{"id":505132,"date":"2026-07-01T22:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T22:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/505132\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T22:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T22:00:34","slug":"major-global-news-moments-of-june-in-ap-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/505132\/","title":{"rendered":"Major global news moments of June, in AP photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery features compelling images from around the world published by The Associated Press in June.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-560000\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Residents and rescue workers search through the rubble two days after an earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo\/Juan Pablo Arraez)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782943211_543_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Residents and rescue workers search through the rubble two days after an earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo\/Juan Pablo Arraez)<\/p>\n<p>Residents and rescue workers search through the rubble two days after an earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo\/Juan Pablo Arraez)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-560001\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A woman walks past a quake-damaged building in La Guaira, Venezuela, June 25, 2026, a day after twin earthquakes struck the country. (AP Photo\/Pedro Mattey, File)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782943212_857_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A woman walks past a quake-damaged building in La Guaira, Venezuela, June 25, 2026, a day after twin earthquakes struck the country. (AP Photo\/Pedro Mattey, File)<\/p>\n<p>A woman walks past a quake-damaged building in La Guaira, Venezuela, June 25, 2026, a day after twin earthquakes struck the country. (AP Photo\/Pedro Mattey, File)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-560002\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Identification cards and photographs of missing people are left on the window of a dirt-covered car by relatives searching for information in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, Saturday, June 27, 2026, three days after twin earthquakes struck the country. (AP Photo\/Fernando Vergara)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782943212_819_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Identification cards and photographs of missing people are left on the window of a dirt-covered car by relatives searching for information in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, Saturday, June 27, 2026, three days after twin earthquakes struck the country. (AP Photo\/Fernando Vergara)<\/p>\n<p>Identification cards and photographs of missing people are left on the window of a dirt-covered car by relatives searching for information in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, Saturday, June 27, 2026, three days after twin earthquakes struck the country. (AP Photo\/Fernando Vergara)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-560003\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"People reach out to receive supplies from volunteers, days after an earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (AP Photo\/Matias Delacroix)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782943213_649_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>People reach out to receive supplies from volunteers, days after an earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (AP Photo\/Matias Delacroix)<\/p>\n<p>People reach out to receive supplies from volunteers, days after an earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (AP Photo\/Matias Delacroix)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-560004\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A man waves a religious flag as people beat their chests during a mourning ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 18, 2026, ahead of Ashoura, which honors the 7th-century martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Hussein, who was killed in a battle in Karbala in present-day Iraq. (AP Photo\/Vahid Salemi)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782943213_110_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A man waves a religious flag as people beat their chests during a mourning ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 18, 2026, ahead of Ashoura, which honors the 7th-century martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad\u2019s grandson, Hussein, who was killed in a battle in Karbala in present-day Iraq. (AP Photo\/Vahid Salemi)<\/p>\n<p>A man waves a religious flag as people beat their chests during a mourning ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 18, 2026, ahead of Ashoura, which honors the 7th-century martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad\u2019s grandson, Hussein, who was killed in a battle in Karbala in present-day Iraq. (AP Photo\/Vahid Salemi)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-560005\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"President Donald Trump meets with French President Emmanuel Macron during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit, Monday, June 15, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. (AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782943213_49_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump meets with French President Emmanuel Macron during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit, Monday, June 15, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. (AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump meets with French President Emmanuel Macron during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit, Monday, June 15, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. (AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-560006\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Farmers spray water in a burned agricultural field next to a projectile near the town of Najha, Syria, Monday, June 8, 2026, after debris from Iranian missile launches during the Iran-Israel conflict fell in the area. (AP Photo\/Ghaith Alsayed)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782943214_356_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Farmers spray water in a burned agricultural field next to a projectile near the town of Najha, Syria, Monday, June 8, 2026, after debris from Iranian missile launches during the Iran-Israel conflict fell in the area. (AP Photo\/Ghaith Alsayed)<\/p>\n<p>Farmers spray water in a burned agricultural field next to a projectile near the town of Najha, Syria, Monday, June 8, 2026, after debris from Iranian missile launches during the Iran-Israel conflict fell in the area. (AP Photo\/Ghaith Alsayed)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-560007\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, speaks during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in defense ministers format at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo\/Virginia Mayo)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782943215_613_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, speaks during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in defense ministers format at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo\/Virginia Mayo)<\/p>\n<p>United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, speaks during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in