Investigation begins into India’s deadly train crash

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A passenger train passes by the site where two passenger trains derailed Friday in Balasore district, in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, Monday, June 5, 2023. 

On Sunday, rescue workers pulled the last survivor from the devastating crash in India’s eastern Odisha state, that has left at least 275 dead and more than 1,000 injured. Relatives are now on the scene trying to locate their loved ones. And, there’s been a push to add new members to BRICS — a group from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — in an effort to counterbalance the power of Western countries. Also, hundreds of thousands of people hit the streets yesterday in Poland, protesting what they see as growing authoritarianism in the country. Many were motivated in response to a new law that is supposed to target Russian propaganda in Poland. Plus, gang violence in Haiti loosens its grip.

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