Paris trains hit by sabotage ahead of Olympic opening, and more from around the world

General view of passengers inside the Montparnasse train station after damage to high-speed rail lines caused delays and cancellations on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. French rail company SNCF says its high-speed network was vandalized with the suspected aim of disrupting the rail system prior to the Olympic opening ceremony. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

People remain sit with their luggage at Gare Montparnasse after damage to high-speed rail lines caused delays and cancellations on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. French rail company SNCF says its high-speed network was vandalized with the suspected aim of disrupting the rail system prior to the Olympic opening ceremony. (Photo by Javier Mostacero Carrera/Getty Images)

TGV trains remain parked at Gare Montparnasse after damage to high-speed rail lines caused delays and cancellations on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. French rail company SNCF says its high-speed network was vandalized with the suspected aim of disrupting the rail system prior to the Olympic opening ceremony. (Photo by Javier Mostacero Carrera/Getty Images)

Soldiers are seen on the streets ahead of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images)

People sit on the decorated stairs close to the La Defense Arena where the swimming competitions and waterpolo finals will take place at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, 25 July 2024. EPA-EFE/ANNA SZILAGYI

A general view shows Heads of States, Sports personnalities and guests attending a gala dinner hosted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the French Presidency in the atrium of the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, 25 July 2024. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games are scheduled to take place from 26 July to 11 August 2024. EPA-EFE/LUDOVIC MARIN

Israeli police arrest a woman (C) for holding a watermelon-shaped sign (not pictured), a symbol of Palestinian support, during an anti-government protest calling for the end of the ongoing conflict and the signing of a hostage deal, in Habima square in Tel Aviv, Israel, 25 July 2024. More than 39,000 Palestinians and over 1,400 Israelis have been killed, with over 110 Israelis still held hostages, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), since Hamas militants launched an attack against Israel from the Gaza Strip on 07 October 2023, and the Israeli operations in Gaza and the West Bank which followed it. EPA-EFE/ABIR SULTAN

A police officer grabs a journalist during a demonstration between pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian protesters on the sidelines of a counter-opening ceremony against the Paris 2024 Olympic Games organized by humanitarian associations in Paris, France, 25 July 2024. Humanitarian organizations such as Le reverse de la medaille, Droit au Logement, Medecins du Monde, and trade union Solidaires, denounced the eviction of mostly migrants from camps located near Olympic venues ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as 'social cleansing' and a 'manhunt.' The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will take place from 26 July to 11 August 2024. EPA-EFE/TERESA SUAREZ

Performers rehearse for the opening ceremony on the Pont Neuf bridge ahead of the Olympic Games in central Paris, France, on Thursday, July 25, 2024. French residents have been postponing holidays until after the Olympics, while international customers are staying away. Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Residents search for their belongings after the demolition of their houses near the 4th Abidjan Bridge in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 25 July 2024. Ivorian authorities carried out an expulsion operation intending to clear the right-of-way of major arteries, reclaim public spaces and non-constructive spaces and apply the order prohibiting itinerant trade, begging and the use of carts. Residents denounced an operation they claim was carried out without any prior consultation and express their anger at what they consider to be an injustice. EPA-EFE/LEGNAN KOULA

A handout photo made available by the Chico Enterprise-Record shows the Park Fire burning on 24 July 2024 in Chico, California, USA, (Issued on 25 July 2024). A 42-year-old man from Chico is under arrest and in Butte County Jail. The Butte County District Attorney, Mike Ramsey said the man’s identity will be revealed later. According to the press release by Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey, the unknown male was seen pushing a car that was on fire into a gully, going down an embankment approximately 60 feet and burned completely, spreading flames that caused the Park Fire. Flames spreading from the car caused the blaze that surpassed 45,000 acres overnight. EPA-EFE/DAN REIDEL

Police stand by as pro-Palestinian protesters hold a demonstration near the White House as US President Joe Biden hosts Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu there, in Washington, DC, USA, 25 July 2024. US President Joe Biden hosts Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu the day after Netanyahu delivered an address to a joint meeting of the US Congress. EPA-EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDS

Journalists employed by Nine Publishing are on strike outside their office in the Docklands in Melbourne Australia, 26 July 2024. Staff are on strike after Nine Publishing was unable to reach a deal on a new enterprise bargaining agreement. EPA-EFE/DIEGO FEDELE

A member of Vietnam's armed forces carries a portrait of the late general secretary of the Communist Party Nguyen Phu Trong as his coffin is carried out from the national funeral house in Hanoi, Vietnam 26 July 2024. Vietnam holds a two-day national funeral on 25 and 26 July for General Secretary of the Communist Party, Nguyen Phu Trong, who died in Hanoi on 19 July at the age of 80. EPA-EFE/NHAC NGUYEN

Women sing during the International Day of Afro-Ecuadorian Women, in Quito, Ecuador, 25 July 2024. Afro-Ecuadorian women from the National Coordinator of Black Women of Ecuador (Conamune) and the Network of Afro-Latin American, Afro-Caribbean and Diaspora Women (MAAD) demanded effective access to rights as part of their international day, which is celebrated every 25 July 25. EPA-EFE/JOSE JACOME

Migrants arrive at La Restinga port in a 'cayuco' (wooden boat) accompanied by the Salvamento Maritimo boat, in El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain, 26 July 2024. EPA-EFE/GELMERT FINOL

Participants in Poland's largest canoeing trip on the Pilica River prepare in Sulejow, central Poland, 25 July 2024. The Pilica Trail is one of the country's most popular canoe routes on lowland rivers. EPA-EFE/MARIAN ZUBRZYCKI

Swedish crew Vilma Bobeck Rebecca Netzler on their 49er F Skiff class boat during a practice session ahead of the Sailing events in Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Marseille, France, 26 July 2024. EPA-EFE/OLIVIER HOSLET

A person in cosplay at Comic-Con International in San Diego, California, USA, 25 July 2024. San Diego Comic-Con International is a comics arts conference held from 25-28 July 2024. EPA-EFE/ALLISON DINNER

A man wears a suit with DC Comics characters at Comic-Con International in San Diego, California, USA, 25 July 2024. San Diego Comic-Con International is a comics arts conference held from 25-28 July 2024. EPA-EFE/ALLISON DINNER

A person dresses their dog in cosplay as a lion at Comic-Con International in San Diego, California, USA, 25 July 2024. San Diego Comic-Con International is a comics arts conference held from 25-28 July 2024. EPA-EFE/ALLISON DINNER

Serena Williams attends The Prelude To The Olympics At Fondation Louis Vuitton on July 25, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images). DM