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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
Fridays for Future and other organisations gather at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, calling for action on climate change. Around the world, young people are heeding the rallying cry of fellow teen activist Greta Thunberg in protests for more awareness of climate issues. IMAGES of the protest
Police have arrested eight climate activists who forced their way into Frankfurt airport, Germany's busiest, forcing it to temporarily suspend arrivals and departures, seeing queues of passenger and flights cancelled. 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
Around a hundred activists protest against the G7 Ministers' Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment by blocking the highway and letting off smoke flares in Turin for about 30 minutes. The meeting begins Sunday evening. IMAGES
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