Live Updates: At Least 39 Are Dead in High-Speed Train Crash in Spain
Rescuers were searching for survivors trapped in the wreckage after part of a train derailed and smashed into another. The cause of the crash, the deadliest in Spain since 2013, was still being determined.
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China’s population falls again as birthrate drops 17% to record low
Fourth year of decline deepens concerns over ageing, shrinking workforce and long-term economic impactChina’s population fell for a fourth consecutive year in 2025 as the birthrate plunged to another record low despite the introduction of polices aimed at encouraging people to have children.Registered births dropped to 7.92 million in 2025 – or 5.63 for every 1,000 members of the population – down 17% from 9.54 million in 2024, and the lowest since records began in 1949. Continue reading...
Starmer Pushes Back Against Greenland Tariff Threat as ‘Completely Wrong’
The British prime minister said his country “must stand up for its values” after President Trump threatened a new tariff war over acquiring the island.
Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s Prime Minister, Calls for Snap Election
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Israel launches ‘large-scale’ military raid in occupied West Bank’s Hebron
Army deploys armoured vehicles and imposes curfew in the city, shutting down neighbourhoods.
EU has ‘tools at its disposal’ to deal with Trump’s Greenland tariff threats – Europe live
Olaf Gill says bloc will act to protect its economic interests but ‘priority is to engage, not escalate’In a nod to Trump’s efforts on Ukraine, Starmer says he recognises the US president’s role in pushing for ceasefire there – as he says “we will work closely with the United States, Ukraine and our other allies to apply pressure where it belongs: on Putin.”In his strongest criticism of Trump yet, Starmer goes on to say:A trade war is in no one’s interest, and my job is always to act in the UK’s national interest. Continue reading...
Scottish health board admits hospital water system linked to fatal infections
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde makes last-minute U-turn in submission to hospitals inquiryScotland’s largest health board has finally admitted that contaminated water at a Glasgow super-hospital caused serious infections in child cancer patients that were linked to four deaths.NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) made the dramatic U-turn in closing submissions to a long-running inquiry that was launched in the wake of deaths linked to infections, including that of 10-year-old Milly Main, who died in August 2017 after contracting an infection as she recovered from leukaemia treatment. Continue reading...
High-Speed Train Crash in Spain Leaves at Least 21 Dead
A high-speed train smashed into another train after derailing in the southern province of Córdoba, officials said. The cause of the accident was not immediately clear.
‘I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace,’ says Trump amid Greenland threats | First Thing
Donald Trump links Greenland seizure threats to Nobel snub in letter to Norway’s prime minister. Plus, unseen home video of Martin Luther King JrGood morning.Donald Trump has linked his repeated threats to seize control of Greenland to his failure to receive the Nobel peace prize, according to an extraordinary letter sent to the Norwegian prime minister, Jonas Gahr Støre.What else has Trump said about Greenland this weekend? The US president on Saturday threatened to impose a 10% tariff on imports from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland from 1 February until the US is allowed to buy the Arctic island.How have those countries responded? The EU is weighing up retaliatory tariffs on US goods and even the use of its most severe economic sanctions as European leaders lined up to criticise Trump’s threat, which one minister described as “blackmail”.How has the city’s mayor, Jacob Frey, responded? He said on Sunday that any military deployment would be “ridiculous” and would only exacerbate tensions in Minnesota’s largest city, where the Trump administration has sent 3,000 immigration and border patrol officers who have faced largely peaceful protests. Continue reading...
Guatemala declares 30-day state of emergency after prison riots
Guatemala has declared a 30-day state of emergency after prison riots led to coordinated gang attacks.