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Death toll from train collision in Spain rises to 74

According to Spain's Ministry of Transport, at least 74 people died in the disaster in Toledo province — the earlier reported figure was 69 dead. The royal couple cancelled engagements and visited the injured at the hospital in Toledo, and three days of national mourning have been declared in the country. The investigation into the causes is ongoing.

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High-speed train crash near Urda: at least 69 dead and a political crisis a month before Spain's election

The crash on the Madrid–Seville line near Urda claimed the lives of at least 69 people — the second major disaster on this route in nine months. The leak of dispatcher audio recordings and accusations against the transport minister have increased pressure on Sánchez's government ahead of the snap election. The accident on the Madrid–Seville line near Urda claimed the lives of at least 69 people — the second major disaster on this route in nine months. The leak of dispatch audio recordings and accusations against the transport minister increased pressure on Sánchez's government ahead of the early elections.

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Spain rocked by scandal over AI video of PM Sánchez's wife ahead of the November 29 elections

The opposition People's Party distributed a video featuring digital doubles of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's wife and other Socialists allegedly confessing to wrongdoing. The clip garnered nearly two million views; the ruling party accused the opposition of disinformation, one of the women featured filed a complaint, and the opposition calls the video political satire.

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Protest camp against housing crisis in Madrid has existed for a month

A tent camp on Madrid's Puerta del Sol square, which emerged on 26 September after the eviction of an 87-year-old pensioner, marks one month and has become the center of protests against rising housing prices. Sánchez's government failed to pass two urgent housing laws through parliament, leading to the scheduling of early elections for 29 November.

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Spain condemns Milei's insults against Sánchez by Argentina's president

Spain's Foreign Ministry 'resolutely' condemned Javier Milei's words, who at a business forum in Madrid called Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez an 'incorrigible dictator', a 'criminal and a thief', as well as, according to the ministry, a call to violence. Madrid stated that it does not accept external interference. Sánchez replied that he is proud to be 'left-wing'.

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