At least 39 people were killed and more than 120 injured after two high-speed trains collided late Sunday near Adamuz in Spain’s southern Cordoba province, marking the country’s deadliest rail disaster since 2013. One train derailed before crashing into an oncoming service, with around 400 passengers believed to be on board the two trains operated […]
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A series of deadly avalanches struck the Austrian Alps on Saturday, claiming eight lives amid heavy snowfall and hazardous conditions. Five people were killed in two avalanches in the Pongau area near Salzburg, according to local mountain rescue officials. The incidents involved seven ski tourers near Finsterkopf mountain, four of whom died and one was […]
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen declared that “Europe won’t be blackmailed” in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs over Greenland. Trump warned that eight U.S. allies—including Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland, and the U.K.—would face new taxes starting February 1 if they opposed his proposed acquisition
Novo Nordisk’s newly launched Wegovy weight-loss pill has shown encouraging early uptake in the United States, according to analysts citing initial prescription data. About 3,071 retail prescriptions were filled in the first four days after the January 5 launch, offering a first glimpse of performance for the first oral GLP-1 weight-loss drug to reach the […]
Germany has returned two small fragments of the Bayeux Tapestry to France, more than eight decades after they were taken during the Nazi occupation in 1941. The pieces of unembroidered linen were discovered in the state archives of Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany, where historians were reviewing the collection of German textile expert Karl Schlabow, who […]
Ukraine has sent a high-level delegation to the United States for talks focused on security guarantees and a post-war recovery package, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday. He expressed hope that the agreements could be finalised and signed on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos next week. The discussions come as Ukraine […]
The Czech Republic is set to close its last deep hard coal mine at the end of January, marking the end of more than 250 years of underground coal mining in the Ostrava region. Final extraction is underway at the CSM mine in Stonava near the Polish border, as low global coal prices, rising mining […]
The Nobel Peace Prize remains permanently tied to the individual or organisation that wins it, even if the physical medal is given away, the Norwegian Nobel Committee clarified on Friday. The statement came a day after Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado handed her Nobel medal to U.S. President Donald Trump, who has said he […]
A large explosion followed by a fire in the Dutch city of Utrecht was caused by a gas leak, local officials have confirmed. The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon at a house near Visscherssteeg, a narrow alley in the city centre. Four people were injured, though Utrecht Mayor Sharon Dijksma said none of the injuries […]
An AI-created folk-pop song that topped Spotify’s Sweden Top 50 has been barred from the country’s official music charts, reigniting debate over artificial intelligence and creativity. The track, Jag vet, du är inte min (“I Know, You’re Not Mine”), performed by a digital artist named Jacub, amassed over five million streams within weeks, making it […]









