NEWS BULLETIN
River floods Brazilian town after deadly extratropical storm
Aerial images show the flooded city of Encantado in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.
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ECONOMY
Iran launches major railway project in eastern deserts
Construction works start for a major railway projects in Iran’s desert region in the east.
PALESTINE
Palestine raps Papua New Guinea for opening embassy in occupied al-Quds
Palestine censure Papua New Guinea’s decision to open an embassy in occupied al-Quds as a violation of the international law and the United Nations resolutions concerning the holy city.
NEWS HEADLINES
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Here are Press TV's top stories at 16:00 GMT, August 06, 2023.
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Julian Assange extradition
The US has called for the extradition of Julian Assange.
IN A NUTSHELL
Pilgrimage of love
Arba’een means “fortieth,” and it marks 40 days since the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hossein (PBUH).
PALESTINE
Palestine urges intl. pressure on Israel to reopen Gaza's sole commercial crossing
Israel’s crippling siege of Gaza has turned the territory into the world's largest open-air prison.
FOREIGN POLICY
Blinken in Kiev: US ready to fund war with Russia to 'last Ukrainian'
US Secretary of StateBlinken has visited Ukraine, saying Kiev needs a ‘strong deterrent’ in its war with Russia.
DEFENSE
Extra-regional presence in Persian Gulf brings nothing but insecurity: Iran cmdr.
A senior Iranian Army commander says the presence of extra-regional states in the Persian Gulf has had no result but insecurity.
PALESTINE
Two Israeli settlers injured in retaliatory attack near al-Quds Old City
At least two Israeli settlers, including one seriously, have been injured after a Palestinian retaliatory stabbing operation in the occupied Old City of al-Quds.
OPINION
Eyes on Elbit: Siege continues at Leicester’s Israeli arms factory
The factory is owned by Elbit Systems, the Israeli regime’s largest private arms industry, along with Thales, an equally unscrupulous French weapons firm.
PALESTINE
Palestinian resistance calls for revolution over Israeli assault on women
A coalition of Palestinian resistance factions strongly condemns the use of attack dogs by female Israeli soldiers to force Palestinian women to strip naked during a raid in the West Bank in July.
ARBAEEN 2023
Leader to students: Live like Hussein and follow his footsteps
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei advises Iranian youth to stick to the path of Imam Hussein (AS).
RUSSIA
Russia foils another Ukrainian drone attack over Bryansk region
Russia says its air defense forces over the Bryansk region shot down a Ukrainian drone.
REPORTS
Back to school means back to bigger debt in the US
In the US, it is being called the most expensive back-to-school September ever.
POLITICS
Tehran urges Security Council to refrain from using sanctions as weapon
Iran’s permanent ambassador to the United Nations calls upon the UN Security Council not to use sanctions as a weapon against countries for political purposes.
NEWS BULLETIN
Indigenous people protest against corruption in Guatemala
Indigenous people protest against the government in Guatemala City.
INFOCLIPS
Millions of Muslims mark Arba'een
Millions of Muslims from across the globe have gathered in Karbala to commemorate Arba'een.
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