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A collision of two high-speed trains in Toledo province kills at least 50 people and injures 179.
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Jio Platforms raises 3.2 billion dollars in an initial public offering that drew about 77 billion dollars in bids.
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Flávio Bolsonaro flies to the United States after his runoff loss, and Brazil cancels his passports.
PoliticsIsrael votes for a new Knesset
Israelis vote to elect the 120 members of the Knesset, and polling-day reports do not name a winner.
CultureNetherlands leaves Eurovision as maxxing is named word of the year
The Netherlands withdraws from the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest, while maxxing is named word of the year.
TechnologyShanghai tech board drops as the AI rally reverses
The Shanghai STAR Market index falls 40 percent in less than four months in what reports call an AI bubble.
EnvironmentGreenhouse-gas levels set records in 2025
The World Meteorological Organization says carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide reached record highs in 2025.
SportsKane and Putellas win the Ballon d'Or
Harry Kane wins a first Ballon d'Or and Alexia Putellas wins the award for women for a record-tying third time.
NewsStorm Boelo cuts power across northern Britain
Storm Boelo kills two people and leaves around 90000 without electricity in Scotland, Northern Ireland, and northern England.
HealthGunmen attack medics in an Ebola zone of Congo
Unknown gunmen kill a nurse and injure a health worker in Bafwasende during the Ebola emergency.
PoliticsLula da Silva wins the Brazil runoff
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeats Flávio Bolsonaro by 52 percent to 48 percent and wins another term.
SportsRays and Brewers reach a World Series without a prior title
The Tampa Bay Rays and the Milwaukee Brewers reach the World Series, while Kyle Larson and Yuri Yoshida win on the track and the course.
NewsSerbia Student List wins the snap election
The Student List wins the Serbian parliamentary election with 53 percent, and Aleksandar Vučić concedes.
NewsMaria Corina Machado says she has returned to Venezuela
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado says she has come back from exile.
HealthNigeria expands Ebola contact tracing in Abuja
Nigeria traces at least 44 contacts after confirming an imported Bundibugyo Ebola case in Abuja.
CultureRaye wins the Mercury Prize
British singer Raye wins the Mercury Prize for the album This Music May Contain Hope.
EnvironmentFinland licenses the Onkalo nuclear waste repository
Finland grants Posiva a license to operate Onkalo, the first licensed deep geological repository for spent nuclear fuel.
TechnologyJapan launches a sample mission toward Phobos
JAXA launches the Martian Moons eXploration spacecraft toward Phobos to bring back at least 10 grams of material.
PoliticsAlberta voters reject a path toward separation
Albertans vote on ten referendums and reject a push to pursue an independence referendum from Canada.
FoodWorld Food Programme cuts Gaza food aid
The World Food Programme cuts monthly food aid in Gaza for about 500000 people because of funding shortages.
PoliticsOpposition takes 22 of 27 Czech Senate seats
Opposition parties win 22 of 27 contested Czech Senate seats, and the governing parties win none.
HealthKenya confirms more Bundibugyo Ebola cases
Kenya reports four more Bundibugyo Ebola cases, taking the total to seven, and quarantines the patients.
SportsBrewers reach the World Series and Canada beats England
The Milwaukee Brewers sweep the Los Angeles Dodgers to reach the World Series, and Canada ends an England rugby unbeaten run.
PoliticsEl Mansouri takes office with a four-party cabinet
Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri takes office as prime minister of Morocco as her four-party coalition government is formally appointed.