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Couples dance to Latin American salsa and bachata, which have become popular among dance enthusiasts in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)


A woman holds her cat after it being found during search and rescue works in the damaged residential building following Russia’s missile attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)


Malawian migrants stand in a queue for their deportation at a temporary centre, in South Africa, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)


President Donald Trump stands on stage after speaking at the opening of the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)


Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal during the World Cup Group K soccer match between Portugal and Uzbekistan in Houston, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)


A man walks among the rubble of a building that collapsed in earthquakes the previous day in La Guaira, Venezuela, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Pedro Mattey)


Neighbors carry a man rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building the day after earthquakes struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Pedro Mattey)


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)


Revelers gather at the ancient stone circle Stonehenge to celebrate the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, near Salisbury, England, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)


Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa (13) is celebrated by his team after the World Cup Group A soccer match between Czechia and Mexico in Mexico City, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko )


People gather to sing happy birthday to Lionel Messi at a street mural of him in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)


United States’ Alex Freeman (16), second left, celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal during the World Cup Group D soccer match between the United States and Australia in Seattle, Friday, June 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)


Aymara Indigenous people raise their hands to receive the first rays of sunlight during celebrations of the Andean New Year, which marks the Southern Hemisphere’s winter solstice, in El Alto, Bolivia, Sunday, June 21, 2026.(AP Photo/Juan Karita)


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)


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)


Health workers tend to an Ebola patient at the Rwampara Treatment Center in Ituri, Congo, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)


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)


A person cools off at Trocadero fountain near the Eiffel Tower during a heat wave in Paris, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)


Competitors take part in the Aberdeen Dragon Boat Race to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival in Hong Kong, Friday, June 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)


Residents sleep on the roof of their home near Versova Beach to escape the oppressive indoor heat as hot and humid conditions persist amid a delayed monsoon in Mumbai, India, Friday, June 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)


A Shiite Muslim child flagellates himself during a Muharram procession in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)


A man prepares his fishing rod before casting into the Mediterranean Sea in Hadera, Israel, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)


Palestinians enjoy the beach of the Mediterranean Sea in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip Friday, June 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)


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)


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)


Residents drive past buildings destroyed in previous Israeli airstrikes in the town of Nabatiyeh, southern Lebanon, Wednesday, June 24, 2026, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)


Riders celebrate the horse charge event during festivities to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn in Crow Agency, Mont., on Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Tailyr Irvine)


American singer Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons performs at the World Cup Fan Zone in Monterrey, Mexico, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)


A model wears a creation as part of the Issey Miyake Homme Spring Summer 2027 collection presented in Paris, France, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)


Melencio Neuda, center, and other devotees who participated in the mud people festival raise their hands during a mass on the feast day of Saint John the Baptist at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)


A girl holds a crown made of wheat ears during an event inspired by pre-Christian traditions in which fairies known in Romanian as “Sanziene,” are believed to come to earth around the summer solstice bringing fertility to the land and beings, at the Dimitrie Gusti Village Museum in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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