NEWS HEADLINES
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Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 02:00 GMT on December 18, 2025.
LATEST
REPORTS
Indian Prime Minister Modi addresses Ethiopia's parliament
Modi urged the Global South to stand up during his Ethiopian parliament address.
REPORTS
Nur Shams: “How do you carry a lifetime in a bag?”
The Israeli military has ordered demolition of 25 residential buildings at the Nur Shams refugee camp.
SPOTLIGHT
Iran-Russia united
At a Moscow press conference, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi affirmed continued Tehran-Moscow defense and security cooperation.
REPORTS
Doctors in England begin five-day walkout over pay, working conditions
Doctors in England launched a five-day strike over pay and working conditions.
REPORTS
Tunisia marks Revolution Day
Tunisia marks December 17 as Revolution Day.
VENEZUELA
Maduro says US plan to turn Venezuela into its colony ‘will simply never happen’
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says the United States can “never” turn the Latin American country into its “colony.”
POLITICS
Diplomacy as cover: Investigation details how US-Iran talks masked preparations for 12-day war
The US’s diplomatic engagement with Iran before the unprovoked and illegal Israeli-American war in June was used to mask approaching military action, investigation reveals.
FOREIGN POLICY
Oil prices rise as Trump’s Venezuela blockade stokes supply uncertainty
Oil prices rise slightly after US President Donald Trump’s move to tighten restrictions on Venezuela.
IRAN FIRST
Iran develops advanced Cryogenic, space-simulator technologies
An Iranian company has managed to develop ultra-cold, space-simulator technology, producing some of the rarest products in the world.
REPORTS
Israel increasingly relies on ‘agents’ in Gaza to create ‘chaos’
Things are already difficult for Palestinians in war-ravaged Gaza.
ECONOMY
Iran announces new official exchange rate for US dollar
Iran’s central bank says it will allocate US dollars to travelers and students at a rate of 1,075,050 rials.
SOCIETY
UK police threaten arrests over ‘intifada’ chants at pro-Palestine protests
UK police warn they will arrest anyone holding placards or chanting ‘globalize the intifada’ at pro-Palestine protests.”
POLITICS
US-Israeli spy network neutralized during 12 day war: Iran Armed Forces
The senior spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces says a vast enemy espionage network was dealt a severe blow and largely dismantled during the 12-day Israeli-US aggression of June.
POLITICS
Iran condemns US maritime blockade on Venezuela as ‘state piracy’
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has issued a strongly worded statement condemning the United States’ threats to unilaterally impose a maritime blockade on Venezuela.
NEWS HEADLINES
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Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 16:00 GMT on December 17, 2025.
PALESTINE
‘Aggressive, hostile’: Canadian lawmakers slam Israel after being barred from West Bank
Canada’s Members of Parliament have decried Israel after a delegation of 30 Canadians, including six lawmakers, was mistreated and denied entry into the occupied West Bank.
PALESTINE
Pro-Palestinian hacker group breaches phone of former Israeli PM Bennett
The Pro-Palestinian hacker group says that it has succeeded in hacking the mobile phone of former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett.
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