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Spanish Minister of Transport Óscar Puente has announced that he does not intend to resign following the serious train collision in Urda. According to broadcaster RTVE, the government official attributed the collision to a series of operational errors made at the Atocha control room in Madrid.
Read article →The national day of mobilization promoted by the Unione Sindacale di Base saw marches and sit-ins in numerous centers across the peninsula. At the center of the protests are the high cost of living, military spending, and demands for wage adjustments, with mobilizations also extending to port infrastructures and urban areas.
Read article →Investigators are examining the sequence of events that led to the collision between two high-speed trains in Urda, resulting in 69 fatalities. Technical verifications are focusing on the computer failure, authorizations from the control center, and automatic braking systems.
Read article →A joke by footballer Kylian Mbappé about a meme associated with Mao Zedong has sparked strong protests in China. The controversy caused the termination of commercial contracts and the suspension of Spanish league television broadcasts by the Chinese state broadcaster.
Read article →A fire broke out at the Novokuybyshevsk oil refinery in Russia's Samara Oblast following a drone attack. This was reported by the outlet Ukrainska Pravda, citing local information channels that reported morning explosions, the activation of air defense, and the temporary closure of the regional airport.
Read article →An investigation published by the Romanian media outlet HotNews rekindles the discussion on the deontological boundaries of national television journalism. At the center of attention is the paid participation of presenter Andreea Esca in a local event funded by public money, an affair that highlights regulatory gaps concerning the transparency of commercial collaborations and promotional content shared online.
Read article →An Iraqi criminal court in Baghdad has sentenced three French citizens to life imprisonment, a penalty that under the local legal system corresponds to twenty years of detention, for joining the Islamic State terrorist organization. The verdict is part of the judicial proceedings against forty-seven compatriots transferred to Iraq from Syria.
Read article →A magnitude 3.0 tremor was recorded in the L'Aquila area with an epicenter near Barete. The phenomenon was felt by the local population, particularly in the western districts of the Abruzzo capital, but the competent authorities report no damage or structural injury to the territory's infrastructure.
Read article →A train accident involving two high-speed trains in Urda, in the province of Toledo, has caused at least sixty-nine deaths and dozens of injuries. Traffic between Madrid and Andalusia has been halted, while authorities continue working to identify the deceased.
Read article →An Italian helicopter involved in the EUFOR Althea mission crashed in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Ministry of Defence reports four deceased soldiers and eleven injured people whose lives are not in danger. The immediate dispatch of medical personnel from Italy has been arranged while investigations proceed.
Read article →In Korçë, a 59-year-old man was injured with an edged weapon following an argument over trivial motives. Local police tracked down and detained a 67-year-old suspect after three hours of searching.
Read article →The Ukrainian Armed Forces announced that they had destroyed two Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers at Marinovka airport, in Russia’s Volgograd region. The attack, which occurred on Thursday, October 29, was carried out with a long-range Neptune missile system, according to reports from the Ukrainian Navy. Each aircraft, used for dropping guided bombs, has an estimated value of about 50 million US dollars.
Read article →Health authorities in Morocco's Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region have recorded 25 suspected diphtheria cases, with several confirmed infections, across seven provinces. This re-emergence of the disease, absent since 1992, follows the death of a child in Ksar El Kebir. Authorities are intensifying controls and laboratory analyses, while 14 patients have already recovered. The Ministry of Health had previously warned about the risks associated with declining vaccination rates.
Read article →A recent CURS poll conducted in Romania after the inauguration of the Niculescu government reveals voting intentions. AUR stands at 34%, followed by PSD at 26% and PNL at 16%. The majority of Romanians (77%) believe the country is heading in the wrong direction, while the PSD's entry into government receives mixed evaluations from the population.
Read article →A 35-year-old nurse, N. R., has been arrested in Verona on charges of murdering his wife, 32-year-old Jessica Dalla Chiara. The woman, also a nurse, died in June 2024 due to hypoglycemic crises. The man allegedly administered insulin for non-therapeutic purposes, and among the possible motives is an insurance payout. The arrest occurred more than two years after her death.
Read article →The train accident that occurred on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, in Urda, near Toledo, Spain, has caused 69 confirmed victims and numerous injuries. Among the first official identifications are a Civil Guard officer, a promising long jump athlete, a tax inspector, and a former minister. Rescue and identification operations continue, while Spain observes three days of national mourning, as reported by RTVE.
Read article →The Court of Cassation rejected the appeals against the decree of the Milan Court of Appeal which orders the shutdown of the hot area of the ex Ilva of Taranto. The decision, filed today after the hearing on October 20, makes the shutdown of the blast furnaces definitive. The commissioners will now have to define the technical details, marking the end of hot production activities for the plant.
Read article →Sanrio, the Hello Kitty company, has concluded its commercial partnership with the Japanese television series Vivant. The decision follows strong criticism in China, where the spy drama was accused by state media and social media users of depicting Chinese agents using brutal torture tactics. Sanrio stated that the content was “inconsistent with the brand's core values”.
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