Italy — news through its media
Stories followed in this country, with their framing set against the rest of the world.
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Nigel Farage wins back the seat he gave up: a by-election he triggered himself, boycotted by all his serious opponents
Nigel Farage won back the Clacton seat on 14 August with 22,239 votes against 9,455 for a satirical candidate wearing a bin on his head. He had resigned that same seat in July, under investigation over an undeclared £5 million donation. The major parties boycotted the vote; the inquiry resumed hours after the result.
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Eurovision bars countries at war from hosting the contest — without naming anyone
The EBU changed its rules on 13 August: from 2027, the winning country will lose hosting rights if it is engaged in armed conflict or if a "sensitive geopolitical situation" threatens security. The minimum age rises from 16 to 18. No country is named — part of the press writes "Israel", the rest sticks to the text.
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Karoline Leavitt leaves the White House: a family decision for some, an electoral calendar for others
Donald Trump announced on 12 August that his press secretary would leave at the end of the month to become an outside adviser. At 28, she was the youngest in history. She cites her family; part of the press notes she is leaving two months before the midterm elections. No successor has been named.
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July, the hottest month ever recorded in the United States: Europe under its fifth heatwave, South Korea parched
Copernicus recorded the hottest June-July ever measured in Western Europe (21.62 °C) and NOAA confirmed the hottest July in the contiguous United States. A fifth heatwave hits Europe: rivers at record lows, nuclear reactors under strain, 70% of France under water restrictions. At the same time, South Korea is mobilising its army against drought — with no narrative link to Europe.
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Trump Claims '100%' Control of Hormuz as the US Navy Strikes a Cargo Ship with Missiles
"The only one that has control of the Strait of Hormuz is the United States Navy," Donald Trump said from the Oval Office, claiming to have swept it entirely for mines. The next day a CENTCOM helicopter fired two Hellfire missiles at a Panama-flagged cargo ship running the blockade. Tehran is holding to its conditions; Pakistan and Qatar simultaneously report a diplomatic breakthrough. Oil is climbing.
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Bashar al-Assad Sentenced to Death in Absentia in Damascus, the First Verdict Against Syria's Former Regime
On Tuesday, Damascus's Fourth Criminal Chamber sentenced Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes and crimes against humanity — the killing of children, torture leading to death. His brother Maher and seven other officials were sentenced alongside him; only his cousin Atef Najib appeared in person. The verdict was read live on state television. Assad, living near Moscow since December 2024, has not been extradited.
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Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake in Colombia: National Disaster Declared Three Days After Espriella's Inauguration
At 7:34 a.m. on Monday, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia, with its epicentre in Chocó. Felt as far as Quito, Panama and Caracas, it collapsed Pereira's airport and damaged hundreds of buildings. The president, in office for three days, declared a national disaster. Depending on the newsroom, the toll runs from 111 to 138 dead — and more than 2,000 people are registered as missing.
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The 12 August Total Eclipse Puts Spain in the Shadow — and Under the Strain of 446,000 Visitors
On Wednesday the path of totality crosses Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain, where no total eclipse has been seen since 1905. Madrid expects 446,000 extra visitors; small towns fear wildfires and Ibiza fears saturation. France will top out at 99% obscuration, Algeria at 98.6%. Elsewhere the same event becomes a timetable, an eye-safety warning or a horoscope.
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Infantino Faces Favouritism Allegations from His UEFA Years as FIFA Denounces a 'Concerted Effort' to Weaken Him
The Telegraph reports that UEFA paid a six-figure settlement to a former employee with whom Gianni Infantino is said to have had a relationship while he was its general secretary. UEFA confirms the payment, Infantino denies the claims 'categorically', and FIFA denounces a 'concerted and ongoing effort'. Northern Europe wants him gone; Africa and South America back him.
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Spain imposes its own border checks on Italy, which refuses to back down
Madrid gave Rome until 9 August to lift the checks imposed on 1 August, then acted: controls on travellers from Italy until 7 September. Italy extended its own. Behind the quarrel lie at least 141 dead at Ceuta, 1,342 unaccompanied minors, and an investigation into Russia-linked accounts. Twenty-two countries order these three threads differently.
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Israel resumes strikes on south Lebanon as the Rome talks continue
On 5 August 2026 Israel resumed strikes on southern Lebanon and ordered the evacuation of Mansouri, citing a ceasefire violation; the next day the IDF announced two reservists killed, its first losses since 28 June. At the same moment the seventh round of US-brokered talks was under way in Rome. Twelve countries order these facts differently — and the Arab world is missing from the account.
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