The Opening of Parliament, and more from around the world
Moving, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking ... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the last 48 hours.
Red carpet fashion at the Opening of Parliament Address (OPA) for the Seventh Administration at Cape Town City Hall on July 18, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. The address provides President Cyril Ramaphosa an opportunity to outline the key priorities and policies of the seventh administration. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach)
President Cyril Ramaphosa, Thoko Didiza, Speaker of the National Assembly and Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane, Chair of the NCOP take the Salute before Ramaphosa delivered the Opening of Parliament Address (OPA) for the Seventh Administration at Cape Town City Hall on July 18, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. The address provides President Cyril Ramaphosa an opportunity to outline the key priorities and policies of the seventh administration. (Photo by Gallo Images/Jeffrey Abrahams) The packed Gallery and Cape Town City Hall as President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the Opening of Parliament Address (OPA) for the Seventh Administration at Cape Town City Hall on July 18, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. The address provides President Cyril Ramaphosa an opportunity to outline the key priorities and policies of the seventh administration. (Photo by Gallo Images/Jeffrey Abrahams) Mmusi Maimane at the Opening of Parliament Address (OPA) for the Seventh Administration at Cape Town City Hall on July 18, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. The address provides President Cyril Ramaphosa an opportunity to outline the key priorities and policies of the seventh administration. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach) Dr. Esther Mahlangu at the Opening of Parliament Address (OPA) for the Seventh Administration at Cape Town City Hall on July 18, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. The address provides President Cyril Ramaphosa an opportunity to outline the key priorities and policies of the seventh administration. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach) Pemmy Majodina Minister of Water and Sanitation at the Opening of Parliament Address (OPA) for the Seventh Administration at Cape Town City Hall on July 18, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. The address provides President Cyril Ramaphosa an opportunity to outline the key priorities and policies of the seventh administration. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach) Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald at the Opening of Parliament Address (OPA) for the Seventh Administration at Cape Town City Hall on July 18, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. The address provides President Cyril Ramaphosa an opportunity to outline the key priorities and policies of the seventh administration. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach) Minister of Energy and Electricity Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa listens as President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the Opening of Parliament Address (OPA) for the Seventh Administration at Cape Town City Hall on July 18, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. The address provides President Cyril Ramaphosa an opportunity to outline the key priorities and policies of the seventh administration. (Photo by Gallo Images/Jeffrey Abrahams) Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, Deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya and justices of the Constitutional Court in the gallery as President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the Opening of Parliament Address (OPA) for the Seventh Administration at Cape Town City Hall on July 18, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. The address provides President Cyril Ramaphosa an opportunity to outline the key priorities and policies of the seventh administration. (Photo by Gallo Images/Jeffrey Abrahams) A woman lies in balloons on the floor at the end of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, 19 July 2024. The convention comes days after a 20-year-old Pennsylvania man attempted to assassinate former president and current Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. The 2024 Republican National Convention is being held from 15 to 18 July, in which delegates of the United States' Republican Party select the party's nominees for president and vice president in the 2024 United States presidential election. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald J. Trump kisses the uniform of Cory Compertore, the retired firefighter killed in the assassination attempt, delivers remarks during the final day of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, 18 July 2024. The convention comes just a few days after a 20-year-old Pennsylvania man attempted to assassinate former President and current Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. The RNC is being held 15 to 18 July 2024 and is where delegates from the Republican Party select their nominees for president and vice president in the 2024 US presidential election. EPA-EFE/SHAWN THEW Pro-Palestine supporters raise their hands in the air during a protest on July 18, 2024 in New York City. Israeli airstrikes struck refugee camps in central Gaza Strip and Gaza City in the north today, killings at least 21 people, according to published reports. