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Firefighters check the commuter train that derailed between Gelida and Sant Sadurni d'Anoia, Barcelona, Spain, 21 January 2026. — EPA
Train driver killed in second Spain rail crash in days
MADRID — A train driver has been killed and dozens of others injured after a commuter train crashed into the rubble of a wall that collapsed onto railway tracks outside Barcelona, emergency workers said.The crash in Gelida, approximately 40km west of Barcelona, in Catalonia in northeastern Spain on Tuesday, comes just two days after a separate train collision killed at least 42 people in the country’s southern Andalusia region.Claudi Gallardo, inspector for the fire service in the Catalonia region, said in televised comments from the site of Tuesday’s crash that 37 people had been injured, four of them seriously.“There are four seriously injured, and one person who has passed away,” Gallardo said, adding that all passengers ​had been removed from the site of the...
January 21, 2026

Train driver killed in second Spain rail crash in days

Mount Aso in south-west Japan is one of the country's most active volcanoes
Tourist helicopter goes missing near Mount Aso in Japan
TOKYO — A helicopter carrying two sightseers has gone missing near Mount Aso, one of Japan's most active volcanoes.The aircraft took off from a zoo in Aso City at 10:52 local time (01:52 GMT) on Tuesday for a 10-minute tour but never returned, BBC reported, citing local media.An object resembling an aircraft was spotted by a police helicopter inside the crater of Nakadake, one of Mount Aso's five peaks, at around 16:00. Authorities have yet to confirm if it is the missing helicopter.The helicopter's 64-year-old pilot was a veteran with 40 years of experience, according to local media. His passengers were a man and a woman, both Taiwanese.The aircraft, a US-made Robinson R44, was on its third sightseeing trip for the day when it went missing. There was no issue with its two...
January 21, 2026

Tourist helicopter goes missing near Mount Aso in Japan

Kizza Besigye has complained of acute stomach pain
Detained Ugandan opposition figure critically ill, his party says
KAMPALA — The health of jailed Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye is failing, his party said on Tuesday, after he was driven overnight to a medical facility in the capital of Kampala.Besigye's health “has reached a critical and deteriorating state,” the People's Front for Freedom (PFF) said in a statement that also demanded unrestricted access to Besigye by his personal doctors and family.A veteran politician who was Uganda's most prominent opposition figure before the rise of Bobi Wine, Besigye is being detained in a maximum-security jail in Kampala. He is set to be tried over treason charges he says are politically motivated.The 69-year-old politician was driven to a private medical facility under "heavy security", the party said, without specifying what he is...
January 21, 2026

Detained Ugandan opposition figure critically ill, his party says

New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon — EPA
New Zealand to hold general election in November
WELLINGTON — New Zealand will hold a national election on November 7, the country’s center-right prime minister has said, kickstarting a campaign cycle that could become one of the country’s most contested in years.Speaking to a press conference on Wednesday, Christopher Luxon said New Zealanders would have to decide "who is best placed to provide stable and strong government in a very volatile and uncertain world".Luxon, a former airline executive and New Zealand's first elected leader since the extremely popular Jacinda Ardern, has enjoyed a swift political rise: becoming an MP in 2020, National Party leader a year later, and prime minister in 2023.His popularity has waned during his time in power, however, as New Zealand's economy has stalled.New Zealanders face high...
January 21, 2026

New Zealand to hold general election in November

US President Donald Trump walks speak with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, in Washington.  — EPA
Trump resumes Davos flight after Air Force One returns mid-air due to 'aelectrical issue'
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump is once again en route to the World Economic Forum in Switzerland after his plane returned to the US due to a “minor electrical issue,” according to a White House official.Trump landed safely on Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews near Washington to change aircraft on Tuesday night after crew on his initial flight identified what the White House called a "minor electrical issue" shortly after takeoff.After the Boeing 747 landed, the trip continued on a smaller Boeing 757 that departed just after midnight local time (0500 GMT) on Wednesday, more than two hours after the initial flight took off.White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the decision to turn back was taken shortly after takeoff, after the crew chose to return as a...
January 21, 2026

