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Two high-speed trains collide in Spain, killing at least 10 

18 January 2026

News|Transport At least 10 people have been killed after two high-speed trains collided in southern Spain, authorities s...

Chile forest fire death toll rises to 16 as state of emergency declared 

18 January 2026

News|Climate Crisis Two dozen active forest fires are tearing across southern Chile, forcing more than 50,000 people to ...

Benin’s opposition loses all parliamentary seats, provisional results show 

18 January 2026

News|Elections President Patrice Talon’s ruling alliance has won full control of Benin’s National Assembly in legisl...

Who is part of Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza? 

18 January 2026

US President Donald Trump has officially outlined the architecture of the “Board of Peace”, which is expected to “...

Trump announces new tariffs over Greenland: How have EU allies responded? 

18 January 2026

United States President Donald Trump has promised to steadily increase tariffs on European countries that have opposed h...

Sudan’s people endure ‘horror and hell’ in war, says UN rights chief 

18 January 2026

United Nations rights chief Volker Turk says the war in Sudan has put its people through “horror and hell”, as Sudan...

Syria announces ceasefire agreement with Kurd-led SDF after heavy fighting 

18 January 2026

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, News|Syria’s War The Syrian government has announced a ceasefire has been agreed...

Voters in Portugal electing new president, could be far-right winner 

18 January 2026

Portugal has begun voting in the first round of a presidential election in which a far-right candidate could, for the fi...

Syrian army advances on SDF stronghold of Raqqa: What’s the latest? 

18 January 2026

The Syrian army is advancing towards Raqqa, the stronghold of the United States-trained, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic F...