Indonesia train crash toll rises to 14 as rescuers work to remove trapped passengers

JAKARTA, April 28 (Reuters) - The death toll from a train collision near the Indonesian capital Jakarta has risen to 14 with another 84 injured, the train operator said on Tuesday, as rescuers worked ‌to extract survivors still trapped in the wreckage.

Aftermath of a deadly collision between a commuter line train and a long-distance train, in Bekasi

The collision between a commuter train and a long-distance train ‌happened late on Monday in Bekasi, just outside Jakarta.

Bobby Rasyidi, chief executive of Indonesia's state railway firm PT KAI, said the death toll had ​risen to 14 and that evacuation work was still ongoing.

Mohammad Syafii, the head of Indonesia's search and rescue agency, told a press conference early on Tuesday that it was a delicate process to rescue survivors from the mangled carriages.

"We needed to involve personnel with certain skills to perform a measured extrication," he said. "There are some victims who are alive to this ‌minute and we're hoping to extricate them, ⁠but they're still pinned by the train material."

Rescuers have disengaged the trains, a Reuters witness said. They were seen using angle grinders to cut through the metal of the train compartments ⁠and reach the survivors.

Bobby told the press conference that the commuter train first collided with a taxi on the tracks and was then hit by the long-distance train. A women-only carriage bore the brunt of the crash.

Taxi operator Green SM Indonesia said ​on ​Instagram that the taxi involved in the accident was part of ​its fleet. It said it had sent information ‌to authorities to assist in the investigation.

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Green SM Indonesia is the Indonesian branch of Vietnamese electric-vehicle taxi operator Green and Smart Mobility JSC, an affiliate of Vingroup.

After visiting a hospital in Bekasi, President Prabowo Subianto said he had agreed to build a flyover near the train tracks to help resolve heavy traffic congestion, adding that authorities would investigate the collision. He said large parts of the train network are not well-maintained.

Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) is investigating the ‌crash.

On Tuesday, rescuers and people descended upon the train station, some ​looking for their relatives. A man was seen crying while holding his ​brother's bloody bag.

Heriyati, a passenger, said she initially ​intended to use the women's only carriage but opted for the one behind it. She ‌had been on a call with her husband asking ​him to pick her up ​from the station when the collision occurred.

"I haven't even finished with the call and the trains collided," she said.

Commuter line trains are some of the busiest in Jakarta, the world's most populous city. On Tuesday, PT ​KAI said several commuter train trips ‌were cut short due to the crash.

Land transport accidents are common in Indonesia. A train collision in ​West Java province in 2024 killed four people and injured dozens.

(Reporting by Stanley Widianto, Willy Kurniawan, ​and Tri Iswanto; Editing by John Mair and David Stanway)

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Putin could cause the next Chernobyl through reckless strikes on nuclear plants, experts warn

“I was in a state of near-shock,” says Volodymyr Kholosha as he recalls the moment that he first saw the burnt-out reactor at theChernobyl Nuclear Power Planton the day it exploded.

“What I witnessed that day defied every scenario we had ever practised. The first few days were spent simply trying to comprehend what had actually happened to the fourth power unit.”

Forty years on from the world’s most serious nuclear accident, Ukraine is fighting Russia in and around its nuclear power plants, including the world’s largest inZaporizhzhia.Just last week, Russia launched drones and missiles along the flight paths near Chernobyl itself.

Mr Kholosha warns thatVladimir Putinis bringing Ukraine to the brink of another disaster.

“Russia has failed to learn the lessons of Chernobyl,” he says. “Russia may believe these actions serve their geopolitical goals, but objectively, ignoring the lessons of Chernobyl endangers not only Ukraine but regional and global security.”

Russian forces have repeatedly played fast and loose around Ukraine’s nuclear sites since it launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

On Wednesday, Ukraine accused Moscow’s forces ofrepeatedly launching drones and missileson a flight path near the Chernobyl plant, risking a major nuclear accident just days before the country marks the 40th anniversary of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.

TheRussian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, situated right on the frontline in southern Ukraine, last week experienced its 13th blackout since Russia’s invasion began more than four years ago.

Last year, a Russian drone pierced the protective outer shell around Chernobyl’s reactor number 4, which prevents the release of radioactive contaminants and protects the remains of the destroyed reactor.

