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- Deadly train crash in Spain kills 68, prompting questions about rail safety
- Israel election leaves blocs short of a majority
- Flávio Bolsonaro arrives in Miami after Brazil election defeat
- More than 40,000 US Homeland Security employees’ details leaked
- North Korea fires about 10 ballistic missiles into the sea
- Call of Duty faces demands to remove footage of Seoul crowd crush
Sources
- BBC NewsHigh-speed train crash kills at least 68 people in Spain - BBC News
- RechercheTransport Minister Óscar Puente said a control-system failure stopped trains along the route; the Madrid control centre then decided to resume traffic at normal speeds while the Iryo train remained stopped. He called the circumstances “inexplicable.”
- RechercheThe collision happened in Castilla-La Mancha, when a Renfe train hit the back of a stationary Iryo train. The BBC reported that the Iryo train had 147 passengers and the Renfe train 397.
- RechercheThe article places the election in the context of three years of war and describes it as a referendum on Netanyahu’s nearly unbroken 17-year rule and a choice between different visions for Israel’s future.
- CBC NewsDefeated presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro lands in Miami after fleeing Brazil | CBC News
- BBC NewsFlávio Bolsonaro denies fleeing Brazil after landing in Miami - BBC News
- Deutsche WelleFlavio Bolsonaro lands in Miami after fleeing Brazil for US
- NPRHackers expose the identities of more than 40,000 DHS employees
- RechercheDHS said it was aware of a potential breach, was working to address it and to ensure employees were properly protected, and would update the public when more information was available.
- RechercheThe disclosure is the third major government data leak to make headlines in the past month; the article cites a September claimed theft of FBI data and a military-personnel breach followed by a class-action lawsuit the prior week.
- RechercheNorth Korea announced plans to resume propaganda broadcasts along the border and deploy new weapons systems there; South Korea proposed talks to clarify the border and prevent accidental military clashes, and Pyongyang had not responded at the time of the report.
- The GuardianOutcry after Call of Duty maker uses real footage of deadly Seoul crowd crush in new video game | South Korea | The Guardian