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High-speed trains collide in Spain, 21 dead, dozens injured
AFP, Published on 19/01/2026
» MADRID - Spain on Monday reeled from a collision between two high-speed trains in the southern region of Andalusia that killed 21 people and injured more than 70, with the prime minister lamenting a "night of deep pain".
Spain and Portugal battle wildfires as death toll mounts
AFP, Published on 18/08/2025
» MADRID - Thousands of firefighters backed by the military and water-bombing aircraft on Monday battled dozens of wildfires across Spain and Portugal, as the death toll increased to six since the outbreaks began.
Russia destroys drones in Moscow, Black Sea
AFP, Published on 18/08/2023
» MOSCOW: Russian forces destroyed Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow and its Black Sea Fleet, officials said on Friday, the latest in a surge of attacks on the capital and the flashpoint waterway.
Migrants on France's Channel coast undeterred by latest deaths
AFP, Published on 13/08/2023
» LOON-PLAGE, France: "Crossing the Channel, it's playing with our lives," Hajji Mahmud acknowledged.
Russia ups pressure on northeast Ukraine
AFP, Published on 11/08/2023
» KYIV: Russia on Friday claimed to have improved its fighting positions around the northeast Ukraine town of Kupiansk, as Kyiv's troops struggle ahead with their counteroffensive in other areas.
Trains resume service 51 hours after deadly India crash
AFP, Published on 05/06/2023
» BALASORE, India: Passenger and freight trains were running again on Monday at the site of India's deadliest train disaster in decades, which officials said was caused by failures linked to signal systems.
Erdogan, rival draw vast crowds ahead of May 14 vote
AFP, Published on 30/04/2023
» ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his main opponent staged massive rival rallies on Sunday, setting the stage for a bruising battle in the final two weeks of Turkey's election campaign.
French court convicts suspects in 2016 Nice terror attack
AFP, Published on 14/12/2022
» PARIS - A French court on Tuesday ordered prison terms for eight suspects charged in the harrowing 2016 terror attack in Nice, where a suspected Islamist attacker ploughed his truck into a crowd celebrating the July 14 national holiday.
Cyclone Sitrang hits Bangladesh, hundreds of thousands of people evacuated
AFP, Published on 25/10/2022
» PATUAKHALI, Bangladesh: Cyclone Sitrang slammed into densely-populated, low-lying Bangladesh late Monday, killing at least five people as authorities fearing heavy rain and storm surge rushed to move hundreds of thousands out of the system's path.
Crowds jam London for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral
AFP, Published on 19/09/2022
» LONDON: Huge crowds built in central London overnight and from early morning on Monday to secure a spot to watch the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey.