The death toll from the train crash in southern Spain continues to rise as officials are left perplexed by the cause, but rule out sabotage.

A passenger train crashed in northern Spain on Tuesday night, killing one person and injuring dozen more, as the death toll from a train crash in southern Spain days earlier climbed to 42.

Crews were working to retrieve bodies after two high-speed trains derailed in southern Spain. The regional authorities said 41 people were hospitalized, with a dozen of them in intensive care.

MADRID, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Spain will not take part in the Board of Peace initiative launched by U.S. President Donald Trump to tackle global conflicts, saying the decision was consistent with its belief in multilateralism and the United Nations system.

Spain’s high-speed train network, the world’s second longest, is a national pride and joy. Whisking passengers across a large country, it is a daily convenience and a symbol of modernity and efficiency.

A commuter train derailed near Gelida, Spain, just outside Barcelona, after a retaining wall collapsed onto the track amid heavy rain, killing the driver and injuring at least 37 passengers.

By Victoria Waldersee ZURICH, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Spain is urging the EU to move towards creating a joint army for the bloc as a deterrence measure, Spain’s Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said in comments to Reuters on Wednesday ahead of a day of meetings in Davos.