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  • A swimmer cools off in a pool during a heatwave in Madrid. Temperatures in parts of Spain have hit 40°C in the shade. AFP
    A swimmer cools off in a pool during a heatwave in Madrid. Temperatures in parts of Spain have hit 40°C in the shade. AFP
  • A rodeo rider performs at the Great American State Fair in Washington, an event to mark the 250th anniversary of the US. Bloomberg
    A rodeo rider performs at the Great American State Fair in Washington, an event to mark the 250th anniversary of the US. Bloomberg
  • Emergency services work at the site of a collapsed building after an earthquake, in Caracas, Venezuela. Reuters
    Emergency services work at the site of a collapsed building after an earthquake, in Caracas, Venezuela. Reuters
  • The International Day of Yoga is marked with an event at Louvre Abu Dhabi. Ryan Lim for The National
    The International Day of Yoga is marked with an event at Louvre Abu Dhabi. Ryan Lim for The National
  • Farmers dry coca leaves in Villa Tunari, Bolivia. AFP
    Farmers dry coca leaves in Villa Tunari, Bolivia. AFP
  • A Ferris wheel at the Great American State Fair in Washington. Reuters
    A Ferris wheel at the Great American State Fair in Washington. Reuters
  • Drugs are burned in Yangon, Myanmar, to mark the UN's International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. AFP
    Drugs are burned in Yangon, Myanmar, to mark the UN's International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. AFP
  • Cucumbers are harvested near the village of Qilqis, in the occupied West Bank. AFP
    Cucumbers are harvested near the village of Qilqis, in the occupied West Bank. AFP
  • Israeli soldiers pass through a market in the Old City of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. AFP
    Israeli soldiers pass through a market in the Old City of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. AFP
  • Models show off new looks at the Louis Vuitton show during Men's Fashion Week in Paris. Reuters
    Models show off new looks at the Louis Vuitton show during Men's Fashion Week in Paris. Reuters
  • Catholic worshippers covered in mud and dried leaves gather outside a church during the Taong Putik Festival in the Philippines. EPA
    Catholic worshippers covered in mud and dried leaves gather outside a church during the Taong Putik Festival in the Philippines. EPA
  • Syrians battle a fire spreading through crops near the north-eastern city of Qamishli. Reuters
    Syrians battle a fire spreading through crops near the north-eastern city of Qamishli. Reuters
  • An England fan is left in disbelief as his team draw 0-0 with Ghana in Boston. Reuters
    An England fan is left in disbelief as his team draw 0-0 with Ghana in Boston. Reuters
  • Welder polishes raw metal at a manufacturing company in Hangzhou, in eastern China's Zhejiang province. AFP
    Welder polishes raw metal at a manufacturing company in Hangzhou, in eastern China's Zhejiang province. AFP
  • Protestors outside the Prime Minister's Office in Tirana demonstrate against the construction of a luxury hotel – led by Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner – near the protected area of Vjosa-Narta in Albania. AFP
    Protestors outside the Prime Minister's Office in Tirana demonstrate against the construction of a luxury hotel – led by Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner – near the protected area of Vjosa-Narta in Albania. AFP
  • Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo trains at Gardens North County District Park at Palm Beach Gardens in Florida. Reuters
    Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo trains at Gardens North County District Park at Palm Beach Gardens in Florida. Reuters
  • A shooting leads to the death of a police officer and structural damage in the Cote-des-Neiges neighbourhood in Montreal, Canada. Reuters
    A shooting leads to the death of a police officer and structural damage in the Cote-des-Neiges neighbourhood in Montreal, Canada. Reuters
  • A portion of Paris’s Canal Saint-Martin has been opened for swimming as a heatwave sweeps across France. AFP
    A portion of Paris’s Canal Saint-Martin has been opened for swimming as a heatwave sweeps across France. AFP
  • Palestinian surfer Hussein Abu Assi, 23, takes his surfboard out into the Mediterranean sea off Gaza city. AFP
    Palestinian surfer Hussein Abu Assi, 23, takes his surfboard out into the Mediterranean sea off Gaza city. AFP
  • A crew member stranded on a cargo ship anchored off Port Sultan Qaboos in Muscat, Oman. Getty Images
    A crew member stranded on a cargo ship anchored off Port Sultan Qaboos in Muscat, Oman. Getty Images
  • US Vice President JD Vance, right, and Jared Kushner watch as Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, greets Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Switzerland. Getty Images
    US Vice President JD Vance, right, and Jared Kushner watch as Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, greets Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Switzerland. Getty Images
  • Summer solstice celebrations at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, UK. EPA
    Summer solstice celebrations at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, UK. EPA
  • Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, reviews plans for Dar Al Funoon Abu Dhabi, the performing arts centre to be built on Saadiyat Island. Abu Dhabi Media Office
    Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, reviews plans for Dar Al Funoon Abu Dhabi, the performing arts centre to be built on Saadiyat Island. Abu Dhabi Media Office
  • A stork snaps up a locust in a wheat field near Manastirea village, in southern Romania. Romanian farmers have started the grain harvest weeks earlier than usual due to an intense heatwave and prolonged drought. AFP
    A stork snaps up a locust in a wheat field near Manastirea village, in southern Romania. Romanian farmers have started the grain harvest weeks earlier than usual due to an intense heatwave and prolonged drought. AFP
  • Palestinian landowners, protesters and journalists flee tear gas fired by Israeli security forces during a rally against a new settlement on Mount Tarousa, near Dura, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. AFP
    Palestinian landowners, protesters and journalists flee tear gas fired by Israeli security forces during a rally against a new settlement on Mount Tarousa, near Dura, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. AFP
  • Shoppers at a market near the Ura Refugee Site in Ethiopia's Benishangul-Gumuz region. AFP
    Shoppers at a market near the Ura Refugee Site in Ethiopia's Benishangul-Gumuz region. AFP
  • Two wagons on a road in Munich, Germany, after a freight train derailed on a bridge following a collision. Reuters
    Two wagons on a road in Munich, Germany, after a freight train derailed on a bridge following a collision. Reuters
  • Smoke billows from a fire at the Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach Hotel in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic. At least one person died and about 1,700 people had to be evacuated from the luxury resort. Reuters
    Smoke billows from a fire at the Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach Hotel in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic. At least one person died and about 1,700 people had to be evacuated from the luxury resort. Reuters
  • A drone view of the newly constructed second US-Mexico border fence east of Nogales in Kino Springs, Arizona. Reuters
    A drone view of the newly constructed second US-Mexico border fence east of Nogales in Kino Springs, Arizona. Reuters
  • Etihad Rail's new station in Mohamed bin Zayed City, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
    Etihad Rail's new station in Mohamed bin Zayed City, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

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June 26, 2026

Updated: June 26, 2026, 6:01 PM
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