At least 15 dead after Lisbon funicular derails

At least 15 people have been killed and 18 others injured after a carriage on Lisbon's famous Gloria funicular derailed and crashed, emergency services said. Also on the programme, the leaders of China, Russia and North Korea have appeared side by side at a massive display of Chinese military might in Beijing; and, one of the world’s most famous polar shipwrecks has been filmed underwater in detail for the first time.

(Photo: Lisbon funicular derailed killing at least three people, Portugal - 03 Sep 2025 MIGUEL A LOPES/EPA/Shutterstock)