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Death toll from high-speed train collision in Spain rises to 39
![This video grab taken from UGC images posted on social media and verified by AFPTV teams in Madrid, shows emergency personnel working after a train accident in Adamuz, southern Spain, on January 18, 2026. At least 21 people died in a train accident near Adamuz, in the Spanish province of Cordoba (south), when a train derailed and collided with another convoy traveling on the opposite track, the Civil Guard told AFP. A train from the Spanish company Iryo traveling from the Andalusian city of Malaga to Madrid 'derailed' near Adamuz, 'encroaching on the adjacent track' where it collided with another train that 'also derailed,' stated the Railway Infrastructure Administrator (Adif), a public entity under the Ministry of Transport, on X. (Photo by -UGC / @eleanorinthesky (via X) / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT « AFP PHOTO / @ELEANORINTHESKY (VIA X) » - NO SALES NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS [ NO ARCHIVE ]](https://media.rnztools.nz/rnz/image/upload/s--8qLYFs0X--/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_288/v1768777115/4JUK86G_AFP__20260118__936U26D__v1__HighRes__SpainRailwayAccidentTransport_jpg?_a=BACCd2AD)
The death toll from Sunday's collision between a derailing high-speed train and a second oncoming train in southern Spain has risen to 39, with 152 people injured, state broadcaster RTVE...
Trump's tariffs v Europe's 'trade bazooka': This Greenland standoff could get ugly fast
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Dingoes 'had been in contact' with woman's body on K'gari beach
Police Inspector Paul Algie said the 19-year-old Canadian citizen was working at a backpackers hostel on the island.
Prince Harry set for final courtroom battle against UK media
It is the third and final case brought by the prince, who is said to see holding the media to account as a personal mission.
'Night of deep pain': High-speed train crash kills 21 in Spain
![This video grab taken from UGC images posted on social media and verified by AFPTV teams in Madrid, shows emergency personnel working after a train accident in Adamuz, southern Spain, on January 18, 2026. At least 21 people died in a train accident near Adamuz, in the Spanish province of Cordoba (south), when a train derailed and collided with another convoy traveling on the opposite track, the Civil Guard told AFP. A train from the Spanish company Iryo traveling from the Andalusian city of Malaga to Madrid 'derailed' near Adamuz, 'encroaching on the adjacent track' where it collided with another train that 'also derailed,' stated the Railway Infrastructure Administrator (Adif), a public entity under the Ministry of Transport, on X. (Photo by -UGC / @eleanorinthesky (via X) / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT « AFP PHOTO / @ELEANORINTHESKY (VIA X) » - NO SALES NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS [ NO ARCHIVE ]](https://media.rnztools.nz/rnz/image/upload/s--4nBe1sz0--/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_288/v1768777115/4JUK86G_AFP__20260118__936V2NU__v1__HighRes__SpainRailwayAccidentTransport_jpg?_a=BACCd2AD)
More than 70 people have been injured, with an official saying the death toll is likely to rise.
'Brave recovery': Police praise friends of Sydney boy mauled by 'large shark'
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Writers' Week letter shows premier backed removal of author
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Trump push for Greenland risks ‘dangerous downward spiral’
Donald Trump is doubling down on his efforts to acquire Greenland, threatening to slap tariffs on European allies standing in his way. Nicholas Ross Smith, a senior research fellow at Canterbury… Audio
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Indonesian plane missing with 10 people on board
Three employees of the Indonesian government were on the flight.
'Blood on the streets': Fleeing Iranian tells of brutal protester crackdown
The man escaped Karaj, a city near Tehran that has been taken over by intense anti-government protests.
Austria avalanche kills three, bringing toll to eight
The three dead were found fully buried under the snow, police say.
Figure-skater Gibson advocates for same-sex dance partners
Currently, International Skating Union rules stipulate pair and dance teams must comprise one man and one woman.
US officials shifting accounts of ICE detainee death in military camp
A report has emerged suggesting the death of an immigrant detained in a Texas military camp may have been a homicide.
Trump threatens tariffs on countries that oppose Greenland takeover
The threat is the latest pressure tactic by the US President as he steps up his bid to acquire the autonomous Arctic island.
