Conflicts

At least 10 people killed after high-speed trains collide in central Spain

According to Arise News, DW News and ABC News, at least 10 people have been killed after high-speed trains collided in central Spain, with two carriages derailed. The South China Morning Post quoted Esther Padilla of the Castilla-La Mancha region saying the toll would likely rise. CBS News reported at least 68 deaths, and the Financial Times reported at least 30. Rail services between Madrid and Seville have been suspended, according to DW News. El País English reported that an AVE train hit another train that was stopped on the tracks, and that the government points to human error. Summary from 8 sources

Sources differ: CBS News reported at least 68 killed, the Financial Times reported at least 30, while most other outlets reported at least 10.

Summary from 8 sources DW News first also South China Morning Post, El País English, DW News (all), Financial Times World and 3 more

At least 4, including 3 children, killed in US elementary school shooting

According to the Guardian, a 16-year-old opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, killing three children and a teacher before he was shot dead. Euronews reported that the children were aged 5, 8 and 11, and that another child and a teacher were critically injured. France 24 reported that the gunman was a former special needs student at the school, according to officials. The Sydney Morning Herald, citing law enforcement officials, reported that authorities believed at least five people were dead, while Al Jazeera and TASS gave lower totals of at least four. Sky News, citing NBC News, reported only that multiple fatalities had been reported. The story is developing. Summary from 10 sources

Sources differ: The Sydney Morning Herald reported at least five dead, while Euronews, France 24 and Al Jazeera reported four.

Summary from 10 sources Al Jazeera English first also The Guardian World, Rolling Stone, Le Monde in English, France 24 and 5 more

Senators briefed on Trump’s ‘insane’ plan to restart war on Iran

Senator Chris Murphy says he’s been briefed on Trump’s plan to restart the war on Iran. Excerpt, Al Jazeera English

Source Al Jazeera English also Middle East Eye

Dockworkers strike in Europe and beyond against arms shipments, war deaths

By Valentini Anagnostopoulou ATHENS, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Dockworkers went on strike across Europe and beyond on Friday, disrupting shipping and ferries as they protested against the use of their ports for arms shipments and the number of seafarers killed in wars from the Gulf to the Black Sea. Strike Excerpt, Al-Monitor

Source Al-Monitor

U.S. Oil Industry Earned Over $130 Billion in Profit During Iran War

That was almost three times as much as what businesses producing and refining oil in the United States made in the same period in 2025. Excerpt, The New York Times

Source The New York Times

The Iran war is deepening the US energy crisis. A bad winter is ahead | Mark Wolfe

Congress must act to ensure that families are able to heat their homes before the start of the season Heating oil may be the clearest warning yet of how the war in Iran is deepening the US’s energy affordability crisis. Families who heat their homes with oil are facing bills that could be 50% higher Excerpt, The Guardian Business

Source The Guardian Business