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Two trains collided in Denmark early Thursday, leaving five people critically injured in what police called a major incident.

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The collision occurred around 6:30 a.m. near Hillerød, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of Copenhagen. Roughly a dozen other people have minor injuries, according to the Greater Copenhagen Fire Department.

There were 38 people aboard the two trains, according to a spokesperson for the North Zealand police.

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Rescuers work at the site of a collision between two trains between Hilleroed and Kagerup, north of Copenhagen, on April 23, 2026. (Steven Knap/Ritzau Scanpix)

Officials originally said four people were critically injured but revised that figure hours after the crash. It was not immediately clear whether the train’s drivers were among the victims.

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Two trains collided between Hilleroed and Kagerup, north of Copenhagen, on Thursday, April 23, 2026. (Steven Knap/Ritzau Scanpix)

Investigators are looking into what caused the collision, which occurred near a level crossing. Photos from the scene show the front ends of the trains smashed, though both remained upright on the tracks.

The mayor of the nearby town of Gribskov, Trine Egetved, in a post on Facebook, said some of the injured were flown to the hospital.

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Two trains collided between Hilleroed and Kagerup north of Copenhagen

Two trains collided between Hilleroed and Kagerup, north of Copenhagen, on Thursday, April 23, 2026. (Steven Knap/Ritzau Scanpix)

She said the crash occurred on a local rail line that’s used by many Gribskov residents, employees and schoolchildren.

No other details were available.

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Jeffries welcomes Democratic Socialists into the fold as critics warn party is revealing ‘exactly who it is’

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries publicly embraced a new crop of congressional nominees Saturday, including three Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidates whose primary victories have fueled fresh debate over the Democratic Party’s leftward shift ahead of the 2026 midterms.

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The powerful New York lawmaker’s post highlights the challenge facing the top House Democrat as he works to unite his party ahead of the general election. If Democrats take back the House in November, Jeffries is expected to become the next speaker. That means he’ll likely be leading a Democratic caucus with more self-described Democratic Socialists than ever before. So far, more than a dozen Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidates have won or advanced in primaries across the country this election cycle.

In a post on X, Jeffries wrote, «Congratulations to our Democratic nominees,» before listing the party’s congressional candidates from across New York. Among those recognized were Brad Lander, Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier, all of whom are affiliated with or backed by the Democratic Socialists of America and secured victories in closely watched Democratic primaries last week.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has called Trump official Bill Pulte a «malignant clown.» (Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg)

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«From public servants to union organizers to community activists, the path is different but the work is the same,» Jeffries wrote. «We must decisively address the affordability crisis and crush far-right extremism!»

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Lander, Chevalier and Valdez all received backing from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, whose endorsements helped cement the growing influence of the Democratic Party’s progressive wing in New York politics. Lander and Chevalier defeated Jeffries-endorsed incumbents Reps. Dan Goldman and Adriano Espaillat in their respective Democratic primaries. Jeffries did not endorse in the race won by Claire Valdez, which was an open seat.

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Now, as Democrats turn their attention to the general election, he appears to be rallying behind the party’s nominees as they try to win back the House in November.

The candidates have also faced scrutiny over resurfaced social media posts, support for defunding the police and anti-Israel rhetoric, positions that have put them at odds with many in the Democratic Party.

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Socialist New York congressional nominees Darializa Avila Chevalier (L), Claire Valdez (C) and Brad Lander. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images; Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Chevalier has faced scrutiny over resurfaced social media posts, including one in which she called to «literally abolish the border.»

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She has also faced renewed scrutiny over past social media posts targeting leading Democrats, including calling former President Joe Biden a «war criminal,» attacking former Vice President Kamala Harris and rebuking Sen. Bernie Sanders over Israel.

Like Chevalier, Valdez and Lander, who is Jewish, share her sentiment that Israel is committing «genocide» in Gaza.

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Jeffries’ decision to publicly congratulate the three nominees quickly drew criticism.

The Republican Jewish Coalition blasted Jeffries’ congratulatory message, warning Jewish voters that these candidates are not the Democrat «fringe» but the new faces of the party.

«To Jewish Democrats: your party is telling you EXACTLY who it is,» the Coalition wrote. «These future members of Congress, who @hakeemjeffries is welcoming with open arms, want to: Abolish prisons and borders. Defund the police. Downplay 9/11,» rattling off other serious controversies stemming from the candidates.

