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This Weekend | Remembrance, Halloween and All Saints’ Day

Spain is in mourning after Wednesday’s train crash in Toledo. A Renfe train rear-ended an Iryo train, killing at least 68 people and injuring dozens more. The toll may rise. Investigators are still working to establish what happened, though early…

By Atika Shubert

• October 29, 2026

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