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

The collision occurred near Hillerod, about 25 miles north of Copenhagen. Roughly a dozen other people have minor injuries, according to the Greater Copenhagen Fire Department.

UKRAINE: The European Union today approved a massive loan package to help Ukraine meet its economic and military needs for the next two years, the bloc’s Cypriot presidency said, after Hungary lifted its veto.

The EU also approved a new raft of sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine. The measures were prepared early this year and set to be announced in February to mark the fourth anniversary of the conflict, but Hungary and Slovakia opposed the move.

TURKEY: Turkish lawmakers passed a Bill late on Wednesday that includes restricting access to social media platforms for children under 15, state media reported.

The Bill will force social media platforms to install age‑verification systems, provide parental control tools and require companies to rapidly respond to content deemed harmful.

On Monday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: “We are living in a period where some digital sharing applications are corrupting our children’s minds.”

INTERNATIONAL COURT: Judges at the International Criminal Court today confirmed crimes against humanity charges against former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte for deadly anti-drugs crackdowns he allegedly oversaw while in office.

A three-judge panel found unanimously there were “substantial grounds” to believe the ex-leader was responsible for dozens of murders, first as mayor of the southern Philippine city of Davao and later as president.