World in pictures, June 17, 2026

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A person gestures under a rainbow flag during the Bucharest Pride Parade, in Bucharest, Romania.Credit:AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru

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The Washington Monument reflects in the evening light in the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool that is in the process of refilling.Credit:AP Photo/John McDonnell

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A duck named Merlin, dressed in a Mexico national soccer team jersey, follows his caretaker Cristian Gomez as they cross the street in Mexico City.Credit:AP Photo/Marco Ugarte

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Palestinians clear the rubble of a building that was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike, at al-Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip.Credit:AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana

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Air Force One carrying President Donald Trump landing at Geneva Airport ahead of the G7 summit, in Geneva, Switzerland.Credit:Jean-Christophe Bott/Pool Keystone via AP

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A Jordanian soccer fan reacts while watching the World Cup match between Jordan and Austria on a large screen at the Roman Amphitheater in downtown Amman, Jordan.Credit:AP Photo/Raad Adayleh

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Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage of Sri Lanka competes during the men's javelin event at the Golden Spike athletics meeting in Ostrava, Czech Republic.Credit:AP Photo/Lukas Kabon

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Racegoers arrive on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse race meeting in Ascot, England.Credit:AP Photo/Kin Cheung

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Firefighters try to put out a fire at a city marketplace following a Russian missile and drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine.Credit:AP Photo/Dan Bashakov

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A beam of sunlight is cast on a child ras he runs past stores inside the Jinshan market in Altay Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.Credit:AP Photo/Andy Wong

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A visitor looks at the artwork by Jorinde Voigt "Song of the Earth – ‘The Shift’ and ‘Divine Territory’", 2016 during a press preview of the 2026 Art Basel at Messe Basel.Credit:Getty Images