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Unmarked piece found near Spain train crash suspected to be missing undercarriage

The crash, one of Europe's biggest, happened on Sunday night near the southern town of Adamuz in a remote hilly area, killing at least 42 people.

Members of the Spanish Civil Guard, along with other emergency personnel, work next to one of the trains involved in the accident, at the site of a deadly derailment of two high-speed trains near Adamuz, in Cordoba, Spain, January 19, 2026.
 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

Donald Trump saved Iran's Khamenei once before, will he do it again? - comment

Across the Kyiv region, social services warned of severe risks to vulnerable residents, especially the elderly and children, in unheated homes.

Kyiv at -18C: Thousands left without heat after Russian strikes

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the hilltops of the al-Rihane mountain in southern Lebanon on January 9, 2026.

After warning civilians of imminent strikes, Israel hits Hezbollah infrastructure in south Lebanon


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Municipality strikes over 'City Tax Fund' to continue until Thursday

The services that were shut down included public preschools, Garbage collection, sanitation services, security services at elementary schools and more

 Chairman of the Federation of Local Authorities and Mayor of Modi'in Haim Bibas and head of the local authorities  attend a protest outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, demanding better budgets, February 26, 2023.

Israel's municipalities, authorities go on strike to protest tax law

The strike by municipalities and local authorities throughout Israel is a protest against the government's plan to start a City Tax Fund.

 Chairman of the Federation of Local Authorities and Mayor of Modi'in Haim Bibas and head of the local authorities  attend a protest outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, demanding better budgets, February 26, 2023.

Academic faculty announce warning strike in universities across Israel

The strike on Monday will be followed by similar strikes in two or three universities per day throughout the rest of the week.

 Israelis walking in front of the entrance to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Why did McDonald's strike with Israeli judicial reform protesters? - analysis

From the beginning of the year, Netanyahu has proven that he doesn't manage events but pursues them.

A sign for the U.S. fast food restaurant chain McDonald's is seen outside one of their restaurants

UN Palestinian refugee agency urges West Bank workers to end strike

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said the West Bank Area Staff Union (ASU) had issued threats and intimidated employees

A Palestinian refugee knocks on the closed gate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) headquarters with his walking stick

Histadrut coordinated nationwide strike with PM's office - coalition member

Netanyahu's spokesperson Yonatan Urich reportedly urged the Histadrut to launch the strike to give Netanyahu a reason to stop the legislation.

 Arnon Bar-David, Chairman of the Histadrut, speaks at a press conference attended by heads from the Israeli commerce sector attend a press conference at the Histadrut Union in Tel Aviv on March 27, 2023

Hi-tech sector joins general strike following Histadrut’s call-to-action

There is a growing list of leading hi-tech companies throughout Israel’s hi-tech sector joining the strike against the government’s judicial overhaul.

 WORKERS FROM the hi-tech sector protest against the proposed changes to the legal system, in Tel Aviv, on Tuesday.

Israeli airspace opens after Ben-Gurion Airport lifts strike

This announcement followed a previous statement saying there would be no flights leaving Ben-Gurion Airport in protest of the judicial reform.

 An ElAl boeing 744 plane.

IDF reservist duty has only dropped by 8% since August, IDF data shows

The numbers, which are in question, come as IDF reservists have vowed to strike in response to the Israeli judicial reform.

Reservists train during a battalion wide exercise in the Golan Heights.