While crossing Denmark's Great Belt Bridge during a storm on Jan. 2, a commuter train traveling from the city of Odense to Copenhagen was struck by debris from a freight train, which reportedly ripped the side off of one car and caused it to brake suddenly, killing eight passengers and injuring 14 others.

More than 100 passengers were left stranded for hours as emergency services struggled to reach their location in the storm. The bridge, which carries both rail and auto traffic...

Two car bombs were detonated outside of a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Nov. 9, killing at least 22 people. A third bomb, in a tuk-tuk, was set off shortly afterward nearby, with no casualties reported. The hotel is near the headquarters of Somalia's Criminal Investigations Department (CID).

After the bombing, at least four armed militants tried to enter the hotel, but they were killed by hotel guards and CID officers in the attempt. Islamist terrorist group al- Shabaab claimed...

Almost 300,000 people gathered across France in mid-November to protest rising fuel costs and a planned increase in fuel taxes, blocking roads and disrupting services. The protesters, who were not organized by any single group or union, have come to be known as "yellow vests" because of the bright-yellow reflective vests — legally required to be carried in every car in France — that they wear in solidarity.

Conflicts, both between opposing protester groups and between...