Photos this week: June 25-July 2, 2026 | CNN

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A rescuer works at the site of a collapsed building in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Monday, June 29. Gaby Oraa/Reuters

The United States’ Malik Tillman, second from left, celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the World Cup Round of 32 on Wednesday, July 1. The Americans won 2-0 for their first knockout win since 2002. Charlotte Wilson/Getty Images

A performer swings a lasso during the Great American State Fair in Washington, DC, on Thursday, June 25. The fair, which commemorates the nation’s 250th anniversary, is taking place on the National Mall through July 10. Jabin Botsford/Bloomberg/Getty Image

The Aspen Acres Fire engulfs a hillside near Beulah, Colorado, on Monday, June 29. Dozens of wildfires are raging across the western United States, burning homes and national forest lands and forcing the evacuations of entire towns. Low humidity, dry vegetation and strong winds are driving the rapid growth of already established fires and sparking new blazes throughout the central West. Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette/AP

US Rep. Tom Kean, returning from a monthslong absence, arrives for a speech at the US Capitol on Tuesday, June 30. The Republican from New Jersey explained that he experienced severe depression that required a long-term stay in the hospital. Kylie Cooper/Reuters

Samuel Moutoussamy, a midfielder for the Democratic Republic of Congo, controls the ball during a World Cup group-stage match in Atlanta on Saturday, June 27. Alex Slitz/Getty Images

Workers hang curtains at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Thursday, July 2. Pop star Taylor Swift and NFL football star Travis Kelce were expected to hold a wedding celebration this week at the arena, two sources familiar with the plans told CNN. Marco Postigo Storel/CNN

Alpinists walk near the Aiguille du Midi, a peak in the French Alps, during a heat wave in Chamonix, France, on Thursday, June 25. Pierre Albouy/Reuters

A butterfly feeds on a flower in Chisseaux, France, on Saturday, June 27. Alain Jocard/AFP/Getty Images

US President Donald Trump stops to speak to the media before boarding his new Air Force One aircraft at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Wednesday, July 1. The luxury Boeing jet was donated by the government of Qatar and has a new color scheme. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

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Military cadets prepare for a group photo during a graduation ceremony in Taipei, Taiwan, on Tuesday, June 30. Ann Wang/Reuters

A woman looks at a burning apartment building burning after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, July 2. Many residential buildings were hit during a massive Russian attack that killed at least 27 people across the Ukrainian capital. Danylo Antoniuk/AP

Paradegoers attend the NYC Pride March near the historic Stonewall Inn in New York on Sunday, June 28. Pamela Smith/AP

A field of stars is seen in the constellation Lupus in this photo released Tuesday, June 30, by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, a state-of-the-art facility in Chile that houses the world’s largest digital camera. For the next 10 years, the camera will be capturing strikingly detailed images of the southern sky, stitching together a time-lapse panorama of intergalactic evolution that could help unlock some of the universe’s lingering mysteries. NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA

England striker Harry Kane, right, celebrates with teammate Jude Bellingham after scoring a goal during a World Cup Round of 32 match on Wednesday, July 1. Kane scored two second-half goals to lift England to a 2-1 comeback win against the Democratic Republic of Congo. Richard Pelham/Getty Images

CNN news associate Arpita Dasika runs to deliver a Supreme Court ruling to the media in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, June 30. The court dealt a significant blow to President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda on Tuesday, ruling that his administration could not use an executive order to end birthright citizenship for hundreds of thousands of babies born on US soil every year. Cheney Orr/Reuters

A plane flies in front of the full moon near the Statue of Liberty in New York on Sunday, June 28. Gary Hershorn/Corbis News/Getty Images

People displaced by last week’s earthquakes rest at an improvised camp in Maiquetía, Venezuela, on Tuesday, June 30. Federico Parra/AFP/Getty Images

Members of a bomb disposal team operate near an apartment building in Monaco on Tuesday, June 30. The night before, a bomb exploded at the building’s entrance. It went off as Ukrainian-born oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev, a resident of the building, stepped out onto the street. He was seriously injured. A woman and a 13-year-old child were also seriously hurt in the first bomb assassination attempt ever recorded on Monaco’s highly-surveilled streets. Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images

Mexico's Julián Quiñones is thrown in the air by teammates as they celebrate their World Cup win over Ecuador on Tuesday, June 30. Quiñones scored the opening goal in the 2-0 victory, which booked a spot for Mexico in the Round of 16. Ricardo Mazalan/AP

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A girl cools off in a public fountain in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Friday, June 26. Huge parts of Europe were suffocating under a stubborn heat dome parked over the continent that trapped hot air and led to dangerous heat and humidity. Mindaugas Kulbis/AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis

Democratic congressional candidate Melat Kiros speaks to supporters at an election-night watch party in Denver after winning her primary on Tuesday, June 30. She defeated longtime Rep. Diana DeGette as Democratic socialists struck another blow against the party establishment. Kiros was the third progressive challenger to defeat a sitting House member in eight days. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images

A gendarme in Wissant, France, tries to calm a woman who was separated from her child after attempting to board a dinghy to cross the English Channel on Tuesday, June 30. Carl Court/Getty Images

Soldiers line up in Buenos Aires before a wreath-laying ceremony honoring Argentine hero José de San Martin on Wednesday, July 1. Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty Images

This aerial photo, taken on Tuesday, June 30, shows parasols and deck chairs on a beach in Shëngjin, Albania. Florion Goga/Reuters

Angelina Nikolau and Ivan Kuznetsov, the couple who scaled the spire of the Empire State Building in a daring stunt, kiss at a New York City subway station after their arraignment in Manhattan on Thursday, July 2. They face charges including burglary, reckless endangerment and criminal mischief, according to the criminal complaint. Bing Guan/Reuters

France star Kylian Mbappé dribbles the ball during a World Cup match in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Tuesday, June 30. Mbappé scored twice in a 3-0 victory over Sweden that sent France to the Round of 16. Justin Setterfield/Getty Images

A girl has cold water poured on her head to cool off while attending the Great American State Fair in Washington, DC, on Thursday, July 2. A dangerous heat wave has been tightening its grip on the East Coast. Alex Brandon/AP

The Latvian Storm Riders Paramotors team performs during an air show near Riga, Latvia, on Saturday, June 27. Sergei Grits/AP

Liudmyla Tsapkova sits in her damaged apartment after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, July 2. Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched nearly 500 drones and more than 70 missiles toward the country in a “massive combined strike,” simultaneously targeting the capital from different directions. Danylo Antoniuk/AP

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A lone sunflower stands in a field of grain in Loretz-d'Argenton, France, on Thursday, June 25. Stephane Mahe/Reuters

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring his team's first goal from the penalty spot during a World Cup Round of 32 match against Croatia on Thursday, July 2. Portugal won the match 2-1. Cole Burston/AFP/Getty Images

Seized drugs are set on fire during a ceremony in Yangon, Myanmar, on Friday, June 26. The ceremony was marking the United Nations' International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Sai Aung Main/AFP/Getty Images

Alex Murdaugh, the disbarred South Carolina attorney accused of killing his wife and son, arrives for a hearing in Lexington, South Carolina, on Monday, June 29. Murdaugh will face his second murder trial next spring after his previous convictions were overturned on appeal. Tracy Glantz/Pool/The State

A jockey balances on a wooden plough during a traditional bull racing event in the Indonesian village of Simabur on Saturday, June 27. Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images

Tennis great Serena Williams waves after her first-round singles loss at Wimbledon on Tuesday, June 30. It was her first singles match in nearly four years. Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty Images

People visit the Great American State Fair in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, June 30. See last week in 37 photos. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP