Italy publishes report blaming Autostrade for failings in bridge collapse
Italy published a report on Tuesday into road operator Autostrade per l’Italia’s role in last month’s deadly bridge collapse, laying out evidence that Rome is expected to use to strip the company of its concessions to run Italian motorways.
Autostrade rejects ministry’s findings over Genoa bridge
Italy’s Autostrade, the operator of the bridge that collapsed last month in the port city of Genoa killing 43 people, rejected on Tuesday the findings of a ministerial inquiry that blamed to toll road firm for the disaster.
Austrian leader rejects far-right plan to shut out some media
Austria’s chancellor said on Tuesday a proposal by a far-right coalition partner to shut out several newspapers was unacceptable, suggesting further tensions between the ruling parties, though the far right later disowned the plan.
Suspending Korea exercises caused slight dip in readiness: U.S. general
The Pentagon’s nominee to be the next commander of U.S. forces in South Korea said on Tuesday that a decision to suspend some joint exercises between South Korea and the United States was a “prudent risk” but had caused a “slight degradation” in milita…
Major tactical risk if U.S. troops removed from Korean peninsula: U.S. general
The Pentagon’s nominee to be the next commander of U.S. forces in South Korea said on Tuesday there was a significant amount of tactical risk if U.S. troops were removed from the Korean peninsula.
U.S. sanctions Venezuela first lady, key Maduro allies
The United States imposed new sanctions on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s wife and key allies including the vice president and defense minister, accusing them of plundering the country’s wealth and helping Maduro maintain his grip on power.
U.S. military official: no plans for Venezuela military intervention
U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead U.S. military operations in Latin America said on Tuesday there is no planning under way for any kind of military option to address the economic and political crisis in Venezuela.
Turkey cannot remain silent over use of sanctions as ‘weapons’: Erdogan
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that his country could not remain silent over the use of sanctions as weapons while it is in a bitter standoff with the United States over the fate of an American evangelical Christian pastor detained by…
Saudi Arabia rejects Iran’s claim it backed parade attack
Saudi Arabia denied it had backed the gunmen who killed 25 people at a military parade in southwestern Iran over the weekend, almost half of them Revolutionary Guards, the Saudi state news agency reported on Tuesday.
Trump criticizes Iran as ‘corrupt dictatorship’ in U.N. speech
U.S. President Donald Trump blasted Iran on Tuesday as a “corrupt dictatorship” that is plundering its people to pay for aggression abroad, using his speech to the United Nations General Assembly to threaten more sanctions against Tehran.
