Wildfires last January destroyed communities around Los Angeles. Homeowners say recovery has been slowed by fights with insurers to get their claims paid. (Image credit: Josh Edelson)...
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A high-speed train traveling from Malaga to Madrid derailed, crashing into an oncoming train in southern Andalusia. At least 39 people have died with dozens rushed to hospital with injuries. DW has th...
A high-speed train traveling from Malaga to Madrid derailed, crashing into an oncoming train in southern Andalusia. At least 39 people have died with dozens rushed to hospital with injuries. DW has th...
At least five people have died and several have been injured after the derailment of an Iryo train with 300 passengers on board in Adamuz (Córdoba), which invaded the adjacent track and collided with ...
Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian homes are either entirely without heating, or with severely reduced heating. This, as temperatures rarely rise above minus 10. It’s the result of Russia’s campaign o...
Preliminary reports indicate 11 schoolchildren died at the scene, with two others succumbing to their injuries later in hospital....
Russia pounded Ukraine's Kyiv region with combined drone and missile strikes overnight. Thousands of homes have been left without electricity and heating in the freezing weather....
In just nine days, wildfires have destroyed over 15,000 hectares of Argentina’s Patagonia, with hundreds of firefighters and volunteers continuing to battle the flames, reports Charlotte Lam....
Five skiers were killed in a pair of avalanches in the Alpine regions of western Austria on Saturday. Authorities say two others were injured with one having suffered critical wounds....
In tonight's edition, Senegal eagerly awaited the return of its champions on Monday, with the population given a national holiday after the country's AFCON win over Morocco. Also, the Congolese army s...
The Spanish government vowed Monday to conduct a full investigation into the causes of a high-speed train collision that killed at least 39 people, with officials warning the death toll could rise as ...
Despite the ceasefire, conditions in Gaza remain perilous for many residents, with UNICEF reporting that more than 100 children have been killed by military action since the truce began. Large numbers...
Ricardo Martinez II spent more than a decade as a 911 dispatcher, handling thousands of emergencies as US 911 centers face a nationwide staffing and funding crisis. Across the country, emergency call ...
A Turkish Airlines plane made an emergency landing in Barcelona. Christophe Gateau/picture alliance via Getty Images A Turkish Airlines plane had to make a landing after a bomb threat was discovered a...
A monument of Turkmenistan's former president, in Ashgabat. NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images An Air France flight from India to Paris diverted to Turkmenistan. It was already running almost a ...