Spanish transport minister says cause of crash is unclear; stretch of track where it happened was renovated last year, and the train itself was less than four years old

53 children injured at daycare in the Haredi Romema neighborhood; video shows babies, toddlers sleeping underneath toilets, in closets

IDF announces launch of a ‘wide-scale’ counter-terrorism operation in Hebron * Australia parliament returns with moment of silence for victims of Bondi Hanukkah terror attack

Putin invited, wants to 'clarify all the nuances'; Kremlin allies Belarus, Kazakhstan also offered spots; Hungary's Orban says he accepted invite; UK, Germany, mulling involvement

Strikes follow Sunday night incident in which the military fired over the border at a suspect approaching the security fence

Rights chief decries 'systematic use' of death penalty that reportedly killed 1,500 in Iran last year, pans proposed Israeli law on mandatory sentences for terrorists

Military officials say they feel a sense of failure for not managing to curb attacks by some 300 Jewish extremists against West Bank Palestinians

Regime hints it may go forward with executing protesters; CEO of Iran's second-largest telecom company fired for not blocking internet, as shutdown returns after briefly easing