Train hits Belgian school bus in fatal crash
5/26/202627 min
Several children and adults have been killed in a collision between a train and a school bus in Belgium. Federal police said the vehicle had been on its way to a special education school. Police have launched an investigation into the crash, with officials saying safety barriers on the level crossing had been down.
Also: Iran vows to retaliate after Monday's US strikes. Israel says it will intensify its attacks against Hezbollah, as Lebanon reports multiple casualties in overnight strikes. A human rights watchdog has found evidence that the United Arab Emirates recruited Colombian soldiers to fight alongside paramilitary forces in Sudan. In Sydney, a light show is cancelled after 89 drones fall into Darling Harbour. And experts involved in the rescue of teenagers from a cave complex in Thailand in 2018 are called to search for seven people trapped in a Laos cave. Protected birds of prey are being illegally killed in Britain, conservationists say. And Ferrari unveils its first fully electric car.
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[upbeat music] Hello, I'm Oliver Conway. We're recording this at 15 hours GMT on Tuesday the 26th of May. A train has hit a school minibus on a level crossing in Belgium, killing four people. Iran has warned it has the right to retaliate after the US launched fresh attacks, and a rescue operation is underway in Laos for seven people trapped in a cave complex. Also in this podcast...
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