Alexandra Bell, the president of theBulletin for Atomic Scientists, says that 40 years on, the failures by world leaders to engage in a sustained and substantial dialogue to reduce the multitude of nuclear risks, from nuclear war to attacks on nuclear sites, are a “dereliction and duty in both Washington and Moscow”.

“We are extremely close to any number of potential catastrophes in the nuclear space,” she says, accusing Moscow and other world leaders of having “not learned the necessary lessons about the potential dangers” and “putting ourselves in a position to potentially repeat that catastrophe [in Chernobyl]”.

“What we're seeing right now is not a lack of understanding among policymakers around the world about the potential dangers, it is a lack of urgency, a lack of will to take on these challenges.”

Zaporizhzhia at the heart of the nuclear risk

An attack on Zaporizhzhia would “potentially lead to infrastructure failure, if not a meltdown”, Ms Bell, who formerly served in several nuclear-related roles in the US government, tellsThe Independent.

“It’s astounding that they would take such actions against a facility that could cause quite a dangerous accident.”

They have occupied the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant since 3 March 2022, when they attacked Ukrainian troops in a battle which saw both the outer shell of reactor number 4 and a transformer at reactor number 6 struck by gun and artillery fire.

Experts and watchdogs have warned that a collapse in safety maintenance at the plant, including ineffective regulation and a hugely reduced workforce, makes the Zaporizhzhia plant a safety risk.

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Mr Kholosha, who is now the president of the Ukrainian Nuclear Society (UkrNS), was working onsite when the power plant exploded in 1986. He has since worked in ministerial roles for nuclear protection in the Ukrainian government.

He warns that Russia’s actions around Zaporizhzhia threaten to cause direct damage to the facility, which could cause an “uncontrolled radiation release”. This, he says, would pose a “lethal threat not only to Ukraine but to all neighbouring states”.

All six of the plant’s reactors are currently turned off. Although this reduces the risk of a major disaster, experts and campaigners still warn that the situation is highly concerning.

Despite being shut down, Zaporizhzhia requires a continuous power supply for its safety functions to work, which has been lost several times. Necessary maintenance and repairs required at the plant are not being done, Mr Kholosha warns, causing a gradual failure of vital equipment.

The plant is also highly understaffed, with most workers from Russian facilities rather than Energoatom, the Ukrainian state nuclear company which operated the plant before Russian occupation.

Mr Kholosha says the Zaporizhzhia site and its power units have been mined with explosives, significantly increasing the risk of an accidental or intentional explosion.

Moscow, along with its nuclear state corporation Rosatom, has also made clear its plans to connect the plant to the Russian electricity system.

“Rosatom must be prevented from trying to restart one or more of the reactors,” says Shaun Burnie, senior nuclear specialist at Greenpeace Ukraine.

“The overall priority of the international community, European governments, and the IAEA must be to end Russia’s illegal occupation of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – they must not be permitted to retain control of the plant under any circumstances.”

A new nuclear age

Mr Kholosha’s entire life has been inextricably linked with Chernobyl, he says.

Forty years on, this only increases his fears of a repeat of the world’s worst nuclear accident. At the heart of these concerns are world leaders who appear far more ready to engage in nuclear threats to pressure their adversaries.

“We are seeing a dangerous lowering of the threshold for nuclear blackmail. When leaders openly threaten the use of nuclear weapons, it undermines the global system of deterrence,” Mr Kholosha says.

In Ms Bell’s view, we are entering a new nuclear age, one in which world leaders are making no active efforts to reduce the risks posed by nuclear weapons and attacks on nuclear facilities.

The Doomsday Clock, a measurement by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists of how close the world is to the man-made destruction of the planet, was placed at 85 seconds to midnight in January 2026. This is the closest the clock has ever been set, since the Bulletin was founded by scientists including Albert Einstein and Robert J Oppenheimer.

“We've seen dangerous periods in our history over and over again, but we've also seen leaders take the effort to reduce these risks even despite the difficulties of making agreements with adversaries,” Ms Bell says.

“Every time the clock has turned back, which it has many times in its history, it has been because there's been a public demanding action from leaders and leaders empowering experts to find ways to reduce risks and eventually eliminate them.

