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At least 39 dead in Spain after two high-speed trains collide

A drone view shows emergency services at work at the site of a deadly train derailment, after a high-speed train derailed and collided with another oncoming train near Adamuz, in Cordoba province, Spain, January 19, 2026. Photographer Leonardo Benassatto By Reuters At least 39 people died in southern Spain after a high-speed train derailed and

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Trump vows tariffs on eight European nations over Greenland

Seagulls fly over the old city of Nuuk, Greenland, March 29, 2025. Photographer Leonhard Foeger By Reuters President Donald Trump on Saturday vowed to implement a wave of increasing tariffs on European allies until the United States is allowed to buy Greenland, escalating a row over the future of Denmark’s vast Arctic island. In a

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Top 10 African countries with the most recorded crime rates in early 2026

Somalia criminal president Hassan Sheikh. Photo Somali Times By The African Exponent Public safety remains one of the most significant indicators of a nation’s social and economic stability, and the crime index is one of the most widely referenced tools for understanding this reality. The crime index aggregates several elements that affect personal security including

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Death toll in Iran protests at 2,677: Human rights group

By Anadolu Agency A US-based human rights group on Thursday said the death toll in Iran’s protests had reached 2,677. The ongoing protests, triggered by discontent over economic conditions, also led to the detention of 19,097 people, said the Human Rights Activists News Agency. In clashes that broke out during the protests, 2,677 people lost

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EU commissioner reaffirms Greenland security, warning U.S. takeover would end NATO

U.S. President Donald Trump attends a press conference following the NATO summit in The Hague, the Netherlands, on June 25, 2025. Photographer Zhao Dingzhe By Xinhua News Agency The European Union (EU) could help provide security for Greenland if Denmark requests it, European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius said on Monday, warning that

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Trump orders commanders to draw up Greenland invasion plan: Report

By Anadolu Agency US President Donald Trump has ordered special forces commanders to draw up a plan for the invasion of Greenland, the UK-based Daily Mail reported Sunday. Policy “hawks around the US President,” following Washington’s success in carrying in a Jan. 3 military operation in Venezuela that captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife,

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Hundreds of thousands without power as Storm Goretti hits France, Britain

People shelter under umbrellas as Storm Goretti brings heavy snowfall and rain to Walsall, Britain, January 8, 2026. Photographer Isabel Infantes By Reuters Strong winds battered France and Britain on Friday as Storm Goretti hit northern Europe, leaving hundreds of thousands of households without power. In France, some 380,000 households lost power, mostly in the

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ICE shooting kills woman, 37, in US state of Minnesota

By Anadolu Agency A US woman shot Wednesday by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in a fatal enforcement operation was identified as Renee Nicole Good. The Department of Homeland Security claimed that Good, 37, attempted to hit officers with her vehicle, prompting an agent to fire in what officials described as an act

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No country has the right to police the world

This photo taken with a mobile phone shows people protesting outside a courthouse, which Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is brought to, in New York, the United States, on Jan. 5, 2026. Photographer Zhang Fengguo By Xinhua News Agency Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro appeared in Manhattan federal court on Monday after his forcible seizure by U.S.

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EU urges Israel to allow international NGOs to operate in Gaza

By Anadolu Agency The EU on Tuesday called on Israel to allow international NGOs to deliver life-saving aid to civilians in Palestine, and warned that aid cannot reach the needed scale in Gaza without them. Senior EU officials have urged that the humanitarian situation in Gaza is continuing to deteriorate, as winter conditions set in

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