Photos this week: June 19-26, 2025 - CNN

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US President Donald Trump addresses the nation at the White House after American warplanes bombed nuclear sites in Iran on Saturday, June 21. Behind Trump, from left, are Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Carlos Barria/AFP/Getty Images

A lightning bolt lights up the sky over the Sacré-Cœur Basilica in Paris on Wednesday, June 25. Julie Sebadelha/AFP/Getty Images

New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks at his election-night watch party on Wednesday, June 25. Mamdani held a clear lead in the Democratic primary, and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo told supporters he had called Mamdani and conceded the primary. David Delgado/Reuters

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pays tribute to people who were killed in Russian strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, June 19. The Russian assault was the deadliest on the capital in almost a year, according to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout/Reuters

Kiara Daniels holds her son Kayson while twirling her daughter, Kehlani, at the Dodge Fountain in downtown Detroit’s Hart Plaza on Monday, June 23. They were waiting for the start of a fireworks show. Ryan Garza/USA Today Network/Imagn Images

A woman rows a boat carrying lotus roots through the Dal Lake in Srinagar, India, on Wednesday, June 25. Tauseef Mustafa/AFP/Getty Images

Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton grimaces after going down with an injury in Game 7 of the NBA Finals on Sunday, June 22. He tore his right Achilles tendon during the first quarter. Justin Ford/Getty Images

Activists of the international environmental group Greenpeace deploy a giant banner at St. Mark Square in Venice, Italy, on Monday, June 23. It reads, "If you can rent Venice for your wedding you can pay more tax." Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and former journalist Lauren Sanchez are getting married in Venice this week. Stefano Rellandini/AFP/Getty Images

Demonstrators march in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, on Wednesday, June 25. Protesters took to the streets this week to mark one year since the anti-tax demonstrations last June that left dozens dead and sparked nationwide outrage. The demonstrations in 2024 forced the withdrawal of a controversial finance bill that raised taxes. However, many of Kenya’s youth are still enraged over several cases of alleged police brutality, including the death of a teacher in police custody and the shooting of an unarmed street vendor. Luis Tato/AFP/Getty Images

US President Donald Trump attends a news conference during the NATO summit in the Netherlands on Wednesday, June 25. NATO leaders delivered Trump a major win by boosting their defense spending targets. Robin van Lonkhuijsen/ANP/AFP/Getty Images

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A US Air Force B-2 bomber takes off from Missouri’s Whiteman Air Force Base ahead of the mission that targeted three nuclear facilities in Iran on Saturday, June 21. Seven bombers from the base took part in the 37-hour mission. 509th Bomb Wing Public Affairs/DVIDS

Spruce trees affected by bark beetles are seen in Canal San Bovo, Italy, on Wednesday, June 25. After the Vaia storm in 2018 felled millions of spruce trees in the region, the resulting surge of deadwood enabled bark beetles to shift from a low-level presence to an epidemic. Simone Padovani/Getty Images

People ride a roller coaster at the new Legoland resort in Shanghai on Friday, June 20. Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images

This satellite image, taken on Sunday, June 22, shows an overview of the underground Fordow nuclear site after it was struck by US warplanes near Qom, Iran. An early US intelligence assessment suggested that the US strikes in Iran did not destroy some key components of Iran’s nuclear program and likely only set back Tehran’s nuclear ambitions by a matter of months. The White House has pushed back on that assessment, calling it “wrong.” The final US military “battle damage assessment” by the Defense Intelligence Agency could take days or even weeks to complete, multiple sources familiar with the Pentagon’s process told CNN. Maxar Technologies/Handout/Reuters

People take part in the annual Mermaid Parade at New York’s Coney Island on Saturday, June 21. Craig T Fruchtman/Getty Images

A window cleaner uses a squeegee on a commercial building in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, June 23. Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images

Narel Lopez comforts her daughters after her husband and a son were detained and taken away in a bus following an appearance at an immigration court in San Antonio on Wednesday, June 25. Eric Gay/AP

A photo of a child is seen in the rubble of a damaged building in Tehran, Iran, on Wednesday, June 25. Iran and Israel traded attacks for nearly two weeks after Israel launched strikes against Iran that targeted its nuclear program and military leaders. Vahid Salemi/AP

Cincinnati Reds pinch hitter Gavin Lux is doused by teammates after hitting a walk-off single to defeat the New York Yankees in a Major League Baseball game in Cincinnati on Tuesday, June 24. Katie Stratman/Imagn Images/Reuters

This image of the Trifid Nebula, a star-forming region in the Sagittarius constellation, was released by the National Science Foundation on Monday, June 23. The first test images from a groundbreaking observatory using the largest camera ever built have captured the light from millions of distant stars and galaxies on an unprecedented scale. RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA

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Mahmoud Khalil and his wife, Dr. Noor Abdalla, react during a rally to welcome him home in New York on Sunday, June 22. Khalil, a Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University’s student protest movement demanding a ceasefire in Gaza, was arrested and detained by federal agents in March. A judge ordered Friday that he be released from a Louisiana ICE detention center. Khalil is a lawful permanent resident who has not been charged with a crime. Angelina Katsanis/Reuters

A sea lion sleeps on the bow of a container ship at the Port of Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 25. Mario Tama/Getty Images

Girls dance as they take part in an Ivana Kupala celebration in the Ukrainian village of Vytachiv on Saturday, June 21. Alina Smutko/Reuters

People enjoy a beach in Vlora, Albania, on Tuesday, June 24. Adnan Beci/AFP/Getty Images

Ukrainian service members unpack a box next to drones at their position near Kupiansk, Ukraine, on Monday, June 23. Viacheslav Ratynskyi/Reuters

Mahout Hsu Mon Htike takes care of injured baby elephant Kyaw Pearl; his mother, Pearl Sanda; and his sister, Pearl Sint, at the Wingabaw Elephant Camp in Phayargyi, Myanmar, on Tuesday, June 24. Sai Aung Main/AFP/Getty Images

US sailors stand on the deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford as they wait for the aircraft carrier to leave Norfolk, Virginia, on Tuesday, June 24. They were leaving for a scheduled deployment. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancée, former journalist Lauren Sanchez, leave the Aman hotel in Venice, Italy, on Wednesday, July 25. See more photos from their Venetian wedding festivities. Yara Nardi/Reuters

Smoke rises in the undergrowth of a forest during a wildfire on the Greek island of Chios on Monday, June 23. Dimitris Tosidis/AFP/Getty Images

Luguentz Dort holds the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy as the Oklahoma City Thunder celebrate their NBA title on Sunday, June 22. The Thunder defeated the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the Finals to cap off one of the winningest seasons in league history. Nate Billings/AP

People in Holon, Israel, gather near a public bomb shelter after receiving a message about an incoming missile launched from Iran on Tuesday, June 24. The ceasefire between Iran and Israel went into effect that day. See last week in 37 photos. Bernat Armangue/AP