By Pau Mosquera and Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN

Córdoba, Spain (CNN) — At least one person has died and 37 were injured on Tuesday after a passenger train derailed in Gelida, near the Spanish city of Barcelona, a spokesperson for the regional government of Catalonia told CNN.

The incident occurred just two ⁠days after another deadly rail crash in Spain, in which two high-speed trains collided near Adamuz in the southern Córdoba province, killing 41 people.

Tuesday’s accident involved a commuter service on the R4 line — used by thousands of passengers daily –- as the train was traveling between the municipalities of Gelida and Sant Sadurní d’Anoia in the northeast of the country.

The derailment was caused when a retaining wall fell onto the tracks following heavy rains, according to the Civil Protection of Catalonia’s regional government.

The incident occurred around 10:00 p.m. local time (4:00 p.m. ET), according to a statement from the train operator.

Emergency services received 28 calls related to the incident. Twenty ambulances from the Medical Emergency System (SEM) and 38 units from the regional fire department were dispatched to the scene.

The regional fire department of Catalonia reported that they established a security zone and proceeded to shore up both the retaining wall and the train to stabilize the scene. They also evacuated the injured outside of the so-called “hot zone” so they could be treated by local emergency services. Authorities said it was necessary to “extricate” one person who remained trapped inside the train.

Several people were treated for injuries of varying severity, including the train driver, who was assisted by the first responders.

The Minister of Interior and Security, Nuria Parlón, and the Minister of Territory, Silvia Paneque, are traveling to the scene of the accident.

This story has been updated with additional information.

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By Sarah Owermohle, Deidre McPhillips, Meg Tirrell, CNN

(CNN) — Ongoing measles outbreaks in multiple parts of the country are threatening the United States’ status as a nation that has eliminated the virus’ spread, but a CDC leader said Tuesday that the potential change is not a big concern.

Tuesday’s briefing was federal officials’ first on a continuing South Carolina outbreak that has totaled at least 646 cases, according to the state’s health department. There were roughly 760 cases in the West Texas outbreak last year, making it one of the largest and deadliest measles outbreaks that the US has seen in decades.

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Principal Deputy Director Dr. Ralph Abraham, a former Louisiana surgeon general who ended some vaccine promotion in his state, argued at the briefing Tuesday that transmission between these states, as well as other outbreaks, has not been proved. But he also said that the US losing elimination status would not be a grave concern.

“Losing elimination status … does not mean that the measles would be widespread, nor would it alter any key measles elimination strategies,” said Abraham, who joined CDC this month. He added that “vaccination remains the most effective way to prevent measles” but that he supports personal freedom.

The US recorded 2,242 measles cases in 2025, according to CDC data, the most since 1991. The disease was declared eliminated in the US in 2000, and the Pan American Health Organization could decide to revoke that status when it meets in April.

Asked during the briefing whether he would see that as a significant loss, Abraham said, “not really.”

“It’s just the cost of doing business with our borders,” Abraham said. “We have these communities that choose to be unvaccinated. That’s their personal freedom.”

He added that the CDC’s role is to support those communities and help minimize effects of measles.

“The message that I certainly want to send as the deputy director here is, we’re open for business. We’re here to help, we understand concerns that those communities may have, and we’re willing to listen to alternatives” for treatment and prevention, he said.

Ninety-three percent of cases recorded in the US last year, and 95% so far in 2026, had not received the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine or had an unknown vaccination status, according to the CDC.<

By Adam Cancryn, Kevin Liptak, CNN

Davos, Switzerland (CNN) — An urgent diplomatic intervention is awaiting President Donald Trump in Davos after days spent hurling threats at US allies over Greenland.

Top European officials are planning to use this week’s annual summit of global elites as their staging ground for averting a fast-blooming crisis that has put the continent on edge — and may now threaten the survival of its seven-decade alliance with the United States, three people familiar with the discussions told CNN.

That push from allies comes as even some in Trump’s orbit have expressed private misgivings over the president’s rhetoric and have sought an off-ramp.

In the near term, the Europeans’ emergency effort aims to de-escalate tensions following Trump’s vow to slap new tariffs on any ally that opposes his push for “complete and total control” of Greenland. But it’s also about trying to divert the president generally from his campaign for the Danish territory.

Among the paths that Trump advisers and Western diplomats have focused on are expanding existing treaties that allow the US to place military bases and other resources on the island, along with adding commercial and economic agreements. Such an outcome would include some type of signing ceremony that would allow the president to showcase an accomplishment, according to people familiar with the matter.

Another option that has been discussed is placing Greenland under a Compact of Free Association, which would allow it to maintain its current status while still providing the US expanded security access in exchange for financial assistance. Palau, the Marshall Islands and Federated States of Micronesia fall under such an agreement with the US.

There have also been early discussions about suggesting the renegotiation of the 1951 agreement between the US, Denmark and Greenland to clearly state there would be no Chinese investments in Greenland, these people said.

And while Denmark has shown little inclination to giving up its territory, some senior Trump administration officials have worked over the past several weeks on a proposal to purchase the island, these people said.

Trump — who arrives in Davos early Wednesday — told reporters before leaving Tuesday that he’ll hold a series of meetings on Greenland while there, predicting he’d strike a deal that’s “very good for everybody.” He claimed NATO would be “very happy” and that Greenlanders, who’ve protested threats of American annexation, will be “thrilled.”

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, who has worked to establish a close relationship with Trump, is among those expected to meet with the president one-on-one on the sidelines of the summit, sources familiar with the plans said.

