Italy — news through its media
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Abdul El-Sayed Wins the Michigan Democratic Primary Despite $30 Million From AIPAC
Progressive Abdul El-Sayed, 41, narrowly defeated moderate Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary with roughly 49% of the vote. AIPAC had put $30 million behind his opponent, its largest investment ever in a single race. Thirteen countries, from Jerusalem to Ankara, do not tell the same victory.
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A Night of Mirrored Civilian Deaths: Russian Strikes on the Kyiv Region, a Ukrainian Drone on a Gelendzhik Beach
Russia launched its third mass attack of the week on Kyiv and its region — ballistic missiles and drones, fifteen to seventeen dead depending on the hour of publication, fires across logistics hubs. The same day, a Ukrainian drone struck a crowded beach in Gelendzhik on the Black Sea: seven dead including three children, according to Moscow. Fifteen countries had the same three events in front of them; almost none kept all three.
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Gianni Infantino Abandoned by European Football, Backed by Africa, Facing UEFA Legal Threats
After pulling his plan to sell World Cup stakes to private investors, Gianni Infantino's re-election has gone from settled to uncertain: Wales, England, Serbia and Jordan have withdrawn their backing, UEFA is threatening FIFA with legal action, and both Arsène Wenger and the secretary general have distanced themselves. Twenty-one countries read the same crisis — Europe a fall, Africa a position to hold.
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Trump Gives Iran a "Last Chance" as Tehran Denies Any Talks Are Under Way
Donald Trump says he called off a strike and opened talks with Iran, calling them a "last chance before decapitation". Tehran denies it: its only acknowledged channel is Omani mediation over the Strait of Hormuz, where a cargo vessel was struck. Twenty-one countries read the same ultimatum, between taking it seriously and weariness at a familiar cycle.
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Ukraine Hits a 17th Warehouse of the "Russian Amazon" as Moscow Claims 635 Drones Downed
Overnight on August 2-3, Ukraine struck a 17th warehouse of e-commerce giant Wildberries, a Rosneft refinery in Saratov and the Engels airfield. Moscow says it downed 635 drones and reported eight dead. Kyiv argues the "Russian Amazon" supplies the army: civilian logistics has become a target, and capitals agree neither on the legitimacy of that choice nor on whether it works.
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Ceuta: 67 dead, a floating barrier and a fractured Europe
The death toll from the rush on Ceuta has risen to at least 67, with roughly 60,000 crossings since 30 July. Spain is installing a 500-metre floating barrier at Tarajal, twenty-two states are demanding an emergency council, and Italy has suspended Schengen with Madrid.
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60,000 Migrants Cross into Ceuta in a Single Day as Italy Suspends Schengen with Spain
In twenty-four hours, up to 60,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, leaving 34 to 57 dead. Madrid says most have been returned to Morocco. Italy suspended the Schengen agreement with Spain, France tightened its border and Donald Trump blamed Madrid. Eleven countries read the same episode as a humanitarian crisis, a failure of border control, or a test of leverage with Rabat.
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Suspected Berlin Pride attacker shot dead by police
German police on 26 July 2026 shot dead in Spandau 21-year-old Abdul Ballout, the suspected perpetrator of the previous day's vehicle-ramming attack on Berlin's Pride march (one woman killed, up to 29 injured). The interior minister called it an Islamist attack; the suspect's death revives debate over lethal force, his earlier release, and the security of large gatherings.
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Car-ramming attack on Berlin Pride march: one dead, manhunt underway
A vehicle rammed into the crowd at Berlin's Pride march on 26 July 2026, killing one person and injuring sixteen. German police are hunting a 21-year-old suspect described as tied to the Islamist scene, reviving debate over the security of large gatherings and the protection of the LGBT community.
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Wildfires Spread Across Europe: Over 200,000 Evacuated, Bordeaux Threatened, Blazes Near Madrid
Wildfires have swept southern Europe since 23 July: more than 200,000 people have been evacuated in France and Spain, including some 141,000 in the Gironde and Landes where the fire is advancing toward Bordeaux, while merging blazes west of Madrid led Spain to declare a national state of emergency for a wildfire for the first time. Emmanuel Macron mobilised the armed forces and activated the EU civil protection mechanism.
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Zelensky Sacks Army Chief Syrsky After a Week of Protests in Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrsky and appointed Mykhailo Drapatyi in his place, after a week of daily protests in Kyiv triggered by the sacking of defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov. It is the biggest military shake-up since the war began, and the first time street pressure has forced a decision on the Ukrainian president.
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