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Protests against federal immigration operations in California, a Catholic pilgrimage in Spain, a lawn-mower race in France, a rescue operation in the Mediterranean, and much more A volunteer uses a syringe to feed medicine to a fox after it was rescued, at the hospital run by the Fox Project near Tonbridge, England, on May 22, 2025. It was released on June 9. Timur Matahari / AFP / Getty Local tourists enjoy white-water rafting on the Palayangan River in the Pangalengan district of Bandung, West Java, on June 8, 2025. Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP / Getty Visitors take pictures at Khlong Lan waterfall in Khlong Lan National Park, in Thailand's upper-central Kamphaeng Phet province, on June 10, 2025. Stefano Rellandini / AFP / Getty A humanoid robot named Alter-Ego, developed by the Italian Institute of Technology, stands in front of a dolphin during a test event at the Aquarium of Genoa, Italy, on June 10, 2025. The robot interacted with visitors by providing information about cetaceans and their conservation. Fatemeh Bahrami / Anadolu / Getty An aerial view of camels in the sea on Qeshm Island, located near the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran, on June 2, 2025. Shepherds give their camels sea baths during the summer months to keep them keep clean and cool in the intense heat. Alex Wroblewski / AFP / Getty Congressional staffers from the office of Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire move Marty the Moose to her office in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., on June 10, 2025, as part of the annual Experience New Hampshire event. A banner with a photograph of President Donald Trump hangs behind a section of eight-foot-tall security fencing outside the Agriculture Department, on June 12, 2025, in Washington, D.C., ahead of this weekend's military parade and gathering on the National Mall. Tayfun Coskun / Anadolu / Getty Hundreds of protesters gather in Los Angeles on June 8, 2025, to demand an immediate end to ICE workplace raids, as the Trump administration continues its immigration operations in the city. Police officers stand in line outside the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, in front of Barbara Kruger's artwork Untitled (Questions) , in Los Angeles, as police clashed with protesters nearby, on June 8, 2025. Anti-ICE protesters march in downtown San Antonio, Texas, on June 11, 2025. Ronaldo Schemidt / AFP / Getty L.A. County Sheriff's Department deputies fire a nonlethal weapon at a man after he threw a can at them following a protest against federal immigration operations near L.A. City Hall, on June 11, 2025. Vortices swirl in the air as a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey aircraft flies during a live-fire exercise at the East Fuji Maneuver Area on June 08, 2025, in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Silas Stein / DPA / Getty A view from an observation tower on the treetop walk in Bad Wildbad, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on June 8, 2025 Hazem Bader / AFP / Getty Muslims perform the evening prayer around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, in the Grand Mosque complex, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on June 6, 2025. Pilgrims light candles at the shrine of El Rocío near Aznalcázar, Spain, on June 7, 2025, during an annual pilgrimage of devotees of the Virgin del Rocío. Jaime Perez Rivero / Anadolu / Getty A boat carrying 86 migrants from Sudan, Mali, Nigeria, and Ghana departed Libya on June 5, heading for Europe across the Mediterranean Sea. The boat ran into trouble, and during an ensuing rescue operation, the sight of the Libyan Coast Guard caused panic among those on board, causing many to jump into the sea, fearing they would be sent back to Libya. Members of the Spain-based NGO Open Arms and others were able to rescue all aboard. Cars drive away from a storm during a Project ICECHIP operation to study hail and powerful storms on June 5, 2025, in Morton, Texas. Activists with the Gilbert Baker Foundation carry a 1,000-foot rainbow flag along the parade route during the WorldPride 2025 celebrations, on June 7, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Jaime Saldarriaga / AFP / Getty A tattoo artist works on a client during the 15th Expotattoo Colombia Fair in Medellín, Colombia, on June 7, 2025. Patrick Pleul / DPA / Getty A male stag beetle walks on a branch in an oak forest near the Spree River in Kersdorf, Brandenburg, Germany, on June 8, 2025. Brookfield Zoo's Pepe visits the pitcher's mound prior to a baseball game between the the Kansas City Royals and the Chicago White Sox in Chicago, on June 8, 2025. Andrew Milligan / PA Images / Getty Meerkat pups play at Blair Drummond Safari Park, near Stirling, Scotland. Four pups were born on May 10 to parents Cardi B and Biggie—the third litter for the pair since they came to the park in 2022. Francois Nascimbeni / AFP / Getty Drivers compete during the tenth edition of the 24-hour lawn mower endurance race in Les Petites-Armoises, France, on June 7, 2025. Pope Leo XIV waves as he arrives in the popemobile for the Pentecost Vigil prayer at St Peter's Square, on June 7, 2025, in Vatican City. Pilgrims stand on the shore of the Quema River near Aznalcázar, Spain, a crucial point in the annual Catholic pilgrimage to the shrine of the Virgin of El Rocío, on June 6, 2025. Walter Diaz / AFP / Getty A view of the Perito Moreno Glacier at Los Glaciares National Park, near El Calafate, Santa Cruz province, Argentina, on June 8, 2025 Wang Wangwang / VCG / Getty An aerial view of the 'Fudao' walkway winding through the forest of Jinniu Mountain Park, on June 11, 2025, in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China Sam Panthaky / AFP / Getty Part of the tail section of Air India flight 171 is pictured after it crashed in a residential area near the airport in Ahmedabad, India, on June 12, 2025. The London-bound passenger plane crashed shortly after takeoff, smashing into buildings, and 241 of the people aboard the plane were reportedly killed, with only one survivor. Alan Taylor is a senior editor at The Atlantic.
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