All 69 victims of Spain's Urda train collision identified
All 69 victims of last week's deadly high-speed train collision in Urda, central Spain, have been identified, while 29 injured people remain hospitalized, authorities said Monday.
Spain's Integrated Data Center (CID) confirmed that the provisional death toll remains at 69, including 54 Spanish nationals and 15 foreigners. The victims, all adults, included 40 men and 29 women.
Belgian PM tenders resignation over failed budget talks, king reserves decision
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever tendered his resignation on Monday after budget talks failed, the Royal Palace said in a statement on X, adding that King Philippe had deferred a decision on whether to accept it.
The king will begin consultations with the leaders of the governing coalition parties on Tuesday and receive De Wever again on Friday, the statement said.
Ukraine says 18 killed, 27 missing in Russian aerial strike
Eighteen people were killed and 27 others reported missing in a Russian attack on the settlement of Komyshuvakha in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, Ukrainian authorities said Monday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on X that 10 aerial bombs struck a school where people were receiving humanitarian aid.
IMO says Hormuz shipping lanes remain unsafe as mines may exist
International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez on Monday declined to confirm that mines had been cleared from the Strait of Hormuz, warning that passage remained unsafe.
Speaking at a Q&A session at IMO headquarters in London, Dominguez reiterated the organization's advice against transiting the strait amid conflicting Iranian and U.S. accounts of the mine threat.
Iranian FM says indirect talks with Washington "very intensive"
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that indirect talks with Washington is "very intensive," media reports said Monday.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the same day that Iran will try to resolve problem through dialogue regarding the war with the United States.
Palestinian residents return to Hebron after Israeli army withdrawal
Dozens of Palestinian families returned to their homes in the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Monday after the Israeli army announced the end of its 11-day military operation.
The families have returned to al-Jalda, Deir Bahha, Khallat al-Maghariba and other targeted neighborhoods, while reporting damage, according to Palestinian sources. ■
