At least 68 killed in Spain high-speed train collision after train cleared through red signal
A Renfe train ploughed into the back of a stationary Iryo train near Urda on the Madrid–Seville line, in Spain’s second deadly rail crash this year.
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Cyclone Arnab death toll rises to seven in Andhra Pradesh as Naidu announces relief, nearly 71,000 hectares of paddy hit
Families of the dead will get Rs5 lakh each as the stalled storm weakens over land and Chief Minister Naidu asks Delhi for a damage assessment team.
Israel election: Netanyahu bloc on 54 with two-thirds counted, Eisenkot and Arab parties would have 66
Netanyahu’s lead keeps narrowing, and the opposition could only reach a majority with the Arab-led lists, which won 18 seats on the partial count.
US cost of Iran war tops $47bn, a quarter above Pentagon’s July estimate, internal figures show
Replacing munitions alone accounts for more than $29bn, and the figures leave out repairs to US bases hit by Iranian missiles, as Trump weighs restarting combat after the midterms.
Israel election count: Netanyahu’s bloc leads 57-47 with 42% counted, final result may take until Friday
Partial official results show Likud on 28 seats and Eisenkot’s Yashar on 21, but the gap is narrowing and 650,000 double-envelope ballots are still to come.
Israel election: Netanyahu claims ‘decisive majority’ for the right as updated polls put his bloc ahead
Channel 12 now gives Netanyahu’s camp 52 seats to the opposition’s 49, as the prime minister rules out relying on Arab parties. These are exit polls, not results.
Turkish parliament committee approves Makkah defence pact with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia
Türkiye is the last of the three signatories to ratify the August pact, which officials in Ankara call defensive and open to other regional states.
Cyclone Arnab slams Andhra coast with 150 km/h winds as Odisha moves 48,000 to shelters
The very severe cyclonic storm began landfall near Narsapur, washing away boats in Kakinada and dumping more than 200mm of rain on Visakhapatnam.
Israel election: updated exit polls show Netanyahu and Eisenkot blocs tied as Eisenkot hails ‘new era’
Channel 13 and Kan now put both blocs on 51 seats, with Likud up to 27 and Arab-led parties on 18. These are exit polls, not results.
Israel election: Netanyahu races to stop Likud defections and signals openness to unity government, reports say
Netanyahu wants to be first to try to form a government, Israeli media reported, as a former ambassador said there is “no way in the world” he can build a coalition.