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images) Demonstrators clash with police, Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Jubo League members, during ongoing quota students protests under the slogan 'Anti-Discrimination Student Movement' at Mirpur area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 18 July 2024. According to Police, at least 11 people have been killed and several hundred injured following violent clashes between protesting students and police erupted during nationwide student protests over the abolition of quotas in government jobs. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM Police tape cordons off the remains of a burnt out bus after civil disturbance last night on July 19, 2024 in Leeds, England. Riots took hold in the Harehills area of Leeds last night, reportedly after children were forcibly removed from their family and taken into care. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) Long queues of passengers form at the check-in counters at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, amid a global IT disruption caused by a Microsoft outage and a Crowdstrike IT problem, on July 19, 2024 in Manila, Philippines. A significant Microsoft outage impacted users globally, leading to widespread disruptions, including cancelled flights and disruptions at retailers globally. Airlines like American Airlines and Southwest Airlines reported difficulties with their systems, which rely on Microsoft services for operations. The outage affected check-in processes and other essential functions, causing frustration among travellers and lines to back up at many affected airports worldwide. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images) A person rests the legs on a trolley while queuing at BER Airport in Schoenefeld, Germany, 19 July 2024. BER Airport stated in their 'X' social media account (former Twitter) that check-in will be delayed due to a technical fault. Companies and institutions around the world have been affected on 19 July by a cyber outage in systems running Microsoft Windows linked to a faulty CrowdStrike update. EPA-EFE/CLEMENS BILAN Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (C) poses for a family photo with Europe's leaders during the European Political Community (EPC) meeting at Blenheim Palace, in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, Britain, 18 July 2024. The British Prime Minister will host more than 45 European leaders at Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Winston Churchill, for the European Political Community (EPC) summit. This is the 4th EPC meeting since the grouping was founded in October 2022. EPA-EFE/NEIL HALL A Philippine police officer looks on during a send-off ceremony for security forces at a police camp in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, 19 July 2024. At least 23,000 security forces comprised of police, military, coast guard, firefighters, emergency responders and traffic control units will be deployed for the third State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., scheduled for 22 July, as he will deliver a report on the country's social, economic and political status. EPA-EFE/ROLEX DELA PENA Dancers dressed in local costumes perform at the paddock prior to the practice sessions for the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring circuit, in Mogyorod, Hungary, 19 July 2024. EPA-EFE/MARTIN DIVISEK US singer Cecile Mclorin Salvant perfoms on stage as part of Vitoria-Gasteiz Jazz Festival, in Vitoria, northern Spain, 18 July 2024. EPA-EFE/ADRIAN RUIZ HIERRO Foreign tourists visit Sensoji Temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo, Japan, 17 July 2024 (issued 19 July 2024). The Japan National Tourism Organization announced on 19 July that foreign visitors to Japan rose to a record high of 17.78 million in the first half of 2024, aided by a weak Japanese yen. The number surpassed the record set in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic. EPA-EFE/KIMIMASA MAYAMA A model stands beside a Chinese electric supercar Hyper SSR during the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS) 2024, in Tangerang, Banten province, Indonesia, 19 July 2024. The 31st edition of the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show runs from 18 to 28 July 2024, with the participation of at least 55 global automotive and motorcycle brands. As of 2024, GIIAS is set to become the second largest auto show in the world after China's Beijing Motor Show. EPA-EFE/BAGUS INDAHONO A 'budtender' (bartender for marijuana) shows cannabis for sale at Royal Queen Seeds cannabis store in Bangkok, Thailand, 16 July 2024 (issued 19 July 2024). Two years after Thailand decriminalized cannabis, the government plans to reclassify it as a narcotic and ban its recreational use by 01 January 2025. Although recreational consumption was never officially legal, the 2022 decriminalization led to a loosely regulated market with thousands of marijuana-focused stores. The new legislation aims to restrict cannabis to medical purposes, a move that threatens to divide the coalition government and raises concerns about negative impacts on businesses and investor confidence. Advocacy groups, including Royal Queen Seeds, which runs large facilities offering cannabis products and workshops, are protesting the changes. EPA-EFE/NARONG SANGNAK Ugo Rondinone’s 5 metre orange yellow hermit sculpture is displayed during a photocall for the Paddington Square's Art Programme at Paddington Square on July 18, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images). DM
