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China and North Korea open New Yalu River Bridge after 12-year delay

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Art

French artist JR opens cavernous project on oldest bridge in Paris

Open until 28 June, JR’s ephemeral art installation, by the master of XXL photography, immerses Parisian passers-by in a vast cave.

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China's highest bridge attracts millions of visitors

China's Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge has cut travel times, expanded 5G access and helped boost tourism and business in rural Guizhou.

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South Korea overpass collapse kills three in Seoul

South Korea authorities launched an investigation after part of a decades-old overpass collapsed in Seoul on 26 May. The accident killed three people and disrupted rail traffic near the capital’s main station.

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Iranians form human chains on bridges amid tensions with US and Israel

Hundreds of people in Iran formed human chains on bridges after a government call to show support and protect infrastructure during heightened tensions.

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Iran reeling after B1 bridge strike as Trump threatens further attacks

Images taken during a press tour of the site show collapsed sections of the roadway, twisted steel girders and extensive damage in the surrounding residential area where the B1 bridge near Karaj once stood.

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Italy : snowstorms and heavy rain leave people trapped in their homes

Heavy rain and snowstorms in central and southern Italy brought down bridges and left people trapped in their homes on Thursday. Firefighters used special snowcat trucks to plow through huge banks of snow in small towns in the Italian region of Molise.

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Israel strike destroys key bridge in southern Lebanon

An Israeli airstrike hit the Qasmiyeh bridge in southern Lebanon, damaging a key route near Tyre.

Germany

Watch: Germany demolishes sections of major highway bridge in controlled blast

Sections of the A7 motorway bridge over the Thalaubach valley near Fulda were demolished in a controlled blast as part of a major replacement project. The 1968 viaduct is being rebuilt to handle modern traffic, with the new structure expected to be completed in stages by 2027.

The Cube

Can Italy's plan for the world's longest bridge survive court clash?

Italy's government has vowed to go ahead with the government's plan to build a €13.5 billion bridge across the Strait of Messina despite Italy's Court of Auditors shooting down the plan. Can it be bypassed?

5 November 2025

Mobility

Watch: The world’s tallest bridge just opened in China

At 625 metres above the Beipan River, the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge is more than two times taller than the Shard in London.

World News

Orban and Fico lambast EU over plans to phase out Russian oil and gas

Hungary and Slovakia remain among the only countries in Europe to continue purchasing Russian oil and natural gas following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

28 September 2025

Italy

Italy greenlights €13bn project to build suspension bridge to Sicily

Transport Minister Matteo Salvini said the project will boost development in southern Italy, but it has raised security and environmental concerns.

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Vehicles plunge into river after bridge collapse in India

At least nine people have died after a bridge collapsed in Gujarat’s Vadodara district, where heavy rains have battered western India in recent days.

Europe News

Øresund Bridge connecting Denmark and Sweden turns 25

'A permanent connection, this creates prosperity and positive development in the Øresund region,' Denmark's Minister for Transport said.

Mobility

Thousands of runners cross countries on Europe’s historic bridge

The Øresund Link is currently Europe’s longest combined bridge-and-tunnel structure. In 2024, it carried more than 20,000 vehicles every day, setting new records.

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Moments the Mexican navy ship struck the Brooklyn Bridge

A Mexican navy sailing ship on a global goodwill tour struck New York’s Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday evening, breaking all three of its masts and killing two sailors.