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At least 40 people were killed and 122 injured after a high-speed train derailed and was struck by an oncoming service in southern Spain late last night, authorities said, in the country’s deadliest rail disaster since 2013. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez declared three days of national mourning and visited the crash site. The collision occurred at 7:45 p.m. near Adamuz in the province of Córdoba, about 360 kilometers south of Madrid. State rail operator Renfe said roughly 400 people were aboard the two trains — an Iryo…

Irish citizen among group freed from Venezuelan prisons lands in Prague, officials say An Irish citizen previously imprisoned in Venezuela has arrived in Prague amid a wave of detainee releases involving several European nationals, according to RTÉ News and Reuters. Reuters reported that a plane carrying freed Irish, Polish, Romanian and Czech citizens landed at Prague’s Vaclav Havel Airport, where relatives had gathered to meet them. Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs said it was aware of the case involving an Irish…

Sydney records third shark attack in two days; surfer critically injured, northern beaches closed A shark mauled a surfer off a northern Sydney ocean beach, leaving him in critical condition in hospital with serious leg injuries, authorities said, in the city’s third shark attack in two days. New South Wales Police said members of the public pulled the man, believed to be in his 20s, from the water and began first aid before emergency services arrived. All of Sydney’s northern beaches were closed until further notice. Police…

Sydney records third shark attack in two days; surfer mauled at northern beach as closures widen A surfer believed to be in his 20s was critically injured after a shark mauled him off a northern Sydney ocean beach, authorities said, marking the city’s third shark attack in two days and prompting the closure of all northern beaches. New South Wales state police said members of the public pulled the man from the water and began first aid before emergency crews arrived. He suffered serious injuries to his legs and was taken to…

The White House has asked countries to pay $1 billion for a permanent seat on a new “Board of Peace” chaired by U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a draft charter seen by AFP and shared with invitees. The body—initially framed as a vehicle to oversee Gaza’s reconstruction—would be empowered to address conflicts far beyond the Palestinian territory, positioning itself as an alternative to existing multilateral institutions. Under the terms outlined in the charter, member states would be represented by their heads of…

UN warns Yemen crisis set to worsen in 2026 as funding dries up, food insecurity deepens GENEVA — The United Nations warned Friday that Yemen’s humanitarian crisis is poised to intensify in 2026, with deepening food insecurity and a looming collapse in health support as international aid falters. Julien Harneis, the UN resident and humanitarian coordinator for Yemen, said the situation is “very, very concerning” and risks slipping off the global radar until deaths surge. He told reporters in Geneva that the country faces a…

BRUSSELS — Pressure is mounting on the European Union to deploy its new anti-coercion instrument after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened tariffs of up to 25% on several European countries in a standoff over Greenland, a Danish territory. Trump on Saturday vowed levies against EU members Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden — as well as non-members the United Kingdom and Norway — unless Greenland is ceded to the United States. The threat stunned European officials and immediately triggered calls…

London — Prince Harry told the High Court it was “disturbing to feel that my every move, thought or feeling was being tracked” so the publisher of the Daily Mail could “make money out of it,” as a high-profile privacy case against Associated Newspapers Limited opened in London. The Duke of Sussex is one of seven claimants — alongside Elton John, his husband David Furnish, campaigner Doreen Lawrence, politician Simon Hughes, and actors Sadie Frost and Elizabeth Hurley — alleging what they describe as a “clear systematic and…

The claim that the world is “not secure” unless the United States has Greenland is sweeping, but it taps a real and growing geopolitical truth: the Arctic island has moved from remote afterthought to a front line of 21st-century power politics. The strategic drama—rekindled when former President Donald Trump floated the idea of acquiring Greenland—sits at the intersection of climate change, great-power competition, rare-earth minerals, and the security architecture that binds North America and Europe. Greenland is not for…

Former U.S. President Donald Trump said the world is “not secure” unless the United States has Greenland, reviving a politically charged debate over the vast Arctic territory’s strategic value and the limits of American influence in the High North. The remark echoes Trump’s 2019 push to explore purchasing Greenland from Denmark, an idea that strained relations with a key NATO ally. At the time, he canceled a planned state visit to Copenhagen after Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called the proposal “absurd,” and…