Trump resumes Davos flight after Air Force One returns mid-air due to 'aelectrical issue'

Vaccination rates have fallen in the US, leading to more measles outbreaks. — EPA
Measles cases surge in South Carolina as US risks losing elimination status
WASHINGTON — The measles epidemic continues to spread in the United States, with an outbreak in the southeastern state of South Carolina growing to more than 600 cases, authorities said on Tuesday.At least 88 new measles cases have been reported in South Carolina, with 646 infections recorded in the state since October.State health officials say over 500 people and students in 15 schools are in quarantine after being exposed to the virus.The outbreak, the worst since Texas reported more than 700 measles cases in 2025, puts the US at risk of losing its measles elimination status.Measles is one of the world's most contagious diseases, spreading through the air via coughs and sneezes, with up to 90% of unvaccinated people nearby getting infected if exposed.President Donald Trump's...
January 21, 2026

Measles cases surge in South Carolina as US risks losing elimination status

The Syrian Army established full control of the strategic al-Tabqah district after expelling rebel groups in Raqqa on January 18, 2026.
Syrian government, SDF announce four-day ceasefire
DAMSCUS — The Syrian Defense Ministry announced a four-day ceasefire with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Tuesday evening.In a statement, the ministry said it would halt “all firing across all operational sectors of the Syrian Arab Army” as of 20.00 local time (1700GMT).The ceasefire “will remain in effect for four days from its date,” in line with “the understandings announced by the Syrian state with the SDF” and “out of keenness to ensure the success of the national efforts being made,” the ministry said.The SDF confirmed it had accepted the ceasefire and said it would not engage in any military action unless attacked.“We also affirm our openness to political paths, negotiated solutions, and dialogue, and our readiness to move forward with the...
January 21, 2026

Syrian government, SDF announce four-day ceasefire

Israeli bulldozers demolish parts of the headquarter of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, 20 January 2026. — EPA
Israel bulldozes UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem 
JERUSALEM — Israeli crews on Tuesday began bulldozing the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem, escalating a long-running dispute between Israel and the United Nations agency that provides critical services to Palestinians across the region.Responding to the dramatic development, head of the UN agency Philippe Lazzarini described it as an “unprecedented attack” against the UN, whose premises are protected under international law.The move represents “a new level of open and deliberate defiance of international law, including of the privileges and immunities of the United Nations, by the State of Israel”, the UNRWA commissioner-general said on X.The same thing could happen to...
January 20, 2026

Israel bulldozes UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem 

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during a press conference. — EPA
Iran FM slams 'blatant double standards' for revoking his Davos invitation
DAVOS — Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has slammed the World Economic Forum (WEF) for revoking an invitation to the annual meeting in Davos over his country’s crackdown on recent protests, accusing the forum of applying “blatant double standards” and succumbing to political pressure from Israel. The WEF confirmed that Araghchi will not attend this year’s summit, running until Jan. 23, saying that “although he was invited last fall, the tragic loss of lives of civilians in Iran over the past few weeks means that it is not right for the Iranian government to be represented at Davos this year.”Araghchi said in a post on X on Monday night that the decision was made by WEF “on the basis of lies and political pressure from Israel and its US-based proxies and...
January 20, 2026

Iran FM slams 'blatant double standards' for revoking his Davos invitation

British Pirme Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a press conference on Chicago Islands deal on May 22, 2025. — EPA
UK defends Chagos deal after Trump calls it 'great stupidity'
LONDON — The UK on Tuesday defended its deal to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius saying it secured the future of a key US-UK military base on the Indian Ocean archipelago.The British government said the deal was made precisely for national security reasons. "We acted because the base on Diego Garcia was under threat after court decisions undermined our position and would have prevented it operating as intended in future," a spokesperson said, responding to US President Donald Trump's comments on the deal. Trump described Britain's deal to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago as an act of "total weakness" and "great stupidity".The US president’s comments mark a major change of position for Trump, who previously endorsed the deal when it was signed in May 2025.“The...
January 20, 2026

UK defends Chagos deal after Trump calls it 'great stupidity'

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