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The façade of a Lisbon hotel used as the centre-right coalition's HQ for election night was covered in red paint by climate activists. 'There is no victory in guaranteeing climate chaos' claimed the Climáximo collective in a press release. IMAGES
People in Madrid endure high temperatures as Spain sees its second heatwave of the summer. This year, historic heat has been felt on many continuents, including Asia, North America and Europe, where heatwaves and wildfires have torn a path of destruction in recent weeks. IMAGES
A group of Extinction Rebellion activists climb on top of the roof of the Faculty of Biology in Turin, Italy, overlooking Piazza Carlina, violating the red zone where the hotel hosting some of the G7 energy ministers is located. The Group of Seven meeting is the first big political session since the world pledged at the UN's COP28 climate summit in December to transition away from coal, oil and gas. IMAGES
Trial resumes for Benoit Feuillu and four other alleged organisers of two banned demonstrations in western rural France. The activists argue they fight to preserve water and are opposing large artificials reservoirs or "bassines" which they see as a way to monopolise water resources for the farming industry. in October 2022 and specially, in March 2023, the protests turned into violent clashes with police with many protesters injured. SOUNDBITE
Images show Berlin's Brandenburg Gate splattered with orange paint after activists from the "Last Generation" ("Letzte Generation") environmental collective spray-painted the six pillars of the emblematic monument to warn of the urgency of global warming and demand a change in the German government's policy. The movement is calling for a phase-out of fossil fuels by 2030 at the latest. Police arrested around ten activists near the gate, some of whom were still sitting on the ground, handcuffed. IMAGES
Images of sweltering passersby in Madrid, as thermometers hover around 38 degrees Celsisus in the city. Looking for shade, using fans, walking bottle in hand, Spain attempts to handle the heat as it suffers through its latest summer heatwave, the fourth of the season, with the mercury soaring notably above 40 degrees Celsius in the northeast and the south of the country. IMAGES
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