in Sunday's presidential runoff and the subject of several investigations in Brazil, arrived in Miami on a private jet on Wednesday. Details of how he, accompanied by his wife and daughters, made it to US soil are still emerging.
Assassination plots, arson, acts of sabotage, cyberattacks – European countries now face a sustained and wide-ranging Iranian threat, as arrests of individuals suspected of aiding Tehran's intelligence services multiply across the continent.
Early aerial footage shows the aftermath of an accident between two trains on Wednesday morning on a Spanish railway line connecting Madrid to Andalusia.
An aerial view of the crash site after two high-speed trains collided, in Urda, Spain, October 28, 2026, in this screengrab taken from a video. GUARDIA CIVIL HANDOUT/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO.
The momentum in defense of the rule of law that brought down Aleksandar Vucic echoes the forces that led to Viktor Orban's defeat in Hungary. But democratic change must also translate into concrete goals. Some voters' pro-European aspirations will inevitably clash with pro-Russian nationalism.
Members of the European Parliament during the vote on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, on February 15, 2017.
Across Israel and the occupied West Bank, voters turned out in large numbers for Tuesday's elections. By Wednesday morning, no clear majority had emerged.
Israeli Prime Minister and leader of the Likud party, Benjamin Netanyahu, leaves the polling station at his party's headquarters during the Israeli national elections in Jerusalem, October 28, 2026.
The collision, on the line linking Madrid to Andalusia, involved a train run by national rail operator Renfe carrying 397 passengers and one run by private company Iryo with 147 on board, a government spokesperson said.
Medical staff arrive at a sports center converted into a temporary medical facility following a collision between two trains in Urda, Spain, on October 28, 2026.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's offer of EU associate member status to Canada has angered both Paris and Berlin. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney faces criticism over the proposal at home.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (left) during European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's State of the European Union address at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, on September 16, 2026.
French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot speaks to the media on the sidelines of the R4, E3, and Italy meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, October 23, 2026.
Provisional results on Wednesday morning showed significant losses for Netanyahu's bloc, but the opposition, led by Gadi Eisenkot, failed to unseat Likud as the largest party. Neither bloc is in a position to form a government. Arab parties made historic gains and play a role in future coalitions.
The US president is pushing ways of bringing down energy costs ahead of the midterms, amid voter anger over soaring oil costs caused by his war on Iran.
'Route 66, the pulse of America' (3/6). Between ultraconservative Oklahoma, still haunted by racism, and New Mexico, where a Native American woman could be elected governor, many voices called out to ensure the country never forgets a past that white America still largely prefers to ignore.
For his exhibition 'Le Temps des récoltes' ('Harvest Time'), Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama brings together seven artists and two collectives in contemporary art. Spread across three floors, their work's intricate layering of forms and materials holds up a mirror to the political landscape.
Authorities ordered thousands to move inland or take shelter in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha ahead of the storm, while neighboring Sri Lanka and Nepal also issued weather warnings.
A woman with a child arrives at a relief shelter during rainfall in Andhra Pradesh's Kakinada on October 27, 2026 ahead of cyclone Arnab's expected landfall.
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