Scramble to house hundreds camping in Rome heatwave after squat eviction

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Officials try to find homes for residents as talks to save social assistance hub collapse amid government crackdown

Rome authorities are scrambling to find homes for hundreds of people sleeping in tents in extreme heat after talks aimed at saving Italy’s most high-profile centre for housing and social assistance collapsed amid a crackdown by Giorgia Meloni’s government on squatted buildings.

The approximately 400 evicted residents of Spin Time Labs, located in a 10-floor building in Rome’s Esquilino district occupied by grassroots groups since 2013, will not be allowed to move back in after its private owner refused Rome council’s offer to buy the property. The residents were forced out at the end of last month.

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Iran’s oil exports stall and Kharg Island idles under US blockade – Financial Times

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  1. Iran’s oil exports stall and Kharg Island idles under US blockade  Financial Times
  2. No tankers loaded at Kharg Island for a week amid US blockade, FT says  The Jerusalem Post
  3. Dozens of Idling Iranian Oil Tankers Show US Blockade Is Working  Bloomberg.com
  4. Iran Shipping Update – August 5, 2026  United Against Nuclear Iran | UANI
  5. The Concrete Sarcophagus Where Billions Sit in Silence  Lavender Hotel
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Danube’s waters fall to record lows – European Space Agency

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  1. Danube’s waters fall to record lows  European Space Agency
  2. Romania rushes to sink 4 barges in the Danube to keep a nuclear power plant's second reactor running  AP News
  3. Ships Can’t Move and Power Plants Shut Down as Drought Saps Europe’s Rivers  WSJ
  4. Romania delays effort to divert Danube water to nuclear reactor as shutdown looms  Reuters
  5. Hungary Warns of Dramatic Hit From Drought, Nuclear Outage  Bloomberg.com
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Italy says no plans to review Spain border controls until 15 August – Euronews.com

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  1. Italy says no plans to review Spain border controls until 15 August  Euronews.com
  2. Italy defies Spanish demand to lift border curbs over Ceuta crisis  Reuters
  3. Ceuta’s Camp of the Saints Moment  First Things
  4. Spanish authorities monitor social media chatter about another Ceuta mass migrant crossing ahead  CBS News
  5. The Migration Wave That Embarrassed Morocco and Rattled Europe  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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Iran plots to deal Trump a blow in midterms by keeping him entangled in war

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By dragging out talks, Tehran aims to damage the US president politically – but some fear a bruised and weakened Trump could lash back

Tehran has set out a protracted negotiating timetable designed to keep Donald Trump embroiled in the Iran conflict until the midterm elections, in the hope of inflicting the same ruinous blow on his presidency as Jimmy Carter suffered over the 1979-81 US embassy hostage crisis.

For many inside Iran, inflicting meaningful revenge on Trump is a legitimate and self-standing war aim, reflected in the mood of those attending the funeral of the supreme leader Ali Khamenei where demands for retribution were ubiquitous.

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Scientists debunk long-held myth about the most famous animal extinction — turning Darwin’s theory on its head – New York Post

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  1. Scientists debunk long-held myth about the most famous animal extinction — turning Darwin’s theory on its head  New York Post
  2. One of the world's only two complete dodo skulls reveals new clues about the extinct bird  Phys.org
  3. Only two complete dodo skulls are known to exist. Scientists just looked inside them – and discovered this  BBC Wildlife Magazine
  4. Dodo Had Surprisingly Keen Sense of Smell and Owl-Like Vision, New Study Reveals  Sci.News
  5. Scientists Studied the Only 3 Dodo Skulls in Existence. Turns Out We Owe Them an Apology  Gizmodo
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Bus driver kicked explosive drone out of the air at German airport, lawmaker says – Reuters

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  1. Bus driver kicked explosive drone out of the air at German airport, lawmaker says  Reuters
  2. U.S. Intel Links Russia to Explosive Drone at German Airport  WSJ
  3. The Leipzig drone bomb marks a dangerous escalation for Europe  The Guardian
  4. Germany warns of ‘new threat’ after explosives-packed drone targets airport  CNN
  5. Explosive Drone Found at German Airport Used by Ukrainian Carrier  The New York Times
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Politician Caught In Awkward Scandal After Constituents Notice Her Background In Livestreamed Meeting – Bored Panda

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  1. Politician Caught In Awkward Scandal After Constituents Notice Her Background In Livestreamed Meeting  Bored Panda
  2. ‘Who was in the shower?’: Politician raises eyebrows after joining council meeting from bathroom  CTV News
  3. New Zealand councillor joins Zoom meeting from bathroom; colleagues say, ‘We can see your washing’ and her reply is what truly defines confidence  The Times of India
  4. Watch: New Zealand Politician Joins Council Meeting From Bathroom With Underwear Drying  NDTV
  5. Boner of the Day for August 7th, 2026  x96.com
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Houthi strikes in Yemen as Saudi Arabia braces for attacks: What we know – Al Jazeera

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  1. Houthi strikes in Yemen as Saudi Arabia braces for attacks: What we know  Al Jazeera
  2. Houthis strike Marib again as U.N. warns Yemen nearing wider conflict  NBC News
  3. Houthi strikes on Saudi military targets fuel fears of wider Yemen conflict  The Hill
  4. Houthis Claim Attack on Yemeni Military Camp  The New York Times
  5. Houthis kill 58 troops in Yemen, wound 11 civilians in attack on Saudi Arabia  The Times of Israel
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In pictures: Drought exposes Word War II ships, strands boats as Europe’s river levels plunge – France 24

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  1. In pictures: Drought exposes Word War II ships, strands boats as Europe’s river levels plunge  France 24
  2. The Danube River's water is dropping so low that World War II ships are emerging  PBS
  3. Europe's drought reveals medieval buildings, Nazi warships, mammoth remains and more  Reuters
  4. Danube: Wehrmacht soldiers and WWII motorbike recovered after 80 years  Euronews.com
  5. Ancient mammoth remains and a Nazi shipwreck: Europe’s shrinking rivers reveal past relics  CNN
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EU adopts new sanctions in response to Russian airstrikes on Kyiv – The Kyiv Independent

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  1. EU adopts new sanctions in response to Russian airstrikes on Kyiv  The Kyiv Independent
  2. EU sanctions five people linked to Russia’s military industry after Ukraine strikes  Euronews.com
  3. EU adds 5 people to Russia sanctions list after latest deadly attacks on Ukraine  politico.eu
  4. How Europe can build greater unity around its Russia sanctions  The Brussels Times
  5. An update on Europe’s Russia sanctions  Brookings
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