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.
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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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
People reach out to receive supplies from volunteers, days after an earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
People reach out to receive supplies from volunteers, days after an earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Health workers tend to an Ebola patient at the Rwampara Treatment Center in Ituri, Congo, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
Health workers tend to an Ebola patient at the Rwampara Treatment Center in Ituri, Congo, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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).
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).
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)
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)
The Washington Monument, reflected in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, is seen behind fencing, Tuesday, June 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
The Washington Monument, reflected in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, is seen behind fencing, Tuesday, June 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Fans watch a live broadcast of a World Cup soccer match between the U.S. and Australia from a pool at the Circa Resort & Casino, Friday, June 19, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Fans watch a live broadcast of a World Cup soccer match between the U.S. and Australia from a pool at the Circa Resort & Casino, Friday, June 19, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Mahmoud Nofal, 64, plays with his grandchildren, Tamim and Ranin Nofal, whom he has raised since their parents were killed in an Israeli airstrike, outside their tent in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Mahmoud Nofal, 64, plays with his grandchildren, Tamim and Ranin Nofal, whom he has raised since their parents were killed in an Israeli airstrike, outside their tent in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Zeinab Mujhed, 8, who was injured in a shelling attack, poses for a portrait inside Al Nao Hospital in Omdurman, on the outskirts of Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Zeinab Mujhed, 8, who was injured in a shelling attack, poses for a portrait inside Al Nao Hospital in Omdurman, on the outskirts of Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Local people rescue a foreign national from a hotel fire in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Local people rescue a foreign national from a hotel fire in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Revelers take part in a Pride parade in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, June 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
Revelers take part in a Pride parade in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, June 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
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)
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)
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. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