defense ministers format at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo\/Virginia Mayo)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-560008\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Health workers tend to an Ebola patient at the Rwampara Treatment Center in Ituri, Congo, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo\/Moses Sawasawa)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782943215_258_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Health workers tend to an Ebola patient at the Rwampara Treatment Center in Ituri, Congo, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo\/Moses Sawasawa)<\/p>\n<p>Health workers tend to an Ebola patient at the Rwampara Treatment Center in Ituri, Congo, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo\/Moses Sawasawa)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-560009\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A protester is arrested by anti-riot police during a demonstration against a proposed Ebola quarantine center to be established by the United States at Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki, Kenya, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo\/Brian Inganga)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782943218_175_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A protester is arrested by anti-riot police during a demonstration against a proposed Ebola quarantine center to be established by the United States at Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki, Kenya, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo\/Brian Inganga)<\/p>\n<p>A protester is arrested by anti-riot police during a demonstration against a proposed Ebola quarantine center to be established by the United States at Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki, Kenya, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo\/Brian Inganga)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-56000a\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to the media outside 10 Downing Street to announce his resignation in London, Monday, June 22, 2026.(AP Photo\/Thomas Krych)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782943218_951_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Britain\u2019s Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to the media outside 10 Downing Street to announce his resignation in London, Monday, June 22, 2026.(AP Photo\/Thomas Krych)<\/p>\n<p>Britain\u2019s Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to the media outside 10 Downing Street to announce his resignation in London, Monday, June 22, 2026.(AP Photo\/Thomas Krych)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-56000b\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protest against military recruitment and call for the release of detained draft resisters outside a military prison near Kfar Yona, Israel, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ariel Schalit)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782943219_287_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protest against military recruitment and call for the release of detained draft resisters outside a military prison near Kfar Yona, Israel, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ariel Schalit)<\/p>\n<p>Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protest against military recruitment and call for the release of detained draft resisters outside a military prison near Kfar Yona, Israel, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ariel Schalit)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-570000\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Khadija Al-Ladawi, 71, participates in a psychological support session using a virtual reality headset in a tent operated by a medical technology team in Zawaida, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo\/Abdel Kareem Hana).\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782943219_598_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Khadija Al-Ladawi, 71, participates in a psychological support session using a virtual reality headset in a tent operated by a medical technology team in Zawaida, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo\/Abdel Kareem Hana).<\/p>\n<p>Khadija Al-Ladawi, 71, participates in a psychological support session using a virtual reality headset in a tent operated by a medical technology team in Zawaida, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo\/Abdel Kareem Hana).<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-570001\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Mexico's Raul Jimenez celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City, Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo\/Natacha Pisarenko)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782943220_175_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Mexico\u2019s Raul Jimenez celebrates after scoring his side\u2019s second goal during the World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City, Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo\/Natacha Pisarenko)<\/p>\n<p>Mexico\u2019s Raul Jimenez celebrates after scoring his side\u2019s second goal during the World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City, Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo\/Natacha Pisarenko)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-570002\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"The Washington Monument, reflected in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, is seen behind fencing, Tuesday, June 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Rahmat Gul)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782943221_478_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Washington Monument, reflected in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, is seen behind fencing, Tuesday, June 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Rahmat Gul)<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Monument, reflected in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, is seen behind fencing, Tuesday, June 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Rahmat Gul)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-570003\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Former President Barack Obama, back center, and former first lady Michelle Obama, right, arrive on stage with their daughters, Sasha and Malia Obama, during the dedication ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center, Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo\/Jeff Roberson)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782943221_193_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Former President Barack Obama, back center, and former first lady Michelle Obama, right, arrive on stage with their daughters, Sasha and Malia Obama, during the dedication ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center, Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo\/Jeff Roberson)<\/p>\n<p>Former President Barack Obama, back center, and former first lady Michelle Obama, right, arrive on stage with their daughters, Sasha and Malia Obama, during the dedication ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center, Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo\/Jeff Roberson)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-570004\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Host Pink perfroms 'All That Jazz' during the 79th Tony Awards on Sunday, June 7, 