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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

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'

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Andalusian regional President Juanma Moreno address the media during their visit to the site of a major train collision near the town of Adamuz, 19 January 2026. — EPA
Spain begins three days of mourning for victims of high-speed train crash
MADRID — Spain began three days of mourning on Tuesday as rescuers continue to comb through the wreckage of twisted train cars and scattered debris to locate victims after a train collision that killed at least 40 people and injured dozens.A high-speed train carrying about 300 Madrid-bound passengers derailed and collided with an oncoming train Sunday evening in Spain’s worst rail disaster in more than a decade.Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who announced three days of national mourning, promised to get to the bottom of why the two trains collided.Rail network operator Adif said the collision happened at 19:45 local time (18:45 GMT) on Sunday, about an hour after one of the trains left Málaga heading north to Madrid, when it derailed on a straight stretch of track near the city...
January 20, 2026

Spain begins three days of mourning for victims of high-speed train crash

Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev
Bulgarian president Radev resigns, seeks to become prime minister
SOFIA — Bulgarian President Rumen Radev announced that he is resigning as head of state Monday, signalling the launch of a new political project just two months before the next snap parliamentary elections in the country gripped by an ongoing political crisis.“Our democracy cannot survive if we leave it in the hands of corrupt figures, deal-makers, and extremists,” the president said, adding that he will formally submit his resignation on Tuesday.Radev has held the presidency of Bulgaria for nine years. Speculation that he would enter the parliamentary race and seek the post of prime minister has existed for some time and was confirmed today.Bulgaria is a parliamentary republic, and its governance lies in the hands of the parliament, the council of ministers, and the prime...
January 20, 2026

Bulgarian president Radev resigns, seeks to become prime minister

German Chancellor and Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party Friedrich Merz gestures during a press conference following a CDU party executive committee meeting in Berlin, Germany, 19 January 2026. — EPA
Germany says US tariff threats as unacceptable, warns trade war has no winners
BERLIN — Germany on Monday rejected US President Donald Trump's tariff threats over Greenland as unacceptable, warning that a trade conflict would produce no winners.A spokesman for Chancellor Friedrich Merz said European nations are determined to respond with counter-tariffs if the US imposes additional duties, but emphasized that the bloc will first pursue diplomatic efforts to prevent escalation.“Tariff threats by the US President are not acceptable. He is escalating a trade conflict in which, there can be no winner,” Stefan Cornelius said at a government news briefing. "An escalation on tariffs burdens ordinary people on both sides. I believe no side would have an interest in diminishing economic capacity and further straining public budgets and economic performance,” he...
January 20, 2026

Germany says US tariff threats as unacceptable, warns trade war has no winners

Danish soldiers leave the harbor after disembarking a boat at the port in Nuuk, Greenland, 18 January 2026. — EPA
 EU mulls next steps as Trump targets Denmark
BRUSSELS — An intense week of diplomacy kicks off on Monday as European leaders try to find a common position to counter Donald Trump's threat of additional tariffs on countries that do not support the US takeover of Greenland.Several meetings, including between Europeans and Americans, are set to take place on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, where world leaders will gather this week.EU leaders will meanwhile convene in Brussels for an extraordinary summit later this week.Ambassadors from across the bloc already had a first conversation at 27 on the topic on Sunday evening where the European Commission presented several options to hit back at the US, including the introduction of a list of retaliatory measures worth €93 billion and the activation of the...
January 19, 2026

 EU mulls next steps as Trump targets Denmark

Relatives of victims arrive seeking information about the derailment at Huelva train station in Huelva, Spain, 18 January 2026. — EPA
39 killed, dozens hurt as 2 high-speed trains collide in southern Spain
MADRID — A high-speed train derailed and smashed into an oncoming train in southern Spain on Sunday, leaving at leaving at least 39 people dead and dozens of others injured.The accident happened near Adamuz in the province of Cordoba, about 360 km (223 miles) south of the capital Madrid.Andalusian Regional Government Health Minister Antonio Sanz told local media that the situation is complex and the death toll could be higher. He also said at least 75 people were injured and are being treated at six different hospitals.The accident occurred when a high-speed train traveling from Malaga to Madrid derailed at the entrance to Adamuz and crossed onto the adjacent track, on which another train traveling from Madrid to Huelva was running. This caused the second train to also derail, said the...
January 19, 2026

39 killed, dozens hurt as 2 high-speed trains collide in southern Spain

People take part during a demonstration under the slogan 'Greenland is for Greenlanders' in front of the US embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 14 January 2026. — EPA
EU troops in Greenland will not impact Trump's takeover plans, White House says
WASHINGTON — European troop deployment in Greenland will have no impact on US President Donald Trump's plans to take control of the Arctic island from Denmark, the White House said on Thursday."I don't think troops in Europe impact the president's decision-making process, nor does it impact his goal of the acquisition of Greenland at all," Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said when asked about the deployment.Her comments come on the same day that European military personnel began arriving in Greenland, hours after a meeting between US, Danish and Greenlandic officials in Washington failed to resolve what Denmark's foreign minister called "fundamental disagreement" over the mineral-rich Arctic island.France, Sweden, Germany and Norway announced on Wednesday that they...
January 16, 2026

EU troops in Greenland will not impact Trump's takeover plans, White House says

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen (C) sepaks to the media after meeting with US Senators at the US Capitol in Washington, 14 January 2026. — EPA
European troops arrive in Greenland as US-Denmark talks fail
NUUK — Soldiers from France, Germany and other European countries began arriving in Greenland on Thursday to help boost the Arctic island’s security after talks in Washington between the United States and Denmark failed to resolve fundamental disagreements with President Donald Trump’s administration.France, Sweden, Germany and Norway announced Wednesday they would deploy military personnel as part of a reconnaissance mission to Greenland's capital Nuuk.Germany's defence ministry said Thursday that the reconnaissance mission to Greenland by several European NATO members aims "to explore options for ensuring security in light of Russian and Chinese threats in the Arctic".A 13-strong Bundeswehr reconnaissance team would deploy to Nuuk from Thursday to Sunday at Denmark's...
January 15, 2026

European troops arrive in Greenland as US-Denmark talks fail

The Andriivska Church, or St. Andrew's Church, is sees in the dark city during an electricity cut-off in Kyiv, Ukraine, 13 January 2026. — EPA
Ukraine declares energy emergency as Russian attacks continue
KYIV — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has declared a state of emergency in the country's energy sector, as ongoing Russian strikes continue to leave thousands of residents without power.Zelenskiy acted as emergency crews proceeded with round-the-clock efforts ‌to restore power and heating supplies thrown into disarray, particularly in Kyiv, by a Russian attack last week.Repairs to thousands of apartment ‌blocks have been compounded by frigid weather, with night-time temperatures dipping close to -20 Celsius (minus 4 Fahrenheit)."The consequences of Russian strikes and deteriorating weather conditions are severe," Zelenskiy wrote in English on the X social media platform."Overall, a state of emergency will be declared for Ukraine’s energy sector ... Many issues require...
January 15, 2026

Ukraine declares energy emergency as Russian attacks continue

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