Yet despite Trump’s sunny projections, he has continued to double down on his divisive demands, insisting again Tuesday that “we need” Greenland. Asked how far he was willing to go to gain control of the Arctic island, Trump said only: “You’ll find out,” before suggesting he could look at alternative op

By David Wright, CNN

(CNN) — Michele Tafoya, a longtime sportscaster and conservative commentator, filed papers Tuesday to run for US Senate in Minnesota, giving the Republican Party a well-known candidate in a state that’s being roiled by the ongoing federal immigration crackdown.

Tafoya filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission. Chris Marston, a Republican lawyer listed as her campaign treasurer, confirmed that Tafoya would formally launch her bid Wednesday morning.

The broadcaster’s impending entry jolts an already dynamic contest set off by Democratic Sen. Tina Smith’s retirement announcement last year. Meanwhile, Sen. Amy Klobuchar is weighing whether to launch a run for governor that could further disrupt the state’s political landscape.

Minnesota has been on Republicans’ radar as a place to make inroads ever since President Donald Trump lost the state by less than two points in 2016. He would lose the state by roughly seven points in 2020 and about four points in 2024.

The Trump administration’s deployment of hundreds of immigration and border agents to Minnesota has set off protests across the Twin Cities, with scenes of confrontations between the two sides being shared widely. Tensions between Minnesota’s Democratic leaders and Washington spiked after an immigration officer shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, a 31-year-old protester who had blocked traffic with her vehicle.

The Justice Department has subpoenaed at least five Minnesota officials as part of a probe into whether the state and local leaders obstructed federal immigration enforcement efforts, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.

Tafoya, a veteran NFL broadcaster who has covered sports at several networks over three decades, left broadcasting in 2022 to begin a foray into Republican politics. She now hosts a conservative podcast.

She has been critical of Minnesota leaders who have objected to the immigration crackdown and ripped dozens of protesters who interrupted a Sunday church service because a pastor there appeared to be an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official.

“In Minnesota, law enforcement has been demonized for years,” Tafoya posted on X recently, responding to a video from Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, who is running in the Democratic primary for Senate against Rep. Angie Craig. “We are short on officers. Morale has plummeted. Career criminals are released to offend again. And radical leftists care more about them than they do about honest Minnesotans who simply want to see the chaos end.”

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“Sorprendentemente, nuestro ‘brillante’ aliado de la OTAN, el Reino Unido, está planeando actualmente regalar la isla de Diego García, lugar de una base militar estadounidense vital, a Mauricio, y hacerlo SIN NINGUNA RAZÓN EN ABSOLUTO”.

Bienvenido al martes, primer ministro Keir Starmer.

Como muchos de sus colegas, el líder británico ha tratado de mantener cerca a Donald Trump desde el inicio de su segunda administración hace un año, pensando que la adulación era la mejor estrategia para navegar las veleidades narcisistas del presidente estadounidense.

Sin embargo, ahora, mientras Trump se prepara para volar al Foro Económico Mundial en Davos, Starmer también se encuentra entre aquellos insultados por el presidente de Estados Unidos a los que les tocó ver cómo sus mensajes privados eran difundidos ante el mundo.

“El Reino Unido regalando tierras extremadamente importantes es un acto de GRAN ESTUPIDEZ”, escribió Trump en su plataforma Truth Social, añadiendo que eso era “otra en una larga lista de razones de seguridad nacional por las que Groenlandia debe ser adquirida”.

Quizás detrás de la diatriba de Trump están los comentarios hechos por el primer ministro del Reino Unido el lunes, para quien la amenaza del presidente de imponer aranceles a los aliados para salirse con la suya respecto a Groenlandia es “completamente errónea”.

Sea como fuere, sirvió para provocar un giro de 180 grados respecto al apoyo previo de la Casa Blanca a la decisión británica de entregar un grupo de islas en el océano Índico a Mauricio. El secretario de Estado de EE.UU., Marco Rubio, elogió el acuerdo en mayo como un “acuerdo histórico” y un “logro monumental”.

Las figuras del Gobierno británico enviadas a hablar con los medios llamaron a la calma inmediatamente después.

“Yo sería partidaria de mantener la calma e intentar esperar un poco, ver qué pasa después. Ahora mismo estamos recibiendo este aluvión de mensajes y demás”, dijo la destacada política laborista Emily Thornberry a la BBC.

Ciertamente, tenía razón sobre el uso que Trump hizo de su cuenta en las redes sociales durante la noche. El presidente de Francia, Emmanuel Macron, fue otro que quedó atrapado en la vorágine.

Poco antes de publicar una imagen aparentemente generada por IA de sí mismo en la Casa Blanca mostrándoles a los líderes europeos un mapa de América del Norte en el que tanto Canadá como Groenlandia estaban coloreados con la bandera de EE.UU., Trump había pegado un mensaje (real) de Macron.

“Amigo mío, estamos totalmente alineados en Siria, podemos hacer grandes cosas en Irán. No entiendo lo que estás haciendo con Groenlandia”, comenzaba el mensaje de Macron, antes de sugerir que podría albergar una reunión del G7 en París el jueves.

Como incentivo, el líder francés añadía un gancho al final.

“Cenemos juntos en París el jueves antes de que regreses a EE.UU.”

Quizás estaba dirigido a avivar los recuerdos de 2017, cuando los Macron y los Trump cenaron juntos en la Torre Eiffel en el Día de la Bastilla después de que Trump fuera el invitado de honor en el desfile anual.

De todos modos, aquellos días de euforia han quedado atrás.

Cuando el lunes un periodista le preguntó a Trump por su reacción ante el rechazo de Macron a la oferta de un puesto en su “Junta de la Paz”, inmediatamente golpeó por debajo del cinturón.

“Bueno, nadie lo quiere porque pronto dejará el cargo”.

Auch.

Otras recientes filtraciones de mensajes privados incluyen la difusión por parte de Trump de un mensaje dirigido a la primera ministra de Noruega, en el que la acusaba de haberlo desairado respecto al Premi