London (AFP) – A heckler yells “leave Greenland alone” as US actress Vanessa Williams sings the American national anthem before an NBA showcase match in London. US President Donald Trump has been reiterating his desire to control the autonomous Danish territory.
The President of Andalusia, Juanma Moreno, says the death toll from the train collision near Adamuz might rise as rescue teams have yet to access several severely damaged carriages. “It seems, and I hope this is not the case, that there may be people who have died and whom we have not yet been able to reach, who are in those carriages,” he tells press at a briefing.
London (AFP) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says that “a trade war is in no one’s interest,” in light of US President Donald Trump’s plan to impose new tariffs on Greenland’s allies as he continues to seek US control of the Danish autonomous territory. Tensions between the US and Europe have continued to flare since Trump’s mention of tariffs, with Germany’s vice chancellor Lars Klingbeil saying that Europe is preparing its own tariffs in response to Trump’s “economic blackmail”.
Spain’s emergency services continue to work in the aftermath of its most deadly train crash in over a decade, which killed at least 39 people and injured more than 120. The crash happened on Sunday evening when a train operated by rail company Iryo travelling from Malaga to Madrid derailed near Adamuz in Andalucia and hit an oncoming train. “At the moment there is still a lot of uncertainty about the number of people hospitalised, how many have died,” says Almudena Crespo, the on-call chief of Madrid’s Emergency Services SUMMA 112.
Escuintla (Guatemala) (AFP) – Guatemalan police guard the surroundings of the Renovacion I maximum-security prison in Escuintla where gang-affiliated inmates had taken guards as hostages in retaliation for the government’s refusal to transfer gang leaders to a lower-security prison. Police managed to regain control of the prison and free the guards. IMAGES
Penco (Chili) (AFP) – Aftermath of a wildfire that burned out of control in Penco, in southern Chile. The wildfires, burning for two days now in the Nuble and Biobio regions, have killed at least 15 people and forced more than 50,000 to evacuate, the government says. IMAGES
Fans arrive at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat three hours ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations final. Host nation Morocco, looking to win the title for the first time in 50 years, face off against Sadio Mane’s powerful Senegal side.
Speaking about a potential US invasion of Greenland as the television shows Donald Trump almost continuously in her home, Nuuk resident Ulrikke Andersen tells AFP she has already made contingency plans to flee by boat and hide in a hut in South Greenland. “We are not naive. We know the strong military position the US has. We cannot fight them,” she adds.
Lisbon (AFP) – Portuguese citizens start to cast their votes in Lisbon for the first round of the presidential election. Polls predict Andre Ventura, leader of the far-right Chega (“Enough”) party, could top the first round but would lose round two, regardless of which of the other candidates he encounters there.
Mikhmas (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – “What happened here was an unusual attack. 60–70 settlers entered the encampment all at once”, says Musa Kaabneh, a resident of the Khirbet al-Sidra Bedouin community, where settlers set fire to two homes and two cars near the village of Mikhmas, east of Ramallah. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society says two Palestinians and two international solidarity activists were injured in the attack. While attacks by Israeli settlers affect communities across the West Bank, the semi-nomadic Bedouins are among the territory’s most vulnerable, saying they suffer from forced displacement due in large part to a lack of law enforcement.
Nuuk (AFP) – Thousands of people protest in the capital of Greenland against President Donald Trump’s plans for the US to annex the Danish autonomous territory. “We are not for sale. We are a free people, we have always been free people,” says Aviaq Brand.
Seoul (AFP) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says that the prospect of raising tariffs against countries contributing to Greenland’s security would be a mistake, adding that she has spoken with US President Donald Trump and that the issue should be addressed within NATO following what she describes as a lapse in communication among allies. The comments come during a meeting with the Italian press in Seoul, the final stop of Meloni’s Asia tour.