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Jamie Metzl, a former National Security Council and State Department official and lifelong Democrat, blasted Jeffries for congratulating the nominees.

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New York City Mayor Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at a news conference Thursday in Manhattan. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

«When I first read this post, I assumed it was from a spoof account. I am deeply concerned that it appears to be all too real,» Metzl wrote. «To welcome these nominees without acknowledging and criticizing their self-declared sympathies for U.S.-designated terrorist organizations, their calls to abolish the police, their stated desire to dismantle Western civilization, and their blatant anti-Americanism is to sacrifice the core principles of the Democratic Party.»

Metzl accused Jeffries of putting his bid to become House speaker ahead of the Democratic Party’s principles.

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«I understand your ambition to become Speaker should Democrats retake the House, but you should not sacrifice the principles of our party to advance your own political aspirations,» Metzl wrote.

Democratic leadership has been in the hot seat this week facing questions from the media about how to reconcile support for the New York slate of socialist candidates, particularly after Valdez’s supporters were seen shouting «you’re next» at a television screen showing Jeffries on Tuesday night.

«They’re gonna eat you next Congressman – and replace you with one of their own,» conservative commentator Meghan McCain posted on X.

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«This is funny,» conservative commentator Robby Starbuck posted on X. «Hakeem still doesn’t realize that the communists are going to eat him alive. Clearly not a student of history. Bless his heart.»

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In a CNN appearance on Friday, Jeffries said, «I think that what happens in a handful of primaries in one of the bluest cities in the country is not in any way indicative of what needs to happen in November, where we need to reelect every single frontline Member, common sense Democrats, authentically committed to making life better for the American people, opposing these extreme Republicans who have been nothing but a reckless rubber stamp for Donald Trump’s agenda.»

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«And at the same period of time, make sure that we flip red seats blue, including in New York-17, where we have a combat veteran, incredibly patriotic American Cait Conley, who came out of a primary on Tuesday as well and is an incredibly strong candidate. She will defeat Mike Lawler in New York in November.»

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RINOs y YOLOs: quiénes son los nuevos enemigos de Donald Trump dentro de su propio partido

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No tienen cascos, tampoco armas de fuego, pero son protagonistas de una guerra soterrada y a veces estridente contra el presidente Donald Trump. El jefe de la Casa Blanca los detesta, los insulta, pero eso no es una novedad en el comportamiento del magnate si no fuera porque son legisladores de su propio partido, un conjunto de republicanos en el Congreso que comienzan a hartarse de Trump.

Si bien el presidente aún parece mantener el control del partido con mano firme, hay dos grupos bautizados en la jerga política de Washington como RINOs y YOLOs, que amenazan con ser la pesadilla del magnate para las elecciones legislativas de noviembre y para lo que resta de su mandato.

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¿Qué es un RINO?

Es el acrónimo de “Republicans In Name Only” (Republicanos solo de nombre). Tradicionalmente se definía así a los republicanos que no adoptaban en forma consistente los valores y principios conservadores del partido, o sea que podían votar con sus rivales demócratas en cuestiones políticas clave, como impuestos y política fiscal, temas sociales o culturales.

“Sin embargo, en los últimos años, Trump ha utilizado cada vez más esta etiqueta para caracterizar a cualquiera dentro del partido que no le sea suficientemente leal, independientemente de sus posturas políticas”, señala a Clarín Matthew Wilson, profesor de Ciencias Políticas de Southern Methodist University.

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“Para Trump, él ES el Partido Republicano, por lo que no apoyarlo en cualquier cuestión legal o política importante convierte a alguien en un «RINO», sin importar cuán conservador sea”.

Para John Mark Hansen, profesor de Ciencias Políticas de University of Chicago, explicó a Clarín que “RINO es un término despectivo que se utiliza al menos desde la administración de George W. Bush”.

Hoy “es otro elemento del repertorio de insultos y burlas de Trump, como «bajo coeficiente intelectual», pero limitado a los republicanos. Los objetivos cambian a diario. En realidad, hoy un RINO es cualquier funcionario republicano que lo haya irritado ese día”, agregó.