2026, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes\/Invision\/AP)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782943222_479_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Host Pink perfroms \u2018All That Jazz\u2019 during the 79th Tony Awards on Sunday, June 7, 2026, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes\/Invision\/AP)<\/p>\n<p>Host Pink perfroms \u2018All That Jazz\u2019 during the 79th Tony Awards on Sunday, June 7, 2026, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes\/Invision\/AP)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-570005\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Supporters of Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander celebrate a win during an election night watch party Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo\/Ryan Murphy)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782943222_514_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Supporters of Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander celebrate a win during an election night watch party Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo\/Ryan Murphy)<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander celebrate a win during an election night watch party Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo\/Ryan Murphy)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-570006\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella of the opposition Defenders of the Motherland movement addresses supporters at a rally after runoff election results showed him leading in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo\/Rodrigo Abd)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782943223_340_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella of the opposition Defenders of the Motherland movement addresses supporters at a rally after runoff election results showed him leading in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo\/Rodrigo Abd)<\/p>\n<p>Presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella of the opposition Defenders of the Motherland movement addresses supporters at a rally after runoff election results showed him leading in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo\/Rodrigo Abd)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-570007\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns, center, celebrates with teammates during the New York Knicks' NBA championship parade Thursday, June 18, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo\/Yuki Iwamura)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782943223_914_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns, center, celebrates with teammates during the New York Knicks\u2019 NBA championship parade Thursday, June 18, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo\/Yuki Iwamura)<\/p>\n<p>New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns, center, celebrates with teammates during the New York Knicks\u2019 NBA championship parade Thursday, June 18, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo\/Yuki Iwamura)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-570008\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Argentina's Lionel Messi (10) celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the World Cup Group J soccer match between Argentina and Algeria in Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ed Zurga)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782943225_17_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Argentina\u2019s Lionel Messi (10) celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the World Cup Group J soccer match between Argentina and Algeria in Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ed Zurga)<\/p>\n<p>Argentina\u2019s Lionel Messi (10) celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the World Cup Group J soccer match between Argentina and Algeria in Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ed Zurga)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-570009\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A doctor shows Olha Karpenko her newborn daughter, Diana, for the first time after her birth by cesarean section at the regional perinatal center of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo\/Evgeniy Maloletka)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782943225_43_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A doctor shows Olha Karpenko her newborn daughter, Diana, for the first time after her birth by cesarean section at the regional perinatal center of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo\/Evgeniy Maloletka)<\/p>\n<p>A doctor shows Olha Karpenko her newborn daughter, Diana, for the first time after her birth by cesarean section at the regional perinatal center of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo\/Evgeniy Maloletka)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-57000a\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Pope Leo XIV blesses a child before a prayer vigil at Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo\/Emilio Morenatti)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782943226_721_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV blesses a child before a prayer vigil at Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo\/Emilio Morenatti)<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV blesses a child before a prayer vigil at Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo\/Emilio Morenatti)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-57000b\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Diego Lopes celebrates during a featherweight bout against Steve Garcia during UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782943226_650_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Diego Lopes celebrates during a featherweight bout against Steve Garcia during UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Washington. 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(AP Photo\/Mohammed Zaatari)<\/p>\n<p>Rozette, second left, the wife of Lebanese army captain Elie Khoury, who was killed on Saturday in an Israeli airstrike, salutes during his funeral procession in Kfar Jarra, southern Lebanon, Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo\/Mohammed Zaatari)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-570011\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Galyna Danilova, 84, reacts while looking at a burned apartment of a residential house damaged after a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo\/Evgeniy Maloletka)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782943232_159_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Galyna Danilova, 84, reacts while looking at a burned apartment of a residential house damaged after a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo\/Evgeniy Maloletka)<\/p>\n<p>Galyna Danilova, 84, reacts while looking at a burned apartment of a residential house damaged after a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday, June 15, 2026. 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(AP Photo\/Rodrigo Abd)<\/p>\n<p>Nicolasa Munoz waits for customers next to her dog Mona while tending her newspaper stand in Lima, Peru, Friday, June 5, 2026, ahead of their presidential runoff election. (AP Photo\/Rodrigo Abd)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-570014\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A woman's hand presses against a plastic sheet used to replace the shattered glass of a balcony door damaged in an Israeli strike in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Friday, June 19, 2026. 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