• Aerial view of people next to tomatos for the fifteenth annual Tomato Fight Festival known as "Tomatina" in Sutamarchan, Boyaca Department, Colombia on June 1, 2025. (Photo by Raul ARBOLEDA / AFP)
    Aerial view of people next to tomatos for the fifteenth annual Tomato Fight Festival known as "Tomatina" in Sutamarchan, Boyaca Department, Colombia on June 1, 2025. (Photo by Raul ARBOLEDA / AFP)
  • Members of El Salvador's Presidential Guard on patrol before the country's leader, Nayib Bukele, delivers a speech in the capital San Salvador. AFP
    Members of El Salvador's Presidential Guard on patrol before the country's leader, Nayib Bukele, delivers a speech in the capital San Salvador. AFP
  • Hajj pilgrims pray at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. Reuters
    Hajj pilgrims pray at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. Reuters
  • Israel launches an air strike on a building in Gaza city. AP
    Israel launches an air strike on a building in Gaza city. AP
  • Dead fish float to the surface of Ibn Najm marsh, about 25km north-east of Najaf in central Iraq. Authorities say the area relies on drainage water, which has turned saline. AFP
    Dead fish float to the surface of Ibn Najm marsh, about 25km north-east of Najaf in central Iraq. Authorities say the area relies on drainage water, which has turned saline. AFP
  • Livestock are fed at a market in Omdurman, Sudan, ahead of Eid Al Adha. AFP
    Livestock are fed at a market in Omdurman, Sudan, ahead of Eid Al Adha. AFP
  • A bat at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Gamboa, Panama. AP
    A bat at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Gamboa, Panama. AP
  • Thick fog hangs over Sydney Harbour Bridge. The weather also disrupted travel in the city. EPA
    Thick fog hangs over Sydney Harbour Bridge. The weather also disrupted travel in the city. EPA

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Best photos of June 2: From a tomato fight in Colombia to Hajj pilgrims in Makkah

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

June 02, 2025

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Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Aaron Finch, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Glenn Maxwell, Shaun Marsh, Mitchell Marsh, Tim Paine, Matt Renshaw, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, Billy Stanlake, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Andrew Tye.

Updated: June 02, 2025, 11:23 AM
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