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Hello. At least 30 people were killed when ‌two high-speed trains collided in Spain, and why Gen Z are leading protests across Europe. Plus, Israel's election results reinforce Benjamin Netanyahu's status as a political survivor. He is set to stay on as prime minister, at least in a caretaker role.

Today's Top News

An aide speaks to Israeli Prime Minister and Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. REUTERS/Ammar Awad Benjamin Netanyahu won the support of an unexpectedly clear majority of Israeli Jews in an election billed as a major turning point in his nation's history. Senior Correspondent Alexander Cornwell is on the Reuters World News podcast discussing the election results so far. Two high-speed trains have collided in Spain, prompting the ‌suspension of the line connecting Madrid to the southern Andalusia region, rail operator Adif said. Follow live. In Ukraine, a country long reliant on its vast rail network, hours-long delays and repeat evacuations when air-raid sirens sound are another way in which Russia's escalating missile and drone attacks are wrecking everyday life for civilians. After a leaderless student-led protest movement swept Serbia's former President Aleksandar Vucic from power in a historic snap election, the country is waiting to hear who it will appoint as prime minister and to other key ministerial positions. Here are some of the prominent candidates on the students' list. US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced widespread rebuke from civil rights groups, healthcare advocates and Democrats over his anti-Arab comments that the Council on American-Islamic ‌Relations cast as "a textbook display of unvarnished racism and bigotry." Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has left the country for the United States after losing Sunday's presidential election, three sources said, with the US State Department due to grant him and his family entry visas.

Business & Markets

Rio Tinto iron ore chief executive Simon Trott looks on at the BlueScope steelworks, Port Kembla, Australia. REUTERS/Lewis Jackson/File Photo Rio Tinto's board has proposed increasing its CEO Simon Trott's target remuneration package by 56% to $13.06 million. Read our exclusive. The world's top consumer goods and food companies, from Coca-Cola and Procter & Gamble to Nestle and Reckitt, have warned of further price hikes next year to cover rising costs even ‌as shoppers remain reluctant to splurge on groceries. Two teenage plaintiffs who say social media caused them to develop serious mental health problems will take Meta and Snap to trial in Los Angeles in the latest test of claims raised in thousands of US lawsuits over social media's impact on young people. Women in the US struggling to find hormone replacement treatments to manage menopause symptoms are facing shortages beyond estrogen patches amid surging demand, with some injectable and vaginal estrogen products also in short supply. British finance minister John Healey is set to announce a cautious budget plan as he tries to avoid piling more bond market pressure on the new government of Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

'Nobody heard us' – why Gen Z are leading protests across Europe

Protesters take cover as French riot police and gendarmes use a water canonn amid clashes during an authorized demonstration in Paris. REUTERS/Hannah McKay A wave of so-called “Gen Z” protests has swept across European countries including France, Italy, Belgium and Albania, driven by grievances including the cost of living, the poor state of schools and perceived corruption. In Serbia, student-led demonstrations helped topple the country’s longtime leader in an election, while further demonstrations are planned in Germany this weekend. Read more

And Finally...

Noah Wyle attends the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. REUTERS/Daniel Cole Actor Noah Wyle, the Emmy-winning star of the TV medical drama “The Pitt,” was named this year’s “sexiest man ‌alive” by People magazine. The 55-year-old said it “sounded like a prank” when he heard the news, adding: “Not in a million years did I think that this would be ⁠an honor bestowed on me.” Read more

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