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Ejemplos de republicanos RINOs -que se desvían de la ortodoxia conservadora en cuestiones políticas importantes– hoy serían las senadoras Susan Collins de Maine y Lisa Murkowski de Alaska. Sin embargo, Trump ha añadido a esta lista a personas como John Cornyn de Texas, Thom Tillis de Carolina del Norte y Bill Cassidy de Luisiana, todos conservadores convencidos que demostraron poco entusiasmo por Trump a nivel personal y/o criticaron algunas de sus acciones o declaraciones en algún momento. Han “traicionado” al presidente en votaciones clave.

Cuando Trump llama RINO a alguien, busca transmitir a sus seguidores que esa persona no representa su movimiento «Make America Great Again» (MAGA) y que, aunque tenga una credencial republicana, no merece el apoyo de la base del partido. En el pasado, ya sufrieron esa etiqueta dirigentes muy conservadores en temas fiscales, aborto o armas, como Liz Cheney o Adam Kinzinger, que fueron calificados de RINOs por enfrentarse a Trump, especialmente tras el ataque al Capitolio del 6 de enero de 2021.

El Congreso, en Washington, escenario de tensiones en el Partido Republicano. Foto: AP

¿Qué es un YOLO?

Es un acrónimo de “You Only Live Once” (sólo se vive una vez), una expresión que en lenguaje cotidiano se traduce en hacer actividades audaces o peligrosas, que en general uno no se permite. Pero se ha trasladado a la política estadounidense para referirse a los «republicanos YOLO».

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Se trata de aquellos legisladores que perdieron sus escaños en las primarias o decidieron retirarse porque estaban hartos de Trump o porque el presidente decidió apoyar en sus distritos a candidatos alternativos que le eran más fieles.

“Su condición de Pato Rengo (ya están a fin de su mandato y no renuevan) les permite ahora, durante el resto de su gestión, votar según su criterio y conciencia sin presiones políticas”, señala Wilson. Pueden ser RINOs y YOLO al mismo tiempo.

El congresista Don Bacon y los senadores Tom Tillis y Mitch McConnell anunciaron su retiro y votan sabiendo que nunca más tendrán que enfrentarse a sus electores en las primarias. El representante Thomas Massie perdió su banca contra un candidato apoyado por Trump.

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«Si el poder legislativo siempre vota con el presidente, tenemos un rey», dijo Massie. El senador Bill Cassidy perdió las primarias ante un candidato apoyado por el presidente y al día siguiente dijo: «Como está estructurada nuestra Constitución, el Congreso debería exigir responsabilidades al Poder Ejecutivo».

“Esto no significa que se conviertan repentinamente en izquierdistas. Significa, sin embargo, que pueden oponerse a las iniciativas y maniobras de Trump que consideren imprudentes o incluso directamente inconstitucionales”, agrega Wilson.

Para Hansen, los YOLO tienen “una justificación mordaz para hacer lo correcto, cometer un acto de principios, aunque a Trump no le guste, o es un reconocimiento resignado de no tener nada que perder porque te ha obligado a dejar el cargo”.

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Una marcha anti Trump en abril, frente a la sede de la Corte Suprema, en Washington. Foto: AP

Obstáculos para la agenda del presidente

Aunque el presidente mantiene un control firme sobre los votantes republicanos, el club RINO y YOLO que está en expansión podría obstaculizar su agenda en todo, desde la guerra de Irán hasta la financiación migratoria, en un momento en que su partido tiene una mayoría frágil en el Congreso.

El presidente se ha enfrentado repetidamente a varios legisladores de su partido en los últimos meses. Se enfureció cuando no le quisieron aprobar un fondo de US$1.800 millones para defensa judicial de sus aliados políticos. Los ha acusado de no acelerar la aprobación de una reforma electoral que él considera clave para estas elecciones (muchos RINOs no creen que haya habido fraude en los comicios de 2020, como argumenta Trump), los atacó porque no le aprueban la reforma del salón de baile de la Casa Blanca y, sobre todo, los consideró “antipatriotas” porque se oponen a la guerra con Irán.

El presidente les ha dedicado un reguero de insultos de todo tipo: “inútiles”, “vagos”, “perdedores”, “débiles”.

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Sin embargo, muchos de ellos ven que Trump está enfrascado en la guerra y en los aranceles, dos temas que son impopulares entre el electorado estadounidense porque impactan directamente en su bolsillo. Y se alarman porque sienten que el presidente está distanciado de lo que realmente le interesa, que es la inflación y la “asequibilidad”, la capacidad de acceder a viviendas, salud y objetos de la vida diaria, que en estos tiempos está complicada.