“Even at the darkest days of the Cold War, we were always talking about strategic stability, about nuclear risks. We don't see any of that right now,” she adds.

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Austin Reaves reportedly trying to play Game 3 for Lakers in return from oblique strain

The Los Angeles Lakers appear on the verge of getting Austin Reaves back even sooner than expected.

The star guard is trying to play in Game 3 against the Houston Rockets on Friday, according toESPN’s Shams Charania,about three weeks after he went down with an oblique strain. If he can’t play Friday, he will reportedly push for Game 4 on Sunday.

Reaves is currently considered questionable for the game, as is Rockets star Kevin Durant.Luka Dončić remains out indefinitely with a hamstring strain and is not expected to return this series.

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Reaves was originally reported to have a 4-to-6 week timeline to return after sustaining the injury in a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on April 2. That would add up to an earliest return date of April 30, though these things can be fluid especially with a muscles like the oblique.

The Lakers had Reaves doing on-court, 3-on-3 work on Tuesday and he has continued to progress since then.

If he does return, it will be boon for a team that has so far done fine without him. It was easy to panic when Reaves and Dončić were both ruled out for the rest of the regular season and part of the playoffs, but the Lakers have taken a 2-0 lead over the Rockets, who have struggled offensively through the first two games.

Game 3 is scheduled for Friday at 8 p.m. in Houston.

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Top travel firms vow not to apply ‘war’ surcharges to summer holidays

The first casualty of war is truth, but travel is never far behind. And this week, European officials have been talking about travel in soundbites of questionable veracity. Both the boss of the International Energy Agency and the EU energy commissioner have made pronouncements of imminent aviation fuel shortages that are not borne out by my study of the available data.

Careless talk costs holidays. “Every other question is about fuel,” one leading independent travel agent tells me. I can be quite certain that, two months ago, the number of customers wondering about whether their holiday flight would take off due to a lack of fuel was zero.

It is eight weeks since we woke up to the news that Iran had retaliated against attacks by the US and Israel, and that a large swathe of the Middle East was off-limits to civil aviation. The big airports of the Gulf are still on the Foreign Office no-go list, with Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways still struggling to repair their schedules.

As I have written, though, bargains abound: this is a real buyers’ summer. Buy now, and you are covered by strong consumer protection. If, for any reason, the flight fails to go ahead, the airline must find you an acceptable alternative.

But some travellers, looking at the soaring price of aviation fuel, are still concerned: “Won’t they ask for more money?”

No. Plenty of airlines have introduced surcharges for new bookings, from £2 (Aurigny) to £260 (Japan Airlines). But they do not apply to people holding tickets.

Most airlines and holiday companies “hedge” the majority of their forecast energy requirements: they enter into financial deals to lock into a fixed price for a certain quantity of fuel. So holidaymakers this summer will be flying on planes powered at pre-crisis prices.

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One caveat is that, under the Package Travel Regulations, the tour operator (the company that organises the holiday) is allowed to ask for more money if “the price of the carriage of passengers resulting from the cost of fuel” has risen. But this can only happen if the firm shows its working. And if the proposed surcharge is above 8 per cent, then you have the right to cancel for a full refund. Unsurprisingly, surcharges often turn out to be exactly 8 per cent, representing an extra £80 on a £1,000 holiday.

If you have (wisely) booked a package holiday, you may be concerned. Happily, two out of three of the UK’s biggest tour operators have vowed not to surcharge summer holidaymakers.First was Jet2, Britain's biggest holiday company.

Speaking on Friday, chief executive Steve Heapy said: “Holidaymakers should have every right to book their hard-earned break in the sun, without worrying about being hit with additional costs, and they can have that complete assurance when they book a flight or holiday withJet2. Customers booking with Jet2 know that they are locking in their price without additional cost surprises later.”

Across ateasyJetHolidays, CEO Garry Wilson said on Saturday: “We know that holidaymakers may have questions about what recent global events might mean for their travel plans this summer, so we are giving our customers absolute peace of mind that no surcharges will be added to their flights or package holidays.” He added that customers can be confident their holidays will “go ahead as planned”.

I predictTui, the third giant company, will follow suit.