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ED_513444.jpg "President Cyril Ramaphosa, Thoko Didiza, Speaker of the National Assembly and Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane, Chair of the NCOP take the Salute before Ramaphosa delivered the Opening of Parliament Address (OPA) for the Seventh Administration at Cape Town City Hall on July 18, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. The address provides President Cyril Ramaphosa an opportunity to outline the key priorities and policies of the seventh administration. (Photo by Gallo Images/Jeffrey Abrahams)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ED_513457.jpg "The packed Gallery and Cape Town City Hall as President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the Opening of Parliament Address (OPA) for the Seventh Administration at Cape Town City Hall on July 18, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. The address provides President Cyril Ramaphosa an opportunity to outline the key priorities and policies of the seventh administration. (Photo by Gallo Images/Jeffrey Abrahams)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ED_513394-1.jpg "Mmusi Maimane at the Opening of Parliament Address (OPA) for the Seventh Administration at Cape Town City Hall on July 18, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. The address provides President Cyril Ramaphosa an opportunity to outline the key priorities and policies of the seventh administration. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ED_513400.jpg "Dr. Esther Mahlangu at the Opening of Parliament Address (OPA) for the Seventh Administration at Cape Town City Hall on July 18, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. The address provides President Cyril Ramaphosa an opportunity to outline the key priorities and policies of the seventh administration. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ED_513376.jpg "Pemmy Majodina Minister of Water and Sanitation at the Opening of Parliament Address (OPA) for the Seventh Administration at Cape Town City Hall on July 18, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. The address provides President Cyril Ramaphosa an opportunity to outline the key priorities and policies of the seventh administration. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ED_513396.jpg "Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald at the Opening of Parliament Address (OPA) for the Seventh Administration at Cape Town City Hall on July 18, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. The address provides President Cyril Ramaphosa an opportunity to outline the key priorities and policies of the seventh administration. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ED_513448.jpg "Minister of Energy and Electricity Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa listens as President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the Opening of Parliament Address (OPA) for the Seventh Administration at Cape Town City Hall on July 18, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. The address provides President Cyril Ramaphosa an opportunity to outline the key priorities and policies of the seventh administration. (Photo by Gallo Images/Jeffrey Abrahams)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ED_513453.jpg "Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, Deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya and justices of the Constitutional Court in the gallery as President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the Opening of Parliament Address (OPA) for the Seventh Administration at Cape Town City Hall on July 18, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. The address provides President Cyril Ramaphosa an opportunity to outline the key priorities and policies of the seventh administration. (Photo by Gallo Images/Jeffrey Abrahams)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/12378965.jpg "A woman lies in balloons on the floor at the end of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, 19 July 2024. The convention comes days after a 20-year-old Pennsylvania man attempted to assassinate former president and current Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. The 2024 Republican National Convention is being held from 15 to 18 July, in which delegates of the United States' Republican Party select the party's nominees for president and vice president in the 2024 United States presidential election. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/12378685.jpg "Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald J. Trump kisses the uniform of Cory Compertore, the retired firefighter killed in the assassination attempt, delivers remarks during the final day of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, 18 July 2024. The convention comes just a few days after a 20-year-old Pennsylvania man attempted to assassinate former President and current Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. The RNC is being held 15 to 18 July 2024 and is where delegates from the Republican Party select their nominees for president and vice president in the 2024 US presidential election. EPA-EFE/SHAWN THEW")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2161978270.jpg "Pro-Palestine supporters raise their hands in the air during a protest on July 18, 2024 in New York City. Israeli airstrikes struck refugee camps in central Gaza Strip and Gaza City in the north today, killings at least 21 people, according to published reports. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/12378516.jpg "Demonstrators clash with police, Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Jubo League members, during ongoing quota students protests under the slogan 'Anti-Discrimination Student Movement' at Mirpur area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 18 July 2024. According to Police, at least 11 people have been killed and several hundred injured following violent clashes between protesting students and police erupted during nationwide student protests over the abolition of quotas in government jobs. