The deadly train crash in Spain’s Toledo province has sparked fresh criticism of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s government and raised questions about the country’s investment in public infrastructure – just weeks before national elections in November.

María Corina Machado, who recently returned from exile, called the country's transition to democracy "irreversible."

The International Ice Hockey Federation had banned Russia from its competitions following its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

A humanitarian convoy for the stricken city of Oleshky has been set up in a nearby town. It includes 25 buses, ambulances and other vehicles for the aid mission due to take place later Friday, a Ukrainian official said.

Mayor Grecia Quiroz navigates the streets of Uruapan with heavy security, nearly a year after her partner, Carlos Manzo, was assassinated.

Yemen's ⁠Houthis ⁠denied launching ⁠any attack towards Saudi Arabia ​on Friday, after the Saudi-led ‌coalition said it ‌had intercepted and ⁠destroyed ⁠a drone launched by the group over ​the Mecca region.

Any sense that the localized truce might yield wider progress in the war were tempered by Russian missile strikes on other Ukrainian cities.

Dockworkers across Europe and beyond are staging strikes as part of an international campaign against arms shipments and to demand better working conditions. Unions in countries like France,