6 AM · While you were asleep · Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Spain train crash, Israel vote count, Cyclone Arnab, SK Hynix rally, World Series Game 4

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At least 10 killed as two high-speed trains collide in Spain

Two high-speed trains collided at about 8:54 a.m. local time Wednesday near Urda, in Spain's Toledo province, on the Madrid–Andalusia line, and two carriages fell down an embankment. A regional spokesperson said at least 10 people were killed and the…

✔ Sources: Euronews, TRT World (Anadolu), RTÉ (Reuters)

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Israel count: Netanyahu's bloc ahead but short of a majority

With about 76% of votes counted, partial results give Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc 54 seats, seven short of the 61 needed for a majority in the 120-seat Knesset. Gadi Eisenkot's bloc has 47 and Arab parties 19. Turnout was 77.7%, the highest…

✔ Sources: Times of Israel live blog, Oct. 28, Al Jazeera, AP News Summary, Oct. 28

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Cyclone Arnab hits India's Andhra Pradesh coast

Cyclone Arnab made landfall on the coast of India's Andhra Pradesh state early Wednesday with winds up to 135 kph, after tens of thousands of people were evacuated. It uprooted trees and electricity poles, disrupted power and cancelled trains and flights.…

✔ Sources: AP News Summary, Oct. 28, The Business Standard (UNB)

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SK Hynix's record profit sends South Korea's stocks soaring

South Korea's Kospi jumped 6.8% to close at 6,023.73 on Wednesday after chipmaker SK Hynix reported a record quarterly operating profit of 83.3 trillion won ($62.8 billion), up nearly sevenfold from a year earlier on demand for AI memory chips. SK Hynix…

✔ Sources: AP via KSAT, Korea JoongAng Daily, CoinDesk

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Rays beat Brewers in 12 innings to avoid World Series sweep

Pinch hitter Ben Williamson's bases-loaded ground ball in the 12th inning scored Nick Fortes and gave the Tampa Bay Rays a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 4 of the World Series at Tropicana Field. Milwaukee leads the series 3-1. Game 5 is…

✔ Sources: ESPN, MLB.com

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