Para el experto, YOLOs y RINOs “sin duda, pueden complicar las elecciones de mitad de mandato para Trump, ya que probablemente se opondrán a él en cuestiones de procedimiento importantes para su agenda (como la eliminación del filibusterismo en el Senado) y mostrarán un apoyo tibio a los republicanos más afines a Trump que aspiran a reemplazarlos”.

Para Morris Fiorina, profesor de Ciencias Políticas de Stanford University, “Trump parece estar por encima de toda ideología. Juzga todo en función de sus preferencias. Antes, ser RINO era una acusación dirigida a quienes los conservadores querían etiquetar como «moderados indecisos», pero dado que Trump ahora «se considera la personificación del Partido Republicano, el término suele significar no ceder ante sus deseos”, afirmó a Clarín. Sin embargo, Fiorina señala que “si bien vemos tensiones, todavía no hemos visto fisuras reales”

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Hansen afirma que “Trump tiene un historial casi perfecto de lograr que los votantes republicanos se deshagan de quienes se le oponen. Normalmente, los presidentes hacen la vista gorda por el bien común del partido. No el presidente. A Trump solo le importa Trump. Es un abuso de poder, una venganza: si no haces lo que él quiere, te atrapará”.

De cara a las elecciones legislativas, Fiorina señala que “todo lo que perjudica a Trump beneficia a los demócratas, por supuesto. La cuestión es si los demócratas son capaces de aprovechar las oportunidades que se les presentan, algo que no está en absoluto garantizado”.

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Gulf countries strongly condemn Iran’s drone attack on Bahrain as rising tensions threaten MOU

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Several Gulf countries have strongly denounced Iran’s Saturday drone strikes on the island nation of Bahrain, while vowing to stand united against any possible aggression from Tehran in the future.

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This escalation poses the greatest threat yet to the memorandum of understanding signed last week by President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

After Iran struck a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, the U.S. launched overnight airstrikes on Iranian missile, drone and radar sites. Iran responded Saturday with the drone strikes on Bahrain, which hosts the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet.

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Smoke rises after reported Iranian missile attacks, following strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran, in Manama, Bahrain, Feb. 28, 2026. (Reuters)

The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, called Iran’s attack on Bahrain «treacherous,» adding that it will undermine ongoing peace efforts in the Middle East.

The GCC represents the interests of Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, several of which released their own statements condemning Iran.

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Bahrain itself issued a response, confirming that Iran flew a number of drones into its territory and calling the strikes a «flagrant threat» to the nation’s security. It remains unclear exactly which areas Iran targeted.

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President Donald Trump leaves the stage after speaking at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s policy conference on Friday, June 26, 2026. Iran’s latest strike is the latest threat to the MOU he signed that enacted a ceasefire. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

«While the Ministry condemns this heinous aggression, it affirms that the Iranian regime’s continued attacks, at a time when regional and international efforts are moving towards de-escalation, place the sole responsibility on Tehran for undermining peace efforts, and reveals an approach based on destabilizing security, exporting chaos, and undermining regional stability,» Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry also said Saturday.

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Officials in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) also came out with statements on Saturday condemning Iran.

Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry said the Iranian strikes represent «a dangerous undermining of endeavors for peace and stability, and a threat to the security and stability of the region.»

Both Kuwait and the UAE said they remain committed to supporting Bahrain’s safety and stability.

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, center, attends a meeting with foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council member states in Manama, Bahrain, on Thursday, June 25, 2026. (Eric Lee/Pool Photo via AP)

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Also joining in the public denouncements of Iran were Saudi Arabia and Qatar, with both countries saying the latest strikes violate Bahrain’s sovereignty and international law.

Notably, Oman’s foreign ministry has not addressed the attack. Oman has maintained a neutral stance throughout the war and has frequently acted as a mediator between Washington and Tehran.

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Oman and Iran are also still in the midst of negotiating a joint framework for the future administration of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.

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A container ship, right, and a cargo vessel are seen in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard took responsibility for the strikes on Bahrain, saying on state-run TV that it had targeted several locations «of the U.S. terrorist army in the region» without specifying which areas were hit, according to The Associated Press.

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So far, no casualties or significant damage has been reported from the drone attack, which occurred days after Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Gulf allies in Bahrain.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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