in briefTwo high-speed passenger trains have collided head on in Spain carrying 500 people.The crash has been called "inexplicable" by authorities.One of Europe's worst rail disasters this century claimed the lives of at least 68 people on Wednesday, local time, with experts and authorities demanding an investigation into exactly how
Hundreds of Indonesian students and civil society groups protested in the capital, Jakarta, and other cities against President Prabowo Subianto’s policies, including the handling of ongoing forest fires and government spending priorities.Published On 28 Oct 202628 Oct 2026Share Indonesian students demand action on wildfires and rising costs on social
Sao Paulo, Brazil – Far-right Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, along with his wife and two daughters, landed in Miami, Florida, in the United States on Wednesday, days after he was defeated in Brazil’s presidential run-off election.Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes issued an order late on Sunday night for Bolsonaro to
US points to increase in abstentions in General Assembly as evidence that push to isolate Cuba is slowly succeeding.Published On 28 Oct 202628 Oct 2026The United Nations General Assembly has again voted in favour of a resolution condemning the United States’s economic embargo of Cuba despite a push
There are bars in Rwanda that only serve milk, and tourists are visiting the country just to try them. Al Jazeera’s Marah Rayan finds out what’s behind this unusual drinking culture.Published On 28 Oct 202628 Oct 2026Share Rwanda’s milk bars on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Google
In briefIncumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing bloc has won at least 53 seats in the Israeli election.He performed better than expected after a strong backing among Jewish voters.Benjamin Netanyahu looked set to remain Israel's caretaker prime minister after unexpectedly strong backing among Jewish voters left his opponents little apparent
US envoy Jeff Bartos read an anti-Castro book during Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez’s UN address, a day after a heated exchange between US and Cuba delegates during an annual vote on ending the US-imposed embargo on Cuba.Published On 28 Oct 202628 Oct 2026Share US envoy reads anti-Castro book
At least 68 people have been killed and more than 100 injured after two high-speed trains collided south of Madrid, making it Spain’s deadliest rail disaster in over a decade. The crash comes less than a year after another deadly collision, raising concerns over rail safety.Published On 28 Oct 2026
In briefAt least 68 people were killed after a high-speed train collision in Spain. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez declared three days of mourning. A high-speed train collision south of Madrid killed 68 people and injured scores more, with the toll likely to rise, authorities said, in one of Europe's deadliest
Russian President Vladimir Putin told the leaders of dozens of African nations that Moscow was their best partner, accusing the ‘colonial’ West of still trying to exploit the continent’s resources. The Kremlin is hosting a two-day Russia-Africa Summit.Published On 28 Oct 202628 Oct 2026Share Putin: Russia is African continent’s
Rates will remain 3.75-4 percent even as inflation continues to rise.Published On 28 Oct 202628 Oct 2026The United States Federal Reserve is set to hold interest rates steady in its final monetary policy decision before the US midterm elections.The central bank will maintain rates at 3.75-4 percent, following
No clear winner in Israel’s first election since the October 7 attacks and genocidal war in Gaza.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s alliance, made up of right and far-right parties, is short of a majority after the most consequential elections in decades.Tuesday’s poll saw a record turnout. And the main
in briefTwo high-speed passenger trains have collided head on in Spain carrying 500 people.The crash has been called "inexplicable" by authorities.One of Europe's worst rail disasters this century claimed the lives of at least 68 people on Wednesday, local time, with experts and authorities demanding an investigation into exactly how
Hundreds of Indonesian students and civil society groups protested in the capital, Jakarta, and other cities against President Prabowo Subianto’s policies, including the handling of ongoing forest fires and government spending priorities.Published On 28 Oct 202628 Oct 2026Share Indonesian students demand action on wildfires and rising costs on social
Sao Paulo, Brazil – Far-right Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, along with his wife and two daughters, landed in Miami, Florida, in the United States on Wednesday, days after he was defeated in Brazil’s presidential run-off election.Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes issued an order late on Sunday night for Bolsonaro to
US points to increase in abstentions in General Assembly as evidence that push to isolate Cuba is slowly succeeding.Published On 28 Oct 202628 Oct 2026The United Nations General Assembly has again voted in favour of a resolution condemning the United States’s economic embargo of Cuba despite a push
There are bars in Rwanda that only serve milk, and tourists are visiting the country just to try them. Al Jazeera’s Marah Rayan finds out what’s behind this unusual drinking culture.Published On 28 Oct 202628 Oct 2026Share Rwanda’s milk bars on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Google
In briefIncumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing bloc has won at least 53 seats in the Israeli election.He performed better than expected after a strong backing among Jewish voters.Benjamin Netanyahu looked set to remain Israel's caretaker prime minister after unexpectedly strong backing among Jewish voters left his opponents little apparent
US envoy Jeff Bartos read an anti-Castro book during Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez’s UN address, a day after a heated exchange between US and Cuba delegates during an annual vote on ending the US-imposed embargo on Cuba.Published On 28 Oct 202628 Oct 2026Share US envoy reads anti-Castro book
At least 68 people have been killed and more than 100 injured after two high-speed trains collided south of Madrid, making it Spain’s deadliest rail disaster in over a decade. The crash comes less than a year after another deadly collision, raising concerns over rail safety.Published On 28 Oct 2026
In briefAt least 68 people were killed after a high-speed train collision in Spain. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez declared three days of mourning. A high-speed train collision south of Madrid killed 68 people and injured scores more, with the toll likely to rise, authorities said, in one of Europe's deadliest
Russian President Vladimir Putin told the leaders of dozens of African nations that Moscow was their best partner, accusing the ‘colonial’ West of still trying to exploit the continent’s resources. The Kremlin is hosting a two-day Russia-Africa Summit.Published On 28 Oct 202628 Oct 2026Share Putin: Russia is African continent’s
Rates will remain 3.75-4 percent even as inflation continues to rise.Published On 28 Oct 202628 Oct 2026The United States Federal Reserve is set to hold interest rates steady in its final monetary policy decision before the US midterm elections.The central bank will maintain rates at 3.75-4 percent, following
No clear winner in Israel’s first election since the October 7 attacks and genocidal war in Gaza.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s alliance, made up of right and far-right parties, is short of a majority after the most consequential elections in decades.Tuesday’s poll saw a record turnout. And the main