Two trains collide head-on near Copenhagen, multiple injuries reported
Two trains collided head-on early on April 23, 2026, near Hillerød, about 40 km north of Copenhagen, Denmark.The collision occurred at approximately 6:30am local time on a local commuter rail line.The crash involved two trains traveling on a line linking the towns of Hillerød and Kagerup in the North Zealand area.There were 38 passengers on board the two trains at the time of the accident.Emergency services responded promptly, with the Greater Copenhagen Fire Department reporting four people critically injured and 12 others sustaining minor injuries.All passengers were evacuated from the trains.Some of the critically injured were airlifted to the National... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 23 Apr 2026 11:34 LONDON
Rescuers attempt to save stranded humpback whale off Germany using air cushions
Rescuers have initiated a new effort to free a humpback whale stranded off Germany's northern coast by using inflatable air cushions.The whale, nicknamed Timmy, has been stuck in shallow waters near the island of Poel in the Baltic Sea since early March.Officials from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania described the operation as a "minimally invasive" approach.A private company plans to lift the whale by its flippers onto a tarp attached to a tug boat using the air cushions.The whale remains alive but is severely weakened, and the prognosis is critical.Environment Minister Till Backhaus said the chance of survival is very low but cannot... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 16 Apr 2026 20:02 LONDON
The Glass Elevator to Nowhere: A World Trapped in a Chocolate Factory
As a journalist in my mid-fifties, I thought my skin had thickened to the point of being impenetrable. I have covered the rise and fall of regimes, the grinding gears of the Cold War's leftovers, and the digital revolutions that promised to unite us. I thought I had seen every trick in the political playbook. Then came Donald Trump’s 2026 foreign policy, and I realized I was not watching a statesman; I was watching a child play with a chemistry set he does not understand. The Willy Wonka of the West: Rule by Whim Walking into a press briefing lately... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 02 Apr 2026 09:44 LONDON
