Sebastien Salom-Gomis / AFP via GettyThe mechanical machine “The Guardian of Darkness,” half-woman, half-scorpion, from the Compagnie La Machine, performs during the 19th edition of the Hellfest rock and heavy-metal festival, in Clisson, France, on June 19, 2026.Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP / GettyThe face of seven-month-old giant-panda cub Satrio Wiratama, known as Rio, is covered by the paws of his mother, Hu Chun, at the Panda Palace of Taman Safari Indonesia, in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, on June 20, 2026.Ina Fassbender / AFP / GettyA red-footed seriema is pictured in its enclosure at Dortmund Zoo, in Dortmund, Germany, on June 24, 2026.Hilmi Tunahan Karakaya / Anadolu / GettyA ground squirrel, locally known as gelengi, stands in a meadow in Erzurum, Turkey, on June 24, 2026.Ben Montgomery / GettyParticipants race in a soapbox car depicting King Charles III on a mobility scooter, during the 2026 Red Bull Soapbox Race at Alexandra Palace, on June 20, 2026, in London, England.Atta Kenare / AFP / GettyIranians walk between sculptures of workers in Tehran on June 22, 2026.Valentine Chapuis / AFP / GettyCompetitors fight in a mixed-martial-arts arena during the Knights of the Cage, a gala of a medieval armored combat, in Onet-le-Château, France, on June 20, 2026. Fighters in armor with shields and swords, or axes, took part in about 20 fights in an MMA cage in Aveyron.Ulises Ruiz / AFP / GettyMichel Kuka Mboladinga, a supporter of the team from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, pays tribute to Congo’s late Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba, by remaining motionless ahead of the 2026 World Cup Group K football match between Colombia and Congo, at Guadalajara Stadium in Zapopan, Mexico, on June 23, 2026.Lokman Vural Elibol / Anadolu / GettyNorwegian-national-football-team supporters gather on the iconic red steps in Times Square ahead of Monday’s FIFA World Cup match, creating a festive atmosphere with chants and traditional rowing celebrations in New York City, on June 21, 2026.Sai Aung Main / AFP / GettyPeople take part in a yoga session to celebrate International Yoga Day at the Thuwanna Indoor Stadium, in Yangon, Myanmar, on June 21, 2026.Oliver Bunic / AFP / GettyStudents prepare to take university-entrance exams at the Belgrade Fair, in Belgrade, on June 25, 2026, as Serbia endures a heat wave affecting much of southeastern and central Europe.Yang Meiqing / VCG / GettyIndustrial robots work on a production line producing components for electric vehicles on June 22, 2026, in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China.Mario Tama / GettyPeople gather during a media preview of the retired NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour, displayed in a vertical ready-to-launch position, affixed to the giant orange external tank and twin solid rocket boosters, at the California Science Center on June 24, 2026, in Los Angeles, California.Lou Benoist / AFP / GettyJean-Pierre David, the French creator of the individual airship Aeroplume, flies inside an airship hangar in Écausseville, France, on June 24, 2026.Nhac Nguyen / AFP / GettyA train travels on the Long Bien Bridge, in Hanoi, Vietnam, on June 24, 2026.Majid Saeedi / GettyIranian mourners take part in a traditional ceremony during Tasua commemorations, held one day before Ashura, on June 24, 2026, in Tehran, Iran.Mario Tama / GettyAn aerial view of a massive warehouse fire at a cold storage facility as it continued to burn and spread smoke around the city on June 20, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for Los Angeles County in response to the Lineage Logistics warehouse fire, which began on June 17 in the Boyle Heights neighborhood.Du Juanjuan / Xinhua News Agency / GettyA bank of clouds rises above the skyline of Beijing, China, on June 24, 2026.Elisa Schu / DPA / GettyA view of the Zugspitze and houses in the valley below, taken from the village of Lermoos, Austria, on June 22, 2026Chen Xi / VCG / GettyAn aerial view of the surging Huangguoshu Waterfall, seen after days of continuous rainfall, on June 23, 2026, in Anshun, Guizhou Province, ChinaMiguel Medina / AFP / GettyA lavender field in Valensole, Southern France, photographed on June 22, 2026Özgün Tiran / Anadolu / GettySunflowers bloom in a field in Kırklareli, Turkey, on June 24, 2026.Daniel Mihailescu / AFP / GettyA stork eats a locust in a wheat field after a harvester cut the crop near Manastirea village, in Romania, on June 19, 2026. Romanian farmers have been forced to start the annual grain harvest weeks earlier than usual because of an intense early-summer heat wave and prolonged drought conditions.Shawn Goldberg / SOPA Images / LightRocket / GettyA dog relaxes on grass during a spring visit to Scarborough Bluffs, along Lake Ontario, in Toronto, Ontario, on June 20, 2026.Annice Lyn / GettyA man cools off in the Warsaw Fountain at the Jardins du Trocadéro in front of the Eiffel Tower during hot weather on June 24, 2026, in Paris, France. Various European governments issued health warnings this week in relation to the high temperatures, which neared 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in many large cities.Bay Ismoyo / AFP / GettyPeople wade near mangrove trees at sunset at Walakiri beach, in Waingapu, East Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, on June 24, 2026.Tiziana FABI / AFP / GettyA view of iconic drystone dwellings with conical roofs called trulli, in Alberobello, in the southern region of Puglia, Italy, on June 24, 2026. “With the increase in heat waves, traditional solutions (such as trulli) are becoming a valuable reference, capable of inspiring climate-adaptation strategies for contemporary construction as well,” Gerardo Biancofiore, the head of the Puglia branch of the national builders’ association ANCE, said.Federico Parra / AFP / GettyA man carries a mattress past damaged residential buildings following an earthquake in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on June 25, 2026. A pair of massive earthquakes struck on June 24, killing at least 164 people and destroying multiple buildings near the capital.
