Transportation

Passengers tell of terror, screams and darkness after Spain train crash

Members of the Spanish Civil Guard, along with other emergency personnel, work next to one of the trains involved in the accident, at the site of a deadly derailment of two high-speed trains near Adamuz, in Cordoba, Spain, January 19, 2026. REUTERS/Susana Vera

Dubai air taxis to begin commercial flights by end-2026

The air taxi is designed to be both eco-friendly and quiet enough for commercial use in dense urban areas.

US civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin dead at 86

Claudette Colvin, who was attending Booker T. Washington Magnet High School in 1955 when she was arrested for not giving up her seat on a Montgomery city bus, visits the school in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. February 3, 2005. Mickey Welsh/USA Today Network via REUTERS

Electric vehicle charging in Singapore must not become a local monopoly

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Electric vehicle (EV) charging points in T41 car park near Block 828 Tampines Street 81 behind Soka Gakkai Singapore (SGS) Headquarters on Oct 24, 2025.
More than 8 in 10 HDB carparks have been equipped with EV charging points, with around 150 more carparks to join the pack.
Deployment for the remaining 150 carparks will be completed after 2025 due to factors such as technical constraints and taking in community preferences to balance the parking needs of various users, said LTA.
(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

Europe faces transport chaos as deadly cold snap persists

An ambulance on a snow covered street in Nazareth-De Pinte, near De Pinte in Belgium on Jan 7. Europe is reeling from the most bitter cold snap of the winter so far.

NYC taxis and buses pick up speed with congestion pricing toll

Public buses and taxis in New York City are travelling at faster speeds after the start of a congestion-pricing programme.

Snow cripples air, train and road traffic in the Netherlands

A person walks at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 8, 2024. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw

News analysis

Oil prices unlikely to be hit in the near term following US capture of Venezuela’s Maduro

Pipelines and an oil pump jack are seen in an oil field near Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela. Most analysts believe oil prices will continue to fall through 2026 amid a global supply glut.

Eurostar says full train service to resume after power glitch sparks travel chaos in Europe

Crowds of stranded travellers swelled at London’s St Pancras International station and at the Gare du Nord in Paris.

Commentary

Train to nowhere: Japan’s high-speed rail ambitions hit the skids

A shinkansen train travelling through Japan's Shin-Osaka station.

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