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Major Chinese bridge collapses into river just months after opening to traffic

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A massive bridge at a hydropower station in southwest China collapsed Tuesday, sending concrete and steel plunging into a river just months after it opened, according to Chinese state media.
Reuters reported that an official from Barkam County confirmed the collapse to the Chinese state-run Global Times, saying no casualties had been reported.
The report added that cracks were detected a day earlier on the bridge’s road surface and slope, prompting authorities to impose temporary traffic controls.
Footage of the collapse, shared widely on Chinese social media, showed the Hongqi Bridge in Sichuan Province buckling before falling into the river below, kicking up a massive cloud of dust.
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Dust and debris rose over the gorge after the Hongqi Bridge gave way in Sichuan Province on Nov. 11, 2025, following reports of cracks a day earlier. (Reuters)
The incident occurred around 3 p.m. local time near the G317 national highway, according to China Central Television (CCTV) News.
Local transportation and public security bureaus said the right-bank slope of the bridge showed signs of deformation Monday afternoon, just hours before the collapse.
Authorities quickly shut down the structure to all traffic and issued a public notice warning of potential safety risks.
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The Hongqi Bridge near a hydropower station in southwest China collapsed into the river below on Nov. 11, 2025, in a dramatic failure that was caught on camera. (Reuters)
According to Times Now, the Hongqi Bridge was located in Sichuan Province’s mountainous Maerkang area and completed earlier this year as part of the G317 national highway—an important route connecting central China to Tibet.
The 758-meter-long, cantilevered two-lane beam bridge stood roughly 625 meters above the gorge floor, with piers reaching up to 172 meters in height. It was built by the state-backed Sichuan Road & Bridge Group as part of efforts to expand access to the Tibetan Plateau.
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Sections of the Hongqi Bridge fell into the river during a catastrophic collapse in Sichuan’s Maerkang area on Nov. 11, 2025, prompting an immediate investigation. (Reuters)
The bridge’s construction was part of a broader government push to improve connectivity and spur economic growth across western China’s rugged terrain, Times Now reported.
It was intended to serve as a symbol of the country’s infrastructure ambitions but had only reopened to traffic a few months before the collapse—marking a short-lived chapter for what was meant to showcase China’s engineering progress.
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State-run outlets have not yet identified the cause of the collapse, though early assessments suggest geological instability may have played a role. No vehicles or pedestrians were on the bridge at the time, officials said, and investigations are underway.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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Powerful Israel-backed clan leader who fought Hamas murdered in Gaza

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A powerful anti-Hamas clan leader protecting civilians in Gaza and allegedly backed by Israel has been murdered in Rafah, according to multiple reports.
Yasser Abu Shabab, head of the Abu Shabab militia, known locally as the «Popular Forces» of the Gaza Strip, had risen to prominence for his cooperation with Israel against Hamas’ influence in the region, according to analysts.
«Abu Shabab militia helped Israel to protect the locals and prevent Hamas from harming them,» Professor Kobi Michael, senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) and the Misgav Institute told Fox News Digital.
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Yaser Abu Shabab leads an anti-Hamas militia in Gaza. (The Center for Peace Communications)
«Hamas has become deeply troubled because of these militias and makes its utmost efforts to dismantle them. It perceives them as a real threat, but the fact that Abu Shabab was murdered by a rival, Hamula, indicates that it will not be enough just to disarm Hamas.
«Still, without an effective alternative governance to Hamas, the Strip will deteriorate into chaos.»
As reported by Fox News Digital in July, Abu Shabab’s group began forming in early 2024 after the IDF entered Rafah and Hamas started to lose control of the area.
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Hamas terrorists in the northern part of the Gaza Strip Dec. 1, 2025. (Omar Al-Qatta/AFP via Getty Images)
Allegedly operating under Israeli protection, his men were escorting aid trucks, distributing supplies and asserting control over parts of eastern Rafah.
On Thursday, The Jerusalem Post reported sources claiming Abu Shabab was initially wounded in a clan-related confrontation. He was subsequently evacuated to a hospital in southern Israel, where he later died from his injuries.
The Popular Forces later released a statement, also cited by The Jerusalem Post, confirming Abu Shabab’s death and insisting he had been killed while attempting to resolve a local dispute.
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Yaser Abu Shabab leads the Popular Forces in Rafah. (Courtesy: The Center for Peace Communications)
The group vowed to continue its operations until «the last terrorist was eliminated in Gaza,» adding that it would keep pursuing «a bright and secure future for our people who believe in peace,» the outlet said.
In a past interview with Ynet, Abu Shabab said, «We will not leave the Gaza Strip and will continue to fight Hamas until the last one is dead.»
A senior U.N. official, Georgios Petropoulos, also once referred to him as «the self-styled power broker of east Rafah,» according to a previous New York Times interview.
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Terrorists in the central Gaza town of Deir al-Balah celebrate the ceasefire on Jan. 19, 2025. (TPS-IL)
«Israel has never believed that these militias can replace Hamas or become an effective ruler of the Gaza Strip,» added Michael.
«But both sides have a common enemy — Hamas. On the other hand, these militias were and are against Hamas and willing to fight Hamas. Israel perceived these militias as another operational tool in its war against Hamas and established cooperation with them based on local interests and essence.»
According to Reuters, Abu Shabab’s militia continued operating from Israeli-controlled areas of southern Gaza following the U.S.-backed ceasefire in October.
IDF STRIKES HAMAS ‘TERRORIST TARGETS’ ACROSS GAZA FOLLOWING REPORTED CEASEFIRE VIOLATION

