Two dead after bridge collapses into river in France
A 15-year-old girl and a truck driver died when a bridge collapsed into a river in southwestern France on Monday, officials said.
U.S. blacklists companies, people for support of Islamic State
The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on four companies and two people operating in Syria, Turkey, the Gulf and Europe for providing financial and logistical support to Islamic State.
Mexico, Uruguay and Caribbean Community reject use of force in Venezuela: statement
Mexico, Uruguay and representatives of the Caribbean Community on Monday rejected the use of force and human rights violations in Venezuela, urging a peaceful and democratic solution to solve the crisis in the troubled South American nation.
Spain orders extradition of Venezuela’s ex-intelligence chief to U.S.
Spain’s High Court on Monday ordered the extradition of Venezuela’s former military intelligence chief to the United States, reversing an earlier decision to refuse the request.
Bolivia’s interim president cancels trip due to ‘credible threat’ as crisis roars on
Bolivia’s interim president Jeanine Anez was forced to suspend a trip out of the capital La Paz planned for Monday, a government spokesman said, after a threat on her life by a “criminal group.”
Turkey will launch another Syria operation if area not cleared of Kurdish YPG: Anadolu
Turkey’s foreign minister said Ankara would launch a new military operation in northeast Syria if the area was not cleared of what he called terrorists, state-owned Anadolu agency reported on Monday.
Seven Malian soldiers killed in clash with militants: army
Seven Malian soldiers were killed and 15 wounded when militants attacked a patrol in northern Mali on Monday, the army said in a statement.
Four Indian soldiers, two civilians killed in Siachen avalanche
Four Indian army officers and two porters were killed on Monday in an avalanche on the Siachen Glacier, a defense spokesman said on Monday.
Opposition wins no seats in Belarus election, Lukashenko vows to stay put
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko maintained his hold on power after results published on Monday showed not a single opposition candidate had won a seat in a weekend parliamentary election.
Saudi-led coalition says Yemen’s Houthis seize ship in Red Sea
The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen said on Monday the Houthis had seized a vessel towing a South Korean drilling rig at the southern end of the Red Sea.
