Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 25th week of 2025 from around RFE/RL's coverage region. For more photo galleries, see our archive.
Photos Of The Week (June 16-22)
- By RFE/RL
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People in Tehran attend a protest against the US attack on Iranian nuclear sites amid the Iran-Israel conflict.
2
A man walks on hot coals during a celebration of the summer solstice at a festival in the village of Okunevo in Russia's Omsk region.
3
A Ukrainian firefighter battles a blaze at a private enterprise hit by a Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhya.
4
A woman poses with a Russian Imperial crown at an exhibition stand at the 28th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
5
An Afghan vendor selling toys waits for customers at a market in Mazar-i-Sharif.
6
Kyrgyz National Guard soldiers march to lay flowers in Bishkek's Victory Park on a Day of Remembrance and Sorrow commemorating World War II.
7
A man stands on the roof of a building while watching the horizon in Tehran amid ongoing Israeli air strikes on the city.
8
A Pakistani pilgrim who has been evacuated from Iran rests after crossing the Pakistan-Iran border at Taftan in Balochistan Province.
9
Ukrainians take shelter inside an underground parking lot during Russian drone and missile strikes in Kyiv.
10
Afghan children eat ice cream in Badakhshan Province.
11
A Kyiv resident carries window screens outside a damaged apartment building that caught fire after a Russian drone strike.
12
A Pakistani girl washes her face on the banks of the Chenab River in Chiniot in Punjab Province.
13
A Ukrainian soldier fires a howitzer toward Russian troops at the front line in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya region
14
Missiles launched from Iran are intercepted by Israeli air defenses -- as seen from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
15
Smoke rises following an Israeli strike on Tehran.
16
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pays his respects to those were were killed when part of a Kyiv apartment block collapsed during a massive Russian drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital on July 17.