ButIAG– which ownsBritish Airways, Aer Lingus and Iberia of Spain – is talking of “pricing adjustments to reflect these higher fuel costs”. A spokesperson said: “We are not seeing jet fuel supply interruptions, but fuel prices have risen sharply and, despite our hedging strategy, which gives some shorter-term mitigation, we are not immune to the impact.”

Don’t fret about this: BA will not come after you for more cash, and the airlines can charge only what the market will bear. Andjudging from some of the prices on offer, that isn’t a lot.

Simon Calder, also known as The Man Who Pays His Way, has been writing about travel for The Independent since 1994. In his weekly opinion column, he explores a key travel issue – and what it means for you.

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What we know about the suspect in shooting at White House Correspondents' Dinner

Trump addresses WHCA shooting, suspect identified, charges announced | Special Report 01:31:07

Cole Tomas Allen, the suspected gunman whotried to attackthe White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday night, left behind what officials are callinga written "manifesto"in which he clearly stated he wanted to target officials in the Trump administration, a senior U.S. official told CBS News.

The president and first lady Melania Trump weresafely evacuatedfrom the dinner, and none of the attendees were seriously injured, authorities said.

A Secret Service agent was struck by at least one round, believed to have been fired by the shooter, but the agent was protected by a bulletproof vest and is expected to be OK, officials said.

The suspect was apprehended at the scene. Allen, 31, was an educator from Torrance, California, with an engineering degree from a prestigious university.

Authorities found anti-Trump and anti-Christian rhetoric on the suspect's social media accounts, the senior official said.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" Sunday morning that investigators believehe was targetingmembers of the Trump administration.

The FBI is conducting a criminal investigation, and the Secret Service is investigating the suspect's background to shed light on what precipitated the shooting.

What we know so far about the shooting

A total of at least five to eight gunshots were fired during the incident, two law enforcement sources told CBS News.

In a late-night news conference, Jeff Carroll, interim chief of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, said the suspect was armed with a shotgun, handgun and multiple knives when he attempted to charge a security checkpoint outside the dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel.

President Trump posted a photo to social media showing the shirtless suspect on the floor of the hotel with his arms tied behind his back after being detained.

The suspect was not struck by gunfire, but was taken to a hospital for evaluation, Carroll said.

He said the suspect was a guest at the hotel. Law enforcement sources told CBS News he checked in on Friday, the day before the event. They said he traveled there via train from Los Angeles to Chicago and then Chicago to D.C.

Law enforcement sources also said investigators have retrieved his cellphone and additional electronics and are now obtaining search warrants for them. The sources said he is not cooperating but that people who knew him are speaking with investigators.

Investigators are reviewing the suspect's writings as part of the ongoing investigation into his motive for the attack, three federal law enforcement officials told CBS News. The materials were written on paper and were found in the hotel, the officials said.

Allen sent some of his writings to members of his family before the attempted attack on Saturday, and one of them alerted police about the writings, a senior U.S. official told CBS News. The writings sent to family members apparently did not specifically mention the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

"At this point, it does appear he is a lone actor, a lone gunman," Carroll said Saturday night, adding that the investigation is continuing.

President Trump alsotold reportersin a separate news conference at the White House that it was believed the suspect acted as a "lone wolf."

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What we know about the suspect's background

Allen — who wasseen on surveillance videocharging through metal detectors outside the ballroom where the dinner was taking place — had a record of firearm ownership. He purchased the shotgun used in Saturday's shooting in August 2025, according to two law enforcement sources. He also owned another semiautomatic pistol, purchased in 2023, they said.

The suspect had lived at multiple residences in the Los Angeles area from November 2010 to March 2026, according to the sources. He spent most of those years in Torrance, but also had an address in the city of San Gabriel between early 2018 and late 2019.

Allen earned a degree in mechanical engineering at Caltech, the California Institute of Technology, in 2017, before going on to receive a master's in computer science at California State University, Dominguez Hills, in 2025, the sources said. Caltech confirmed to CBS News in an email that Allen graduated from the university in 2017.

A LinkedIn profile linked to suspect identifies him as a self-employed video game developer and part-time teacher.

He worked for a tutoring firm in Torrance called C2 Education, two law enforcement sources told CBS News. Hereceiveda "Teacher of the Month" award from the company in December 2024.

