A train derailed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's southeastern province of Tanganyika on Thursday, killing at least 50 people.
According to officials, the accident happened around 3:00 am (local time).
Several people also suffered injuries.
The cause of the accident was not immediately clear.
Israel strikes south Lebanon after soldiers killed, talks continue in Rome
Israel said two of its soldiers were killed in southern Lebanon on Wednesday while Lebanese authorities said Israeli retaliatory attacks killed at least one person, a flare-up in violence that coincided with the latest round of talks between the two countries.
Italy on red alert, Hungary turns off the lights as Europe's heatwave takes toll
Italy took the unprecedented step of placing all its major cities on the highest level of health alert due to high temperatures on Thursday while Hungary turned off the lights at some of its best-known buildings to save energy as a heatwave maintained its grip on large parts of Europe.
Russian strikes kill six in Ukraine's Balakliia, Sumy, officials say
Rescuers worked on Thursday to douse fires and clear debris in Ukraine's eastern city of Balakliia after Russian strikes on homes killed three overnight, authorities said on the Telegram messaging app.
Google’s $15 billion India data centre project battles water, wildlife concerns
Work to build Google's planned Indian data centre hub is in full swing, with a hillside above the site stripped to red earth and terraced into steps, but mounting opposition from environmentalists is creating hurdles for the US tech giant's $15 billion project.
Arab ministerial meeting urges action to stop Israeli violations in Jerusalem
An Arab ministerial meeting in Amman has called for urgent international action to halt Israeli violations in occupied East Jerusalem and at its holy sites.
Israeli military strikes southern Lebanon
The Israeli military said it had begun targeted strikes in southern Lebanon on Wednesday in response to a "Hezbollah violation", a day after the latest round of US-facilitated talks between Israel and Lebanon took place in Rome.
Four people stabbed near London's Covent Garden, woman arrested
Four men were stabbed in a street near London's Covent Garden district on Wednesday and a woman was arrested in what police said they believed to be a "mental health related incident".
Austria has record temperature, Hungary curbs power use as drought takes toll
The temperature in Austria climbed to a record high on Wednesday, while Hungarians curbed power use as the latest heatwave and drought took their toll on central and southern Europe.
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