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  "id": 18040491,
  "title": "Spanish transport minister offers resignation after deadly train crash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/spanish-transport-minister-offers-resignation-after-deadly-train-crash-18040491",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T23:06:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/11/04/spanish-transport-minister-offers-resignation-after-deadly-train-crash"
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  "account": "Spanish transport minister Oscar Puente tendered his resignation on Tuesday following the tragic train crash that claimed 69 lives, marking one of the deadliest railway disasters in Europe in the 21st century. The minister, who had previously vowed to restore confidence in Spain's high-speed rail network, also withdrew from the upcoming November 29 general election, which Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is currently trailing in opinion polls. Both the latest disaster and a January crash in Andalusia, which killed 46 people, have overshadowed campaigning for the ballot. Puente informed lawmakers of his decision, emphasizing that no transport minister can remain in office after two accidents of such severity in less than a year, regardless of personal responsibility. The minister expressed his withdrawal as a candidate in the snap polls, citing the need to address the safety concerns highlighted by the accidents.",
  "summary": "Oscar Puente also said he was withdrawing from the Nov 29 general election.",
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        "title": "Two Aussies killed in Spanish train crash",
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        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Spanish transport minister resigns days after deadly train crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/spanish-transport-minister-resigns-days-after-deadly-train-crash",
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        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Spain's Transport Minister Resigns Days After Deadly Train Crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/spains-transport-minister-resigns-days-after-deadly-train-crash",
        "published": "2026-11-03T21:34:59.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Spanish transport minister offers resignation after deadly train crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/spanish-transport-minister-offers-resignation-after-deadly-train-crash",
        "published": "2026-11-03T21:49:45.000Z"
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Spanish transport minister offers resignation after deadly train crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/spanish-transport-minister-offers-resignation-after-deadly-train-crash-18032871",
        "published": "2026-11-03T22:31:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Spanish transport minister resigns days after deadly train crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/spanish-transport-minister-resigns-days-after-deadly-train-crash-18037312",
        "published": "2026-11-03T22:57:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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