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Iran Says 2 More High-ranking Generals Killed in Israeli Strikes

This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows an Iranian missile base near Tabriz, Iran, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows an Iranian missile base near Tabriz, Iran, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
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Iran Says 2 More High-ranking Generals Killed in Israeli Strikes

This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows an Iranian missile base near Tabriz, Iran, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows an Iranian missile base near Tabriz, Iran, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Iran confirmed on Saturday that two additional high-ranking generals were killed in Israeli strikes on the country.

Iranian state television identified the two killed as Gen. Gholamreza Mehrabi, the deputy of intelligence for the armed forces’ general staff, and Gen. Mehdi Rabbani, the deputy of operations.

It did not say where the men were killed.

Israel’s strikes on Friday killed multiple high-ranking officers within Iran’s armed forces, including the chief of staff of the army and the head of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.

Israel's military said Saturday it was striking dozens of missile launchers in Iran, after announcing it had targeted air defenses with a wave of strikes in the Tehran area overnight.

The Israeli air force "continues striking dozens of surface-to-surface missile launchers in Iran,” the military said in a statement.

Iran's state TV reported on Saturday that around 60 people, including 20 children, were killed in an Israeli attack on a housing complex in the Iranian capital. 

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Another Train Crashes in Spain, Killing at Least 1 Person

Emergency services personnel work at the site where a train crashed into a collapsed retaining wall between Gelida and Sant Sadurni d'Anoia, Barcelona, Spain, late 20 January 2026. (EPA)
Emergency services personnel work at the site where a train crashed into a collapsed retaining wall between Gelida and Sant Sadurni d'Anoia, Barcelona, Spain, late 20 January 2026. (EPA)
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Another Train Crashes in Spain, Killing at Least 1 Person

Emergency services personnel work at the site where a train crashed into a collapsed retaining wall between Gelida and Sant Sadurni d'Anoia, Barcelona, Spain, late 20 January 2026. (EPA)
Emergency services personnel work at the site where a train crashed into a collapsed retaining wall between Gelida and Sant Sadurni d'Anoia, Barcelona, Spain, late 20 January 2026. (EPA)

Commuter rail service in Spain's northeastern Catalonia region was suspended Wednesday after a Barcelona commuter train crashed the night before, Spanish authorities said.

At least one person died in the Barcelona-area crash, and 37 others were injured as crews worked at night to complete the rescue effort. The train hit a retaining wall that fell onto the tracks, authorities said.

The news late Tuesday of another train crash mere days after Spain’s worst railway disaster since 2013 left many Spaniards in disbelief.

Emergency workers were still searching for more victims in the wreckage from Sunday’s deadly high-speed crash in southern Spain that killed at least 42 people, injured dozens more and took place some 800 kilometers (497 miles) away.

Three days of national mourning were underway, and the cause of that crash was being investigated.

The victim of the Tuesday night crash was a trainee train driver, regional authorities said. Of the 37 people affected, five were seriously injured. Six others were in less serious condition, emergency service said. Most of the injured had ridden in the first train car.

The suspension of commuter trains Wednesday morning caused significant traffic jams on roads leading into Barcelona. Regional authorities in Catalonia asked people to reduce unnecessary travel and companies to allow remote work while the disruptions continued.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez acknowledged the Barcelona area crash, writing on X on Tuesday night: “All my affection and solidarity with the victims and their families.”

While Spain’s high-speed rail network generally runs smoothly, and at least until Sunday had been a source of confidence, commuter rail services are plagued by reliability issues. However, accidents causing injury or death are not common in either.

The commuter train crashed near the town of Gelida, located about 37 kilometers (23 miles) outside Barcelona.

Spain’s railway operator ADIF said the containment wall likely collapsed due to heavy rainfall that swept across the northeastern Spanish region this week.

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EU Is at a Crossroads Towards More Independence, von der Leyen Says

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on January 21, 2026. (AFP)
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on January 21, 2026. (AFP)
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EU Is at a Crossroads Towards More Independence, von der Leyen Says

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on January 21, 2026. (AFP)
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on January 21, 2026. (AFP)

The EU needs to speed up its push for ​independence to defend itself in a fast-changing world, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday.

"We are at a crossroads. Europe ‌prefers dialogue ‌and solutions – ‌but ⁠we are ​fully ‌prepared to act, if necessary, with unity, urgency and determination," von der Leyen said in a speech in European Parliament.

"In this ⁠increasingly lawless world, Europe needs ‌its own levers of ‍power," ‍she said.

"We know them: ‍A strong economy, a thriving single market and industrial base, a strong innovation and ​technology capacity, united societies and above a real capacity ⁠to defend ourselves."

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France Asks for a NATO Exercise in Greenland, Is Ready to Participate

Snow-covered houses line a hillside in Nuuk, Greenland, as warm evening light hits the neighborhood on January 20, 2026. (AFP)
Snow-covered houses line a hillside in Nuuk, Greenland, as warm evening light hits the neighborhood on January 20, 2026. (AFP)
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France Asks for a NATO Exercise in Greenland, Is Ready to Participate

Snow-covered houses line a hillside in Nuuk, Greenland, as warm evening light hits the neighborhood on January 20, 2026. (AFP)
Snow-covered houses line a hillside in Nuuk, Greenland, as warm evening light hits the neighborhood on January 20, 2026. (AFP)

France has asked for a ​NATO exercise in Greenland and is ready to contribute to it, French President Emmanuel Macron's office said on Wednesday.

News of the request comes ‌as US ‌President Donald ‌Trump barrels ⁠into ​Davos, ‌Switzerland, on Wednesday, where he is likely to use the World Economic Forum to escalate his push for acquiring Greenland despite European ⁠protests in the biggest fraying of ‌transatlantic ties in ‍decades.

Speaking in ‍Davos on Tuesday, Macron ‍said Europe would not give in to bullies or be intimidated, in a scathing ​criticism of Trump's threat to impose steep tariffs if ⁠Europe does not let him take over Greenland.

NATO leaders have warned that Trump's Greenland strategy could upend the alliance. Trump has linked Greenland to his anger at not receiving a Nobel Peace Prize.