Train control system failed due to computer communication issue: Spanish transport minister

Syria and Jordan have agreed to establish a joint security committee to investigate recent Jordanian airstrikes on southern Syria, as the Nasib border crossing between the two countries reopened Wednesday following a temporary closure, Syrian state media reported.

JERUSALEM, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Parties opposed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured 67 seats in the 120-member parliament after 85.6 percent of the votes were counted in Tuesday's election, according to official updated results.

TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- A recent agreement between Iran and the Mecca pact countries to continue consultations represents a significant step, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday.The remarks followed a meeting of senior officials from Iran, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan to discuss regional peace and security, held in the Iranian capital Tehran on Monday.Araghchi said the recent meeting provided a valuable opportunity to advance dialogue on regional peace and security, and to collectively address threats and challenges.He said countering Israel's malicious acts and aggressions is a fundamental necessity to defend the independence and sovereignty of regional countries and prevent the war's spread.

MUSCAT, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Oman signed 28 investment agreements worth more than 304 million Omani rials (about 790 million U.S. dollars) here on Wednesday to develop projects and expand existing facilities in special economic zones, free zones and industrial cities across the country.According to the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (OPAZ), the agreements cover an area of more than 2 square kms and involve projects in manufacturing, food processing, logistics and commercial activities.The investments are distributed across several locations, including the Special Economic Zone at Duqm, Sohar Freezone, Salalah Free Zone, Khazaen Economic City and industrial cities in Sohar, Raysut, Ibri and Nizwa.Among the major projects are an iron and steel products plant in Sohar Industrial City with an investment exceeding 112 million rials, an automotive assembly industrial complex in Sohar Freezone worth 38 million rials, and a shrimp feed production facility in Duqm valued at 40 million rials.Qais bin Mohammed Al Yousef, chairman of OPAZ, said the agreements were part of efforts to attract high-quality investment, strengthen specialized industries, create job opportunities and support Oman's economic diversification efforts under its Vision 2040 development plan.

JERUSALEM, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Senior Arab lawmaker Ahmad Tibi confirmed Wednesday that the Joint List, an alliance of Arab-led parties, is in talks with the bloc opposing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the formation of an alternative government following Tuesday's parliamentary election.The Joint List is a political alliance of Arab-majority parties in Israel, comprising Ta'al, Balad, and Hadash.In an interview with Israel's state-owned Kan Reshet Bet Radio, Tibi, chairman of the Ta'al party, said the Joint List was ready to help the so-called change bloc replace Netanyahu, although it was unlikely to formally join a governing coalition.We have blocked the possibility of Netanyahu forming a government, Tibi said, referring to the election results. Our public wants us to go further and influence the shape of the political system after the elections.Tibi said the alliance was open to discussing parliamentary arrangements, including how and when its lawmakers would vote, in exchange for progress on issues affecting Israel's Arab minority, including crime, house demolitions, infrastructure and incitement.We will probably not be an organic part of this government, he said, adding that other arrangements were possible.Yair Golan, leader of the center-left Democrats party, which is part of the opposition bloc led by Eisenkot, urged his allies to abandon their refusal to cooperate with Arab parties.We must no longer accept Netanyahu's racist division between Jewish votes and Arab votes, Golan wrote on social media platform X.Yousef Jabareen, chairman of the Joint List, also expressed willingness to help Eisenkot replace Netanyahu.Anyone who wants to offer a real alternative to Netanyahu's bloodstained government will have to talk to us, Jabareen said in a statement. We are ready to pave the way for Netanyahu's removal.These remarks came as vote counting continued after an election that appeared to leave neither Netanyahu's right-wing bloc nor ...

ADEN, Yemen, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- A loud explosion rocked the vicinity of Aden International Airport in southern Yemen on Wednesday after the Houthi group fired a ballistic missile toward the area, a local security official told Xinhua.The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the blast was heard near the airport. Casualties and damage were not immediately known.Shortly after the explosion, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a statement posted on social media platform X that people at the airport should evacuate immediately.Sarea claimed a Saudi military cargo aircraft was at the airport transporting weapons that he said would be used against the Yemeni people.There was no immediate response from the Saudi-led coalition or Yemeni government to the claim.Aden, the seat of Yemen's internationally recognized government, has come under repeated Houthi missile attacks in recent days amid escalating fighting between the group and government forces supported by the Saudi-led coalition.Yemen has been mired in conflict since late 2014, when the Houthis seized the capital Sanaa and much of northern Yemen, prompting the Saudi-led coalition to intervene in 2015 in support of the Yemeni government.

Thailand's central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged for a fourth consecutive meeting on Wednesday as policymakers maintain an accommodative stance and targeted financial measures to support an uneven economic recovery.