At least 57 injured after two passenger trains collide in Czech Republic
At least four suffered serious injuries after the incident south of Prague
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Ukraine peace plan needs Kyiv, Europe ‘on board’: EU
Ukraine’s EU backers insist that Kyiv and Europe must be involved in any peace plan, as the United States pushes a new proposal that appears to echo Russia’s demands.
Explosive weapons killed most children on record in 2024: Report
Explosive weapons killed or injured children at record levels last year, as wars increasingly move into urban areas, Save the Children announced in a report published Thursday.
Putin is still pulling Trump’s puppet strings with a new Ukraine ‘peace’ plan – but they can be cut
The ‘deal’ being briefed out by Washington and Moscow is really just a blueprint for Russian conquest. Sam Kiley explains why it doesn’t have to be that way
Christmas market in Germany opens after last year’s deadly attack in the city of Magdeburg
The Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg has opened almost a year after a car-ramming attack killed six people
What is in Trump’s controversial ‘secret peace plan’ to end the Russia-Ukraine war?
European officials have said the US president’s new 28-point peace plan is a ‘capitulation’
What we know about the latest US plan for ending the Ukraine war
The US has reportedly presented Kyiv with a proposal that would end the Ukraine war – at the cost of sweeping concessions to Moscow. Here’s what we know so far.
More than 170,000 homes in Paris left without power as blackout halts metro
The reason for the blackout is unknown
Spain’s far-right resurgence raises spectre of Franco 50 years after his death
Half a century after Spanish dictator Francisco Franco’s death, creeping support for the party’s far right reveals a grim battle over the legacy of his fascist regime.
Russian troops disguising themselves as civilians in combat, says Ukrainian commander
Disguising as civilians in order to launch an attack is typically regarded as a war crime