World News: Thursday 29 October 2026

Here are five of the top world news stories from Thursday 29 October 2026.

1. Spain searches for survivors after a high-speed train crash kills at least 69

Rescue teams with sniffer dogs and cranes searched the wreckage in Toledo province, central Spain, a day after one train struck another from behind, killing at least 69 people in the country's second high-speed rail disaster this year. Fifty-three people remained in hospital, 15 of them in critical care, and three days of mourning were declared; former employment minister Fátima Báñez was confirmed among the dead. Read more at Al Jazeera

2. Israel's vote count ends with no majority for either bloc

With more than 99% of ballots counted, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc held 53 seats in the 120-member Knesset and the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot 48, while Arab parties held a combined 19, leaving both sides short of the 61 needed. Eisenkot met former prime minister Naftali Bennett to discuss forming a government "as quickly as possible", and final results are due to be certified by Wednesday. Read more at Al Jazeera

3. Russian drone strike on Dnipro train station kills at least 14

A jet-powered Russian drone hit a platform at the main train station in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro as a train prepared to leave for Zaporizhzhia, killing at least 14 people, part of Russian attacks across Ukraine that killed at least 19. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the attack "horrific", and Al Jazeera's correspondent reported a rise in Russian strikes on Ukraine's transport infrastructure. Read more at Al Jazeera

4. ECB President Christine Lagarde to step down early

Christine Lagarde announced she will leave the European Central Bank on 7 February, about nine months before her eight-year term ends, starting a race to succeed her. The timing gives EU leaders, including France's Emmanuel Macron, time to pick a successor before April's French presidential election, though German MEP Markus Ferber warned that a departure timed around national elections damages trust in the bank. Read more at Al Jazeera

5. North Korea fires about 10 ballistic missiles amid a landmine row

North Korea fired about 10 short-range ballistic missiles from near Wonsan into the Sea of Japan, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, less than a week after Seoul proposed talks over a border dispute. Tensions have grown since a landmine blast injured three South Korean soldiers in the Demilitarized Zone in September, which a joint South Korea-UN investigation blamed on the North; Pyongyang has accused Seoul of fabricating it. Read more at Al Jazeera

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