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Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:01:52 GMT🔴 Two high-speed trains collide in Spain, halting traffic on Madrid-Andalusia line
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:43:09 GMTFrench Senate debates new 'rioters pay' bill
As thousands of French businesses grapple with the fallout from recent riots, French senators are debating a new bill aimed at making not only the perpetrators but also those belonging to the same group pay for damages. The idea of "collective civil...
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:02:37 GMTFlavio Bolsonaro on way to Ecuador from Argentina after fleeing Brazil
Bolsonaro, who lost Brazil's runoff election to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday, entered Argentina on Tuesday night before boarding a flight to Ecuador, the country's National Directorate of Migration said on X.
The 45-year-old entere...
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 07:42:39 GMTNetanyahu bloc leads as Israeli votes counted, but no majority
Voters turned out in the highest numbers in decades to give their verdict on Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving prime minister, who has pushed the country sharply to the right and unleashed a wave of wars in response to Hamas's October 7, 2023 atta...
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 07:14:36 GMTTwo hundred 'Cruise for life' passengers stranded in Cambodia
US-based operator Villa Vie Residences announced on Tuesday it had "suspended operations in Cambodia" as it worked to address "extraordinary increases" in fuel costs following the Iran war.
The 200-metre (656-foot) Odyssey left Northern Ireland in ...
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:34:34 GMTIndia vows action after first cheetah shot dead
The environment ministry said it had ordered a "high-level team for an on-ground investigation" into the shooting of the 19-month-old male, treating the incident with "utmost gravity".
The India-born cheetah -- whose mother was among those introduc...
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:27:07 GMT🔴 Live: Israel election deadlock leaves Netanyahu and rival Eisenkot short of majority
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:17:01 GMTKylian Mbappé apologises after Mao Zedong joke
Several major Chinese companies have ended their partnerships with Kylian Mbappé after he joked about former Chinese leader Mao Zedong. Mbappé has apologised, citing "a deep respect for the Chinese people and their history".
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:16:34 GMTPierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren on the joys of filming 'MobLand'
The second season of the series finds the Harrigans locked in a power struggle, as internal divisions and external adversaries threaten the family.
Brosnan's Conrad is impulsive yet vulnerable, confronting his own mortality after receiving a brain ...
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:12:34 GMT'Now or Never': Ethiopia influencers push for Eritrea invasion
The Ethiopian army has advanced right up to the border after repelling an offensive by rebels in the northern Tigray state, who were supported by Eritrean troops.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has repeatedly said that securing a base on the Red Sea is...
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:10:38 GMTS.African activists push back on data centre rush
In the maze-like community of Barcelona, there is no piped water or sanitation in the small metal homes that bake in the heat, and older residents pay boys a few rands to go to the tap for them.
The prospect of a water- and power-hungry hyperscale ...
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:00:35 GMTChina says takes Mbappe apology 'seriously' after Mao remark
Mocking former leader Mao -- blamed by historians for millions of deaths -- is taboo in China and the French player's remarks saw him become the latest foreign sports figure to anger Beijing.
In a clip of a video interview with French show The Brid...
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 05:28:35 GMTJudges set to rule on Australian mushroom killer's appeal
Patterson, 52, was found guilty last year of murdering her husband's parents and an elderly aunt in 2023 by serving them a beef-and-pastry meal laced with lethal death cap mushrooms.
A judge sentenced her to life imprisonment, eligible for parole a...
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 05:20:34 GMTBillionaire Ambani's Jio jumps 21% in market debut after record India IPO
The company, home to India's biggest wireless operator and which is the digital services arm of billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries, opened at 1,358 rupees on the National Stock Exchange -- well up from its 1,119-rupee issue price.
Laun...
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 04:46:34 GMTRays win thriller to thwart Brewers in World Series
Tampa Bay's Ben Williamson singled a ground ball to right field in the bottom of the 12th inning to complete a thrilling comeback at Tropicana Field that ensures a game five on Wednesday.
"Just shows the resiliency of this group," Williamson said a...