It was unclear if he was still employed by the company. The Torrance Unified School District told CBS News in a statement that Allen has never been an employee of their district.

Another family member who was interviewed by investigators after the attack said Allen made radical statements and that he constantly referenced a plan to do "something" to fix the issues with today's world.

Family members told investigators Allen would regularly go to the shooting range to train with his firearms.

They said was part of a group called "The Wide Awakes" and attended a "No Kings" protest in California.

According to federal campaign finance records, Allen donated $25 to Democratic Party PAC ActBlue for Kamala Harris' presidential campaign in 2024.

CBS News has obtained a copy of Allen's drivers license photo, which was taken in October 2024.

Federal and local authorities were also seen late Saturday night at the suspect's home in Torrance. At about 10:30 p.m. Pacific Time, aerial video from CBS News Los Angeles showed federal agents entering the home.

What charges will Cole Allen face?

Allen will be charged with one count each of using a firearm during a crime of violence, and assault on a federal officer using a dangerous weapon, U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro announced Saturday night. Pirro said she expects him to face more charges as the investigation unfolds.

"It is clear, based upon what we know so far, that this individual was intent on doing as much harm and as much damage as he could," Pirro said.

Blanche said that whether the suspect faces additional charges will depend on what investigators find as they continue gathering evidence, especially as it pertains to his possible motive.

"There's a lot of federal charges that could be in play beyond those two charges, but it depends on us understanding his motive, his intent, his premeditation of what led into him deciding he was going to do what he did," Blanche said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."

Pirro said Allen will be arraigned Monday in federal court, and Blanche said he expects an indictment to follow.

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Death toll from bus bombing in southwest Colombia rises to 20 during a wave of violence

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The number of people killed in abombing in a volatile regionin southwestColombiarose to 20, officials said Sunday.

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The attack happened Saturday when an explosive device was detonated on a bus traveling along the Pan-American Highway in the municipality of Cajibio. So far, 15 women and five men are among the victims, according to Octavio Guzmán, governor of the region of Cauca.

He wrote on X that the attack injured 36 others, three of whom are in intensive care. Guzmán noted that five of the injured are minors who are expected to recover.

Colombia’s Institute of Legal Medicine said that specialists including dentists, anthropologists and forensic doctors are identifying the victims.

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The bombing is the latest attack in the region, with more than two dozen incidents reported in the past three days in southwestern Colombia. The region is home to illegal armed groups who vie for control of coca leaf cultivation areas and for sea and river access routes to run drug trafficking operations to Central America and Europe.

Gen. Hugo López, commander of Colombia’s Armed Forces, has described the incident as a “terrorist act.” He blamed it on the network of a man known as “Iván Mordisco” — one of Colombia’s most wanted figures — and the Jaime Martínez faction. Both are dissidents of the now-defunctRevolutionary Armed Forces of Colombiathat operate in the region.

The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights condemned the attacks against the civilian population and called on authorities to investigate the incidents and “guarantee justice for the victims.”

Guzmán declared three days of mourning on Sunday in memory of the victims.

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Blue Jays put OF Nathan Lukes on injured list with hamstring strain, promote Yohendrick Piñango

TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays put outfielder Nathan Lukes on the 10-day injured list Saturday because of a strained left hamstring and selected outfielder Yohendrick Piñango from Triple-A Buffalo.

Lukes exited Friday’s game against Cleveland in the bottom of the first inning. He led off with a double but walked off following a brief discussion with the trainer and manager John Schneider.

Lukes’ double was his 11th hit in 21 at-bats. He previously had been struggling with dizziness and vision problems caused by vertigo. Lukes started the season 2 for 31 and was hitless in 23 at-bats in April before his recent surge.

Lukes becomes the 12th player on Toronto’s injured list, a group that also includes designated hitter George Springer (fractured left big toe), outfielder Addison Barger (sprained left ankle), catcher Alejandro Kirk (fractured left thumb) and outfielder Anthony Santander (left shoulder).

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Piñango hit .288 with three homers and 13 RBIs in 22 games at Buffalo this season. He has yet to play in the majors.

To make room for Piñango on the 40-man roster, Toronto moved right-hander Yimi García (elbow) to the 60-day injured list.

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