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Italian authorities successfully foiled a dramatic armed assault on an armoured cash transit vehicle along a major highway in the Puglia region on Monday February 9. The attack involved explosions, firearms and blocked vehicles, creating a tense and dangerous situation for motorists travelling along the motorway. Police and emergency services responded quickly, ensuring no one was injured despite the severity of the incident. The assault occurred on the Lecce–Brindisi motorway, a key route in southern Italy, and left drivers shocked as they witnessed masked attackers using vehicles and explosives to halt traffic. Eyewitnesses described seeing thick smoke rising from the...

Former British spy Christopher Steele visited the State Department in October 2016 and briefed officials there about his work on the infamous anti-Trump dossier, it was revealed on Wednesday. “Based upon our review of the visitor logs at the State Department, Mr. Steele visited the State Department, briefing officials on the dossier in October 2016,” Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr said during a hearing held to review the U.S. government’s response to Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Steele’s visit to Foggy Bottom in Washington, D.C., prior to the election has not been previously reported. Burr revealed...

Italian Court Orders Iran Asset Freeze By Guy Dinmore in Washington Tue Dec 13, 2005 A court in Italy has ordered the freezing of an Iranian government account held in a Rome bank in what lawyers say represents an unprecedented legal victory for three US families seeking compensation from Iran for its alleged support of Palestinian suicide bombings that killed their relatives. Lawyers and activists in Washington said their success in Italy was likely to be followed by similar cases against Iran in other courts in Europe and possibly Asia. The ruling could also open the floodgates to similar civil...