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/gettyimages-2162636810-594x594-1.jpg "Police tape cordons off the remains of a burnt out bus after civil disturbance last night on July 19, 2024 in Leeds, England. Riots took hold in the Harehills area of Leeds last night, reportedly after children were forcibly removed from their family and taken into care. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2162651772.jpg "Long queues of passengers form at the check-in counters at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, amid a global IT disruption caused by a Microsoft outage and a Crowdstrike IT problem, on July 19, 2024 in Manila, Philippines. A significant Microsoft outage impacted users globally, leading to widespread disruptions, including cancelled flights and disruptions at retailers globally. Airlines like American Airlines and Southwest Airlines reported difficulties with their systems, which rely on Microsoft services for operations. The outage affected check-in processes and other essential functions, causing frustration among travellers and lines to back up at many affected airports worldwide. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/12379147.jpg "A person rests the legs on a trolley while queuing at BER Airport in Schoenefeld, Germany, 19 July 2024. BER Airport stated in their 'X' social media account (former Twitter) that check-in will be delayed due to a technical fault. Companies and institutions around the world have been affected on 19 July by a cyber outage in systems running Microsoft Windows linked to a faulty CrowdStrike update. EPA-EFE/CLEMENS BILAN")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/12378288.jpg "Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (C) poses for a family photo with Europe's leaders during the European Political Community (EPC) meeting at Blenheim Palace, in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, Britain, 18 July 2024. The British Prime Minister will host more than 45 European leaders at Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Winston Churchill, for the European Political Community (EPC) summit. This is the 4th EPC meeting since the grouping was founded in October 2022. EPA-EFE/NEIL HALL")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/12378889.jpg "A Philippine police officer looks on during a send-off ceremony for security forces at a police camp in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, 19 July 2024. At least 23,000 security forces comprised of police, military, coast guard, firefighters, emergency responders and traffic control units will be deployed for the third State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., scheduled for 22 July, as he will deliver a report on the country's social, economic and political status. EPA-EFE/ROLEX DELA PENA")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/12379116.jpg "Dancers dressed in local costumes perform at the paddock prior to the practice sessions for the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring circuit, in Mogyorod, Hungary, 19 July 2024. EPA-EFE/MARTIN DIVISEK")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/12378684.jpg "US singer Cecile Mclorin Salvant perfoms on stage as part of Vitoria-Gasteiz Jazz Festival, in Vitoria, northern Spain, 18 July 2024. EPA-EFE/ADRIAN RUIZ HIERRO")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/12378910.jpg "Foreign tourists visit Sensoji Temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo, Japan, 17 July 2024 (issued 19 July 2024). The Japan National Tourism Organization announced on 19 July that foreign visitors to Japan rose to a record high of 17.78 million in the first half of 2024, aided by a weak Japanese yen. The number surpassed the record set in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic. EPA-EFE/KIMIMASA MAYAMA")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/12378917.jpg "A model stands beside a Chinese electric supercar Hyper SSR during the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS) 2024, in Tangerang, Banten province, Indonesia, 19 July 2024. The 31st edition of the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show runs from 18 to 28 July 2024, with the participation of at least 55 global automotive and motorcycle brands. As of 2024, GIIAS is set to become the second largest auto show in the world after China's Beijing Motor Show. EPA-EFE/BAGUS INDAHONO")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/12378989.jpg "A 'budtender' (bartender for marijuana) shows cannabis for sale at Royal Queen Seeds cannabis store in Bangkok, Thailand, 16 July 2024 (issued 19 July 2024). Two years after Thailand decriminalized cannabis, the government plans to reclassify it as a narcotic and ban its recreational use by 01 January 2025. Although recreational consumption was never officially legal, the 2022 decriminalization led to a loosely regulated market with thousands of marijuana-focused stores. The new legislation aims to restrict cannabis to medical purposes, a move that threatens to divide the coalition government and raises concerns about negative impacts on businesses and investor confidence. Advocacy groups, including Royal Queen Seeds, which runs large facilities offering cannabis products and workshops, are protesting the changes. EPA-EFE/NARONG SANGNAK")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2162504064.jpg "Ugo Rondinone’s 5 metre orange yellow hermit sculpture is displayed during a photocall for the Paddington Square's Art Programme at Paddington Square on July 18, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images). DM")
Red carpet fashion at the Opening of Parliament Address (OPA) for the Seventh Administration at Cape Town City Hall on July 18, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. The address provides President Cyril Ramaphosa an opportunity to outline the key priorities and policies of the seventh administration. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach)