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At least 68 dead after two high-speed trains collide in Spain, causing derailment of two wagons

Two high-speed trains collided near Toledo, Spain, derailing two wagons and suspending the Madrid-Andalusia rail line as officials assess injuries.

|ByREUTERS
A worker walks on an empty platform next to trains following the collision of two high-speed trains between the towns of Mora and Orgaz, at Atocha train station in Madrid, Spain, October 28, 2026.
MACCABI TEL AVIV coach Oded Katash is searching for solutions as the yellow-and-blue aims to rebound from consecutive losses in Euroleague and Israeli league play.

Maccabi Tel Aviv searches for answers as struggles on the court continue

In Euroleague action, Maccabi Tel Aviv fell 113-99 to Real Madrid, which set a team record with 21 three-pointers as six players scored in double figures.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
Madrid.

Madrid Bound: Israir launches direct flights to Spain's capital

Israir launched a direct route today from Ben Gurion Airport to Madrid, featuring three weekly flights. To mark the launch, round-trip tickets for flights in October start at $328 per person.

|ByMEITAL SHARABI
People hold anti-war placards during a protest to call for a ceasefire in Gaza to mark 100 days since the start of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Madrid, Spain, January 20, 2024; Illustrative.

Pro-Palestinian protesters demand cancellation of Israeli dance performance at Madrid theater

The theater's director, Ruperto Merino, rejected demands to cancel the performances, saying decisions about the artistic program were based on professional, not political, considerations.

|ByYOAV ETIEL

Spaniards take to streets as Catalonia independence tensions rise

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy insists the region must give up the independence push.

OCTOBER 7, 2017ByREUTERS
People attend a demonstration in favour of dialogue in a square in Barcelona, Spain, October 7, 2017

A Spanish odyssey: Digging up Sephardi roots

Almost two years on, it’s time to examine a much-talked-about law meant to right a historical wrong for exiled Sephardim and offer them Spanish citizenship.

OCTOBER 7, 2017ByMARION FISCHEL
Tourists pay a visit to Toledo’s 12th-century synagogue, Santa Maria La Blanca, in central Spain.