Europe

The death toll from a high-speed train crash in central Spain has climbed to at least 68 people, regional officials say.

More than 60 people are now believed to have been killed in the collision between the two high-speed trains.

Police have shot dead a knife-wielding assailant who attacked a guard outside an Israeli embassy in Europe.

The fate of the animals that attacked a zookeeper has also been revealed.

The 36-year-old US woman reportedly fell off a cliff in the Italian Dolomites after straying from a designated mountain path.

The terrifying attack, which has left a woman fighting for her life, comes week after a man was killed by a tiger at a UK zoo.

A man has been arrested and a hospital is under investigation after the 28-year-old’s death.

A rare escalation this month exposed the increasingly lethal arsenals the two Koreas are building up across the world’s most heavily fortified border.

One person is dead and four others remain seriously injured after shootings in three separate locations, including a playground.

An investigation into the terrifying incident is underway.

A virus has broken out mid-flight, with several passengers vomiting. Other passengers have described the ‘shocking’ scene.

The Russian leader has agreed ‘in principle’ to resume talks with a view to ending the war in Ukraine after November 10, according to a high-ranking Kremlin official.

The retired American teacher had been imprisoned on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine.

Calm has returned to the streets of Paris as authorities imposed curfews in several cities in an effort to prevent another round of rioting and looting.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The National Rally, already ahead in the polls, presented itself as the party best placed to restore law and order.

Speaking after an emergency meeting, Sébastien Lecornu said ‘despite scenes of severe violence and extensive property damage, no one was killed, and that is a miracle’.

EDITORIAL: What started in France, ostensibly as protests for more investment in education, has become something much deeper.

Family members demand answers as staff members allegedly avoided using the elevator in the building.