Palestinian Hamas terrorists stand guard on the day of the handover of hostages held in Gaza since the deadly Oct. 7 2023, attack, as part of a ceasefire and a hostages and prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip Feb. 22, 2025. (Reuters/Hatem Khaled/File Photo)
On Nov. 18, the group posted a video showing fighters preparing for a security sweep to «clear Rafah of terror,» referencing Hamas forces believed to be hiding in the area.
As reported by Fox News Digital, the ceasefire created a new landscape of militias, clan groups and networks as Hamas’ control weakened throughout the region, including the Popular Forces in Rafah.
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«The situation is very fragile and unstable as long as Hamas is able to operate freely in Gaza,» Michael added.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the IDF and Israeli government for comment.
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Tierra narco en México: bienvenidos a Michoacán, minas terrestres, drones con bombas y el Estado secuestrado

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Mientras crece la amenaza de Trump, Maduro reestructuró el buró político del chavismo para apuntalar su poder

Agazapado en el Palacio Miraflores y bajo una creciente presión de Donald Trump para que abandone el poder, Nicolás Maduro reestructuró el buró político del omnipresente Partido Socialista Unificado de Venezuela (PSUV) con la vieja guardia chavista sobreviviente y nuevos rostros de la juventud bolivariana.
La movida pasó casi desapercibida en medio de la fuerte tensión que domina hoy el país, bajo amenaza latente de un ataque estadounidense. El anuncio fue hecho en público esta semana entre bailes, discursos nacionalistas y el despliegue del habitual folclore político del chavismo.
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“Hubo un amalgamiento de fichas. A un cuadro cerrado de absoluta confianza, con figuras como Diosdado Cabello, Jorge Rodríguez y (su esposa) Cilia Flores, se le sumaron nuevas caras con la fibra juvenil del PSUV”, dijo a TN el analista venezolano Piero Trepiccione, subdirector del Centro Gumilla de análisis sociopolítico.
La reestructuración, según el portal opositor El Pitazo, “refleja una apuesta por la continuidad y el blindaje interno” frente a la asfixiante y creciente presión de la Casa Blanca.
Por qué Nicolás Maduro renovó el buró político del PSUV
Maduro se aferra al poder. Resiste el embate de Trump mientras refuerza el control del partido y el territorio. El tiempo es hoy su mejor aliado.
Según denuncian organismos de derechos humanos y dirigentes opositores, la represión sigue siendo la moneda de cambio ante cualquier disidencia. Nicolás Maduro hace la V de la victoria en un acto en Caracas (Foto: REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria)
En ese escenario de extrema tensión, la reformulación del centro de poder del PSUV busca apuntalar la estructura política que mantiene el control territorial absoluto para eliminar cualquier disidencia interna.
“Maduro quiere impulsar el llamado estado comunal como norte político, en el marco de la defensa de su poder y de todo su equipo a partir de una estructura política consolidada y coordinada por gente de mucha confianza”, afirmó Trepiccione.
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Los viejos nombres del chavismo se mantienen sin cambios. Son dirigentes claves, como el todopoderoso ministro de Interior y Justicia, Diosdado Cabello; la vicepresidenta Delcy Rodríguez; el presidente de la Asamblea Nacional, Jorge Rodríguez; la primera dama Cilia Flores, y la alcaldesa del municipio caraqueño de El Libertador, almiranta Carmen Menéndez, entre otros.
“A ellos se suma la fibra juvenil, con la presidenta de la juventud del PSUV Grecia Colmenares (homónima de la reconocida actriz venezolana)“, dijo el analista. Además, el nuevo equipo se complementa con dirigentes de la generación intermedia como Pedro Infante, vicepresidente de la Asamblea Nacional, y Naum Fernández, jefe de gobierno del distrito capital y líder de las Cuadrillas de paz (Cupaz), una fuerza de choque civil encargada de preservar “la defensa de la gobernanza” en el territorio Seguidores del chavismo en un acto de apoyo a Nicolás Maduro en Caracas (Foto: REUTERS/Fausto Torrealba)
Lo que más llamó la atención fue el nombre de peso que quedó fuera del nuevo buró político: Adán Chávez, hermano del caudillo Hugo Chávez y actual gobernador del estado de Barinas. También fueron exonerados la dirigente de ala femenina Diva Guzmán y el sindicalista Francisco Torrealba.
“Adán Chávez es más una especie de símbolo conexión con la figura de Hugo Chávez, pero no tiene poder real en la cúpula”, dijo Trepiccione.
Esta reformulación del control político busca además contrarrestar cualquier disidencia en momentos de enorme presión estadounidense y la amenaza de ataques terrestres lanzada por Trump.
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“En síntesis, es la vieja guardia. Se mantienen los nombres claves en el círculo de poder en Venezuela, con ciertas incorporaciones que tienen que ver con la conexión de sectores juveniles. El perfil organizativo estructural es muy pero muy cercano a Maduro”, señaló el analista.
El mensaje es claro: apuntalar el poder interno y mantener el férreo control del territorio.
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