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Paris Olympics faces turmoil amid strike threats by workers
Just a week ahead of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, performers have threatened to go on strike over pay and working conditions.
Just a week ahead of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, performers have threatened to go on strike over pay and working conditions.

Public rallies have been banned by the police in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka following the most fatal day of continuous student protests, during which government buildings were set on fire by demonstrators and a nationwide internet blackout was enforced, killing dozens, and injuring thousands.

South Africans have marked International Nelson Mandela Day to remember their iconic anti-apartheid leader.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has managed to retain her position. Yet, she faces intense scrutiny for her policies, including funding Ukraine amid EU financial hardships and accusations of double standards.

The Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has used for the first time a new rocket with heavy warhead to strike an Israeli military outpost in the occupied Kfar Chouba hills.

An outage of IT systems worldwide affects businesses, including banks, airlines, telecommunications companies, media broadcasters, supermarkets and hospitals.

Amid Israel's genocidal war on Gaza, which has killed nearly 38,900 Palestinians so far, resistance groups in Palestine and across the region continue their operations against the Tel Aviv regime and its Western backers.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan'ani says a resolution passed by the Israeli parliament (Knesset), which rejects the establishment of a Palestinian state, shows the "racist" nature of the Israeli regime.

Donald Trump will represent the Republican Party in November’s presidential elections in the United States.

The charity group Oxfam says Israel has been systematically using water as a weapon of war against Palestinians in Gaza, showing disregard for human life and violating international law.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met a Russian military delegation to discuss bilateral cooperation, a month after Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the country.

Iran’s interim foreign minister says the US's failed unilateral approach to international issues shows that Washington is not part of the solution, but an obstacle in the path of peace.

The Yemeni army spokesman says Tel Aviv will continue to be a primary target and that it is “within the range of our weapons.”

An Iranian police officer has been killed in a terrorist attack in Saravan in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.

Thousands of Rohingya refugees in India continue to fight for their lives amid hate campaigns and extreme weather conditions.
Pro-Palestinian activists in Italy have staged a demonstration against the country’s unconditional support for the Israeli genocide in Gaza.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 2:00 GMT on July 19, 2024.

Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters form a human chain around the British parliament, calling on the government to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.