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October 29: Spain’s Train Crash and Kennedy’s Peptide Drug Plan
In Spain
Spain has begun three days of mourning after a train crash killed dozens of people. Emergency teams worked through the night to find victims.
In Britain
Far-right activist Tommy Robinson has been convicted of two counts of harassment causing fear of violence. A jury at Southwark Crown Court found Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, guilty of harassing two journalists involved in Daily Mail reporting. The offense carries a maximum sentence of ten years in prison.
In Washington
The Trump administration approved U.S. visas for defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and his family, who arrived in Miami on October 28, 2026. The approval drew criticism because Brazil’s Supreme Court had ordered Bolsonaro to surrender his Brazilian passports amid a criminal investigation.
Separately, a federal judge rejected the administration’s effort to force California to remove more than 20,000 mail-in ballots belonging to registered voters.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he will allow widespread access to unapproved peptide injections, the New York Times reports. According to the Times, the plan would bypass standard FDA safeguards, including tests of effectiveness against a placebo and whether the compounds could cause cancer or birth defects. Health experts warn that human clinical trials are lacking and long-term effects remain unknown.
In science
Researchers in Germany report tracking electrons crossing an energy gap in graphene with a probability reaching 100 percent under their experimental conditions. The study, published in Nature, combined ultrafast laser pulses with electron microscopy to follow transitions between energy bands in real time. The researchers say the work could help scientists explore ways to control electronic materials with light.
In the West Bank
Activists accuse Israeli settlers of attacking a U.S. journalist and an Israeli-Russian activist in Umm al-Khair, in the occupied West Bank. Footage shows men, some armed, beating them.
In Indonesia
Nearly two million hectares have burned in Indonesia’s worst fire season in a decade, spreading thick haze and helping fuel wider protests. President Prabowo Subianto also faces economic malaise and criticism over policy missteps. University researcher Nurul Amalia says a reported increase in firefighting personnel has yet to produce significant progress.
In Sudan
A rights group says strikes on a market in Darfur killed more than 100 people, including women and children. Witnesses say the attack hit civilian shopkeepers and fighters from the Rapid Support Forces.
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