Global events captured in 20 photographs
A weekly photo roundup documents major events worldwide. In Gaza, Palestinian football fans gathered for a World Cup match, and a girl collected water from underground pipes at a displacement camp. In Najaf, Iraq, mourners carried the coffin of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei. In Kyiv, Ukraine, a woman held her daughter after a Russian missile strike, and a firefighter worked at the site of another strike; Donald Trump told Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Ukraine may manufacture Patriot missile interceptors. In La Guaira, Venezuela, people transported belongings after earthquakes that killed over 3,000, and nuns accompanied a burial. In Washington, DC, a commuter rode the metro with Patriot Front members on Independence Day, children sat as Trump spoke at Trump Accounts trading, fireworks exploded at the Great American State Fair, and disappointed US fans watched a World Cup match. In Havana, Cuba, a street vendor sold goods during a blackout. In Die, France, a resident opened a window as a wildfire burned; in Cercosa, Portugal, firefighters battled the Vouzela wildfire; in Calonge, Spain, a person stood before smoke from a wildfire. In Paris, a woman cooled her parrot at a mist fountain. In Nairobi, Kenya, Rodgers Oloo Magutha balanced a black kite on his head at a dumpsite. In Paris, a model presented a creation by Manish Malhotra during fashion week. In London, Alexandra Eala returned to Iga Swiatek at Wimbledon.
Key facts
- Palestinian football fans watched World Cup match in Gaza City
- Mohamed al-Wahidi killed by Israeli missile strike before match
- Girl collected water from underground pipes at Gaza displacement camp
- Israel identified 1,000 potential targets daily using Elbit Systems system
- Mourners carried coffin of Ali Khamenei at Imam Ali shrine in Najaf
- Six-day, five-city funeral for Khamenei in Iran and Iraq
- Russian missile strike on Kyiv residential building killed 21
- Trump told Zelenskyy Ukraine may manufacture Patriot interceptors
- Zelenskyy argued for Ukraine NATO membership at summit
- Venezuela earthquakes killed over 3,000; Delcy Rodríguez defended response
- Nuns accompanied burial for earthquake victims in La Guaira
- Patriot Front members rode metro on July 4 in Washington
- Trump spoke at first trading day for Trump Accounts in Oval Office
- Fireworks at Great American State Fair on National Mall
- US fans reacted to World Cup match at National Mall
- FIFA suspended red card for Folarin Balogun
- Street vendor sold goods during Havana blackout
- Trump oil blockade depleted Cuba's fuel supply
- Wildfire in Die, France during heatwave
- Firefighters battled Vouzela wildfire in Cercosa, Portugal
- EU scrambled firefighters and planes for southern Europe fires
- Barcelona set heat record of 40.5C
- 22-year-old firefighter died in French Alps blaze
- Coralie cooled parrot Dali at mist fountain in Paris
- Rodgers Oloo Magutha balanced black kite at Kayole dumpsite
- Manish Malhotra presented Haute Couture fall/winter 2026-27 show in Paris
- Alexandra Eala played Iga Swiatek at Wimbledon
Entities
Artists
- Manish Malhotra
Institutions
- Elbit Systems
- Nato
- Fifa
- Trump Accounts
- Patriot Front
- EU
Locations
- Gaza City
- Gaza
- Najaf
- Iraq
- Kyiv
- Ukraine
- La Guaira
- Venezuela
- Washington, DC
- US
- Havana
- Cuba
- Die
- France
- Cercosa
- Portugal
- Calonge
- Spain
- Paris
- Nairobi
- Kenya
- Kayole
- London
- England