Highway bridge collapses in northern Italy after landslide
A motorway bridge collapsed on Sunday in Italy’s northwestern region of Liguria near the coastal city of Savona, a spokesman for SIAS, the company operating the highway, said.
UK PM Johnson’s Conservatives on 41%, Labour 30% in Survation poll
Support for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party narrowed by three points in a Survation poll reported by a journalist on Sunday, with 41% of respondents saying they would vote Conservative compared with 30% for Labour.
Iran’s Guards call for ‘maximum punishment’ of fuel unrest leaders
A senior commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has urged the country’s judiciary to mete out harsh sentences to what he described as “mercenaries” involved in protests against a fuel price hike last week, the judiciary’s Mizan news site reported.
Bolivian leader agrees to withdraw military in deal to ‘pacify’ country
Interim Bolivian President Jeanine Anez agreed to withdraw the military from protest areas and repeal a law giving them broad discretion in the use of force as part of a preliminary “pacification” deal struck early on Sunday with protest leaders.
UK’s Johnson promises ‘sensible’ tax cuts and spending plans
Prime Minister Boris Johnson, facing a Dec. 12 election, promised 23.5 billion pounds ($30.15 billion) of “sensible” tax cuts and extra day-to-day spending which he sought to contrast with the opposition Labour Party’s much more radical plans.
Philippine leader sacks drugs tsar after 18 days
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday fired his chief political rival from the role of “drugs tsar”, accusing her of embarrassing the country by trying to draw undue international attention to his war on drugs.
Merkel ally calls for better Franco-German ties after NATO row
Germany and France must bury their differences and pursue a constructive partnership with concrete ideas, an ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel said after a public spat between the two European Union heavyweights over NATO.
Grenade thrown at U.N. vehicle in Kabul, one foreigner killed
A grenade was thrown at a vehicle belonging to United Nations in the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday, killing a foreign national and wounding five others, a government spokesman said.
Topless protesters crash pro-Franco demonstration in Madrid
Topless female activists on Sunday interrupted a demonstration in Madrid commemorating the legacy of Spain’s former dictator Francisco Franco, 44 years after his death.
Factbox: UK PM Johnson’s election plan: Brexit, nurses and lower business rates
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson launched his Conservative Party’s election manifesto on Sunday, setting out plans to employ another 50,000 nurses, lower business rates for retailers, and to complete Britain’s departure from the European Union.
